after gathering information and solidating their positions for months Khalid decided it was time for the next step of their mission; the assassination of the leaders and city lord and the destruction of the chain of command. he ordered a person to tail each commander of the army while he would target the city lord's mansion and kill him quietly.
in the middle of the night each member of the group went to their designated targets while they slept, and Mohamed was no exception as he was assigned to the second most powerful commander. he was a fierce middle aged man with the look of a barbarian, he was tall and muscular boosting an aura radiating both great wisdom and danger. as Mohamed entered his chambers quietly he immediately felt a chill run down his spine as he instinctively knew that he was in the presence of a formidable opponent and that it wouldn't be an easy task to take him down.
as he tip toed to his bed he realized that it was empty, as soon as he processed that information he understood that he wasn't asleep so he hid in the shadows since he didn't know where he is. he decided to look around in hopes of catching him be surprise, while looking around he noticed the figure of a tall and muscular man who was standing in the balcony besides his room, he immediately identified him as the commander and started thinking of the best way to kill him without fighting.
as he thought deeply 'should i just shoot him? no matter how big or strong he is he won't be able to survive a bullet! but that would alert everybody which would defeat the purpose of a quiet assassination, and i don't have a silencer on my gun right now so the best idea would be to use a knife, but how do I get behind him? as soon as I step into the balcony I would be spotted since its open and there is no place to hide from the door to where he is standing, I don't think I will be able to avoid a direct confrontation, the only way to let him drop his guard down is if i engage him in conversation and stab him out of no where',
after deciding his next course of action he went outside of the room and banged on his door as if there was an emergency and screamed "COMMANDER, THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AT THE LORD"S MANSION OPEN UP!" as soon as he heard this he opened the door and let him in, before knocking Mohamed took a few sprinting labs around his house so he looked exhausted and full of sweat, seeing him panting the commander went and brought a glass of water quickly and came to him, he told him to drink and calm down.
soon after he finished drinking the commander asked "so, tell me what's going on in detail?" after taking a deep breath he said "there is no time you need to hurry to the commander's mansion, he was attacked by an assassin i barely got out of there and your place was the closest so i ran here to get your aid." as soon as he heard that he got up heading to the door to exit and go to his lord and as he was walking out a knife was ran through the back of his neck rendering him unable to speak and before he could retaliate his eyes got sprayed by an unknown liquid that burned his eyes while he was blinded another knife went through his heart killing him immediately.
seeing the life go out of his eyes Mohamed stood there in amazement as this is his first time he ever killed someone, he felt a void in his heart and he knew that from that moment something inside him changed it was like a part of his soul had left him as he stood with his hands holding a knife piercing the heat of a man. 'human life is so fragile. even though you were bigger and stronger than me a small knife is enough to kill you. just because you never suspected me you believed me and gave me your back that was your mistake, a fighter never gives his back to the enemy' he thought with the most calm expression ever, it was as if killing a man was akin to drinking water to him.
he took out the knife and stared at the blood spilling from him and just stood there menacingly without an ounce of emotion, he then began to drag his to the storage room and lit a fire inside then threw the body in and walked outside of the mansion.
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meanwhile, Khalid has successfully entered the mansion quietly and headed to the chamber where the city lord was asleep, but he was caught by a passing guard, before he could react his head was sent flying which hit the door of the room of the lord, that made the lord wake up from his slumber and open the door, only to see a head looking at him at the floor and an assassin wearing a cape in front with a sword in hand that was full of blood, he tried to scream but was silenced by the assassin and dragged inside the room along with the guard's corpse as to not get caught by other guards.
as he closed the door behind him the city lord felt a chill down his spine while he was on the ground, he begged him "please spare me I have a wife and a son PLEASE" while on his knees, Khalid said "there is no one saving you today" as he was about to swing his sword a woman jumped in front of him and said "please don't kill him he is my husband and we have a son", the city lord took her hand and threw her on the side "she has nothing to do with this you are an assassin right? your target is me so kill me but spear her please i beg you" he said while looking desperate as tears fall down his eyes.
Khalid looked at him and said "i wasn't going to anyway i don't kill innocent civilians only combatants and leaders so don't worry and die in peace" the city lord was surprised and relieved at the same time and he bowed down in respect then looked at his wife and said "don't worry about it even in death i won't stop loving you and should i reincarnate i will look for you even if it takes me a thousand years to do so" as he said that a sword came crashing down cutting his head while a tear on his face can be seen, all the while his wife was watching with tears rolling down her eyes.
as his head fell down she went and grabbed it and said "and i shall look for you my love no matter the world or the after world if there is any if you go to hell then i shall follow you" as Khalid saw this scene he gritted his teeth as he said "i need the body so i will take it as for the head you can keep it, you better leave here cause i will burn this place anyways", 'even though i knew it wasn't gonna be pretty but i can't help feel a bit guilty, i had steeled myself but the real thing sure is different. FUCK!' .
he then took the body and lit a fire in the storage room of the mansion and threw it in and went outside. as he went out he saw the city was filled with fire and knew that it everyone killed their targets but that wasn't all as it was the sign that the true war has begun.
it was the signal for the Samar kingdom's soldiers to invade the city and seize it for themselves.
30 minutes ago outside the city inside the king's tent, Abraham the Samar Kingdom's king and his generals were having a meeting. one of them said "sir, can we trust these mercenaries to pull it off? they even had a kid with them!" the king stared at him intensely with an angered look which made the general sweat and be intimidated "i'm sorry, sir i never meant to doubt your judgement" he said nervously. "i understand your concerns but don't worry they are more than capable, being the second best mercenary group isn't for nothing" he said confidently "besides, if they fail this mission i will simply massacre both them and their loved ones" he said with a sweet smile on his face which made him look even more terrifying.
as they witnessed his sweet smile that contradicted his words they all got goosebumps as they gulped in fear of this man, the king was a tall man with a well built body and he had the most sweet and innocent face you have ever scene. when you look at him you wouldn't think he could even harm a fly, but when you converse with him it is as if you are in a horror movie. it would be better if he had an evil face but his innocent face with his innocent looking smile while uttering the most evil things you could hear could make everyone shiver in fear.
while they were all scared stiff suddenly a soldier came in the tent. "didn't i tell you not to come in if there wasn't an emergency?" one of the generals said while looking angry which made the soldier hesitate before saying "it is an emergency sir!" "alright then say it!" he said to him relaxing his angry face "Rave city is on fire!" the king looked surprised as he said "the border city?" "yes, your highness" he said as he bowed down "then that must be the signal".
the king then told the generals "rally your troops and come outside quickly". he then wore his battle armor and went outside to a high platform to make a speech. what awaited him was an army ready to go for battle with his generals on his left and right in front of each of their troops as he said "i won't make this long, the moment you've all been waiting for has come, the city is right in our hands with their commanders and city lord dead it is the best moment for us to attack" then he raised his sword as he said "FOR THE GLORY OF SAMAR!" and all present repeated "FOR THE GLORY OF SAMAR!" you could feel the tension and excitement in the ear as they screamed form the top of their lungs and as they screamed the king said "FORWARD WE MARCH MY PEOPLE! LET US CONQUER ALL WHO STAND AGAINST US!!!" he said which stimulated their spirits and made them scream even louder as they marched towards the Rave city.