Dear Denizens of Issilith!
Sometimes our biggest challenges are our greatest opportunities. Lyxia would agree since the challenge she faced changed the trajectory of her entire life. Can you imagine wandering the vast space of Oblivion with no creature in sight, no predator to fight? Just you and your mind, lost in thought, roaming around, maybe a bit distraught.
But, alas… Something didn’t feel right. Lyxia continued to move as if nothing changed though she was no longer lost in thought but now very aware of her surroundings. When you spend your life in such a predatorial world you learn to trust your instincts. After all, they did keep you alive until that point.
Just a split second later, Lyxia felt the vibrations in the air behind her, indicating that the initial blow is about to land. Lyxia may be many things, but she is under no circumstances ordinary. Her ability to phase through the objects is just the thing to help her avoid this sneak attack. And now, when her attacker has lost the element of surprise, the one with more skill will be the one to leave this place alive. Or so she thought.
She avoided the first attack, but the punches didn’t stop. The attacker seemed determined to take her down. Thanks to her extraordinary reflexes, she managed to avoid most of the incoming blows, though the ones that did hit left quite the marks. They continued the exchange, skills almost matched, until Lyxia saw a small opportunity. Her attacker uses a very peculiar strike every time she counterattacks, leaving their left leg open for a sweep attack. With her speed, she can use this to her advantage. She faked her move the first chance she got and her assailant stepped right into her trap. Lyxia swoop them off their feet and knocked them down on the ground, leaving them defenceless. But in the blink of an eye, as she prepared to deliver the final blow, the attacker disappeared.
The attacker’s moves were fluid and decisive, they showed a lot of skill. If she weren’t so furious at the attempt on her life, she may even be impressed with them. Nevertheless, this assault wasn’t something she could ignore. Luckily, phasing isn’t Lyxia’s only special skill. In Oblivion, everything leaves at least some kind of trace, and Lyxia has the unique ability to follow this trace. So she gathered her composure and started to track her attacker down. The trail led her in circles for a time, it seemed that her assailant is smarter than she thought as they tried to cover their tracks. Unfortunately for them, those weren’t the tracks she followed. It took her quite some time for the trace to become stronger. She was getting close to her target, and she won’t let them get away this time. However, as she was approaching her mark, she also approached what seemed to be a very unusual building in the middle of nothing. There, a prominent figure loomed in front of the entrance. It was Hazzerin, and he welcomed Lyxia with open arms.
Even in the world of Oblivion, the existence of the Void Order is still a secret for most. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they are the ones on the lookout for the especially talented individuals to recruit. This assassination attempt was nothing more than an initiation! Nothing less can be expected from such an elite order. And so, her successful training as an assassin began…
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Yours truly,
PHAGEBORN team