" What's the hold up, My Boy ?" Said The old Man with a rather serious expression on his face. "Nothing Gramps" Proclaimed Rael, "I was just searching for My Mom's Ruby ring which was given to her by my father on their 1st anniversary". "Is that so, have you found it ?" Asked the Old man non sportingly. "Yes Gramps, here it is".
Said Rael, flashing the ring right in front of the old man's eyes. The ring was a little rusty, but the Ruby was still intact and was in its full glory. "Now then" said the Old man in a serious tone. " I need not remind you of your task, my boy ! Do you think you can do that, or are you having second thoughts." " I'll do that, I'll do anything to avenge my family and my village, after all the Roisons have done they will have to pay for it by losing the head of their beloved Daughter". " Well then I do hope you succeed my boy and remember to retrieve the Khorro Ring from Karrina after you dispose of her, that's the most prized possession I am after" said the old man.
"Her Highness, Karrina Roison hardly does any public appearances. Nobody has ever seen her true appearance. Apparently, not even her, own distant cousins have ever seen her. But fear not my boy this old man, has the solution to the problem. One of my friends will get back to you, till then all I need you to do is to blend in with the crowd and attend the royal academy. I want you to act normal out there, do not get too close to your peers, nor give them any unnecessary dossier. Just like we have trained for all of these years. Maintain focus and follow through with the most ambitious task of your life. Rumours are that Karrina attends the royal academy with a pseudonym, and is going to marry by the end of this year". He added.
" Heh, is that so! I feel so sorry for his groom, but this marriage ain't happening". With that said, Young Rael left the Old Man Yakichima's care, the man who was responsible for saving his life after his village and parents were killed by the Roisons over a territorial dispute. He raised Rael, taught him the way of the assassin, equipped him with combat skills and made him the Brianska Empire's most renowned and lethal assassin. His assassination code name was "Xero". Rael's name had been spread throughout the entire continent, as the most gruesome of them all. Yakichima used the young Rael for all of the empire's dirty work. But Rael never seemed to mind it "All for the greater good" he'd say after all Yakichima was the one who was feeding him and was also responsible for his upbringing, this was the least he could do. Yakichima's past and his deep ties with the Brianska Empire were obnubilated with mysteries, but Rael never seemed to question him. What was known to Rael was that Yakichima hated the Roison's to the core and spite their entire lineage.
Rael can be described as a person in his teenage years, tall and athletic, black wavy hair, and beautiful olive green eyes. He was physically strong, and had gone through rigorous training to maintain his body. He had trained himself to go without eating for days, and stay still in a position for countless hours, he was tough. Likewise, he was equipped with a Mithril Short sword, his sole weapon, which was previously owned by his father, who was a soldier himself. He wore a jester's mask, which was provided to him by old man Yakichima, to hide his face. He wore a khaki coloured Mozzettta, and underneath that was a metal suit which stretched across his entire body. With a few clothes and some expenses provided by his old man, Rael set out. He was being sent as an exchange student by the empire to the elite Manoshka Royal academy, where his mission to assassinate Karrina Roison was about to begin.
" Father, Mother, I'll avenge you, knowing you, wouldn't have wanted this, but I have sinned, and I shall see this through! I'll destroy them. I'll let them experience the pain they inflicted on you, no twice the amount. " Saying all of that to himself, he watched the sun go down, said his goodbyes and boarded the train to the Kingdom of Elyatres. The Kingdom of Elyatres was the largest Kingdom in the Continent, it was presided by the Royal Khartiz Family, followed by the 10 other royal families, out of which the Roisons were one of them. The Roisons, were the ones with the military control in the country. Sovanova which was the childhood village of Rael was also located on the outskirts of Elytra, which was the capital of the Kingdom and also the place where the Manoshka academy was situated.
He carried his luggage inside the train, it was supposed to reach the destination the earliest by tomorrow morning. Seeing very few passengers, Rael settled in a corner of the train. Placing his luggage beside him, he sat down in a corner gazing the scenery where he was raised for the past 5 years after the demise of his parents. "Good Grief" he uttered to himself. Rael was not always a deadly, lethal Assassin, he was an innocent and a loving kid with good friends and a family who really adored him. His mother was their Village's Greatest Cook, she was always making the best delicacies which the whole family enjoyed. His Father was a woodcutter and a Hunter, before he eventually enrolled in the army, he really adored Rael. He taught him all sorts of hunting tricks and occasionally took him on his hunts, he used to play with him as well. Life was free, happy and without any worries for him. Until one day it all changed. Humphrey Roison was elected as the next heir to the Roison lineage. He was tyrannical and his practices were considered inhumane by even the other royal families yet they and even the king—Jasper Khartiz the 3rd didn't act on it much. On one fine day, Humphrey with his armed men entered the village of Sovanova. All the villagers were taken aback, by this sudden visit. The messenger got down from his horse and told one of the villagers to get the village Head for him, "These Grounds require your immediate clearance", read the messenger to the village Head. "Unacceptable" he sternly replied. "We've been living here in harmony for ages since our earliest ancestors, if we leave this village we have nowhere to return to, I am sorry but unless these are direct orders from the king please Reconsi…" An Arrow was shot straight into the Chief's Vitals. "Have Merci Lor…." without, finishing his sentence, the chief who had already collapsed went out of breath. "Tch, Kill these roaches, they've stained my eyes for quite a while" He said. And in a blink of an eye the Fleet, consisting of armed soldiers with spear and archers, went all out on the already scarred and mentally broken down villagers. It was chaos at its finest. The massacre was brutal, No man was left alive, every person was ripped apart to shreds on sight. "Leave the women, they will be fun to play with" said the commander. The women and the children were captured to be sold as slaves. The entire village was painted in red, it seemed as if, in the aftermath of a dragonic disaster. The men then went for the women, raping and sexually assaulting them, and then would eventually kill them went they turned eventually bored them. Rael's father, in a desperate attempt to save his son, took him in his arms and made a run in the sheer moment of confusion along with his wife. " What's going on, Dad ? I am scared". "Everything will be alright my Dear" he said with a smile on his face.
But Fate had something else in store for them. After running a few blocks they were caught on by four of the Spearman, surrounded they had no choice. " Be a Good boy, ok" and with a smile on his face his father went charging at them with nothing but a rock in one hand. A stab of The Sharpened spear went straight through his heart, gushing out a stream of blood. " No, father please No don't do this to him" he cried, and he cried, but his desperate Cries were to no avail. His mother took him in her arms and after seeing an opening made a run for it. But unfortunately for her one of the Archers from a distance shot the arrow with such sheer force and great accuracy piercing her heart. *Thud* she fell to the ground, "what a waste, she had been fun to play with" with agitation the archer uttered. "Mom, what happened to you mom, you are bleeding mom." "Sweetheart, run mama can't save you now, run my dear, or they'll catch you…." completely broken down and with tears filled in his eyes, he ran and ran and not for a moment he dared to look behind. " Mom, Dad". " Kids, these days sure do run fast eh" proclaimed one of the spearman. " No worries" said another, "he'll probably be killed by the mountain wolves or just simply starve to death, nothing of our concern". Suddenly Rael snapped from this chain of memories, "Tch, why am I remembering that now" he uttered.
The train had already started and was catching up on great pace. He looked out of his window, to relieve him of the burden of his traumatizing past. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. "May I sit down here ?" As he looked up, he saw a girl covered in veil, and you could only peak at her beautiful blue eyes.