A Series of Events

[whiteguyinblues]

Another miserable night on the docks,

It had been raining for two days, and there were no signs the storm would pass soon. Waves crashed against the boats in the harbor and lightning flashes provided a brief glimpse of angry seawaters. One of the boats, a large cargo ship, arrived shortly before the storm hit, but the crew was unable to off load the supplies before the storm. On the deck stood a lone Redboot. He was thin and despite his attempts to hide from the rain, the man was soaking wet.

Suddenly a large flash of lightning showed the silhouette of a man on the bow of the ship. The guard yelled to the man, but a second flash of lightning showed the silhouette was gone. The guard moved forward searching the darkness for any signs of movement. As he looked around he felt a slight pain in his chest. He looked down to see the tip of a rapier protruding from his shirt. The front of his shirt slowly absorbed the blood that flowed from the wound. He reached to his side in a desperate attempt to draw his sword, but found his strength was already fading. A sudden blow to his back sent him flying forward onto the hard wooden deck. His body hit the ground hard, but the noise was muffled by the crashing waves.

Over top of the guardsman’s body stood a man dressed in black. His thin frame was barley noticeable in the torrential downpour that gripped the seaside of Daris. A few select items were taken from the guards belt before the assassin disappeared in the darkness. All that remained was the body of a Dasarian Guard and the sound of the waves crashing against the docks.

It was another nameless murder in the war torn village of Daris.

[Evelond Formos]

//as soon as I read the title of this thread, the first words to come to my mind were: "The Penultimate Peril"