Ignoring Nyssa, Merlin turned to Thea and smiled:
«Dear daughter, do you miss your father?
«No way... - the girl replied squeamishly.
At this point Laurel intervened:
«We're here on business Merlin...
I decided to give the three of them time to chat, and I walked toward Nyssa. The girl's eyes flickered when she saw my strange smile, and she stepped aside with her hand on her sword.
At her actions, I just grinned:
«You think I can be pierced with this iron?
«I'm ready to check it out.
I sighed and started walking towards her:
«Suit yourself, then you can start.
She didn't seem to be expecting something like this. She stepped back a few steps and drew her sword, pointing it at me:
«One more step...
But I didn't even react, continuing to walk slowly toward her. With each step I took, she took two backward steps and gradually moved farther away. It couldn't go on much longer, so against the wall, Nissa couldn't back away anymore.
She was afraid, but she wasn't afraid of me, she was afraid of something else. So I kept pushing and approaching her. I guess our previous encounter had a big impact on her.....
«Enough, one more step and I... - The girl said in a less confident voice and gripped the blade tighter.
I was already a meter away from her, but I didn't even slow down. I took the last step. Nothing happened, she just stood there and didn't move. She didn't try to attack or swear, she just stood there looking at me with anger.
I stretched out my arms and touched her sword, slowly lowering it down:
«I don't know what's wrong with you, but if you're not going to kill me, there's no reason to threaten me.
Getting close to her face, I said quietly:
«If you want to get rid of this feeling, there's something you need to admit. - Moving closer to her ear, I whispered: - Tonight's the best time...
At Nyssa's incomprehensible look, I only grinned and turned around and strode toward the Lazarus Pit.
Laurel, Thea, and Merlin, who had been watching before, again continued their conversation about Sarah's resurrection.
Picking up some water in the palm of his hand and took a small sip.
"Hmm, not bad..." - Actually, it's best not to drink it, especially in large quantities. I was a bit uneasy after the first use, who knows what will happen to the common man. So far, I haven't observed any side effects from its use. Still to come though, I wouldn't like a situation with a craving for murder. Killing can be fun at times, especially when you're scared. But people don't really like killers, even if they kill all sorts of scum deserving of death. It's human nature. And my power and growing influence is bound to strike fear in some people soon enough. There's a good chance that's already happened. I'm not naive enough to think that no one knows about me yet.
Although, let them come, I'm always happy to kill a dozen other little people. The smell of fear and fresh blood is delicious... Ahem, yeah, maybe this water does have side effects...
I pulled away from the Pit and headed deeper into the room. I'd never been there before, and my last visit hadn't been very long, so I hadn't had time to look around. I have at least a couple days ahead of me, we'll see what happens. It was interesting to see the local sights, the League of Assassins is hundreds of years old, there might be something curious here.
When Merlin saw me leaving, he immediately inquired:
«Hunger, maybe you need a chaperone.
I grinned:
«Don't mention that name for nothing, just call me Hunter, as for the chaperone..... - I looked at the guy who brought me in and said: - He'll do.
The guy understood immediately and nodded:
«Yes, sir.
After that, I moved on, and he didn't go far. Taking him was a good idea, he knew everything about the place. So after an hour of traveling, we had walked around almost the entire building. It turned out that Nanda Parbat, was not as small as I thought. From the words of this guy, whose name was Zack by the way, I realized that there were far more than just a hundred people in this building. The league's resources were far more extensive than I had previously thought. In total, there were several dozen large rooms in the building. It was something like a barracks that housed the league's soldiers. The officers, or rather the more powerful warriors, were housed in private rooms and had much better conditions. The hierarchy in the league was based on strength and skill. The better you fought, the higher your position and living conditions. Ras Al Ghul and Nissa had the best quarters, which was natural. Next to their rooms, there were a few more vacant ones that were given to us. In this shelter, there were many weapons and food storage, dining rooms, and training areas. Overall, the building was huge. It was like a large city in the rock, with several floors. There were probably a hundred two to three people intervening here, and that wasn't counting the elites. Such a force was truly a force to be reckoned with. The League of Assassins was like a small kingdom, with its own system of laws and code.
After a long walk, stopping at a large decorated door, I grinned:
«I don't suppose I'm allowed in here? - It was the only place I hadn't visited yet. I left it as an appetizer, it interested me more than anything else. I even visited Nyssa's room and went through her underwear, to the confused look of my new friend. It was pretty funny, especially when she came back.... Ahem, I barely managed to save the poor kid's life. And I was in a lot of pain myself, she really wanted to kill me this time.....
The boy grinned crookedly, remembering recent events:
«I doubt there are any places you are not allowed Mr....
«Ha ha, you're right about that, have you ever been there?
Zach shook his head:
«No, it's forbidden territory, only Ras Al Ghul and his daughters had access to it, or rather his daughter did, and after his death... I'm not sure.
I didn't question it and just nodded:
«I see, then you're in for a surprise tonight.
Pushing the door harder, I realized it was closed... Of course it was.
I turned to Zack and said:
«Step back...
The guy stepped back, and I began to use the Crusher's power. As I grew to three meters, my clothes stretched tautly. But it wasn't enough to tear them, which was the best size I'd determined for myself. Of course, I could have kicked down the door without expanding, but that would have been more difficult, because this door was not a simple one.
With a good swing, I hit....
*♪ BOOM! ♪
"Hmm... Strange" - the door didn't even move, remarkably, even the walls didn't shake, it was amazing. I'd hit at least a few tons, a normal door just wouldn't have been able to withstand something like that....
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