A Mafia is a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering, the arbitration of disputes between criminals, and the organizing and oversight of illegal agreements and transactions. Mafia often engages in secondary activities such as gambling, loan sharking, drug-trafficking, and fraud.

I was an orphan growing on the streets,when somebody named Antonio adopted me under his name, One day,he handed me a gun when I was just a kid and told me to shoot a man who was strapped to a chair and his entire face was covered,at first I shivered at the instance as my finger layed on the trigger weighed heavily on my soul,but it was the first time someone was expecting something from me,just that reason was enough for me as I lost all my hesitation and shot the man dead,as I pulled the trigger the whole world around me that I knew ceased to exist,my shivering body came to a standstill along with all the moaning and screams of the man in front of me. I could only hear one sound and that was the sound of blood dripping,it was the first time that I experienced a different sensation that day.

It was a test to see my will and courage. It seemed that Antonio had tried this with some other kids too but none of them even had the guts to hold a gun,they were cowered just by Anotonio telling them to kill. I was the only one who had killed the man out of all the other kids and that too without a shred of feeling,I passed his test. Soon I came to know that he was a crucial member of the Mafia and that too had a high position in it.

It seemed that Antonio was looking for a heir that would uphold he's position. He did'nt adopt me out of courtesy but to mould me into a Mafioso,but I was okay with that,since I needed a reason to live and he gave me that reason. I don't know what he saw in me but I decided that I would live up to he's expectation's.

I joined the Mafia under the Assault Division,there were two division's to choose from,the Assault Division and the Medical Division. There was also the Assassination Division and the Unamed Division. Each division consisted of a number of squads,the assault division had 3 squads in total and our squad was known to be the most well-built and powerful of all,Squad 0. The Medical Division had 4 squads.

The assassination division had no squads as the assassins were not the members of the Mafia but were hired to complete a mission. Nothing about the Unamed Divsion was known to the other divisions,the Unamed division worked with utmost secrecy and only the boss knew about them. There was also a prestigious squad the 'Royal Bodyguards' which were the personal unit of the boss. They lived luxuries lives and had the sole task of protecting the Boss. They had a rank system,the highest ranked bodyguard recieved maximum power,authority and assests. The ranking was based on their individual strength.

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Antonio was the cheif in charge of the Assault Division. The assault division was specialised in raiding during the mission,maintaining the reputation of the Mafia in the locals and recruiting new Mafioso,they were the face which represented the Mafia.

The assault squad members did'nt welcome me with open hearts,the whole Mafia knew that Antonio had adopted me as a heir for his position in the squad. Of course people doubted my capability for the position,some people who where trying for Antonio's seat hated me. Even if Anotonio suggested me as the future heir I could'nt just start from where he left,I had to start from the beginning as a Mafioso and then climb my way up to being in charge of the whole division.

The most fundamental and principal factor of being part of a squad is 'Trust' amoung one another. One member should trust the other with his life. If people don't trust me then there will be no mutual understanding between us,I will only be shunned. A prospective mafioso is carefully tested for obedience, discretion, courage, ruthlessness, and skill at espionage. If someone has all of these traits there would be no reason for the others to not trust.

Once I started carring out various missions with some of the members of the squad the trust was established,soon rumors about me being incapable was shattered.

Each divisions had their own centre. The Mafioso received their mission from the Unamed division,and on completion reported back to it. The unamed division carried out all the paper-work related to the mafia and handed out missions to the Mafioso. It handed out the missions by directing them to only the cheif in charge,Antonio.

The Medical Division had the job of giving medical assistance to the Mafia. One could say that the Medical Division had a cruicial part to play in the Mafia. All the injured mafioso after completing their mission rehabilitated in the Medical Division's centre.

Usually a mission is never assigned to the whole team and is carried out by a few,but that did not seem to be the case with this mission.

That day the mission was assigned to all of the members of the squad 0 as it was related to the destruction of a treacherous criminal organisation that opposed and seeked to overthrow the order of the Mafia.

'That was the last mission assigned to Squad 0 before they were betrayed...'