S'raffa Assassin Fic

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Chapter 14: Unfortunate Accident

I spoke with Vicente about my next assignment. He said that I had to go to Bruma and arrange an accident of sorts. It seems that Baenlin, my target, likes to sit in his favorite chair every night. He also has a bodyguard and manservant named Gromm. I had to stage the accident and not be seen by Gromm. I consulted with some of my other night brothers and sisters and one of them told me that Gromm was a Nord and that, if I should get caught, I would be in for a fight. Great, just I what I need.

If I was going to be super stealthy about this, I was going to need a few things. I talked with the Khjaiit that was in the Sanctuary and he was his usual jolly self. He hates me for some reason. Maybe it is feline nature or something. Anyway, I sell some equipment and purchase the Eye of Sithis. This necklace will allow me to sense everyone within thirty feet of me. I put it on and smirk; this will come in handy.

I journeyed to Bruma and immediately saw that it was morning. And cold. Bruma was the land of the Nords, who liked the cold. I do not know why I should be surprised and I hugged myself for warmth. My first priority would be to case the place.

As I walked around in the cold, fresh fallen snow, I noticed the place I had to get in. The front door was locked and it was not going to be easy to get into. I casually walked around back and saw that there was a basement level entry. An idea formed in my mind on how I could gain entry into the place, but there would be a problem; since I was born under the Moonshadow, I can turn invisible once per day. If I used it to gain entry, how was I going to make a quick escape? As much as I want to admit that I am quite sneaky, I was not going to take any chances and decided to look around for either a potion of invisibility, or, at the very least, a potion of chameleon.

I went to every store in town and finally stopped by the Mages Guild shop. I declined an offer to join at the moment; no telling what sort of assassination I may have to perform or the punishment I may receive if I did kill one of their own.

I talked with the potions expert and looked at her selection of potions. I then found a potion of weak and strong invisibility. I bought them, as well as alchemical components for making other potions and poisons.

As I walked out of town and walked around, I had heard two rumors. One was that a thief was brought to jail, insisting his girlfriend killed a guard or something. However, they caught him and he is rotting. I chuckle to myself. Idiot.

The second was a more interesting rumor. One was that a vampire was slain in its home and that it came as a shock to so many people. I had to look into this at some point. Maybe after the heat dies down from my kill.

Since it was still morning, I decided to explore the area surrounding Bruma. I might find some alchemical components from the plants, and give my body something to do. It is so bloody cold out there, I can see my own breath.

I walked around the perimeter of the castle, stalking through the snow, it crunching beneath my feet. I found a cave called the Bruma Caverns and decided to explore it.

The cave was still cool, but at least I would be shielded from the elements for a while. I could still see my breath, so I had to be careful that no one would notice me. I began stalking through the cave, careful to conceal my breath. I dispatched two rats with my bow and continued onward. I look around and find very little in the way of treasure, but I did find a door. A locked door in the middle of the cavern. I wonder what could be inside. I picked the lock and opened it.

I noticed a couple of books lying around, something about Mythic Dawn and their philosophy. A horrible feeling came over me suddenly, like I had encountered these guys before. It then came back to me; the Emperor was assassinated by these guys. This might be one of their follower's sanctuaries as well. I decided to leave before I was noticed and stole out of there. I decided it was time to fulfill my contract.

I had to stay focused, and not let the thought of the Mythic Dawn ruin my career as an assassination. Still, if these people had the balls to assassinate the emperor and his sons, maybe they would go after the Dark Brotherhood. Would they be so brazen? Probably.

I went back to Baenlin's house and broke in through the basement, making sure no one saw me. As I crept inside, I stayed to the shadows. I hoped my Eye of Sithis was working, as I did not see either Baelin or Gromm in the basement. I crept up the stairs and found a door leading to the house. I slinked carefully, picking the lock quietly so I would not draw attention to myself. I was going to get a bonus, and by the Night Mother, I shall get it.

The door lock gave and I slowly opened it, at first, to make sure neither one of them was in my field of vision. I craned my head out of the door enough to see the room. When I knew it was clear, I slipped into the room and shut the door quietly. My Eye of Sithis detected both of them in the house, behind walls. I activated my Moonshadow ability and began going upstairs.

As I neared the second floor, I noticed the minotaur head on the wall and followed the wall until I found a bed room. I had to find a way that I could be subtle about dropping the thing on his head without being seen. I found a bedroom on that level and something caught my eye. I walked over to a wall and felt air escaping out of it. I looked at the wall and slid a section of it. It was a crawlspace. I slipped inside, as my invisibility had worn off, and shut the crawlspace door. There, I waited.

I contorted my body into the small space and noticed how the armor, though stretching with me, was in no danger of breaking. I felt the armor on me like a second skin. It was an amazing feeling. I felt one with it. I guess it is me being an assassin and working with the Dark Brotherhood. I began to think of how it all came about since my escape. I smirked at the memories. I was on my way to being a full fledged assassin.

I then saw something coming with the Eye of Sithis. No doubt, it was Baenlin, my target. I watched as he sat down in the chair and began reading. I, quickly and methodically, unfastened the bolts of the minotaur head. The head came crashing down on top of my target.

I could hear Gromm cry out and run to his master's body. Now, I had to get away. The problem was, I carefully noticed where Gromm was positioned. He had his eye on the door, and on the passage to the basement. I took a potion of invisibility I had purchased and, ducking out of the crawlspace silently, drank it. I had a few minutes before the potion wore off, so I slowly crept by Gromm and his warhammer and into the basement. I silently crept in the darkness, trying to make my escape through the basement. When I exited, I noticed it had begun snowing. Fighting the cold and shivering temperatures, I returned to Cheydinhal in the shielding comfort of night. I stalked back to the abandoned house and down into the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary. There, Vicente greeted me and was very pleased with the way things turned out. In addition to the bounty, he gave me a dagger called Sufferthorn. I grinned mischievously remarked it was too easy. Before I complete my next assignment, however, I had to go back to Bruma and check out that story about the vampire hunter…

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