The Assassin's Legacy

"What do you think caused that beam brother? A tall bronze skinned mage dressed in a golden robe asked his short red cloaked brother as they moved closer to where they believed the beam had come from.

The red cloaked mage raised his hand in the air, gesturing for his brother to stop as he pointed at what seemed to be a dead body "Edward I think there's something over there". Edward strained his eyes in the light from the rising sun and quickly began to run towards the area without even filling his brother with the details on what he had seen. "Brother wait for me" his brother hollered panting as he ran after him.

Edward on arriving at the scene held his nose due to the foul stench that filled the entire area. His brother held the same expression as his face twisted in disgust "What do you think could be the source of that foul stench".

Edward with a frown pointed at the fresh intestines and elf corpses that scattered the forest floor. ''There" Edward said, pointing at what seemed to be a badly mutilated corpse that laid some meters away from a tattered cloaked human that rested on his back looking at the recently risen sun.

"Gregory go take a look at the man over there while I search for the source of that spatial disturbance" Edward said while he stepped over the elf corpse in order to get a better look.

Gregory sighed on hearing his younger brother order him around like though he was his superior, but with a rather annoyed hiss he suppressed his thoughts and moved forward to check on the human that he honestly hoped was dead.

Gregory taking a deep look at the bruised stranger's face laughed "For a second there I could have sworn that this man looks a little bit familiar". "Who else do you know that goes around dressed in a dark blue cloak? Gregory taking another good look at the assassin smiled "So the whole spatial beam was of your doing? "Yes you overgrown dwarf, I had the battle of my life performing your useless order's job" Leo replied with a frown as the mage slowly helped him up to his feet. Edward rage written all over his face approached the assassin with a gaze so hostile it could kill "How dare you! Unlike your stupid association of cut-throats our order doesn't need to hide in the shadows like cowards to perform our duties".

Leo hearing this growled flashing a canine "If your stupid order had been performing their duties like they're supposed to, I wouldn't have been stuck here fighting a demon". "DEMON? Asked the two brothers in unison while they tried desperately to grasp the severity of what the assassin had just said. "If you are indeed telling the truth, then I'm afraid you will have to come with us to our base in order to help us report this to the elders" Edward said rubbing his chin in thought. "Whatever but can't you guys, I don't know HEAL ME OF MY WOUNDS! Leo shouted bringing the mage's attentions to his gruesomely injured body. "Oh that, please forgive our nonchalance towards your state" Gregory apologized while he placed his hands on Leo's chest.

A golden light enveloped Leo's body coupled by a sweet sensation that travelled throughout his body, bringing him relief and in the process slightly healing some of his most severe of wounds. "That's better, now I believe I have some elders to educate" Leo said out loud imagining the look on the faces of the elders when they realize how incompetent their subordinates were.

Edward sighed and led the way while he inwardly hoped that the assassin could show some sense of respect when speaking to the five mages that made up the elders of the Order of the Sun. Leo after some time of walking didn't move forward and instead sat on the ground with a very annoyed expression "Can't you losers teleport or something?

The two mages scratched their necks in confusion while they looked for a simple way to sugarcoat the fact that compared to other mages their age, they were simply amateurs and as such could not perform a spell as simple as teleportation. "Don't tell me that since we last met, you two haven't even advanced in rank for the past four years? Leo roared clutching his head in anger. "If so why would your order send, no offences two junior ranked mages to investigate what could be considered a major magical disturbance? Edward fuming with rage turned around before he shouted "That's because unlike other combat mages we are more suited for recon and intelligence gathering ". "And plus there is a nearby magic portal that can transport us directly to the hideout" Gregory added with a smile. "Fine let's get this over with" Leo said as he walked behind the mages with his hands behind his head...….

The order of the sun's base was a beautiful ivory castle located on the northern sea that was surrounded by a vast range of rocks and two giant serpents that served as guards to the base by eating all unwelcomed visitors. The coastline around the castle was always peaked with activities due to the fact that all visitors had to portal there first before they boarded one of the great serpents that would then ferry them to the castle. And as such only elders were allowed to directly portal into the castle. The elders were five mages of the supreme rank that had over the years mastered a great deal of spells and arts regarding the general history of the art of magic. Each of the elders comprised of a member of one of the four intelligent humanoid races and one superintendent that was elected every fifty years. Each elder also had an estimated lifespan of two hundred years; a feat that was established by many secret rituals that could only be accessed by mages that had at least reached the god rank. The mage system was divided into five ranks that were based on their member's performances regardless of their age. The first rank was the Mortal rank (where the two brothers were currently stuck in) which consisted of mages who had mastered a spell in at least one element and as such was mostly filled with beginners. The second rank was the 'Enlightened' rank which was made up of mages that had mastered two elements, the immortal rank was made up of mages that had mastered four elements, the god rank that consisted of mages with the understanding and mastery of all six elements and finally the Supreme rank that was made up of a selected group of individual that had mastered one of the fundamental forces in addition to all the elements. The fundamental forces are simply the four forces that are believed to be responsible for the working of the universe. The four forces are: Order, Chaos, Time and Space while the elements consisted of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Life and finally Death. For one to become a superintendent he must also be able to master all the elements along with two of the fundamental forces…...Back in the forest, Leo gave a sigh of relief when the trio final entered the building that contained one of the numerous portals that led to the order's base. After taking one deep breath and gesturing Leo to step into the large circle that Gregory had drawn on the floor, Edward slit himself with a small knife that laid on an ancient table; allowing the blood to drip into the circle that they were all standing in. Immediately the purple runes that adorned the weird structure glowed brightly minutes before the trio disappeared in a poof, the weird house also disappearing as they left the forest.*******************************************************************

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