Prologue
Lying in the cold snow, I stared up at the night sky. It was clear tonight, all the stars sparkled against the dark night sky like jewels. Each tiny star begged for attention and I wondered who else was staring up at this sky. Seeing the same things I, as I let the coldness seep through my thin shirt and into my body.
The snow wasn't much different from me. It was cold, alone and pale. Unforgiving. It caused many painful deaths and no one wanted to get too close.
The only differences are that snow is white and innocent-looking, and I am dark and conniving. Snow is soft. And I most definitely am not.
How I got into this mess? It's a long story – not a particularly pleasant one either. It is not something you want to sit down and read on a summer evening after a hard days work. And it definitely isn't one to tell your children at bed time. Well, not unless you want to give them a life time of nightmares.
I guess I'm over exaggerating a little. But then it depends which way you look at it. Most people would say that I'm a cold hearted killer and would kill everyone and anyone that stood in my way, while a few might say I'm simply just misunderstood.
My name is Valek Ixia and I'm the master assassin and the most feared man in Ixia. And you want to know what the worst part is? I didn't ask for any of it. Not for one second.
Well, did you like the beginning?
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