The boots of the two ninjas kissed the gravel without a single crunch, sliding through the darkness like they were part of the night itself.
The silence broke slightly when a soft metallic ting sounded from inside the barracks yard as the tip of the sword at the back of the second ninja screeched at the pillar he stopped at.
A brown leaf spun in the air and landed at the center where the moon's light shone on, and at that minute three young soldiers stepped out, opening the doors of the building just a few meters away from the gate.
As they moved away from the building, slamming their boots on the ground where the leaf lay, they raised their weapons, letting them shimmer under the moon's ray.
In the soldier at the right, he tightened his grip onto the handle of a slim silver sword that had KVM carved at where his fingers wrapped on and exhaled, letting a freezing breeze opt out of his mouth.
