Sleeping Beauty

"Where is the girl?" Renata asked after returning from the garden of the house.

"He fell asleep and I laid him in his room."

"That's great! The situation is also clear. We can do it quickly, then we can get out of here!"

"They killed Hendrick and his wife?"

"What? No! They're just securing them temporarily to buy time. Killing the target is your job this time!"

"What do you mean? Who should I kill?"

"Of course the little girl!"

Lucien was surprised to hear Renata's words. His heart seemed to jump out of his body. He paused, trying to process what was really going on. That made him remember something, their team talk three days ago.

"Because this is your first assignment, I don't want you to use your feelings, Levi!"

"You don't need to tell me about it! I just need to kill and leave, right?"

"That's true, but this ultimate target of yours might make it hard for you to do so. I just wanted to remind you that devils have no mercy!"

"I understand!"

"You don't want to know who it is? I can show you the picture before Renata takes you to meet her!"

"No need! Just say it when the time comes!"

Yes, he just remembered now the meaning of their conversation that night. Keith had already warned him about this. About how he had to get rid of the humanity that was in him.

He was at a loss for words to say, just 15 minutes ago the little girl was crying in his arms. He didn't know how he could kill that innocent child.

"Levi? Are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Fine, I'll do it!"

"You need my help?"

"No! I'll do it myself!" He said as he walked towards the little girl's room.

Lucien entered unsteadily, he saw the poor little girl sleeping on his bed. He smiled with the remnants of tears clinging to his eyelids. He hugged his drawing book.

"Father-"

He delirious softly called his father, his face looks very peaceful and happy. Lucien looked at her with the pain he was trying to endure. This little girl never received attention and affection from her father and mother, all she received was neglect and deep loneliness.

"I have to kill him? How do I kill him? Is there a painless way for him? Why? Why did he have to go through all this? What did he do wrong? Damn it!"

Her inner self cursed at the thought of the injustice that this little girl had to accept in her life. Once again, he saw himself in this poor girl.

"But maybe this is for the best. Death, where he no longer has to meet people who don't want him. Yes, maybe this is for the best."

He approached the girl, covered her face with a pillow and strangled her neck with both hands.

"Forgive me! I beg your pardon! The pain you feel is only momentary. After that the angels will come to pick you up and take you to heaven. You will meet a new family that loves you even more, where you don't have to feel lonely anymore. You can dance , sings and flies among the flowers like a beautiful butterfly."

"Ugh..."

The little girl woke up from her sleep and immediately struggled when Lucien's hands tightly squeezed her neck.

"D-dad, h-help me-" she said in a weak and low voice.

Lucien was surprised, he reduced his strength. He was starting to feel unsteady now and had crossed his mind not to continue. However, the warning Jayden gave made him realize something again.

"If you fail your first task then you will receive a punishment that will destroy you!"

"Tch, damn it!"

He returned to strangle this little girl's neck tightly, getting stronger until this little girl no longer moved.

"I'm sorry, Pevita! Rest in peace."

***

Lucien walked out of the room with a cold and straight face. Renata rushes over to him to find out how it went.

"You did it?" Ask Renata. Lucien refused to answer. His mood was very chaotic now and he really wanted to get away from this place

They got back in the car and left the house. Lucien drove his car, the look on his face said it all.

"Do you regret it? It's not as easy as it seems?"

"Why the little girl?

"It was a conflict that had been going on for a long time between Hendrick Morrison and Stuart Lamarr, who hired our services. Hendrick dated Caroline when Caroline was still Stuart's husband. Caroline became pregnant with Pevita in the midst of her divorce conflict with Stuart. Stuart felt that Hendrick had stolen his wife from him, because of that he wants revenge by killing the child from Caroline and Hendrick's marriage. Stuart knows that after giving birth to Pevita, Caroline decided to have an operation to remove the uterus. Therefore if he gets rid of Pevita, then Caroline and Hendrick will never be able to have children together again. "

"Jimmy?"

"Jimmy is the son of Hendrick and his deceased wife Margaretha's first marriage."

"You know all the information huh?"

"Of course we have to know, those people we killed might meet Lucifer in the afterlife and want revenge. But as for that little girl you killed-"

"He's going to heaven!"

"Is he that peaceful?"

Lucien didn't answer right away, he remembered how he had removed the pillow that covered the little girl's face and it was clear that the girl was smiling in her long sleep.

"Yes, he died peacefully."

But still his heart could not accept the fact that he was the one who killed the girl. Innocent children whose lives must end because of grudges between their parents. Making him feel convinced that humans are trash.

They returned to base, where Keith, Jacob and Rowan had returned earlier. Seeing Lucien's gloomy expression made them realize that something had happened to his soul.

"Feeling messed up on your first assignment, Levi?" Rowan's chirps exploded. While Jacob threw a cynical look that didn't bother him.

