FRAGMENT OF LIFE

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Tale the 1st – Chaos and Loki Trading Figure

Two figures were standing on my table. One looks so fiery and spirited. His crimson hair shows that he was strong. One looks calm and quiet, rather cold. His black hair reflected the light from the candle nearby. Chaos and Loki trading figure. So vivid… so real. It was rumored that the maker of the trading figure are a legendary blacksmith who has made the swords of Mysteltainn, Executioner and Grimtooth. Those trading figures are rare to find.

I have fallen in love with the manwha since the first time I read it. Chaos the Rune knight was my favorite. He was strong and spirited. He always tries his best on everything he does, like when he protected his friends or fight with bad people. It always enchants me when I read how he fights against his enemy. I like everything from him. He looks so heroic to me.

Loki, in the other hand, was the opposite of my hero. He was quiet, cold and icy. I know he was strong, but I don't like him as much as I like Chaos. I didn't say I hate him, but I will choose Chaos rather than him. I don't like icy people, like the assassins around here. They were scary and not fun.

I looked at them admiringly. I should make them a more decent place for them. Not on the soaked table of mine. Mind you, I am a son from a poor Towner at Morroc. Every day I help my parents gathering moneys by stealing. Good guess, I am a thief. Even I am a newbie; I swore I will be the best thief ever known, better than Lidia, the thief character on the Manwha.

I don't know why there are two trading figures lying abandoned in the streets of Morroc. Chaos and Loki are the male main character from the manwha Ragnarok, which based on the Norse Tales. Those stories were so famous around Rune Midgard, and the businessman made some trading figures from them. But they sell them so expensive, and it is actually impossible for a poor boy like me to have it. Imagine, 50 million Zeny for each trading figure! So if I want to buy Chaos and Loki's trading figure I need 100m. If I want to complete the collection with Iris and Fernir's trading Figure, I need another 100m. My parents could only produce 1 from that money each month. I guess only the millionaires that could buy them.

But hey, I got them here, right now, on my table, in front of me. I walked at Morroc streets on dawn and see them lying on the ground. Heh, I should return it to the owner if I'm an Acolyte, but I'm a thief, so taking those action figures are wiser than stealing. Like what people said, there is nothing impossible. I looked at them admiringly until late night. I am afraid to sleep, because if I sleep, it might be just a dream. The next day the trading figure will go. But my sleepy feeling win, I felt my eyes closed, and I'm asleep on my desk.

The next day I awake and find that the trading figures was still there. Whoa, it isn't a dream! Wait till I tell my parents. I ran downstairs and found out a note on the same soaked table like mine, written, "We're leaving for five days to Prontera. Food is on the refrigerator. Steal if you're not satisfied. Your parents."

Simple notes used to left on that table. I don't really know what their job is. They used to travel a lot. They talk less. For them, work is the priority. I understand that. That's why I want to be a thief. By stealing I hoped I could at least help them gather money.

I yawned. I went to the bathroom, and take a bath. After changing into my only Thief Clothes available, I checked the food on the refrigerator, and pulled bread out of it. Two slices of breads, three bottles of potions, three apple juices, and a bag of apple. Good for novices, bad for thieves like me. Guess I need to steal.

Breads in my mouth, I went upstairs and checked if the action figure was still there. It is. Carefully I took them and placed them neatly under my table, so anyone would not see them. Then I locked the windows and door, and move out.

Still chewing my bread, I walked on the sunshine. Morroc is crowded today. I dashed, stealing this and that from some wealthy mages. Mages are a good prey to steal. They react so slowly, and after they noticed they are stalked, I probably have gone somewhere. I never dare stalk from a wizard, though. Once I steal from them and I'm end up burned with meteor storm. Ugh…

I walked again, and found out a female acolyte sitting near the streets. Female acolytes are good prey too. They could only scream if they know they were stalked. I walked slowly towards her, and noticed that she was crying.

My spirit to steal disappears instantly. Steal a crying acolyte! How rude! Instead I decided to talk to her. "Miss, are you alright?" I asked politely. Actually, I rarely talked polite like that. My mouth is an asshole. BITCH is my favorite word, so speaking polite like that surprise me a little bit.

The acolyte lifted her head up. Long silky blue hairs like Alice the monster on the picture have, and a same blue eyes, full with tears. She is just so… pretty. Blushing a little bit, I shuddered and said, "It is not good to cry in the middle of the road."

"You… You're not going to steal me?" she asked trembling. Her voice was rather enchanting, but you could not hear them clearly around her cry.

"Stealing a crying girl like you? Bah!" I spat aloud. Oops, my asshole manner comes out. "It was not a thief way for me."

She smiled a little bit. "You're a funny guy." She giggled. I smiled. "I lost my trading figure yesterday. Here. Loki and Chaos." She explained slowly.

It seems that a powerful wizard is Jupiter thundering me out of nowhere. The trading figure… Chaos and Loki… I found it here! It was hers! Should I return it? But I was longed to have it since I read the manwha…

"Well, someone could take them on night…" I said slowly, feeling guilty.

"I… know…" she began to cry again. "Those trading figures… are from my sister. Our family was rich, but she demanded to give those action figures to me with her own money. She has work for it for two years. Now I lost them… what should I say to her…" she sobbed, her hands covering her face.

No, this isn't my way. There is no way I'm going to make a sweet girl like her crying in front of me. But that means I should gave the action figures to her… the action figure… I longed to have… it was her fault anyway, dropping them here last night. I found it, and now it is mine. Isn't it was the rule?

With all my courage, I said, "Wait here. Don't go anywhere."

The Acolyte gave me a questioning look, but she nodded anyway. I ran to my house. A couple of time after that, I returned to the place we met. She was still sitting there, waiting for me.

The action figures are in my hand. With all my might, disappointment and all the bad feelings around me, I placed the action figures into her tiny hands. "Here," I said. "I found it last night. It supposed to be yours."

"I…" the Acolyte could not speak a word. "Thank you…"

I bowed, and turned. "Gotta go. Keep it better." Is the only thing I could say? Oh the action figures… Chaos my hero… went out from my hand. But I feel that what I have done is the right thing. Feeling good, I smirked to the hot sun above me.

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