The Crystal Man

As a mysterious assassin who kills for hire, the Crystal Woman never misses a strike and never comes away empty-handed. They say that whenever she appears, shimmering green fireflies flicker beneath her lovely cheeks, beautiful yet uncanny. Her chosen targets are usually wealthy and powerful sect leaders or great figures of the martial world, all formidable fighters in their own right. Yet when they face the beautiful, uncanny Crystal Woman, the eerie sight on her lovely face leaves them stunned and slow to react, allowing her swift sword to overwhelm them. The truly bizarre mystery is why shimmering green fireflies constantly flit beneath her peerlessly beautiful cheeks, sometimes two or three, sometimes a whole swarm. They can fly out of her face at any moment, sweeping through the air like ghosts. Most unnerving of all, she tells her opponents that she is not human, but a “spirit of crystal.” With her strange swordsmanship and ruthless skill, she has become an assassin of the highest caliber, one who inspires dread. Yet just as the Crystal Woman rose to prominence, she suddenly vanished from the martial world without a trace...