Chapter 24
Vander hated the rain. It had29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguv7LBmSmr
rained ever since the first night he had fled into the Orange Fox after the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2XiK2td63
King had been assassinated by Peyton Cranton, but he had taken the fall. He had29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMZHvxHJS1
been forced into hiding like a rat while the person who had gotten away with29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieIBHzDQ5V
lived like a King, manipulating everything around him.
The council wasted no time dubbing29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuZvZ0MqVz
him a criminal and giving him a bounty of five hundred thousand gold coins for29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBlKrA38hv
his capture. Wanted posters had gone up on every corner and every house within29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIpnv7PTym
the outer ring. He was a pariah in his own city. Within the first few days he29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr236AokIp
had decided that he would take matters into his own hands. He would act and29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYf4Dcoa6H0
gather the evidence he needed to clear his name then bring Peyton to justice.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVpesOsaUt
Weeks of careful investigation had brought him here, to a single story house29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQrZ7OezEf
close to the Northern District.
Rain splashed29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTGaJiQp8W
down around him as lightning crackled above. The hairs on his arm rose due to29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi01RmURqZ
the static in the air. Any wrong move could draw attention to where he was29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkh7l12B1g
hiding, and he did not want Rolous to see him. He held his breath while29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1ZVxfkDef
stilling his heartbeat hoping against all odds that he would stay unseen. He29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2KfJiinfo
watched as people ran for cover, but his eyes were focused on one house where29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7DeyZixsG
his intelligence told him a group of Green Serpents were hiding out. Over the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobPolrsJMj
past several nights he made a mental note of how many people entered the house29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xqUZ5byje
as well as how many had left. Tonight, must have been a special night because29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOq7nEs4p9A
ten people had gone into a house where only three would normally fit. It was29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FAzGojnDl
time to move.
The man dropped down from his29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMVxH7BLnb
perch, the roof of the house opposite to his target, and landed on the ground29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHJnMNp8Vu
with barely a noise. The shadows clung to him as he crouched then ran his way29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmUidBwWtY
across the street. Luckily it was dark, and no one would be out on the street29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBlUDOr8EM
this late at night. He didn’t want to have to ruin some poor soul’s night29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR8js4Qey4
because he was careless. He ran towards the door then placed his ear against29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFAt6kwemz
the hoping to hear what was being said.
“We have new orders from Fang,” a29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihF1KR1GOx
woman whispered. She was a few floors down, but with his hearing he had no29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWVBCy3lEV
problem making out what was being said. He had discovered Fang a couple of29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3d1RlfaiV
weeks ago during his first raid, but he didn’t know who they were. However, it29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2QTF5afeo
seemed as though they gave the orders to the Serpents in the city. They were29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw869zJdMcu
the ones he needed to reach to gain any information.
“What are they?” someone asked.
“Seems as though out benefactor29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy38C6wXgh1
has told them that we need to capture the missing Blade, Vander, alive.” She29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYys0yalAb
explained. “We only have a couple of weeks. What should we do?”
He listened as they began29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6jj6j2Qvl
brainstorming all the way they could find Vander. Some of the ideas were crazy.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypJmp076Zl
Someone suggested they go door to door and threaten the lives of everyone29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdCA3ajrB6
inside to see if they knew anything. Another mentioned going to visit Julianna29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUA5yWygwT
since the two of them had been close, she might have an idea where he was29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJaytaaEH8
hiding out. A third mentioned going to Ross and paying him for the information.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgP5qdaoJI
Unknown to all inside, that was the only way they would be able to find Vander,29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFqCdCJvVC
but they would never get the chance to find out. He would deal with them right29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsPDDafGpU
now.
He quickly looked through the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXkhG5yE45
cracks to find two guards standing there with their backs to the door. Only29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB780I121m
novices wouldn’t be outside to guard the door, even if they didn’t want to draw29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02KxcO8vLk
attention to themselves. This was foolish, so he decided to teach them a29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJHYJdvkYZ
lesson.
He carefully walked away from the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzjD5AXR2H
door then steeled himself as he charged forward. He shoulders check the door29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQ29BwtQPV
causing it to fly off its hinges. Normally people would have shattered their29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qIdItI39l
shoulders, but he wasn’t normal. He was blessed with the powers of Unna and the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EhTyp9QFv
demon inside craved blood.
