==============================Leraje's P.O.V====================================

624 Years ago

I was running.The cold wind was brushing my body the sky was dark only stars were lighting my way.

-Get HIM ! SHOT HIM DOWN MEN !

A crossbow bold whistled through the air and hit me mid run i didn't flinch nor stopped i held the crossbow bolt and noticed it wasn't in fully my leather armor somewhat protected me...

Argh...it hurts the side of my stomach got shot i need to get this bolt out before i lose conscious another 2 jumps over the roofs and i am sure i lose them.

As i ran from the rooftop navigating through the city i was nearing the walls that lead to the outside world into the forest bloody dagger in hand my footsteps were silent but the guards didn't quite lose sight on me yet the sack behind my back was jiggling up and down making squishy noises the blood on the in the sack was dripping down for a moment i thought that they would somehow follow the blood but quickly dismissed that idea they are after all just simple guards with no real abilities to speak of.

I jumped and descended onto the second roof with silent footsteps the guards also lost eyesight on me i was just few meters away from the wall...

-HALT !

A guard screamed behind me i readied my dagger.

-Drop THE SACK

The voice of the guard seemed very young and tender or fresh should i say.

I turned to the guard looking at his face.

-you are quite young for this job aren't you boy ?

I asked a bit humor mixed in my voice my back was also getting wet from the blood the sack was leaking out the cold blood gave me shivers for just a moment.

-SHUT UP

I stopped talking and looked at his crossbow that was aimed at me and then i looked at his eyes he was pretty handsome with his blue eyes and rigid face he could have made a killing would he become a minstrel instead of a guard for a noble.

-its truly a shame

I said.Truly meaning what i said.

-what do..

He was never going to finish the sentence because the moment he talked i already threw the dagger hitting the boy between the eyes he kneel'ed down his eyes rolled back from the impact the dagger gave him to the head and so he fell down onto his back his lifeless corpse holding his crossbow.I started walking to him while i did that i could hear the guards yelling around giving commands looking through buildings but in vain it was.

I dropped the bloody sack onto the ground making a quite disgusting sound when it hit the ground i cursed under my breath for this stupid mistake sometimes employers try to swindle me by saying i brought the wrong head because of the injuries on it swindling me of my gold...

Anyways i kneel'ed before the young lad holding his throat down while pulling my black dagger from his corpse after couple seconds of yanking i finally did it and removed the blood on his armor.I sheathed my dagger to my waist and looked at the boy again.

-...

Death would come to all of us one day.The world wasn't a good place to be its all about who can be the bigger dog eating the other dogs in the process to become mightier this boy was a clueless lad unknown to the fact that he was just a pawn like all of us in a much bigger game.His face indicated his was no more then 16 years old he was truly too young to have died like this he probably even knew becoming a guard would be a end to him but he didn't seem to had a choice in this.I starred at the lifeless eyes of this lad i slowly closed them praying for his peace in the next life as i was about to stand up i could see something shiny attached to his throat...a pendant ?

Beneath me people were slowly starting to raise pitch works and torches looking through every building shouting and running but i didn't care i looked at the pendant of the young lad and took it on closer inspection i noticed it was actually a photo locket i opened it.

-...tch!

I clicked my tongue out of frustration.

The picture in it contained the photo of the young lad and a little girl in his arms smiling..I almost crushed the locket in my hands looking at it the smiles these two were making on the photo was something only people can make few in their lives.

-Someone is on that roof !

A citizen shouted i quickly pocketed the locket and grabbed the bloody sack on the run i jumped to the wall almost falling down but quickly climbed up holding onto the edge with my hands and then jumping to the nearest tree getting some minor bruises from the branches that were getting in my way.

I soon was able to get down the tree and proceeded running deeper into the forest i did my job the only thing now to do was wait for my employer for a week and collect my gold after running for 2 hours i stopped judging the distance between me and the people were enough i sheltered myself in a cave my conscious was also really fading from the amount of blood i lost while i was running my heart was calm and so i rummaged through my side back searching for the blood pellets and bandages i didn't have anything to stop a infection or poisoning the bolt that hit me had poison covered on it making me woozy too the only thing i could do was pray for my poison resistance to kick in and endure it through the night...

After another 10 minutes i was finished i was sitting in a cave leaned to the wall while holding the right side of my stomach in massive pain.I looked next to me to the bloody sack the smell was a bit annoying but i didn't really care anymore from this point the pain was already overwhelming everything i didn't think this job was this hard to pull off.

I stopped thinking and tried to sleep a bit looking in front of me starring at nothing really in particular my tiredness was giving in and i was slowly dozing of into sleep before i slept my thought drifted to the day i took the contract thinking of how weird and sudden it was.

============================36 Hours Ago===============================

My name is leraje daemos i am 17 years old i am not human but a demon.Birthplace unknown parents unknown i mostly lived in a orphanage until i turned 8 and ran away for no good reason other then wanting to gain my share of gold in which the streets weren't really kind to me that year.I didn't have any many talents i wasn't really intelligent but i was quick witted and had a natural talent for hurting people or more precise killing them or leading them these two skills of mine got me far in the streets when i turned 10 i became a the guild leader of the thieves guild my exceptional talent in the bow in particular made me more of an assassin then a thief but either way my leading skills made up for it.

After another year i had already conquered the whole city but i was still not satisfied so at that year i decided to change professions and become a genuine assassin traveling the continent.My retirement was unexpected but no one opposed it because most of mu subordinates feared me a lot gold at that time was never a problem and so i started my journey.

After another 6 years i became a very well known assassin throughout the continent the aristocratic circles often called for my services which i took in for a set amount of gold which wasn't little so to speak i made a lot of jobs ranging from plain killing to making it look like a accident or framing people for murder it is not really known how many people i had killed but i generally avoid contracts that need me to kill a child because of my own morals but it doesn't mean i never done it before.

