Chapter 2. Guild "Dark Dawn".

After half a day, they reached the guild building. It was located deep in the forest as far from civilization as possible, it was surrounded by a dense thicket of forest, and cloudy weather made this castle gloomy, and made the blood run cold in its veins.

The building was a small medieval-style castle, dark, gloomy and with a large signboard at the entrance, in the form of a half-open coffin. It was no more than 10 meters high, surrounded by a dark iron fence and a dark oak gate.

- Oh, the kids, have finally returned, and I see they found a fugitive! - An unpleasant and mocking voice sounded behind them.

The children shuddered and turned sharply to the man. Behind them stood a man in a black cloak, completely covering it, only brown eyes filled with fun could be seen. On his back he wore a gray staff with a dark brown ball at the end. This person was Nori Sorenn or Nori "Ruthless", the second strongest in the "Dark Dawn" guild, a B-rank mage, as well as the deputy head of the guild and his most confidant. He also got his nickname for a reason, because his favorite pastime is to torment the people he has caught, and especially to use his favorite spell "Rotten swamp", which created a trap and who got into it, will not be able to get out, he will only have to wait for his death by drowning in a swamp.

- Y-yes, Nori-sama, we were able to catch this bastard, - Rick replied nervously, bowing deeply to the man in the cloak.

- Hey, hey, I'm so scary, stop being so nervous and shaking.

"You should at least restrain your thirst for blood, otherwise it is pouring over your edge and it is logical that they are afraid of you!" thought Eros, frowning slightly.

- W-what are you Nori-sama, you are a B-rank mage, we cannot be disrespectful to your person! - the guy said in a voice full of "respect".

"Hey! I have never heard so much falseness in my voice! "

- Oh, the kids are embarrassed, so be it, I'll talk to the master today to be softer with you.

"LEFT!" - the titan exclaimed in shock and applauded Rick's acting skills.

- Thank you!

- Well, let's go, the master is in a good mood today, - said Nori, laughing slightly.

- Did something good happen? - Rick asked in surprise, following the magician and beckoning the children to follow him.

- Yes, today we attacked one of the caravans and hit the jackpot!

- Wow! Cool! - In response, the magician laughed proudly, patting the boy on the head.

"AAA! HOW CAN YOU BE SO NAIVE TO FLOOD! IS THIS EXACTLY A DARK MAG !? Tricky, crafty, etc.!? "

- Hey, what about this red-haired, he is somehow strange... - Nori asked thoughtfully.

- Ah, he is simply terrified of the future punishment of the master, see how he trembles? - Rick pointed to the twitching eye of Eros and the quivering edges of his lips, as well as a look full of disappointment in the dark magicians.

- Hmm... I think you're right, the master is terrible in anger - and now, the last shard of faith in the dark magicians fell.

- Yes, yes... - the boy nodded.

- Okay, let's go, the master is already waiting for you...

After passing through the doors, they found themselves in a lobby that somewhat resembles a restaurant. There were dozens of tables in the hall, at which two to three people were sitting, merrily talking about something and drinking. In another part of the guild, there was a fight between two magicians, and the crowd around them was betting on which of them would win. At the end of the room was a bar, and on the bar was a middle-aged man with short gray hair to his shoulders, bright yellow eyes, and a gangster-looking face with several scars. He was no less than 180 cm tall, with a rather impressive physique, and a dagger decorated with red ruby ​​hung from his belt. He was wearing a loose, dark outfit of trousers and a shirt, as well as a pair of boots.

- Hey, Nori! Come here! - he shouted, calling the magician to him.

- YES! - the magician answered excitedly and ran to him, and the children followed him.

Running up, he fell to one knee.

- Master!

- Well, what about the dogs? - with a grin asked the man, - And that's enough of this crap.

- Yes, - he embarrassedly stroked his neck, - I managed to throw them off and even wounded two, and killed one, - said Nori with pride.

- Oooh, well done, escape from five A-rank and ten B-rank mages, as well as kill one...

- You praise me master, they were pathetic weaklings, so easily fell into a trap...

