Chapter 44 (1/2)
Chapter 44: Head of a.s.sa.s.sins
(3rd Person)
In dark elf society, each clan specializes in a certain profession, and the perfection of one’s skill in their clan’s profession is what all dark elves strive towards.
Leiha.n.a.luka Heikreuz Ruu.
50 years ago.
She was born to the Heikreuz clan. Seeing her light purple hair (which is rare even among dark elves), her mother gave her the name Leiha.n.a.luka, which means ‘alluring shadow.’
Dark elves have names for each social position, such as Rou [Clan Chief] or Bou [Bow Craftsman], and these t.i.tles are added to everyone’s names as t.i.tles.
The techniques for a.s.sa.s.sination and espionage that she had carved into her body finally earned her the t.i.tle of Ruu [Head of a.s.sa.s.sins] 30 years ago. Due to that, she was granted 5 subordinates, together with whom she served various masters while living in the world of schemes and plots that is Sedia’s underworld.
She herself has high skills worthy to boast of, but after letting a subordinate die due to an oversight on her part, she also sharpened the leaders.h.i.+p and discernment that she needed as a Ruu. However, the vacant stare of the subordinate that had died within her arms forever remained in her heart, like a needle that had become stuck inside.
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25 years ago.
Right after her clan relocated their base of operations from Reindal to Shulendal, the Master they met completely distorted her and her clan’s fate.
She doesn’t even remember exactly who this Master is. To be more specific, all of her memories after the moment she gazed into those repulsive golden pupils is just a white mist.
Her soul, if it could be called that, was locked in the back of her consciousness after meeting Master.
Her own body had been turned into constraints of flesh that imprison her soul.
Her arms, her legs, her neck, and even her waist—the entirety of her body is now under the full control of a puppeteer right behind her.
If the skin of dark elves is a dark tan color, then the color of her puppeteer and his bonds are pitch black.
Master handed down orders that even she, a member of the Heikreuz clan, found repulsive. Stripped of the ability to resist, she had no other choice but to fulfil them, her body moving like a doll on strings.
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10 years ago.
Under orders from Master, she was deployed to the Demonists in the city of Lelis. By this time, she had already grown used to the hatred and strength conveyed through the flesh constraints crawling under her skin.
It’s fine to not think about anything.
If she simply gives in to the absolute powers that binds and manipulates her, she will neither be hurt nor have to worry about anything. Then it will eventually be over……
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Several days ago.
Still controlled as usual, she vaguely felt herself being used to carry out an a.s.sa.s.sination.
It was supposed to be another monotonous job, but for some reason the puppeteer behind her seemed greatly agitated.
It seemed that somehow, the job had been a failure.
Mad with rage, the puppeteer tightened her restraints, digging into her soul. She screamed and wept.
The puppeteer then used her to carry out various plots with a never before felt desperation. Her four subordinates, who are all in the same situation, did everything in their power too, but all of these plots also ended up as complete failures.
On top of that, the five of them, who were supposed to be even more inconspicuous than shadows, felt themselves slowly hemmed in and driven into a corner.
It was as if the entire city had turned into their enemy.