Vol.0 Ch.133 A Fight with Some Assassins


    <span ss="userText">The two of the three cloaked figures started to engage Mathew and the Squires while thest one came for the sleeping prince where Wina and Ingrid were in his way<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"INGRID! PROTECT THE PRINCE! I''LL TAKE CARE OF THIS ASSASSIN!" Wina screamed as she turned and grabbed the arm of the assassin that was closing in on her<span ss="editText">,<span ss="aiText"> flipped him over her shoulder<span ss="editText">,<span ss="aiText"> and mmed him onto the<span ss="userText"> floor before his venomced de could scratch her skin.


    Ash groaned as he quickly got to his feet and attacked Wina, again.


    <span ss="userText">*SWING!*


    <span ss="aiText">*THUD!*


    <span ss="userText">Wina caught the assassin''s wrist and stopped the de inches away from her right eye.


    <span ss="userText">Mathew, Robert, and George had unsheathed their swords and engaged with the two female assassins.


    <span ss="userText">*Cling! ng!*


    <span ss="userText">"A-Assassins!? Gah! George! Robert! Take these two! Wina is in trouble<span ss="aiText"> and the prince is about to get stolen by the third assassin!" Sir Mathew shouted as he fought against the brown-skinned female assassin.


    <span ss="aiText">''I got to protect the Prince at all costs. No matter what!'' Sir Mathew thought as he used his training and skills to fend off the assassin''s de.


    <span ss="aiText">Sir George was fighting the fair-skinned female assassin with violet eyes and was having the fight of his life.<span ss="userText"> But the knight and the two squires were feeling sluggish because of the Galebane toxic that was permeating through the air.


    <span ss="userText">Mathew was getting winded far too quickly<span ss="aiText"> and was starting to slow down.


    <span ss="aiText">"G-GAH! This is ridiculous. How is this possible!?" Mathew asked as he barely dodged another sh of the outstretched arm with her dagger.


    <span ss="aiText">"Hmph!<span ss="userText"> We should have waited for the toxin to<span ss="aiText"> set in.<span ss="userText"> Tsk! You were impatient Ash<span ss="aiText">," Violet said as she fought against the <span ss="editText">two squires<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">Ash growled, "Shut it! We''re making too much noise! We need to hurry and finish this!"


    <span ss="aiText">"Then do it already<span ss="userText">!" Gwin<span ss="aiText"> yelled as she fought against Sir Mathew.


    <span ss="aiText">Wina was able to hold the assassin off for a bit but he was getting the better of her<span ss="userText"> because she couldn''t get to her assassin''s belt. All because she wore a normal dress instead of her tear-away<span ss="aiText"> battle dress.


    <span ss="aiText">"G-GAH!"


    <span ss="aiText">The assassin punched Wina in the gut and the blow knocked the air out of her.


    <span ss="aiText">"WINAAA!!!!" Mathew and Ingrid yelled as they witness<span ss="editText">ed<span ss="aiText"> her falling backward andnding on her back.


    <span ss="userText">''Dammit! I''ve gotten toocent<span ss="aiText">... <span ss="editText">How did I let my guard down!<span ss="aiText">... But I will not die here... I can''t!'' Wina thought as she looked up and noticed the assassin''s dagger.


    <span ss="aiText">Wina saw the assassin was about to drive his de into her face.<span ss="userText"> When Ingrid grabbed the arm<span ss="aiText"> of the assassin and yanked him towards her<span ss="userText">.


    <span ss="userText">"Ingrid!?" Wina yelled<span ss="aiText"> in shock as she watched the assassin turn around and <span ss="editText">stabbed <span ss="aiText">Ingrid in the <span ss="userText">stomach.


    <span ss="userText">The pain in her<span ss="aiText"> eyes and the look of <span ss="editText">desperate determination<span ss="aiText"> on her face would be forever etched in her mind.


