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This won’t do.
Karen had been thinking that for some time.
She was once the infamous “Keeper,” who ruled over Blaine’s slums. No one dared challenge her there, and even Khan—reputed to be the apex predator—avoided facing her directly.
She was an elite assassin who could best any equal and manage even those stronger than her. Unless the battle was forced into a fair, head-on fight, no one was more lethal than an assassin.
Karen had always taken pride in her skills.
I was just a big fish in a small pond…
Traveling alongside Leon, the Hero, forced her to accept the truth. Standing beside the hero who held the fate of the world in his hands, even an elite assassin wasn’t much.
It had been the same during the raid in Blaine. She played a significant role, even juggling two personas, but in the end, it was Leon who defeated the final monster. Against truly powerful foes, assassination techniques amounted to little more than cheap tricks.
I have to become much stronger.
Otherwise, she’d be left behind on the Hero’s journey. Whether she died or was gravely wounded, the outcome would be something she couldn’t bear.
Leon’s growth rate was absurdly fast. When they first met in Blaine, she could have taken him down in under a minute. Now? It’d be a fight to the death.
Part of it was their Aura affinity, but even...
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