Chapter 32 - A bloody night (Part 1) (1/2)
(A/N.: The following story will contain scenes that could be revolting to some. While I understand, and I'm also against such behavior, believe me when I say the following is needed to provide a window into the mindset of some important characters. I'm not gonna say anything else, and will try to keep these graphic scenes to the absolute minimum.)
***Early morning on the same day***
As the first rays of the sun broke through the dark shroud of the night Young Master Leon woke up from his luxurious baldachin bed. He felt much better today, he finally managed to vent his frustrations.
A muffled, barely audible cry could be heard from next to him on the bed. A naked, badly bruised and violated body of one the maids serving him, was currently 'resting', clinging on to her last bits of sanity, as scenes of last night's nightmare assaulted her mind. Her face was swollen, the jawbone, both legs, arms are probably broken, and without the assistance of a qualified healer, it would never be repaired.
She could only curse her own bad luck, everyone in the mansion knew about the Young Master's violent tendencies, and with the humiliation, he received from his father something like this was bound to happen.
Young Master Leon didn't even spare a glance at his newest 'conquest', and while hopping up from the bed, and going to his wardrobe, he shouted outside the room.
”Get in and take her away. Get me a new maid and help me get dressed. NOW!” he ordered.
A few seconds later, 2 guards came in, and after saluting their master, they picked up the half-dead girl and brought him away from the room. Shortly after a maid came in greeting her master with a deep bow before she started tending to her new duties.
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Some time later Leon was making his way through the streets of Higrove. To not stand out that much, he donned a dark robe over his regular clothes to hide his identity. He also had a black cloth wrapped over his face, with a large hood crowning his attire.
His destination was a dark alleyway a few streets away from the marketplace, to meet up with a local gang of thugs, the Red Snakes. The group was known for claiming the marketplace as their own 'turf', robbing the unwary citizen, and 'protecting' the sellers for a 'small' daily contribution. The gang operated around the marketplace for a few months now, their predecessor, were just a band of orphan's-turned-thieves, from whom they quickly integrated the talented ones and killed off the useless ones. Now the Red Snakes had an astonishing 50 members, which was considered one of the biggest bands of the city.
One other aspect that kept this group above the others was their leader, a big burly man. He was called Cyclops, which wasn't the nicest nickname, considering he had only 1 good left eye. His right one was lost sometime in the past and was covered up by a black eye patch. Adding the fact that he was a humongous 2.3 meters tall man, the nickname wasn't unfounded.
He was known for keeping contact with some of the nobles and working with them from behind the lines. One of his contacts, the Young Lord of the Leon family, the wealthiest family in the whole city has just arrived in front of him. With a creepy smile donning his face, he bowed deeply, while greeting him.
”Welcome to our humble abode, Young Master. To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?”
Scoffing at him, the Leon curtly answered.
”I have a job for you. It has to be done tonight.”
Hearing this, the leader's already creepy smile got even wider, further morphing his face to some monster straight out of a nightmare.
”I see. Please tell us the details, Young Master.”
”You will have to replace the guards in my father's mansion tonight and mask yourselves as them. A group of masked individuals will arrive, you will have to let them in, and then lock down the mansion. Once you see the signal, a red flame shooting to the sky, you will start murdering everyone in the mansion. Leave no one alive. Once your job is completed, place the dead guards back, and leave the area before the guards arrive.” Leon explained.