( trigger warning: death/blood, mention of suicide )
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The empire was still half-sleep, with a blanket of stars spreading in the night sky. It was indeed a peaceful night for everyone, but not for the people who live on the Mavins Estate.
Two bodies were hanging carelessly in the ceiling of the room, there's a blood dripping down from the dead bodies of the Heads of Mavins estates.
I was quiet while looking at the lifeless body of the Count and his wife, kinapa ko ang aking bulsa at hinanap ang sigarilyo ko doon at nang madukot kona ay agaran kong sinindahan ito, hindi pa rin inaalis ang aking mga mata sa itaas.
I took the golden marker I hid in the pocket of my chest, nanatiling suot-suot kopa rin ang gwantes sa'king mga kamay para walang maiwan sa ebidensya sa senaryo.
Naglakad ako papalapit sa pader at nagsimulang gumuhit ng mga letra, abala ako dito nang may narinig akong tunog ng mga yapak papunta sa silid na kinalalagyan ko.
Mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro kong minadali ang ginagawa ko at agarang tumakbo sa balkonahe para makatakas. I throw the cigarette and jump out of the window, before that, I saw the horrified look of the servants in the door.
"The murderer jumps in the window!" Sigaw ng isa. I smirk and completely escape from the scene.
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"The fuck is this?" I asked unbelievably while scanning the newspaper. Estelle didn't budge a little while I'm giving her a questioning look, miski siya ay hindi alam ang nangyayari.
The sun was still not up when a news broke to the whole empire. Count Mavins with his wife are both murdered in their room last night. The authorities and Imperial knights already surrounded the whole estate.
It's not actually my business, but what bothers us the most is the image that was plastered in the newspaper. It's a simple image of a wall with words written on it, and it says...
𝕴𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 — genesis
It's the sacred mark and the secret of the genesis assassin's, only known to the highest members of the organization. Ito ang marka na inukit ng bawat myembro sa tagong parte ng katawan nila upang makilala bilang myembro.
At this point, everyone will know what is genesis. 'Cause in the first place, assassin's are meant to be hidden within the darkness and the shadows, hindi ito dapat nakikilala ng mga ordinaryong mamayanan.
"What should we do, Master?" Estelle asked. Ibinaba ko ang papel at tahimik na nag-isip.
"Does Seven already know about this?" I asked. Tumango naman si Estelle sa sinabi ko. Napabuntong hininga ako at tumayo sa upuan ko.
"Is the investigation still on-going?"
"Yes, Master. They're still checking the crime scene and other nearby places, so far they still didn't see any evidence to point who's the killer." Lumabas na kami ng opisina ko at dere-deretsong naglakad papunta sa kwarto ko, I'll change my attire.
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Scylla
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