"He is our first target," Cheng said.

A wealthy and healthy man walked out of a brothel while mercilessly dragging a woman by her hair, the woman was half-naked before the man threw her in the ground and kicked her ruthlessly.

"You weak pathetic whore? how unsatisfactory your service is," he said as he slapped.

While her husband begged for mercy, "My lord, my lord please let my wife go, she is not a prostitute here she just came to pay the loan..."

The man kicked the husband as well and his man mercilessly beat him, "Not a whore huh? no problem I will make her one." he said and grabbed her hand, dragging her towards the carriage as her husband was getting heated up. 

"MERCY, HAVE MERCY PLEASE, HELP SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP."The woman screamed but some laughed and the others looked down and some just ignored.

"Atticus Ford, son of was wealthy merchant his father is not a noble but have some influence, basically he rules the clothing market," Zhan spoke.

The three were actually wearing the uniforms of bandits, before Yibo spoke, "you both go after that carriage while I will save her husband." 

The other two nodded and went her way while jumping down from the building, people were choked to see bandits and screamed the men who were beating the husband also looked at him and took out their sword, "BANDIT, A FUCKING BANDIT!!"

The men took their sword and tan towards Yibo who with one swift move avoided them all and after little effort, he beheaded them all.

This was the start of terror, Bandits have never come to an upper-class area like here, Bandita has always attacked the lower-class villages and places but now, it was time to make these upper class taste their own medicine.

The people screamed and ran here and there while the husband who was half dead already got up and ran away as well.

Meanwhile, Atticus was making the woman sit on his forceful as he pulled her clothes the woman cried ad begged to hold to her clothes like holding on to her life, but the man slapped her and ripped her clothes open.

His hand roamed on her body and his dirt tongue tried to invade her mouth before the carriage suddenly stopped, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"

He asked but he heard no response but he heard the commotion outside the sound of weird clashing and the sound of people screaming and dying.

"What's going on? what's happening?"

Atticus yelled and threw the woman on the floor he was scared of. After some time it became completely silent.

Atticus looked around before he grabbed the woman and threw her out.

The woman who was barely wearing any clothes was shivering, as she looked around in the dark night but her face paled and she screamed when she saw the bodies of the guards, hearing her scream Atticus became even more scared.

Suddenly a man appeared in front of her and covered her mouth with his hand, "shut up I am not after you, we will let you go,"

The woman calmed down and stopped screaming, Zhan covered her body with a cloth, "Now run away." He said and the woman ran.

Atticus was so scared that he gulped and slowly placed his hand at the door but out of nowhere a dagger came through the door piercing his hand, he screamed with agony when the door opened and he was grabbed and thrown out.

Atticus cried but screamed, "Who are you? don't you know who I am?"

The two men looked at each other. Before Zhan raised his sword to behead of Atticus but Cheng stopped him, "We need spectators."

Zhan looked around, and saw no one but Cheng told him, "I have told Darian to bring some crowd here people should know that bandits killed him."

"What should we till then?" Zhan asked.

Cheng smirked, "Let's have some fun."

Zhan rolled his eyes, "Sadistic bastard." Atticus moved back when he saw Cheng move forward, "DON'T TOUCH ME YOU HEARD IT DON'T TOUCH ME I WILL KILL YOU!!!"

Cheng punished him in the face and then proceeded to punch him again and again and again.

Cheng beat him till his jaw broke while Zhan casually waited for the crowd to arrive.

"You want to try as well, this is a great stress reliever." Cheng said as he was huffing and puffing while Zhan just shook his head, "Don't kill him."

"It won't matter anyway we have to behead him anyways."

Zhan suddenly stood straight, "Darian is here."

Cheng also moved back and Zhan also took his sword as Cheng made Atticus sit up.

"LOOK THE BANDITS." Darian yelled and the crowd also saw them before Zhan raised his sword and beheaded Atticus before running away from there.

