Lands of the ancient

I walk outside and see Oriana
"so. You came to watch the sun rise, too, huh?"

i look at alastar with a soft smile on my face. " indeed, i did....i always used to do this with my mother and sister when i was young..." she said, looking out towards the land.

I walk next to her.
"I... Never knew my family.
I was abandoned at a young age and.....
Left for dead....."
I look at Oriana.
"tell me about them."

i still look outwards, not making eye contact.
"My father, he was....well, different than most humans. He studied and fought for the rights to use magic and supernatural powers. Thats when he met my mother. My mother was a normal human, but when she met my father, everything changed. In my fathers tradition, it was forbidden to marry or even communicate with humans, but he went against those laws out of his love for my mother. a few years later, me and my sister were born."

I nod solemnly.
"and why are you journeying, if I might ask?"

"...its a hard subject for me to speak about but..." she took a deep breath before speaking her story. "one day, about 5 years ago, i came home from my hunting lessons, and when i walked in the door, i saw a man, ripping my mother's chest open and feasting on her heart. i saw the dead corpses of my father and sister as well, with their chests ripped open and their hearts missing..." she felt tears well up in the corners of her eyes. "m-my mother only looked to me, said that she loved me very much...and then, she was gone.....i didnt know what to do, the killer had run out when he saw me and escaped....thats when i felt something....something i hadnt felt in a very long time."

I put my arms around Oriana and hold her Tightly.
"i'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you relive such an awful memory."

i felt him put his arms around me as i returned the gesture. "its alright, you didnt know..." i say, a single tear running down my face

I wipe away her tear.
"if you'd like, I can perform certain.....
Shall we say 'disposal' services.
I can help you find the killer and help get you revenge."

"thats what i set out to do. find the one responsible for my family's death and make them suffer..."

I gaze deeply into Oriana's eyes.
"then let me help you find their killer.
I can be a useful ally, you know."

i gaze back into his own eyes. "Thank you....i would appreciate all the help i can get..." i say with a soft smile

I smile back warmly.
"How could I not help such a cute girl?"
I gently kiss her forehead.

i blush when he kisses my forehead. "y-your a very affectionate person, i see..." i say to him

I smile.
"perhaps. Although if I told you what I was, you probably wouldn't think so."

i look him in the eyes. "i wouldnt mind at all...ive seen people who i never dream of seeing ever again...."

I turn back to the sunrise and say to Oriana.
"I... Am an assassin.
My name is Alaster, the one called the Deadeye.
I have killed countless people, and some of them haunt my dreams to this day."

i take a moment to process what he said before i look to him. "y-youve killed before then....i see..." she said under her breath

I look down, avoiding her gaze.
"yes. I have."