Other then that i am also a shadow mage but that isn't important.My fame reached all of the corners of the continent tales were spoken about me and people called me the "Green Reaper" the name was quite pleasant at the time because of my striking green eyes that engulfed a person before they died from my blade i really don't know how they figured out that my eyes are green but at the same time i never questioned or investigated it how it got leaked it may have been just a guess.

In one of those i arrived at a city walking into a tavern for some food i always liked to sit in those corner tables with my back to the wall observing the whole room while eating it gave me a sense of security.

On the corner of my eyes i saw a woman with sky blue eyes starring at me he skin was pure white and hair jet black like a raven it was long too her lips were red like a cherry he over all looks were nothing to scoff at but for some reason the people around her acted as if she was not there no...more like they were avoiding her all along no knowing that they were doing it...she was sitting opposite to me on another corner of the room the reason for that is explaining seeing that she was sending out a strange aura to compel the people around her to avoid her it didn't quite work on me because i was a immune to compelling.

The woman licked her lips while smiling at me her smile looked superficial behind her eyes was only a coldness to me felt nothing warming at all she was looking at me as if she already won.

-Cocky

I muttered her smile cracked on the other side of the room her supernatural hearing picking up on my words she sighed and stood from her table and in the next second she was sitting opposite to me from my table her original table was also starting to get occupied by the folks of the tavern.

She looked at me with her cold blue eyes they were a bit foggy now on closer inspection but her smile didn't fade from her beautiful face.

-for what reason did you come to this tiny city demon ?

Asked the vampiress he voice was cold but still held reason within itself.

I didn't smile nor try to be comforting i never could do that its one of the reasons i never really got along with woman.

-just passing through getting supplies for my journey.

She nodded not to me probably to herself seeing that my face didn't hold any falseness.

-Trouble follows your kind like the pest demon.

-doesn't it do it to your kind too ? aren't you hiding from someone ?

Her eyes got wide when i told her the reason why she was here but she quickly recovered annoyance could be seen in her eyes the clouds dimmed and shadows were starting to wake in her gaze.

-demon how do you know ? answer me

Her voice was a bit threatening but i was not feeling scared she was just a young vampiress probably only a century old

The really strong ones are 4 centuries old not that i ever met one personally.

-the way you positioned yourself here already shows that you are being vigilante of visitors like me.

She squinted her eyes and after couple seconds sighed and looked down.

-demon i want to make a deal

I looked at her for a bit confused.

-Here is your order enjoy

The waitress came and brought me my stew with dry bread next to it the vampiress took it onto herself and started eating the piece of bread with delish i knew it would not nourish her she was just doing that to annoy me even more.

-My services hold a significant amount of gold can hold it ?

I snatched the bread from her hands and ripped the part which she ruined with her mouth and threw on the floor.

-gold is not a problem demon i just need your agreement.

I looked at the stew in front of me and then at her.I pushed the stew to the side and said.

-Start talking.

And she did she offered me a contract to kill a noble in the higher quarters and demanded to get his head as proof to that i did my deed we talked about the small details about the location and what he does i didn't ask her why she wanted him dead i also didn't ask her why she didn't do it herself because honestly saying i didn't care why she wanted it the answer was always the same....

-selfishness

I grunted.

-excuse me ?

She blinked at my remark i just shrugged and she let it go.

-very well i be leaving

I stood up and started going to the door i didn't touch my stew since i talked to this woman about the job i was concentrate to the contract more then the food right now.

-wait

i stopped in my tracks and looked at her a bit annoyed.

-yes

she smiled this time her eyes held some color of warmth in it but no quite getting to it.

-whats your name ? i can't keep calling you demon can i ?

She said a bit amused.

I turned around and said.

-I am leraje

-I AM ELYSAA BY THE WAY

She shouted when i walked out of the door she didn't need to shout it out because of my supernatural hearing she after all just trying to annoy me and for the first time i made a genuine smile when i heard her...elysaa what a interresting person.

Later that night i investigated a bit and made a plan for the assassination it all did go as planned but i soon found out that the noble was actually a vampire too a really strong one at that exclaiming that he was a 4 century year old vampire when i fought him i cursed elyssa when the 4 century year old vampire barraged me with his claws in the end thou i came out victorious but what i didn't expect were the other vampires that came at the last moment when i killed the 4 century one i quickly slashed the head of the dead vampire and ran with all my might using my shadow magic to hide myself in the end i only needed to flee from the mortal guards and wait for elysaa to come.

====================================Leraje waking up====================================

-ughh

-hey you stop moving the wound will open if you continue moving around more.

A wild headache was pounding on my head driving me crazy i could hear a female voice next to me warning me from my injuries..my eyes were blurry the world was spinning around i was surprised i wasn't dead yet.

I could feel someone approaching me not in that kind threatening way more of that kind slow and relaxed i could see red hair in form of locks coming down on to my level delicate hands were pushing down my chest into the bed i was weakened i couldn't resist.Even if i wanted to resist i think i wouldn't be able to the strength that was pushing me down overwhelming but restrained at the same time too.

I felt fear for a moment.

-who are you...

i whispered.I could hear a slight giggle coming from my side from the female with red hair i turned my head to her my eyes were getting better and the first thing i saw was....green eyes if you say my eyes are striking green then these pair of eyes in front of me are more sharper and a swords edge compared to her eyes mine were like nothing.

-who i am ?

She mused he voice was also delicate but had a strange feeling of familiarity.

-my name is Artemis now drink this dummy

She laughed while forcing the bitter medicine down my throat.

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