Chapter III: The Thief
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As I walked down the streets of Geffen, pulling my grayish cart behind me, I felt an unusual weight on my shoulders.
I never realized how heavy the stuff I was carrying was. I looked behind me, and then remembered the huge pack I had to carry
around. I laughed to myself wondering how I could have forgotten. My clothing was incredibly padded, and heavy. I Didn't
remember it being like this...but who am I to argue? As I continued to walk, I noticed my reflection in the window. I had
moderately long green hair, and I was wearing sunglasses and small kitty ears on my head. I was pretty confused, as I didnt
seem to remember this clothing... But oh well.
Finally I made my way to the Geffen forgery! Where merchants get to become Black Smiths! I had waited for this day
For such a long time, and now finally I could become a black smith!! I was so excited. I walked in, still carrying the cart
behind me. There were two huge men behind a desk, both holding up giant hammers. One looked at me, and asked me who I was.
"Oh... my name is Kite." I replied.
my name is Kite?
"Ah yes, Kite. I remember you. Are you ready to become a BlackSmith?" He asked.
Why don't I remember becoming a merchant?
"Well, I've looked over your info, permission granted!" He stated.
I looked at the mirror, I was now wearing a short-sleeved button down white shirt, which was half way unbuttoned,
and long blue pants. My gloves were a brownish color, and only covered my palms, not my fingers. I also noticed I was much
more muscular then before...which is odd...because I don't remember myself EVER being muscular. The Black Smith gave me a
strange look.
"Something wrong? You look a bit confused."
"I...just am having some amnesia..." I said, scratching my head.
Everything got fuzzy and strange. All colors began melting...then went black. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked
around. I was still in the tent I had set up the night before. I looked down at myself. I was a mage, not a black smith.
Long robes, not pants and shirts... I was very confused as to why I had that dream... Who was 'Kite'? I shrugged and crawled
out of the tent. It was day time now. I was surprised, the sound of God Poing didn't wake me up this morning. Where was she?
"First time she's been absent..." I heard a voice say.
"Huh?"
"God Poing. Its surprising, she hasn't been heard from today." Said a red haired thief, standing next to my tent.
"Yeah, I noticed that too." I said as I packed up my things.
"Hmmm... A mage eh? Hmm..." He muttered.
"Err...do you know where I can get rune fragments?" I asked.
"Eh? What?"
"Little colorful orbs.." I tried to explain.
"Oh...you mean like this?" He said, pulling out a Crystal Blue.
"Yeah! I need those. Where did you get it?" I asked.
"Ah, I dont remember. But you can keep it." He tossed me the Crystal Blue.
"Thanks!" I put it in my Cold Bolt slot, to power it up.
"Say, can you show me around Prontera?" I asked.
"Sure, I guess." Said the thief.
I took a good look at him, he was wearing brownish clothes with a white trim. he had long socks that covered his
most of his legs, and heavy boots. He also had a Stiletto knife sheathed around his waste and goggles on his head.
He took me into the gates. Prontera was huge. Tall buildings everywhere, with pearly white streets, clean walk-ways
and a merchant on every corner. He showed me the Prontera Church and Grave Yard to the north east, where people could become
Acolytes and Priests. He showed me the center square, where there was a huge golden statue of Odin, a long since gone God,
riding his six-legged horse. Around this Square was the item and weapons shop. And of course, the Kapra girls running all over
the place trying to deliever packages and such. As we continued to walk, one of the Kapra girls ran up to me and tapped me
on the shoulder. I turned around, it was the same blonde haired girl from Geffen.
"Oh, hello again."
"Hello!! Kapra Girl Suzie at your service!!!" She said in a giggly voice.
"Err, What can I do for you?" I asked.
"Oh! I have a package for you!!" She exclaimed, holding out a box.
"Ah. Thank you." I took the box.
"The charge will be 50zeny please!!" She made a big smile.
"Err..."
"Nyeeehhh!!! Sigh..." She looked down.
"What's wrong..?" I asked.
"I keep getting introuble... because I'm supposed to be collecting the proper amounts of zeny...but you dont have any.."
"I'm sorry..."
"Its ok. Oh well... Open your package!" She said, smiling again.
I opened it up, and pulled out several pairs of white briefs...my face turned bright red, and the Kapra girl, Suzie
started giggling insanely. Inside was a note that said 'Make sure you always wear clean underware!!!! Love, Mom." The thief
also snickered, but looked away. Smacking myself in the forehead and looking down, I heard the Kapra girl say
"Cuuuuuuteee!!! Are you gonna really wear em?!"
"Gah!! WHY DO YOU WANT KNOW THAT?!" I demanded.
"Teeheee!!! Awww!!!!"
"Rawr!! Away with you!!!" I shouted.
"Giggle, Giggle!!! Byeee for now, teehee! Kapra Girl Suzie, always at your service!" She saluted and ran away, still giggling.
"Well...that was annoying ... Short on cash huh? I know where you can make some money." Said the thief.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, the Culvert Quest. The knights guild will pay 10,000 zeny to anyone who can bring them proof they killed the Golden
Thief Bug." He explained.
