Kelly had to make sure she wasn’t imagining things and jumping the gun, as she shook her head to recalibrate what she was thinking. Magic was spectacular; it could do a number of things and contributed to a number of large advances in the world, giving them what they had today.
However, one of the things that wasn’t possible was full communication with other animals, a way to speak to them or decipher what it was that their noises they made were trying to communicate.
However, she also knew that animals could be very smart; they could often understand people’s emotions, their body language, and understand a relatively large number of words. So it was possible that this was just one of those cases.
“I know you want me to go to the book, but right now I’m more curious whether you can understand me or not,” Kelly said out loud.
With that, a response had occurred with another meow, and the cat had even tilted its head off to the side as if it was observing her.
“If you can understand me, then meow twice for yes, and once for no,” Kelly asked.
Immediately, with no hesitation, the cat meowed, and then proceeded to make a second noise right after that, following up.
“No, it could still be a coincidence, I need more than this,” Kelly said. “Raise your paw.”
Immediately, the cat raised its paw.
“The other one!”
The cat responded following the actions again, and Kelly went into a frenzy as she repeated orders one after the other.
“Meow again, spin around, jump up, lie on your back, lick your paw!” Kelly continued to order, until the cat had eventually got fed up and ran toward the edge of the bed and leapt, jumping right towards her, and with its claws extended out of its hand, it gave a large swipe right at her face.
Immediately, Kelly raised both of her hands.
“Lingering Wind!” A wave of magic wind had occurred, and the cat was now floating in the air, with its fur all puffed up.
“I’m sorry,” Kelly said as she reached out and grabbed the cat by under its arms, holding it steady. “I just couldn’t believe it, but it appears you can really understand me.”
Right after, the cat climbed on top of the side of Kelly’s arm, and went up until it was sitting on the side of her shoulder. Then, with its paw, it had pointed straight ahead to the book on the bed once again.
“I understand, you want me to look at the book, right?” Kelly moved forward toward the magic circle on the ground, or the markings left behind by the magic circle. Just in case something was inherent that could still activate, she had stepped around it.
In doing so, her foot soon landed on a small notebook. Moving her foot off the book, she could see a name written on the front of the book.
“Sophie…is that the person that lived here?” Kelly said.
In response, the cat meowed twice once again.
“Is that a yes?”
“Meow, Meow!” The Cat answered.
“Well, for now I don’t have a name for you, as it doesn’t seem like your owner is in at the moment, is it okay to call you Sophie?” Kelly asked.
To which the cat responded with two meows again, almost smiling.
Finally, she had gotten to the bed, and planting herself down on it, the cat went on the bed as well. Standing next to the book, Kelly knew the cat was keen for her to see it. She picked it up and immediately she could feel residue of magic.
‘This is a magic item… or at least it was. I can feel strong power coming from it, but the power is fading, even now while it’s in my hand.’
When looking at the front of the book, there wasn’t much sign as to what it was. It was black in color, with a few large indented circles, swirled and patterns. It reminded Kelly of some of the magical item books she had seen obtained from other worlds.
It was part of her university studies. Opening up the book, she could see writing all over the pages; it was Alterian writing. The book was clearly being deciphered on the go.
Reading the words on the book, Kelly continued to flick through the pages, and as she did, it didn’t take her long to figure out what it was. Suddenly, her eyes opened up wide as she looked at the black cat.
“Now I know why you can understand me,” Kelly said, to which the cat’s eyes had almost become teary at that point.
Harvey had returned to the police station in a relatively bad mood. He had been looking forward to this day for a while now. Things at work weren’t going the best for him.
Due to one of the cases he recently handled, more eyes were placed on him. The suspect had died once again, rather than being captured. It was something that commonly happened on Harvey’s cases.
The good news was, they were more bothered about them finding out information left behind by the Dark Magus, an order that had been received from the top.
However, Harvey himself, had been looking into other things; he had been looking into the Grand Magus, as tasked by the Dark Spirit.
