320 Eldest bro (1/2)
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”No! Please don't!”
Dennis who had been quiet for a while suddenly blurted out, which somewhat surprised Raven. Allan just sighed, it was as if he had seen this coming.
”Are you sure?” Raven asked, ”This guy just tried to kill you, you know?”
”I know that…” Dennis said in a low tone. He looked down and contemplated for a bit before saying: ”But killing him would just fan the flames of hatred even more. I want it to stop, not to spread even further.”
”Just let it go, Human Bro.” Allan said while sighing, ”That's just how it is.”
Raven looked intently at Dennis and found him staring back at him. He sighed afterwards and snapped his fingers at the listless monkey.
As soon as Gil heard the sound, light came back on his eyes. He shook his head and tried to regain his bearings. It was then that he suddenly remembered that he was out to assassinate someone but he was stopped by an unknown variable. His last memory was staring at the Human's eyes and then he suddenly woke up.
He then glanced around him and found the same human, standing and staring down at him. Gil's heart shook as he immediately reached out for his stone staff but found nothing.
”I would advise you to stop on trying to do anything funny.” Raven's bored voice echoed on his ears which made the monkey assassin stop on his tracks.
Gil then recalled how easily this human easily thwarted his assassination attempt and thought that it would be the best for him to follow his advice, or else he would truly die here.
”What did you do to me?” Gil asked as he found a gap on his memories. He's unsure but he was somewhat convinced that this human did something to him that made him lose consciousness without him noticing.
”Nothing that you will remember.” Raven answered in a deadpan tone. He then ruffled the assassin's fur and said: ”Why don't you be a good boy and just return from where you came from?”
On a normal day, anyone who tried doing this to Gil, would probably lose a finger or two as a lesson. But right now, Gil didn't even have an ounce of doubt that if he tried something harmful, he would die miserably.
And if he's being honest here, he believed that this is not Raven trying to be nice here. This action is more of a threat rather than treating him nicely. He was even more convinced when he felt the terrifying intent being channeled through his body whenever Raven stroked his head.
Raven rubbing Gil's head and said:
”Go. And remember that is was not my decision to let you go. Your life was spared by this guy.” He said while pointing at Dennis. ”Do what you want with that information.”
Raven then started walking away but before they disappeared from Gil's vision, he heard his final words: ”Remember that there will be no next time. If I caught you once more, I hope you're prepared.”
He had to report what happened here.
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”Thank you for agreeing to my request, Sir Raven.” Dennis said once they were felt Gil disappear.
He was truly relieved that he was able to at least prevent Raven from killing Gil, even if the latter did just try to go after his life.
”Hmm.” Raven hummed and said: ”I don't know if you should really thank me for that.”
He then threw a glance at Dennis and then Allan right after. He then said: ”But I'm confident that doing that will teach you a valuable lesson in the near future.”
Allan remained quiet while Dennis was confused. He didn't understand what Raven was implying here but the latter wouldn't say anything more so he could only ignore his words.
The trio then continued their journey with Allan and Dennis leading the way. It didn't take long enough before the two eventually stopped on their tracks. They stood in front of a large boulder that is covered in moss.
Dennis climbed down from Allan's neck and stood beside him. Raven watched on until suddenly, the two started drumming their chest with a fixed rhythm. They would occasionally growl in the middle of them doing this, and their voices echoed around them.