"...The Golden Thief bug?" I asked, never seeing even a normal thief bug.
"Yes. Its like a little thief bug, except its bigger. And Gold. And Immune to magi...oh...well I guess you can't kill it."
"Immune to magic...?"
"Yes, Thief bugs are a strange type of insect. They're deaf. Normal thief bugs are immune to Spirtual attacks, like Soul
Strike and Napalm Beat. The Golden Thief bug is immune to all magic." He explained.
"What exactly IS a thief bug?" I asked.
"Well, its a little cockaroach like thing. With wings and and long antennaes. Brown in coloring. They like to steal anything
they can find, and will run and attack you if they see you try to hurt another thief bug."
"Oooh. I've never seen one."
"Hey, I got something you can have..." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a golden shell piece.
"What is that...?" I asked.
"Its the shell piece of the Golden Thief bug!!" He exclaimed.
"Err but where did you get it..?"
"Hahaha Stole it from a knight!!" He said.
"Why don't you turn it in for the reward?"
"They don't believe me, I tried. So you can have it."
Handing me the shell, he took me to the Knight's guild, and told me to go inside and show them. I walked in
and looked around. Many huge guys in strong looking armor, holding giant swords. On the walls were decorated swords and
shields and spears. Many swordsman and knights were sitting around and chatting. I walked up to the desk, and placed the
shell infront of the head Knight. He was a tall man, with long hair and a patch over his right eye. His jaw dropped as he
saw the shell. He picked it up and examined it.
"Wh..WHAT?! A Mage...turning this in?!" He demanded.
"Yes..."
"But how...wow...you...you must be incredibly strong!!" He shouted.
"Well, a deals a deal. The 10,000zeny is yours...but how did you do it...?"
"Um...alot of Time and Patience. Thats all." I lied.
"Wow...I...just can't...wow..." He shook his head and handed me a bag of Zeny.
I thanked him and left. As I walked outside, I was grabbed, and something gold was slid over my neck. I gasped for
air, as it was cutting off my breathing, and tried to see what was going on. I heard a familiar snickering...it was the thief!
He laughed, and demanded I give him the zeny. I tried to argue back, but I couldn't speak. He snatched the zeny from my hand
and kicked me to the floor, causing me to drop all my stuff all over. Just then, I saw the doors to the Knight guild burst
open, and the head Knight come charging out with his sword drawn. He pointed the sword right at the thiefs chest.
"You again. You're the one...My son was a mage...too...you put him in the hospital... it was you!" Shouted the Knight.
"Ehh!! No no! I swear!!" Stuttered the thief, cowering.
"You ...WIMP! COWARD!! Give him back his money, NOW! BEFORE I KILL YOU!" Screamed the Knight.
"Y-y-y-es sir!!!!" Cried the thief, giving me back the money, then running as fast as he could.
The knight sighed, and helped me pick up my stuff. He told me that the thief had attacked his son, who was also a
mage. He said that his son had all his possessions stolen. And was too afraid to leave the house now. He sighed again. He
also gave me two rune fragments, a Crystal Blue and a Wind of Verdue. He said his son didn't need them anymore. And that I
could have them. I thanked him. I also told him that I really didn't kill the bug, but he said he already knew. He said I could
keep the money anyway, since I had gone through such a trauma. I thanked him Profusely, and he smiled. After he left, I upgraded
my magic. I now had three cold bolts, four lightening bolts, and one Thunder Storm.
I decided to shop around, so I could find some better items. One Merchant actually came right up to me and started
shaking me. I pushed him away, but he kept talking. He was talking too fast for me to even hear what he was saying! He had
a white head band around his head, normal merchant clothes, and blue hair. His cart was filled with magical looking trinkets.
But what really caught my eye was a jewel studded golden mage staff. I picked it up.
"And thi...oh! Hey hey no touching the merchandise!! Ahh! Like the Arc Wand do you!?!?! Well it can be yours! Yep Yep!
The Greatest Magician Staff there is, it'll boost your magical power better then any wand! Whaddya think!? Want it?
Only 25,000 zeny!! Hey hey, don't push don't push, no need to rush!" He yammered.
"Oh...I only have 10,000..." I said.
"...Oh...well...um... I guess I can give it to you. Give me your old wand, the 10,000 and whatever you have in your pocket.
I nodded, and traded with him. The wand was very well crafted, and I could just tell its power was quite advanced.
I put it away, and thanked him. He nodded, and ran away, spouting deals to whoever he saw. I scratched my eggshell and kept
walking. I was again poor, but It was fine. Walking South, I saw the lower Prontera gates. I decided to leave, and search
for more Rune Fragments. As I was leaving, I overheard two mages talking about something called a "Hode". They said they were
monsters south of Morroc that were really good for mages to fight. They said that Mages can get much stronger fighting them.
I decided I would head to Morroc.
