"We have arrived" Kyudo said, introducing Tamashi to people he had never met. Apart from the boss and the archer, there were two other boys and finally a woman. They were all sitting together, waiting for him to arrive.
Tamashi was extremely confused, he didn't know what to do, when the boss's voice called him from far away.
"Sit down, there is a place for you too"
Tamashi sat down with Kyudo and kept silent until the boss decided to speak.
"Kyudo, did you meet anyone on the way?" the boss asked.
"Yeah, I saved him and a girl from two of the government. If I didn't attack in time it would have been a big problem hehe. But it's useless to cry over what has already happened, in the end everything went pretty well" Kyudo answered.
"You are probably very confused by everything that is happening. I had you brought here for one simple reason. You were the one who told you that you wanted to join our team and today was the perfect opportunity to show you the whole team. Now the decision is yours. Nobody will hurt you, the exit of the cave is behind you, if you have second thoughts it is not a problem, but you must know that if you choose your choice will be final. Each member of the group has a "code of honor" and once inside the group you cannot break this code. The only way is to kill you" the Boss said to Tamashi, who remained silent and listened. The choice was very difficult and even if he wanted to, there were big thoughts that blocked him.
Tamashi remained on the sidelines for more than 30 minutes. He knew that his choice of him would be final and that in the event of a regression he would have no way of saving his life. After a while, Tamashi gathered courage and turned to the Soul Killer group.
"I d-decided… okay, I'm ready. I will be a member of the group" Tamashi finally decided. His decision was final and he knew he could never go back. It was that moment in which he made a mature decision, the moment in which he assumed his responsibilities.
The boss held out an open hand to Tamashi and said: "touch my hand, this will be your act of loyalty. Now or never"
Tamashi also extended his hand and touched the boss's hand. The act had been concluded.
"I can officially declare you the sixth member of Soul Killer" this sentence was remembered throughout the cave.
"heheheh, at the end there's you too boy, who would have thought. This is going to be a lot of fun…" Kyudo said.
"I think it's time to give you an accurate presentation of all the members of the group including me" said the boss.
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"I am the boss of the group. You've always known me as a stranger but now you can call me: Saiden"
About 1.80 meters tall, blonde hair, blue eyes and wielder of a black sword.
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"He is Kyudo. You already got to know him a little while ago. He is generally considered as the fastest member among all"
About 1.30m tall, green hair, yellow eyes, and wielder of a bow.
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"Now the other members. This is Shallow, the smartest member of all"
About 1.60m tall, gray hair, brown eyes and wielder of a ax.
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"He is Cask, the physically strongest member of the group"
About 2.50m tall, no hair, black eyes and wielder of an hammer.
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"She is Shailer, considered to be the most tactical member of the whole group"
About 1.70m tall, long black hair, purple eyes and wielder of a stick.
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"Finally there is you, Tamashi"
Tamashi was amazed but also intrigued by the description Saiden had made of all the members of the group. It seemed so incredible to him that he had never been able to meet such powerful people in his life. And he didn't even know them…
"This is just the beginning, but at least now you know our names and who to report to" Saiden said.
"Anyway, you can go, your session is over. Tomorrow we will talk about other things"
"I think I'll go find an elephant to kill, I'm so hungry ahahaha" said Cask passing by Tamashi.
"Hey, congrats kid. We'll get to know each other better."
"Cask don't mess and don't get lost. You may find other government missionaries out there. pays attention. Shailer, Shallow, follow him" Saiden said.
"Don't worry like you always do. If I find other government missionaries I will crush them with my strength haha"
"Wait Cask, damn" said Shailer followed by Shallow.
Saiden walked towards Tamashi and brushed against him, when at one point, the boy pulled out a knife and quickly pointed it at Saiden's throat who stopped.
"I am now a member of Soul Killer. But don't forget that you were the one who killed my best friend. I have not forgotten that day and I will never forget it. So don't think I don't have something against you. Maybe I'll respect you and we could even become great teammates, but I don't forget" Tamashi said very seriously.
"hehehe, the boy has courage. That's the right spirit to be one of us ehehe" Kyudo said observing the scene from afar.
"tsk, of course… I figured you still hate me and that's understandable. The path of revenge is something that is easily born in a person's heart but at the same time it is very difficult to make it go away. The day of your revenge will definitely come" said Saiden.
At the same time he reached down to reach Tamashi's ear.
"But don't think it will be an easy road... you now don't even have the idea of what awaits you in the world and how many things you will have to see and discover. You will be the savior of the world but at the same time… you will be the villain…" Saiden concluded with an almost ruthless smile on his face.
Leaving Tamashi in the middle of the cave.