As the thunder booms not so far away, Gorgio strides
toward the city he knows his prey is in.  His prey this time is a rich
man named Dewsar Crunkar.  Gorgio was hired for this mission by a
young man in a run down bar that slipped him the name on a piece of
paper and half the money never speaking a word.  Gorgio never asks
questions or the reason, he just excepts the money, the message, and
leaves.  Now he finds himself at the gate knowing where his prey awaits
his death.  It's amazing how money talks!  Gorgio slips into the shadows of
the houses.  He notices that some of the houses are still lit on the
inside, but he knows that anyone still awake in them could not see into
the darkness outside to see him.  As if they could anyway!  He approaches
the back of the house he knows his prey is in.  The lights are out and he
hears nothing.  Hopping the fence he freezes noticing a sleeping form in
front of the door and he immediately realizes it's a dog.  He slowly lowers the
pack from his back not making a sound.  He then pulls a poisoned dart from
under his belt removing the cork from the tip, after all accidents
happen.  With a quick and silent throw the dog dies in its sleep never to
wake again.  Taking his pack he swiftly and silently moves to the dog
removing the dart and replacing the cork putting it in his pack.  Gorgio
then moves to the side of the house opposite the side his contact said
his preys room would be on the second floor.  Why is it never an easy
kill, Gorgio thinks to himself.  Placing the pack back on the ground he
slowly removes the grappling hook from it.  He puts the pack back on his
back and tosses the grappling hook to the roof being careful not to make
a sound.  He then slowly ascends the rope slowly and steady never even
beginning to tire.  On the roof he pulls up the rope.  He then moves to the
other side of the building making sure not to knock loose any shingles.  Slowly
he then lowers the rope so that it's just beside the window his prey is
in.  Making sure the grappling hook is secure he slowly climbs down the
rope slipping in the window all in what looked like one fluid motion
still never making a sound.  Crouching inside the window Gorgio lets his
eyes adjust to the darkness.  In the room he sees a bureau with what he
can make out as perfume bottles and the bed with a chest at the foot
directly in front of him.  In the bed he could make out a largely obese
man covered by thick blankets.  Gorgio slowly makes his way to the side of
the bed.  He was hoping his prey would be alone, it makes the hunt easier
the bodies you leave behind to be discovered.  In one motion without
thinking twice Gorgio covers the man's mouth with his left hand and with
the tiger claw leaves a hole where the mans throat once was.  Blood poured
onto the bed.  Gorgio careful not to get any blood on him places a rose he
pulls out of his shirt between the mans teeth.  He then quickly searches
the man's room finding nothing of value but a jeweled dagger in the chest
among some robes.  Gorgio slips out the window up the rope and down the
other side the same way he got up still not making a sound.  Gorgio then
slips into the shadows of the night to collect the rest of his money and
disappears.  "The Rose" has struck again!!!