Tales of the Burning Sands

The Old Man trusted only his eldest daughter to do the deed. "Strike at the heart of the serpent," he commanded, "and his fangs cannot strike you." She nodded and vanished away. - Fatima's Tale, Part One - Fatima

Perched in the darkness, she watched the fat Senpet walk from the Sultan's casbah. But before she could move, a one-eyed man touched her shoulder. "Your fight is with me tonight, woman," he said. - Fatima's Tale, Part Two - Knife Fight

Holding her twisted steel tight, Fatima smiled under her veil. "Do what you will," she whispered. The figure matched her smile, opened a small vial and smoke blacker than the moonless night reached toward her, stealing her breath and her vision. - Fatima's Tale, Part Three - Moonless Night

"Now she walks between this world and the next. We have her memories, and soon they will have her soul." - Fatima's Tale, Part Four - Stealing From the Dead

The Old Man remained still even when the owl began to squall loudly at the figure looming behind him. He had been expecting her for a lifetime, and the end of his torment - indeed, of all the Assassins' torment - was close at hand. - Fatima's Tale, Part Five - Immortality's End

The soul-jars were searched again and again, but hers was never found. - Fatima's Tale, Part Six - Fatima

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