Vengeance of the Returner

At Requiem clan house,

"Firstly, if you look at these... there are three roadways that are close to Ferandel from Dracton."

Rafila explained standing before the board which was attached with a large map and opposite to her was a long table and the seats were occupied with twenty people and among them were Jack Frose, Gregory, and Nix. Next to him was Cinzia plus there were few clan members of individual commanders.

The hall they were in was exceptionally larger than Transgressors' hall and the interior was fully furnished and excellent. It boasted the wealth of the Requiem clan.

The clans in Dracton were only four and they were all Mid-tier clans with fifty members. Except for transgressors which contained eighteen but after losing five members and without counting Felishia and the elven women they are a clan with ten members.

In that sense, Transgressors was the weakest clan among others and considering it as a low-tier clan. But, If people were to take Cinzia and Nix into the account. It could be possible to call it, a considerably strong clan among the low-tier clans.

Rafila pointed to three roadways and began to explain.

"As we know these three are the roadways. The upper-way and the lower-way contain higher defense than the Midway... and we know the reason is simple. Because both the lower and upper roads are in the blind spot of the city. We can say it's a path that doesn't disturb the passerby since it's a roundabout way."

Gregory was listening to her explanation resting his chin against his hand leaning to the table while gazing at her with his eyelids half-closed as though he was sleepy and bored.

"Ahh, You are telling us that we need to take care of those paths right?" He asked after yawning.

"Yes, Let's say the turtles will take care of the upper way and crimson moon will take care of the lower, and Requiem will take care of the Midway."

"We know mid-way is the one that is closest to the entrance of Ferandel. So, as usual, they'd be confident. This isn't going to be a big mission, to be honest. We have already faced these kinds of things more often. At maximum We are gonna takedown at most three to four teams."

Cinzia knitted her brows hearing her explanation and questioned.

"Then what's the job of Transgressors?"

She nodded her head as though telling her to wait with her gesture and began speaking.

"Transgressors will have to divide into three teams and assist us in all the spots and moreover We still have an assassination mission and it will be done with Mr.Nix. As we all know the reason is simple. Our faces and our names are vastly known around Ferandel whilst this man doesn't have any prior history about him and will easily be able to tackle if any reinforcement were to arrive."

"Our mission will be commencing from tomorrow. With this, the strategic meet ends."

She ended her speech.

They all disassembled after finishing the meeting except Transgressors. They stayed to talk about the assassination mission.

"Let's go to my office."

Rafila said after everyone left, directing towards Nix and Cinzia.

As Nix and Cinzia walked into her office. A painted portrait of Cinzia, Rafila, and an unknown man. Nix stared at the picture intently as it piqued his curiosity.

"Uhmm, That's my cousin brother also Rafila's ex-boyfriend"

Cinzia explained with a smile.

"I see..."

He didn't come up to ask where he was or anything. Because most probably he'd be dead. At least that was what he could assume and he didn't want her to get saddened.

"Mr. Nix, thanks for waiting. Here is the file about our mission," Rafila said as she walked in with a file in her hand and a smile on her face.

She took her seat and began to speak without going in a roundabout way.

"I'll make it brief, check the file out when you are free..."

Receiving Nix's nod she continued her speech.

"Firstly you'll be entering Ferandel and staying there for at least a week. Our subjugating mission commences and It won't be affecting what you are going to do. you'll be easily able to enter the city. I'll issue an outsider Id card that regulars carry. Make sure to insert your mana in it once in a while to maintain your mana inside it. It helps when they scan your Id with mana scanners. And more importantly, you don't have the need to work on subjugation."

After she finished her explanation. Nix began to talk with a calm demeanor yet, with a serious expression. 

"Firstly I am here to pay the debt we owe but, as you said we will be an alliance. I want you to assure the safety of my clan members because we are low in number and lost a few members," 

He was going to the extent of entering into a lion's den only for a few reasons. One was to visit a temple of Integrity gods and the second was to make a name for his clan. Although it is more or less a secret mission and a suicidal one at that. His name will allegedly spread widely by rumors.

Rafila smiled

"Sure, you can feel assured. The most preferred time would be two weeks. If you take more than that we'll assume you are dead... You may take your time there but, make sure you don't get caught. As mentioned our main objective is to kill members of the Daneren family and its head. Make sure you don't leave anyone alive. Cuz it's better that way...That is If you don't want someone following you to enact revenge and it's better to kill their servants too to leave without a witness."

"Sure, But isn't it going a bit overboard?" Nix asked with a worried expression.

Hearing his reply she turned her head left and right in denial with a smile.

