[Dylflon]

The King had grown increasingly paranoid of late. He and his family were under guard's watch day and knight. Ever since the betrayal of one his sworn Royal Guards, King Neo made sure that each guard had another guard watching him. Because of this, Jason had been caught. He had tried to sneak away on Bond's watch when he thought Bond was sleeping. Bond had only been pretending to sleep for this very reason. BreakABone did the honors himself, sliding his sword into Jason's heart, and watching the spirit inside float away.

Bond stalked the halls of the keep. He had a mission to complete but was on edge as he was convinced he could hear footsteps tailing him. Bond stopped and strained his ears to listen. He heard a quiet echo off in the distance and then nothing. Bond's first mission had been a failure and resulted in the death of an innocent. But he redeemed himself the moment he loosed that crossbow bolt into Manasecret's spine. Now he had a new target. One of his own guards. Schadenfreude had been acting very curious lately, calling everything Bond said into question. Constantly questioning and disobeying. Bond was convinced that Schadenfreude had been possessed. He opened the door to Schadenfreude's sleeping quarters as quietly as he could. Inching closer to the bed, Bond unsheathed his dagger.

He had second thoughts as he stood over Schadenfreude's bed but knew he had to do this to save lives. Bond brought the blade down in one quick motion, and buried it deep in Schadenfeude's throat. Schadenfreude opened his eyes at the last moment, dying with an expression of pure terror.

And then...nothing. No spirit lifted from his body. He was innocent. Bond fell to his knees and dropped his dagger. He began to sob as the thought of another innocent man's blood on his hands was too much to bear. That's when he felt a blade pierce him from behind.

"You're free now", whispered the killer.

And then nothing.

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The Dead

Schadenfreude - City Guard (Villager) - killed by the vigilante in round three
Bond - Captain of the City Guard (Vigilante) - killed by mafia in round three
Jason1 - Royal Guard (Mafia) - killed by vote in round three


Previously Dead

Fyacin - Assassin (Villager) -killed by the vote in round two
manasecret - Royal Guard (Mafia) - killed by vigilante in round two
GameMaster - Knight (Villager) - killed by the vote in round one
Vampyr - Knight (Guardian) - killed by the Vigilante and by the Mafia in round one


PLAYER LIST/CHARACTERS/SUSPECTS

1. BreakABone - Lord Commander of the Royal Guard
2. thatmariolover - Brother to the King
3. Dyne - Hand to the King (essentially vice-king; can speak with king's authority)
4. Teuthida - Maester (scholar/healer)
5. Swan - Lord Father of the Bride
6. uber_paddler - Prince
7. Typhoid - Septon (high priest)
8. Fox 6 - Knight
9. Angrist - Sellsword (mercenary)
10. Germanator - Red Priest
11. jeepnut - Knight
12. Combine 017 - City Guard
13. Thespis721 - Singer


This round ends tomorrow, Wednesday December 24th at 10:59 am PST / 1:59 pm Eastern

The next round will be extended because of Christmas.


DYNE! You did not vote last round. Fail to do so again and you are out of the game!