"How's the report? The target has been successfully eliminated?" Ask Keith. Renata approached and showed a glance which he aimed as a signal.

"Levi finished it well, no problem!"

"Okay, I think Hendrick and his wife are at their house by now. We just need to follow the news!"

"What did you guys do to Hendrick to get him to cancel his daughter's school function?"

"He's too busy with business, whether or not he comes to events like that doesn't really matter to him. We just have to pretend we came to see him as a client offering to work together. His big smile when he knows that a huge amount of money is about to enter his account makes me happy." I want to puke. Tch, you damn miserly bastard!"

"He's just a miser and very cheapskate! I think he hoards money and gold in the basement of his house!"

"With the dirt of course! Hahaha..."

They laughed heartily and it was clear that they really enjoyed their job. Lucien didn't know how he could react like that. Even if the soul has been possessed by the devil, he is not sure he will be able to laugh after killing an innocent child.

Seeing Lucien's cold and gloomy reaction made Jacob interested in teasing him. He knew how Lucien felt, however this was his first experience as an assassin and of course he felt uneasy.

"So the Supernova Revenge killing machine doesn't seem to be used to carrying out its duties. His face looks like that of a coward who regrets his actions."

"Don't make fun of him, Jake! Have you forgotten that on your first assignment you couldn't sleep all night because you kept seeing the face of the man you killed? Even though it was a rapist you killed. But you still feel guilty!" Renata said, who was quick to defend Lucien.

"Tch, that's because I remember his face covered in blood, it's so disgusting. Not because I'm sorry I killed him!"

"Really? Just so you know, the whole time we were in action, Levi looked very calm as if he was a professional. He even acted well and managed to kill the target in no time."

"Tch, stop defending him!"

"That's because he's much better than you-"

"Stop! I don't need your defense! If there's nothing else I need to do, I'll be going now!" Lucien said sarcastically. His mood was really bad and they could easily sense it.

There was a great power surrounding him and it made them feel afraid of him. They knew that he wasn't for the common demons, Claude had already told them that. Especially about how he fought with Jayden in the mansion.

Jacob, who was annoyed because Lucien's strength was too intimidating, made him afraid that Lucien could surpass him. He may not be the captain of team seven, but he is the most vicious killer in the group.

"You can't leave before Jayden comes! He asked you to wait here, maybe he'll be here soon. You can wait for him a bit!" Rowan said. Lucien just walked away to a different room without saying anything and they assumed it was a yes from him.

There was silence in the room for a moment, even though Lucien was no longer in the room. But his power and darkness aura still lingered and filled this room.

Keith had seen strange black smoke that seemed to form wings on Lucien's back. He didn't know where the thick black smoke was coming from.

"Did you see it?"

"That strange black smoke on its back?"

"Yeah, like black smoke and weirdly shaped wings. I've seen smoke like that on Jayden a few times when he was holding back his anger." Keith said.

"Jayden? Really?"

"Not in the shape of wings, but shaped like a large centipede from the neck to the tailbone."

"I've seen it too, but I thought it was just a shadow or-"

"It's a symbol of the power they have." Rowan said.

"What?"

"Jayden from the beginning Claude always said that he was different, he was very strong even his monster form was also different. Black panther, it seems that only he and Seraphina have forms other than wolves that I know."

"That's right, Seraphina. When I first met her I could tell she was a bit different. She survived for 10+ years with her soul still remaining stable between humans and demons. I think that's a special power that only she has. But Jayden, that power specifically-"

"A very fast regeneration ability. Severe injuries on his body can heal in minutes or even just a few hours. Unlike us, who need hours to days to heal if they are seriously injured. That's his special ability, because it will It's really hard to beat Jayden."

"Levi? I've never seen him fight. He has the legendary symbol of Constantine, so we can't underestimate his power."

"But weren't we lucky that Jayden chose him to enter team seven? Team seven will have immense power!" Rowan said.

"Too much power will actually become a burden for us. Maybe Jayden will give us tough tasks because Levi is in this team. He won't give us time to relax." Keith said. Their spirits immediately dimmed after imagining how much Jayden hated Lucien. They were starting to worry that Jayden was taking out his hatred for Lucien with them too.

The only one who didn't want to think that Lucien was special was Jacob. Someone who is strong for him is a rival to test his strength. He is determined to become Jayden's successor. Leader for the execution group. And whoever will be his successor, must be the most powerful person in Supernova Revenge.

"Tch, just annoying!" Jacob cursed under his breath and left the room annoyed. He looked irritated because he was jealous of Lucien's strength.

"What's wrong with him? He's been looking irritated the past few days?" asked Rowan.

"You idiot! It's obvious that he's jealous of Lucien, see with your own eyes!" Renata thinks that Rowan is insensitive and not smart enough to read other people's moods. Though to read the situation, he is an expert.

"Just ignore him! He hates it when someone is much stronger than him. He will definitely think of that person as a rival."

***