To Hell And Back

Chapter 4

"Mind helping me with a mutual friend?"

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"Who are ya? I don't remember ever meeting ya, miss." A man with a swirling tattoo on his neck said, stopping close to Maria.

"You're right, we never met before," Maria sighed and crossed her arms "But you know, Xander, do you not?"

The man with the tattoo's eyes widen and his face grew serious.

"How do you know our leader?" He said as he walked up to Maria threateningly, making Maria narrow her eyes and took a small but firm step forward.

"You will not threaten me. I came here because you're his crew. He's in danger and I want you to help him." She said as she watched everyone in Xander's crew carefully, watching their every move.

Xander's crew noticing this, also noticed that Maria wasn't afraid of them. Which was rare seeing as everyone they crossed was afraid of getting murdered by them. Xander's crew was known as the Devil's Descendants. This was because Xander and his group were not ordinary thieves. They were also assassins, they steal from those who have so much riches and they gift some of the money to the poor. The rest of the money? Belongs to them. It's a dangerous job, but everyone who wants to hire an assassin knows that Xander doesn't leave a trace behind. Everyone was right, to fear them. 

Well, almost everyone fears them.  

"If he needs help so much why didn't you help him?" The man with tattoo mumbled as he alerted the rest of the group to gather their weapons, although they doubt that Xander needs much help. The man was intrigued by Maria. 

"He's acting recklessly and started the fight. I will not pay for his idiotic actions. I also promised my crew, I wouldn't fight." she whispered the last part of her sentence and sighed in relief when they didn't hear her talking about her crew. 

"Where is he then?" The man asked and Maria thought that since everyone stayed quiet, he must have been the right-hand man, the second in line to be the leader. Like Violet.

"He's in the Cavern, the restaurant across the town square." Maria said as she started walking in that direction.

Knowing where the restaurant was, the crew followed Maria quietly.

As they walked across the plaza, they heard the clanging noise of two daggers being hit together. Followed by injured groans and shouting.

Maria and Xander's Crew stopped near the front doors when a chair came flying out of the restaurant.

"Well. At least you know, he's in there." Maria sighed and they all went inside the restaurant, to see people hiding behind the counter while peeking at the fight. And they can also see, Xander punching one of the men trying to stab him.

"Yo, Leader!" The man with the tattoo yelled out "What're ya doin'? He said as he walked closer menacingly toward the men trying to hurt Xander.

Xander looked over toward his crew and grinned.

"Dex! How'd ya find me?" He laughed and punched one of the men currently in his grasp while after that he walked toward his crew.

They met eye to eye and smiled.

"Good to see you guys again," Xander smiled out "So? You guys gonna answer me?"

Dex and the crew paused for a moment. When Dex moved aside to the left, the rest of the group followed. And all the way to the back of the group, standing in the middle, was Maria.