Book 1: Darkness Rising

chapter 2

The assasin was put in a room full of torture tools and a large axe in the corner,he was trying to cut the rope until the door suddenly opened that showed a boy at the aged of 15.

"Finally your awake."ash said smiling a little"tell me who ordered you to asassinate me. Was it mark? Or john?"ash asked as he grabbed one of the tools and pointed it to the assasins right ring finger. The assasin tried to say something but his mouth was covered with a cloth to prevent him from talking his way out of this mess

"Arn't ya gonna tell me. It'll be easier for you if you just cooperate ya know" ash said while he stabbed the assasin in the hand causing the other to scream.

"SCREAM FOR HELP!!! I WANT TO HEAR YOU SCREAM IN PAIN AND DESPAIR!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"ash said as he grabbed the other tools and removed his finger nails and toenails,stabs the palm continously and and mark his back as the assasin screams and pleads for mercy until ash hear the word 'i'll tell you' in a mumbled tone.

Ash stopped and removed the cloth so the assasin can speak even though his face was mostly covered in his own blood and scars from the tortures."m-mark sent me,he ordered me to kill you and said i'd get a reward about 500 gold coins. Thats all i know." He said as ash pulled out a knife behind him and put it directly at the assasins heart."thank you for the fun tourturing time i had fun." Ash said before stabbing him in the heart.

A knock on the door was heard"come in" ash said while wiping away the blood from his face.maria came in and noticed the body of the assasin"i see you had fun master."she said as ash was now cleaning his blade.

"Yes. It was fun but i was right mark did sent him to kill me for 500 gold coins."he said standing up and looking at the body again"remove his head we'll bring it tomorrow and as decleration of war."he said smiling before leaving.

(In the capital city of inferno)
"What? A child threatened to wage war against the alliance! Who does that child think they are!"drake said completely outraged that a mere child threatened his brothers empire.

"I do not know my prince but commander john who protects the city is with the king and your brother to speak of about this."a soldier said."*sighs* thank you for telling me this. I guess i am also needed to be there?" He said as he looked at the soldier who nodded."fine. Tell them i'll be there in a moment.""of course my prince." The soldier said before bowing then leaving.

Drake rubbed his forehead "things cant get anymore worse than this. I hope father has a way that evades fighting."he said to himself as he wears his armor.

(At the throne room)

As eclipse and the rest waited for drake dan walked up to eclipse.

"Long time no see. Father how have you been this past 10 years or so?"dan said as he and eclipse hugged."i know this isn't much of a family reunion but as i suspected we have a new faction joining in the war. I fear that they will try and attack pavillon city where hyperion and inferno citizen's alike live their if they take that then we lost one of our border cities."eclipse said but with a stern look he observed the generals. And dan who was beside his father was looking at john worried about this new enemy he speak of.

Dan was about to say something until his brother, drake came in wearing his armor

"Ah! My sons are both here now we may start." Eclipse said standing up as drake walked to the left side of eclipse as dan was at his fathers right side.

"Of course.*ahem* today at pavillon city a group of people wished to talked to me and it took them five days to arrived and they arrived at night and their leader was...a child only at the age of 15 years old." John said as the generals and commander's shouted of disbelif about a child that young threatened to wage war.