Mother, Father is that you? I gazed at them in awe realizing this was just another vision. Calm as the wind steady as a tiger observing this particular sight made me uneasy and it didn’t take much time for me to know why, it was the night my parents died and I blacked out. In that moment the adrenaline shot through my veins. Numb lying without a soul but a cold spirit replacing all that was good inside me. I descended into the darkness looking into my uncle's eyes. Murderer I whispered as he took me down. The vision ended. My mission was clear. I no longer have "emotions" weighing me down or any petty attachments.
Waking up I felt so angry unable to hide my emotions. I couldn’t believe he did that to me and what possible reason could he have. My uncles debts will be paid I’ll personally take away his life, every breathe he takes is an insult to my honor. Although this discovery certainly angered me it gave me hope, a cause to live for as I vowed to become a master assassin no matter what stood in my way.
In order to achieve power I sought out the assassins in their hide out spot. The sound of my parents screaming in agony tortured me as I scoured the busy streets of London looking for clues. The question remains how do you find such a secretive group in a city so vastly populated? The mission seems impossible and although I never lost hope part of me was giving up. Unexpectedly a mysterious stranger stared at me for a split second as I fell to the ground mouthing the words “he’s ready.” Carrying me into a 4x4 Black Jeep I stayed silent as I saw the logo from the ancient tribe of Assassins followed by words in fine print Hashshashin.
After a tiring 3 hours the hooded driver finally stopped as he entered an underground tunnel in the middle of no where. My mind was baffled as to what circumstances caused me to drop my guard and let this happen. The man a white veteran in his late 60s agile as ever with pure snow white hair 5 foot 4 wearing a dark jacket covering everything but his face. He glared at me and after 5 minutes of silence he uttered 5 unexpected words I never thought I’d hear an assassin say “welcome to the family brother”. I immediately questioned him of my presence here and why I was brought to this remote location, the man who calls himself light told me “you seek to learn the forbidden arts of death in order to gain power and wreak vengeance on your uncle. However before you can do this you shall be in rigorous training for a period of two years before you will see the light of day again. Yet this depends on the following!! Are you prepared to push your body beyond its limits and reach new heights? To have the concentration to control every cell that ever lived in your body? To become a master in the forbidden arts? And finally to prove your loyalty to the Hashshashin and assassinate your uncle! If so step this way”, I of course did this without any hesitation holding revenge close to my heart thinking of the mysterious transformation my mind and body will take as I step into a new world, beginning a new life, living on a deeper level than those around me.
2 years later
Nothing is true, everything is permitted. My cold red eyes wish to see the light. Uncle I miss you. After two years of suffering, pain and obedience I still hold tight the memory of this atrocious man. My own tong lingers begging for his blood to meet my blade. If you make my life difficult I’ll end yours that is my motto, and part of what I’ve become. My new way of life. Embracing every moment, exploiting the laws of physics to find new ways to move and be mobile. I am beginning to taste freedom like never before. Unaffected by temptation, immune to pain, swiped of any emotions. This transformation has made me the perfect assassin, well almost all I need now is to sever and end all family ties. Not a problem 1 family member, 1 death I’ll make it quick.
Before I left the layer I was asked to visit my master and the leader of my clan. Though I’ve never seen him, his voice seems familiar somehow like a lost echo repeating it self dwindling in my mind trying to grab me. I walked up a long stair case towards a large iron door covered in ancient writings from scriptures followed by 24 carat gold handles. I entered a warm prosperous room which was very modern yet decorated with rare antics. Standing in the centre of it all was a 30 year old man who was fairly toned and quite tall with dark black hair. He addressed me in a friendly manner which made me trust him and told me he wanted to tell me a story before I left. My master spoke in a tired voice as if he was an old man.
“Look at what you’ve accomplished in a mere 2 years of training, at first I didn’t think it was possible to reach such a high status in less than a quarter of the recommended time. However there is something you must do to acquire the assassins blood line limit but I can understand perfectly if u disagree to carry out this painful task. You see when you were born you had a problem with you eyes something that most people saw as a plague or a curse. To us assassins it’s a gift if used correctly but your father refused to understand this concept and immediately ordered the top surgeons from across the world to carry out an operation to have them fixed. I tried my best to stop him and even told him about our clan’s secrets some thing I highly regret and what those eyes were capable of, though he still wouldn’t listen and carried on with the operation.
I deeply apologize for what I’m about to tell you next, you see your father was a highly skilled surgeon regarded as a genius among his colleagues but couldn’t participate in the operation due to his attachment to you so he decided to observe the operation. Before I carry on let me show you the 5 unique techniques only you can carry out.”
The Mangekyou sharingan a supernatural eye technique that allows the user to
1 Predict an opponents moves and copy their moves/attacks.
2 Trap someone in their subconscious while controlling their five senses of pain, sound, smell, sight and touch.
3 The sharingan truly shines with its ability to trap someone for 3 days in a virtual world while only 3 seconds pass in reality. This move is instantly executed when your opponent looks directly in your eyes.
- See through objects while providing a 360 vision meaning you can see all your surroundings at once.
- Finally when the body feels threatens as a last resort your eyes seal away their powers unless their awakened
Master Shin spoke with a deep sinister voice “I hope everything is clear now that you are no longer held back seeing nor are you blinded by lies. Your uncle Shin ordered your father to kill you because he was afraid of you and what you might become. However your parents refused this offer and so paid the price with their lives; he brutally slaughtered them without any remorse. The only reason you’re alive is thanks to light the man who brought you here, also saved your life and looked out for you. I know what you’re thinking why didn’t your uncle kill you later? That question still remains unanswered. Picture a maze filled with riddles slowly loosening its control over you. If you truly aspire to become powerful then end all ties with your family!”
