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Capítulo 19: The Crazy Poet

The wimp gave name

For whose came doom

With swift leaps pace

She goes back home

..........

The sky was dim

The night was grim

that girl had ran

On rope and rim

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She jumps and rolls

On roofs and walls

As darkness dances

When silence calls

..........

She climbed on roof

Chanting the proof

Of darkness door

In place so aloof

..........

In where she ran

There sat one man

Of wisdom deep

And witful plan

...........

She neared him there

In utmost care

With some dead name

Of boy Jon Dare

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"Have you finished writing your nonsense?" A boy voice sounded.

The boy was wearing a fit tight outfit of black and red, he was also wearing a small hood covering the his head.

What responded to the boy was a girl, she was a thin girl with a dark aura, she wore the same outfit as him, but she was crawling on something, and it seemed to be a journal.

The girl had a pale skin and few scars on her left cheek with an eyepatch on her left eye, her hair was black, tall and tied, her ears were pointy but not tall like elves, she looked ominous as he was grinning to her journal.

"Stabrious, you know I can't resist writing poems when I have fresh ideas." The girl talked with no sanity in her eyes while looking at the words she wrote.

"Mabia, focus now, you've got a contract and we must get to business." The boy named Stabrious came and held the girl from her shoulder "Have you spoke to Veezara yet?"

The girl who was looking at the journal with lust glared to the boy with scary eyes, because of his interruption, which caused the boy to back away.

"He said this night was a good night to shed blood in the name of the night mother." Mabia said.

"So which one of us is going?" Stabrious looked at her and asked.

"Both of us, the target is as old as us but he is too talented. We'll strike him in his sleep then run for it quietly." she said and continued "Veezara said that one of us is to attack while the other stays hidden, if the target becomes aware, the attacker runs and when the target tries to chase the other takes his life from the back."

"Failure is not an option as always." Stabrious made a sigh while saying that.

"Let's head out. The nights of First Seed (March) is long and poetic." Mabia stood up from crawling, "I may catch on a good ending for the poem."

Stabrious sighed in his heart again and again, this girl was a lost cause, her heart was one tenth on the kill and nine tenths on her poems.

She always wrote poems for every contract. She was not that bad either as Veezara, the senior who mentors them didn't mind them at all and said that every assassin had his or her style that keeps them sane.

'But that girl was insane' Stabrious wanted to retort but he couldn't. Even though that girl could barely focus on her kills yet she was still more skillful than him.

He could only follow her lead and do as she says, even though he hated it, he couldn't do anything about it.

Tonight they had another contract on one of the tournament's new rising stars. He was both mage and warrior with high agility. Frankly speaking, that was a scary talented person, yet strong people have the same weakness as anyone else, they have to sleep.

Striking while sleep is the normal style of 'Slayers' rank in the Dark Brotherhood.

Mabia and Stabrious went to the rooftops and jumped through them numbly and unseen.

After half an hour they arrived to the other side of the city.

It was the shopping district, the target lived in the inn so that was where they had to sneak into.

They, as professionals could easily locate their target. What was left was to figure out the fastest way out.

After a minute all was done, Mabia and Stabrious climbed the wall that led to a certain window, that window was of the target's room, he was staying alone in a room so that made sneaking much easier.

Now, the time to act, the target was confirmed to be sleeping.

Stabrious was to go and kill while Mabia was to cover his back.

They opened the window with swiftness and Stabrious sneaked in.

He approached carefully then...…..

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[1st Person POV]

'Tik'

'Tik'

'Tik Tik'

What?

Why is that reacting now?

I opened my eyes.

This is my 'Alarm' spell, it detects people with hostility, and I charge it with enough Magicka for it to last a day, but why in this hour?

I don't understand but I can't be negligent. If someone wants to ambush me then I must ambush them first.

Now, think quickly.

First, where is that person? I don't have detect life spell but let's detect the Magicka around.

There! outside the window, two magicka signals, less than average, probably humans.

No other signal seemed to be out of place except for those so let's make preparations first.

Lately I learned a new spell and it was good, it was 'Lightning Rune'.

It could make a magic circle appear on a solid surface and once something steps on it, it explodes with lightning.

Let's go with that for now.

I casted the spell under the mat near my bed and covered myself to act sleeping while preparing another spells in my hands.

One was 'Lightning Bolt' and the other was 'Stoneskin'. I can't wear any armor now so I need to be protected.

Once the presences started approaching, I could feel them right outside my window.

Few seconds later a figure descended quietly and sneaked near me.

From a half opened eye I could see his gear and the skin of his face.

