Hero

CHAPTER 2: HUNTER I

The barman lifted the man up by his collar. Everyone in The tavern looked there way "So the famous Hunter decides to pay me a lil visit ey" said the barman laughing.

"Let go of me."

"That's not what your wife said last night when I was fucking her... Oh wait that's it isn't it, your stupid bitch wife is dead."

The barman spat in Hunters face and pushed him to floor. Hunter got to his feet and waked out the bar stepping out into the main square of Penton City. He had lived there his entire life knowing the location of everything from as big as the Däros church to the secret underground passage ways underneath the city.

Hunter wiped the spit off his face and walked into Rosemary's barbers located just next to the tavern. Rose greeted him with a great big smile. "James Smith, I haven't seen your ugly face since that raid we did back in Dox, you haven't changed one bit"

"Actually love, the name is Hunter now and I don't have time for small talk, where's Diablo?"

Rose gestured towards the staircase that lead down into the basement. Hunter nodded making his way cautiously down the stairs. The door at the bottom of the stairs suddenly opened . A man dressed in full assassins uniform stood opposite him. The two men stared at each other straight in the eyes for about ten seconds before laughing and bowing before each other.

It was not long before Hunter spoke out. "Brothers in blood, we fight for justice, we live to die"
The man in front of him welcomed him into the room. "Brothers in blood, we fight for justice, we live to die"

"Has my apprentice returned after all this time to finally agree to the deal we almost made two years ago?" Said the man laughing.

"I'm just here for the gear Diablo, it was promised to me." Replied Hunter with a gentle tone in his voice.

It didn't take long before Diablo had moved his positioning in the room to be standing in front of the chest containing Hunters equipment. He pulled out a sword from the rack next to him and his face changed from a happy friendly countenance to that of an aggressive foe. Hunter pulled out two daggers that he had on him and stepped forwards striking at Diablo who parried the attack.

Hunter needed to think many moves ahead to beat his old master. He noticed that there was a chandelier just above the two of their heads so kicked dust in Diablos face before picking up the blade launcher and firing it at the great light. Hunter jumped out of the way and within seconds the chandelier fell onto Diablo who let out a shriek of agony.

Hunter opened the chest and changed into his equipment which covered most of his face with a black hood. He walked out the basement back onto the ground floor of the barbers. Rose stood there pointing a gun at him.

"Fuck, Rose you don't have to do this, I don't want to hurt you."

"You killed him James, your own master you killed him..."

Her sentence was interrupted by Hunter shooting a blade from the blade launcher straight into her neck.
"Sorry love."

Hunter walked out of the barbers and back into the tavern to the barman.
"The tavern is closed, Anything I can help you with sir?" Asked the barman.

A large grin appeared upon Hunters face and he jabbed the hidden blade into the stomach of the barman. "Say hello to my wife for me."