The love of pursuit and the thrill of the chase is personified in the elusive Stalker... Those targeted by a Stalker had best give up all hope of escape. Those that wish to capture a Stalker should simply accept defeat. Undetectable and uncapturable, Stalkers specialize in spying, harassing, chasing and shaking off enemies.

Chapter One – Surprise at Dusk

Pharos, the Gangster's Paradise…

"Shadow Reaper, I have a target for you to eliminate. A Knight that goes by the name of Sig Portferio, one of the Colonels the king sent to survey the town of Morroc and has been doing some…questionable methods." a feminine voice said

"Do I just kill him?" a rogue asked.

"No, before doing so, you should be able to know these 'questionable methods' and other important information. Immediately come back here afterwards." the guild master replied

"Understood." the rogue nodded in reply

"Observe, plan then kill. If anything goes wrong, abandon the place at once! Do not forget these words." the guild master said.

"I will not." the young Rogue replied. He nodded and left the dark room.

At a secluded place in the town of Morroc stood a dark building, in the outside it looked like another house but in the interior, it was a dungeon, a torture place. Inside, screams of pain can be heard, corpses dumped in a dark place and different tools that grant painful but slow death are displayed.

"Where is the Rogue's Guild?" a heavy and irritated voice asked.

"I don't know!" a weak voice replied

Just after blurting out that statement, a whip lashed on his back.

"Just say where it is and we shall grant you a quick death." the heavy voice said again

"It's the truth! Will I lie now? If you do not want to believe my words then just slice my head off I beg you!" the weak voice replied.

"Fine, it seems you're as useless as the others." The man said and walked to his quarters and sat down on his chair.

"Colonel Portferio! An urgent message from the Royal Castle!" a messenger shouted while knocking at the door.

"Come in."

"Excuse me Colonel, but the Royal Castle says that if you still haven't got any information on the rogues by next week, your forces will be pulled back and will be replaced by another." the messenger said quickly.

"One week should be enough for me to know most of their secrets, and I have a plan." Sig Portferio said with sheepish smile.

Unknown to him, the shadow of death is just close by.

The next day…

As the scorching sun shines brightly over the hot sands of the Desert Town, Knights march on to Northern Gate and called the attention of the locals.

"People of Morroc, it is with our great generosity that we offer a million zenies to the one who can tell us where the Rogue's Guild is." Colonel Sig Portferio said.

After hearing what's worth the information, people crowded like ants rushing for sugar in the Northern Gate of Morroc. Some of them shouting curses and taunting the Knight that stood before them, some yelling that they know where the location of the place is, while some people seem to not care.

"To anyone who knows where the place we are looking for, please inform us and we will reward you handsomely!" the Colonel announced with a raised tone.

An officer approached him and whispered.

"Sir, a citizen would like to speak with you."

"Tell him to come to my office by nightfall." he replied

"Sir!" the officer saluted in return and walked away.

Nightfall at Morroc…

"Sir, the person who would like to talk with you is here." a knight said

"Let him in." the Colonel ordered

Upon entering the room, the person suddenly dashed and stabbed the colonel's throat with a dagger. Everything happened so fast and shocked the guards, only coming to their senses when the person has already leapt out of the room by the window.

"After him, kill him at once!" the knight yelled, which alerted most of the guards in the location.

The knights guarding the vicinity immediately approached the location but failed to capture the criminal as it has already fled.

"Damn it! What are we going to do now!" a knight smirked, failing to hide his trembling voice.

"We must report this case to the Royal Castle immediately!" replied another knight while rushing outdoors towards his Peco Peco. He ventured the harsh cold night of the Sograt with Prontera as his destination.

"The King should be informed of this as soon as possible!" he whispered to himself.

Morroc, in a dark street…

"Alright, as what we've agreed on, one thousand zennies" a rogue said in a low tone.

"Y-Yes!!!" a young male acolyte blurted out, causing the rogue to look at him sternly.

"S-Sorry, I was just feeling very uneasy with someone…like…you" he said, as he opened a warp portal.

"Are you sure this portal leads to that place?" he asked with a threatening tone. The acolyte just nodded in reply and ran away as fast as he can while the rogue stepped on the portal.