THE LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE

     Using Shadow Step, I reached the street below and readied my dagger. I wasn't going to kill anyone, of course. I just had to get rid of this dirty building for Aera and complete the quest I had just gotten.

With my neck gaiter still on, I watched as the guards inside rushed outside. They lined up in single file, their swords drawn, eyes ready to fight. Normally, before getting Mia's heart, I'd have just booked it a long time ago. However, this time was different. I felt like I could take them on with ease.

"Stop, thief!" one of them yelled. "Show us your face!"

"Yeah, show your face!"

"Drop the dagger!"

I created multiple rifts in the air. Then, at least 150 tentacles lashed out from within these rifts, and a powerful roar shook the earth. The roar was so loud that windows shattered, and street animals bolted back to their hiding places.