Heart of an Assassin
Your susupicions were correct. You gasp as you see the burned ruins of your house, and feel tears spring to your eyes.
Mrs. Tomoe clutches at your arm in an attempt to stop you from running into the ruins after the men. She needn't have bothered. You are too shocked to even move.
You suddenly see something out of the corner of your eye, and turn your head slightly in that direction.
There is a man there, standing back in the shadows. His long black hair is pulled into a ponytail, and, even from this distance, you can see that his dark eyes are cold and emotionless. There is a scar running down his cheek made by something sharp, and he is carrying a katana and a dagger. You are almost certain that both are bloodstained.
"Karone?"
You blink, and the man disappears, but you know that you didn't imagine him. He was the one who did this, and he will pay, but you turn to look at the older man who is standing in front of you, his eyes filled with grief.
"Karone, I'm sorry..." the man begins. He swallows hard, and tries again, "Your family are..."
"They're dead, aren't they?" To your surprise, you can't cry. You feel Mrs. Tomoe fold her arms around you in a gentle hug, and you still can't cry.
"Yes. I'm sorry." The man lowers his head.
"I want revenge," you say clearly. You pull yourself out of Mrs. Tomoe's arms. You can't rely on anyone other than yourself now.
"Karone, don't," Mrs. Tomoe says, her eyes wide.
"Vengeance belongs to me," you say in a low voice. "I will claim it. The head of my family's murderer will appease their spirits."
All that is left is for you to decide what you will train as.
Mrs. Tomoe clutches at your arm in an attempt to stop you from running into the ruins after the men. She needn't have bothered. You are too shocked to even move.
You suddenly see something out of the corner of your eye, and turn your head slightly in that direction.
There is a man there, standing back in the shadows. His long black hair is pulled into a ponytail, and, even from this distance, you can see that his dark eyes are cold and emotionless. There is a scar running down his cheek made by something sharp, and he is carrying a katana and a dagger. You are almost certain that both are bloodstained.
"Karone?"
You blink, and the man disappears, but you know that you didn't imagine him. He was the one who did this, and he will pay, but you turn to look at the older man who is standing in front of you, his eyes filled with grief.
"Karone, I'm sorry..." the man begins. He swallows hard, and tries again, "Your family are..."
"They're dead, aren't they?" To your surprise, you can't cry. You feel Mrs. Tomoe fold her arms around you in a gentle hug, and you still can't cry.
"Yes. I'm sorry." The man lowers his head.
"I want revenge," you say clearly. You pull yourself out of Mrs. Tomoe's arms. You can't rely on anyone other than yourself now.
"Karone, don't," Mrs. Tomoe says, her eyes wide.
"Vengeance belongs to me," you say in a low voice. "I will claim it. The head of my family's murderer will appease their spirits."
All that is left is for you to decide what you will train as.