Kaneda Bones, personal secretary to Amartarasu Cybers, had many connections throughout Neo Arachnis, but he had reached a dead end. His usual group of mercenaries were unavailable, so he was forced to turn to the people who were considered unsavory even in the world of professional killers.
Amido Amdahl believed himself to be the top mercenary of Neo Arachnis. So he was not surprised when he got a call from the Union government.
As he walked through the sleek white halls of the Palace Needle, he sighed. "Who knew that being an assassin could be so boring? Honestly, I haven't got to kill anyone all day!"
Amido Amdahl was loyal to no one. If he was paid enough he would dispose of anybody. He kept his opinions of the government to himself, but in truth the only thing he cared for was himself.
He walked into a glass elevator and pressed a button leading directly to the bottom. Soon he would be done with this assassination and move on to the next. The doors of the elevator smoothly swung open and he was met with his hitman team, the same team that he believed would one day cause countless deaths.
"Master, you have arrived. What is the next mission?" A young woman with light brown hair tied tightly in a knot stood by the door. She held a lollipop close to her mouth, licking it.
"An assassination, my beautiful Lollipop Lover, what else would we do!" Amido said, giving the woman a thumbs up.
"Ooooo!! Assassination, assassination, assassination! I love assassinations!! Hopefully this one will be more than just poisoning their food!" A young girl with long curly blue hair ran through the room, giggling while fondly holding throwing knives that seemed to have blood splatters on them.
"This team is sometimes hard to work with. But they get the job done," Amido thought happily. He had never been prouder of his team. "Alright then, let's go and kill these people, ladies!" Amido struck a cool pose for his team. All of them stared at him blankly.
Amido had brought most of his team for this assassination, except for one man. This man was so skilled and murderous that even Amido feared him. It was a passing rumor that he had killed thousands of people, no matter who they were.
He shivered just thinking about him.
As the hitman team quickly left through the elevator door the room was left empty, except for a man casually lounging on a table, dressed in a pinstripe suit. He hopped off the table, humming an eerie tune to himself while casually spinning a knife in his hand.
He was on a mission he had given to himself, because Oscar Ernest did whatever he wanted. Even if that involved taking a nap in the Palace Needle itself. Oscar loved nothing more than killing, but right now his mission was to sleep for the whole day in the most luxurious place in Neo Arachnis.
He giggled to himself and thought, "I suppose Mr. Fancy Dictator would love to have me carry out his killing mission but he's stuck with Amido and his girls!" Oscar slinked out of the briefing room with a swaying dance-like walk, looking for a comfy place to nap. He walked straight into a gun pointed at his head.
"You didn't answer my calls, Ernest, and now I find you sneaking into the Palace Needle?" Kaneda Bones centered his black pistol at Oscar's face with his black-gloved hands. Kaneda was barely older than the president and usually looked put-together. Today, however, he had an angry glint in his eye.
"Ooooh, scary!" giggled Oscar, mockingly raising his hands. "Sorry Kaneda, no assassinating for me today!"
"You might want to reconsider," Not lowering his gun, Kaneda pulled a frayed badge from his pocket. It showed a star with two scythes crossed over it, with gold words reading 'Obscurum es, et serviam tibi'. "This was found on Amido Amdhal's coat. It's a membership badge for the Children of Obscurum. I want Amdhal's target eliminated, but crushing this cult comes first."
Oscar's face twisted into a disturbing smile as he snatched the badge from Kaneda's hand. "Oho, I've heard about this! Thought about finding them and committing mass murder, but those pesky cultists sure are hard to find." Oscar slowly licked his knife, his eyes glowing with bloodlust. "Very smart, Kanny. You know I can't resist the chance to slit Amdhal's throat, and maybe his target will disappear at the same time."
"You have the president's thanks," Kaneda swiftly turned around, trying to get away from Oscar as fast as possible. He considered himself quite proficient at dealing with politicians and the media, but he had never known how to deal with Oscar.
However, the president's wishes came first, and the president wanted the Children of Obscurum to be eradicated.