He had made note of all of the guilds that seemed to have close connection to the Grand Magus. Investigating the guilds ran by the Grand Magus’s themselves would be tough.
On top of that, he doubted that they would get those close to them to do the dirty work; that way there would be a longer lead heading back to them, and they could always blame it on the others.
Through the investigations, Harvey had found one of the guilds that worked with the Glory guild, which had been destroyed.
The police force had run an investigation and had brought in a number of items from the scene as well as reports. It wasn’t a case he was working on, so he and his team were analyzing it themselves.
As Harvey walked past one of the screens, he could see one of his staff members have strange text on his computer from the scene.
“What is that?” Harvey asked , approaching from behind. “You’ve been staring at that for a while now.”
“Yeah, I know,” the officer replied. “I was using the computer’s database to try and analyze it against Alterian language and text, but nothing is coming up. On top of that, I even had an expert look at it. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
“They think that it’s some type of language, but it’s not any language that we have found on Alterian before. It’s the first of its kind.”
“What, like some type of Ancient language that’s just been found?” Harvey asked.
“Well, that’s the thing, it’s not Ancient language, judging by what it’s written on, and the age of the tools used. Although they aren’t the typical tools we would use, it seems like it’s only a few years old at most.”
Harvey looked at the strange writing for a while. There were times they would come across text form other worlds they wouldn’t understand, so it was quite possible this was the case as well.
What was bothering him, was where the text was found, and why no one had bothered to try and decipher what it meant. Usually there was a team that worked on these things in case it was important evidence.
“It could be nothing, but send it over to me,” Harvey ordered.
Next time he met the Dark Spirit, he would hand it to him; who knows, maybe it was useful to him.
“There is one word on here,” the officer replied, as he scrolled to the bottom of the scanned image. “This was written in Alterian.”
The words at the bottom spelled out, P A G N A.
Chapter 492 Stink’s of Murder
As the cleaner of the large building, the man knew his way in and out of the place, and he also knew the worshippers’ schedule, so he was fairly confident that he could take a group of guests to where they needed to be.
Not only that, but even when a worshipper in bright yellow robes had made eye contact with him and the others.
The cleaner just placed his hands together and gave a polite bow without much being said, and soon they were in a hallway that had a number of doors stationed next to each other.
“Why are there so many rooms?” Anna asked. “Isn’t this just a palace of worship, it’s not an inn, or anything like that.”
The cleaner pulled out a ring that had a large number of keys on it. He was carefully moving key by key around the ring trying to find the right one to open the door.
“If a person is a true follower and is going through tough times, they have permission to stay here,” the man answered. “People go through ups and downs in their lives, and through donations, the religion can offer things like this to their followers.”
“Honestly, it seems to work out, since the most time an individual or a family ends up staying in these places is about a week before they move on.”
“On top of that, the Meisters, if they are travelling from one area to the other to pass on their wisdom, they will stay here as well.”
With his explanation over, he had found the right key, and a click could be heard as the door was unlocked.
“I know what you guys might be looking for, but I think you’re going to be disappointed,” the man pushed the door open, and one after the other, all of them had entered the room.
It was a fairly large space, there was an enormous bed with a luxury quilt laid on top of it. A fancy wardrobe, as well as a number of large ornaments such as porcelain vases and more.
The room was big enough for a large family to fit in, but there was only a single bed.
“I thought as much, you guys are disappointed, right?” the cleaner asked.
Himmy decided to sit down on a chair that was placed on the other end of the room after looking around for a while and took off his top hat, placing it on the table.
“Do you mind leaving us be, and coming back in an hour or so?” Himmy asked. “We need to think about what to do now, sir.”
The cleaner was happy to oblige, as he closed the door behind him. Following the door closing, Himmy let out a big sigh.
“Is this even the right room?” Himmy asked. “The whole place, it looks untouched. As if no one has even been in here. It’s quite clear that there was a clean-up operation.”
