Chapter 14: A Request

5 hours have passed since the Zenin held their tournament to decide who got selected. The tournament was quickly over and nighttime covered the forest. The forest was quiet except for the sound of walking ruffling the dark green grass. 

Mute could be seen walking through the forest wearing a cloak and a mask. The moonlight illuminated his body making him barely visible. He was walking towards a certain part of the forest, trying to fulfill a request from Geto. 

The request from Geto wasn't a simple assassination request instead Mute was going to guard a mile-wide area and kill any intruders. He kept on walking as the bright full moon lit up the dense forest. Mute entered a clearing. Mute stood in the middle of the clearing before checking his phone.

The GPS on his phone said this was the correct spot. Mute only had to guard this area for half an hour. Mute stood still before noticing a strange nail embedded in the soil. The nail was covered in ancient carvings. Mute stares at the nail before a warping sound enters his ears as a black barrier suddenly appears covering the entire mile-long area. 

Mute stares at the barrier confused until the phone in his hands starts to vibrate. Mute looks at the phone before noticing that Geto has sent him a message.

" You're at the correct spot. Guard the nail in the soil. It is the object creating the barrier. A plethora of sorcerers are going to this location. You have ten minutes to prepare. Once the first sorcerer arrives at the barrier, the thirty-minute countdown begins. "

Mute reads the message before slipping his phone into his cloak and taking a deep breath. The string wrapped around his forearm grows larger. The string dangles out of his sleeves, hanging down at his ankles.

Mute eyes scan through the dark forest. His mind is racing with ideas for traps to set up for the incoming sorcerers...

A few miles away from the barrier. Geto could be seen holding onto his phone with a pleased smile as Nanako and Mimiko stood next to him staring at the formed barrier. Geto turned around and started to walk towards a mountain in search of something. 

Nanako and Mimiko quickly follow him before asking a question. 

" Why did you set up a barrier so far away from us?"

Ask Mimiko. Geto glanced back at Mimiko before answering her question.

" To get the majority of the sorcerers over at the barrier to battle Mute. What we're going to do will release a massive amount of cursed energy. But when the sorcerers are inside the barrier they won't be able to sense the energy. "

Mimiko nodded as they walked up a curvy dirt path. Geto stared forward as if his mind was already set. Geto was heading up the mountain to absorb a powerful curse. The curse was known as a deadly virus. He was going to absorb the smallpox curse. The smallpox curse was sealed inside a cave.

Geto approached the cave with his arms behind his back. His footsteps walked rhythmically with Nanako's and Mimiko's steps. They entered the cave as a loud roar was heard...

15 minutes quickly passed as the sound of footsteps echoed through the forest. Right outside the barrier, a group of five weak sorcerers could be seen. One woman and four men. The dark blue-haired woman wearing a white t-shirt and blue walked through the barrier with a serious look on her face. The four men quickly followed her. 

As soon as the woman entered through the barrier, the smell of blood entered her nose making her face scrunch up in disgust. She took a few more steps until a yell of horror rippled out catching her and the men off guard. 

A blonde woman runs towards them. Her body is covered in cuts. Her right eye is missing and her arms are mangled with bones sticking out. She breathes heavily as she runs towards them until suddenly her eyes widen, and her body halts.

A small bloody line forms on her throat until her head is chopped off. Her head flies off with blood gushing out of her neck like a fountain. She flops to the ground twitching. The woman and men look at her body in shock. 

Unbeknownst to the group of sorcerers, something is happening that'll shape the market of assassins forever. An Urban Legend Is Currently Being Born...