Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20140308235607/@comment-3293219-20140318195849

Lucian approached the well, from where he was to receive his dead drop, and reached inside. As far as dead drop extractions went, this wasn’t the worst of them but it was hardly pleasant…

He fished the little slip of paper out of the well and shook it, satisfied at the sound of 500 gold that he quickly slipped into his pocket, heading back to his Dunmer companion. He felt slightly concerned for her, being in a new place and all, especially when she’s so naïve and lacking in confidence.

The vampire sighed and went back, hoping to get there before she managed to get betrothed to several drunken factory workers. He walked along the cobblestones of new Riften and headed back to the old town, though most would fear making such a detour, the Assassin decided to cut through one of the alleyways. He continued to pace down the path, passing several heaps of refuse, that the peasants had tossed out as they took another step back from achieving sanitary living conditions.

It was then, that he saw it… A shrouded figure approached, a man in a long coat, two weapons hanging off of his belt with a long tail that swished from side to side. He was most likely a factory worker, returning home after a long shift, so the Vampire would just let him be…

After all, if he attacked Lucian, how bad could it be? Lucian was far more horrifying than anything that he’d find in some backstreet in Riften. He kept his gaze fixed on the figure, the smog from the factor revealed him as an argonian but he still couldn’t make out his facial features. One thing was noticeable though; black scales…

The two of them met, at the center of the alleyway, stopping to eye each other. Lucian intended to intimidate the man, simply by glaring at him but this quickly went out the window, as he met the argonian’s eyes…

Cold, blue eyes, with a sharp black pupil at its core…

Black scales, scarring on the face, red crest…

The Argonian smiled, upon seeing him, for he recognised him instantly.

“Hello, Lucian…”

“I…” Lucian stumbled back, falling into a bin and knocking it over in shock. Its clatter echoed throughout the alleyway, setting a dog off, barking in the distance.

He had literally seen a ghost.

“Y-You! I saw you…” He swallowed hard, choking on his own words as they proved untrue. “I saw you die!” He finally choked out, trying to figure out how this was possible…

“You did…” Kaizen nodded, seeming quite lively for someone who had been dead for the best part of 300 years…

Well, as lively as Kaizen can get…

“Wh-What…”

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<p class="MsoNormal">“Before you ask; I have no idea why I’m here, believe me…” Kaizen said, raising his hand to silence his old friend.

<p class="MsoNormal">“D-Do the others know? Any of the sanctuaries?” Lucian stammered, hoping to seem loyal. “I could… I could get you back in, back to one of the sanctuaries…”

<p class="MsoNormal">“That won’t be necessary; I’ve taken one of the sanctuaries…” The Black Argonian assured him, gesturing to the rough direction of Cheydinhal. “I’m currently rebuilding the guild at Fort Farragut, I wasn’t aware that there were other sanctuaries…”

<p class="MsoNormal">“There are few of them left…

<p class="MsoNormal">The one in Falkreath was destroyed a few decades ago, Dawnstar is all we have left, I wasn’t even aware that the Cheydinhal sanctuary still existed, they must have rebuilt it…”

<p class="MsoNormal">Kaizen nodded, he should have guessed that Lucian was still alive, him being a vampire and everything…

<p class="MsoNormal">“So… Here for a contract?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Y-Yeah, I just got my dead drop, it took a little longer than planned, because I got… side tracked.”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Oh?” Kaizen raised an eyebrow, Lucian always seemed so dedicated, that getting ‘side tracked’ didn’t seem possible for him.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Y-Yeah… I encountered a dunmer on the road; she insisted that we travel together.” He ended with a shrug and smile as it felt kind of ridiculous admitting it.

<p class="MsoNormal">Kaizen paused for a minute, not sure as to what he should make of this…

<p class="MsoNormal">“Are you two…?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“No! Gods no, we’re…

<p class="MsoNormal">I’m…

<p class="MsoNormal">Just making sure that she doesn’t do anything stupid and get herself killed, if you can get past the annoying curiosity, she’s actually quite pleasant.”

<p class="MsoNormal">The Vampire then looked away, realising that he had forgotten about her again.

<p class="MsoNormal">“I er…” Kaizen began, glancing up at the alleyway as the surrounding streets grew more crowded as more people set off to go to the pubs and restaurants of the old town. It was no longer safe to do this…

<p class="MsoNormal">“I need to get back to my people…”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Yeah, me to…” Lucian mumbled, awkwardly, gesturing to the Bee and Barb or its rough estimate.

<p class="MsoNormal">Kaizen nodded as he set off, slowly heading to a crowd that he could slip into and make himself scarce.

<p class="MsoNormal">“If you need a new home, refuge, work or even just to visit; just head to Fort Farragut, I’ll always be glad to provide for you…

<p class="MsoNormal">Brother…”

<p class="MsoNormal">Even though the message was full of warmth, Kaizen’s tone and demeanour sent shivers down Lucian’s spine.

<p class="MsoNormal">With that the Black Argonian slipped away, heading onto the pavement and slipping into the crowd, heading back to his Imperial lover, his Altmer Lieutenant and the other imperial, who resembled his guard dog…

<p class="MsoNormal">-

<p class="MsoNormal">Lucian stood on the spot, for several seconds; with Kaizen gone again, the world went back to normal, almost as if he was an apparition of some sort…

<p class="MsoNormal">Was he?

<p class="MsoNormal">Lucian glanced around, hoping that nobody else was in the alleyway at this point, thankfully they weren’t.

<p class="MsoNormal">Time to get back to Nepht…

<p class="MsoNormal">The Vampire then slipped away, hoping to reunite with the girl and bring order back into his life…