|The Angel of Death|
[Location- Kuranuma Village
Planet- Atrucia
Date- ??.??.????
Name- Aiden Capell]
Aiden- 10 Years?
*He gasps*
Unknown- No wonder, you don't recognise my voice either...
Did you really forget everything?
Aiden- It's...
*Unable to explain, he goes silent*
Unknown- I understand. But If you want to remember, you should get back to the capital as soon as possible...and You've gotten stronger.
Aiden- Thank you...But May I know your name?
Sub- Sub. Sub González.
*The man lifts off his hoodie to reveal his face. Rather young but short hair. Blonde and brown eyes define his profile*
Aiden- I see...
Sub- Now if you could allow me to escort you to the capital...
*Sub kneels and gives Aiden a sort list of many people*
Sub- These are the people sent to assassinate you. Master, I think-
Aiden- *Check the paper*
- There shouldn't be any problem for me to return to where I belong. However...This village has challenged me. If today I run away under your protection, I'd lose the honour to pick up a sword ever again.
Sub- *A slight smile crosses his face*
I mean that's why you're a Capell, The royal
judge. Your memories might be gone, but
the soul is still there.
Aiden- Now that I really have forgotten everything...not Only I shouldn't run away from the challenge but also I should take some time to know myself.
Sub- Very well. Then master, allow me to ease your journey. Through simple missions and commisions you can both understand yourself more and satisfy your finance.
Aiden- That would be very well appreciated...
Sub- I have seen you use your power just now... Do you remember the side effects...?
Aiden- Not like I remember, but I came to know the side effects of it... I'd rather use it safely.
*He inspects his worn out iron sword*
Sub- Master, please accept this blade.
*Kneeling down he a presents a blade with blue steel body and illuminated blue edges*
Aiden- But I...
Styx(from inside)- Take it. That sword is compatible with magic...will help me to assist you better.
Aiden- *Taking the sword*
- By the honor of this blade, I swear by my blood, I shall not disappoint your faith.
Sub- Well then...take this too.
*Hands Aiden a blue crystal*
Sub- Focus your element into this to teleport to my mansion. Once you're there, focus on it again to teleport back where you came from.
Aiden- Is this a teleport stone?
*Inspecting it under the sunlight*
Sub- It's an elemental implementer. It allows you to channel the smallest amount of your element through itself, without side effects. So teleportation occurs.
Aiden- I see...I would wanna start from today.
Sub- Sure...
*Sub uses a stone and opens a portal, walking into it*
Sub- Do what I said to follow me.
*His voice cuts off as the portal closes behind him*
Aiden- Okay...
*Focusing onto the stone, the stone changes color, turning into glowing green and he finds himself in a luxurious room*
Aiden(Thinking)- That didn't hurt at all... It's like he knows what troubles me and what doesn't...
Styx- Must be connected to Atrucian Aiden's life.
Aiden- Mr. Sub! That didn't hurt at all...I wonder what could I have done to have forgotten everything...Must be my element I reckon?
Sub- You guessed correctly. But that's exactly the reason why you will
Never remember who you are.
Aiden- Huh?
Sub- *Sitting on the sofa, he points Aiden to sit on a sofa as well. As Aiden proceeds to do so, he continues*
- Rift totally destroys any memories you have from your brain without any remains. So if you want to know more about your past 16 years...You must learn from others about your past. Means you can't ever fully remember yourself.
Aiden- I see...May I know...why I did whatever I did? And also what did I do to have ended up like this?
Sub- Come to the capital...You will get all your answers.
Aiden- Deal. So What's my mission?
Sub- Assassination of a corrupted leader of Drawian Village. By foot, 1 hour south from Capital gate.
Aiden- Consider it done.
*Aiden stands up, hands in pocket. He sheathes his sword behind his back*
Sub- Where are you going?
Aiden- I must leave now...or else...
*Focusing on the stone he teleports back*
Sub- But...
*Looking at the tea*
Sub- Ah... could've finished this at least.
Meanwhile,
Aiden- I should get ready and get some equipments...
(Aiden goes back to the village. Spending the day doing chores and spending time with Bree. There was some sort of ceremony. After the ceremony at evening Aiden goes to the armory)
Aiden- Hello, sir excuse me, may I have an order?
The keeper- Sure, Young lad! Look what you need!
(Cruising through the coats section, he chooses a black coat with high collar, enough to hide one's face. He submits the cloth to the counter and says...)
Aiden- I need this to be plated. I will submit my money tomorrow. I will need this coat by tonight, and I am ready to give extra money in advance.
*Aiden pushes a 100 Zeni to him*
[Zeni, currency of Atrucia]
The keeper- *Looking at him with raised eyebrows*
- Might be young, but you know how to negotiate without a loophole. Good, sign this paper.
