Mercenary vs Assassin

Fleeting Shadow the leader of the Unknowns felt one of the connections from the three assassins he dispatched cut off.

It was obvious why that happens so, but it was still unexpected, not even a minute have passed since he dispatched them and one of them is already dead.

Judging this situation as dangerous Fleeting Shadow got up from his seat and stridden towards the forest.

The other two assassins still got their eyes wide open from the shock, seeing the strings that tied around every tree made them nervous and as of now they are inside the enemy's web waiting to be devour.

"F-fuck to think No.3 died so easily." One of them said with frustration and horror.

"What the fuck are these strings!?" The other answered equally frustrated.

"I think we should make move."

"But we can't just move out, who knows what will happen."

"Then are we just going to wait for our deaths."

"No, I'm saying is all we need to do is wait till the Leader Fleeting Shadow arrived."

-Shhhhhhhh

"!!!"

A sudden sound of something sharp mysteriously resounded. This put both of them on alert pulling their daggers out and taking on a stance, cold sweat trickled down their face as panic slowly grips their heart.

"C-come out!!"

'Ha, how stupid and ironic.' The hidden string master thought so. Little did the two know the strings around the forest are being tightened and started to get closer and closer to them.

For an assassin who lives and kills in the shadow it is ironic seeing them be afraid of it.

The Hidden String master then slightly pulled one of the strings near him which made a chain reaction movement that further tighten and closed the distance between the assassins and the strings.

Currently, the Hidden String Master wore very very unfamiliar clothes, they didn't look like any robes but instead it looks like western clothing that the people of St Melancholy wore from Phersias Continent.

He wore a black suit with a dark turtle neck to accompany it and in his right hand five silver strings were on it and each of it was spread around encompassing the forest while his other hand pulls it.

His index finger on his right then twitched causing one of the strings to tighten and snapped the tree it was wrapping, the tree then fell on the direction of the assassins.

Seeing the tree fall before them the two quickly took a stride backwards but the same time they took a step back the hidden string master flinched his ring finger.

And as once again it caused a chain reaction the strings behind them loosen and by using his left hand he pulled it and made it moved as if they have a life. it then silently wrapped around their legs and took both of it without any remorse nor sound.

"GUAAAGHH!!"

A cry unbefitting for a silent assassin. The hidden string master then twitched his pinky finger causing one of the strings to loosen, using his left hand he pulled it and made it move.

It was about to wrap around the neck of the two when suddenly he felt a projectile aimed at him fly towards him. Using all the string on his hands he closed his fist and pulled it backward, the strings around him then formed a shield like a spider web in front of him blocking the projectile.

He then opened his fist letting the tightened strings to loosen after then his middle and index stick together which made the strings wrap around the handle of the thrown projectile.

"Hmph you can have this back"

It was like he was controlling the flying dagger, the dagger flew and chased the fleeting shadow of the unknown figure, it chase and chase him as if it have a life.

'This guy has monstrous control!' The Fleeting Shadow thought as he dodge the flying dagger. Throwing a dagger accurately is bot that of a big deal but controlling an entire forest with string is another matter.

Finally having enough he stopped his stride and looked at the incoming projectile, he raises his hand and catches it between his fingers.

'Ho.'

Twitch.

A tiny twitch of his finger the string loosen and by another pull by his left hand it tried to embraced Fleeting Shadow.

Fleeting shadow felt it and immediately jumped high in the air but even in mid air he was still greeted by the annoying string.

'Now that I see it this string art really is amazing.'

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