The carriage leaves town as they go by to it. Alex collects his thoughts while thinking what is his current situation. "I guess confused and mixed at the moment." Said Alex to the Messenger. "I see it's okay actually let met tell you the actual reason why you're called out to his Majesty's Castle's domain.
We are recruiting title holders for work since the Apostle has been wondering why there has been a drop of title holders working in the continent so we might need your help to become this continent's title holder." Said the messenger. "Why was there a drop of title holders here?" Said Alex in response. "There has been a wild rampant of title holders hunting each other because of a rumor." Said the messenger.
"What's that rumor about then sounds something must have ticked everyone off to hunt each other." Said Alex. "It's about the 13th Apostle. Some say if you hunt enough titles you might become one. So it becomes a bounty hunt or a free-for-all to those who heard the rumor and wants to earn it for themselves." Said the messenger.
"But is it that really simple to get a title?" Said Alex. "Don't really know it but its just a rumor and almost 20% of registered title holders already died from this rumor." Said the messenger. "I see I guess the Apostle is collecting every new title holder to protect them from this rumor." Said Alex.
After that response they quieted down to lunch while in the carriage. "We'll arrive in a few minutes are you ready to see the central town of Castle?" Said the messenger. "I've never been to the central town so this will be a first for me." Said Alex. "Well then after this you can go to this house everything is in there already and a suit for tonight's meeting with the Apostle. So don't be late and rest for now." Said the messenger.
After that Alex settled down to the house he was given to rest after that long journey and he begins to collect his thoughts again after hearing the situation and the first reason. 'You don't wanna suffer right?', 'Avenge those innocent title holders', 'We should learn the bigger picture first before we can move' Said the voices as Alex grabs his axe and started to look at it.
The voices are more prominent 'Hunting title holders?', 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?', 'The kid has to learn from something', 'Say I can feel something weird in this town', 'How about we check about it tonight?' Alex relaxes as he gets overwhelmed by the voices dropping the axe to the bedside table after that he decided to rest for now...
A few hours later...
Alex wears his outfit that the messenger prepared for him and headed to the location he was tasked to go to for the meeting. A few minutes in to the walk he saw a lot of title holders gathering to the place he has been tasked to and stood by the way side of the place to avoid hitting the others with his axe on his back. And he waited along with the others there then the Messenger he met stood up in the stage and began his greetings.
"Hello Title candidates and holders you are summoned here to help us with the current rampant killings of Title Holders and Candidates due to a rumor that has spread across cities and villages and causing unjustifiable number of killings. We are here to inform you that we need your help to protect the people from these relentless hunters that has become widespread.
We will provide you with sufficient needs of everyone who participate though you can decline this offer if you still want to become independent but as long as you don't oppose the citizens of this very country you'll be fine to decline this offer that the Apostle Castle has given all to you here."
People started to whisper and discuss about the offer and Alex just stood there and looked around to his surroundings. Then the voices came back and spoke up. 'The person is here somewhere', 'I can sense that bastard but there's too many to pinpoint'.
'When will the people just leave they're interrupting our hunt.' Alex calms down as he listens to the voices inside his head. "Watch where you're going punk!" As a man hits him as he goes by through the crowd. "Geez, jackass." Whispered Alex. 'Wait kid!', 'Damn we lost his scent', 'There's too many people here' Said the voices as Alex also tries to find that man. But got lost on the crowd and by the time he leaves the place the scent can't be tracked by the axe. 'We lost him'.
'I felt that person's murderer's intent', 'Next time he ain't getting away' Alex grasps his axe with the intent that he's not getting away this time. After a few minute standing around Alex hears a person shout and immediately runs towards the sound.
The voices on the other hand are going mad 'FOUND HIS SCENT', 'Don't lose him this time', 'We can't afford to not kill today' As Alex runs for it towards the scene of the crime. As he gets closer he hears the man dying in agony. "Hey it's that punk from earlier." Says the Man.
"That guy didn't even fought back." Said Alex. "So what? At least I got to kill him. I wanna be the best, and right now I have the most kills right now so I'm the best and I'll win that Apostle spot." Said the Man.
Alex feels something heavy in his chest as he tries to contemplate his thoughts as he gets excited and says. "You're the best one right? I want to take your place then. Even if it rips you in half!" Alex never knew he would say those words...