AL ~Assassin League~

Chapter 5

"Where are they Carver?" Alistair said turning to his friend, his partner in fighting, one of the only people he trusted.

Alistair and Carver were now at the camp for 45 minutes and the others should have been here awhile ago, but no sight of them, so they were currently looking at maps.

"Maybe they were attacked?" Carver suggested taking his helmet off, revealing his shaggy mess of black hair, deep blue eyes, tanned skin and an overall perfect complexion.

"I hope they didn't, mind you it is good practice preparing for what awaits." Alistair said.

"Look sir!" A nearby guard says as 3 people on horses come riding in, only two of them being recognized.

Alistair's head bolts up and sees Argent and Artemis getting off the horses, and they start towards there leader.

"What happened?" Alistair said quickly just wanting to know what happened.

"We were attacked of course!" Artemis said angrily. Argent nodded in agreeing but looked as her eyes trailed off towards a tall figure, taller than him.

Artemis's heart started fluttering as she looked at the most perfect guy, he had shaggy black hair, blue eyes and very tan skin, everything she desired in a man!

Carver looked at Artemis, actually getting a good look at her this time than before, she was beautiful.

"Umm anyway.." Argent said as he looked at the man and Artemis staring at each other. "So, yes we got attacked, we led them down a different trail, and we hid, then when we were ready to attack, Trinity here killed them." Argent finished while giving a glance back at her, but he couldn't help but stare.

Trinity swung herself off the dark horse and slowly swayed over to the others.

"Trinity this is-" Argent started but was cut off.

"We know each other." Alistair said clenching his jaw.

"Hello Father." Trinity said grimly.

"SIR!" the guard said again, but this time more serious and urgent.

Alistair stood up promptly ignoring his daughter, and instantly his mouth drops. He drops the maps he was holding and starts running towards the sight.

Argent, Artemis, Trinity and Carver all turned around to see what the commotion was about, and it wasn't good.

With one glance at Cerberus lying in a bloodied mess on his wolf, made them all run to help out. With a closer glance, they noticed it was an arrow wound to his shoulder, with lots of blood everywhere. There was a belt tying him to his animal that was equally covered in his master's blood.

They quickly untied the belt, then Carver and Argent took his arms and legs and carried the motionless body to the straw bed in a tent that had everything medical wise. There was an older women there that was named the healer. She quickly took a glance at the wound, then said, "Everyone out."

Alistair took one look at Cerberus and walked out, how could he let this happen. They should have all went together, or at least himself and Carver separated. All the guilt kept rising inside of him and there is nothing he could do about it.

"Come on Alistair." Carver said putting his arm around his shoulder directing him to a couple of seats, where everyone sat down, in a depressing mood.

"Wait, where is Arabella?" Argent said alerting everyone else of the only person they forgot. And now the guilt in Alistair just got alot higher.

"Ohh no, what if she is dead? If Cerberus is injured, she musn't be good!" Artemis said sadly.

"Carver, you go and take 4 other men with you, go search the trail!" Alistair ordered.

"Sir." Carver said then ran off to go get his men.

"Shouldn't we go?" Argent said worried.

"No, we don't need you guys missing or injured." Alistair replied rubbing his face with both hands.

"So that is Carter." Artemis said watching him leave. All Argent could do was sigh and roll his eyes at his sisters desperation for him. But thinking about it, he felt the same way about Trinity, and he couldn't help it.

While all in Trinity's mind was confusion and anger. She was back to the place she despised for the longest time, and worse her father still remembers her! Who was this Arabella? And who is the one hurt named Cerberus? But this whole time she feels safe, not that she needed it, but like she could make new friends with Artemis and Argent, maybe a little more with Argent....

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Arabella has been running for 15 minutes now and she needed a quick break. Going on horse was most defiantly faster she thought to herself as she quickly leaned up against a tree, but also having a hard time seeing in the dark wasn't much help either.

She currently had dried blood all over her chainmail, some from Cerberus but mostly from slicing open the bad guys like pigs, and she didn't mind it. Most girls would never wield a sword not even the thought, but Arabella was different, she liked fighting and she was naturally talented at it.

As she kept thinking about all of it, she naturally didn't hear the footsteps coming behind her as she was leaning against the tree. No one probably would of heard them, and when you don't hear someone coming up behind you, it means there little or skilled. And they weren't little.

She felt two hands tightly grasp each of her arms, immobilizing her from grabbing her sword or landing a punch. The two men pulled her deeper into the forest, as Arabella tried to weaken them to make them vulnerable so she could hurt them, but finally they grabbed the rope they had to bind her hands and legs. Trust me though, it took awhile, Arabella fought and fought to get free but it was useless, these men were strong.

"Where are you taking me!?" Arabella yelled furiously as she was carried over a shoulder, with her sword with another man. They kept going farther in, getting farther away from Alistair's camp by the moment. It was dark, making seeing more difficult then it was before on the regular dark trail. To make matters worse she could see the outline of more figures of men, surprisingly no orcs or elves.

"To our leader of course!" the man holding her said.

"Lord Zycolt." Arabella gritted.

"Haha! You wish you would see him! We are not part of his clan, we are the De Noir clan." the large man said and she could already tell that he was grinning, but she wasn't.

The De Noir clan was a legend from what she has heard, an all man group or clan as we call it that was beyond stronger than any other, including Zycolt. People talked of this clan, but no one had actually come across them or met them. This was indeed not good. But the question was why does no one know about them? And why haven't they took over the forest?

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A/N

Wow, very very very interesting!

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So I do not own the name De Noir because I actually got it from a good book and movie, and I am using one character from it too! I will clarify I do not own him when he comes up later! :)