Spoilered because death (kinda)
Looking down on her visitor, Sine scoffed, “You want to kill me? Ha! Good luck.” She vaguely remembered this woman being stronger than she looked but still didn’t expect much from her. After all, what could a single human possibly do?
“Arrogant human, you’re messing with powers you do not understand. Let me teach you a little about- “She was rudely interrupted by her adversaries attack, which had hurt more then she expected. Surprised, she thought, “Wait, am I dying?” Looking at her claws, she saw her scales melt away, and her blood evaporate, until only her incomplete, shattered skeleton remained. Her remains fell to the ground with a dull clank.
Just as it seemed the assassin had been victorious, the clapping of scaled hands filled the room. Standing behind her killer, another Sine had appeared and said, “He! Not bad, not bad at all. Many people have killed me before, but few managed to do it in one hit.” She stuck her ‘wings’ into the ground and made an empty threat, saying, “But now, it’s your turn to die,” before two spikes shot out the ground in front of Mary.
“Oh, so your one of those characters…” Sine said after Mary somehow managed to completely evade her attack. Now, she could remember her name as well. Shacking her head, she noted, “I see little point trying to fight someone like you, at least in this context, so why don’t you just go back to whoever send you? You can tell them that you did kill me. Technically, it wouldn't even be a lie.”
(Follow up! Finally, thinking of something to write took me way to long!)
Questioned by her target, Sine explained, “Fantasy and reality are closer than you may think, they’re not like heaven and earth, but rather two neighboring islands. All you need to bridge the gap, is a little divinity.” Not the most accurate analogy, but it’s probably more believable then just telling him that everything around them, and everyone Fitzgerald had ever met was fictitious.
Prompted by her target’s complains, she tried to remember this boss he was talking about, but nothing came to mind. She hid her frustration and confusion behind her usual crooked smile, trying to remain intimidating. At least it seemed to be working, even though Fitzgerald knew more about her then she would like, he did seem genuinely afraid of Sine.
When asked for her motivation, the half-dragon said, “Your wealth would be as good a reason as any. I wonder whom you or your family had to exploit to get where you are now. Maybe the one who send me used to work for you, until they were fired and lost their home?” She shrugged and admitted, “But personally, I don’t have a good reason for you. I was asked to kill you; In one timeline, I refused, and in another, I accepted. Can you guess which timeline this is?”
“Here’s a little hint: You are going to die tonight,” she threatened while raising her wings, preparing to attack. In thought, she added, “And tomorrow, you’ll wake up in your bed and wonder if any of this was even real.”
