Atlas was petrified he swiftly was another pair of clothes and sat down , trying to process what he had seen ' Those were ....tatoos , I've never gotten any of those , how did they get there , is it part of .....' his thoughts were interrupted when Freya came barging in " Atlas ! Come ! Come quick ! "
Atlas jumped on his feet and followed Freya in confusion
" I was walking along the alley cause I dropped my satchel here , as I picked up my satchel , I heard a scream , I followed the scream only for me to see this ! " she showed Atlas , whose eyes widened in horror " Dear God " he stared at a woman and a girl all dead on the floor blood splattered everywhere
" What happened ? " Atlas asked
" You think I know ? " Freya said but their question was answered when they saw a middle age man crying
" Sir " Atlas spoke up " Is this your family ? "
" Yes " the man sobbed
" Who killed them ? " Freya asked
" Black Skull Gang "
" Black Skull Gang ? " Atlas looked at Freya
" They are a set of people , a Gang, they come to your house to ask for money , if you don't pay up , they either kill you or your family " the man explained
" Why do they ask for money ? " Atlas asked
" Apparently they own the slums " The man said
" I see , why don't you report to authority ? "
Atlas asked
" They won't listen , besides their boss is 6th year Samurai , the soldiers are afraid of him "
The man said
" 6th year Samurai ? " Atlas was puzzled
" There are categories of fighters , they are : Samurai , Mage and Saint , there are levels for all of them 1st year to 9th year , 1st year's are beginners, but 6th years are strong , they can destroy this whole city in one flinch , Atlas shuddered at the thought
" If the leader is that strong you can report to the Magistrate ( leader of the city ) "
" He won't even glance at me , he only attends to matters concerning nobles "
Atlas sighed " Thank you sir for the information and we deeply sorry about your family " he then turned to Freya " Let's go " Freya nodded and they both left , all of a sudden the man came to his senses , he had been talking to a group of kids he barely knew,
" Wait ! Who are you kids ? ! " but they were gone .....
Atlas and Freya got back to the shack , while Freya went to sleep , Atlas stayed awake and pondered on everything that had happened that day , he then thought of the Black Skull Gang, they would soon also pose a threat to him and Fraye , he xouldn't afford to let them hurt Freya , there was only one way ...
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