“I can confirm that this is the right room,” Anna replied. “Although they have cleaned up what is visible to most of the human eye, for me I can still see that there are traces of blood… and not just a little bit of it.”
“This is the room where all members of the other Altered group had been killed in.”
Himmy placed his finger by his nose and started to massage his head while it was closed. He was thinking about the best course of action, while the others continued to look around the room for anything they could find.
Eventually, he stood up as well and tried to investigate. At times, when people did a clean-up job, there were things that people left behind.
“I’m confused slightly,” Himmy said. “We know that the Alter group is no longer here, because their deaths were reported, right? And we learned that it was in this room.”
“That means there has to be a trail, who cleaned up this room, maybe they can tell us something, or perhaps those who knew about the deaths.”
“The information was delivered by the Lethal Bite Clan. The members themselves might know something as well,” Anna answered.
Himmy was reluctant to go straight to the clan. He was worried that the target they were chasing would be aware that they were being chased.
“There are also traces of magic that have been used as well, was there a mage on the Alter team?” Raze asked, touching the fabric of the rug.
“Wait, you can feel that, I can hardly feel anything,” Charlotte said as she came over and touched the rug as well.
When moving to the position where Raze was, she could see he moved his hand back, but right where Raze was touching she could feel a faint trace of magic as well.
It was something that was impossible for her to notice without putting her hand on the area itself.
“How did you?” Charlotte asked.
“I’m a 4-star mage,” Raze answered. “So my magic sense has increased quite a bit.”
“4 stars!” Charlotte gasped. “But how did you manage to grow so quickly!”
Charlotte herself was still a 3-star mage. She remembered being above Raze in her magic capabilities, but now for him to be better than her.
“I had gone through a lot,” Raze answered. “At the academy, we managed to get our hands on high-level power stones that I used to cultivate my magic quicker than normal, I guess I was just a bit lucky.”
Anna, who was sorting through ornaments with a keen eye and across the other side of the room for a moment, turned her head back to look at Raze, she paused for a moment before continuing as she had been doing.
“The other team did have a mage. It looks like we’re stuck with just this though,” Himmy confirmed, standing in the center of the room.
“If magic was used, then maybe the Alter group had put up a fight, and if that was the case I would imagine this room to be in a worse state than it actually is at the moment.
“So the only thing we can do is go ahead and talk to the Lethal Bite Clan, talk to those that had seen this room, and ask what they saw.”
Himmy was sure of the direction they would head but there was still an issue.
“We can’t just head in there and ask to speak to the ones that did the clean-up though, right?” Charlotte asked.
“Right, I think I have an idea for that,” Himmy said. “These clans, they’re always looking for strong recruits, and we have two strong people with us.
“I was thinking, me and Charlotte will approach the clan the conventional way. Stating we are from Alter and investigating. Maybe we will find out something like this.”
“However, it will mean they know Alter is on their trail if the person behind this is still here, and that’s where you two come in,” Himmy pointed at both Anna and Raze with two separate hands.
“You two will become members of the Lethal Bite Clan, through the selection. From the inside, you will dig up whatever dirt it is that’s needed.”
“Joining the Lethal Bite Clan?” Raze repeated nervously, thinking that this wasn’t a good idea at all.
Chapter 493 A Lead To Death
After leaving the large religious building, as usual with these types of things, Raze as well as the others had left with more questions rather than answers.
The important thing was that they had a plan on how to move forward. There was a slight tingle that Himmy could feel on the tip of his tongue.
“I think we’re close this time,” Himmy said, stretching out in the open air. “I think we might be able to catch them, or whatever it is, and I’m sure if we do, you’ll have some questions as well.”
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Raze knew this was being directed at him, and he did. Why target the original Raze’s family? What reason? Was there any involvement from them at all, or was it just coincidence?
“We have our plan now anyway; you and Anna, head to one of the Clan’s recruitment bases. These clans are always looking for strong warriors, so it shouldn’t be so hard. Try to find out what you can from the inside,” Himmy asked, pulling out the stick from his mouth.
