Orochi

Chapter 1

The darkness embraced every corner of the room, the wall clock is ticking creepily in tune with a man’s weak and painful gasps as the metallic scent of blood wanders and combines with the cold winter air. No one dares to speak and break the tension that lingers deep within each persons’ hearts that is present at that time as they look mercilessly down on the man bathing with his own blood trying his best to prolong his life until the very end.

Heavy breathing , crying moans and painful groans echoed throughout the room as once again the pitiful man tried to show his hatred towards everyone around him. He coughed heavily while laughing as he’s enduring the deep wounds scattered throughout his body and then looked up to the old man sitting comfortably in front of him while looking at him with no mercy in his eyes.

“ Kill me now , I will never ever betray my master for a fool like you!--” before the pitiful man could ever finish his statement, a loud sound echoed throughout the place at the same time his wounded body hit the floor once again after a strong powerful kick hit his jaw.

The man coughed heavily as he tried enduring the pain while laying on the ground. The old man stand up with a noticeable grimace on his face and slowly walked towards the closed door and opened it harshly revealing a shocked little boy who’s shivering in fear at the sight before him.

“ Orochi“ the old man gently called out the little boy’s name and patted his head. Orochi looked up towards his grandpa with his lips quivering and his eyes on the verge of tears.

“ W-Why is he bleeding? “ Orochi asked worriedly as he tightly hugged his grandpa’s clothes while hiding behind his back.

“ Do you know this man, my dear Orochi?” his grandpa asked instead and gently lift the scared Orochi on his arms. Orochi immediately shakes his head while tears are flowing down on his cheeks, it is dark and it is hard to see clearly but despite of his young age, Orochi knew that the guy is in an unexplainable pain.

“ P-papa, I- I am s-scared “ he whispered, his voice cracked as he tightened his grip on his grandfather who’s starting to get angry with the expressions he’s showing in front of him.

“ Shawn, the light “ the old man stated and one of his men raised his hand and clapped two times which automatically turned on every single light in the room. Orochi closed his eyes tightly because of the sudden ray of light that hurts his eyes but he immediately opened them when his grandfather put him down at the floor that’s full of blood.

Orochi gasped and started shivering wildly while staring intently at the weak man that is full of wounds in front of him. He panicked when his grandfather moved away from him but before Orochi even muttered a single word his grandpa suddenly spoke.

“ Shawn, hand me the gun “ the old man commanded which his right-hand man automatically obliged.

The old man expertly readied the gun and then kneel beside Orochi which shocked the innocent kid.

“ This guy in front of you is Mikael Lamperouge, thirty three years old, he’s a Russian assassin that was sent to kill you , he killed your Nanny Teresa and Nanny Julia just an hour ago “ the old man stated calmly towards the shaking child. Orochi didn’t moved an inch and continued spacing out because of the fear he’s feeling at the moment.

The wounded man was taken aback because of the sudden turn of events, he’s feeling drowsy because of the loss of blood but the fact that the old man is telling everything that happened to a four year old kid is driving him insane.

What is he up to? He asked himself while staring intently at the old man a meter away from him.

“ Orochi“ the old man stated his grandchild’s name sweetly as he gently caress his cheeks to face him. Orochi’s eyes shouts fear as he made eye contact with his grandpa.

“ P-Papa.. “ he whispered while crying silently .

“ N-Nanny Teresa i-is dead?” he asked brokenheartedly with his lips quivering in shock. His grandfather nodded his head while faking his sad expression .

“ Yes my dear, he’s a bad guy, he killed your nanny Teresa and Nanny Julia , he even tried to kill you too, isn’t he a bad guy? “ the old man stated persuading the little child to hate the wounded man in front of him.

The old man hugged Orochi and faked his cries while smirking devilishly inside. Orochi nodded his head and stared intently at the guy bathing on his own blood with coldness and hatred in his eyes.

“ Yes Papa, he’s a bad guy “ he stated seriously making the assassin’s eyes widen in realization and then his shocked expression suddenly broke as he laughed insanely not minding his open wounds.

“ Ah- now I understand why, I understand why this family is filled with ruthless demons- ack!” once again, he wasn’t able to finish his statement because a strong kick landed on his stomach to keep him silent.

Orochi flinched because of the sudden violence as if taking him back in reality, he cried once again and looked up at his grandfather.

“ B-But Papa, he- , he’s in pain !” he muttered while biting his lower lip in confusion. The old man ‘tsked’ and harshly stand up in annoyance. He tightly hold the gun and walked towards the assassin and kicked him forcefully on the head making him cough in pain .

Orochi’s eyes widened in shock because it is his first time to see his grandfather became mad. He raised his hand and was about to stop him when a loud sound of gunshot echoed throughout the four corner of the room making the little child cower in fear as he stood frozen on his spot.

“ f**k- f**k f**k!” the assassin groaned painfully while holding his left leg that was shot. Orochi wasn’t able to move any muscle, he just stood there unable to process what happened before his eyes.

“ This guy killed members of our household, as my fourth grandchild it is your responsibility to execute the kinds of him out of our way!” his grandfather shouted angrily as he point out his gun towards the man .

Orochi’s eyes is filled with tears and fear towards everything that is happening, his small fragile body is shaking wildly because of the unbearable tension he’s facing right now.

“ All of you, tie this fucker tightly “ the old man stated and walked towards Orochi. He looked down with a serious scary expression on his face as he hand the gun to his grandchild.

