Snippet #2116947

Alex walked down the deserted street slowly, hands in his pockets as he took long, seemingly uncaring strides. Looking up he barely noticed the sound of footsteps behind him. It was the silent crunch of boot landing on a fine gravel. A sound others might of missed, however Alex gave no sign he heard anything. Instead he merely slipped around the corner into a narrow ally between two buildings. By the time he had walked half its length a figure stepped out on the other side, blocking the path forward. Alex came to a stop, not needing to look too know there was another approaching behind him. ALex's eyes narrowed behind the white mask that protected his face.

"Did my sister send you?" He asked with a voice barely above a whisper, the question echoed through the empty ally. In silence the figure moved towards him. The soft sound of metal scraping leather came from behind, a sword being drawn. At the same time the man in front of Alex pulled a crossbow from behind his back, bringing it to bear. The bolt fired but Alex was already in motion, he twisted around catching the wrist of the man wielding the blade and reversing their positions with a quick spin just as the bolt slammed into where Alex had been standing before. Embedding itself deep into the second man's throat, the tip barely protruding out the other side. Alex let the man fall to the ground after ripping the sword from the deadman's grip.

Bringing the sword to bear Alex examined the last man. "Whats your name?" He asked, in response the man pulled out a new bolt and began loading the crossbow again. Alex however was swiftly moving towards him, the sword gleaming as he reached the man and pushed the crossbow away, then hooking the man's left leg and sending him to the ground. Finally Alex leveled the blade at the man's throat. "Tell my sister, to send more next time." He began walking away when the man called out. "Funny, you can't take my life...but you can murder your entire fa..." he was cutoff as the blade was slammed down through his chest and into his heart. Alex left the blade in the man's torso and walked away quietly. disappearing through the winding backallys.