I laughed silently and gazed into his eyes slowly making my mark “master with all due respect I do not care about my father nor do I care about my family. I merely follow my ambition, my drive; the only thing that keeps me alive is uncle. I have forgotten why I aim to kill, all I know is it must be done. My allegiance is to my race, my master and the Hashshashin. You are my family and although I remain emotionless I will always be loyal to your cause that is my destiny… my legacy. Though there will always be a war raging inside of me I’ve drawn the line and made my choice. Thank you master for sharing your wisdom with me and I shall hope to report to you soon after the deed is done.”
Picking up my weapons I stormed out of the lair seeking and answer. Who do you turn to when you’ve lost all hope, lost all sense of meaning and require an honest answer? I do not know. The road ahead is long, dry, and empty with yellow sheets of sand reminiscent of the long walk Moses had to endure. The sun shines harshly, piercing my skin whilst blinding my eyes. I guess even the Sharingan can’t withstand the might of Gods greatest creation.
5 hours later
It shouldn’t be long now, the target is near. Suddenly I felt this impulsive need to reach to my blade and stab my uncle, but this was no hallucination instead it was an urge. The maze along with the evil gradually tightens its grip once again so that my true identity emerges as the victor of this struggle between powers. When I left the creed I was struggling in my quest for purpose, for destiny but now I realize what it is I truly want. To see that you perish and wiped from existence is my only desire and once this deed is accomplished I will descend and furthermore disappear never to be seen again. There it stands a small, blue isolated house emits hatred from within when viewed through my eyes you cannot hide. Uncle Mesuji I have finally found this callous, insensitive, heartless twisted individual. Destiny has spoken, your time waits. My mental strength has surpassed its limits, my physical body has been pushed to the edge but my dear eyes have yet to awake. I walked towards his house and entered quietly through an open window and hid behind the bar. Ironically as he opened the curtains, the dust began to spread he began to sneeze, but in that moment of weakness 1 shadowy (me) figure entered the room in a flash pining him to the ground.
Mesuji: I didn’t expect you to be back so soon, for according to my knowledge I still had a couple more years to live.
Me: How could you sit there and laugh even though the stage has been set and your life shall be lost. Even I one who can convey full emotion cannot look into the eyes of death while bearing the sins of the deceased. But that is not my concern right now. WHY DID YOU DO IT! They did nothing to you except show you courtesy and respect, kindness and generosity, how could you. What possible motive could you have to slay your own brother and kill his wife while fully aware that they had a 2 year old child? You don’t understand the hardships I faced even though I didn’t know you killed them, you still hated me.
Mesuji: your bickering is meaningless.
I burst out with my emotions unable to hold back any longer my anger spiraled out of control.
Me: Meaningless HUH! What do you know about meaningless! Spend most of your life ruled by another what your parents dwindle to a handful and then tell me what has more meaning than to avenge their death! I have inside of me the blood of an ancient tribe known for their power and skill, you are nothing but a joke yet I had to watch you control me and rob me of my strength! How dare you attempt to throw my destiny to the wayside, (stuttering) you, you even tried to kill me when I was a helpless child. You have stolen my honor and killed my parents so today your debts WILL BE PAID!
I stabbed him with the full might of my blade and finished him off with the sharingan forcing him to endure 3 days of constant pain
Then it happened the most unexpected action took its course and he began to see the light. All of a sudden he began to shake abnormally so I stepped back and watched. Blood began to poor out of his eyes violently and he started kneeling with his last ounces of energy but why. Subsequently he uttered startling words that shivered down my body “Allah I understand now that every decision made in my life lead up to this moment and I apologize for my actions. God I am truly sorry for doubting you but please accept me in to your kingdom so I can teach those on earth of your existence. I am truly merciful. If only my remorse was but a lifetime earlier could I have altered the paths of so many people and improved so many lives.
But our actions echo in eternity so for what its worth I am sorry to all the lives I ruined… good bye. You shall no longer need to endure no anguish or despair.”
I stood cold for hours unable to comprehend what I saw reinforcing the sharingan trapping my self in a virtual world for years wondering if I was tricked or if the being I saw was really a god.
You hear of people in their death beds, atheists their whole lives suddenly bottling it at the last minute. They beg to a God they never believed in for some kind of reprieval for whatever sins they have committed. Same thing almost happened to me when I took away the lives of my uncle and many others. Will I be punished, have I just condemned myself to an eternity of suffering. No the deed is done but will I be forced to face my actions. How will I respond when he, the all mighty questions me. No I won’t live in fear I won’t live with regrets so when the time comes I too shall accept what destiny has in store for me.
After all this I became so confused constantly turning around watching the world at awe. For once in so many years the world appeared honest no longer engaged in the art of deceit. I arrived at the destination. The grave of my parents was all I could relate to I remembered cries from the past, listening carefully to my mother reassuring me everything will be ok. My body stood still but my soul was crying. I couldn’t, it wasn’t possible I am no longer physically capable to express emotion. You see…
We are taught never to shed tears, for to shed tears means that the body has been defeated by emotion, and to us that simple act of crying only proves without question that the existence of emotion is nothing but a burden.
Thank you for listening to my tale and though my name can’t be revealed I assure you, that there is more to the world than what you think. I am everywhere you cannot escape, I could be your best friend, you nemesis, you father even. I could be anywhere or anyone so the next time you hear a sound do not hesitate and know that I am only visible to those whose time has arrived. For as God himself said when the time comes you cannot wait a single second or die a minute earlier. We are all encased in this trap, destiny, fate have you ever wondered if all the decisions you made were all planned. Good bye… My friend.
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