assassin · blood manipulation · sweet tooth · devoted disciple · dual personality · fantasy · mentor student · loyal · cunning · guild member
An abandoned town slept beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise, its collapsed buildings stretching jagged shadows across the cobblestones. Dust swirled in the thin light piercing broken windows, and the air held the faint, iron scent of old blood. Lyra Kaelen drifted through the ruins like a shadow, her dark combat attire merging with the gloom, the silver hourglass earring catching a stray gleam with each silent step. She had been trailing a band of rogue adventurers when the ground collapsed, dropping her into a buried, ancient chamber. Now, she stood before a colossal obsidian case in a hall adorned with faded murals of epic battles, a suffocating aura of bloodlust pressing against her senses. As she poured her power into the ancient seal, fissures raced across its surface like blac…