back to the real world: The Order of the Wand

it is another Monday today. winter is coming, you can feel it on your bones. the cold days of a world that refuses to embrace you. there is no shame on feeling cold. but it is a shame indeed to feel so lonely. so lonely in a world of mortals.

Ryker Wright is the face of a movement. he is the symbol of rebellion. he is a radical creature part of the human species. mortals are just like that. creatures that think too much of themselves, jet they are more savage and bestial than other creatures.

the mortal world, is the world the mortals robbed from the immortals. the world that used to belong to the Ancient Immortals. a world that erased its own past. if the past doesn't fit the owner of said past, then it never was.

back to the main point. just like Ryker Wright is the face of the rebels. there is another organization hidden, well there are many. but only two of those organizations are important enough to remember. one is the Order of the Wand.

the Order of the Wand, there is so little information about them. the origins of this secret group comes from Merlin & Hermes Trismegistus. a Wizard & an Alchemist. those two wanted to unite their knowledge. their group serves under certain Deities.

there is some information about the beginnings, but not the modern days. the Order of the Wand has become silent. is probable that they are more active than ever. they do serve the Deities but they don't work for the Deities alone. they have their own desires.

there is a scarier group. the Fatherhood of Broken Wings. it is believed that they are soldiers working for the modern gods. they work to stop the old gods. there is an active hatred between the ancient generations and the modern gods. mortal enemies.

there are other organizations. those others usually fall easily. the ones that survived in this wild world, those become monsters. Ed White is a Hitman for a branch of the Order of the Wand. that branch's work is eliminating errors on the real world. like was Hunter.

Ryker Wright has informants. so it was easy for him to know about Luther Miller, known on game as Chicken Wrath. he knew the Order of the Wand may send a Hitman. he decided to visit Luther Miller. another saved life, is another soldier fighting on his side.

two days ago:

Luther wakes up on a motel room. he feels confuse. he remembers all. he touches his stomach. he was bleeding. he was dying on the game. he is sweating. he goes to the bathroom to take a cold shower. he tries to forget everything.

while taking a shower he tries to not think about it. he tries to think about his future. there is nothing he can do for the others. he doesn't know them on the real world. no one will ever believe him if he talks to someone. he keeps thinking.

that night he slept feeling confuse. the next day he stayed on the motel room. he was afraid of walking around. he was afraid that maybe someone will kill him. after a certain point he chose to pretend that it was all a nightmare.

Luther didn't change. he isn't betraying anyone. the reason why he is reacting this way is really simple. on the game his life was limited to how many people he could trust. now he doesn't need to depend of others to live. he is no longer chained to that world.

the next day he was ready to go back home, London. he had almost forgot everything. someone knocks on the door. he opens the door. he looks at an older gentleman. he has some wrinkles. he has bright peaceful blue eyes. he has white & gray hair.

the gentleman speaks with a deep voice. he scratches his thick beard. he looks directly at Luther's eyes. he has such a strong presence it is scary. he smiles on a friendly way. he asks for a glass of water. Luther nods.

"good night Mr Miller. my name is Ryker. I am here to help you. I know about the game and that you escaped. someone will try to kill you. I can help you, as long as you walk by my side or else I can't help."

said Ryker with a friendly smile.

Luther is suspicious of Ryker. there is something about him that feels wrong. he thinks he should avoid this strange man. Ryker insist on him trusting on his words. Ryker's smile seems a bit twisted. his eyes are deeply dark.

Luther puts a cup of tea in front of him. Ryker drinks the tea. there is no complain. Ryker puts his business card on table. Ryker finish the tea. he turns around before leaving. his departure was quiet. he doesn't insist nor complains.

Luther feels relief. he was thinking about what happened. he took a shower. he was about to sleep. someone knocks on the door. he ignores it. they keep knocking on the door for another five minutes.

Luther stands up. he looks outside of the window. he looks at some strange people. none of them looks like the older man. they all seem like gangsters. Luther feels horror. strange people are outside of the motel room. he trembles thinking about a way out.

Luther steps away of the door. he hides on the bathroom. the strange people stop knocking on the door. it seems like they had finally left. Luther felt relief. there is a strange sound. then they start to shoot.

Order of the Wind ordered Luther's death. their agents came to take a life. they shoot at the motel room for four whole minutes. fortunately Luther was safe on the bathroom. Ryker walked behind the agents. he shoots at some. he stabs others with a dagger.

the six agents died by Ryker's hands. with a handkerchief he cleans his dagger. he puts the dagger on his pockets. he kicks the door. the door falls on pieces. he walks directly towards the bathroom. he knocks on the door. he asks Luther to follow him.

