In another place where the Arista village could reach with three days, there are a cave, fill with bandits, mercenary who has lost their sanity, they're just an butcher who only satisfies themselves with plundering, killing and raping. The most notorious group who has a mission and revenge for someone.
Inside the cave, there are so many room, intersection and also trap that protect the cave. One of the room, there are a person with tattered cloak who walking to the end of corridor and enter the last room.
"So… how about situation at the village?" A mysterious person inside quickly asked to the man who only just come in.
"The ceremony has end, we found out that there are one person who got [Dragon Knight] and also few kids who got around third grade blessing" That person answered after knelling. He is a spy who has scout the Arista Village.
Both of them basically has quite ripped cloth, unless the knelling guy wear his hood, meanwhile the mysterious person wear tunic that nearly tattered. Probably they has through out countless battlefield.
"How about Robert's daughter? What kind blessing she got?" Asked the mysterious person.
"…" The spy couldn't gave any answer.
"Why… Are you not sure what kind blessing she got?" The mysterious person asked once again.
"Yes… even the priest never heard about that blessing?" The spy answered.
"Hou… interesting… tell me, what blessing she got" The mysterious person insist to know about that information.
"[Shooter] I heard that it's only give more damage for projectile attack like arrow or stone" The spy answered.
"Pfftt… KUHAAHAHAHAHAHA! Even it's more weak that first grade in general… what kind that blessing, [Shooter]? KUHAHAHA…!" The mysterious person only laugh heard about that blessing.
"But sir… we still unsure is that true or not" The spy answered with fear.
"Hahaha… don't worry… you did your part well… hmm… did she called by that priest too?" The mysterious person asked again.
"Yes… She called by the priest and after that we receive information about that blessing"
"Hmmm… you got information right after she called by Priest? Is she offered an scholarship by the kingdom?"
"No… we don't receive any information besides the information"
"Yah, whatever, I guess… they hope it's a useful blessing but they realize that it is useless…" The mysterious man mumbled about possibilities.
"How about the villager that we willing to work with us?" The mysterious man asked again.
"Yes… they're in front this cave right now" The spy answered.
"HAHAHAHA…. Finally, all my plan to get revenge has nearly complete!" The mysterious man smirked and laughed for all his plan worked properly.
"Hahhh… alright… let's meet them and heard their purpose, shall we?" As if in a good mood, the mysterious man smirking more chilling.
Then both of them left from that room and move to another room, for rearrange again their plan.
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Another place from that room, outside cave, there are two mans who walking to that place.
Both of them using a dark cloak that covered all their body, including head that covered up using a hood.
Scenery that deserted, with dense tree that only left few light fall from sky, sound of animals that aware for every single human presence and a chillness that give creepy feeling on their back.
"J-Jeff… I think this is the bad idea we came here…" A person said to his friend Jeff with trembling body, try to hold his fears as he could.
"Argh… calm down will you?! Don't worry, he is colleague of mine when War of Airus Valley broke out. Also, you want to get revenge for you son right, Tam?" Jeff nagged to Tam.
"Yes… of course, but why we should walk three days and passing forbidden forest in here?!" Tam shouted at Jeff, thinking that this isn't on first deal and also he blame Jeff for not tell about this.
"Why you asking me?! Don't blame on me, just blame on them who chosen this place, probably they'll cut your tongue" Jeff said threaten Tam, make him shudder with pale face.
Then they arrived at a cave. In the middle of nowhere, where everything quite shady because how dense this forest, there are only two people who guards in front of the cave, both of them wear a leather armor and helmet and equipped a spear, like a bandit before that attack the royal family carriage.
"State your business!" One of guards speak up after notice Jeff and Tam and the other one has on ready sentence to fight.
"HIEEEEE?!" Tam who scare by the guards hidden on back of Jeff.
Jeff just calmly grope his hand inside his robe, searching for something, until finally he take out a letter and show it to the guards.
"I came here for meet with Viktor, we're at the same company before until we separate after a war and also I and this man come from Arista Village" Jeff pointed Tam and stated confidently, without any fear.
"Oke… Just you can come in, we've receive to let in two people from Arista Village to come in, just follow me and try to not disturb everything inside" The guards said.
"Alright… come on" Jeff said while look at Tam enter the cave while followed by Tam behind.
They pass some corridor, there are so many room and intersection. At first, there are a room that fill with some bandits who torture some villager, and then move to another room fill with bandits who have a party. They drunk and rape weak woman from their raid.
"How could you made this tunnel in a short time? I didn't remember that this cave is this big" Jeff said after pass some room and intersection, He realize that some rooms is man-made.
"Nah, made this cave as a basecamp isn't a big deal for us, we've used to made something like this" The guards said shrugged.