That looked like an imperial man with the Dark Brotherhood gear, dammit! What do they want from me?

The assassin came closer and unsheathed a dagger.

Before he could have a chance to jump onto me, lighning broke out under the mat.

The rune under the mat exploded in lightning and struck that assassin, soon after I casted the 'Stoneskin' and jumped out of the bed, then shot the 'Lightning Bolt' on my other hand at the assassin.

After too much lightning went through him, the assassin fell and could no longer defend.

What happened after surprised me as that guy took his dagger again and jumped at me.

I reflexly took the dagger from him with a disarming martial skill and without thinking, I buried the dagger in his stomach.

This was my first time stabbing someone like that, I could feel his muscles twitching from pain and his power seeping away.

Getting stabbed like that is a kill, but a slow one, I don't like torture so I have to finish it.

I took the dagger from his stomach and raised it up, after my hand descended, the dagger rested in the heart of the assassin.

This is my first time to kill a human, I don't know how other felt but taking a life like that is not something I wish to do indiscriminately.

This is not the game after all, I can't go around and murder all day. These are people.

Anyway all that happened in a second. The other assassin only noticed that something went wrong after I disarmed his mate and couldn't react till now. I guess there is no need to be polite.

As I was making me resolve to give a chase, my room's door was opened with a kick, calm your horses sheesh!!

"Jon, what is that noise?" Wulfur came in and after him was Battle-Born.

"Assassins." I said "I took care of one and going after the other."

As I finished I saw the belt that Wulfur uses to carry his axes in his hands. In no time I snatched two axes from him and jumped through the window with an axe each hand.

I could see the other assassin was running on the roofs, is that so? Time for some parkour then.

The roofs in Solitude were dormer roofs so they were easy to run on. I take my left and run towards the edge of the roof, there were a wooden pole from the street that carries some lanterns, I hopped on it and straight to the next building's roof, after arriving on the roof I ran forward few meters then jumps to the right as there were wooden poles linking between buildings, I ran on them to the building across the street.

That was repeated few more times with some flips and backflips until I narrowed the distance between me and the damn assassin.

From the way the assassin moves, this must be a girl.

I don't really care, I threw the axes few times but the other party could really dodge and I had to collect these axes and run again.

This is not getting me anywhere, while I was thinking that I could feel a presence running in the street, it was Battle-Born with a bow in his hands.

"Hey, where is the assassin?" He shouted.

"Just ahead. Listen, I need you to run towards the fletcher's and station yourself in good spot, have a full view of the roofs, will corner in the market." I made a hasty plan.

"Fine, Wulfur is behind but he will catch up to me. Good Luck." Battle-Born said, and ran towards the castle.

Now let's corner her more.

I ran towards the direction where the girl disappeared.

I knew exactly where she was because I was detecting her magical energy.

After few seconds I caught her trying to mislead me and hide but I casted a spell at her and she ran again.

I had to focus my spells at the direction I don't want her to run to, the plan was going so far so good.

Her speed was good, I indeed can't catch up to her on open field.

A minute of running felt like an hour but I managed to bring her where I needed. Now she was trying to run on a wooden pole but as soon as she found a foothold on it, an arrow broke the air and buried itself in her thigh.

I could hear her a scream and the girl's balance was already lost. She fell from the pole that was four meters high, that was not really a problem for a trained person but she was falling on her head.

As I was watching, I saw someone waiting to receive the falling girl, it was Wulfur my man.

"Good, catch the assassin." I shouted.

He nodded with firmness on his face, but what I saw next left me dumbfounded.

I told him to receive her but why is he carrying my hammer 'Agni-Ra' with him?

Hey wait, this is not how you receive a girl, just grab her and bin her down, I wanted to say all that but it was already too late.

Wulfur used the hammer like an experienced baseball player with a bat, he directly hit the falling girl horizontally in her stomach.

That was a talented blacksmith using a hammer in combat for you.

What I saw was not unexpected but still left me in awe, the girl flied to the market square with a beeline, dammit Wulfur.

After a second the girl crashed on a stall and fell to the ground, the place was empty thank god.

I jumped from the rooftop and ran to Wulfur then looked at the girl.

She appeared to be in agony after she took the hit, some burn marks appeared on her body due to the enchantment on Agni-Ra.

"Dammit man, that was a girl you hit just now." I looked at him and took the hammer.

"A girl? Wasn't that an assassin?" Wulfur asked.

"Yes." I answered.

"An assassin girl?" Wulfur made a dumb question.

"Isn't it possible?" I questioned his logic.