“Meanwhile, we’ve got a lot of stairs to climb.”
The group agreed and were ready to split up into their two separate ways, but Himmy had a few more words for the new pairing.
“You two, try your best to get along, and stay out of fights as much as you can,” Himmy stated. frёewebnoѵēl.com
Raze had no intention of fighting against Anna, not unless she would try to get in his way or his goal.
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Both Charlotte and Himmy had reached the bottom of the base of the Lethal Bite Clan, where staircases from four sides would lead up to the center area of the base.
Around all sides of the base, there were guards that would stay sharp protecting the area, and as expected when they had arrived, the guards were quick to act as they placed their hands by their side and weren’t shy in showing their Qi.
“This is the base of the Lethal Bite Clan, what business do you have here!” One of the guardsmen shouted.
“There is an incident that had occurred,” Himmy answered. “At the Rylon Religion Building, where a certain group of individuals had passed away.
“I’m not sure if you’re aware or not, but that group of individuals were related to us, the group known as Alter. We would like to speak to your leader about setting up a meeting of sorts to go through a few details.”
The two guardsmen looked at each other for a moment. The expression on their faces showed that there was some concern.
Being in the field, Himmy had learned to pick up a thing or two about people’s body reactions and traits that one would have, and he had certainly picked up on this one.
‘Is it because they heard we’re from Alter, or is it something else? In that sentence, it’s clear that they were startled by something.’
“Please wait here,” one of the guards ordered. “We will get back to you as soon as we can.”
The Alter name wasn’t something that Himmy wanted to use often, but they were a group of people that were respected in the Light and Dark Factions for helping clans with a number of situations.
Since this situation involved their own and wasn’t a clan dispute, or at least they hoped it wasn’t, they thought they would be more inclined to help.
A short while later, the guard had returned, agreeing that they were allowed to be let inside. Not much was said apart from the two of them to follow.
They walked up the large staircase leading Himmy and Charlotte to stop for a few moments.
“This is tough on someone’s knees like mine,” Himmy commented, breathing.
“This is… not easy for me either,” Charlotte stated.
Eventually, the two powered through it as they had reached the top. From down below, they noticed that the building looked to be just placed at the very top point.
Now they were here, they realized that there was actually a considerable amount of ground space. A few of the warriors were training to the side using the ground space, and there were even trees.
They continued to follow the guard until they had entered inside the giant wide building, which had large pillars beaming up to the top on the outside.
Upon entering, they had immediately entered a large hall that veered off into different sections. There were two large spiraling staircases that also led to the center and the other floors.
However, the guard went straight to the first room on the right. Inside there wasn’t much that was spectacular; it was more of a storage room with several crates, a desk, and a few chairs.
On the front of the desk, there was a sheet that was meant for counting stock.
‘This is unusual compared to how we’re usually treated,’ Himmy thought.
Even if they weren’t clan members from a large guild, they often were still treated as guests. Due to generations of Alter helping out the clans, the elders of the clans always told them to treat Alter nicely.
Often when visiting, they would be offered a tour, followed by some food before they got to the talking parts of business.
This time though, there was none of that, and when looking at the person sitting at the desk, it didn’t even seem to be someone of importance that was part of the clan.
“I am sorry for the delay,” the man behind the desk said, standing up and shuffling the sheets of paper in front of him.
“Currently, our leader as well as the top-ranking members of the clan are extremely busy. We apologize that they are unable to meet you at this time. I am Limpo, a squad leader of the Lethal Bite Clan,” the man introduced himself with a small bow.
“I heard of your matter, and I can give you details, but I suspect that you might want to talk to those that were at the scene?” Limpo asked.
“You are correct, we wanted to know if there was anything that was missing that could help us find out how this has happened,” Himmy answered.
Limpo stroked his hand across the table for a moment and then stopped. The moment he did, he started to speak.
“Although I can bring those people over to you, I believe there is something more important at hand,” Limpo answered.
