Maleek
Maleek is a Swordmaster squad leader known for his caution, and the man Commander Jackal chooses to lead the hunt for the Masked Assassin, because he has been specially trained to fight an enemy like that.
The field leader
Placed in charge of the mission to the abandoned mansion on the hill, Maleek sends Gideon's squad to the first floor and orders them not to come up.
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Maleek calls himself the right-hand man of his Commander, who trained him personally to resist Time powers. A superb swordsman, he sees through the Masked Assassin's bluff (“One is a fake, and the other is actually a Time Monk”) and seizes the Portal Stone.
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Wounded but alive after the Wraith's attack, Maleek takes Nisa hostage and demands the Portal Stone so the Swordmasters can storm New Haven. When he throws his sword at the girl, Gideon knocks it aside and strikes him down. Maleek is carried into New Haven as a prisoner, while Commander Jackal believes him missing, or dead.