"No, Not at all... The Daneren is one of the loyal dogs of Ferandel and the economical pillar plus they are a member of the royal council. It'd be quite hard for you to tackle their knights, Securities, and the regulars they have hired and if you let alone leave a hint or eyewitnesses your clan is good as dead. Remember there are apostles and angels out there. If you were to be noticed. That's the end."

"Although an assassin is much preferred for these kinds of missions... I wanted the one to be you... From what I heard from Cinzia about the secret that you haven't gained a class. It means you may have the aptitude to act as an assassin and a warrior, You may even have the aptitude to act as a mage or an archer. Who knows you could become a healer too. What I mean is you'd be able to figure out your own powers... I mean that will benefit both our clans. If you were to inherit multiple class traits. We might be able to fight Zerast."

"Fight Zerast?" Nix asked with a surprised face.

"Yes, I have unfinished business with them..." As she spoke Nix went into his thought for a few seconds.

'Hah, Just how people did Zerast mess with? I know this is about her boyfriend tho, She wants revenge for him. All outlaws are same indeed.' He thought.

"There is a surplus amount of possibilities that you will become a Revolutionary from what I heard from Cinzia."

Nix stared at her intently and said "Am I joke to you?" in an annoyed tone.

She revealed his secrets without giving thoughts to it. Indeed she asked sorry for that when they were alone but explaining too much was like crossing the line of personal space.

"Oopsies, Sorry for sharing information about you but, Rafila will keep her mouth zipped..." She said and turned towards Rafila with a troubled face and asked.

"Won't you?"

"Sure, You are my dearest friend and it's confidential information about your boyfriend why would I share it with others?"

"Anyway... revolutionary? Is that bad?" Nix asked with a startled face.

"Yeah, it will be bad if you become one. Never heard of it?" Cinzia asked.

Rafila giggled and started talking.

"Fufu, Cinzia you are wrong. it is actually nothing but a title. Revolutionaries emerge once in a while..."

She stopped for a second and her complexion darkened.

"It is all good if you don't mess with the customs of Empyrean and go against it or try to push down your own ideology. Revolutionary is a title given to those who don't comply with both Regulars and Outlaws... At the end of the day. They'd end up getting their growths obstructed and black-listed by both factions. Meaning not even a single revolutionary has survived in this world and they've all suffered a terrible fate."

Nix shrugged his shoulders.

"What does it have to do with me?"

Rafila began to talk with a serious expression.

"It has everything to do with you... Cinzia may not have told you this since you may feel threatened but you are someone with unique powers and a system on your own. Plus you don't have the actual need to seek gods. That makes you an Idle target."

Nix scratched his head and began to talk with a sigh.

"Hah, I don't think this has anything to do with me since I am with Outlaws. To be honest, I already thought about this possibility like turning against both the factions, but, Sure I will keep your advice in my mind."

She once again began speaking after he finished his speech.

"Remember there are Apostles, Angels, Devils, Emissaries, Churches who surveil Outsiders. If you comply with their rules you'd be left alive but, if you were found threatening their authority they will begin to seek you in order to kill you before you become influential. All I am saying is pick a side and stay loyal to them even if it is not what you like."

'You could use simple words like~ Be a Slave.' Even though he wanted to say that he swallowed it and replied as he was annoyed by the continuous ramble about the Revolutionary thing.

"Sure..." 

Cinzia noticed his uncomfortableness and began speaking.

"Alright, If you wonder why she told you these things. I will answer... My Cousin became a revolutionary and a great influence among Outlaws and suffered a terrible fate. So that's that..."

'So that's why?'

"I see," He said and nodded.

She opened her drawer and placed an Id on the table.

"Here is the Id. I'll send you my clan member to pick you tomorrow night. So be prepared"

There was his name and some details in it. He just took it and slid it into his pocket.

***

"Nag, Please leave! You can't defeat them," Sonali grunted in a low voice gazing at Nagendra's face while laying on his lap and bleeding to death with an arrow stuck to her chest and an arrow in her leg.

The two of them were encircled by a group of bandits.

"Sonali, Just lay down here for a while until reinforcement arrives," He said with a worried expression and carefully placed her on the ground.

"No! Just run away!" Sonali begged with her hand gripping his leg.

"I can't..." He muttered and slowly walked towards the center of the group.

'I can't take this anymore!'

He mumbled those words out of frustration as he felt hopeless.

[ETHEREAL SWITCH - SEVENTH SENSE ACTIVATED]

Nagendra pushed his leg from the ground and rushed towards two Outlaws who stood before him while tightly clutching his sword with a pair of eyes that were brimming with the desire to survive and to protect Sonali.

1. So, this is something I came with... I will be explaining it later on.