Chapter 9: Thief of Herald Town aka Bandit Town
The five have managed to reach Thief of Herald Town. Though to their surprised it is some what deserted.
"Did the people went on a heist around this time of day?" asked Terra. Janus looked at one of the townsfolk.
"Excuse me, can you tell me what is going on?" asked Janus. The person who looked at Janus had an evil smile.
"I will tell you but it will cost you," said the guy. Then someone pushed the guy away.
"Sorry old man but she want directions not get in bed with you," said a familiar voice to Janus.
"Kiela??" asked Janus. Kiela turned around and saw her outfit that she gave to Janus.
"Well if it isn't Janus. Nice to see you today," said Kiela. Janus looked at Kiela who had several scaring on her face that was not there.
"Nice to see you too. I thought you do not want to leave Sin City," said Janus. Kiela sighed.
"I thought so as well until I got pregnant again with my 13th child. After that I lost one of my essential organ and if I have stayed in my job I would not give birth anymore to children. That got to Writer and he send assassins to kill me. I took my last child and flee here. I normally send my children to be raised here with ma and pa for the fact that they wanted more children to raise as their own but they have nothing but grand-babies to raise. They have raised all 12 of mine. The 13th they did say they are not going to help me which it is fine. I could use the time to raise one of my children," said Kiela.
"So you are now a permanent resident here now?" asked Janus. Kiela smiled at Janus.
"Yep. I am living with my ma and pa. Though I see Priestess of the Light Temple travel with you. What is up that she has to leave?" asked Kiela.
"Something is happening up in space. Whatever is happening up there is affecting down here as well," said Janus, "Though I am getting some of my memories back though so far."
"That is good. Oh and be careful around not only here but elsewhere as well. Here just worried about your wallet people steal those. Elsewhere beware of bounty hunters. They tend to bring you back to Sin City if you are not careful," said Kiela.
"Well it has been few months or more since I have been back there. Writer still want a virgin that I helped to bring her back with me," said Janus, "Even though I am using this time to find my past and who I am."
"That is good. Well what do you guys need help I probably can help you," said Kiela.
"Well I want to know why the town looks so well deserted," said Janus. Kiela smiled.
"Oh we found a discovery. A reploid is around and awaken just he kept coming and going. Several of the people want to take sword fighting from him. Though he just give the basics," said Kiela.
"Kind of like Rogue back at Sin City. Although he tends to hide his skills from everyone except you and me," said Janus.
"I swordfight him every time. He is good but when it comes to stomping him down. He needs to work on footwork," said Kiela.
"Well thanks to him, I watch him swordfight. I use his swords when he is not around and use what I know to fight," said Janus.
"Well I can see how good you are but you need a sword. If you pass me then I will go on teaching you throwing daggers," said Kiela. Janus smiled.
"Ok I will, just tell me what store selling a sword," said Janus. Kiela pointed to the store.
"That one. Have good luck oh and who is the hottie guy travel with you," said Kiela.
"His name is Bomber and he is my boyfriend," said Janus. Kiela smiled at Janus as she heard that.
"Lucky guy. Though do not worry my stealing guys days are over. I rather steal supplies for my child more than stealing someone's man," said Kiela. Janus smiled and left to the group.
"Well who is she?" asked Bomber. Janus looked at Bomber and the other people at the group.
"Several people in town found a reploid that is now resident here. He is teaching sword fighting right now. And that girl I was talking to is Kiela one of the ex-prostitutes of Sin City. She happens wanting to help me on certain other skills," said Janus. Bomber looked at Janus.
"Hmm… A reploid? Well we can convinced him or her we might be able to get that reploid to help us," said Bomber.
"Ok well I better get on to the shopping list again. Hopefully stealing things I guess is common here," said Arwen.
"If you can get away with it," said Janus, "This is a town of bandits. So they might have stricter laws even though stealing is common."
"Yeah I am going to do the smart way but I am going to get stuff so be back with few things for the road," said Arwen.