But whatever, that girl started to move again, impressive!

Suddenly I saw a cold light and my reflexes kicked in.

I kicked towards Wulfur and sent him away, followed after a silver beam of light passed through his location.

The girl threw a knife. And it was lethal and accurate as hell.

The girl crawled on all four quickly and entered some alley way, I ran after her and entered the alleyway but another silver beam was sent towards me. This girl is persistent.

A minute later I could hear heavy huffes from the alley, that must be hers. She was cornered and had only few bones intact to move her arms and throw stuff.

Battle-Born and Wulfur were behind me, Battle-Born was ready to shoot and Wulfur was smashing some wood barrels with his axe.

Wulfur made a large wooden shield and positioned it front of him, Battle-Born went behind him and I was the last.

We invaded the alleyway with few sounds of knives sinking in the wooden shield.

After a while, the girl ran out of knives, I went out of the shield's protection with my guard up.

I could see her under the moonslight, she was a thin girl with dark short hair, she already removed her hood and mask to breath, seems like Wulfur's strike made a score on her lungs.

Her left eye was white as she has lost its sight long ago, she also had many scars on the left side of her face, old ones it seems.

Her skin was a pale, and on the sides of her head there were short pointy ears.

Half-human half-elf, Nurina told me about them but that's my first time seeing one.

The right side of her face was gave off her beauty, but no matter how pretty she is she was an enemy, I don't like killing and I hope I don't need to resort to it.

I used 'Bound Dagger' spell in my left and walked to the girl.

As soon as I reach her she tried to kick away but she was already weakened, I grab her from her neck and tighten my grip while lifting her up, I could see more agony and she raised her hands to attack me, I expected as much so I used the bound dagger in my left to stab her shoulders, the girl screamed.

"Sorry for being cruel but we have two ways to end this, the easy way or the hard way, that depends on how fast you loosen your beans." I said like a character from some spy movie. I dispelled the dagger and changed it into a 'Calm' spell.

I am not training in Illusion seriously so I put more Magicka to make the effect stronger.

As soon as the spell was casted on the girl, her expressions changed from pain to madness and her shaking body, started to calm, yet my hand holding her neck remained locked.

"Answer to me or answer to the guards, for an assassin girl, jail is only the start of misery." I made a statement with a deep voice like Ol' Delvin's.

The girl glared at me then laughed like a mad person but I returned it with a slap, I could hear Battle-Born and Wulfur behind me saying 'Hey' while looking away from my act.

Sorry guy, but one needs to act like this to make a good understanding with that type of scum.

After receiving the slap, the girl didn't stop her crazy laugh. What an M! But I could hear something fall to the ground, it looked like some journal fell from the girl's clothes after being shaken by my slap.

I threw the girl to the wall behind her, she coughed as fell on the ground with no power, but she looked at the journal with madness as if she had dropped her child.

She moved her crippled arms to catch it but she was slow, I stepped on one of her arms and picked up the journal. She looked distressed with madness after I took the journal and wanted to move but I kicked her stomach.

I was actually very angry, and I have a bad habit of acting impulsive upon anger so I did what I felt like I want to do.

Due to the kick, the girl screamed with agony, I thought she was overreacting but I remembered that Wulfur just hit her there with my hammer.

Oops, sorry, I completely forgot.

Battle-Born was shocked of my actions and held my shoulder while saying "Hey, What are you doing?" but before he could say anything else Wulfur caught up to him and shook his head.

Well, sorry you had to see that guys.

Suddenly I could hear heavy footsteps and more than one presence running to our direction.

I didn't turn but the guys did. A light fell on us but I could already guess who was that, still I hid the journal in my clothes hurriedly then turned.

"By the order of the Jarl, Stop right there." A loud voice sounded.


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Capítulo 20: Day 4: "Then Kill"

Yes, that was them, our very iconic Skyrim Guards. Well, there were four of them.

Dressed in padded armors with red cloth rounding it and tightened by leather belts, helmets made from wood and steel as well as speers and swords pointed at us.

"You caused damage to property and used weapons in a restricted area, What say you in your defense?" The guard in the lead shouted.

"We were chasing an assassin." I moved to the side while saying giving the guard a room to see the girl.

The guards eye behind his helmet widened when he saw the gear of the assassin, he could tell too, it was the Dark Brotherhood's gear.

"Impossible! hurry up and arrest her." The guard urged his comrades.

After garbing the girl, the guard looked at us "You must come too, causing the damage in the market and using a weapon can be overlooked, but the assassin matter is serious, so we will need your statements." He said.

