The idea was simple, to enter any human city you need an identity card with your identity marked on it and that can report the status of a person, however when I and my family were banished from the human territories, our cards were confiscated so as not to leave us no chance of possibly escaping to another human village.
As for other civilizations, such as the elves or the orcs or whatever, they were quite naturally hostile to humans so trying to take refuge there was very often synonymous with imminent death and a painful one at that.
The plan to counter all this, wait for one of the assassins who watch him come over here, kill him in silence and steal his identity.
Thanatos : "But why do you even need their cards ?"
Lucian : "So that I can spy inside the kingdom wothout issue"
Thanatos : "And also make them seem like we don't exist I guess"
Lucian : "That's also an idea"
Where it was interesting is that the assassins are by principle unknown, so no one knows their identities and they have a special card which allows them to remain incognito.
No need to pay attention to the family of my future victim, the assassins often being orphans or slaves bought at the black market or their work made them stay from it even if it existed.
Thanatos : "But wouldn't they know if you use this a lot"
Lucian : "No, they are cards that are free to use and no one will know where and when to go"
I didnt know any assasin myself but I did know how it works as one was living in our village, even if he was long retired, he liked to tell the kids like me some old stories.
Thanatos : "You are kinda lucky to know all that"
Lucian : "I like listening to stories"
My fishing was soon fruitful, an assassin very quickly approached my position, not fearing too much for his life he must have told himself that he will just do some observation and could report back.
Thanatos : "Oh here he come"
Lucian : "Can you make yourself invisible"
Thanatos : "I don't have every power"
Lucian : "Then go hide and wait"
Thanatos : "No I am kiding, of course I can"
But at the same time I had set a little trap for him, indeed if he was the only one to have seen a demon while they have been watching for more than 3 months, no one would believe him, so he will probably try to bring back a tangible proof of my existence, starting from this principle I had precisely made on purpose to take on the appearance of a low-ranking demon.
Demons are not one of the species that naturally live in this environment but are precisely a part of the demonic army so it's not normal to see one here, which was exactly my point.
Assassin : "Some demons are already going this far, I had tought that the thing I saw would be a mistake but it doesn't seem like it"
Assassin : "But why is he that far and alone, without us seeing it, let's not think about it"
He must have thought I couldn't hear him the way he was looking always in the distance, but I knew very well what he was thinking without really hearing.
I used my mana to make my presence clear but I also used it also in the serounding environment which made my hearing much more precise, I could feel as if I was here everything that was happening.
Thanatos : "You know that this is hard to do even for a high rank demon"
Lucian : "Studying mana has some benefits"
Thanatos : "Yes I see that, a very good control, it's quite surprising as you are not a mage"
Lucian : "Even if I am not a mage, that doesn't need that much mana control"
The assasin is moving forward gently to get on my flanks and attack me, I didn't expect that he would attack me from the front but hey I'm almost disappointed.
He got closer slowly, slowly but surely like a snake, until he is not far from my side, seeing me not move, taking it out his dagger to plant it in my ribs.
Lucian : "I'm sorry for you, but it's not working with me"
Assassin : "A demon that can talk and stop my attack, you are not a normal demon"
Indeed that was his original plan, but before he could reach my sides he had taken a punch in the head, putting him on the ground, he got up rather easily, wondering what he happened to him, how could a normal demon go faster than him, a professional assassin, for that I probably had to thank Vector when coming back home.
Assassin : "Such a fast demon, it's clearly a trap, and then one who makes such complete sentences, it's impossible, who are you at the just"
Lucian : "You're not as dumb as I thought, too bad"
I took off my extra layer of mana, which made me look like a normal demon, to reveal a three star demon appearance, which is my normal demonic apparence that would habe normally make him flee pr just not attack me alone.
He had remained on his guards, waiting for an opportunity to either strike or run away, even if he seemed to have understood that it was not likely to happen in front of me.
Assassin : "A demon, and of high rank besides, you set a trap for me, it's weird"
Lucian : "Don't hurt your head for nothing, you'll be dead in 2 minutes anyway"
Assassin : "I won't let that happen to me"
He threw his daggers forward and ran away even though it was no use, seeing as I had just avoided his daggers and had caught up, putting a sword in his leg.
I was kinda enjoying myself as it was my first time I was clearly enjoying myself in that position as if I putted everything bad that has happened to me on that assasin.
Assassin : "I don't understand how can you have a human sword ?"
Lucian *laughs*: "You're really not smart"
Assassin : "No, wait, you're a hu..."
Before he could finish his sentence, I stabbed him in the heart, killing him instantly, I took his card from him as planned, and also his clothes, and his money (yes I know...), I kind of wanted to leaving it there, but it could be suspicious for the next assassin who would come here.
Or if their is more than one assasin in every place, I don't know why they would put more than one of them in that remote space, but I don't know so I prefer to be cautious.
Thanatos : "Isn't that your first time killing ?"
