An Assassin's Scenarios

An Assassin Saved by Her New Master

I was being locked up in a merchant's quarters after my abuse. I couldn't believe that my family was taken away from me, killed by that bastard Andragoras. Not only that, the only family member I had helped him do it. My younger sister. She helped kill our family, and I will have my revenge on both him and her.

"My sister... Why did you help him kill them?... Why?..." The only feeling that I feel now...is hate. But a knock was heard and the door unlocked to reveal the merchant that I was bought to by a random buyer for belly dancing at a brothel. "It's time, wench." He walked over to me and crawled in front of me. I quivered in fear in front of him. "Time to show me your beauty." He grabbed my chin to face him. I released him from me and ran out the room. I ran passed the people and the guards. "Stop her!" I ran out the door away from them.

"Allow me to go after her. I won't let her escape me." The merchant then walked passed the guard and begins to go after me.

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I ran as fast as I could, good thing I was trained to run faster than any other horse. But the merchant that I ran away from began chasing me. "Get back here, you foolish girl!" I then tripped over a rock and began crawling, but the merchant came towards me. He forced me to face me with a smirk on his face. He held me down to the ground and I began to struggle under him. "No! Let me go!" And as he was about to abuse me more and about to rape me, a sword appeared out of nowhere, slicing the merchant's ear. He screamed in pain as I looked confused by this.

Then a man appeared in front of me on a horse. He had dark brown hair and wears a silver mask. He looks down at me, seeing the fear and pain on my face. "If you have something to protect, you take up the sword." I looked shocked by his appearance and his command, and slowly and surely, I took up the sword and stood up to protect myself with it. The merchant got up after screaming in pain and charged at me, but get stabbed by the sword in the process, killing him instantly.

I looked shocked by this as I pull the sword out of the dead merchant and fell to my knees, dropping the sword. Tears began streaming down my face as the man in the silver mask came up to me after getting off his horse. He kneels down to my level and took my chin in his hand, so I could face him. "I heard your family was murdered by both your sister and Andragoras and that you were brought to a brothel by a random buyer for belly dancing, is that correct?" "Y-Yes." "Then you should serve me." "What?" "Serve me. And together, we can avenge your family and I can have my throne." "B-But why?" "Why? Because I heard you were rather skilled in killing and that you came from a family of assassins. But your family was killed and you were brought to a brothel just to be abused until you can't kill anymore."

I was shocked by his face and his voice. It sounded familiar to me. "I'm only saying this: Will you serve under me and be my assassin and bodyguard or will you go back to the brothel to be abused even more? And will you live, or will you die? If I give you the power to live, could you go on? I proposed a deal: In exchange for this power to live, you must agree to make my one wish come true. Accept this contract and you accept its conditions. While living in the world of humans, you will live unlike any other: a different providence, a different time, a different life." My eyes widen at his words.

"The power of the King will condemn you to a life of solitude, and not only that, you will live in that solitude. Are you prepared for this? If so, then tell that you want to live." My eyes widen at his words. 'I can live?...' I then remembered my life with my family and my sister before we were sold out to become assassins like them. The tears continued to fall from my face. 'I never dared to wish for something like that... The world had denied me now...' I then remembered that our family was murdered by both my sister and Andragoras, then I remembered that I was abused in a brothel several times after dancing for them.

'But now...I'm allowed to say my wish, just this once... That I...' "I want to live..." My voice came out as a whisper to him, but he seemed confused by this. "Hm? I can't hear you. I'm waiting for your real answer loudly." I was too shaken up at his words as I continued. "I want to live... I want to live...! I want to live!... I WANT TO LIVE!!" "Very good, now can you tell me your name before you can continue." "My name is Marina."

"Well then, Marina. Care to continue." "Yes, sir. Take me with you, take me away from here please." "Of course you can, Marina. But before we go, let me reveal myself to you." He released my chin and removes his mask, revealing his face. His face has burned scars on the right side of his face. My eyes widen at this, it can't be. "I-Is it you? Prince Hilmes?" "Yes, it is me." He puts his mask back on.

"And not only that, but you will also refer to me as Lord Silver Mask. Now, are you willing to serve under me, Marina?" I was taken aback at Silver Mask's question, but I finally resolve. "Yes, sir!" I then get on one knee and bowed before him. "I will serve you, my master." "Master?" I took his hand in my own. "Yes. You are my master, and I am your servant." I kissed the top of his hand gently and pulled away to look up at him. "And I will serve you until my last breath, Master." He then gets up to his feet and reaches out for me. "Well then, my loyal servant. Shall we get your revenge?" "Yes, sir." I then took his hand with mine. I stood up to my feet as he get on his horse. "Can you get on my horse?" "No thank you, Master. I can run faster than any other horse at mock speed." "Suit yourself." And from then on, I followed my master wherever he goes, no matter where I'm going.