“Intru…” One of the guards shouted29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNpdPdjRT9
out, but he didn’t get far. Vander shoved a dagger in his neck silencing him29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4S21zV62rc
almost immediately. The other guard didn’t have time to draw their sword before29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiQs12sNn4
Vander was upon him tearing out his neck with bare hands. As blood dripped down29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUOF6Hw26R
from the cartilage, Vander threw it at the next person who came up the stairs29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjQ1QC5a7q
that had been dug through the floor. They cried out as blood splattered their29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOkbxcUKtM
eyes, but they wouldn’t have the chance to wipe it off. Vander jumped, kicking29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvq74Zf3Ta
him down the stairs, sending them both into the darkness below.
He landed on the blinded man’s29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eWfRywaA1
chest. He heard the satisfying crunch as bone shattered, breaking his back. Vander29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5uUpaa4Wm
heard the heart stop beating as the final breath left the man’s body. Vander29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZtPYHt680
looked up at the Serpents who looked shocked, but it would wear sooner rather29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipkMuECVhe
than later. He was lucky that they had cornered themselves into a very small29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjGJo94aYS
room or this would have gone badly.
“Damn it.” The female speaker drew29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb0Q4tiI0R
her sword. “It’s him. Don’t just stand there, kill him!”
Vander lunged forward grabbing the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7W6gec2XW
closest person’s face then slamming them against the wall. He quickly removed29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZR6Tnc6Bp
his dagger, gave three quick stabs in his chest, before tossing him into29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBH17OiriGC
someone else. The two bodies collided then fell onto the ground. He ducked as29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uzaB0nq6r
the female swung her sword at his head. The sword collided with a wooden shelf,29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjmTtogVSU
but she pulled it out rather effortlessly. He jumped forward, but she was29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglBmqNg5Zd
waiting for him. She dropped the sword then met him head on.
She was stronger than she looked.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TP8zEcJNB
She grabbed him by the shoulders and started to walk forward. He could feel his29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixEZILrn5f
feet dragging backwards. She grinned at him, then taunted him by calling him29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSwBVH022U
weak and a pushover. The demon couldn’t stand being belittled so it whispered29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCictgQljY
into Vander’s ear telling him to tear her throat out. He ignored the whisper.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq452h9Bwqy
Instead, he grabbed her then pulled her towards him knocking her off balance.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y4I5VmSVF
He fell backwards, bringing his foot up into her stomach, then threw her over29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFS2PPlqaC
his head. She landed on the man Vander had previously knocked over.
“Bastard.” A sword swung down29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2OAtcw5G3
aiming to split Vander in half. He brought his hands up clapping down on the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZgra8v8YK
weapon. He felt the edge bite into the palms of his hand, but the gift he had29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RRyHUt0gQ
would heal them with minimal scaring. Vander’s leg lashed out at the fingers29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxKZTfaUqm
holding the sword. He heard a satisfying crunch followed by a scream as the man29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6BiNHzyy3
stumbled backwards holding his broken fingers.
Vander spun to his feet then swung29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT55xtD6lDm
the sword hilt into the man’s jaw. He involuntarily spun around as pieces of29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp1c3dnWiV
teeth flew from his mouth clattering onto the ground. He fell to his knees29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWQRdmnm4w
clutching his mouth as blood flowed freely between his mangled fingers.
He quickly surveyed the scene29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucFFjdRNmW
around him. Two were still trying to get to their feet, four had been killed,29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5hw5jU5Ac
and one was out of commission for the time being. That left three unaccounted29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7A18PgOXy
for. He could see them downstairs, but there was nowhere else they could have29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69nRRFhV4F
gone unless there was another hidden path leading out of the house towards the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLKL9iYdkA
streets of Eluvia. He would have to see where the path led, but first he had to29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaf4weni8ys
deal with the survivors.
Vander flipped the sword around29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0HIqTiSlu
catching it out of midair. The man with the broken jaw didn’t put up a fight as29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYGVvF2xzC
he shoved the tip through the man’s neck. Blood gurgled from his mouth as29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmbmwK5vQf
saliva and blood blended. Vander kicked the sword free ignoring as his enemy29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4n2I6FrDE
drowned in his own blood.