Then they, walk for some minutes until they reach an intersection, turn left and walk again until they arrived at a room.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"It's me, I've brought that man" The guards shouted to people inside the room after knocking the door.
"Alright, let in" The man inside answered while let in Jeff and Tam.
Jeff and Tam enter the room. There aren't any decoration, a room only fill with one table and three people inside the room. Two of them is the mysterious man and the spy before, meanwhile the last person only wear a black robe and his hoodie, holding a wooden staff quite old and fragile.
"So… Finally you willing to cooperate again after you lost your position huh?" The mysterious man asked to Jeff.
"Yeah… I've some grudge against one of them and I want to get rif him… Just a coincidence that the princess came here and you have a deal to the princess so I could use you" Jeff answered casually.
"So… you finally want to betray this kingdom huh… Hahaha…" The mysterious man laughed for Jeff.
"I'm not the same person from before Viktor, same with you that has left Lunaire Kingdom and become Arcadia's dog" Jeff said to mysterious man, that man is Viktor, he is probably has a connection with Jeff in Lunaire Kingdom.
"Yeah yeah… whatever you called me, I got big prospect from that empire. Even though his people suffered a lot, I don't care as long as I got wealth" Viktor said with not care about that title.
"Okay, have you brought that thing?" Jeff asked without chit-chat again.
"Yes… Auron… bring that box" Viktor said to Auron, the spy that stand behind Viktor.
Auron turn around and walk to the corner of room, there are a barrel left behind. He Open the barrel and take out a little box inside that barrel.
Then he put the box on the table, slowly open the box, stored well a vial inside the box, with deep red color and imitate some dark gas.
"Vial God of Sadius, the fallen god who plunge into darkness, the legend said he become a lunatic and wild. Whoever who receive this vial, just only touch the liquid, will make people become wild and crazy, no one has ever survived after receive this vial. So, if you use this for him, Robert… or his daughter... I can guarantee that he'll dead for sure" Viktor said with confidence.
"Alright… I'll take th-" Jeff said while reach his hand to grab the vial, but suddenly stopped by Auron who closed the box.
"Nope… not that fast my friend…" Viktor said with a smile. "Have you remember our deal?" He asked Jeff with a smirk.
"Yes… you want me one person to be a sacrifice and I'll got this vial"
"Right… And may I know who is he?"
"Yes… him…" Jeff said while pointing Tam without caring a little bit.
"Huh? ARE YOU F*CKING CRAZY?!" Tam shouted after heard what Jeff said.
"Yes… that's my plan at first" Jeff said keep looking at Tam, he care about the vial after Auron give to him heard Jeff's answer.
"Sh-shit?! I Should be not trust you at first?!" Tam shouted and try to escape. Unfortunately, when he try to open the door. Suddenly the door opened from opposite side. Made Tam flied and landed right on the table.
"Arghh…" Tam snarled in pain. He only look at the person who fly him from the door, until he shocked from that people.
"Wi-willy? Gimmy? Why are you here?!" Tam shouted shockly.
Willy and Gimmy didn't respond anything, only stand and watch Tam coldly without any motion. Only a dim green light glow from their eyes.
Tam suddenly remember that Willy and Gimmy on Jeff care when at house, after that, everything feels weird from their behavior.
"JEFF?! IS IT YOUR WORK?! YOU B*ST*RD?!" This time, Tam shouted angrily to Jeff.
"Nah… I just did my part?" Jeff said derided without any smirk, as if enjoyed how he betrayed people.
"Should we start or ritual, Vaugh?" Viktor said to the person that from earlier keep silent.
Heard his name called, he grimace. After that, he knock his staff to the ground and suddenly the green plasma wrap Tam's hands, and legs.
"Argh… Let me go?!" Tam shouted after he couldn't recovered from his son's attack. He groan in pain.
Then, his sons walk to both side of Tam, unsheath his sword, grab it with two hands and put it on his chest.
Vaugh started to chant some spell, while the cuff in his hand more tight together his groan more loud. Suddenly Gimmy and Willy stick his swords into his father belly and chest.
His father groan more and more loudly, until finally he suddenly stopped, and the chant from Vaugh has finished.
Gimmy and Willy pull out his sword. Tam who receive heavy bleeding, don't give any response, but suddenly he could rise slowly, with green light in his eyes like his son.
"Alright… the last sacrifice has complete, with this we can started to another step" Vaugh explained his progress.
"KUHAHAHAHA…. Hahhh… Finally my revenge to Robert has come, after wandered from one city to another, I finally found you… HAHAHAHA?!" Viktor laughed.
With this, another threat has rose, quickly than other expected.