Chapter 17: The Crazy Poet (1/2)

The wiave name

For whose caoes back horiirl had ran

On rope and rim

She jumps and rolls

On roofs and walls

As darkness dances

When silence calls

She cli the proof

Of darkness door

In place so aloof

In where she ran

There sat one man

Of wisdom deep

And witful plan

She neared him there

In utmost care

With some dead na your nonsense?” A boy voice sounded

The boy earing a fit tight outfit of black and red, he was also wearing a s the his head

What responded to the boy was a girl, she was a thin girl with a dark aura, she wore the sa, and it seeirl had a pale skin and few scars on her left cheek with an eyepatch on her left eye, her hair was black, tall and tied, her ears were pointy but not tall like elves, she looked o to her journal

”Stabrious, you know I can't resist writing poeirl talked with no sanity in her eyes while looking at the words she wrote

”Mabia, focus now, you've got a contract and we et to business” The boy nairl froirl as looking at the journal with lust glared to the boy with scary eyes, because of his interruption, which caused the boy to back away

”He said this night was a good night to shed blood in the naht ?” Stabrious looked at her and asked

”Both of us, the target is as old as us but he is too talented We'll strike him in his sleep then run for it quietly” she said and continued ”Veezara said that one of us is to attack while the other stays hidden, if the target becoet tries to chase the other takes his life from the back”

”Failure is not an option as always” Stabriousthat

”Let's head out The nights of First Seed (March) is long and poetic” Mabia stood up fro for the poeain, this girl was a lost cause, her heart was one tenth on the kill and nine tenths on her poems

She alrote poems for every contract She was not that bad either as Veezara, the senior who mentors them didn't mind them at all and said that every assassin had his or her style that keeps theirl was insane' Stabrious wanted to retort but he couldn't Even though that girl could barely focus on her kills yet she was still more skillful than him

He could only follow her lead and do as she says, even though he hated it, he couldn't do anything about it

Tonight they had another contract on one of the tournah agility Frankly speaking, that was a scary talented person, yet strong people have the same weakness as anyone else, they have to sleep

Striking while sleep is the normal style of 'Slayers' rank in the Dark Brotherhood

Mabia and Stabrious went to the rooftops and juh them numbly and unseen

After half an hour they arrived to the other side of the city

It was the shopping district, the target lived in the inn so that here they had to sneak into

They, as professionals could easily locate their target What was left was to figure out the fastest way out

After a minute all was done, Mabia and Stabrious climbed the wall that led to a certain , that as of the target's roo et was confiro and kill while Mabia was to cover his back

They opened the ith swiftness and Stabrious sneaked in

He approached carefully then…

[1st Person POV]

'Tik'

'Tik'

'Tik Tik'

What?

Why is that reacting now?

I opened my eyes

This is my 'Alare it with enough Magicka for it to last a day, but why in this hour?

I don't understand but I can't be negligent If someone wants to ambush me then I must ambush them first

Now, think quickly

First, where is that person? I don't have detect life spell but let's detect the Magicka around

There! outside the o e, probably hunal seemed to be out of place except for those so let's make preparations first

Lately I learned a new spell and it was good, it was 'Lightning Rune'

It could ic circle appear on a solid surface and once so

Let's go with that for now

I casted the spell under thewhile preparing another spells inBolt' and the other was 'Stoneskin' I can't wear any armor now so I need to be protected

Once the presences started approaching, I could feel theure descended quietly and sneaked near ear and the skin of his face

That looked like an iear, dammit! What do they want from er

Before he could have a chance to ju broke out under theand struck that assassin, soon after I casted the 'Stoneskin' and ju Bolt' on htning went through hier defend

What happened after surprised ain and juer fro, I buried the dagger in his sto so fro stabbed like that is a kill, but a slow one, I don't like torture so I have to finish it