Chapter 1- Beginnings
Runescape was an awful day in Varrock. It was raining very hard. Most people were in their houses, except for Benny, the newspaper man, and Charlie the Tramp. Near the south entrance, there wasn't very much activity either. But if you went down the alleyway, which Charlie lived in, and further, there is a small building. Well, a whole bunch of buildings connected. And if you opened the door, all you would see is another door and day to day items. Regular house it seems like. But if you go into the next door, well, let's just say regular people don't want too. For this is the secret hideout of the Black Arm Gang. Their leader is Katrine. A thief protects her, but this is not the main room. There is another door, locked with heavy bolts. There is only one way to get past. Join the gang.
Normally, I would be stealing stuff for Katrine. I am her second in command. Before we get into this, let me tell you about me. My name is Shado. I grew up hating the Phoenix gang, the Black Arm gang's bitter rival. I hated them because they burnt my house for the shield of Arrav. They thought my house was my gang's hideout. By the way, I did not know my parents. But recently I have remembered something. I have a slit of a memory of a tall hooded figure with a scythe. If you have been around lately, he made is appearance on Halloween. Yes, I think I am the son of the Grim Reaper. I tried going in the portal, but I was rejected. Anyways, that is how I got in this gang. My main weapon is my dark spiked sword called Kazana, which means Darkness. Following my father's footsteps, as you can see.
Ok, that would be me. Now, I was in Varrock castle. Normally I am not here because of the guards and warrior women. I could take them out easily, but then every guard and citizen would know me. I was trying to steal something. No, not valuable stuff I normally would steal. I was stealing the Holy Symbol of Zammorack. This is a sacred object, but no one, not even King Roald, knows it is in the castle except me and Katrina. It is in the tallest and most accessible tower, underneath two layers of dirt. The Holy Symbol of Saradim is located in the same place, but a bit to the left. I was on the top floor, not the tower, when it happened
She came to fast to see if not for my eyes. I have dark eyes, and they are a lot faster then regulars. She had a mass of red hair, but carefully trimmed. It had a length down to the shoulder. I did not see her face because she was turned away. She was obviously here to steal something. I followed her, hiding in the shadows if she looked back. One of the guard captains turned to her, but she flipped over his head and hid behind a cannon. When the guard went back, she flipped down one of the towers towards the bottom floor. I kept following her until she came to the library.
Reldo was copying some form of text. The girl was under a table and creeping towards one of the bookcases. She quickly looked and ducked. She kept doing this until she obviously found it. I was hiding behind a desk. She grabbed a brown rumpled book. I caught a glance at the book title, and my eyes deciphered the rest. It said "The Prophecy". She then darted toward the door.
"Hey!" Reldo stood up. "Guards!" There was a sound of shuffling feet, and the girl turned and ran. I followed her, and then I hid when she got caught. I don't see why, I guess a door opened and knocked her down. The door opener was the King himself. Dressed in his rich clothes, I longed to steal from him. But he was a fine fighter himself. Anyways, the girl was caught. She was brought before the king.
"And what do you think you are doing with that book!" Roald yelled with his commanding voice. He snatched the book. Well, he almost did. When he grabbed it just disappeared. By me. I stole the book and then hid in the shadows again. The King looked around wildly, and then held the red clothed suit with the girl in it. "Where is it!?"
And I again knocked the king on the ground, grabbed the girl and made for the main stairs. The guards raced after me, but then I knocked some drawers down the stairs, tripping the guards. I threw the girl through the window, then dived in it myself. We landed in the garden, which I wanted too. The bear in the pen growled at us, but it could not get to us. I checked the girl's vitals, and she was unconscious. I raced to the other side of the castle, with the guards raced to the garden. I went through the west entrance, and to the Grand Exchange. In this crowd of people, my dark clothing and my hood would conceal me. The girl would stand out though. I casually walked to the cook's guild, then lay the girl down in the small wheat field. I leaned back, exhausted.