The crown screamed and chaos ensued but their work was done.

~~~~

Zhan and Cheng reunited with Yibo on their way back to home.

"Work done?" Yibo asked.

The two brothers nodded.

"Great. Let's go now."

"Let's change first," Cheng spoke and went to change first no one would want to see a bandit near the duke's residence and on the streets.

"This is the start. Zhan said, "We are going to rain our loyal men and let them do the same in other states and villages."

Yibo nodded, "This method will work right?"

"It will," Zhan said.

Yibo looked at him up and down and Zhan caught him staring he smirked, "What are looking at."

Before Yibo could reply, "Your sexy figure and handsome face idiot if you guys want you can go and fuck behind that building no one is there."  Cheng said.

"You bastard." Zhan said and grabbed the back of Cheng's neck, "Is that how you peak to your elder brother."

"Oh come on, don't you have desires just fulfill them, just get married."

Zhan whose face was red as a tomato looked at Yibo who coughed before he grabbed his clothes and went to change while Zhan gave Cheng a good beating, "You bastard I will really kill you if don't stop talking like that."

Cheng sighe and finally got rid of Zhan;s hold, "Listen brother, I really care for you that's why I am telling you back then you two were naive but not anymore, you guys love each other so just get married or are you waiting for the queen to issue another imperial decree and get you two married to some other person?

Can you really tolerate loosing himagain after having him so near?"

Cheng had a point, Zhan can't really see Yibo with anyone else no again.

Same sex marriage was actually allowed in the kingdom but under some conditions, the first being that either the two men who are suppose to get married have siblings to take their bloodlines forward, or they have a child of their own. The same goes for the women as well.

And Zhan meets the sibling condition while Yibo meets that of the child so tjeri marriage was possible.

"Go change." Yibo spoke once he came out Zhan looked at him before he also went to change.

~~~
The next morning when Atticus's father found out about his son, he was furious , he went to Callum.

"DUKE!" 

"What are you yelling about so early in the morning?"

"DUKE MY SON IS DEAD, BANDTIS KILLED MY SON, BUT WHY DUKE WHY? I HAVE PROIVIDED YOU SUPPORT AND FUNDING THEN WHY IS MY SON KILLED"

"What? bandtis killed your son? not possible"

"Is is, the people have seen it with their won eyes bandits beaheaing my son."

"I said it's not possible."

"Duke you have to do something or else."

Callum looked at him with rage, "Or else? or else what? hu what will you do?"

Atticus's father flinched and moved back with fear but he was angry, he waned justice why was the dule of south taking the bandit's side?

"I will tell everyone about you."

Callum salpped him and grabbed his hairs, "Stay in your limit you get it? you bastard... I have given you a little importance that done not mean that you can misbehave with me, and your son? jut go and do another one. and Don't you dare to disrepsect me, or else you will lose your family."

Atticus's father cried before he stormed out of there, this was wrong so wrong he had always supported duke then wyhwas he being treated like that?

Maybe this was Karma was for his wrong deeds.

On his way to home he bumped into Yibo.

"Oh god are you okay?" Yibo asked and the man recognsied Yibo.

"He had never supported the dule of north and what would he duke of north did not bring him any benefits but right now he was the only looking at him so kindly.

"I am okay duke."

"You are the father of that boy, right? what was his name? Atticus."

"You know?"

"Of course I do, and my heart aches for you I have a son too, and I can't imagine your pain... I wish there was something I can do for you."

After hearing the kind words after such a huge tragedy the man cried and Yibo comforted him, "It's okay."

"The bandtis the bandtis killed him."

That's so sad at first these badits always went after the lower class looks like they have became, greedy, but you have my sympathy if you ever want anything you can always come to my mansion."

Yibo said before leaving while his respect increased in the man's heart but he also thought that are the badntis really going after the upper class people?

Means there will be more tragedies?

Author's note: Let the game of murder, manipulation and violence begin.