Kael barely avoided the first blade—a dagger laced with silence. The Ashfang, a cult of elite killers, had found him.
Fighting through fire-lit corridors, Kael unleashed the Ember Vein's second gate. His blood ignited mid-air. Each strike left burning trails.
He killed three assassins but spared the last, demanding answers. She trembled, whispering, "Your head bears a bounty set by the Tribunal... and by the Hollow Flame Sect."