“We have of course been running an investigation into what happened ourselves. We are a large clan and deaths occurring on our land are troubling to us more so than anyone else,” Limpo explained.
“However, something has occurred, which drew all of our attention away, and is still drawing our attention now, but that’s beside the point.”
“Our reports indicate that there were four people that had entered the Rylon Building, yet it also states that there were only three bodies found.”
“What!” Himmy shouted so surprised he slammed both hands on the table, and before he knew it, the two guards had their fists pointed to the side of his ribs, ready to act at any moment.
“Precisely, we haven’t had time to search for the fourth body, that is even if there is one, but it is quite possible that there is still one member of this group that is still alive.”
Before meeting Raze, there were no survivors. The pattern, the way people died, it matched all the same, and then there was Raze, the only survivor, but now there was a chance that there could be one other survivor.
Himmy needed to use everything he had to find this person.
Chapter 494 The Fate Of The Lethal Bite Clan
The information they had just obtained was crucial to the task. Himmy knew in his old world, after a person was declared missing, the longer time passed by, the less likely they were to find a particular individual.
That was in his own world, where there weren’t crazy martial artists or beings with power, never mind people moving and transitioning from other worlds.
“I think it would be best if you informed us of everything you know right now and handed over whatever information you have,” Himmy asked with a stern voice. He wasn’t asking, but more so telling.
A gut reaction occurred on the squad leader’s face. It was clear he didn’t like the disrespect of this stranger who wasn’t even a Pagna warrior, but he took a deep breath before giving his answer.
“I’ve already told you everything we know. One member of that group that you said you belong to, their body wasn’t found.”
“We were unable to run our own investigation. I am telling you this because we won’t be able to aid you in this search. I hope this is something you can handle.”
It was annoying that the clan wasn’t fully cooperating, and Himmy didn’t know if the Clan’s words were true or not.
Did the leader just not wish to see them, not to respect a past tradition, or was there honestly something going on?
Rather than argue, they needed to find this next survivor, that was part of Alter, and hopefully didn’t have any of their memories missing.
“Very well, then I hope you will give us full cooperation as we search this city. I assume, with deaths happening right on your border, in your very own city, you have been keeping an eye on those that have come in and out,” Himmy asked.
“I will inform the Clan to aid you to the best of their abilities.” The squad leader then went and pulled out a wooden emblem that was the same size as one’s hand.
Throwing it over, Himmy caught it in the air. He could read the Pagna writing that said the words Lethal Bite Clan; there were small markings in certain areas at the top and bottom of the small plank.
“As long as you show that to our members, they will aid and answer any question to the best of their abilities, and one more thing.”
“If you do find out who is responsible for this, or where your friend has been brought to, I suggest you inform us immediately.”
“We are too busy to help with the search and wander around aimlessly, but you are dealing with a killer that has harmed your people already. Once you have found them, report back to us, and we will deal with the situation.”
Gripping onto the wooden plank hard, Himmy placed it in his coat.
“We are stronger than we look. We can deal with it ourselves,” Himmy answered.
“Are you sure about that?” The man replied. “I’m sure the last group of your friends thought the same, and look at where they are.”
“Your Alter group is special for helping clans all over with certain situations. This time you have come to us; I believe we are more skilled when it comes to fighting matters.”
“The one thing that we wouldn’t want on our hands is more deaths.”
Grunting, Himmy gave his final answer as he turned around to leave. Not even wishing to be escorted by the guard.
“Very well, we will inform you, but you better act regardless of who is behind this, otherwise, we will.”
After exiting out of the main base of the Lethal Bite Clan, now Himmy and Charlotte needed to descend down the stairs.
They were slowly moving bit by bit, and that’s when they were starting to find that walking downstairs was in some way a lot more difficult than walking up.
Although less tiring, it was using more muscles and putting more weight on their knees.
“You had to get the last word in, right? Don’t you think they might hide information from us because you’re acting like a grumpy old man?” Charlotte asked.
