Immaculate Spirit 192 :

"What is going on?" He ask.

Looking at him and then at her mother and father, she quickly sign to Nathaniel 'Family' and 'Danger'. Nodding in her direction, he sign back 'Get in position' before turning to her father.

"In-Su, when it's going to start, take your wife and your father to the bedroom and lock yourself in there. Do not call the Police." He said in english, his tone of voice serious.
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"When what is going to start exactly?" In-Su ask, frowning.

"You'll see." He answers simply.

Making sure that NYung was in position, Nathaniel turn back to the bodyguard he had just poke, locking eyes with him, he start to speak in Korean.

"In the night we live, in the night we kill."

The last word had just exited his mouth when a knife came cras.h.i.+ng down with enough force to take his head off. Even if the man was surprisingly fast considering his impressive build, Nathaniel was ready for it and dodge it by angling his head to the side just enough for the blade to brush past his right cheek. Not one to squander an advantage like that, Nathaniel use the fact that his opponent arm was outstretch to pierce the man wrist with one of his throwing knife. Spinning to the side to avoid a punch that was coming down on him, Nathaniel got a couple of step away, looking at his adversary with attention.

Just that simple exchange of blow had sufficed to Nathaniel to make something perfectly clear. He could not afford to get hit as the man was a monster in human flesh. Anyone would have yell in pain at having a knife in their wrist but his opponent did not even appear bother by it. It was something he noticed before with the others people of this organisation, they seems impervious to pain. The man was frowning at his hand with the knife still embedded in his wrist and blood dripping to the floor.

"Are you looking for this?" Nathaniel asked, showing the knife that he stole from him

"You are not normal." He said, locking eyes with him.

"What is normal?" Nathaniel smirk.

"I don't know how you figured it out but the only thing that you accomplished is now, we are going to kill everyone here, yourself included and then disappear."

"And you don't think I'm going to object about the killing everyone part?" Nathaniel asked.

"Boy, I was already killing people when you were not even born yet. You are fast, I will give you that but it will not matter, you are still going to die. Now, stop stalling, your time is up."

"I wasn't." Nathaniel gave a little laugh. "I was just looking at the fight between NYung and your partner, specifically at how he move. That was some precious information, thank you for the wait." Nathaniel said with a smile, the man in front of him narrowing his eyes.

Not leaving him the time to process exactly what he just said, Nathaniel in a burst of speed close the distance and made a slash with the knife to the man right leg. The man move out of the way more by reflex than anything but was still not fast enough to prevent the knife to bite into his skin. Rolling to the side to avoid a kick that was coming for him, he made another cut to the man right leg, severing his back tendon making him fall to his knee, his leg incapable of supporting his weight.

Nathaniel did not hesitate for a single second and plunge his blade into the man neck, killing him instantly. Pus.h.i.+ng the man to the side to prevent him to fall on him, Nathaniel got back to his feet, breathing heavily, leaving the knife where it was. The fight did not last long but it took a lot of energy from his body, especially since he used the power of his soul to greatly enhances his speed.

He was confident in himself that he would have win ultimately against that monster of a man but he could not afford to be fair in that instance. They were innocent people life at stakes and he wasn't sure that NYung could contend with her own opponent. Looking at her fight, it seem his fear was justified. NYung was already hard press to avoid or counter the avalanche of blows that was coming from her opponent and was constantly on the defensive. This was especially bad for her since her offensive capabilities were much better than her defensive one.

"NYung! Don't let him control the flow of the fight! What did I taught you? Always fight on your own terms, not on others!"

She did not even move her head in his direction nor she saw any sign that she had heard him but Nathaniel knew that his point got across. She start moving laterally instead of backing away like she was doing just a moment ago and she was using any opportunity to throw her opponent off rhythm with fast and slow counter attack.

"What are you doing? Help her!" Her grandfather yell at him.

Looking at him for a second, Nathaniel made a sign to stop him from speaking and turn back to NYung. He was glad that In-Su got his wife out of the way and heed his warning but he was not surprised that the elder did not. He had heard him yell from the start of the fight to stop, yelling orders to everyone but to no avail. Right now, Nathaniel was ready to jump in at the first sign of danger for her life. He had still one throwing knife on his person as he always got two on him at all time in case of danger.

He could have stop the fight right now if he wanted to but Nathaniel knew better. He knew what his friend had gone thru when she faced a gun that was moment away from taking her life. That feeling of being powerless to save herself and her family. She needed to prove to herself that she could fight, that she could fend for herself without the help of anyone. Now, she had managed to score some hit on her opponent but nothing has happened as a result and the man keep fighting like it was nothing.

"NYung stop trying to break the branches! Cut the roots!" Nathaniel shout.

