Chapter 673: Serpent Master - 673
She had no idea who the man under his feet was, or why he was under Skymender's feet.
She breathed heavily while Skymender took a vial out of his pocket. He unscrewed one of the ends and poured it on the man. Nothing happened.
He then took off the other end and began to drip it down. As soon as it made contact with the liquid on the man, he began to feel immense pain and scream out. Skymender slowly dripped a hole through his head, ending his life.
The woman watched with shock and horror.
Skymender had ideas for how to use this woman in assassination. But first, he needed to make sure she had a fear of him implanted into her heart.
With the man under him dead, Skymender began to move again. The woman gritted her teeth and hesitated, before following him once again. She didn't really have much of a choice at this time.
After a while, she was led to the outskirts of the city. There was no city wall, but there was an obvious marker not far ahead that marked the end of the city.
Skymender finally stopped again.
"You will have a special position in the organization. You will be tasked with staying near and protecting a valuable individual."
The woman was surprised. She had heard nothing about these assassins protecting others.
"His name is Skymender, a member of Baron Sky's noble family."
The woman was even more shocked.
"You will be found in the woods, injured and unconscious, by Skymender and his servants. You will be taken to the household, and after being helped, you will be offered a position as a servant. You will accept it. Skymender will be in charge of you. Understood?"
The woman took all of the information in and nodded.
"Good."
Skymender moved quickly, knocking the woman out. He took her to a certain location not too far away from the city.
The summer had just ended and school would start in less than a week. He had this much time to set things up for the future.
The woman was deeply unconscious. The next day, as Skymender, Skymender took a few servants, including Li Youcai and Hope, on a small trip to the nearby woods to fish.
However, along the way, they found an unconscious and bleeding woman.
She was instantly taken into the carriage and began the process of healing. When she woke up, the first thing she saw was Skymender. Her eyes widened.
Skymender waved the surrounding servants outside, including Li Youcai, leaving only him and the woman.
She spoke after a moment, her tone uncertain. "Sir Skygod?"
Skymender sighed. It wasn't hard to figure out with so many pieces laying around. The same height and size, the hand, and the feeling.
Skymender had not been disguising anything about himself when he met her as the Skygod, so she managed to pick up on all of that information.
But he had never really intended to completely hide his identity. That was why he had needed to put fear into her.
Even though she knew who he was, she wouldn't dare to tell a soul even when threatened with death.
Skymender put his finger over his lips and spoke. "Quiet down a bit."
She nodded, not daring to speak any further.
Skymender let Li Youcai come in.
"She will become a personal servant of mine in the future. We can take her back to the house for training." He said.
Li Youcai nodded. "And about fishing?"
"Forget about it. We can do it another day."
Li Youcai nodded and left with the woman.
Skymender sat back in the carriage and thought, his eyes occasionally flashing with a green color.
When he returned home, he studied. He continued the usual cycle until school started. Not much changed.
However, after nearly a month, the woman had been completely trained.
She stood in front of the carriage as Skymender walked outside, ready to go to school.
"Lord Skymender." She said as she bowed. She was much more professional than before.
Skymender walked into the carriage. Before closing the door, he asked a question.
"What is your name?"
"Violet." She said as she bowed.
Skymender closed the door without another word.
In Sky city, the police received word that the woman they had been searching for had become a servant of the Sky Barony. They stopped their search, pardoning her crimes. After all, based on the entire situation, they were technically in the wrong.
Things continued in a semi-regular fashion for a few months. Violet did not participate in any assassinations yet, which confused her.
Skymender often looked into the distance, lost in thought. He could tell that something had been off for the past half year. He could feel it in the air.
Indeed, on the surface, the Empire was healthy, thriving, and peaceful, but underneath its surface, the Empire was everything but peaceful.
In a meeting room, the Imperial Scholar, the commander of the army, and the Emperor all met in one room. Behind the Emperor stood Sword Master Shang.
The Imperial Scholar spoke. "Ever since the noble gathering a few years ago, the Ancient Empire has been making hidden moves. It had been hard to detect, as expected of them, but flaws always show sooner or later. We captured a few people planted into the Imperial Capital by them."
The Emperor nodded. "Have they said anything yet?"
"No, simply enduring without a word." The Imperial Scholar said.
The Emperor spoke, taking over the room. "Towards the conquest of the world, the Ancient Empire is the greatest threat we face. Not only their Sword Grandmaster, but their Serpent Master as well. We must find a way to counter both before all out war breaks out."
The Imperial Scholar spoke. "Sword Master Shang will naturally face the Sword Grandmaster of the Ancient Empire, and as for the Serpent Master, I believe that I have a worthy candidate."
The Emperor, Commander, and Sword Master Shang were surprised. "Someone who can match the Serpent Master?"
The Imperial Scholar explained. "His name is Skymender. Right now, he is just a child, but in the future, it is unknown what he may become."
