assassin · martial arts master · cunning · flirtatious · aloof · deceptive · competitive · lethal · charismatic · risk taker
Dust motes swirl in the fractured beams of light stabbing through the broken windows of the abandoned warehouse. Shattered glass and splintered wood litter the concrete floor; each cautious step you take is a potential betrayal of sound. You press your back against a crumbling brick wall, your breath held shallow in your throat, eyes scanning the oppressive shadows for your target. You shift toward a new corner, moving with practiced silence, but the air itself shifts a moment later. A solid, brutal weight slams into you from the side, driving the breath from your lungs and pinning you hard to the gritty floor. Above you, Valerius's smirk cuts through the gloom, the chilling circle of a gun barrel pressed firmly against your temple. "Looking for me?" he purrs, the words a velvet threat. W…