"Can you stop speaking in riddles? I'm busy here!" She yell back at him, dodging at the last second a kick that was coming for her.

"Fine. Your blows are not effective! He's so big that none of your hits are doing anything! But that monster is still a human, he need nerves and tendons to move his limbs, hit him here for G.o.d sakes!"

"Got it!" She shout with renewed vigor.

After receiving an another nasty blow in the elbow that made is right forearm gone limp, the bodyguard broke away from NYung with a trouble expression on his face. He should have been an easy fight for him and it was at the beginning but since the other youngster that had killed his partner unsettlingly fast had come and start to give advice, the fight had made a turn for the worst. Not having a choice anymore, the man trust his left hand behind is back and took his gun from his belt. Aiming it at the girl that was coming hard for him, he was going to press the trigger when something knock it out of his hand.

He did not have the time to know what did when his legs give out under him and he fell to the ground. Not wasting time, NYung made a roll on him, her right leg sneaking under the man throat and starting to squeeze hard in a choke hold, her two hands maintaining the man right arm. Buckling hard to get out of that choke hold, NYung still held like her life depend on it giving everything that she still had in her to hold on. After what seem like a long time, the man flailing start to wane and his eyes dimmed little by little until they closed entirely. Still, NYung keep squeezing the man neck until a calming hand put itself on her shoulder.

"It's over NYung. You can let go now, you did well." Nathaniel said softly.

Hearing that, NYung finally relaxed and let go, completely exhausted and soaked in sweat. Letting her catch her breath, Nathaniel move around and start pulling the man lifeless body near his partner. After that, Nathaniel start to clean his b.l.o.o.d.y throwing knife and retrieve the one that he throw to disarm the now dead man. He finished by securing the men's weapons and wallet after searching their bodies thoroughly but not finding anything else except more knives. Looking around, Nathaniel could see that NYung was up and that her parents were here as well. Everyone was looking at him expectantly.

"Who were these guys? I mean really." NYung asked.

"It's simpler if I just show you. Can you get me the ultraviolet flashlight from your pack please?" He answers in Korean.

Nodding, NYung walk to one of her bag and after searching for a moment with the content, managed to find it. Giving it to him, Nathaniel walk to one of the dead man, NYung and her family walking behind him. Taking the man right arm, Nathaniel turn on the flashlight and direct it to the man wrist. Quickly, a mark appear on the skin and NYung paled instantly upon seeing it.

"The Dark Hand. But how? You told me that they were pretty much all dead." NYung said.

"It's true, but still some who were away on mission still live even if they are without a head anymore. Like these two here, once they got no word anymore from their leader, they must have decided to stay here and continue their mission." He answers, turning off the flashlight and giving it back to her.

"What was their mission exactly?" In-Su asked this time.

"If I were to guess? I think they were here as an insurance. NYung told me that your father made you the heir to the company almost two years ago and these guys were here for one year and a half. I believe your brother put them there in case your father were to protect you. And if you were to die and your father still wouldn't make him the heir, he could always take it by force." Nathaniel explain.

"They could have work for me." NYung grandfather said, his eyes challenging him.

"No. The timeline is wrong and you would've not reacted the way you did if they were. No, you are still alive right now because you are an a.s.shole who was willing to let his son, daughter in law and granddaughter die for your company sake. And before you start yelling in outrage or whatever, if I thought even for a second that you were a.s.sociated with the Dark Hand, you would already be on the floor with them." Nathaniel finished coldly, his finger pointing at the two dead bodies.

"How did you know? I knew these men's for a long time and I never pick anything weird with them." NYung asked.

"Their eyes. Normal people have a reflex to always look at someone eyes at first, this is a human biological reaction. Bodyguard are trained to look for hidden weapon or abnormal behavior. a.s.sa.s.sin on the other hands and specifically highly trained one like theses guys are trained to look at people killed points, this is to a.s.sa.s.sinate them if they need to at a second notice. Now, we need to take care of the bodies, NYung you are with me."

It was not entirely true, what he failed to mention was that he look at their soul and it was so crimson that he beat Marc in term of color. He wasn't sure if killing innocent people had a more impact on one's soul than killing on corrupt one but based on what he was seeing right now, it could very much be so. It took them two hours to dispose of the bodies and clean everything so that no evidence could be found about it. NYung stay with her family while Nathaniel went to the Lyndon Tower. Before leaving her, he still talk to her about the man that she had killed and even if she was numbed to it right now, it would not last. He advised her the best that he could to deal with it and to talk to him if she needed to.

Entering his mother office without even knocking, Nathaniel stopped in his his track, stupefied. His mother was in a meeting with another women that Nathaniel instantly recognized. A woman that should not be here.