I never really wanted what I have; hell, I never even considered it as a possibility. I was nothing until I found them, until I found her. I was the person in the dark alleyways that people avoided , the trash in society that would never amount to, well... anything good. I always believed that I was never meant to be happy, I learned at an early age that if something seemed to good to be true they are and that trust is for the people who get stabbed in the back. Never rely on anyone and it may keep you from adding to the rest of the nameless people sunken to the bottom of lake Magix. I am not nameless though. My name is Riven.
Chapter 1: Eye on the prize
He was standing by the corner waiting, always waiting. He was among the thousands of shoppers at Magix Mall, but Riven knew he was nothing like these pampered fools and he for one was probably the only person there with a purpose. He had to suppress a bitter laugh; his purpose was to make enough money to get some food in his system and, if he was lucky, enough to spend a night at a run down motel. Riven had his own places to stay of course: a bench on 6th Avenue, an abandoned warehouse by the docks, the homeless shelter on Harper street. But he'd rather have slept in the comforts of a motel. Not only did Riven get a decent shower, but he also got to sleep in a bed. His stomach gave a loud complaint. It had been at least two days since Riven had eaten, not counting the half eaten burger he found in the dumpster by McDonald's.
Riven scanned the crowded mall. Each of the shoppers was chiming happily as they made it through their daily doings. Finally, one person in particular caught his eye. The guy's expensive blond haircut was cut to about shoulder-length. His sky blue eyes slanted ever so slightly his attire looked like it was taken directly out of a catalog. The guy's appearance screamed money yet none of this was what had made Riven target this guy. It was the studded jeweled ring on his figure. Selling that on the black market would allow Riven a room and food for an entire month. Riven eyed the gaudy ring hungrily. The target stood next to another guy, who was not nearly as nicely dressed, but his build was massive in comparison to his own. In his weakened state, even with his personally honed fighting skills, Riven knew he would have a difficult time taking down the big one. Then there was the off-chance the spoiled blond guy would help his bulky sidekick. He couldn't take the chance; the blond would have to be alone sometime and that's when he would make his move.
To Riven's complete annoyance the target never seemed to be alone; he was either more guarded or he was less guarded. It had taken Riven half an hour to realize the he wasn't the only person following the blond guy; he had about ten body guards in all, most of which kept their distance except for the bulky one who followed the guy like a shadow. The other nine weaved through the crowed pretending to browse through merchandise; only every so often would a few of them leave to scout out the perimeter. The blond guy must've been pretty special to have so much security. Perhaps he was a duke or an earl of some realm. Riven should've felt privileged to be mugging someone of such high stature. It would be an excellent payday and would also give him recognition among the others of his kind who roamed the streets.
He carefully made his way after the guy; not so close as to be noticed but not as far as to lose sight either. The target was making his way toward the exit of the building, herded by the rest of the shoppers making way to the exits as closing time neared. In the crowd, the man was separated from his many body guards and was being calmly pushed towards the door. He even somehow managed to lose his massive sidekick and was about as vulnerable as he would ever be. Riven, taking advantage of the opportunity, was using his lean figure to easily slip through the masses of shoppers.. As they exited the mall Riven found himself right behind the man; he gently bumped against him, his hand sliding gracefully to its mark.
A hand grabbed Riven by the wrist and with one simple maneuver twisted his arm ever so painfully behind his back. Riven's eyes widened in surprise as the blond guy quickly disabled him.
"What do you think you are doing!" the blond asked in dismay as Riven slowly regained his posture by pulling away violently. The wisest thing to do at this moment would have been run but something else was working in the back of his mind.
"Well..." Riven replied, his mind racing for an excuse, "...I was testing your security! Not too keen if I do say so myself." Riven stepped forward taking offensive as he surprised the guy with a punch to the lower stomach. Continuing his attack Riven went for the legs, aiming to knock the guy over, but the guy had already recovered stance, easily blocked the kick, and maneuvered himself into the offensive position, his right hook barely catching Riven's cheek.
Riven forced down his feelings of shock and fear. His targets had never fought back before. "And today folks we have a fighter." Riven snapped as he feinted right to unnerve the blond guy.
"Who do you work for! Is it Yoshinoya?" Riven's attack caught the blonde and the blonde yelped as he stumbled back into the street. Riven thoughtlessly tackled the guy, rolling them both into the center of the four lane. Horns blared and angry shouts came from the passing drivers.
"I work for nobody but myself!" Riven shouted breathlessly pulling himself to his feet and retaking stance. "Just give me all your money and that ring and I won't hurt you! It could've been that simple to begin with!" Riven even heard the cry of desperation in his voice as he shouted the statement. The blonde guy's eyes widened as he stared at Riven in disbelief . In the background Riven saw the onslaught of body guards trying to get though the crowd and the ongoing traffic.
"You're a common thief!" the blonde exclaimed. Riven threw himself at the guy knocking both of them to the ground .
"Give it to me" he snapped as he clawed at the guy's hand.
"No I can't! Let go of me!" the blonde guy pulled away and attempted to roll onto his stomach. Riven pushed down hard and landed a punch to the guy's jaw as he struggled to keep him down. The man flipped Riven onto his back throwing a punch at his eye. Riven moved his head gasping in pain as the gaudy ring drug deeply into the side of his head leaving a gash. He pushed off the blonde only to tackle him once more, gripping onto the his shirt tightly. The guy glared at him with his blue eyes which shot wide in panic. "Look out!" he screamed as Riven got pulled away violently and tossed into the back of a van.
Another man slammed him into the side of the van, roughly tying his hands behind his back. He turned his head and saw similar treatment was happening to the blonde who was now lying on his side unmoving. The bodyguards had just made it to the clearing and were making there way towards the vehicle the bulky guy in lead. The doors were slammed shut and Riven felt a sharp pain as one of the attackers hit him in the side of the head, knocking him down next to the unconscious blonde. His vision blurred and his thoughts were scrambling to comprehend what had just happened. His eyes somehow found their way to the blond guy's hands securely tied behind his back and landed on the gaudy ring that had once seemed so promising. Looked like there'd be no stay at a run-down motel tonight.
(*authors note* thank you for reading my story I worked hard on it. I couldn't of done it alone so thank you to Kyree Winx for the help. I will continue working on the story and will attempt to leave a note each time. I will answer any questions you may have if you will privet message me or comment on the story. I will be looking at all comments just to see the opinions of my readers. Thank you for your consideration and time.)
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