"Well it is a swordsman so how hard one swordsman can be," said Bomber as he looked at Priestess and Terra.
"We can leave and get him to join us. We might even find out if he is from any of the space colony," said Terra.
"I do not think so. If he was in a capsule he must been one of the capsules we tried to guard," said Priestess.
"You are right. We have to be cautious then. Well lets go," said Terra. Bomber, Priestess, and Terra left while Arwen took off her own way leaving Janus behind. Janus went to the shop where they sell weapons. She looked around and looked at how much Zennies she hold. Then she saw a sword she liked. It is near the cashier but on the bottom shelf incased in glass.
"How much is for that plasma sword," said Janus. The people laughed at her. They kept on laughing.
"This sword is worth 10,000,000 Zennies or 1,000,000 E-Crystals. This is our pride possession," said the owner. Janus sighed and looked around. One of the bandit customers pulled Janus aside.
"I tell you one thing rookie that sword will never leave this store. If it did you won't be living. The front area is a key locked that only a special key can open it. So far I heard the owners lost the key. If you find it you can steal it. But that is finding a needle in a haystack if you know what I mean," said the bandit as he did to steal Janus money bag. Janus smiled.
"Oh I see. Like this," said Janus as she stole his bigger bag than she had with his money where he only had 600 Zennies and the priest bag.
"Thanks for the tip man," said Janus as she went to the dagger pile. The guy looked at Janus speechless. She found so many daggers that are energy or plasma. Though something caught her eye as she picked it up. It looked like a key. She hides it and take several daggers with her to the cashier where the glass case holding many swords.
"I will buy these daggers please," said Janus. The people on the cash register laughed hard as they think she is a complete rookie. As they were laughing at her, Janus use the key to open the slider glass in front and stole the plasma sword that she liked. The handle was in a solid silver with touch of gold. It was the plasma sword she wanted. She took it and hidden it under the coat where the cashiers did not see.
"Boy you are a rookie well these are nothing but 60 E-Crystals or 600 Zennies a holder with 800 daggers inside," said the cashier still laughing. Janus paid them and left the key inside where the plasma sword was in. Janus smiled as she walked off.
"Can you believe that? She does not have thievery skills she will die here," said the cashier until he stood dead silent. Janus was long gone by the time the silent came to the store. Janus went up to Kiela.
"I would say what took you so long but I take it you went stealing weapons so it will take long for a rookie," said Kiela.
"Well you still want to test my sword skills," said Janus. Kiela smiled as she thought that Janus must be good for stealing a sword at this time of day in broad daylight.
"If you have one already then we can go to my personal training ground," said Kiela. Janus smiled as she followed Kiela. They reached to the training ground where is nothing but dirt and no civilization for miles..
"If you are good as you can steal, then lets see how well did Rogue's little training to you work out," said Kiela. Janus smiled as she pulled her sword out. Kiela looked at the weapon and in shocked to see the plasma sword in sky blue blade with the silver and gold handle.
"Whoa wait hold the phone you stole this in broad daylight and got away with it?" asked Kiela.
"Yeah why. The owners were busy laughing at me when I stole it," said Janus. Kiela has a smile on her face.
"Tell me how did you do it. And then I will teach them a lesson for having high prices on their swords and close range weapons," said Kiela.
"You know that strange object thing that is in the dagger area?" asked Janus Kiela looked at her oddly.
"Yeah what about it?" asked Kiela as she wanted Janus to continue on. Janus smiled.
"I found out it was a key and to the glass case that it opens the front. That is how I stole it," said Janus. Kiela laughed her head off.
"You tell me that everyone who could of stole that sword did not pay attention to a little detail that a stupid key was right in front of their faces," said Kiela.
"I think so. But I did is buy something that is cheap to steal that weapon as they were laughing at me," said Janus.
"Ah the buy something cheap and swipe trick. Oldest trick on the book but yeah it works. Ok well since you tell me that I will kept my end of the bargain," said Kiela as she started the training.