The assassins regrouped quickly after burning the body of their accidental killed brethren.
After Phase One's disaster, where Darin, through nothing but sheer dumb luck and cosmic favoritism, managed to dodge three assassination attempts, they knew they had to change tactics.
Sniping? Clearly impossible.
Stealth attacks? Super clearly unreliable.
So, it was time for something very simpler.
Something subtle.
Something that is guaranteed to succeed.
Poison, A VERY LETHAL POISON.
The church had invested and spent decades perfecting the deadliest poison. The most lethal concoction, a colorless, odorless poison that dissolved instantly in liquid.
One sip, and Darin's body would be paralyzed within seconds.
Two sips, and his organs would begin to shut down instantly.
Three sips, and it would be an excruciating yet "natural-looking" death.
Perfect.
And, most importantly undetectable, unless you've survived with this kind of poison before.
