Third chapter of Assassins Kiss is up. As always R&R!

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Blood on his Hands

Kalim spat mud. He groaned as he saw his surroundings, Kaim'il had been telling the truth, it was Menethil. Or rather just outside Menethil. On a ruined boat. That was filled with Murlocs.

"You bastard!" He screamed as the fish-like warriors creatures approached.

"I sent the girl to the tavern" Kaim'il smirked.

"I'm going to kill you! Slowly!" Kalim roared as he charged a Murloc, his blade spinning into its stomach.

"Sorry to tell you this but you're 30 years too late"

"Keep on laughing Bone boy!"

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Kalim staggered into the tavern ten minutes later.

"There you are! I've been waiting for an explanation for the last quarter of an hour" Kalim turned blearily.

There she was in all her glory: Elaneth. Any other time Kalim would have admired her lean curved body but at the moment he wanted a bath, and then another bath followed by a drink. Not necessarily in that order.

"Beer first. Or any strong liquor, hell I'd even accept dam Cuerto's gold with a worm at the moment. Then I'm going to wash Murloc guts off myself. Then I'll talk."

"That's too bad" she said smiling and whispering something through her lips. Before Kalim could ask what was happening, a rainstorm appeared over his head.

"You're clean" she smiled.

"Here's your beer, sir" called the barman. Kalim sighed.

"Right then" Kalim sighed again "From the top"

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Kalim wondered where to start. Should he tell her his name? Or leave her to guess? Eventually he decided to start off as he intended to carry on: Blunt and to the point.

"My name is Kalim Farsight, I saved you from being permanently possessed by a Lich.".

She stared. He stared back. Kalim had the advantage of a decade of trying to psyche out his employers to get more money. She looked away.

"Well, no reaction? No gasp of surprise? No throwing your arms about me in a grateful embrace?"

"I didn't think I'd ever see you again. Its a lot to take in!" her voice lowered "I need a drink"

He grinned "I think i can help you there..."

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It was late and Kalim had had a lot to drink. Mostly beer but he suspected that he had blanked out around 10 and who knew what he'd drunk from then on in. Oh yes and he was lying in a pig sty. The pig in question was trying to eat his ear. Elaneth wasn't anywhere to be seen but then again he was only staring at mud. Suddenly a hand gripped him and pulled him up.

"C'mon there buddy up ye get. Old Johnny and his friends need what's in your pockets"

Kalim groaned. Here five minutes and he'd already been attacked by Murlocs, gotten pissed and while pissed tried to explain to Elaneth ,reasonably, why he'd picked her up and where he'd been for the last decade . Then woken up in a pig sty and robbed by a couple of thugs.

"Feck off" He moaned

"Oh ye're awake now then? Pity. Means ye have te die" A fist slammed into his stomach and he was shoved back into the dirt. Then came the bombardment of fists and feet. Kalim couldn't even move, he was going to die. Unless...

"My Apologies mortal, I cannot help you."

"Why not?" he whispered

"You drunk too much. My mind is also confused"

"Great"

"Then We suppose We must step in"

Kalim blacked out.

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Kalim awoke. He felt... good. Very good. Like he'd had a good nights sleep instead of having too much to drink and getting his ass kicked. He felt his pockets and was pleasantly surprised to find everything there. He frowned and pulled his hand out. It was holding five additional wallets. What had happened last night? Maybe Kaim'il would know.

"You there, Bony?"

"Please tell me its you mortal"

"Who else is it going to be?"

"Whatever you were last night"

"What do mean?"

"Look mortal. Don't see what you expect to see, See what's really there"

Kalim looked. And was sick on the ground.

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Kalim ran up through the tavern and found Elaneth tucked up in her bed.

"Elaneth. Elaneth. Elaneth!" he shouted into her ear.

"Mmmmm?"

"We're leaving. Now"

"What? Why?"

Kalim was already gone.

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Elaneth stared at him angrily as the boat pulled out but Kalim couldn't even bring himself to care. He didn't want to care. He was a killer so he didn't balk at death but all those men...

He tried to block the image but he was too late. The image of them, torn apart, their inner organs either hanging out or gone. And Kaim'il was scared of him. He sighed and stared out to sea hoping against hope that the colours would wash away the red.

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Woah! Sorry that took ages, after the exams i kinda forgot about this story for a while. But from now on its a new chapter every 2 weeks or so. And they'll be longer than this one. Anyhow as always R&R.