Luther opens the door. he is shaking. he looks at Ryker on the face. he is afraid for all the blood on Ryker. he thinks he will die. Luther has never experienced something like this on the real world. this was a new scary experience.

"they came for you. those are no simple killers. I don't think I can deal with more than few of those bastards. there are many, too many of them coming for you. to them you are a mistake that needs to be erased."

said Ryker in all honesty.

"Bloody Hell mate. why do they send assassins to me? is it because I came back alive? survival is the point of playing the game. then was it all for the fun of slaughter with the pretext of a game? then, what do I do now?"

yields Luther asking questions.

"shut the hell up. first you didn't won, you left the game. secondly you remember things, that you shouldn't. that is why. now let me explain, they clean after the Gods are done. they do as beings with abilities beyond your comprehension orders them to do. of course some of them can see your future, present, and past."

said Ryker with a friendly smile.

Ryker leaves the hotel room. Luther follows him. he looks at every side with paranoia. he doesn't fully trust on this stranger, jet he needs of him to live another day. he keeps walking slowly. his legs are trembling as he keeps moving.

Ryker has done some deals with some Deities. he has done favors to Deities. that is how he was able to come here, even before the elite hitmen from the Order. it is too soon to call it a win. there are many assassins to come.

Ryker takes his phone out. he sends some messages to some friends. he warns them to stay away from him. he warns them about his situation. Ryker keeps walking towards his old car. he puts his phone down. he takes the car keys from his pockets.

Ryker gets on his car. Luther sits on the back. two assassins from behind shoot at them. other two assassins shoot from in front. Ryker carefully drives away. also he runs over one of the assassins, it was by 'accident.'

"is this what the rest of my life will become?"

asks Luther while crying.

Ryker feels the need to slap him. Ryker keeps driving with direction to a secret location. now the two of them are on their own. Ryker feels zero regret about saving a comrade. the more lives he saves, the more value he will find on his own.

back to the motel room:

Ed White is standing inside of the room. he looks around. he finds a picture of Luther. he looks at another hitman at his right. Ed White is worry about his sister right now. he wants to go back to her.

"don't worry about this one. tell the boss that I will have his head. but not today. I need to return to my sister now. she needs of me.... before any of you say anything, remember that I took the deal for her, not for any of you."

said Ed coldly.

for Ed White there is no one important, well no one more important than his sister. he has sacrificed so much for her. he even gave up on his soul for her. you can call him a cold blooded killer. but when the options are few, the best one is always brutal.

with a handkerchief he cleans blood from his hands. before coming he took care of someone else. for Ed it is so natural to kill. he is afraid of what his sister will think of him. he is afraid of losing her trust, her love.

back on the road:

Ryker is driving. Luther asks for some food. he is hungry. Ryker stops in front of a fast food restaurant. he tells Luther to be fast. Luther leaves to order his food. Ryker stays on the car listening music. he closes his eyes for a moment.

Ryker opens his eyes. there is a shooting inside the fast food place. he takes out a gun. he leaves the car. he slowly walks towards the front door. he opens the door. he looks at Luther bleeding on the floor. he runs inside of the place. he shoots at a hitman.

Ryker takes Luther from the shirt. he runs out of there dragging Luther. some assassins shoot at him. a bullet hits Ryker on the shoulder. another bullet hits him on the left leg. Ryker helps Luther getting inside of the car. Ryker gets inside. he drives away.

Luther is fine. he was shot, but none of the bullets hit any organ. his life isn't at risk. the problem is that he is bleeding a lot. if he keeps bleeding he may die. Ryker looks at Luther on the back seat. Ryker tells him endure for another ten minutes.

Ryker takes a bottle of vodka. he drinks some. he puts some on tweezers. Ryker keeps driving calmly. he uses the tweezers to take out the bullet on his shoulder. he then takes out the bullet on his leg. then he sews the two wounds. he didn't even make a sound.

on a house:

Ed White is inside of his home. he drinks a glass of water. he walks without making any loud sound. he looks inside his sister's room. he is making sure she is fine. he looks at her sleeping face. he closes the door. he goes back to the dinning room.

Ed sits down. he thinks about his sister. he needs to keep killing people. he needs his job to pay for her surgery. he drinks water. he looks at the empty glass. he walks towards his dark room. he lies down on his bed. he is looking at the darkness of his room.

he listens to his sister crying quietly. he feels bad for her. he stays on his dark room. he feels like he deserves to live on darkness. he has killed too many people to be forgiven. there is no justification for his actions. jet he regrets nothing if it was for his sister.

Ed listens to her crying for another twenty minutes. she is finally silent. she must be asleep now. Ed closes his eyes. he tries to not think. he wants to forget about his job for at least some minutes. he finally falls asleep after two hours.