Kasady's niece has just turned 6 years old this week.
He saved up a bit of cash and decided to buy her a present on the day of her birthday.
"Uncle Kasady! You're here!"
Kasady smiles at her after giving her a big hug.
"Told you I would make it."
"I never doubted you uncle!"
A woman walks from behind his niece, she has black hair and red eyes just like Kasady.
"Sis. How have you been?"
His sis rolls her eyes, "Good. I just hope you didn't bring something like a toy gun for her again."
Kasady laughs nervously, "Toy gun? Pft...haha...who would do that?"
He slowly slips the toy gun back into his pocket.
"Woah, everyone's here!"
His sister's husband has a cake in his hand.
"Daddy! Uncle Kasady is here! He's here!"
"I see. I see!~"
Kasady walks over to him and shakes his hand, "Been a while."
"Sure has, you look better Kasady. Like that thing's been off of your mind."
"Yeah, it has Eugene. I'm slowly trying to move on from it. But, recently...It's like it's trying to come back."
Eugene's face turns sympathetic.
"Look, I've known you and your sister since high school. Ever since the day I found out what you did for a living. I never once turned my back on you or her. So don't think I am now. We're here for you man."
Kasady smiles before putting his hand on Eugene's shoulder, "Thanks..."
"Kelly. Come over here."
Kasady's sister, Kelly folds her arms and stands by Eugene.
"What is it?"
"Could you get the table ready? the other guest may be over soon. I'll finish up the cake in the meantime."
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The birthday party was ready.
Cake, balloons, hats, gifts, everything was there for one sweet little girl.
"Uncle Kasady."
"Yes, Elise?"
"Don't listen to what my mommy says! I love your toy guns! And I know you brought it this year too! So show it with pride!"
"Haha...alright! Alright! when did you learn such big words!"
After the party was over everyone went home, and Elise had opened tons of gifts.
Even the toy gun gift from Kasady.
"Sigh...being an uncle is hard."
"Yeah right." His sister scoffed.
"Hey, I work hard. Alright."
Kelly rolled her eyes, "I bet you do."
"Hey. I have to tell you something."
Kelly instantly listened in, "Hm?..."
"Recently. I feel like something is happening. I-I don't know what it is. But something's happening."
"I'm lost...explain," Kelly says in a confused tone.
"Like 2 days ago. Someone broke into my house. He wore a mask but revealed who he was. He came to kill me. He knows who I am, and I'm assuming I have some small history with him. I killed him. And honestly, it felt good to do it after such a long time."
"W-What...why are you saying this now?"
"I just wanted to get it off my chest," Kasady puts his hands in his pockets.
Kelly asks slowly, "So...are you doing it again?"
Kasady looks at her from the side, "Killing people?"
"Yeah."
"I don't know. But if it keeps happening. I'll have to figure something out."
"Also! Could...you maybe watch Elise for a while?... I and Eugene are going out for a bit and need someone to watch her."
"Seriously?.....fine..."
"Thanks! I knew you would do it!" Kelly hugs Kasady and runs off.
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"Hey! Elise! don't do that!"
Kasady had been watching her for nearly 3 hours now.
He didn't expect Kelly to be so rowdy.
She was running around the house, play fighting, picking up knives, knocking stuff over and just being very disastrous all over.
"Seriously—kids are difficult."
After finally calming Elise down and putting her to bed. Kasady could relax and watch some Television.
"Eugene must have a killer job. Fast WiFi, good cable, and amazing furniture."
Kasady then clicks the TV off.
"...."
He listens in.
He rushes to the kitchen and grabs a knife before diving behind the door.
Kasady hides, making sure to not even breathe loudly.
'I heard something, like small whispering outside. My senses have dulled over the years, but I still can hear stuff like this. It sounds like multiple people walking.'
The doorknob starts to twist slowly, the people struggling to picklock the locked door.
It finally opens, and Kasady wastes no time slamming the door on their faces.
"Agh! Fuck!"
He throws the knife with amazing speed and precision, striking the unknown intruder in the neck.
He sweeps the feet of another, they fall directly under him as he stomps on their neck. Snapping it.
"Sh-Shit...it's him."
2 more left.
It was 4 in total, and in just 20 seconds he had killed 2.
'Fuck, how did he know we were coming?....he's 33 years old and still moves like he's 15. This guy is the devil in human form.' The unknown man's thoughts were running rampant.
"It's been a long, long time since I've had to kill people. But you bastards have started showing up out of nowhere."
"Shut up!" With a sharp-looking dagger, he lunged at Kasady.
Kasady swiftly maneuvers around the slashes and stabs as best as he can.
He gets a cut on his face and shoulder slightly, but nothing life-threatening.
"Tch. I've grown rusty. To let an amateur like this even graze me. I'm ashamed."
The masked man starts to think again, 'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I've only managed to graze him?! How?! I went through 4 years of pure hell. Working my ass off. I had to kill my friends and colleagues to get where I am. I graduated in the top 50 class of assassins in my division. Yet, I can't even get ahold of this 33-year-old man?'
He made one last attempt to do a good amount of damage to Kasady.
After slicing after Kasady and failing to get a good hit on him, he planted his feet quickly and lunged at close range.
"!" Kasady reacted quickly.
He leaned back so far that he looked like he disappeared.
The intruder's eyes widened, 'Seriously?...'
A strong blow to the stomach sent him flying a few feet.
"GAHHH!.....dammit! what type....of punch was that?!"
'It felt like a fucking sledgehammer to the stomach...' The man groveled on the ground.
"I'm surprised. You came very close to grazing me again with that feeble little dagger of yours. Your friend is just standing over there watching in fear."
The other intruder had been watching the entire time, just shaking in fear not knowing what to do.
Kasady walks near the scared assassin.
"I..."
Kasady stops him, "Answer my question."
The intruder nodded quickly.
"Who are you people? And why have you come here?"
The man removed his mask, a scar on his lip through his eye.
"We are a part of the Ghost Dagger Division. You probably recently had to deal with a man named Agony. He was a part of our division as well. You're.....Kasady Worthy...the greatest killer ever. Right?"
Kasady sighed, "I guess I am....but who sent you?"
"Gudar! Sir Gudar sent us!...."
"Gudar?.....I know that name. That fucking bastard. So he was still looking for me even after all these years?.."
"My name is Yves. And that guy over there....the man you just knocked to the ground is Taurus."
"I could care less what your names are. But because you came to kill me. I won't spare you or him."
"S-Sir...wait! Wait! Stop or else!"
"Or else what?..." Kasady picks up the dagger Taurus had.
"We will kill your niece!"
Kasady stops in his tracks.
"My niece? do you think you can get away from me and get to her?"
"No. that's why we brought back-up. We were just the distraction."
Kasady's eyes widened.
SLASH
Both Yves and Taurus's heads were cut off in an instant.
Kasady rushed to Elise's room.
Her window had been opened silently and she was taken away.
"Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! I've grown weaker. I couldn't hear or sense something like that? I was too focused on those weaklings and now Elise is gone."
Kasady slammed his fist into the wall, leaving a giant dent in it.
"Gudar...I'll kill that bastard if it's the last thing I do."