It wasn't long before Ki had arrived in Wolfden city and was within the back room of the underground auction house.
As one of the places under Marilyn's control it had become a meeting place between Ki and Marilyn over the years.
Ki sat opposite her and then asked. "I need a list of people that are within the city or the surroundings that would not be missed and are rumoured or known to be peak or transcendent realm martial artists. I would prefer some people who have been causing problems over the years within the city but could not be touched because of the orders to remain cautious."
Over the years of remaining vigilant and not provoking any enemies they could not afford to offend, Nox had built up its power and information network but at the same time they had received some minor losses at the hands of those that took their retreat as a sign of weakness.
Many groups had tried to set up their own power within the surroundings to get a piece of the city in their hands or establish their own position within the underworld.
In many peoples eyes the growing power and influence within the merchant city was something that a couple of people or groups wished to have either a part in it or find a way to exploit it for their own purposes.
Some silently appeared and established their own place within the city but others who had less patience began to show their fangs and wished to challenge Nox's rules that they had established within the dark side of the city.
Some cases continued to appear more frequently over the years under various forces that Nox or the reapers could not provoke without their leaders assistance.
While some had been discovered to be under the control of outside forces that Ki did not yet wish to provoke, the others would make good targets to set an example for the rest to stay in line with the rules before she left.
In order to make up for some of the losses over the years some need to be sacrificed so that Nox can absorb the various organisations under the control of those put on Ki's target list.
Marilyn smiled as she pushed a list forward and then circled several people and their details. "These people are part of various forces within Wolfden city and have been involved with breaking many of the rules we have set. I think it is about time that we sent a message to those who believe that we have gone soft and lenient with the rules we have set. Some gangs have joined the other forces that we have not provoked in order to gain the ability to act without fear of being punished by us for breaking the rules."
Ki overlooked everything on the list and spoke. "How is your control over their gangs?"
Marilyn smiled. "I have several people who have been implanted into their groups and I have also managed to get control of their bosses over the years. It's just that they don't know it."
Ki nodded and then went to get changed into black clothing, cloak and mask as her eyes flickered coldly.
She walked out of the room and passed by Marilyn who was dressed in a similar manner. "Let's go and get this over with."
Marilyn followed behind and then spoke. "Which one should we target first?"
Within a dark alley a man stumbled out of a tavern within the slum area, just as someone approached him to help him up he struggled out of the persons reach and then took it as a sign of hostility.
He turned around and ruthlessly lunged at the person pushing them to the ground.
As the persons head hit the ground they were in a groggy state and struggled to get up again but before they could do a thing the man grabbed his head and slammed it to the ground several times.
It wasn't long before the blood splattered on the ground beneath that person and then they stopped moving.
The man stood up and stumbled back to his feet and laughed. "Ahahaha fool dared to touch me. How dare they."
Ever since he appeared in the city he had been living an eventful life, many people feared him and he could act as he pleases.
He had even managed to get many people to follow him over the past couple of years and as he grew more powerful he became more reckless.
Unlike other places that had an unrestrained realm expert or an influence behind them, Wolfden city and the other cities near the border lacked a powerful influence that could take control and bring order to the land.
He had no need to fear anyone within the city and even the Nox organisation that were rumoured to enforce the rules of the underworld had seemed to fear his presence within the city so would not act against him.
As time went by he became even more sure of his thoughts and continued to behave more recklessly in his actions.
At the same time as a leader of a small group of criminals, he came to distrust those around himself and slept with a knife under his pillow.
His distrust of others only increased over time and tonight he had had too much to drink which lead to him killing yet another innocent person.
Just as the man was standing up again, a figure appeared behind him and hit him in the back of the head knocking him out.
As his body fell over two figures dressed in black caught his body and then dragged him away quietly into the darkest parts of the alley.
Just as the two people noticed there were no witnesses a black sword was removed from the sheath and swiftly removed the head from his body.
Just as the blood was coming from the body, a red light flickered under the clothing of one of the black clothed people that held the black sword.
The blood turned into a blood mist as it exited the dead body and travelled towards the red light under the black figures clothes.
After the blood was collected, the other black clothed figure collected the head and placed it in a bag before both of them left to go towards the next target. "This one was too easy, for someone with such a reputation I expected someone more dangerous… what a disappointment."
"It is to be expected… not everyone is like you and has their guard up all of the time."
"True.."