It was a night like any other. The moon shone brightly and the midnight breeze sang it's usual melody, but something felt different.
What was it?
Maybe the air, which was filled with an ominous white mist? Or the faint sound of footsteps? Or the metallic scent in the air?
Whatever it was, it was enough to keep both Hanzo and Loriell awake, and just beyond the wall, Kai also seemed restless.
Quiet…. Too quiet.
Suddenly Hanzo got up, to quell his restlessness. He had to check. So, he grabbed his sword and slowly approached the door. As he twisted the knob, he heard a scream from upstairs…
"Kai!!"
Yep, the assassins were after Kai for some unknown reason.
"Crap! Kai!!" , as Hanzo came up the stairs he saw one of the assassins. He wore a pitch black assassins gi, on the left side of the chest was a crest which Hanzo was far too familiar with - it was the Joker Shinobi clan. One of the six Shinobi clans of the Harley Quinn Association. They ranged in order of power: Heart Lion clan, Diamond Dragon Clan, Club Tiger Clan, The Council of Aces, The Jokers, The Four Heavenly King Alliance (4HA).
Out of all of these clans they had to be the second highest tier, the Jokers.
As the assassins saw Hanzo, they threw a smoke bomb and swiftly escaped.
But Hanzo wasn't just gonna let these guys come in here and do what they want, so he went to Loriell to inform her of Kai's kidnapping.
Now, you may not know this, but Loriell is of the mystical fairy race, and no, fairies ain't small, they are like regular humans, but have druid-like abilities.
So Loriell tracked Kai down to a cavern deep within the forest using Earth Essence. After determining Kai's location, they swiftly arrived at the spot. And was greeted by one of the assassins.
"Well well well, if it isn't Hanzo of Wrath and Loriell-The Dark Princess, it's been a long time." The assasin said from a dark corner.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" Hanzo quickly got down to business.
"You see, there was an order from your oh-so mighty Samurai Shogun, to eliminate you~" the assassin responded, "Don't worry, the boy is safe and sound, in the Nightmare Forest on the Spania continent~ heheheheh" he said mischievously.
"Oh no…. Kai…" Loriell felt her knees getting weak. For everyone knows of the Nightmare Forest. No one ever returns alive from there.
"Aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!" Hanzo, who was on his last straw finally blew. His power shot to a completely different level, outclassing the assassin by ten, no perhaps fifteen times.
This was a Mystic level technique in the Crimson Destruction arts called "Asura" the Crimson Wrath.
'Crap! I didn't think he would have such a skill!' The assassin thought to himself. 'What is their relation to that boy?'
'This is dangerous, I might actually die here. I have to escape and lay another trap. The info on him was way too inaccurate!', the assasin tried to escape through the entrance of the cave which he was facing, but in a matter of seconds Hanzo caught him.
Loriell, who was still shook, also experienced a burst in energy. This was the very same energy that earned her the nickname, Dark Fairy, a dark aura enveloped her, and her energy skyrocketed, her hair also turned nightsky blue and her pupils bright yellow. The air turned cold and this was when the assasin knew, he would have to at least sacrifice an arm or a leg to get out alive.
'So this is the famous Twilight Duo…' The assasin thought to himself. Before getting hit by Hanzo's attack, The third movement of the Asura Arts: Demon Fist Barrage.
This attack caused internal wounds on the assasin who narrowly escaped into the forest with his stealth skill.
"Until we meet again!!" The assassin's words echoed through the forest.