Assassin System in a Magical World

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The body was getting stiff. Perhaps from rigour mortis, or maybe just from the blistering cold wind racing across the rooftops. It was wedged around a chimney, and the exposed skin was so white that it looked blue in the pale light filtering through the clouds.

Two large punctures were visible on the neck. The head was twisted sideways in an awkward angle, and there was no movement except the rustling of the uniform in the wind, and the quiet approach of a few large blackbirds. They had been circling for a while.

The sky grew darker, as the clouds gathered for a winter storm.

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[Assassin is unresponsive. Initiating Upgrade via executive authority.]

Nothing happened to the cold dead body. The clouds gathered more, until the area was nearly as dark as night.

Then the body twitched.

The birds squawked and flew away, frightened by the sudden movement, but the corpse went still once again. … though the puncture marks at the