In a dark place that looks like a huge cave.
A teenage girl stands in front of a small corpse while wiping her sword from blood with an expressionless face.
"Hey, did you get the code?" Suddenly the teen girl heard a soft voice coming from behind.
"Maya, I got one, and you?" The teen said as she turned around to see a girl her age coming toward her.
"Yes, but unfortunately I had to kill Jonathan to get it," Maya said with a pathetic look.
"Din-Don'-Don-Din'-Don-Din-Don-Din-(Bell)"
Before they could finish talking, they both heard the sound of a bell coming from afar.
"Why is the end-of-exam bell ringing now? Will the exam end early?" Maya asked while looking in the direction of the sound.
"I'm not sure but that's what it looks like," Amelia replied with a doubtful look on her face.
"So let's get out of the maze," Maya
Thus, the two of them got out of the maze and headed towards the meeting platform, when they arrived in front of the platform they saw something they hadn't seen for a long time.
"l..light" Amelia mumbled with her eyes wide open
In Amelia's sight, above the platform were many magic lamps floating in the air and illuminating the place, Amelia and Maya are not the only ones who were surprised by this scene, all the children who survived the test headed toward the stage, all looking at the light with complex expressions on their faces.
All the children present have been kidnapped and held in this dark place for more than nine years. During this time, they have never seen the light. There are even some children who have to use energy to strengthen their eyes when seeing the magic lamps.
Suddenly the children heard a faint sound of footsteps coming up the stairs of the platform. And they all looked at the platform with curious looks.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the platform, a tall and muscular young man climbs the stairs with confident steps and a cold look on his face
(He can control his power with such precision despite the distance) Lucas thought as he looked at the magic lamps floating in the air.
Lucas and Ethan managed to find one of the assassins still alive *the one who brought the leaders* After Lucas finds out that the children are In another cave a little far from the cave of the stone village, using an underground shortcut they managed to get here.
Thus, Lucas came to the top of the stage and glanced at the children gathered below.
(So, there are only twenty left) Lucas thought, looking at the children
"Hello, my name is Lucas Morningstar, head of the Morningstar family, the serpent organization that has been holding you captive has been destroyed," Lucas opened his mouth and said slowly while examining the teenagers.
Despite hearing this, none of the kids showed any signs of joy, they still had the same cold expression as usual, because they know better than anyone else that there is nothing free In the world, and there is no reason to put their hope on a man they met for the first time.
"Are you saying you'll let us go?" Suddenly a black-haired girl asked carefully.
(So this is the one who will become the Queen of Assassins in the future) Lucas thought as he looked at the girl who spoke with an interested look
The "Killing Machine" project was implemented by the serpent organization, where three thousand children between the ages of seven and ten were gathered and imprisoned in a dark cave and trained in the arts of assassination and made them kill each other in what they called tests until one of them remained who was called * The killing machine*
"Yes, you have two options, the first is to leave if that is your choice I will show you the exit and no one will stop you." Lucas said, "The second option is to work for me as a professional assassin."
These 20 kids here have survived nine years of hell training, they are the elites of the "Killing Machine" project.
Upon interrogation of the surviving killer, Lucas knew that the kids had already become stronger than the killers themselves, the only ones who could control these kids were the Serpent Brothers. *that's why they were far from the stone village when Lucas and Ethan stormed the bunker they were here guarding the children.*
Lucas is sure that these kids will become an unstoppable force in the near future, but from their facial expressions, Lucas knew that they wouldn't choose to follow him for a simple reason
"I know that your instincts that you have been grinding for years and that have enabled you to survive until now tell you not to trust me," Lucas said with a serious expression, "Actually your instincts are right, I am not a hero or not villain, If you decide to follow me I will not be able to give you happiness or safety. On the contrary, I will use you and put you in dangerous situations, but I can promise you one thing and one thing only, and that is the power, enough power so that no one will bully you again…. And enough power to take your revenge."
*Revenge* As soon as they heard that word, the cold look on the children's faces instantly changed to a look of anger and hatred
No one but these children knows how much they have suffered in the past nine years, and what they had to sacrifice to survive. Thus, they all immersed themselves in thinking about the choice that should be followed, all of them are smart enough to conclude that the serpent organization is not the mastermind behind the project, there must be a greater force behind it, and they all want revenge, but should they put their hand in the hand of Satan to achieve it