"I know that if its you we are going to succeed. We must have faith in ourselves. We are brothers after all. We are going to wipe it out all. You and me." The speaker of these words was not easy to tell but one could see the two cone shaped hats from the window.
***
"I might want to know what makes you think that we can take down this organization?" Dan asked.
" I have a hunch," Marx said with a sheepish smile.
***
Few minutes ago.
Life Mission detected. User has been awarded a mission! Mission details_ wipe out the Mafia Organization. Rewards will be mouth watering! No time limit! <[Accept] <[Reject]> Marx just realized how the system loved exploiting him. Was a mission supposed to be given as an award in the first place? He could only accept it though. Not that he had anything better to do in the first place. The mission was going to make his name known all over the Milky Way! *** "Let's make sure to keep our partner's identity secret," Dan said as he shook Marxs hand. Marx smiled and they had a small tug as they clenched each others hand but it was only for a second. They both raised a brow as they released each other's hand. "Very well partner. No more dilly dallying. Its time to know each other slightly better. At least some revelations," Marx said and Dan nodded. One could not think that Dan was more than 300 years old and Marx was a newly turned 17 year old talking like agemates. " I will give you a brief history about myself. I had two brothers. We were all triplets and they were both killed by the mafia organization. Since then, I have been after these mafias so that I can get revenge for both my brothers. "I thought that I was going to do it alone and I have been preparing for the past 50 years. Luckily I have found you. I have faith that we can both take down this organization," Dan said. "Oh... So you are after revenge. Well, as for my real name, I am Marx. I have no specific reason for wiping out this organization. It just pleases me that I am going to cause some chaos. I hope I can accomplish this mission in two weeks because I want to join an academy. "I have faith that you have gathered enough information. I hope that you are okay with completing it in less than two weeks," Marx said the first words just offhandedly but his face grew serious as he continued but for Dan it was different. Dan was still stuck at the first part of Marx's words. He was still trying to digest the words from Marx and he had not paid attention to his last words. He - did - not - have - a - specific - reason - for - doing - this. He - was - doing - this - for - fun. He - was - doing - this - for - fun! For - fun! Thewords echoed as his world was stopping at the moment and his mind working on overdrive. "What dou you mean that you have no specific reason for doing all this? How can you take a serious task so casually? Is this a game to you? Could at least lie that someone was abducted or say that you are doing it for the sake of the people? But for fun?" Dan was holding Marx's shirt on the chest shaking him with all his might. He was speaking with his mouth wide open such that Marx had closed his eyes for he had seen the scary Uvula hanging on the throat of the guy. He was sure that if he stared carefully he would have seen the wind pipe and food pipe or even the non existent Adam apple of the guy. Dan was now pulling his hair out. He was taking the task too seriously as a revenge for his brothers yet to Marx he was doing it for fun. He was trying to mess around. If he could hear why Marx had closed his eyes, he would defifinitely lose his mind. What non existent Adam's apple? "You could phrase it that I am doing it for fun but I cannot lie. I am also after The Empire. They have something important they took from my home," Marx spoke and his eyes flashed in anger. He clenched his fists and punched his knee gently. His teeth clenched. He was yet to see the strange look from Dan. Dan who had just recuperated felt another bomb explode inside him. The kid was after the Empire. Haha. He encroached Marx slowly his body crawling on the table as he stared at the serious eyes of Marx. The kid was serious! He retracted back to his seat and approached Marx again in the same way. He reached his ears and whispered. "Kid, stop making jokes with me. Are you with The Resistance? Haha...If you are not serious about your life, mind the life of those close to you. I am too young to die. Tell me if you are with The Resistance so I can have safety measure," Dan said creepily. Marx had forgotten that they were with Dan but when he heard his words, he got back from his thoughts and pushed the guy away. Was it that he was a 300 year old man with a kid's brain? " What resistance are you talking about? I have just heard that name for the first time. Tell me, is this Resistance joinable? I would want their help to teach The Empire a lesson," Marx said creepily. Dan was already on his coach crawling away with every word Marx spoke. " Do you know that your words are enough to justify treason? I don't want to get caught up in such. Just Make sure that you don't fall into the resistance. Its not a good branch," Dan said his tone serious. " Aah... I am going to get every help I can. I just didn't know that there was an organization out there that directly opposes The Empire. I could have joined it rather than than The Viper's Creed," Marx said scratching his chin. The system dared to hide such important information from him. Dan was already hiding behind the coach his head sticking out every now and then as Marx spoke. His eyes were wide with horror like he was seeing a ghost. Just who was this kid? He had UMC and he also did not have fear slandering The Empire. Could it be that those of the higher echelon did not get punished for slandering The Empire? He knew that even having thoughts of joining The Resistance was enough for treason yet this guy here was speaking of it like it was just a church or school he could go at any time. "Kid, I heard you speak about the academies. What were you saying about them and two weeks?" Dan asked but the moment he had taken a break hiding behind the coach leaning on it, when he turned to look up at Marx, he was not on his coach. "Tell me how to join The Resistance." Dan freaked out and like a cat he felt all his hair rise as he heard the mysterious and creppy voice in his right ear. He jumped back to the coach as his heart beat rapidly. "Tell me about the resistance," Marx said sitting next to Dan who started shivering. *** By all rights, Dan was supposed to freak out. Their watches were usually fitted with recorders that usually transmitted everything they did to a server. That was not all but it was about The Resistance. The Empire had eradicated all threats but since the unification of the continents, there arose disputes after countries which had gotten assimilated into The Empire. These were those who got unsatisfied with their current positions. They had been working in the underworld for a thousand years and when they appeared, they put pressure on the Empire. The earlier attempts of resistance had been curbed by the Empire but when the organization called The Resistance appeared, the Empire was unable to get rid of it. Hundreds of years later, they still managed to implant themselves in the Empire such that it became impossible to get rid of them. It was even okay to say that they became part of the backbones and The Empire could not just eradicate them or they would suffer economically, politically and also in their defenses. Its okay to say that The Empire is not The Empire without The Resistance. Though, The Empire had been getting rid of The Resistance moderately mostly by hindering them. It set rules to hinder them and those who were caught were either killed without trial or sent to an unbreakable prison that had been allocated it's own planet. The prison's coordinates were not known to anyone though. *** When Dan finished explaining, Marx nodded. He was sure that that was not common knowledge. Normal people could not deduce all that. To them, the resistance was the enemy of The Empire and were always eagerly waiting for the day the resistance would get wiped out. But think of it this way. It had been now been almost 1600 years since The Resistance appeared. If the Empire was serious about getting rid of The Resistance, they would rather just wipe them than hinder them. What Dan had concluded was true. The Empire knew about the threats they faced and so did The Resistance. This was to mean there was a possibility of The Empire giving some of their technology to The Resistance so as to have them get prepared for these threat. Marx wondered where Dan knew all this information from. "Jus who are you Dan? You know that you just gave me classified information," Marx said teasingly. "I am not telling you that you might be safe with the resistance as they have ties with The Empire but if you were to get arrested now, you would get killed. That is the rule of the resistance. Those who are caught are no longer part of the resistance and they are foresaken. Just try not to get into the bad side of The Empire," Dan said with the same serious tone " The Empire is already on my bad side. If they don't give me what I want, I am going to take it by force!" Marx said triumphantly and clenched his fists once again instantly. His face flashing with a cold glint which got replaced by a distant smile.