He inhaled deeply and spoke, “ Your sister died because she failed to understand what kind of family she belongs with, she died because we failed to protect and make her understand. I won’t let the same mistake to happen twice Orochi, I’m doing this for your own good”

Orochi shakes his head in disapproval, he’s scared, too scared to do what his grandpa’s trying to make him do. His grandfather forcefully pulled his hand and made him hold unto the gun tightly.

“ You’ll be locked here together with that man and you’ll never be able to leave this room or even take a single food unless you kill him , you can’t just wait for him to die because I will make sure that he’ll stay alive not until you kill him yourself “ the old man stated seriously and grabbed his coat that he left on his chair earlier.

“ Shawn, stay here and monitor. Orochi needs to kill that man whatever it takes “ he stated while gritting his teeth and walked towards the door.

Orochi was left with tears on his eyes, the blinding brightness from different lights inside the room is suffocating him, the painful gasps and groans of the wounded man in front of him is making him insane and for the first time on his life, Orochi desperately desired for darkness to surround him because only in the dark he’ll be able to pretend unaware of the ruthless truth he’s forced to face at his young age. As the tall gold tinted door of the room closes, Orochi’s innocence slowly melted away as he stares intently at the loaded gun in his hand .

And with that, a merciless killer was born.

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“ Come on, I already told you that we should have banned that guy from going here! “ a tall guy with nose piercings stated with grimace on his face as he speak with the owner of the arena.

“ As if we can do that easily? His family is a good friend of ours so I need to at least show some friendly affection towards their successor “ Zachary, the owner said back snorting in annoyance.

“ Affection? Really? Your choice of word is hilarious, gosh” Orochi butted in making the two look at his direction. Orochi playfully waved his hand and winked at them making Zachary roll his eyes in annoyance.

“ Ugh, another head ache “ Zachary whispered to himself while shaking his head and then inhaled deeply before taking a step towards his cousin.

Orochi is on his new disguise again, with his curly hair, blue contact lenses and a fake scar on his left cheek just an inch below his eye. He isn’t allowed to wander around and yet he still do whatever he wants.

“ What are you doing here ? The twins already forbid you from going here right?” he said seriously with his one eyebrow raised. Zachary is alerted towards his surroundings just in case that someone might found Orochi suspicious.

Orochi chuckled and then tapped his left shoulder then bend closer to whisper on his ear.

“ I’m bored and besides it is only Yuji who forbids me . You know me, I only take Tetsu’s words seriously “

Zachary shakes his head in disbelief while massaging his forehead. “ Ugh, fine. Just don’t cause troubles and don’t blow your cover”

Orochi grinned and walked passed through his cousin and the other guy. He walked confidently towards the arsenal and grabbed the first sniper gun that caught his attention. He licked his lips and then walked towards the shooting range and positioned his body. With his body lying on the ground, he carefully and skillfully adjusted his aim through the scope , he waited patiently for the moving target which is approximately 500 meters away and then pulled the trigger effortlessly hitting the target.

Orochi let out a sigh as and shrugged his shoulders. “ Oh well, just like what I expected “ he whispered to himself full of confidence. The young man continued trying different guns in order to satisfy his boredom for the next two straight hours.

“ Hmp” Orochi muttered childishly while unwrapping his candy bar. He’s still bored and it’s making him uneasy.

“ Boring “ he muttered rolling his eyes and then walked towards the place where he parked his car. ‘This world is too dull and plain, might as well get myself some thrilling mission than wasting my time here’, he thought.

....

“ The world is full of fun!” a lively girl shouted on the top of her lungs with her arms spread widely while her eyes are closed as she inhales deeply with a smile.

“ Miss Yelen! Please get down, you might fall from there!” her nannies shouted worriedly as they look up towards her.

She opened and rolled her eyes in annoyance, instead of getting down, she intentionally climbed on the railings of her room's balcony and smirked tauntingly to her maids down on the ground looking at her with panic in their eyes. She locked her door and threatened them that she'll jump if they go inside her room.

Yelen chuckled at their reactions, their mansion is too big and she’s only appreciating every corner of it, besides her parents won’t let her leave the mansion as a punishment for the troubles that she made and that is why she’s doing everything she can in order for them to regret locking her up.

“ Miss Yelen, we’re begging you, please get down now, or don’t move from there, butler Alec will go get you, j-just don’t move please “ her nanny Helda pleaded but Yelen shakes her head in disapproval.

“ Huh, I won’t go back unless Mommy’s here “ Yelen whispered while rolling her eyes. Her mother is always soft towards her, she’ll use that in order to be free from being locked up here in the mansion.

“ Ma’am Klariz is on her way! Please Miss Yelen “ Her butler Alec shouted making her smirk successfully.

“ Ah! Finally, “ she whispered and looked towards the gate that can be seen from the balcony. She smirked widely as she noticed the familiar car of her mother and because of excitement, Yelen took a reckless step . A loud shrieked escaped her lips at the same time her body quickly slipped down quickly. Yelen’s eyes widened in shock as she gasped for air while holding tightly on the metal she luckily managed to grabbed.

“ F-f**k! Nanny Helda! Help! Accck!” She shrieked with all her might as she hold tightly on the piece of metal.

Fuck! f**k! f**k! Yelen continuously cursed inside her head.

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