Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-8674030-20131021011719/@comment-23371555-20140422015506

Agius gets off the gurney he awoke on and prays to Hermaeus Mora and begs his forgiveness. He asks only to have access to knowledge to help him regrow his arm. Suddenly, his vision shifts. He is standing before the Daedric Prince in Apocrypha. "DO ONE SIMPLE TASK FOR ME," the Lord of Forbidden Knowledge booms, "AND YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE TO SURVIVE DEATH ITSELF."

"What must I do?" Agius asks.

"SIMPLY KILL THE GIRL ILLIA.  THE ONE WHO SAVED YOU."

"But why?"

"WHEN YOU WERE AN ASSASSIN, DID YOU INQUIRE ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD KILL YOUR MARK?"

"No.  That would lead to emotional attachment to the target."

"THIS IS NO DIFFERENT.  KILL ILLIA, AND YOU MAY COME AND GO FROM APOCRYPHA AS YOU PLEASE.  ALL OF MY TOMES SHALL BE FAIR GAME TO YOU.  GO FORTH, MY CHAMPION."

Agius awakes on the floor, his mind churning from the task that lay ahead. He knew he couldn't go straight forever...