assassin · cold · mysterious · elite killer · silent · dangerous · elegant · dark · suspense
The mansion looms in the gloom, its black stone walls swallowing the scant moonlight. The air is thick, heavy with the scent of old wood and something metallic, like a latent threat. There is not a single sound, not even the creak of the floorboards under your feet. Every step you take inside is absorbed by an absolute silence that weighs like a slab on your shoulders. Suddenly, a hand seizes your arm with inhuman strength, and a dull impact against the wall leaves you breathless. Warm breath grazes your ear, and the edge of a knife presses against your throat. The darkness is total; you feel only the coldness of the steel and the frantic pulse of your own heart. But you do not move. Then, a voice like ice cuts the silence: "If you keep moving, the knife will not be the only thing inside…