Chapter 64: new assistant 

Two days ago,

"-stop there! You can't…" he beheaded him and looked at the body collapsing unaffected.

"-opsi! Sorry man my hand slipped…" He twirled the sword in his hand before putting it back.

"-is this the door of the throne room? …yes…thank you, see you later…Or not." He said the last part sarcastically smirking, stepped on the corpse and pushed the big door wide open.

He walked head up -as if he was owning the room- steady steps, gaze fixed on the king; unbothered by the death glares shot at him by everyone else.

The room was filled with heavy silence, raising tension, eyes fixed on the unknown intruder.

"-your highness! Someone…broke in." the chief guard said the last part like a whisper.

The king tilted his head to the side so did the masked guy looked at him over his shoulder making him shiver.

"-what were you doing while he made his way here?" the king asked in a calm tone, his head on his hand leaning with his elbow on the chair-arm.

"-we couldn't catch him…

-catch him now then!" he lost his calm aura and shouted on the top of his lungs; everyone flinch except for the stranger.

The guards took their position to attack the masked guy who snickered before cracking his neck and motioned at them to attack.

A group of five stormed at him at once and he didn't bother to knock them all down.

Another group attack him and he was avoiding and dodging their blows, he was enjoying the fight. They would stab each other when he moved quickly out of the blade direction, to end up in one of their throat or back.

Almost thirty people down dead or soaked in a puddle of blood with severe injuries.

"-stop!" the king shouted and ordered for very one to leave him with the intruder and his right hand.

"-breaking in, killing my guards and making fun of it…Do you have a death wish young man?

-I came to meet your highness.

-what do you want?

-I want to work for your majesty, be your loyal right hand that you can count on…for everything." The king didn't say anything but a bald man standing next to him with a patch on one eye laughed before he said:

"-it's already occupied, you came here for nothing.

-I didn't ask you first of all about your opinion, and if you hear with one ear as if you see with one eye then…it's your problem." The masked guy added before returning his gaze to the laughing king.

The one eyed man was boiling in rage.

"-he got a good sense of humor, did you hear that? ...or not.

-he don't have any potential to be qualified.

-I AM the one who decide if he have the potential or not! …Don't forget your place dear Gideon. You are a worthless low life, more worthless than them and you will remain under my feet till you die…or do you want me to remind you of old days." His eyes widened in fear before he promised:

-I deeply apologize your highness, I won't forget my place again.

-and you?" the masked guy nodded before the king added:

"-how far would you go to have the job?

-I would give my life to have it.

-then die." He added, Gideon smirked before the king finished:

"-you will both fight to death and the last standing will be my right hand…showing his real potential." He said the last part smirking at his right hand, who gulped his salvia while the masked guy grinned and looked up at the scary man.

"-I have a better option, you can leave your place for me with no need to shed blood and walk outside in one piece." the masked guy suggested and Gideon glared at him shooting arrows while the boy was showing his best provoking eye-smile.

The king motioned for the one-eyed guy; he whispered in his ear:

"-He is just a weak human, you got the advantage to end him in no time…and the scary look in your eye…" he said looking at his eye with a dangerous smirk and finished:"-and the tension in you muscle." He passed his hand through his bicep to end up chocking him with a dark voice he added:

"-you'd better win or I will assure you that your after life will be miserable more than it is…okay." He said the last part returning back to his smiling face, patting the cheek of the scared man.

Gideon looked at the masked man who was admiring the room decoration and painted walls, he barred his crooked white teeth in a mischievous smile, unlashed his sword and attacked him while the other was facing him with his back.

"-good bye moron!

-oh! Hi ugly cyclops, miss me." His smirk faded and eye widened when the young man was holding his hand firmly two inches away from slicing his throat.

He pulled his hand and kicked the man but he moved away drawing his sword swiftly, taking his fighting position with unfazed smirk on under his mask.

The angry cyclops storm at him, throwing punches and kicks alongside crossing his sword in attempt to end him before it will be his end.

Killing the intruder wasn't an option, it was a must but his skillful movement; his smooth steps; his sharp lively eyes that provoked him more, making the mission harder than it seems. He couldn't even injured him.

He tried and tried and tried, to end up hurting himself, exhausting himself, blaming himself for loosing for a weak miserable human.

"-tired already old man, I expected a better show." The masked guy said while they were crossing blades looking intensely at each other with heavy breaths.

He pushed him and Gideon fall on the floor, his sword slipped from his hand. He crawled to catch it.

Unfortunately, the young man stabbed his hand, he pulled back wincing in pain. He throw a punch with his safe hand but the other caught mid-air and twisted his wrist.

The amber-eyed boy smashed his face with a big blow. His head was banging with pain and his vision blurry and his bleeding hand that his opponent stepped on with his boots but held back a yelp.

"-I will give you an offer and I will allow you to leave that door alive…"he stopped and the man was waiting for him to finish:

"-kiss my shoes and beg for your pathetic life and I …

-fuck you!" he snorted and spitted on him but it didn't reach his face since he couldn't see clearly.

The masked guy chuckled and laughed before he pierced his sword in his exposed eye making Gideon yell from pain.

He didn't stop, he twirled the blade around and around hitting his brain.

"-wrong move old man…good bye." He pulled the other sword and stab his heart and the man let out his last breath; well, his last shriek of pain.

The king stood up clapping with happiness and joy.

"-that was a fantastic show boy…I'm amazed.

-why did you call me here?

-why acting sour? Celebrate your victory." But the amber-eyed boy was giving him a serious look, but the king's smile didn't faded nonetheless.

"- well; you took your revenge, I got rid of useless elements in that castle thanks to you…and I found myself my new worthy assistant." He said the last part in a dark voice before he glanced at the bloody corpse of Giedon with disgust felling his eyes:

"-he was for show anyway, and you…you took the right decision to join me.

-I'm honored to be your loyal servant.

-you eared my trust boy and you better not break it." The amber-eyed boy nodded in agreement before the other man got back his cheerful creepy smile and stepped on the lying corpse cleaning his shoe then made his way outside.

"-take the rest of the day rest." The masked boy nodded and once the king disappeared from his sight he took a last glance at the dead Gideon. He pulled his sword and walked over.

Two guards were trembling in fear at his presence.

"-clean the mess." He ordered in a dark voice and they just nodded trembling.