"There is a corpse of another assassin in the 'Winking Skeever', I killed him in my room." I informed the guard.

The guard was taken aback and looked at me with amazement, "Damn! Taking down two assassins in the same night? What are you?"

"A dragonborn." I said.

The guard said "Huh?" with a stupid voice, Wulfur cut in and said, "He always says that joke, don't mind him."

The other guards laughed at their colleague and took us away to Castle Dour's dungeon.

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We sat in some empty room with a small window and few benches to sit or sleep on.

Our weapons were taken away but no one minded the journal on me.

I opened it and started reading.

That girl…. She is crazy.

She is talented, crazy and dark.

When we trapped her in the alley she was writing in the note with her blood.

I can't tell if she had a poetic fetish or something but the part which was written by blood was about me.

"A boy did sleep and a boy did sneak, And death was waiting which to seek.

As one was waiting wide awake, and one was dying with no shriek.

As seen she ran she could no beak, At death was calling gloom and bleak.

As mother disowned me lone, To crush my flesh and bone.

He'll come he'll strike me, he'll bash or slice me.

He'll come and kill me soon, so so soon."

And I thought I was a dark child!

Let's keep that not for now.

I read few parts but she was very careful not to add information in her journal.

All I could tell that the one who asked for my death was a wimp in her opinion.

I don't know any wimps neither do I waste time on such people.

Who would hate me this much?

Not the college kids or Maven Black-Briar, probably!

I guess the guards will have to find out.

Now while we were at it, I instructed Wulfur on more magic training, this guy has a good compatibility with fire magic, much better than average and after I started convincing him to gain 'Fire Resistance' by training in magic and how will it make him resist the lashes of Skyforge, he agreed to it right away.

Battle-Born, on the other hand, was only interested in 'Restoration', not for the healing effects, but for the attacking effects.

Restoration had many nasty spells much nastier than Destruction and even Conjuration at some points. Spells that devastate the Undead and spells that weaken the opponent like 'Leech Seed' and 'Welling Blood'.

After few seconds of teaching those guy about the aspects of every school, the door of the room opened.

"Whoa whoa watch the magic!" A guard stood at the door and was in awe of the amount of magic he saw in the room.

A man in armor pushes the guard to the side then enters the room, the guard noticed and said "Sorry Captain."

"What's going on here?" The man looked at me and asked.

"Nothing, just training some healing magic." I answered.

"You are healers? seeing what you've done to the assassins I say I would never fight with a healer ever again!" The man said and laughed, "I am the commander of the guards here in Solitude. You can call me Captain Aldis." The man said while shaking hands.

So that was him! He is an NPC.

"I must apologize in the name city guards, our duty was not fulfilled by watching over the residents so the bounty for two assassins and a bounce shall be paid to you as soon as the king receives the news." Captain Aldis said.

"Oh! Thank you. No one really can blame the guards this time, the Brotherhood is scary after all, haha!" I said trying to be friendly.

Captain Aldis's eyes were wide open, he held me from the shoulders and looked serious "You could tell that was the Dark Brotherhood?"

Eh? What is strange about that?

"Mara's mercy! The Dark Brotherhood!" Battle-Born was shocked.

"Well, the gear kind of gave their identities off, is it hard to not recognize the Dark Brotherhood?" I asked while feeling something was not right.

"No common folk can just recognize the Dark Brotherhood when they see one." Captain Aldis said.

"Well, I came from Riften, I can recognize Assassins and Thieves from their gear though." I said that as an excuse.

"Hmmm. Riften really is not a safe place. I remember the stories that the guards who accompanied the King said when they went there." Captain Aldis understood, I'm safe.

"But to get targeted by them, aren't you worried?" He asked.

"Rather than worried, I want to know which bastard wanted me dead, as long as the payer can't pay, the Dark Brotherhood won't come after me." I said. "Did you get anything out from the assassin?" I asked.

"She didn't speak but we found out something. The girl and the boy you killed are known as Birrisa and Valaro, these two are from team 'Blood Hand'. Their staying location was raided a while ago but the place was clean, we are trying to get something out of the girl but tutoring her may kill her in that state you left her in." Captain Aldis said.

"So, Can I see her? I will heal her so that you interrogate her." I said.

"Sorry, this is an official business from now on." Captain Aldis said, "But I can inform you once we know who wanted you dead."

"May I ask for another favor?" I said.

"Let's hear it." The man said.

"Can the city guard take credit for the killed assassin?" I asked the man.

"What? Why would we do such a thing? You will get rewarded for that you know." Captain Aldis said.

