Way of the Knights

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"Daddy told us that you have something to discuss with him, we were bored so we tagged along." Ellen said with a grin, she then walked towards Raven's parents and said: "Long time no see Uncle Luis, Aunt Eva."

"How are you, young lady." Eva laughed as she gave Ellen a hug, she then heard the rest of Raven's friends greeting them so she said: "Good to see you, children. Have you guys eaten yet?"

Seeing no one replied, she then said: "That is no good, you need to eat to support your growing bodies. Come, let Avi talk with his Uncle Bradley, I'll prepare some food for you."

"Let's go guys." Ellen said, "When Aunt is like this, she doesn't take no for an answer."

And just like that, Eva led the group towards the dining area so that she could prepare meals for them. Raven sighed and smile wryly, he then looked at Bradley and said: "It's been a while Uncle."

"Been a while." Bradley nodded to Raven and Luis, he then returned his attention back to Raven and asked, "So, what's up? What do you want to talk about?"

"I want to settle accounts with my clan, Uncle. I wish for you to join me." Raven went straight to the point.

Bradley was stunned at first but then his face became somber as he realized that Raven wasn't joking around. He grabbed a seat and looked intently at his nephew. "Avi… it's not that I am against this move of yours, in fact me and your dad, as well as the rest of our clan, had been working on this since the day that they did something wrong to you and Ellen. Why don't you let us adults face this problem instead and focus on your training? By the speed of you kids are improving, it won't be too late for you to get involved."

In truth, Bradley was touched that they even allowed him to express his opinion about this operation. He had long since lost count on how many nights have passed where he didn't have any nightmares about that day. His daughter nearly died in the hands of what he thought, people that he could trust, if it wasn't for Raven's bravery then Ellen might've already died. But the savior of his daughter suffered because of his act, and this have been gnawing at him ever since.

He wanted nothing more than to break down the gates of the Burning Heaven Clan and initiate a massacre to settle accounts but his hands are tied, he knew that if he wanted to deal with them, he had to play by the rules. He saw how the Burning Heaven Clan had declined, but that wasn't enough to quell his fury. Unfortunately, he could only wait for the right time but as much as possible, he didn't want to involve his daughter nor Raven for this matter.

"I already told him that, Brother." Luis commented on the side, "Why don't you hear him out first? You'll see why he's anxious."

Bradley was a little confused but decided to listen to what Raven has to say. Without any further ado, Raven then discussed every single detail about the clan that he had managed to accumulate and showed it to him.

As Raven explained the situation to him, Bradley started to understand the gravity of the situation and why his nephew was anxious about it. They have to be stopped and it's best to do it as soon as possible.

Under the gazes of his father and his uncle, Raven then revealed his plan on how he's going to make this work. Sufficed to say, the two adults were stunned on how detailed and how precise his plan was. In fact, he could've made this whole plan work without gaining consent from them and his chances of succeeding would still be high.

"… oh and by the way. Guys? You can come in if you want, stop pressing your ears on the door."

As soon as Raven said that, five people came crashing down due to the door opening. It was Ellen, Anne, Luna, Mark and Paul. Raven could only sigh in helplessness as he saw the ridiculous sight of his friends.

"Girl, you…" Bradley stared speechlessly at his daughter, Ellen let out an awkward chuckle as he felt the piercing gaze of her father.

The rest stumbled and picked themselves up, they were somewhat embarrassed about what happened.

"See, I told you! That freak knows we're there! You didn't listen to me!" Paul reprimanded the rest with a whisper.

"And? You telling that now will make any difference?" Mark retorted harshly.

"You children shouldn't be sticking your nose where it doesn't belong." Bradley felt a headache coming, he wanted to ask why Raven didn't say anything beforehand but obviously that won't change anything, so he could only sigh in defeat.

"Oh you are going to include me in this. I have a bone to pick with those people." Ellen said in an aggrieved manner.

"But Ellen…"

"It's fine, Uncle." Raven interjected before they argue even further. He then looked towards his friend and said: "You guys will come with us. BUT! You're following my instructions, are we clear?"

Seeing them nod, Raven was satisfied. He then beckoned them to come closer and gave them strict instructions about their tasks. He constantly reminded them to follow the plan since it would be a swift one, they can't allow any mishaps to happen and they already discussed what to do in case of emergencies anyway.

On the side, Luis could only shake his head and laugh, kids nowadays are such busybodies. On the other hand, Bradley's still hesitant about this.

"Are you sure that it's going to be fine?" He asked Raven just to make sure.

"It will be fine Uncle, so long as they follow my instructions they won't be in any danger at all. They're mainly tasked with saving the victims during the raid since we can't look after them."

Seeing Raven's confident response, Bradley couldn't say anything more. Instead, he just went over with the plan with Raven once again. Once they straightened out every single details and remember the key points of the plan, all that's left is to execute it.

***

The infiltration act was scheduled during the night.

Raven and the rest of his team were gathered not too far from the Mort Family Estate. Eyes shining with his ocular technique active, Raven spied through the estate and carefully checked their defenses. As expected, this place became heavily guarded ever since the incident about the stolen recipe from the Pill Saint Pavilion. The guard were unnaturally active and glaring at each spot, some were even glancing at their general direction.

Thankfully, Raven considered this scene and arranged the gathering place in a position where the guards can't see clearly. This made it so that even some guards are looking at their direction, they won't be spotted. He beckoned them to gather around him, when they were huddled, he spoke:

"Remember your tasks. I will only be me and Uncle Bradley that will create chaos inside, you guys stay here and wait until we create an opening for you. Assume position and wait for the victims, escort them somewhere safe and make sure to guard them, understood?"

Seeing them nod, Raven's heart was settled. He placed his trust in his friends and went ahead with Bradley. He held Bradley's arm and concentrated, using his psyche, he sensed the marker that he left inside one of the warehouse of the estate.

Upon sensing it, he pulled the link and both his and Bradley's body disappeared from where they were. After a brief second, they found themselves standing inside the warehouse. Raven gasped and quickly drank some concoctions he created so that he will recover faster, Bradley stood guard and spread his senses everywhere, doing some minor spying while his nephew was recovering.

After sometime, Raven opened his eyes and his exhaustion disappeared. He then stood up and went close to Bradley. "How's the situation, Uncle?"

"Not bad. I sensed fourteen guards roaming around, they're weak but all of them are carrying an Alert Symbol. It was just as you said."

"Then we move according to the plan. If you will, Uncle." Raven said to which Bradley nodded.

Bradley then closed his eyes and spread his sense like a spider web. He was scanning his surroundings patiently and waited for the right timing. Raven stood beside and similarly looking around as well, he knew that Bradley is in a very sensitive state right now and he can't allow any mishaps to happen.

Minutes passed since Bradley entered that mysterious state. In his mind, the location and habits of the roaming guards were imprinted and taken into careful consideration. It was then that the perfect moment arrived when every single guard that he sensed earlier was within the web of his senses.

Bradley's eyes snapped open and a low growl escaped his throat. All of the guards around the warehouse froze, they didn't knew what was going on but for some reason they can't move.

Suddenly, the door of the warehouse flew open. Then a shadow instantly jumped through the roof and spun rapidly while throwing needles that landed precisely on the guards neck.. After that, all fourteen guards were found unconscious on the ground.