The next morning, Alexander summoned Scarlett to discuss her position in the Red Lotus.
scarlett knife was a level 5-pinnacle mage who was part of an organization of assassins who was exterminated, trained since her early childhood, she had a dark affinity like Alexander
she came into one of the most noble and respected families in the center of Oberon, the Knife family and with her twins were known as the duo who would propel their family to an unknown heights.
her brother was a brilliant politician who had an affinity with light and following the example of their mother who was a great politician seen as the future clan leader was training in the the pen as well as light magic
scarlett was more like her father, george knife and had a brutal side which could not be tamed, she followed the path of the sword, despite her immense talent for it, george great warrior mage ( mages who specialize in hand to hand combat ) of level 8 rarely congratulate her
Scarlett's childhood did not know any rest, since she was 3 years old, she constantly trained, thus developing her endurance and dexterity
those years were according to her the most beautiful of her life because she was constantly with her father
At the age of 13 her first chance to prove herself came, she had to infiltrate one of the residences of an enemy clan and assassinate a level 0-beginner mage who was said to have a special physique which made him immune to poison
it was an important mission because the enemy could use the mage to develop remedies
scarlett had trained all her life for this moment, her heart which was usually icy trembled with anxiety and excitement
in the evening, she infiltrated the residence and saw that all the mages were participating in a banquet in the honor of the advancement in rank of the mage who was immune to poison
she decided to poison all of the food in the banquet and then kill her target
it was a remarkable result, a perfect score, her father was going to be proud of her but lo and behold, what the young scarlett didn’t take into account was that there were multiple spies from her own clan present in this banquet
and they all perished by her hand
when she returned to the residence her father was mad with rage, how could an assassin change the orders given to him ? how could he make decisions on his own ? could a shadow move alone ?
Scarlett was punished and if it wasn't for her talent for darkness magic , her own parents who tried to reduce her punishment, she would have been executed.
she was sent to a dark forest, one of the most dangerous places in Oberon, territory of black mages which stretched over 100,000 miles, full of outlaws and unknown dangers to spend 50 years there as punishment.
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There, she saw and experimented the worst facets that mages could offer but she continued to train and follow the art of the sword.
day after day she increased her mastery even going so far as to make a name for herself there
she fought other mages every day and moreover black mages who were known for their ferocity and viciousness
refusing to give up, she even created her own assassin organization, well, organization was a big word because she was only level a 2 mage , it was more like a group of assassins
10 years before the punishment ordered by the head of the knife family ended, the clan , one of the most powerful level 8 family in Oberon was destroyed, all its members killed except those who were outside of the clan at that time which is how Scarlett survived the disaster that struck the Knife family
feeling her heart tighten in her chest upon hearing the news, tears slipped discreetly down her cheeks
Scarlett immediately went to the ruins of the clan, unfortunately, she only found corpses there.
she tried as best she could to find traces of the other members of the clan but they were assassins who faced an enemy who was level 8 or higher, they left no trace
this is how she came up with the idea of working as an escort, she could make herself known in all circles, for a person who controls her emotions like an assassin, seducing a person is not complicated
what's more, she will be able to use the money she earns to look for her family
it’s not noble to do this but does a sword seek to be noble or is it a noble instrument by default?
The level 6 mage who yelled at Alexander at the banquet wanted to grab Scarlett for himself, she may have refused his advances or seduced him a little too much but he didn't seem like a person who took no for an answer
this is why Alexander summoned Scarlett, he could firstly warn her of the dangers and at the same time after reading her story, he could try to recruit her into his team because Alexander had a small group of spies, perhaps with scarlett's help, he could develop it even more
4 hours later, a young and pretty brunette with blue eyes stood in front of Alexander, she gave off an air of nobility, her eyes were like sharp blades giving her the most piercing look that Alexander has ever seen
he understood why scarlett was so popular
alexander started the discussion by asking scarlett if she had done any research on the group alexander led and she answered in the affirmative
he told her that she therefore knew that there was a terrible lack of qualified labor and offered her a deal
he will give her different level 7 element stones to help her advance to level 6 and will pay her 25 potion of strength as salary every year ( she made 20 potions a year with her current occupation ) if she agrees to work for him and return to her old job as an assassin, he will also help her look for her family
upon hearing the word assassin, Scarlett's eyes shone with a worrying light and the aura she gave off became darker, colder.
she told alexander that she had left this kind of life and that she now wanted to live peacefully
Alexander did not have the means to recruit Scarlett because she wanted two things: to reunite with her family and avenge her clan and Alexander did not have the power to do both of those things.
he tried to bait her with the power he could help her acquire but scarlett was far too smart to agree to work for alexander so easily plus several people have already tried to do that
Alexander only had one solution, he asked Scarlett if she wanted to accompany him to Liberty city to visit the city and see how popular it was, Scarlett wanted to refuse at first but Alexander forced her hand a little.
after his fight with the Orcs, he was missing some of his summons
he intended to use the fact that he was a necromancer to recruit scarlett, the necromancers were formidable mages capable of controlling several other mages, each of them was a one man army
the potion to transform into a necromancer was known to everyone but only a few rare successes were recorded in history
Alexander was going to use his future potential as leverage to recruit Scarlett, he was going to Liberty because the magic he was going to use left traces that some high level mages can perceive
As for what Alexander would do if Scarlett didn't agree to work for him, the answer was easy to guess
This may be why Scarlett hesitated to go to Liberty city , but why did she accept?