Teaming Up With System 225

Shadow Guard (6)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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On the night of the assassination...

"Sir, we moved my family to a more hidden location." Blaine couldn't help but salute Grey, who he found out was much stronger than he was. He was simply too strong, it was not fair. He has to go back to training...

Hero Blaine was standing in the living room of his family's small house. Even though his parents were merchants, they only had a small store. There were two rooms, one for his parents and the other for his little brother. He lived in the barracks provided by the Empire for more than a decade so he didn't have to cram himself into the small house. Because he had a good position in the military, he was able to send lots of money to his family, ensuring their quality of life. Blaine was a family man who cared more about his family than himself. It was one of the things that made him loveable.

It also reminded Grey of his best friend, who loved his family and friends more than himself.

Grey, who was standing across from him, smirked under his mask. "Alright, I will go hide."

Grey disappeared into the shadows, leaving Blaine in shock. The man was amazing being able to hide his presence but also be as strong or even stronger than the Knight Commander. He wondered why such a man was helping him, but he couldn't complain. If Prince Levi was going to kill his family, he would be sure to swear his loyalty to Prince Cecil instead.

As he waited for midnight to arrive, he heard a group of people outside the door.

"Can't believe we have been tasked with such a simple job to kill a commoner family. Wonder what they did to incur such wrath from such an influential figure." A younger-sounding man stated his opinion as he got ready to kick down the door.

"Shush! What happens if you wake them up with your loud ass?" The older man of the group tried to get everyone in order. He had a level of caution befitting for someone who had done this many times.

The three younger men couldn't help but chuckle. What could go wrong? They already did some research and these commoners were just simple merchants with a small store. The only noteworthy thing was that the oldest son was a Knight Captain, but that man was probably doing things for the Empire and had no idea what was going on in the city.

They kicked down the door but didn't hear anything.

"See, look what I told you. These commoners sleep like the dead." The man who complained earlier said as he looked over at the older man of the group.

"Why don't you join them as well, hmm?" Grey whispered into the man's ear.

The younger man who kicked down the door turned around to see who dared to talk into his ear but felt a sharp acute pain in his chest. Before he could register what happened, he had already fallen on the ground. Grey had pierced through his rib cage, going straight for the man's heart.

The other three men were terrified and wanted to run but saw that the door suddenly closed. When they turned back around, they saw a Red Aura coming from within the dark house. They felt as if a heavy pressure was weighing down on their shoulders, just waiting to cut off their necks.

They weren't wrong about feeling that way. Blaine's Red Aura was very versatile. Even though he couldn't use his Aura to strengthen his body as the Knight Commander does, he was able to use it as another weapon.

"This would be the part where I ask who hired you, but unfortunately for you, I already have the evidence."

Blaine slowly walked towards the three petrified men. They couldn't even piss themselves as they watched the man coming towards them like Death himself.