The cat has never been nervous about anything, except when she sees her mother Bastet. She thought of what had happened a couple hours earlier and if she should tell her everything from the small details to the big event. The kitty thought back to what had happened...
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The kitty followed to where the pair of men went. The black mist ate them from feet to the top of their heads and after a few seconds, the black mist was slowly disappearing. They're somewhere...
'Dark...' The cat thought to herself and followed the two sound of footsteps. She could see even though it was pitch black and that's a blessing for being a cat. The surrounding smells like dirt when rained on, the smell of leaves and moss. She was somwhere near a forest and. When the two men stopped they were in front of two huge metal doors. It has this gigantic dragon carving.
"‡¡¿×≠ⁿ.†"
The kitty heard what seems to be a chant spoken in a deep and low voice. The dragon carved om the door snaked out of the way one by one revealing a stone path.
'This must be connected to the imbalance in nature.' She thought to herself. What else could it be? The little kitty followed inside through the door and was welcomed by another door, wooden this time. Another set of incantations were said.
"λέμφωμα"
'Is this Greek?' The kitty thought to herself as she followed them inside. It was a large hallway with red carpet and soldiers at the side looking like statues. They turned left and right when they reached another door which opened to a room. It was a room with a large table at the center. There were 5 chairs surrounding it and a large throne-like seat at the end. She heard a snap when all the lights were suddenly lit and almost blinded her from the sudden adjustment to the brightness.
"Your grace Han, the location if Li Tuan has been found. He's currently hiding in the han mountains, orders? .' The smaller man was approached by a man with armor and he reported what was in his hands to the guy sitting at the throne.
"Capture, family, summon."
'Is his language a f*cking code?' The cat thought while it scrunched its face out of confusion.
"should we defile the daughters and castrate the men, your grace?" The guy asked.
The man who hasn't removed his mask yet nodded. He has revealed the color of his hair which was silky white...not the kind an old person has, it was more of a shiny silver is what the cat thought as she continues to listen.
"I suggest that we torture him in a hundred different ways, your grace, he has broken the promise of repaying and has runoff." Said the guy. But the man with a sharp gaze didn't or couldn't pay attention. His mind was thinking of something...or of someone if I should say. The silver-haired man with a dark gaze thought of the grin he saw on the little girls' faces. Was he hallucinating or not? The smirk on the little girl's face as she bowed on the ground can be called twisted.
"Your grace, 5th seat Shang He has been summoned as you wished." The servant has grabbed the young lord's attention when he dragged a man towards him. It was a guy with a long beard, he seemed to shake under the lord's gaze.
"Summon the 4." The tall man ordered and somehow, it made the man in front of him shudder and lose strength in his knees.
'Just how scary is this Han?' Thought the little kitty while she took pity on the guy's situation. What had he done to deserve this is what she wondered. And after staring the man down, the door of the huge room opened and 4 boys entered. 'They look like teenagers wtf!?' The kitty thought. There was a kid with black hair that seems to have facial paralysis, a guy with blonde hair, and is wearing a face that seems to touch everyone's heart. A guy with glasses that's wearing a bored face. And a man with a large built that was wearing a sad face.
'That's the diversity I'd say.' The cat thought to itself. And it was!
"What seems to be the matter, your grace?" The four-eyed guy said as he looked down at the kneeling guy. This bored boy has raised his eyebrow and smiled in a mocking way. He seems to realize the situation.
"Huh? So the rat has been caught?" He mockingly said. The three remaining boys seem to already know what was going on. The big guy was angry yet felt sad once more. I mean, how could one of their "trusted" friend betray them? Steal money from all the business branches and try to run away with it?
"Now, now. Brighten up! Our dear friend He right here is feeling nervous. Are you alright?" The blonde kid said as if sympathizing with the kneeling guy. After getting a little more closer, his face became twisted. It sent shivers to the little kitty hiding behind the pillar.
"How was one week of freedom? Fun right? Now start thinking of ways we torture you." One would really think of a psychopath when seeing him...because he's one.