    <span ss="userText">For all of her years of assassinating people, she thought she had grown<span ss="aiText"> ustomed to seeing such expressions. But this one hit differentl<span ss="userText">y. Ingrid had be a mother figure to Wina. A mother that showed herpassion and<span ss="aiText"> a sense of belonging.


    <span ss="userText">This person who was in the same field of work was stealing Ingrid''s life away from Wina. And it was the first time she a ever felt this strange sense of angering from her core. Anger that was turning into pure rage and it showed on Wina''s face.


    <span ss="userText">Ingrid gasped and coughed up some blood.


    <span ss="userText">"INGRID!!!!! YOU BASTARD!!!"


    <span ss="userText">Wina grabbed the left side of her skirt and ripped it vertically so she could get her dagger<span ss="aiText"> from her<span ss="editText"> assassin''s belt<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">The assassin pulled his dagger out of Ingrid''s stomach. And the older woman copsed next to the assassin''s legs.


    <span ss="userText">"Fucking old woman, WHOA!"


    <span ss="userText">*CLING! CLANG! CLONG!*


    <span ss="userText">Wina came at Ash with such speed that it surprised<span ss="aiText"> the assassin.


    <span ss="aiText">The two were <span ss="userText">locked and were nearly eye to eye as they<span ss="aiText"> were pushing against each other''s des.


    <span ss="userText">"Gah!? Who''s this fucking human!?... She is supposed to be a wet nurse<span ss="aiText">!" Ash asked with a look of annoyance and shock on his face.


    <span ss="userText">"You are a disgrace of an assassin... You dare im jump my target... and sloppily killing everyone around you like second-rate<span ss="aiText"> amateurs!?... PATHETIC!!!" <span ss="userText">Wina eximed as her eyes turned cold and murderous.


    <span ss="userText">Wina was putting enough force against her dagger to knock the assassin off bnce. And Ash was losing his footing.


    <span ss="userText">"Huh!?" Ash''s face paled when he noticed Wina''s dagger was that of an Umbralis-ranked assassin. The highest rank that is given to those in the Assassin''s Society.


    <span ss="userText">***


    <span ss="aiText">''S-Shit! What the hell!? That''s impossible! <span ss="editText">The <span ss="aiText">wet nurse is a<span ss="editText">n<span ss="aiText"> Umbralis<span ss="editText">-<span ss="aiText">ranked <span ss="userText">assassin!?<span ss="aiText"> No! There is no way! <span ss="userText">I need to end her<span ss="aiText"> now!'' Ash thought as his mind was racing with thoughts of fear and confusion.


    <span ss="userText">"You call me, pathetic!? You had ample time to end your—Gawh!"


    <span ss="aiText">Wina mmed her knee into his <span ss="editText">gut<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">*Thud!*


    <span ss="userText">Wina quickly performed a series of graceful strikes with her dagger and cut into his forearm that was holding his weapon. Then sliced his side and nailed the top of his quad. It was causing him to stagger to the ground<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"Ah-AAAHHH!!!"


    <span ss="aiText">"Nothing but a second-rate<span ss="editText">Mortis...<span ss="aiText">" Wina mocked him.


    (Mortis are the second-highest ranking in the Assassin''s Society)


    <span ss="userText">"Grrrrr! I''ll show you who''s second<span ss="aiText"> rate," Ash yelled in frustration.


    <span ss="aiText">*BANG!*


    <span ss="aiText">Ash''s right hook connected <span ss="userText">with Wina''s dagger and he tried to twist the weapon out of Wina''s grip. But she held strong as they were locked in<span ss="aiText"> ce the de sunk into the middle of his fist.


    <span ss="aiText">"Guh!" Ash gritted his teeth in pain.


    <span ss="aiText">Wina''s face was inches away from the assassin''s.<span ss="userText"> That''s when she noticed his wounds were starting to heal as a cloud of smoke wasing<span ss="aiText"> from his cuts.


