Fair.

As the sun rises the light passes through the dojo doors as the assassin makes his way back to his master, but the light does not reach the steps to the basement where his master is waiting.

“What is it Seventeen? Why do you not have the bracelet?”

“Master, I apologise, this opponent was much stronger than I could manage, he sensed me coming and trapped me. Then… he became a she and…”

“shape-shifter eh? That means that she must have mastered controlling her Qi flow and used it to keep her power hidden from me… continue Seventeen.”

“She… she gave me a message master, she told me that because you sent me she was coming out of hiding, and I don’t understand it, but she said something about taking part in the contest. She thinks she will face you at some point, said-”

“that’s enough Seventeen. All I need to know. However I sent you to collect the bracelet and you return empty handed, you have failed me Seventeen.”

The assassin’s master signalled to someone in the shadow.

“samurai, kill seventeen for me.”

there was a flash of steel and seventeen’s head rolled along the floor, samurai standing on the other side of it.

“I want you to deal with this ‘Doll’ personally, I know it’s not your style, but I want her to suffer before you kill her. It’s unacceptable that she should challenge me.”

“yes master.”

The assassin’s eyes clouded over as the samurai made his way out of the dojo to clean up the mess the assassin made.

His devotion to his master as a samurai would surely take him to victory over the assassin.