fortress was in and around a large
hill near the shoreline. It looked like a series of buildings
stacked or piled together to make a much bigger one.
Dozens of people were moving goods to and
from the docks. All of them appeared similar to each other with
white skin and little to no hair. Their bodies were covered in red,
black or yellow patches.
Hiding in a tree, Leon watched the guards
carefully, looking for a way in when a raven suddenly landed on a
branch next to him.
The bird made no sound as it watched the
fort.
Leon was positive the raven belonged to
Lilith.
But if Lilith wanted something, it would have
to wait. He could smell Sara's sweet blood coming from the
fort.
Without warning, the raven took off straight
for a pile of grain bags being unloaded near the front gate. Cawing
furiously like it was on fire, it pecked at the food
feverishly.
Several Koiga yelled and tried shooing it
away, but the bird was feisty. It wasn’t until several teleported
hands swat the raven that it flew away.
The Koiga laughed, but after a short moment,
a flock of around a dozen came back with a vengeance, tearing at
the bags and heckling the men.
It was Leon's chance to run across the
clearing, which was easy due to his speed and the time of day. The
hard part was the wall. He couldn't simply jump it, not without
knowing what was on the other side.
With the Koiga still preoccupied with the
ravens, Leon quickly scaled the wall as easily as a spider. Once
over, he jumped behind some crates and narrowly avoided being seen
by a passing guard.
The Koiga outside went on about their
business as the ravens finally dispersed.
Blackness filled Leon's eyes as he activated
his enhanced Liro senses. And while he couldn't exactly see through
walls, he could detect someone or something, around the next
corner.
Leon quietly entered a large tower with
several Koiga drinking and bickering over a card game. There was no
way to walk by without being seen. Sticking to the shadows, he
leapt up to a wooden beam that crossed the room. On the opposite
side he crawled up through a window and jumped to another section
of the fortress.
The fortress didn't have many hallways. It
was more like one room leading to another and so forth. This made
it easy for Leon to avoid detection, as he could hide in the dark
corners or along the ceiling.
In one room, Leon made it halfway through
when he suddenly had to make a mad dash for cover between two
wooden horses.
A Koiga seven years old ran in.
It was then Leon saw that he was in a
children's play area. He tensed up. His hiding spot was in the
shadow, but a direct look would be enough.
The kid rummaged through a box until finding
the toy bird he was looking for. He flew it around for a second
before noticing that something wasn't right and glanced at the
wooden horses.
Leon waved his hand placing the kid in a
trance before running out of the room.
A moment later the boy came to. He looked
around confused, remembering nothing of the last few seconds.
Outside, Leon scaled walls and dashed across
rooftops to the largest part of the fortress. He entered on a
balcony overlooking the floor below.
Several Koiga were having a laugh over
dinner. Even Leon's squeaking and creaking of the floorboards were
ignored as those of other guards along the balcony.
Hiding in an alcove, there was no way Leon
could move on without being noticed by a guard ahead. Already
burning blood with his enhanced senses, he didn’t want to place
another person under a trance, especially an adult. Left with
little choice, he pulled out two daggers and quietly assassinated
the guard.
A Koiga who heard the scuffle looked only to
find darkness.
When the coast was clear, Leon scurried down
a flight of stairs. At the bottom was a narrow hallway with only
one decent hiding spot between a door and a corner.
A lazy guard at the opposite end never even
felt the blood glaive slit his throat.
Leon hid the body and went down another
flight of
hill near the shoreline. It looked like a series of buildings
stacked or piled together to make a much bigger one.
Dozens of people were moving goods to and
from the docks. All of them appeared similar to each other with
white skin and little to no hair. Their bodies were covered in red,
black or yellow patches.
Hiding in a tree, Leon watched the guards
carefully, looking for a way in when a raven suddenly landed on a
branch next to him.
The bird made no sound as it watched the
fort.
Leon was positive the raven belonged to
Lilith.
But if Lilith wanted something, it would have
to wait. He could smell Sara's sweet blood coming from the
fort.
Without warning, the raven took off straight
for a pile of grain bags being unloaded near the front gate. Cawing
furiously like it was on fire, it pecked at the food
feverishly.
Several Koiga yelled and tried shooing it
away, but the bird was feisty. It wasn’t until several teleported
hands swat the raven that it flew away.
The Koiga laughed, but after a short moment,
a flock of around a dozen came back with a vengeance, tearing at
the bags and heckling the men.
It was Leon's chance to run across the
clearing, which was easy due to his speed and the time of day. The
hard part was the wall. He couldn't simply jump it, not without
knowing what was on the other side.
With the Koiga still preoccupied with the
ravens, Leon quickly scaled the wall as easily as a spider. Once
over, he jumped behind some crates and narrowly avoided being seen
by a passing guard.
The Koiga outside went on about their
business as the ravens finally dispersed.
Blackness filled Leon's eyes as he activated
his enhanced Liro senses. And while he couldn't exactly see through
walls, he could detect someone or something, around the next
corner.
Leon quietly entered a large tower with
several Koiga drinking and bickering over a card game. There was no
way to walk by without being seen. Sticking to the shadows, he
leapt up to a wooden beam that crossed the room. On the opposite
side he crawled up through a window and jumped to another section
of the fortress.
The fortress didn't have many hallways. It
was more like one room leading to another and so forth. This made
it easy for Leon to avoid detection, as he could hide in the dark
corners or along the ceiling.
In one room, Leon made it halfway through
when he suddenly had to make a mad dash for cover between two
wooden horses.
A Koiga seven years old ran in.
It was then Leon saw that he was in a
children's play area. He tensed up. His hiding spot was in the
shadow, but a direct look would be enough.
The kid rummaged through a box until finding
the toy bird he was looking for. He flew it around for a second
before noticing that something wasn't right and glanced at the
wooden horses.
Leon waved his hand placing the kid in a
trance before running out of the room.
A moment later the boy came to. He looked
around confused, remembering nothing of the last few seconds.
Outside, Leon scaled walls and dashed across
rooftops to the largest part of the fortress. He entered on a
balcony overlooking the floor below.
Several Koiga were having a laugh over
dinner. Even Leon's squeaking and creaking of the floorboards were
ignored as those of other guards along the balcony.
Hiding in an alcove, there was no way Leon
could move on without being noticed by a guard ahead. Already
burning blood with his enhanced senses, he didn’t want to place
another person under a trance, especially an adult. Left with
little choice, he pulled out two daggers and quietly assassinated
the guard.
A Koiga who heard the scuffle looked only to
find darkness.
When the coast was clear, Leon scurried down
a flight of stairs. At the bottom was a narrow hallway with only
one decent hiding spot between a door and a corner.
A lazy guard at the opposite end never even
felt the blood glaive slit his throat.
Leon hid the body and went down another
flight of
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