    <span ss="aiText">''What the fuck is this?... He''s healing?<span ss="editText">... I know what you are you piece of shit!<span ss="aiText">'' Thought Wina.


    <span ss="editText">She<span ss="aiText"> smirked, "<span ss="userText">You''re far away from the Nophtian Continent... My little Vampire<span ss="aiText">."


    <span ss="aiText">"WHAT!?"


    <span ss="aiText">The surprise and shock were clearly evident on Ash''s face.


    <span ss="aiText">"H-How did you—?"


    <span ss="aiText">"You <span ss="editText">can hide <span ss="aiText">those fangs <span ss="editText">of yours but your<span ss="aiText"> healing factor<span ss="userText"> is showing... Time for you to stay dead<span ss="aiText">..."


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="editText">Fuck off human!<span ss="aiText">"


    <span ss="aiText">Wina<span ss="editText"> skillfully <span ss="aiText">pulled <span ss="userText">out a seven-inch needle from her assassin belt with her off hand and twirled it in her fingers almost like she was using a butterfly knife and tried to stab him in the heart.


    <span ss="userText">"Gah! How is she so fast<span ss="aiText">!?... <span ss="editText">This <span ss="editText">is <span ss="aiText">a<span ss="editText">n<span ss="aiText"> Umbralis<span ss="editText">-<span ss="aiText">ranked human!" Ash screamed out in panic as he barely managed to dodge the strike and counterattack with his own<span ss="userText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"Die, human!"


    <span ss="aiText">Wina''s body moved in a strange manner<span ss="editText"> like her body was made of noodles<span ss="aiText">,<span ss="userText"> as it contorted<span ss="aiText"> and ben<span ss="editText">t<span ss="aiText"> in a way to avoid the de.


    <span ss="aiText">*SHINK!*


    <span ss="aiText">She dug her poisoned dagger into his right shoulder<span ss="userText"> leaving his chest vulnerable to her seven-inch needle.


    <span ss="aiText">"A-AAHHHH!"


    <span ss="aiText">*Thud!*


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="userText">Let''s see how long your chest barrier canst<span ss="aiText">?"


    <span ss="aiText">*SLAM!*


    <span ss="aiText">*THUD!*


    <span ss="userText">As the silver seven-inch needle was about to make contact with Ash''s chest. A magical transparent blood-red barrier appeared in front of his heart and halted<span ss="aiText"> its approach.


    <span ss="aiText">"GAH! FUCK YOU HUMAN!!!" <span ss="aiText">Ash screamed <span ss="userText">as Wina channeled her mana into the needle making it glow white causing his barrier to show glowing red cracks all over it<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">''It''s breaking! Dammit! <span ss="editText">I can''t move! I should have listened to Gwin!<span ss="aiText">'' Ash thought as his barrier continued to show more cracks from the needle piercing it.


    <span ss="userText">Wina was staring at him with her cold<span ss="aiText"> murderous eyes.


    <span ss="aiText">"You will regret this day."


    <span ss="aiText">The needle finally shattered the barrier and made contact with his chest.


    <span ss="aiText">"G-Gaeee!!!!!"


    <span ss="userText">"This is for Ingrid you piece of shit," Wina said through gritted teeth as she pushed her needle deeper into his chest until she pierced his heart.


    <span ss="aiText">*GURTCH!*


    <span ss="aiText">Wina was seething with fury as she twisted her needle into his heart.


    <span ss="aiText">"GAH-AWK!"


    <span ss="aiText">The Vampire gurgled up some blood as his skin slowly turned a grayish-blue a<span ss="editText">nd<span ss="aiText"> h<span ss="editText">is <span ss="userText">fangs popped out.


    <span ss="userText">It took only a moment before he exploded into a pile of purple blood<span ss="aiText"> and bone ash.


    <span ss="aiText">*Thump!*


    <span ss="aiText">Wina removed her needle from the remains and flicked the blood from her weapon.


