Re: Inexorable Altercation [Round II - Armada]
07-17-2010, 06:18 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by PlumFinder.
Loran was spending his time hauling gunpowder aboard his small vessel, and stuffing it near the bow. The boat was rapidly turning into a floating bomb. Every now and then, he would stop doing this, and examine the ships around him with his spy-glass. Noone had come anywhere near him yet. There had been a distant shriek, several minutes ago, but the enviroment hadn't changed, and no more sounds had followed, so it was not likely to be a contestant dying. Perhaps it was a clash between two of them, but if so, Loran ignored it. He would not make the same mistake again.
'When a fight is inevitable, always be the one to start it.'
It had been one of the first lessons about assassination he'd been taught. The third, in fact. It had only been preceeded by:
'Kill a man when you can; When you can't, don't', and 'Never give your victim time to react to your actions. Kill him before he sees you or before he suspects you.'
Wise lessons, all three of them, and hundreds more following them. When Loran had found himself in an unexpected situation, knowing he would have to kill or be killed, he had done the only logical thing, and taken the role of killer. It had turned out to be a bad move. The victims had been too prepared. He had broken rule 2 in favor of rule 3.
Now, however, he was better prepared. He could put his assassin skills to use here.
Victims who thought assassination was all about knives were wrong and would die. Victims who thought it was about more were wrong as well. In a way it was all about knives.
Only assassins could truly fathom the ways of assassins.
Loran was spending his time hauling gunpowder aboard his small vessel, and stuffing it near the bow. The boat was rapidly turning into a floating bomb. Every now and then, he would stop doing this, and examine the ships around him with his spy-glass. Noone had come anywhere near him yet. There had been a distant shriek, several minutes ago, but the enviroment hadn't changed, and no more sounds had followed, so it was not likely to be a contestant dying. Perhaps it was a clash between two of them, but if so, Loran ignored it. He would not make the same mistake again.
'When a fight is inevitable, always be the one to start it.'
It had been one of the first lessons about assassination he'd been taught. The third, in fact. It had only been preceeded by:
'Kill a man when you can; When you can't, don't', and 'Never give your victim time to react to your actions. Kill him before he sees you or before he suspects you.'
Wise lessons, all three of them, and hundreds more following them. When Loran had found himself in an unexpected situation, knowing he would have to kill or be killed, he had done the only logical thing, and taken the role of killer. It had turned out to be a bad move. The victims had been too prepared. He had broken rule 2 in favor of rule 3.
Now, however, he was better prepared. He could put his assassin skills to use here.
Victims who thought assassination was all about knives were wrong and would die. Victims who thought it was about more were wrong as well. In a way it was all about knives.
Only assassins could truly fathom the ways of assassins.