The two made it to their feet, but29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xjaU5tKlC
they looked nervously at each other as they looked over the carnage surrounding29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JJ8Hz9FD6
them. He had only been down here for a few minutes, but five of them were29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfJ8B7eeZV
already dead. It didn’t bode well for them, but they would have been a disgrace29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VQ8i5VGDU
to their reputation if they surrendered. The two of them exchanged glances29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQECm7MKoKG
before charging Vander.
He brought his sword up to block a29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKPzrZoQG9
strike then kicked the other person away from him. He lunged to the side making29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21ikHV710E
sure to keep both of his enemies either next to or in front of each other. They29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtddwmOe6Sv
were hesitant to attack while their partner was on the way, which made his job29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOONd1F2U0k
a lot easier. As he blocked another sword strike, he grabbed a dagger from his29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujWJQoH5eg
belt and shoved it through her wrists sticking them together. She dropped the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVA27UKXnB2
sword as she screamed in pain. He removed the dagger then jammed it through the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M6Apv6Kwc
top of her head. Her eyes rolled back as she slumped over, dead.
As the last Serpent screamed,29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3Nhb4TqGk
Vander spun around and thrust the sword through the space between his arm and29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY79KqJLMgj
ribs skewering the Serpent on the Blade. Something wet and sticky hit Vander’s29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvafIp0ruXB
back as the body fell into him. Sighing to himself, Vander removed the weapon29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9BRkHRVtp
from his enemy’s chest and stepped out from underneath him. The body hit the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGrBpL2SBb
ground with a splat. Now that there was no one around him posing a threat to29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfYxQmaCyu
his safety he decided to look around.
Stepping over the fresh bodies, he29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliV0J4W0DB
started his search at the table they were hovering around when he entered.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoq9GF0xkG
There was a smoothed out scroll lying there that seemed to have been undamaged29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNlZlf5WxI
despite all the blood and fighting. He carefully picked it up to read the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoKA7OyKQ1
contents in the low light of the candles. He wasn’t surprised at all when the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWOkfycsd7
contents were just as he overheard. Someone wanted him brought to them alive.29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwTt1naxpG
He could only think of one person, by why alive? Why not dead? It would be29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3k6AzKZzc
easier for Peyton to control the narrative that way.
“You should strike first.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjxkQXmWao
Vander ignored the chill traveling down his spine when the voice whispered in29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrY0MdXNXQ
his ear. He could always feel the demon trying to take control, even through29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4rLsLtNGi
all the mental barriers he had put up to protect himself, but it was only29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8JYLYo7NM
recently that he could hear him.
“No,” Vander growled. He rolled29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbbI8cUJft
the paper up before sticking it into the pocket inside of his jacket. “We can’t29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bLzXAb0d9
kill him until I clear my name.”
“Let me take control.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6HSaWlBDp
Vander saw the shadows ripple along the wall. Two dark red eyes looked back at29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZDOka3Lwx
him. He turned away, suppressing his fear. He couldn’t give the demon any more29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73t1AbtA23
power over him, he had already become so strong.
“Begone.” He swiped at the shadows29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQYEVwxTSJ
erasing the eyes from his mind. His head was filled with laughter that slowly29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7x9c7Mgh7
faded. It was a promise that the demon would return to take control. It was29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPues6fwFq
getting easier to feel tempted ever since he fled, but he had to stay strong29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN4ocgJH1R
until he could figure out how to remove him completely.
He took a quick look around but29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPCfqxHRC9
didn’t see anything else worth grabbing. He went upstairs to check there, but29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqeguxNzBv
he heard footsteps moving around. He froze as he recognized the sounds of heavy29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yXDVsgi0p
armor clanging on the wooden floor.
“What the hell happened here?” a29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvbI0nc7jm
guard asked.
“I don’t know, but go get help.”29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtUeuvSE7C
Another said. Vander heard him bent down to check the pulses of one of the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjKYGOMUu7
guards. “They’re dead. We will have to wait for backup.”
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“Understood.” One guard left while29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u2BDS7SxI
the other stayed behind. It wasn’t bravery, it was foolishness. You never knew29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCBPnvLfds
if the culprit was still in the house. Someone who could kill at least two29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXmZ2bhvnd
people was not someone you want to be alone with. The guard overestimated his29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYVzbffXAf
abilities and part of Vander wanted to teach the man some hubris, but he wasn’t29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewHye17DsC
here for them. As quickly and as quietly as he could he stepped away from the29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVteB0ExDL
stairs and down the tunnel.
