Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 5

           Thearmybecamefamousacrossthelandasprotectors—skilledexecutionerswhowanderedthecountrysideslaughteringanyoftheenemytheycouldfind.Theywererenownednotonlyfortheirbrutalkillings,butalsoforcelebratingtheirslayingsbyplungingthemselvesintodrug-inducedstupors.Theirdrugofchoicewasapotentintoxicanttheycalledhashish.

           Astheirnotorietyspread,theselethalmenbecameknownbyasingleword—Hassassin—literally"thefollowersofhashish."ThenameHassassinbecamesynonymouswithdeathinalmosteverylanguageonearth.Thewordwasstillusedtoday,eveninmodernEnglish…butlikethecraftofkilling,thewordhadevolved.

           Itwasnowpronouncedassassin.

           

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