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Dina: Hey Ar, are you really going to jump into the battle and enter the mansion with me?
Arya: Of course! My hands are itching to kill the ruler of EKPIRO city!
Dina: I know, but I could've done it myself...
Arya: No way I'm letting someone that vile be killed by your hands. I don't want your hands stained by someone that filthy! It's not just about raising taxes and making the people suffer — he's also a slaver! I've only heard terrible rumors about them the whole journey!
Dina: Yeah, I also want to kill them myself. I'm really pissed off too.
Arya: Just leave it to me! (He pats Dina's head like she's his own child.)
They had arrived in EKPIRO city, and were just waiting for nightfall. The city's view was horrifying — starving people everywhere, and in the luxurious parts, slave auctions were being held... The two of them immediately went off to work out a strategy after seeing how depraved the city was... and they planned to execute everything and everyone connected to or benefiting from it...
Midnight...
Arya used two pistols, their bullets infused with fire and water magic (now upgraded into ice). That night, the sound of gunfire rang out — Arya and Dina went on a rampage, killing everyone connected to the ruler. One by one — guards, slavers, slave buyers.
*Dor dor (Gunshots.) The bullets pierced their targets' heads, burning and freezing them at once, followed by the sound of blades slashing — **clang! clang!** — necks, arms, stomachs, and legs sliced apart... Blood was everywhere, fire and ice everywhere...
"Sir, run! Many of our guards are dead!"
"What's the point of hiring over a hundred guards?!"
"It's useless, sir! They're too strong! Even though our guards are veteran adventurers, they're being defeated by just two kids!"
"Kids?! Veteran adventurers losing to two kids?! Damn it!!!"
*Slash slash (Sound of the door being cut by Dina.)
Arya and Dina:"Good evening, you filthy beasts! May you rot in hell!"
Arya shot both the ruler and his secretary. He had already killed their child and wife earlier, because they were just as vile as the head of the family... The servants only screamed hysterically, and Arya and Dina spared them — just like in previous incidents...
Two days later.
"Hey, did you hear? The ruler of EKPIRO was killed too."
"Haha, good! They only made the people suffer anyway!"
"The maids who worked there said the crime scene was horrifying! Even after it was over, the culprits were whistling casually!"** (Arya was whistling — and if you're curious what it sounded like, just search Twisted Nerve - Kill Bill.)
"They got a nickname, didn't they?!"
"Yeah, EXONE (EXECUTOR ONE)."
"Haha, fitting name! Since they only execute human garbage!"
At the royal palace...
Sekius: "Hah?! EXONE?! Who gave them a nickname like that?! Isn't that like giving them a spotlight?!"
???: "Yes, Your Majesty. The people gave them that name..."
Sekius: "Have the culprits been found?!"
???: "Right now, even skilled investigators are struggling. They erased their magic traces and left just a little bit behind, as if on purpose."
Sekius: "Tch... useless!"
The king was even more depraved than the rulers Arya and Dina had already executed. And the "???" was his direct subordinate. He was extremely strong — even if Arya and Dina fought together, it would still be an even match. On top of that, he was the leader of the organization directly chosen under the king...
*Achoo! (Arya and Dina sneeze.)
Dina: "Why did we sneeze at the same time?!"
Arya: "Don't know, maybe a lot of people are talking about us..."
Dina: "Maybe. Even on our journey we heard people calling us EXONE. I wonder who gave us that nickname."
Arya: "HAHAHA!"
Dina: "Why are you laughing?! Do you actually like that nickname?!"
Arya: "Of course not. Maybe they just gave us a name to make it easier to refer to us! Let them be!"
In a certain room...
???: "EXONE?! Who are they?!"
???: "They're serial killers who only target corrupt rulers."
???: "Hoo... interesting. I don't care about the fate of corrupt rulers, but I do like strong people."
???: "So? Does anyone want to go after them?"
???: "I want to fight them! The rest of you stay out of it!"
???: "I don't care..."
???: "..."
They were part of an organization under the king's aide. There were 7 members of them.
They were called **SEVEN ECLIPSE** — all of them people without any morals...
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