axayashinoceres: Hey there! Here's the first chapter of my new story. I sure hope you like this one!
Disclaimer: The characters that are in any way connected to Beyblade belongs to Takao Aoki. The rest, including the plot, belongs to me.
Phantom Dragon
London, 1700s
A young man clothed in black material stealthily moved through a bedroom of a mansion not his own. Reaching the threshold of the third floor balcony of that room, he paused and gave one last glance behind him, eyes immediately landing on the queen-sized bed, or rather, what's on it. On the silk sheets, blue petals from a blue rose were scattered about. Amid those petals lay a white card with elegant writings on it.
The man smiled slightly at his handiwork and with a flourishing swish of his black cape, he went out to the balcony and disappeared into the night. The Phantom Dragon has struck. And tomorrow London would be buzzing busily about this, even more so among the most gossipy of high society. The Phantom is very pleased.
The next day, the news of the deed that struck the house of the Baron and Baroness Reynard, as well as the identity of this phantom enigma, took London by storm. It was said that upon arriving home from the Gala that was held on that night, the Baron and his wife were outraged by the mess in their bedroom. They thought it was some kind of prank so the Baron called for his butler to demand answers. The Baroness picked up the card and read through it, her complexion growing paler at every word. She looked at the card's back and screeched, catching his husband's attention. He read the card and immediately yelled for his butler to check on something to confirm the truth of the card's message.
The butler's exclamation chilled Baron Reynard's blood. It was true – his most precious Jewel was gone, courtesy of a phantom thief who calls himself the Phantom Dragon. The Baroness Reynard fainted at the news.
TBC...
axayashinoceres: Well that's that. A short prologue for my story. watch out for the next one! Please don't hesitate to review! A word of caution for the next chapter: it's longer than I have ever expected. Read at your own risk.
