Chapter 3: Assassins
'She was just like him, an elemental in a place they weren't wanted.' He thought as he concluded his ablution. 'Living must be hard for her, she could barely afford her groceries'. Not like he cared anyways. Living in particular wasn't easy for him also. Being born in a family of non elementals, his elder brothers dreaded him, his mother wasn't different either.
His father wasn't always home so he didn't know how he felt towards him. His entire childhood was a complete disaster. The only friend he had was his younger sister. She had always been there for him through thick and thin. Always comforting him. But now she was married and he was all alone again. He didn't hate his family though, he understood them completely well. The name elemental was already enough to set fear into your enemies.
His brothers had always tortured him with how evil anyone called an elemental was.
"But not all of them are bad" He would reply as a child but they didn't seem to care. Every elemental was bad as long as it concerned them. They were mostly correct, blessed with such powerful ability could make one go mad with power. People were so much scared of their power that the nations had connived to wipe them all out leading to the clan massacre ten years ago. Only a handful were left around the globe and a target was constantly on their backs. Nations wanted to exploit their powers in wars while some of the nations just wanted them out of existence. He was also on the run, when the public had discovered of his prowess, they wanted him executed but his father wouldn't allow it.
His father was a centurion in the royal army and was always away from home most times, but this time he wasn't going to leave home until his son was safe. He lost his ranks in the army because of his actions but the king was compassionate. He had retained him in the army but he had lost all the respect from the public. He was only seventeen when he left home but he had been able to fend for himself and live a modest life since then. He was currently staying in Atresh but that didn't mean people hadn't heard of him. He could still hear rumors about him on the streets of where he resided and he knew that soon enough he would be on the run again. He slid into his blue silk shirt before heading towards the door, he wanted to get a few things before things got out of hand. Two strangers stood right outside his door and they didn't look like friends. He knew they would come for him but he didn't expect this soon. He took two steps backward, the men had already drawn their swords and he was still unarmed.
They made quick successive movements towards him with intent to kill. Their attacks were co ordinated and they flowed with each other's movements. They were pros, assassins from the look of it. He threw up the table in front of him to serve as a shield from an incoming slash. If things continued like this, he would be dead in a matter of minutes. He had to get his weapon and fast. Making use of the opportunity, he raced to his room and grabbed his weapon. A pair of blades Tonfas.
He made a quick turn to the left to prevent a strike from cutting through him and blocked another strike from the second assassin, an immediate downward bend spared him another day to live as a sword swept over his head. Sweeping the first assassin of his feet, he proceeded to deliver a horse kick to the second one before making a move to the exit, but they were fast, he could feel the wind giving way behind him and he knew immediately something was approaching.
A swift sidestep was enough to dodge an incoming dagger as it plunged into the wall in front of him. Being an air elemental had it benefits. He could feel movement in the air within a two metre radius and it was a very proficient perk in battle. They were already up and after him, he made a double slash attack at the first assassin but he was fast to dodge and block.
The second assassin made a stab attempt but wasn't successful and in a split second his head was off of his body. Warren had grabbed his grabbed his arm when he had plunged forward to stab and had decapitated him with one powerful back slash. Blood spluttered out from his neck jus before his body dropped to the ground. The first assassin took a glance at his partner and Warren could see anger and tears in his eyes. He was swinging carelessly at him now.
The death of his partner had obviously taken an emotional toll on him. Tears dropped from his eyes as he continued his careless attacks which only left him open for Warren to serious damages from Warren. He was soon on his knees with Warrens blade pointed towards his neck.
"Who sent you?" Warren asked trying to control his breathing. He took a step forward towards the assassin and pulled off his mask. It was a She instead. Tears were in her eyes and she wasn't looking like the type to give him answers. "Who sent you?" He repeated. She was unyielding, but he couldn't find the courage to kill her. Something in him told him that the other assassin had meant more to her than jus a partner. But if he didn't kill her now, she would probably come after him and he knew there were more from where she came from.
"What are you waiting for?" She finally spoke, "kill me!" She screamed as more tears poured down from her eyes. He couldn't help but pity her but it could only go one way, it was either they killed him or he killed them. He turned his Tonfas and using it's blunt end knocked her unconscious.
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