Chapter 2
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(Fourteen years later: Present Day)
*Five days earlier*
"Sapphire, come here, I need to talk to you about something" Derndeck said, motioning me over to his office.
When I got to his office, he was already sitting at the desk with two manila folders on them. It made me curious, he usually never talks to me--Only a nod, a look, or sometimes I can just tell what he is thinking. He has been training me since I was 5. You see, Derndeck, my amazing and scary-looking godfather, is an assassin. Killing people has been the family business for generations, and will probably continue for more.
He has been staring at me for 2 minutes, but it felt like an eternity. Looking at him now, I study him... I need to try to see if I can read him. I use what he has taught me over the years; stay calm, slow my breathing-- normal yet even breathe in and out. My face relaxed, blank yet pleasant, almost bored. My eyes are not staring at his eyes but looking for clues, little details about him noted. This is usual, most of the time. The derndeck is a steal wall, very big and imposing, hard to pass through, and likely to f**k you up at the end. But, now his shoulders are tense, like he is ready to fight at any moment; looking at his face, he is still handsome, even though you can tell he is getting older, with rich caramel skin, and golden-violet eyes, with a blue outline. However, they are hollow and bags under them like he hasn't been sleeping.
My pendent that I never took off, began to get hot. Like it was overheating, i could feel the gold frame heating up as the black jade with the beautiful colors like different galaxies in the middle was pulsating, like an heart. Finding myself looking down, i didn't realize i broke eye contact. Weird, curiously looking back up, its like I can finally see. He is tired, bone tired, stressed, worried, and its faint almost like a whisper caught in the wind- fear. Uh-- that is interesting, What does Derndeck Epsinoza: The Butcher of Worlds, Have to fear? This is very exciting. I wonder?
*Derndeck clears his throat* I snap my eyes to him. He is still looking at me, I bet he has been reading me this whole time. Uh, another test and i failed.
"You have grown since the first time, I started to train you. You have done well." He said. Wow.
"Yes sir.... I've been training hard... Thank you," I said so taken aback. He has never been the one to say if at all any compliment or any uplifting comment. It is always you have to do better or any mistake that you have to fix. Perfection, precision, silent yet deadly. I came to count on that, that is how I got better, that's how I came to be the most well known and deadly assassin in the 21st century. Cold name; Black jade, all they see before they die is my pendent glowing in the dark night and for some reason when I kill someone it's always glowing green.
*Derndeck clears his throat again*
"Your next mission, after this you will get 20 million in your bank in 24 hours after it's done," He said as he picked up the manila folder to the left and handed to me.
I looked at the folder then him, lifted one eyebrow. " 20 mil huh?." I said as i took the folder.
"It's a big job and your last one for awhile," He said in a matter of fact voice. My gaze shot right back up to meet his. What? He continues, " That's another thing I want to tell you, I have enrolled you in Chaos Bones and Cross Dragons Academy."
I stared at him for minute to see if you was going to say anything after that, maybe he'd say its for amisson or something. But has the minute turned to two I realized he's waiting for me to finish processing before he allows me to ask questions or talk more.
"Why?" I said. calm. Don't freak. You are doing great.
"I realized as you are almost 18, though you had all the necessary education at home, you need to go at meet new people see new things, You are a young, and an attractive women, shouldn't be living this lonely destitutive life," He sounded so sure, an unwavering belief. To bad I don't share this ideology.
"No, there is no point, I graduated last year, I learn more out in the world like now, with killing people. I don't need to meet people my age, they are insignificant, pointless," I said still sitting looking at him. Usually, i would just stand up and walk up and leave but i know better, you don't turn your back to derndeck.
He just looked at me. I had to make an effort to not shrink in the stair. " This school is a boarding school with an high school and college in it. The high school has all extracurriculars and academic classes, a few AP classes too, it's always high tech. the students go to school and live there, they come back home on the holidays or weekends if they so choose. The college is on the other side or campus it has full faculties and all sorts of departments and majors even some trades. A lot of extracurriculars that overlap with the high school, they always compete with other schools. Also, have a military program, it is connect to The United Intergalactic Service, and it's a cross species school," He finally finished.
He probably already knows it, but he sold it to me. why couldn't he just tell me it was a cross species school and its connect to the military first. Anyone is who a self respecting assassin knows, or wants to be in The United Intergalactic Service~ Black Ops teams. Regular civilian don't know about the secret black Ops teams of the galaxy service, but they do all the illegal and unforgiving acts against species. They came to be over two thousand years ago when humans found out, that not only they aren't the only living beings on their "supposed" planet but that they aren't the only living species in the galaxy and that there are an infinite number of galaxies we haven't seen yet. Instead of trying to get to know them and learn from then, we humans did what we do best, destroy them, in every way possible. For many years, there was war, so many lives lost for nothing. After many years finally the ever so neutral dragons, mainly the chaos dragons, found a way by using their unique abilities made different dimensions for the different species we can still communicate and we can me between the dimension and space if we want. The humans for a while stayed apart from us, but slowly we all started to get along. There is still some specism or some hatred towards non humans, and that's why there are segregated schools and some other faculties but not all. I'm excited that i am possible going to see some Black ops personal, but i can't help have a lot of anxiety about this. Because of my small stature and my oddly color hair and eyes and my interesting personality, i was always hated or aligned. The only real place i was accepted was at Chaos Inc. Im 4'9, im what you would say slim thick, Caramel brown skin, my hair is a natural shade of purple kinda like wine with grey and black mixed in; My eyes are even more unsettling to people, they are crimson red with violet arises. I wear sunglasses everywhere so that i won't attracted any unwanted attention. I can't image how this is going to go.
"You will be there, until you graduate," he said, after a while. Handing me the other manila folder.
"How long will that be?" I said while take the other folder.
"That is up to you," he picked up a pen and started looking through the papers on his desk. So that's it, I am dismissed. I didn't say another word, i got up and walked to the door, opened the door and looked back for a sec, i noticed his face had now shown the fear I'd sensed earlier. i quickly looked away before he noticed me. the door closed firmly behind me. As i put my back to the door holding the folders, i had gotten a sense of foreboding, like something is coming and it is going to be very bad.
*my phone buzzed* I pulled out my phone. I have a text message.
LJ: Derndeck already sent me the mission information, come to the base. I already made plans. need you to do a new test and fitting. The mission is tomorrow night. and i have more information too
Me: aite. be there in 20 minutes, I am hungry, Do you have food?
LJ: kool, and you are always hungry and yes i do. Always.
Me: Awesome sauce, be there in 10.
LJ: Aite, later
He is always taking care of me. What am i gonna do without my team there, now that I have to go to college? indefinitely. This is such a drag.
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