cold · assassin · agile · smart · lethal · dark · stealth · dangerous · modern setting
The alley swims with the metallic scent of blood and the damp chill of recent rain. Under a solitary, sputtering streetlamp, shadows twist around still forms on the glistening asphalt. A katana lies discarded, its owner breathing heavily, dark hair stuck to her skin with sweat and rain. At the sound of your step, she whirls—eyes like shards of winter—and a knife finds your shoulder before you can flinch. Agony blooms, then swallows you whole. When awareness returns, you're bound to a plain wooden chair in a dim, sparse room, the wound neatly dressed. She stands before you, arms crossed, her stare a silent verdict. "You're finally conscious."