I'm the Mother of the Heroine? (Book 1)

Chapter 59

A/N: I've decided to add images of the Characters in each Chapter in order for you to know who is talking at the time. I'm sure that some Readers can follow along and know each different Character perfectly fine but I do have other Readers who seem unsure or lost on who is speaking sometimes. This just makes it easier for all of you in the long run so I hope no one is bothered by it. I'll be using the same images for the Characters (Unless they've aged like the 'Capture Targets' or 'Heroine') throughout the Novel. 

Taki:

The hallways were mostly quiet except for a few guards stationed. It may seem strange to have Guards inside of an Assassins Guild, considering everyone inside are adept in the arts of killing, but you'd be surprised with how idiotic some people may be. We've also had, on occasion, the rare newly recruited turn out to be spies who joined to have better access to the Master of our Guild; Damon.

Damon, also known as Nightmare in some circles, has the highest bounty placed on his head in all 11 Lands. Deathland isn't included since it is practically dubbed a Hazard Zone and only idiots venture there. Since no one has returned from inside no one is actually certain what resides past those borders.

I made my way towards the Punishment Hall located near the mountain peak behind the other branches of the Guild. It made it easier to carry out tasks when you couldn't hear tortured souls echoing throughout the halls.

It would take to long to reach the peak by foot but thankfully there was a short teleportation array that was linked to the Punishment Hall. Once I passed through what entered my vision first was a grand entrance.

If you didn't pay close attention to the sculptures or paintings you'd think you were inside of a rich person's mansion. Unfortunately, the depraved and twisted bodies depicted in these murals in various stages of torture crushed that image.

Cino walked out from a door across from me. He was the most androgynous male I've ever seen and because of that image it disturbed people how much he enjoyed torturing others. Cino was the epitome of a Fallen Angel; all beauty and grace but tainted on the inside with something dark.

"Ah, Taki! To what do I owe this pleasure?"

His smile was almost blinding and the twin dimples that appeared gave him a childish beauty.

"Master has tasked you with doling out punishment to Minny; again. It would seem that she wasn't taught a lasting lesson previously. I can only guess that this will be the last time he will give you the pleasure of her training. If she can't learn then she's defective and in which case, useless. Make sure that you ingrain that knowledge on her during her two week stay."

Cino licked his blood red lips as a fanatical glint surfaced in his verdant eyes. His boyishly short wavy blonde hair shifted forward to cover one of them as he stared off in thought. A shudder wracked his body before smiling viciously.

"It's my pleasure," he purred.

Cino stepped forward to another wall covered in Runes before flashing a sequence of hand movements. A bright orange light engulfed the room before fading away to show someone else standing among us.

"Minny! Doll! How have you been since last time?"

Minny turned frightened eyes on Cino when she realized that she'd been transported to the Punishment Hall. All of the members of the Assassin's Guild were linked into the Punishment Hall with a tattoo of Runes which blended with their Markings. It made it easier to transport them irregardless of where they were. I was just glad that she was wearing clothes as opposed to the last time when she showed up in an unsightly state.

"Cino," she said hesitantly before noticing me close by and petrifying a bit before narrowing her eyes, "What are you doing here, pet?"

I stared at her for a while and watched her twitch in irritation. She had waist length straight green hair and ocean blue eyes. Her body was 'seductive' I suppose but her personality just ruined the entire package; at least for me. 

"I'm not your pet, Minny," I sneered her repulsive name, "Master has tasked you with remaining in the Punishment Hall and entertaining Cino for the next two weeks."

I gleefully watched as she began to sweat. Her fear pulsed around us and I knew that Cino was going to enjoy his time with her. 

"Come, Doll. It's time we reacquaint ourselves. I'll be sure to keep that face unblemished," he winked at her as he held his jade hand towards her. 

Minny shuddered while staring at that hand as if it were the most horrifying thing she's laid eyes on. 

"Taki, why is Nightmare sending me to the Punishment Hall?! I've not done anything to warrant this!" 

She looked at me with tears forming in her eyes but I knew that it was out of fear rather than regret for the reason she's been put here. I allowed my killing intent and Demonic energy to push back on her body. 

"Do not think to question Master's decisions. You know what you've done and if not then you're more of an idiot than I'd originally thought. All you need to know is that this will be your last chance. If you haven't learned your place by the time Cino is finished.. Well, lets just say that Master will take care of you himself."

With that I walked back to the Teleportation Array to leave the Hall and go to the Information Hall in hopes of figuring out where Cassandra was. Ever since I realized that the Job Listings weren't categorized properly I've been wondering who was the one who took her job. She's been with us for almost ten years and hadn't seemed the type to leave. Which led me to question what happened to her and who the hell took over her job. 

Actually, now that I thought about it properly, the best place to go to first would be the Assassins Log In Center. It was a smaller place that kept track of all our 'employees' and listed whether they were on Job, Vacation, or Dead. All four walls inside of the large room was covered in each branch, Nest information, as well as the employees working them. If a name was green that meant they were working a job, blue meant vacation and black meant dead. 

When I walked inside I was greeted by a few of the people working at some of the desks situated in the room. I bypassed them and walked towards the back wall; in the middle was Base Workers. Finding Cassandra was easy but the reason why wasn't pleasant. All Base Workers were Green meaning they were 'working a job' except for Cassandra; hers was the only one. 

It was completely black. My face turned dark. Looks like someone needed to be questioned. 

A/N: I'm going to probably start releasing every Sunday instead of randomly throughout the week. That way I can have saved up Chapters for in case I get sick and can't write. Plus it gives you guys an accurate release date.