Chapter 671: Skygod's Profile - 671
The Informant handed him a sealed envelope.
"All the Information sent by him is in there. As for the payment, he requested it be delivered after the meetup."
Skymender nodded and opened the envelope.
Inside was a message from the Chief of Police.
It had a location and a date, set for tomorrow at noon, as well as a short sentence.
"Come and meet me, we can talk business."
Skymender crumpled up the paper and threw it in the nearby fireplace.
He left the house. He continued as usual, studying throughout the day, until the time finally came. The meeting place was at an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city. This was a known area of gang meetups and other criminal activity, but now, Skymender would be meeting the Chief of Police there.
A little before noon, he made his way over, stocked and ready. He was prepared to go so far as having an all out war with the entire police force of Sky city. However, he had his own contingency plans, and there should be no fighting, as long as conversation took place first.
Skymender found the warehouse and checked around it, but there was nobody around. He entered it, and saw three men standing together. One was the recognizable Chief of Police, while the other two were most likely higher ups of the police force.
The Chief of Police looked Skymender up and down.
"So this is the legendary Skygod."
Skymender did not say a thing, merely staring at him.
The Chief of Police wasted no time, beginning to talk.
"You see, with Sky city growing, there are many obstacles. One of the most prominent is crime, which along with the growth of the city, is increasing. There are multiple evils to choose from, and I chose to choose from the least of the evils."
He paused for a moment.
"By the way, half of the police force has surrounded the warehouse by now, just in case you had plans to attack us." The Chief of Police said.
Skymender shook his head. "I have no plans to attack you. However, since you so kindly shared that information, then I must inform you that I have two people watching your wife and kids right now."
The Chief of Police's face did not change, though it was unknown if that was because he had a good poker face or because he had expected this.
"Let's get down to business. This is completely off of the books. We will pay you to take out individuals or groups of people, just like you did with the Dark Sky Gang."
Skymender nodded. "You can officiate that through the Informant. Why meet me here?"
"I want to extend an invitation which allows you to work with the law instead of against it. We can promise you protection, money, and a seat on the city council. All you have to do is enter the light and only assassinate who we want you to."
Skymender shook his head. "I'm not doing this because I have to, I have plenty of money. I'm also not worried about living in the dark. I have a perfectly normal life without the mask. I'm doing this simply for the love of the game."
The Chief of Police's face seemed to twist with amusement for a moment before refocusing. "In that case, I look forward to working with you. Oh. Also, I want you to personally handle our tasks, not the other assassins in your organization.
Skymender nodded as the Chief of Police and the other two left, the other two not having said a word this entire time.
Skymender soon left as well, not encountering any resistance.
Although it had seemed like a casual meeting, the two men brought along with the Chief of Police had memorized everything they could about Skymender.
His height, the scarring on his hand, his size, his eye color, his hair color, everything.
However, Skymender had naturally prepared for this. His mask already made his eye color seem black. His hair was mostly covered, and what was let out was fake hair, a different color from his own. He made sure to stand taller and change his voice more as well.
This wouldn't completely fool the Chief of Police, but it was enough to make their information uncertain.
Skymender brought the two assassins back and paid them for their time.
He soon headed home. However, as he walked through the entrance hall, he saw three police officers walking around as well. Skymender did not bat an eye. They were surely here to meet his brother, the new Baron Sky.
These three were the three he had just met not too long ago.
The Chief of Police turned around and looked at Skymender. He squinted his eyes slightly, but soon stopped paying attention.
He had seen Skymender's height, though that was not much of a connection at all.
What made him most interested was the glove on his hand, the same hand where the scarring was on the Skygod's hand.
The possibility of Skymender, an 11 year old child, being the Skygod, was naturally too ridiculous to even consider for more than a moment. It was no more than something out of a story.
He entered a room with the other two police officers, most likely to meet Baron Sky.
Inside, he was indeed meeting Baron Sky.
"How did it go?" Baron Sky asked.
"It was partially successful, though he did not end up accepting the offer."
"It was a long shot anyway. What information did you gather?"
One of the two officers took out a piece of paper, and as the two officers discussed, he drew.
Eventually, an accurate portrait was drawn.
Baron Sky looked at it for a moment, before something seemed to appear in his mind. It was a small possibility, but that scarring was something his father had told him about.
He did his best to keep calm and spoke. "Alright. Thank you. Keep me updated, but I must continue with my work, if you don't mind."
The Chief of Police nodded. The three police bowed and left the room.
As soon as they left, Baron Sky's eyes were filled with suspicion.
Chapter 672: New Recruit - 672
He sat in silence for a moment before a servant entered his room. Before the servant could speak, Baron Sky spoke.
