Jinsun,

I find it amusing that when presented with nothing but Truth, even when the Truth subtly verifies your very claims, that you still resort to petty insults and childish remarks claiming I am somehow afraid of you, or Chaos. I think you will find that in my three centuries of life, not once has fear been an emotion I've felt in the face of a challenge.

There is no hiding my lack of skill on the battlefield against those that wield the powers of Chaos. It is because of this that I do not seek out your head. This is not a representation of fear, it is the acknowledgement of my current limitations. There is a clear difference in being afraid and knowing your own capabilities. As a warrior scholar to another warrior scholar I am surprised you haven't learned this yet.

You speak to me as though I am uneducated, as though I have sheltered myself in the walls of Targossas and before that Shallam for all of my life. Dear Jinsun, how stupid can you be? I was born in Hashan and I served Lord Twilight for many, many years. I searched and studied the Lord of Oblivion, very nearly joining His ranks as well. I have embraced the Seven Truths as a lifestyle though never joined the city of Evil. I am learned in the ways of what poisons Creation, and after gaining all of this knowledge I chose to fight against them. I am not a slave to the Bloodsworn, I am not the brainwashed peasant you seem to think I am. I am free, I am enlightened, I am unafraid.

Rest assured that when the tide of Oblivion crashes into the berm of Creation in the final attempt to consume all things that I will be there. I will be waiting without fear, with open eyes and with fists clenched and ready, as I have been for every challenge this world has faced since I've been able to stand on my own feet.

In service,
Eminent Master Draqoom Van Helsing, Iron Fist

Penned by my hand on the 16th of Phaestian, in the year 663 AF.