Aiden- *Reading the contract of payment by tomorrow noon, he signs the paper and hands it to him*
- It was a pleasure doing business with you.
(Aiden shakes hand with the keeper, with a silent understanding of each other. Both know what the other side wants, so they'll give all they have. After the evening had passed, Aiden bids goodnight to Bree, but sneaks out the house through the backdoor by midnight and return to the shop)
Aiden- Sir, Is my-
*He is interrupted by a loud excited voice*
The keeper- Here you go in all it's glory!
*He shows him the coat. The plating didn't deform the shape of the it. He feels inside the coat. The plating are well covered and made with flexible material*
Aiden- This is perfect.
*He quickly slides into it. The white shirt he is wearing, is covered as he closes the zipper when suddenly the keeper says...*
The keeper- Take this too, will help in your mission.
*Hands him a fully armored small jacket which adds an extra layer of protection*
Aiden- How do you know-
The keeper- I have gotten old now...But I was an assassin too. So I know one when I see one. You will go far my kid. Good luck, now go!
*Patting his back, he pushes him, wishing him good luck*
Aiden- Thank you sir. I must leave now.
*With a warm smile he leaves for his mission*
(He rushes to the capital. Using the elemental implementer, he quickly teleports to Sub's house. Using it as a quick route to the capital. He starts to head south as quickly as possible. Upon reaching the said village he immediately notices homeless people roaming around at night, begging for food. He takes one of his supply food bag, and gives food to some of them and asks...)
Aiden- Do you know, where the leader is?
*His black coat of high collar hides his mouth. His long white hair under the moonlight hides his face. Only his glowing iris can be seen. A pure beautifully dreadful image is created in Aiden*
Homeless man- Go straight south into the village, you'll see a big mansion...
Aiden- Thanks.
*He quickly starts rushing towards the mansion according to the direction. Soon enough he stumbles across it*
Aiden- This is huge...That bastard...living in such a mansion while the village is rotting away...
Styx- He is in the 3rd floor, room to the absolute right side of the mansion, currently sleeping with women. He doesn't seem to be unfit, he is emitting a good physical shape, but no magical energy.
Aiden- Thanks... that's a help. Now...
His fate is sealed.
Meanwhile,
The leader- Come on, don't be shy...I know you want it...
*He forces a women into the bed along with one woman tied to a chair, clothes ripped and another dead on the floor. The man threats the girl with a gun, pointing to the dead girl*
Woman- *Crying out loud, she knows she can't outpower him. She says*
- Alright alright!...Do anything but don't kill me...My mom and dad are waiting for me...
The leader- Shh... it's okay, I'll send you to them after this. I have sent them to a safer place.
Woman- Where are they...?
The leader- *With a lusty smile*
- Under the god's gaze...But man your mom was delicious! Don't tell me-! Are you scared...?!
*He laughs in a cruel delight*
Woman- *The woman screams in fear as the man drives his hands on her body. When suddenly the window breaks*
- Please!!! No!- huh?
The leader- Who the hell...?
*Looking to his right, the window is completely shattered, but no one can be seen. He thought someone is throwing stones*
The leader- *Quickly handcuffing the woman, he looks outside the wide open window*
- I'll cut you down I swea-!
(As he leans onto the wide open window, someone kicks him in the back, throwing him straight out the window. As he fears he is about to fall, he realises a rope is attached to his belly. He wails for help...)
The leader- Help!!! Help me!!!
*The sleeping villagers come out, looking at the scene*
The villagers- Look! He is hanging!
- What happened?
- He will kill every one of us if he survives!
Aiden- Hmph. That will only happen if he survives.
*Holding the rope Aiden uses Rift to go out of the room. As he couldn't pull him up himself, he uses the teleport momentum. The pull force is so strong that the leader bullets through the window inside the room, flies through the room door, all the way to the end of the hallway, hitting the wall at crazy speed. Breaking several bones he grunts in pain...*
The leader- Hnghh...! Ah!!!
Aiden- *Walking towards the almost dead leader...*
- You're not a leader anymore, you have been degraded to an ant.
Aiden- *Aiden's sword tip scrapes the wooden floor, making a sharp sound as he approaches him*
- You've threatened others with your power, induced nothing but fear...
Aiden- *Kneeling down, he pulls his head up by his hair. His rather good looking face disfigured in the action*
- The beauty of a succubus, succumbed to the lust has now fallen in the hands of the devil. Now that you are standing at the gates of hell, tell me...
Are you scared?
(Aiden says these words in a mundane uninterested voice, and smiles straight into the rotted soul of the man. He screams...but there's no sound. His body is frozen, as his head slowly slides off his neck. He is beheaded right in front of an angel. A fallen angel. The only thing he sees before his eyes close...will haunt him forever, even in hell...)
The angel of death.