Moyashi-neechan: Alrighty~ one of the winners demanded for a plushie and...no...wait...no my Timcanpy! No! Not my precious Timcanpy! XD
The Aegis Ward
Hurried footsteps,
Play of shadows and light,
Barking orders
Panting for air
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Damn it!
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Lady Luck was clearly not with him tonight.
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Everything was just fine and dandy
Till
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"Over there!"
A light was shone on him,
He sprinted and continued to play hide and seek.
"The Gentleman! Halt! You are under arrest for stealing-"
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Why did this happen?
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The Aegis Ward,
Also known as the Protection Stone.
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It was an artifact,
A piece of crystal believed to be a part of the mythical Aegis shield.
Hence its name: Aegis Ward
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It was a prize that would surely deliver a fat amount in his pockets
Once it is sold to the black market.
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He could hear their footsteps gaining on him,
He ran faster,
His hands numb and heavy.
Shit!
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As usual,
He sent a letter of warning.
He would drop a visit at the city museum
To admire the infamous Protection Stone.
Of course,
Since he now had a good reputation at his endeavor,
The authorities are more well prepared than before.
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That just gave him more thrills.
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Jump
Sprint
Duck
Hide
Lady Luck was clearly not with him tonight.
How many of them are in this wretched place?
Damn!
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As usual nobody noticed him,
As he managed to slipped inside the silent museum
With a grin at his obvious victory.
Casually
Cautiously
Quietly
He walked in the hallways
Till he reached the room that held his target.
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"Over there! Over there!"
A man called
And he quickly hid behind a pillar,
As a group of easily fooled officers
Ran by.
All the while shouting:
"You thief! You'll never get away this time The Gentleman!"
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There were rumors with regards with the item.
A very very unusual rumor if one would ask him.
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It was said that the Protection Stone has never left its place.
It has never been touched ever since it was secured in the museum.
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Rumor has it that every time someone goes near it,
It will harshly deflect the person,
As if trying to protect itself.
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He took a peek at the hallways,
Checking to be sure that there was no one else.
Satisfied that the coast is clear,
He immediately ran,
Determined to find an escape.
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The moment he stepped into the room,
He stared at the stone
And discovered that it was nothing but a bore.
No shimmer
No glint
No shine
No beauty
No anything
It was noting but a dull piece of yellow unpolished stone.
But,
A prize is a prize
And so he attempted to take it.
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Then he grinned since apparently,
Rumors are just rumors.
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He easily picked up the boring yellow stone from its place
Before it suddenly emitted a bright light.
Then his gloves became heavy and tighter
While the stone disintegrated in his hands.
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It was then that everything went down hill.
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"There he is!"
He cursed every curse word he knows in his mind,
As an officer spotted him running.
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Shit
Damn
Fuckity
Fuck
Fuck
Lady Luck was really not with him at all.
His prize was gone
Why?
How?
To where?
He really couldn't figure out.
His hands feels numb and heavy
And now the police are hot on his heels.
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Truly his stealing career can't end just like this.
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This can't get any worse.
Damn.
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But then he finally found a ray of hope,
As he saw an escape
In the form of open doors.
He pushed himself to run faster,
Hurry!
Hurry!
Before the idiots think of using their guns!
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He felt the wind rushed on his face,
He felt the cold chill
Of the midnight air.
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He looked around and saw dust
And
Dust
And
Dust.
Discarded weapons
And discarded clothes
Here and there.
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What happened?
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Then he heard a moaning sound above him.
He looked up
And
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Moyashi-neechan: What did The Gentleman see? *readers throw rotten tomatoes* All right! All right! Stop! Please don't hurt me!
* Aegis shield - from the Greek mythology. The shield of the goddess Athena/god Zeus.