After a few days, with limited stops, they reached the soaring pearl North Gates. It had become noticeably colder over the last few hours and she was actually quite heartened to see the buildings of silver. She had forgotten how beautiful it was. Although her nerves had built up throughout the journey, she now hit a calm and felt all of the anxiety leave her core like a weighted cloak being thrown away.
But it didn't last. After the original joy of seeing her old home again, as they travelled through a busy city street, Ace could see trails of Bracken coverage everywhere. The city was infested.
Once again she felt creeping cold fear crawling up her spine. She fought to push it away. To banish it to the darkness from which if had come, in the deepest parts of her soul.
She had long and tiring months ahead of her. She needed rest.
She only hoped that she could kill the man she had come for.
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Ace Of Spades
FantasyAce Fairway is a notorious assassin with many dark secrets in her past, and no doubt many more to come in her future. She is famous for what she does, and has killed many times, but this victim is different. How is she connected to her target? Is...