Chapter 674: The Weapon God - 674
"And what makes you think that he will be able to match the Serpent Master?" The Commander asked.
This was an important matter, one that involved the security of the entire Empire. Such assumptions could not be casually made.
"He is following the path of poison, and has already experienced great success. In addition, he has received physical modifications from me, enhancing his strength, speed, and reaction time. If anyone has the potential to match the Serpent Master, then I can only imagine it is him." The Imperial Scholar explained.
The Emperor remembered the name. "Isn't that the boy that you said would most likely become the next Imperial Scholar?"
"It is. As well as Sword Master Skybelle's younger brother." The Imperial Scholar said while looking at Sword Master Shang.
After a brief silence, the Commander spoke. "If what you say is true, then should we not assist his growth so that it can progress in the fastest manner?"
The Imperial Scholar shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not sure. I believe that we should leave him alone to develop on his own. Interference on our part may end up having negative effects on his imagination and creativity. However, at the same time, perhaps we could provide him with things that he would not normally have access to, allowing him to create a unique poison that can defeat the Serpent Master. It is all one big gamble."
The Commander nodded. This was indeed a tricky situation.
"Isn't the Serpent Master also proficient in poison?" Sword Master Shang said, speaking for the first time.
"Not nearly as much as Skymender could be. He's too busy playing with snakes, and all of the poison he uses is naturally made." The Imperial Scholar said.
After a bit more discussion, they came to a conclusion. "Since the best poison expert in the Empire is the Imperial Scholar, and the Imperial Scholar said that there is not much more he can teach him, then all we can do is allow him to access rare plants and materials in order to assist his progress. Everything else is up to him."
A letter was written and sent out by the Imperial Scholar the same day, but it would take a while for it to reach the Sky Barony.
A few weeks passed, and Skymender turned 12 years old. His mother and father held a small celebration for him, but at this point, he was far more mature than most adults would be.
Even they could somewhat see that just by looking at him.
Skymerge showed up, most likely because he was dragged down. He was glued to a book the entire time, and only spoke once to Skymender.
"It won't be long before my first book is finished. Make sure you come and read it."
Skymender agreed. He was very interested in what Skymerge had been up to.
Skymender's assassination business was thriving even more than before. After a while, Violet was finally tasked with a few assassinations, something she was not sure if she was happy or upset about.
Regardless, seeing the money she received made all of her hesitations go away, accepting her new life as a servant/assassin.
The police didn't bother Skymender at all in this time, and their organization was slowly becoming more of a legend than a known thing.
Even more time passed, and Skymender was summoned by Baron Sky. Entering the office, the Baron handed him a letter.
"This is from the Imperial Scholar. Don't take it lightly." He said seriously.
Skymender nodded. To others, the Imperial Scholar could only be called a legendary being. However, to him, it felt as though he was just an abnormally smart person.
He opened it and read it.
"Dear Skymender, In the interest of your talents, the Empire has opened up the classified material storage to you. For a price, you can obtain just about any material known by the Empire. A catalog is in this envelope along with the letter. Do not read this near anyone, and absolutely don't share it. From, the Imperial Scholar."
Skymender did not take the catalog out, first leaving Baron Sky's office and returning to his room.
He opened up the catalog, and did not recognize a single thing. Luckily, there were descriptions of the materials properties and known usage. He could see at a glance why they were classified.
Some were already poisonous enough to take out a small village without any sort of added supplements.
He had no need for any of them right now. He would need to perform research and calculations before he spent the massive amount of money required to buy them. Luckily, his assassination business was doing well.
Skymender made sure to spend even more time than usual researching poisons. However, he soon realized that he needed to visit Skymerge. His book should be done by now.
He waited until night, and entered the secret room in the library.
Skymerge was reading, and when he saw Skymender enter, he pointed to the far side of the room. On a shelf were ten books, each thicker than most of the books Skymender had ever seen in his life.
It was a series called, "The Weapon God".
Skymender did not waste any time, as he knew this would be a long read.
It started off classically, in a small mortal village, but as the story progressed, it was learned that there were beings known as cultivators in the world. The protagonist, a boy, slowly climbed his way up, mastering weapons to incredible degrees. Skymender did not read all of this at once.
He spent hundreds of hours over many days.
Summer came, and Skymender finally turned the last page.
"The Weapon God stood tall on the sea of stars below his feet. Pulling back his bow, he released an arrow that combined everything he had ever comprehended into one point, a single arrow tip. The being that considered itself an almighty lord stood shocked as the arrow pierced his forehead, ending his trillion year reign as the god of the universe, and freeing all beings from his tyranny."
There was an afterward that spoke of what happened after that moment, but that was the final climax of the story.
Skymender sat, stunned. This was the greatest thing he had ever read, only matched by something like The Plot of a Thousand Years.
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