Dark Sky Gang - 666

As he left the first person's house, Skymender made his way to the next person.

Luckily, each of the three people had some sort of trouble or issue with the same group of thugs. It was one of the bigger groups, though it was impossible to say whether or not they were the biggest.

Skymender was unable to get that much information.

The next two people, though they were not in any sort of immediate trouble like the last two, were still feeling the ill effects of the group of thugs.

This one in specific had to pay an unreasonably high "Protection Fee", though this fee was simply put in place to prevent them from stealing from him or hurting him.

He already struggled to pay it, and they increased the fee often, as this was the best way to extort a person.

When Skymender knocked on his door, it was not him who answered, but his daughter. Even though Skymender was merely 11 years old, this girl was half his size. With his mask on, he looked quite intimidating.

She stumbled out words. "H-hello."

Skymender spoke nicely. "I'm here to speak to your father."

The girl nodded and ran into the house. Soon after, her father came. He was skinny, clearly overworked, but Skymender knew that he had a surprising amount of strength for his weak looking build.

He looked at Skymender warily. It was late at night, and Skymender was wearing an unusual mask.

"Let's talk. Mind stepping outside?"

The man cautiously stepped outside. Though he was wary, he had been dealing with thugs all of his life.

"What do you want from me?" He asked.

"I heard that you are constantly being extorted for money by a group of thugs. I can help you."

"No need." The man said bluntly.

He could not afford to take such a risk.

"Do you really want to raise your daughter in such a dangerous place?"

Although the man lived in one of the nicer homes in this area, it only made him stand out as a target.

The man paused. "Who are you?"

"Someone who can help. Agree, and nobody will mess with you from now on. In addition, you will get paid. Disagree, and I leave, allowing you and your daughter to be extorted until they take everything from you."

The man still hesitated. "What exactly do you want from me?"

"Work for me. There won't be one constant task, but various ones. You simply need to blend in and be willing to do just about anything."

"Like what? Stealing, killing? I do draw a line." He said seriously.

"I won't make you hurt anyone innocent unless you are willing to."

Looking deeply at Skymender's eyes, the man agreed. A normal person may not even after all of that, trapped by fear, which was why Skymender had sought out intelligent people who could leap at an opportunity.

"We'll be in contact. Just don't consider betrayal. I know where you and your daughter live. As for the thugs, they'll be dealt with soon."

Only one person remained. He had an entire family, not just one person, who worked hard to survive and pay a protection fee. They were extremely close to each other, and for now, were in a stable situation. However, recently, some of the thugs had been eyeing his sister. She was abnormally good looking in such an area.

It had gotten worse and worse, until it was clear that the thugs would soon do something, robbing them dry and doing whatever to their family, be it murder or kidnapping.

But at night, Skymender arrived.

He was met by not just the man, but by everyone in the family considered an adult. There were seven in total, including the man.

"So what do you want?" The man asked.

"I want you to work for me. Just you, not the rest of these people."

Skymender explained some specific things to the whole family, but did not reveal nearly as much information as he had for the other two.

He only knew that Skymender would give him a job, he would not be able to mention it to his family, he would get paid well, and the thugs would be dealt with. Skymender also did not forget to remind them that he knew where they lived as he left, which really was a great threat.

The next morning, life went on as usual. Skymender went to school and studied. But after school, he entered the city. The school was in a prosperous and rich area. The slums only encompassed around ten percent of the city, though it contained 50% of the population.

It didn't take him long to enter the slums, and the sun soon fell, leaving only the moon behind.

Skymender walked through the streets with the same mask as before, heading towards a specific location. He wore a cloak, and under it were the items he would be using today. A sword, and a few different poison's of his.

There was no need to bring another person, he alone was more than enough. It was finally time to display the power of his poisons.

The farther he walked, the more people he saw. Some were leaning against walls, and some were laying on the sidewalk.

Eventually, he saw a lit up building, surrounded by nearly a hundred people hanging out. A few had weapons and looked stronger than others, though most of the hundred were weak individuals.

Skymender did not blend in, but he did not overly stand out. Inside the building were surely more people.

This was the home base of the group of thugs, simply known as the Dark Sky Gang. Their very name was an insult to Sky city, as well as the Sky Barony.

Skymender walked up to one of the few people with weapons. He did not hide his approach, and the man soon saw him.

"You. Stop right there!" He said loudly and commandingly.

Skymender flung open his robe, and a sword flew out, piercing the man's heart.