    ***


    <span ss="userText">(Moments before Ingrid stepped in to save Wina.)


    <span ss="userText">"Gah! My head is spinning!? These assassins must have put something in the air!" George yelled out to Robert as he shook his head.


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="userText">Gah! George! Focus!<span ss="aiText"> You can''t afford to let your guard down!" Robert said in an annoyed tone as he parried another strike from <span ss="editText">the assassin with purple eyes<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"You''re right, Robert. GAH! AGH! What''s wrong with my body!? It feels like my limbs are getting heavier."


    <span ss="aiText">"Ugh! I don''t feel too good either," Robert said as his sword was shaking.


    <span ss="aiText">The two squires were having trouble just keeping their weapons up as the toxin in the air was slowing their reaction time and movements.


    <span ss="userText">Violet thinks she sees an opening on Robert and strikes<span ss="aiText"> him.


    <span ss="aiText">*CLING! CLONG!*


    <span ss="aiText">"Damn, his armor is a lot thicker than I thought<span ss="editText">,<span ss="aiText">"<span ss="userText"> Violet mutters under her breath.


    <span ss="aiText">"Robert!" George panicked.


    <span ss="aiText">"Don''t worry, George. I''m okay." Robert said while rubbing the spot on his armor. Thankful that it stopped the de.


    <span ss="aiText">"Dammit!" Violet yells in frustration.


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="editText">I''m growing a newfound hatred for assassins<span ss="aiText">" <span ss="editText">Robert<span ss="aiText">ments.


    <span ss="aiText">"Well, it''s time to end this<span ss="editText">,<span ss="aiText">" <span ss="editText">George <span ss="aiText">says as he tries to keep his sword steady.


    <span ss="aiText">"Not going to happen."


    <span ss="aiText">Violet''s eyes turned a dark purple as she stared into his eyes.


    <span ss="aiText">*Whoosh!*


    <span ss="aiText">George''s <span ss="editText">body and <span ss="aiText">mind <span ss="userText">instinctively parry her shadow''s swift strikes.


    <span ss="userText">*ng!*


    <span ss="userText">*Cling!*


    <span ss="userText">*CLONG!*


    <span ss="userText">Violet couldn''t believe this kid<span ss="aiText"> could see through her technique.


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="userText">Well, your no average squire<span ss="aiText">, are you?" Violet says as she looks into his eyes.


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="userText">Haha! Yeah! I''m going to be the youngest knight in Fiafyr history... Gah!" George was kicked in the leg causing him to go down on one knee.


    <span ss="aiText">*ng! Clong!*


    <span ss="aiText">"Heh, well that doesn''t matter. You''ll never be a knight<span ss="userText">... I''ll<span ss="aiText"> kill you and the others before you even get a chance."


    <span ss="aiText">Violet''s eyes shifted to her right as she saw her partner Ash getting <span ss="userText">grabbed by the older maid.


    <span ss="aiText">''Dammit, Ash, what the hell are you doing!?<span ss="userText"> Kill those weaklings and help me kill these two annoying meat bags!''


    <span ss="userText">Robert then came in and tried to attack Violet''s blind side<span ss="aiText"> but she was able to sense his approach and parried his de with ease.


    <span ss="aiText">*CLANG!*


    <span ss="aiText">Violet jumped and flipped backward.


    <span ss="aiText">"I''ve had enough of this game," Violet said as <span ss="userText">she took out a ss vial and charged in after the two.


    <span ss="aiText">"Gw-Gwaahh!"


    <span ss="aiText">George was hit in the chest by the ss bottle.


    <span ss="aiText">*Crunch!*


    <span ss="aiText">*Thud!*


    <span ss="aiText">The ss broke <span ss="userText">on the te mail and the contents inside the vial started melting <span ss="editText">his armor <span ss="aiText">and burned George''s skin.


