Darkness had settled over Avadon again. Rhythmically, red water lapped against the bow. Kelsier’s thoughts drifted.
Lord Bile was dead in seconds.
Sweat dripped from Kelsier’s nose onto his stark white tunic.
During the fight, Kelsier couldn’t help but notice that it was strangely easy to switch from Air aspect to Water aspect and back. Easier than it had been before, as though he no longer had to channel the Good in the world. He was becoming one with it.
A cannon shot rang out in the distance. Kelsier snapped out of the dream. That’s all it was, a dream of a time long ago. A time all but dead - at least to him.
He swung the boat left and pulled for his spyglass.
A fight. One perhaps I will never escape. Kelsier’s hair whipped to the side, revealing a toothless grin.
Surging in the direction of the shots, Kelsier ran his tongue over his raw, red gums.
Body found floating by Corpse Creek. Maybe I’ll be Chet Kasey’s next story in the Cambrian Lantern. A shriek of laughter tore from his throat as he approached.
Ice Breaker rang out from the side of Kelsier’s boat. Before the unsuspecting sailor had recovered from his horror, a flying Glass Cannon pierced him through.
Kelsier frowned.
I’m still alive. His shoulders slumped.
Kelsier’s hand ran through his blood red hair. His strained eyes looked down at his clothing, which gave off an aura of darkness and shadows. He tried to think of men with more blood and broken boats on their hands than him. They were few. He wasn’t always this way. Blood had just gotten him more blood and where there is blood, there is darkness and shadows.
He screamed.
He tore his shadow coat off and his blood apron. His calloused hands tore his sandals and his doublet off as well.
He knew it was futile.
The blood and shadows were a part of him now - his aspect. Even as he clawed away his last piece of clothing, wisps of new clothes, the same as the old, began to form.
His eyes closed. His hands fell open, releasing scraps of clothing.
Perhaps someone will kill me tomorrow.
Outfit:
Dark Coffee Ranger's Hood
Dark Coffee Collared Shirt
Dark Coffee Sarong
Powder Ruby Hair and Beard Dye
Powder Ruby Sandals
Powder Ruby Half Apron
Shimmer Paradox Satchel
Dye Tub Doublet
In-game: Kelsier
Discord: Kelsier