“You mean information that they’re already hiding from us,” Himmy replied. “The fact that they want us to tell them when we find our own member after not caring themselves… it’s making my nose itch.”
“Their actions aren’t making any sense, unless they are trying to cover something up, or are worried that their clan might be involved.”
“Also, did you notice, all of the Clan members there acting a bit strange? Disheartened, I wonder if this is related to our own task.”
Charlotte had noticed the odd actions as well. Even when inside the main building, there was almost a lack of order or a panic on all of their faces.
“Anyway, now we know, are we going to get Anna and Raze in on this?” Charlotte asked.
“No, stick to the plan. Maybe they’ll find out something bigger that will help us. We have one genius and one mage, and they have the same.”
“Ha!” Charlotte laughed out loud. “Geniuses don’t call themselves geniuses.”
The odd feeling that Himmy and Charlotte both felt, they were right to feel that way. There was discourse that was happening within the clan, all because two of the top members had been killed.
Feebie, as well as Royo, the Head and the Vice-Head, were taken out.
This left squad leaders, deputy ministers, generals within the faction, and distant family members, all of them scrambling together to try and find out who would be the next head.
There were arguments from all sides, and unless most of them could agree with who would be the leader, there would be a civil fight within the clan.
However, the Lethal Bite Clan was large; it would take out the entire city, and due to their position on the border, if the Demonic Faction found out about this as well, it would be an easy target for them to pick and strike.
Shouting and arguing were coming from all sides, and those supporting them were being used as pawns in this battle.
The clan members themselves feared that any day they could be asked to fight the person that was right by their side.
While everyone chucked insults at a large giant round table, Bargo, who was sitting still, started to yawn slightly.
“Bargo, as a guest from the Moonshield Clan, perhaps you should select the next head!” one of the ministers asked.
“Me?” Bargo said, pointing at himself. “It is not my place to choose the workings of your own clan. I have been sent here to keep the peace.”
“You must work on this yourselves, and if there is no peaceful option, then you will be removed.”
The words of Bargo, who had been sent by the Clan Head on order of the Erupting Fist Clan’s head, carried a lot of weight in their words, causing them to gulp.
“I do have to say, it feels like this matter will take a while, and I am fairly bored you see,” Bargo commented. “So, I will go for a stroll and check up on some things in the city.
“Don’t worry, I won’t leave the city… but I did see a nice recruitment center. It might be nice to see what talent newcomers have!”
Chapter 495 A Spoiled Mage
Bargo had left the main building; there was nothing for him to do there, and he was more so hoping he wouldn’t have to do anything.
If a fight did occur, he was unsure if he could even stop them from clashing, since he was only one person. Sure, he was strong, a middle-stage warrior, but that wasn’t enough against an entire clan.
Anyone who thought they could go against a clan in their own base had to be a little messed up in the head.
Regardless, Bargo was now walking through the streets, picking up his feet in a joyful manner. He was using his ears to follow a specific area, and that was the recruitment barracks.
Arriving, the clan members greeted him, some of them he had shown his plaque to before he had been let in, and he eventually was in a sand outdoor area where the members were training.
Many of them were using weapons and bringing out a few items for the new recruits to be tested on.
“This is more exciting, I love this type of stuff!” Bargo commented. “Who knows, maybe I will see someone talented that I want to pick up myself and bring them to our clan.”
“Of course, sir!” One of the Lethal Bite Clan members replied. “You are our guest, but please don’t take all of our recruits; we do still need some for ourselves.”
The Lethal Bite Clan members weren’t too worried since these were just outsiders being hired. They weren’t really members of the Lethal Bite Clan.
It would be incredibly rare to see anyone talented at these things, so they would just let the old man watch and do his thing.
Raze and Anna were both walking around a meter away from each other through the city. The two of them were looking for a recruitment center of sorts.
Clans regularly were hiring new members other than those who were raised in the clan. Often though, these members that would be brought in would do guard duty for the cities or even just the local tax collection for them.