- Heh, you are our modest fellow! - the master laughed and looked behind the back of the magician, - And the kids returned with a gift, - grinning, he looked at Eros, - I thought you had already escaped, I was even going to send a team for you to catch...

- How can we escape...

- Do not hang noodles on my ears, - he grunted, waved his hand, - Let the children out.

- Yes! - one of the spectators ran to the door located ten meters from the bar and opened it. There was a group of children 7-11 years old behind her, they looked at everyone with fear, hugging each other. In some of the older children, small bright bruises could be seen on exposed areas of the body.

- MASTER! YOU HAVE PROMISED NOT TO TOUCH THEM THESE 5 DAYS! - Rick shouted angrily, hitting the table.

- YOU FEAR LOST A LITTLE ?! YOU ARE TALKING TO THE MASTER!

- BORED TO LIVE !?

- S-sorry master... - clenching his fist, and biting his lower lip to the blood, he lowered his head.

- Everyone can be wrong, - the master said in a compassionate voice, and a gray magic circle appeared on his hand...

- Rejection.

Without having time to understand anything, Rick was simply thrown into the wall.

- BUT FOLLOW THE LANGUAGE! Once again, this will happen again and I ... - he did not continue further, but even so it was clear what would happen next.

- RICK! - the children exclaimed excitedly, throwing Eros down, they ran to him.

Rick slid off the wall and, leaning on his palms, got to his feet, waving his hand to Lily and the guys, so that they would not worry, he trudged to the children that were locked. It was hard to imagine the willpower of this boy... After all, the blow was not weak, in the place where he was thrown one could see a trace resembling a human figure, and the walls in the guild were stone.

The master just looked at this whole picture with disgust. When he was about to say something else, the man froze, and a herd of goose bumps went down his spine. He felt a strong murderous intent and turned sharply...

***

Karl, that's the name of the guild master. He began his "career" at ten, when he first killed. At that time, he barely survived, because after the murder, an hour later he was found and beaten to a pulp, thinking that he died and thrown his body into the trash. The one he killed then was a relative of some lump, and there was nothing surprising in the fact that he was quickly found, because there are not so few magicians specializing in search. Having managed to survive, he made a promise to himself that someday he would take revenge on everyone, and never forgive insults. Many times Karl was on the brink of life and death, but he survived and grew stronger until he could finally use magic. After he became a wizard, his business took off. With the help of magic, he could attract and repel objects from himself, as well as living people, but even this ability had limitations. The first, which he found, is the maximum mass of an object that Karl could attract, only twice his weight, the second minus, he could repel objects that were only in his field of vision, and also attract. But the magician could compensate for these disadvantages with an excellent level of dagger proficiency, and only thanks to all this, he was able to get his A-rank. Only a few of his opponents survived, because his dagger was always covered with poison. For this he received his nickname "Poison Fang".

Thanks to his experience, he could feel even the most hidden intentions of a person and that this boy Rick, most of all in his life, wants to kill him with his own hands, Karl also knew, but he pretended not to be aware of this. After all, how fun it is to fool him, and if this boy ever attacks him and tries to kill him, how fun it will be to torture him...

***

But he never saw anyone, only the surprised faces of the guildmates.

"Most likely, it seemed... Okay, it's time to finish" - his gaze fell on Eros, who was lying quietly on the floor and looked at him with fear, - "This look mmm... Full of horror, my beloved" - grinning in front of Karl a magic circle appeared and instantly the body of Eros was thrown into the wall. Faced with her, his face twisted in pain. Falling to the ground, he began to cough up blood.

"That bitch!" - Eros thought with hatred, looking at Karl, - "If I had my old strength, you would have been torn into dozens of pieces!"

- Do not think that I forgot a trifle about you! - the guild master grunted and pulled him back to him, clasping his hand around the titan's neck, - And don't look at me like that, better behave yourself and maybe I'll kill you quickly, - the man said, grinning, once again throwing the titan's light body into the wall and the next moment he pulled it back again... And again and again...

The children who saw this from the outside experienced only horror, and only the four who brought him to the guild experienced a deep sense of guilt, but they could not do anything, just watch in silence...