"To think that you'd bite the bait *sigh*" The black-haires kid mumbled. The 5th seat has been empty for many years. When they found Shang He, they thought that he was meant for the seat. They were thinking that his name would finally be changed but no.
The silver-haired man has discovered this since his first week when he specifically gave the Spanish branch of the infamous jewelry shop to him. After a few days, the shop was "robbed". How can they be robbed? They were either robbed by an organization larger than them or someone *let* them rob the place. It was Shang He after all. And after a month of observing this old man, Lord Han let him get away for a week as he slaughtered every family member he had. After a few more weeks, each one of the members slowly noticed it. How he smuggled drugs out from their 5 ships early this week was the last straw.
"How could brats like you act high and mighty!? HAHAHA! You know nothing but to be arrogant and take everything!" Shang, He said as he tried to spit on the blonde teen. Lord Han slowly stood from his seat and glared the guy down once again.
"It's time...to join your family in hell." The old man peed on his pants because of fear from the 20-year-old. He had realized that his family was killed too late. The lord drew his sword and swiftly cut off his head in one motion. Blood was everywhere as it spurted out from his neck. And within a second, the blood became a pool below their feet.
"Boss! Why'd you killed him already? Imagine all tools unused in the dungeon. They're rusting from being abandoned." The blonde boy sulked and wore a disappointed face. The black-haired boy rolled his eyes.
"You just used that earlier this morning to dissect a dog. Unless you don't wash them they'll surely rust." He said while shaking his head.
"I always clean them! What I mean is I've never tortured a human for so long!" He stomped his feet acting like a kid. The lord returned back to his seat and as if giving a cue, the other four sat on their seats.
"And to think that we'll finally have a manager with us *sigh*," The muscular guy said with a sad expression.
"The management seat is hard. We searched for a jack of all trades, but what we needed is a master of all trades." The black haired-guy said with a straight face. They have been searching again and again for years since...he died.
"The 5th seat is the hardest to find! No one has the capability to replace him...ever!" the muscular guy said. And all seem to go silent after that. As if he had said a secret that was never meant to be revealed, he grew nervous. After a long moment of silence, someone spoke again.
"Then we'll have to find a new foreigner then!" The blonde boy stood up and explained.
"Rest, we'll manage the remaining tasks." Lord Han said. And it was a fact. It has been exactly 5 years since his death. After a few more hours, the little forgotten cat behind the pillar has snapped awake. It's not that she was sleeping, she was too invested in their financial discussion. She has confirmed that this really must be the Dragon Mercenary group.
'They forgot that there was a corpse in the room!' The kitty was flabbergasted on how they acted after killing the guy. She didn't pity him anymore once she found out what he actually did. After contemplating about something, she looked back and remembered their faces. She walked out back outside and climbed the high wall. She thought of saying this new founding to Elle but is hesitating. She opened the book of destinies and almost collapsed at what she read...Being a Guifei is out of the book now, it only solidified her intuition that this silver guy and co. were very important in Yuhuan's destiny. The little cat wanted to faint then and there because of what she had read. The upcoming events are disgustingly bloody.
'What the fuck!? How can one gaze turn someone's destiny into a butchering house?'
The little kitty vomited after reading the distinct scenes that were to unfold.
'IRIS!' She suddenly jumped out of her trance and after gaining her strength once more, she returned.
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'So you encountered the mercenary group? Which must be connected to the natural imbalance? Then that's perfect!' Elle said after listening to Iris's summarization. The little cat's face turned pale though.
'No, no, no, no, no, definitely no!' It's as if she saw someone's dead body or something.
'What do you mean? It's like killing two birds with one stone!' The ten-year-old girl exclaimed. Oh darling, if you only knew what was to come you'd run as far away as possible. But Iris didn't reveal any of that at all. She hasn't said anything about 4 young boys being the main group, how they have just killed a man, and that there's an empty seat available. Definitely NO! Not in any way is she going to reveal that they're recruiting cuz she doesn't want the destiny to change.
'You should wait for 6 years.' Is what the little cat can only say... What a pity, the kitty was put in such a tight situation.