They weren’t directly involved in Clan affairs or got the chance to go to the Pagna Academy at a young age due to the tough selection process.
This was what the two of them were aiming for: to find a type of trail that was going on somewhere in the city, and it didn’t take long for them to find it.
There was a queue leading up to the clan’s barracks. The building had been built out of stone like most of the city and was on the edge of one of the outskirting walls that surrounded the city.
From the outside, no one could see what was happening, other than the sound of loud grunts and chants from those that were training on the other side.
Seeing the long queue, Raze and Anna had no choice but to line up, something that Raze felt like he had done just a couple of days ago.
“There are more people than I thought lining up for this. I thought becoming a Pagna warrior wasn’t a path that everyone would take,” Raze spoke.
“You are certainly one that is lacking information in many areas,” Anna replied. “Although what you said is correct, have you seen the current state of Pagna?”
“Education is not free for the young. Their facilities are a mix between being advanced in one area and neglected in others.”
“Even for the regular citizens, the cost of education is something only for the privileged. These people in front of you are desperate; they have nothing and need a way to earn coin, that is why they are here.”
“I suppose you are just like the others of your own kind. Raised by a good family, given good food to eat, while disliking the education that was forced upon you as a child. Meanwhile, others would do anything to be in the same situation as you.”
Immediately Raze turned and glared, furrowing his eyebrows as he looked right into Anna’s eyes.
“You should be careful of what you say when you don’t know a thing about me,” Raze claimed and turned away, staying in the line as it progressed forward.
Anna was right in her assumptions most of the time. Because mages in Alterian were part of an upper class, 99 percent of the time her guess would have been accurate, but it wasn’t the case this time.
After having calmed down slightly, it did remind Raze of something. If what she said was true about those in Pagna, there was something he had yet to find out the reason behind.
Why could he, Safa, and Simyon know how to read and write? The three of them weren’t from prestigious families.
Safa was one to study and hit the books, so maybe having one out of three no-names learning how to read and write wasn’t out there, but the fact that all of them did.
‘Simyon did tell me a bit about his past, but it was hard to bring up. And I won’t force it out of him. People have their own secrets that they want to keep, and that’s the same for me as well,’ Raze thought.
Pushing forward, they had reached the desk, and Anna and Raze both gave their names. For this, Raze had just placed his name down as Liam, since it was a fairly common name.
The same was done for Anna as well. They didn’t put a family name down since they didn’t have one.
“I’m warning you two now before you take part in this assessment,” the man said. “We are one of the top clans that belong to the Dark Faction. We look for a higher tier of recruits compared to the other clans, so if you’re just some nobodies off the street, you can just forget it.”
Raze could see some of the people dressed in rags still moved forward and headed inside the building. There were also a lot of wanderers as well.
Perhaps changing their position from a person of higher to something more sustainable to them, and then they were them.
A group of people that were undercover.
“You don’t have to worry about us,” Anna said as she placed her hand on the table. “We are strong enough for your clan.”
Lifting her hand, a deep print mark was left on the wooden table, something that could only be done by Qi, at least that’s what most of the Pagna warriors thought.
“Fine,” the man said, as he gestured for the two of them to go forward.
“A word of warning to you,” Anna said as they made their way inside the barracks. “Let’s forget about what I said. I made an assumption based on the data I knew.”
“There is a reason why I work alone, and it’s not just because I speak my own tongue. I will always do what allows us to complete the task.”
“However, the captain has stated that at times because of that, I don’t think ahead. I complete the mission one step at a time, with the chance of a 100 percent certainty.”
“That is why I work alone. Because of the trouble that follows me around. I won’t protect you if you need protecting; you will need to look after yourself, and by being next to me, you could get into trouble.”
Raze looked down at the ground. “You bring trouble?” Flashes in Raze’s head of the countless number of things that had occurred, including the amount of deaths that had happened in his short time being here went through his head.
“You’re speaking to the wrong person,” Raze said as he continued to walk forward. Death followed Raze everywhere, whether he liked it or not.