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Summary: A traveling thief encounters danger, scams, adventure, and even friends. She writes in her diary about what she has come across. However this isn't any ordinary diary, within it, holds many secrets.

And also…the dates in the diary aren't real with when I write them or what happened that day. Names and IGNs hopefully aren't real, so this is I guess, original. :) Please R&R! Enjoy my first MapleStory fic!

The Diary of Sympheria

July 8th

Before becoming a thief, I have decided to write in this diary about what has happened this very day. I plan to publish this into Grendel the Very Old's…or whatever that guy's name is, hands. My name is Sympheria, the female thief.

Few know me and what I am capable of doing. By writing in this diary, I plan later to turn myself in and reveal secrets no one has known about. Maybe I won't. Although I'm not a hardcore thief as many are, I hold many secrets I am about to tell within this diary. I feel like I'm repeating myself…but don't worry. Soon, many people will read this with anger, frustration, happiness, confusion, sadness, and whatever.

Well, today's the day I'm going to get my true job advancement as an Assassin. It may not look like much, but now I have privileges to weapons and new clothes I can wear for more strength. It is serious business, but many don't know that.

I will prove it to them.

Regaining a little more HP, I sat down on a bench with a few people beside me. A few mages in front of me are arguing about what skills they should put in their Magician Skill Book. Ahh, that reminds me...I took out my own book and scanned through the Assassin Skills. I think I fantasized about what I could do. Having more speed and jump, mastery over my weapons, more damage (that was the best), and more.

I couldn't believe I was only Level 30. But being a stealing thief, I had more mesos than anyone below Level 40, not funded. I had about…eh…checked my wallet, and counted about 30,100,000 mesos. Many gazed at the site that I had 30mil. Some beginners in Kerning City asked for one million, but I passed by ignoring them.

(Five minutes later)

After my battle with Horny Mushrooms and Cold Eyes, I returned to the Café with 'Proof of Hero' that I had gotten from the second job advancement guy. The battle struck my HP hard, and I only had a few pots left. At the Café, I met up with a Level 45 Cleric, who was willing to help heal me. It was truly amazing, green sparks flew over my head as I was magically healed. I thanked the Cleric, whose name was Farecus, and we became buddies. As I climbed down the ladder, I was looking all around in my head, wondering what then would happen after my Assassin job. Before I knew it, I had talked to Dark Lord himself, him saying I had grown since my previous visit. He asked me if I wanted to be an Assassin or a Bandit, and I replied Assassin.

Just then, I felt stronger, more powerful, and invincible. A yellow light extinguished the darkness throughout the Café, and people stared in awe of what I have accomplished. It felt good. Not good, great. Now I have new skills to put points into! Being happy as I was, I knew my journey to level was not going to be easy.

I thought about the new monsters I could face, now that I'm stronger.

I felt that my biggest threat was the Golems in Henesys Dungeon. They have killed me ever since before my Party Quests at Kerning City, which was before Level 21. I needed to get revenge, so I put my first Skill Point into Critical Throw, to get more damage. I tried it on a few Blue Mushrooms on my way to Henesys, and it died in one Lucky Seven shot! Now more confident, I found a hollow tree to sleep in for the night. Tomorrow would be my revenge, as I would head my way to Henesys Dungeon. What and who would I meet with?...

-Sympheria

Author Notes:

Well...How'd you like it? Not much action in the first chapter...but soon to come there will be more!

Drama, intensity, including trying to accomplish Hermit, is all soon to come!

Trust me :)

Please R&R! I really appreciate reviews, thanks guys! Next chapter will be soon...I have Summer Reading and all that crap. I promise it won't be long! Thanks!