    <span ss="aiText">"GWAHHH!!!! MY ARMOR AND SKIN IS ON FIRE!" George screams as he <span ss="userText">desperately removes<span ss="aiText"> his chest te that was being eaten away by acid.


    <span ss="userText">Robert wanted to help but the assassin was right on top of him<span ss="aiText"> and the toxin was affecting him and slowing his reaction time.


    <span ss="aiText">"I don''t think so, you little brat," Violet said as she zeroed in on him.


    <span ss="aiText">"Gah! Ah-Gah-Ah!" Robert yelled as he tried to repel her. But the toxin had finally taken its toll and he was too slow to react.


    <span ss="aiText">Violet''s de knocked his sword away before she cut into his leg and tried to slice through his thigh as much as possible.


    <span ss="aiText">"Ah-Gwaaah!"


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="editText">You are done,<span ss="aiText">" Violet said as she grinned<span ss="userText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"G-Gah-Ah."<span ss="userText"> Robert sputtered out, as the blood loss and poisons<span ss="aiText"> in his system were taking its toll.


    <span ss="aiText">Robert was able to parry one more of her strikes but was knocked down onto his back.


    <span ss="userText">Robert''s vision blurred and his body went limp.


    <span ss="userText">"ROBERT!!!!!!" George yelled out as his eyes were wide in shock.


    <span ss="aiText">"Ahhh...." Robert muttered as his eyes began to lose focus.


    <span ss="aiText">Violet smiled. "I guess it''s your turn now, meat bag."


    <span ss="aiText">George''s face became pale with anger, sadness, and fear.<span ss="userText"> His life seemed easy up to this point. Going through monsters, dueling<span ss="aiText"> his peers, and learning from the knights.


    <span ss="aiText">George was now looking down the edge of his mortality and <span ss="userText">watching his friend<span ss="aiText"> bleed out on the floor.


    <span ss="aiText">"I see my poison is finally setting in. That makes things easier."


    <span ss="aiText">"Y-You''re a monster," George said as h<span ss="userText">e was able to discard his melting armor<span ss="aiText"> and was holding his sword with a shaky hand.


    <span ss="aiText">"I''ve been called a lot of things, meat bag. But being a monster is the bestpliment an assassin could get," Violet said as she took a fighting stance.


    <span ss="userText">"I will make you pay for what you''ve<span ss="aiText"> done," George says with determination.


    <span ss="aiText">Violet''s eyes widened. "Really? What is a weak little squire like you going to do? Your friends are already dying, and you''re next. You are no threat to me, boy."


    <span ss="aiText">"We''ll see about that, <span ss="editText">coward<span ss="aiText">!"


    <span ss="aiText">George used what little strength he had left and lunged towards Violet.


    <span ss="aiText">"Foolish boy," Violet said as she charged at the squire.


    <span ss="aiText">*CLANG!*


    <span ss="aiText">Their <span ss="editText">des<span ss="aiText"> shed<span ss="userText"> as George tried to push the attack<span ss="aiText"> into her face but she parried his strike and counterattacked with a flurry of blows.


    <span ss="aiText">"Ah-Gah-GAH-UGH!" George grunted as he felt the pain, in his hands from the assassin''s violent strikes, vibrating through his sword.


    <span ss="aiText">George<span ss="userText"> staggered back as he barely<span ss="aiText"> kept up with her attack.


    <span ss="aiText">"You really are an annoyance," Violet said as she <span ss="editText">kicked<span ss="aiText"> him <span ss="editText">in <span ss="aiText">his chest.


    <span ss="aiText">"GAH!"<span ss="userText"> Grunted George as he fell to one knee again.


    <span ss="aiText">"Your body is already failing you... You should just give up," Violet said as she was about to cut his neck.


    <span ss="userText">But once again George''s instincts kicked in and somehow had enough strength in his body to swiftly swing his sword upwards connecting with Violet''s wrist.


    <span ss="userText">*Swing!*


    <span ss="userText">*St<span ss="aiText">!*


    <span ss="aiText">*CRUNCH!*


    <span ss="aiText">"G-Gah!"