"I'd like to be rewarded and all but I don't want to be targeted for vengeance by the Dark Brotherhood. They rarely fail and I don't think they as fanatics to an unholy creed will make someone like me get away." I gave my reasons, even though they were not just that.

"Hmmm, fine. If it's for your safety then will do it like that. I will also increase the guards around the inn." Captain Aldis said, what a nice guy!

I thanked him and went away with the boys.

After we got back to the inn there were some guards who came to investigate and everyone in the inn was awakened, Svidi was worried but we assured her.

The news spread in the city like a wildfire the next day, a rising star gets targeted by assassins and the assassins got killed and captured by the guards, someone will be very furious today.

I went to the 'Shooting Range' outside the city near the stables and found some seats.

There were not that many as people as in the arena but it was still crowded.

I find the place where I can register and see the rules.

The shooting methods were open, one can use anything as long as it reaches the target.

Wulfur will throw axes and javelins, Battle-Born will use a bow and I will use Magic.

Each round has three stages, the first will be shooting the red targets between the blue targets, the second will be shooting the red targets floating in the river, the last will be shooting the flying targets.

That was pretty much it.

It was boring and I finished it in no time.

My time was around a minute and a half faster than most archers or throwers as I used 'Lightning Bolt' spell.

After the contest, I went back to the city alone but I met someone unusual on the way.

It was Gulum-Ei the Argonian fence of the Thieves Guild in Solitude.

"It has been a while, Jon Dare." Gulum-Ei said.

"It has, what can I help you with?" I asked. I actually knew he would come but that was too soon.

"I heard you were attacked based on some misunderstanding yesterday, a friend of mine wants to have a word with you." He said.

A friend? Is it the assassins.

The Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood had a good relationship and understanding as the biggest two underground organizations but that was another story.

"What does that friend of yours want?" I asked.

"To talk, nothing more." Gulum-Ei said.

"Fine, let's see what the have to say." I said and went with Gulum-Ei.

The docks of Solitude were large and had many ships, unlike the game the ships were coming and going and the place was bustling with life.

We reached the office of the East Empire Company deep in the docks area.

Gulum-Ei entered and I followed him, I could see an Altmer and an Argonian waiting there.

"This is Micalo on of ours." Gulum-Ei introduced me to the Altmer.

"Yes, we've already met." I said and offer a shake to Micalo.

[A/N: Micalo is the barber from chapter 17]

"I never thought it would be you." Micalo said while shaking my hand.

Gulum-Ei interrupted and introduced the other person, "This is Geem-Zaw, he is from our business partner's side."

Geem-Zaw appeared to be an Argonian with two horns back on his head and his scales were green, He was wearing normal clothes but I felt he is strong, I can't tell Argonians apart actually but that maybe is Veezara from the Dark Brotherhood.

"Nice to meet you, I am Jon." I introduced myself.

"We heard about you but we never thought you are one of our friends' people, I must apologize for the matter of yesterday." Geem-Zaw said.

"I came okay from it, can't say the same about your people." I said being no polite at all.

"It's a shame, truly sorry about it." Geem-Zaw said, "But I need to ask you what exactly happened that night?"

I thought you would never ask, but I am not that fool to tell you the truth. I sighed while looking down acting tired but I was rechecking my cover-up story.

I looked to Geem-Zaw and said "I was sleeping soundly that night, suddenly my window was opened, normally anyone wouldn't feel it so fast but I am not used to the cold of Solitude. As I started to feel aware I could see a shadow for someone with a dagger on top of me, all I could do was to kick at it and then I fired a Lightning spell, It was not hard for the other people to hear the Lightning and all the inn woke up. Your people ran and we gave a chase. Finally, the guards cornered them and one was killed while the other was taken, you know the rest."

Geem-Zaw was scratching his chin while thinking, "So it was like that. We can do nothing about it. But I am sorry to be blunt." Geem-Zaw said "I need your help."

I was astonished, he tried to kill me and now wants my help, that's so thick skinned, or 'thick scaled' taking his race into consideration.

"I want you to find out how many information the guards took out from the girl, destroy any evidence and deal with the girl." Geem-Zaw said.

Wow. That's nuts, I looked to Gulum-Ei but he ignored me, I looked to Micalo and he nodded to me.

"So, what kind of evidence should I destroy?" I asked.

"Anything that is related to us." Geem-Zaw said, "There is a notebook that the girl used to carry I also want that destroyed."

"And how do you want me to deal with the girl?" I asked.

"If she didn't speak then please try to get her out." Geem-Zaw said.

"And what if she spoke?" I asked.

"Then kill."


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