Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 244

Chapter 244
"Sir, what are you doing here?" Christian ask, shocked .


A few seconds later, Miorich appeared by the door . He waved his hand and instructed his men to stay outside . "Prepare yourselves," he said as he walked into the room . "We are leaving the city immediately . "
"Us?" Anfey asked .
"Yes . You, Christian, Niya, and Suzanna . Shally should be fine if she stays with me for a while . She would only slow you down . Don’t worry, Suzanna . As long as I am alive, no harm with come to your sister . I will deliver her to you myself in two months’ time . "
Anfey, Christian, and Suzanna glanced at each other . "Wouldn’t that be too much trouble?" Suzanna asked quietly .
"Why would it be?"
"We don’t know where the necromancers are hiding, and if we leave the city we would surely be targets . The four of us can’t really do much . "
"There’s no necromancers in the city, I can promise you that," Miorich said . "I looked into that man from earlier . Nothing’s wrong with his family . He left the city a few days ago to meet with his lover in another town . His family said they began noticing changes after that . "
"What about the townspeople there?"
"Nothing wrong with them, either . His lover’s missing, though . "
"I think it would be best if we stay here," Anfey said quietly . "I’m not afraid of the necromancers, but this is too risky . "
"The necromancers cannot sense you," Miorich said . "The only person they can find is Doris . I’m planning on stopping her treatment so we can attract the necromancers . Maybe that will buy you some time . The coordinates for the transmission array had been changed, but people from the mage’s guild cannot change it . Which means…"
"The puppet is not responsible for it . "
"No, since he wouldn’t have the power to change the coordinates . "
"Sir, are you sure that there are no necromancers in the vicinity?"
"This city was built to withstand war . You are underestimating it . As long as the four mage towers are up and running, the entire city will be under surveillance . Nothing can escape . We can find the necromancers even if they are hiding underground . "
"Alright," Anfey said . "Christian, what do you think?"
Christian shrugged and smiled, but did not say anything .
"I wish you can stay for a bit longer until the danger passes, but this is an order directly from His Majesty himself," Miorich said . "Black Eleven and Blood Twenty will go with you to help you communicate with Hurricane . "
Anfey nodded . "Alright . We will prepare ourselves and leave tonight . "
"No, you will leave by noon . I don’t know why you like the darkness so much, but I assure you the necromancers like it way more than you do . "
"You mean we are leaving in broad daylight?"
"Of course not . I have prepared disguises for you, and you can dress up like a team of new recruits . No one will suspect a thing . "
"Alright," Anfey said . He pushed himself up slowly from his chair . He did not understand Miorich’s motive or why he wanted them gone from the city so fast . Christian and Niya would be with him, however, and he knew that no one would try to do anything to them .
Miorich returned to the courtyard when Anfey and Suzanna headed off to pack . There were two men waiting for him back in his room . One of them was sitting while the other paced around the room .


The man who had been pacing walked up when he saw Miorich and asked, "Are they leaving?"
Miorich nodded . "His Majesty has approved of your plan, which places you under my jurisdiction . I have to tell you this, though . If anything happens to those kids, I will not forgive you . "
"Don’t worry," Slanbrea said with a smile . "No harm will come to them . "
"If you and Bruzuryano are just traveling with them, the necromancers will not do anything . But you want to use them as bait, so who’s to say nothing will happen?"

"I swear on my life that I will revive them if something happens . You trust me now?"
Miorich snorted but did not say anything, and appeared visibly more relaxed . As long as Slanbrea promised to keep the kids safe, Miorich could rest easy .
"Plus, Saul, Steger, and Ernest are all on their way . Do you think anyone would actually try to hurt those kids when they’re with the five of us?" Slanbrea asked, shaking his head . "We can take on all the necromancers the Evil Mist can find and then some . "
"You are a Church’s man, Slanbrea . You should not talk like that . "
"I just want to give life again to those too tangled up with death," Slanbrea said . He turned to and looked at Bruzuryano and said, "Say something, old pal . The General clearly does not trust me . "
"What?" Bruzuryano asked .
Slanbrea sighed . "What’s with you lately?" he asked . "Are you losing your mind? Is age finally getting to you?"
"Shut it," Bruzuryano said with a frown . He turned to Miorich and said, "Are you sure they can activate the Heart of Nature?"


Miorich and Slanbrea glanced at each other and sighed . "I’ve already told you a dozen times before," Miorich said . "I saw it with my own eyes . Anfey can use that thing . "
"Interesting," Bruzuryano said, and slumped back into the chair again .
In Sacred City thousands of miles away, Yolanthe was sitting on his throne . He played with his scepter and his eyes stared at the old servant in front of him .
"Don’t worry about Niya anymore, Your Majesty," the old man said . "She is under the protection of five of the most powerful men in the world . Those men can take on the Magic King himself, if necessary . "
"You think I’m worrying about Niya’s safety?" Yolanthe said with a chuckle .
"I know that Your Majesty has always treated Niya as a daughter," the old man said .
"I can be selfish too, you know . "
"You mean…"
"I’m worried about my own safety," Yolanthe said . He tapped his fingers against the throne .
The old servant looked up as two dots of light appeared in the fog surrounding his body .
"Baery is to the north, and you are the only person here . The majority of Hurricane’s force is with Saul, and we can’t fool the Evil Mist for long . What do you think they will do when they learn that I am in such a vulnerable position?"
"They dare to come to Sacred City?"
"There are very few things the Evil Mist are afraid of," Yolanthe said quietly .
"If the Evil Mist is targeting you, Your Majesty, surely they would leave Niya alone . Should we order Saul to return in secret?"
"No need for that . They want to see my ace, and I’m letting them," Yolanthe said .
The old man did not say anything .
"Say, do you know who the greediest people in the world are?"
"Merchants?"
"No, necromancers," Yolanthe said . "Humans love life and fear death, and everyone wants immortality . I am no different . But like most people, I would not trade my soul for it . I’d rather die than turn into a hideous ghoul .
"Necromancers prolonged their lives, but they have forgotten what it means to be alive . They don’t understand that to be alive is to let go sometimes . " Yolanthe paused for a few seconds and sighed . "Those poor things . They wanted everything, but in the end they will lose everything . I’ve always thought they would come for me . "
"Should we really show them our ace, Your Majesty? Isn’t this a rushed decision?"
"No," Yolanthe said quietly . He closed his eyes slowly . "The necromancers are getting stronger, I can feel it . We need to deal a quick and debilitating blow, so they will move on to other nations . I am the ruler of Maho Empire, and I am only responsible for my people . It’s not like the other nations would come to our aid, anyway . "
"Unless the Church is powerful enough," the old man said .
"But I would go to their aid . Even if the Church does not support it, I will help . I would rather have the necromancers attack another nation and we join forces with that nation, than having the necromancers attack my nation and fight alone . "