    <span ss="aiText">Violet was unable to dodge his unexpected counter and her hand was lopped off.


    <span ss="userText">"HOW DID YOU DO THAT, YOU LITTLE BRAT?!"


    <span ss="aiText">Violet''s eyes were wide open in surprise, anger, and confusion.<span ss="userText"> And before she knew it George was able to pierce her in the gut with<span ss="aiText"> his sword.


    <span ss="aiText">"It''s because I''m no average squire, coward," George said with a grin.


    <span ss="userText">The whites of Violet''s eyes turned red and fangs popped out. George tried to pull away from her but she grabbed his sword arm and pulled herself closer to him as the hilt of the sword made contact with her skin<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"N-No way! You''re a vampire!?" George said in a panic as he desperately tried to get away from her.


    <span ss="aiText">"I-I''m going to suck you dry, you little brat!" Violet sneered.


    <span ss="userText">George used his other hand to grab her by the neck to push her away but she then wrapped her legs around his waist and wasing closer<span ss="aiText"> to his neck.


    <span ss="aiText">"GAH!"


    <span ss="userText">He falls on his back with the vampire refusing to let go of him and pursues<span ss="aiText"> his neck in hopes of biting him.


    <span ss="aiText">"N-No! Get off of me!"


    <span ss="aiText">George had lost his grip on his sword and it was still inside the vampire as she was slowly pulling herself towards him.


    <span ss="userText">"Now time for a snack," Violet said with a sinister grin and was ready to bite him on the neck.


    <span ss="userText">That was when they heard the death screams from Ash as Wina pierced his heart with a seven-inch needle. Causing him to explode into a pile of blood.


    <span ss="aiText">*BOOM!*


    <span ss="aiText">"ASH!!! NO!!!" Violet yelled out as she was distracted by the death of herrade and let her guard down for a moment.


    <span ss="aiText">George used his now free hand and punched the vampire in the face.


    <span ss="aiText">*SMACK!*


    <span ss="aiText">Violet was stunned for a moment but regained her focus.


    <span ss="aiText">"Oh, I''m going to enjoy making you <span ss="editText">all <span ss="aiText">suffer," Violet said as her fangs were inches away from his neck.


    <span ss="aiText">George''s eyes widened. "NO! GET OFF ME, YOU COWARD!!!"


    <span ss="aiText">Violet was ready to bite him in the neck but before she could do anything.<span ss="userText"> Wina rushed over with zing speed<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">"This is for Ingrid," Wina said through gritted teeth, as she skillfully threw her <span ss="editText">mana-infused <span ss="aiText">needle into Violet''s <span ss="editText">back<span ss="aiText">.<span ss="userText"> Shattering her protection barrier with ease and striking her heart.


    <span ss="aiText">*PING!*


    <span ss="aiText">"NOOOOOOO!!!!"


    <span ss="aiText">*<span ss="editText">POP<span ss="aiText">!*


    <span ss="aiText">Violet''s heart was pierced by the needle. Causing her body to <span ss="userText">explode into blood and guts<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">*SPLAT!*


    <span ss="aiText">"GAH-Ah!" George eximed as he had a front-row seat when the vampire died right before his eyes.


    <span ss="aiText">George''s <span ss="editText">whole being<span ss="aiText"> was covered in the purple blood and gore from the freshly ughtered vampire.


    <span ss="aiText">"Huff... Huff...<span ss="editText"> So... Gross...<span ss="aiText">" George was panting and shaking as his adrenaline wore off and he felt the full force of the<span ss="editText"> Galebane <span ss="userText">toxic take hold. Making him feel tired.


    <span ss="userText">Wina would have liked to help George but she needed to focus on thest assassin. She lost one person close to her. She didn''t want to lose Mathew as well. Who looked like he was giving trouble to thest vampire assassin.


    <span ss="userText">***