"Go bring me Skymender."
The servant nodded and turned around. Skymender was sitting in his room, reading a book, when the servant knocked on his door.
"Lord Skymender, Baron Sky has requested your presence in his office."
Skymender stood up and left the room, nodding to the servant as he did so. It seemed as though Baron Sky had put some things together, though he naturally wouldn't be certain at all.
Skymender arrived at the office door and stepped inside. Baron Sky sat with a serious face.
He looked at Skymender's hand. "Could you take off your glove?"
Skymender pulled it off. Baron Sky nearly recoiled. Hearing it described was one thing, but seeing it himself was another.
He felt as if the far fetched suspicions he held had become a percentage more possible.
He did not hide anything, coming out with his suspicions.
"Are you the Skygod?"
"Who?" Skymender asked.
Baron Sky simply looked at him.
"Nevermind. Sorry for bothering you."
Skymender left. It was impossible for there to be any sort of reasonable suspicion that he was the Skygod, no matter what his personality was like.
There was no more bringing up any idea that he could be Skygod, and Skymender continued his activities in Sky city. Now, however, he had a very good customer.
The police would request an assassination at least once every week, and often more.
Skymender took these requests himself, not because the Chief of Police had requested so, but because there was a chance that each mission was a trap. After all, no matter what was said, he was a killer.
During the next period of time, an assassination request was failed. Western Guardian, while attacking someone, slipped up and alerted some nearby people. He only managed to escape with his life due to a mist poison he had saved just in case.
He had actually ended up killing both his target and some other nearby people, but it was considered a failure.
One of the things they were taught by Skymender was to avoid killing anyone not a target, for they could become targets later on, giving even more money.
Nothing actually happened to him besides the fact that he had nearly died, but it served as a lesson.
Skymender considered training them, but after thinking, felt that it was better for them to do it on their own. Any interaction with them increased the chances of bad things happening.
With the city growing, and more and more requests coming in, Skymender began to look for more assassins.
It was hard to find any like Third Moon and Western Guardian, but not impossible. He just had to look for a while. He did things as usual, while also searching for potential assassins. Like this, the summer eventually came to an end. He had found a few potential recruits, but wasn't 100% sure what he was going to do just yet.
More time passed, and after consideration, he decided to recruit another individual. Unlike the previous two, who were simply the best available at the time, this person seemed like a worthy recruit.
In fact, this person had killed before. Skymender knew this because he had been paying attention to her.
She used the tactic of seduction to lure in her target and kill him. Naturally, this meant that she was quite a beautiful woman.
She had killed this man because he had run over her younger sister in a carriage without remorse, and got off without even a word from the police. This was unusual. Only a noble would get such treatment, but somehow, a simple commoner had avoided all punishment.
Skymender knew that the police were not as righteous as they seemed on the surface, but this was surprising. This was not under the new Baron Sky's reign, but the old one's. Whether or not his father knew of this or not was unknown.
Regardless, Skymender was focused on recruiting this woman.
She was currently in hiding. Both the police and the people of the man she had killed were currently hunting her down. She felt it was unjust, but could only live with it.
A few days passed, and she was moving through an alley with a hood covering her head, when someone stopped her.
"It's you! Get her!" He yelled.
A few more men entered the alley from both sides and ran towards her. She pulled out a dagger, but they did not slow down. Suddenly, someone appeared beside her. He grabbed her and jumped up, landing on a nearby rooftop. This was an inhuman movement. Although the roof was low, and only an athlete would be able to jump on it, Skymender had done so while grabbing a woman.
This was an effect of the Imperial Scholar's chest design.
The woman looked at Skymender in confusion, but did not swing her dagger. He had not shown any intention to harm her, and she did not need another enemy at this moment. Skymender did not look at her, first throwing a vial of the mist poison down.
As soon as they saw the mist appear, all of the men ran, though some were too slow.
Over time, sightings of the mist had occurred when people were assassinated. It represented assassins, and possibly even the Skygod himself.
The woman had also heard of the legendary mist.
She looked at Skymender differently, not daring to show a hint of ill will.
Skymender finally turned to her.
"My name is Skygod, and I am inviting you to become an assassin." He kept it simple.
Her answer would decide everything.
She only hesitated for a moment before nodding. "I am willing."
Skymender spoke again. "Then follow me. If you can't keep up, I don't need you."
Skymender stepped backwards, falling off the roof and shooting off into the distance. The woman ran after him.
Skymender was agile and fast, turning sharp corners with ease. The woman struggled to keep up, but did her best.
She was not someone physically fit. She had been completely normal prior to her sister's death.
Eventually, she stopped. Skymender stood ahead, someone resisting under his feet.
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