Chapter 1: Enter the City of Shadows
Enter the City of Shadows
The night air was as silent and still as the cityscape stretched before me. I could see the lights of the city, a glowing reminder of the life bustling within. Taking in a deep breath of the chill winter air, I stepped forward, my boots ringing each step with a dull clap on the cobbled streets. My hood was pulled up, hiding my face and creating a shroud of darkness around me, I was the figure of fear in an unforgiving city.
I had been sent to the darkest corners of this city with one mission: to eliminate those who broke its laws. Death was the only justice they could know, and death was the only justice I could bring. There was no hesitation in my stride; I was an assassin on the clock, and there were people to be dealt with. I had two options. I could take the back roads, staying low and away from prying eyes, or I could brazenly cut through the city’s core, hoping my tattoos and scars would make me pass as another mercenary on the streets.
Cut through the city’s core.
