"Please drop the knife." Ezio was struggling inside his head and tried to prevent the woman from killing herself.
"They scratch me, they scrape me, they cut and r*pe me."
"Please Young Master, don't let anyone else fall into the same fate as me if you can. And remember my name, Freya of Roseheart" The woman said as he ran the dagger over her white neck. Blood started to dye the blank canvas with sorrow and pain. Ezio's heart was bleeding with lament.
"Nooo!"
"Nooo!"
"NOOOOOO!"
"No! No! No! NOOOO!" Ezio was crying as he punched the ground with regret and pain. Why would she kill herself? Why?
Of course, because of everything that had happened to her. Her husband has been killed. Her baby has been murdered. She has been r*ped. She was damaged beyond repair. And I was thinking of letting them go? The norm of society? Laws of a thousand years? Was I really that naive?
There is good in evil and there is evil in good. The darkness is the absence of light. But is the good absence of evil? No! The absence of evil is neutrality. For good, you have to do more, not being evil is not enough. But do they counter each other?
There were thousands upon thousand questions in Ezio's mind. He couldn't wrap his head around the issue anymore. He held his head and cried silently on the ground.
Swish!
Ezio's ears perked up with the sudden sound. There was someone else in here. His eyes looked through the thick bushes and saw a man with the same clothes as the four dead men on the ground. Without a second thought, he dashed towards the enemy while a gold-colored aura surrounded his body. His speed was as fast as the wind. Within a second he was in front of the man, dagger in his hand. His other hand was on the man's neck.
"Hehe. I already sent a talisman to His Highness. He will know everything. From now on, you will not take a free breath of air." The man said without fear in his eyes. Ezio looked near the man, and on the ground, he saw some ashes of a lit talisman.
"Let him come." Ezio hissed. "Let a thousand of them come."
"Beasts like you, I will kill a hundred. If it is not enough I will kill a thousand."
He was talking without any expression on his face. His eyes were half visible. As if he was hypnotized.
The man finally felt dread. This man was the devil.
"You awaken this," Ezio said quietly as the dagger painted bushes in blood.
Without giving a second look Ezio walked to the woman and held her in his arms. He started to walk to the forge. When he arrived, Aodhfionn was waiting for him. He long felt the battle and smelled the blood. Unfortunately, it was after the talisman was sent he discovered them, otherwise, he would stop it.
He was following the battle and would help Ezio if anything were to happen to him. But the look Ezio gave him scared him a little bit. Mighty master Aodhfionn felt a little bit dreadful when he eyed the blue eyes of the small boy in front of him.
What is this cursed feeling?
"Let me help ye, boy. Les bury her." Aodhfionn said as he patted him on the shoulder.
"Yes, Master," Ezio said and grabbed the shovel from the warehouse, and walked to the cemetery. He thought of burying her in the forest, but the beasts would dig and eat her body.
After silence praying, Master and boy left the cemetery and arrived at the Aodhfionn's forge. Ezio didn't cry any longer, nor grieve. He grabbed his hammer and forged, forged, and forged.
"Prince Consort. I will make you pay for this," he swore. If you are like your men, if all your men are this treacherous, I will bury every one of you!
When he felt a hand on his shoulder, the moon was in the sky. His hands were bleeding and his muscles were sore. But he couldn't feel anything. He could feel nothing. Not because he killed for the first time, but because he didn't before. He was so confused.
"Come, lad. Try to get some sleep." Aodhfionn said with a sigh. Ezio only nodded and threw himself onto the bed. But he couldn't sleep. He was seeing the face of the woman and the face of a little girl.
Aodhfionn thought he couldn't sleep because of his first kill, so he prepared a strong tea that could put him to sleep. He left it on the nightstand and left before closing the door. Ezio didn't even register any of that, but soon, he was asleep.
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"Master Yontu is not here." Old Man Jiang said jittery.
"We must start without him. There must be something preventing him from coming." Jian Yong said. Today was a big day. They would finally sell the heavenly medicines. Normally, the three of them would be there together but for a reason, Yontu was absent despite it being the time.
"We worked hard for this. Only the flyers we sent to every corner of the Kingdom cost an arm and a leg." Old Man Jiang said, "Nothing can go wrong."
"I understand, Grandfather. I will make sure everything goes as planned." Jiang Yong said and left the shop. In front of the shop was crowded with an excited mob who had seen the flyers. Although the flyers didn't give too much information, they were promising something great. And people were excited to see it.
There was also a great prize mentioned. People were unaware of the details, but they wouldn't mind waiting a few hours if they could see it. Even if they couldn't, they would love to participate.