Lucian : "Yes"
Thanatos : "And ?"
Lucian : "I don't feel much"
I thought I would feel bad to kill a human for the first time or even hesitate some bit, maybe my past circumstances made me more inclined to not be affected by that type of thing.
Well I don't care, let's not think about that I have other things to do, just like the body that I have on hand.
Lucian : "Thanatos, are you interested in this body"
Thanatos : "No thanks, I don't eat that type of bread"
Lucian : "I am not talking about that oh"
Thanatos : "I know but I prefer being like that"
Well because he did not want it, I looked at his face to copy it and then bury the corpse, It'll probably be enough not to let it see too much or just too late, the traces of blood could in any case be explained by the ancient inhabitants of the village having been killed so it's not a problem either.
With that I headed to the nearest town, and especially to the guild of murderers, but wait, I have no damn idea where it is...and i forgot to torture him before killing him. Well well I'll have to wait until their is another assassin that come to look here, that could take long.
Thanatos : "You're not very smart sometimes either"
Lucian : "If you could pass me your moral lessons"
Thanatos : "I can give you some of his memory if you want"
Lucian : "Oh yes you can do that, well well go ahead"
Thanatos : "It won't be without consequences..."
Lucian : "I don't care, go ahead"
He implanted in me the last 24 hours of his memory, he didn't seem that he could go further, and I immediately understood what he meant by consequences, indeed the astronomical headache was rather severe, 24H which spreads in a few seconds in a human brain, it's not a pleasure.
He was kinda laughing at me but atleast I did not have to wait a lot to have another assassin which would be a risk to me.
Thanatos : "Well we're done"
Lucian : "You yes, you can go, but I will go further"
Thanatos : "And how are you going to get back?"
Lucian : "Oh I'll just call you"
Thanatos looked at me again in an insistent way as if he really wanted me dead at that moment, but well I knew well that he couldn't do anything about our stupid requests and surely very boring for him, the demon king had surely asked him to help us to make our mission easier.
Anyway he was connected to us by some kind of thing (by the curse but he doesn't know that), he answers each of my calls, it may not matter where I am and it doesn't matter what the subject is.
Thanatos : "Sometime I really wish I could kill you"
Lucian : "But you can't"
He continued to look at me like that for another good minute before understanding that it will not work with me, so he left immediately, pretty furious.
Thanatos : "You are really the most annoying one"
Lucian : "Yeah I know"
I, too, for my part, left, for the city that I had seen, which fortunately was not very far away, and at the secret place that I saw that is probably the base of the assassins of this city.
My secret card made me pass rather quietly by a secret place, the false identity of the assassins was really perfect, especially for what I was going to do in the future.
After arriving at a place that seemed to be a simple tavern I went to the bar chairs, sat down quietly and waited for the waitress.
Waitress: "What can I serve you?"
Lucian: "A glass of red and black"
She understood well that this was the code for assassins, and someone else took me directly to a small secret basement discretely to not be seen.
He moved a bottle of wine that made appear an entire room beside the wine room, in it a guy in a chair with some papers that was woking and saw me enter.
The guy : "Already done?"
The assassin whose identity I had assumed must surely know the real me, have been accustomed to come back later from his missions, even if it didn't concern me really, I had to come up with a credible excuse.
Lucian : "Yes my talent has increased in level, and I couldn't even see anything near the mountains."
The guy : "Oh that's new"
It was not so uncommon for a human that the level of a talent increases, even so late, the talent of this assassin, was more based on his vision and speed, which made sense considering where he had been posted.
The guy in front seemed a little doubtful but he didn't really no reason to doubt his assasin on this situation.
Lucian : "Well here is my report, besides I would like to change assignment"
For the report I just took the one he had on him and added a little bit to it when I was waiting and before entering the bar.
The guy : "And why so?"
Lucian : "We're going to need someone who sees further than the mountains, it hasn't been that long since the hero appeared and yet there no sign of movement, more than that the human village was destroyed completely, the demonic beasts killed them all, there are traces of blood and even a sword on the ground"
The guy : " Okay then, I'm putting you on the watch of a little northern nobleman who maybe prepare a rebellion, if he tries anything, kill him"
With these words I immediately left for the city that he had indicated to me and with, once again, a new identity.
The guy : "By the way don't forget to take another test of your talent after the mission maybe you will get a promotion"
Lucian : "I will not forget that"
The guy : "I will get in troubke if you progress more, I like my position here"
He was talking to me with a lot of respect and seems to be very understanding about what I was asking even if for him, I am pretty sure that it was not easy.
I really had a lot of chance that the assassin who was stationed at the surveillance was one of the the most high-ranking assassins in this place and that he could change his mission easily.
The guy : "Good luck to you"
Lucian : "Thanks"
Thanks to this new identity I could finally kill humans and act in peace without having to risk anything either.
This nobleman I have to watch, I don't care what he has planned, he and all his friends are the next to be on my hitlist anyways.