After a few hours of walking, it came to my attention that I was lost. I decided to sit down for a while, but no
sooner did I take a seat, did a monster approach me. I jumped to my feet as I saw it. It was a giant grasshopper!! It was
almost as tall as I was!! Large and green, standing on four legs, with wings behind it and a yellow and purpe striped
abdomen. It bounced around for a while, not really paying me much attention. I took out my wand, to prepare encase it came
too close. It looked at me and bounced over. It looked at me, and then pulled something from behind it. I was sure it was
going to strike...but...it didn't. It pulled out a ...musical instrument? A small red guitar. Using its arm, it played the guitar.
It was a melody I never heard before, and it was very relaxing. I sat back down and watched. The monster, which I found out
later was called a 'Rocker' continued to play his song as I listened intently. Sure I was lost, but I was enjoying this much.
I can't even remember how long I stayed there and listened to that Rocker play ...
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To be continued..
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As I walked down the streets of Geffen, pulling my grayish cart behind me, I felt an unusual weight on my shoulders.
I never realized how heavy the stuff I was carrying was. I looked behind me, and then remembered the huge pack I had to carry
around. I laughed to myself wondering how I could have forgotten. My clothing was incredibly padded, and heavy. I Didn't
remember it being like this...but who am I to argue? As I continued to walk, I noticed my reflection in the window. I had
moderately long green hair, and I was wearing sunglasses and small kitty ears on my head. I was pretty confused, as I didnt
seem to remember this clothing... But oh well.
Finally I made my way to the Geffen forgery! Where merchants get to become Black Smiths! I had waited for this day
For such a long time, and now finally I could become a black smith!! I was so excited. I walked in, still carrying the cart
behind me. There were two huge men behind a desk, both holding up giant hammers. One looked at me, and asked me who I was.
"Oh... my name is Kite." I replied.
my name is Kite?
"Ah yes, Kite. I remember you. Are you ready to become a BlackSmith?" He asked.
Why don't I remember becoming a merchant?
"Well, I've looked over your info, permission granted!" He stated.
I looked at the mirror, I was now wearing a short-sleeved button down white shirt, which was half way unbuttoned,
and long blue pants. My gloves were a brownish color, and only covered my palms, not my fingers. I also noticed I was much
more muscular then before...which is odd...because I don't remember myself EVER being muscular. The Black Smith gave me a
strange look.
"Something wrong? You look a bit confused."
"I...just am having some amnesia..." I said, scratching my head.
Everything got fuzzy and strange. All colors began melting...then went black. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked
around. I was still in the tent I had set up the night before. I looked down at myself. I was a mage, not a black smith.
Long robes, not pants and shirts... I was very confused as to why I had that dream... Who was 'Kite'? I shrugged and crawled
out of the tent. It was day time now. I was surprised, the sound of God Poing didn't wake me up this morning. Where was she?
"First time she's been absent..." I heard a voice say.
"Huh?"
"God Poing. Its surprising, she hasn't been heard from today." Said a red haired thief, standing next to my tent.
"Yeah, I noticed that too." I said as I packed up my things.
"Hmmm... A mage eh? Hmm..." He muttered.
"Err...do you know where I can get rune fragments?" I asked.
"Eh? What?"
"Little colorful orbs.." I tried to explain.
"Oh...you mean like this?" He said, pulling out a Crystal Blue.
"Yeah! I need those. Where did you get it?" I asked.
"Ah, I dont remember. But you can keep it." He tossed me the Crystal Blue.
"Thanks!" I put it in my Cold Bolt slot, to power it up.
"Say, can you show me around Prontera?" I asked.
"Sure, I guess." Said the thief.
I took a good look at him, he was wearing brownish clothes with a white trim. he had long socks that covered his
most of his legs, and heavy boots. He also had a Stiletto knife sheathed around his waste and goggles on his head.
He took me into the gates. Prontera was huge. Tall buildings everywhere, with pearly white streets, clean walk-ways
and a merchant on every corner. He showed me the Prontera Church and Grave Yard to the north east, where people could become
Acolytes and Priests. He showed me the center square, where there was a huge golden statue of Odin, a long since gone God,
riding his six-legged horse. Around this Square was the item and weapons shop. And of course, the Kapra girls running all over
the place trying to deliever packages and such. As we continued to walk, one of the Kapra girls ran up to me and tapped me
on the shoulder. I turned around, it was the same blonde haired girl from Geffen.
"Oh, hello again."
"Hello!! Kapra Girl Suzie at your service!!!" She said in a giggly voice.
"Err, What can I do for you?" I asked.
"Oh! I have a package for you!!" She exclaimed, holding out a box.
"Ah. Thank you." I took the box.
"The charge will be 50zeny please!!" She made a big smile.
"Err..."
"Nyeeehhh!!! Sigh..." She looked down.
"What's wrong..?" I asked.
"I keep getting introuble... because I'm supposed to be collecting the proper amounts of zeny...but you dont have any.."
"I'm sorry..."
"Its ok. Oh well... Open your package!" She said, smiling again.
I opened it up, and pulled out several pairs of white briefs...my face turned bright red, and the Kapra girl, Suzie
started giggling insanely. Inside was a note that said 'Make sure you always wear clean underware!!!! Love, Mom." The thief
also snickered, but looked away. Smacking myself in the forehead and looking down, I heard the Kapra girl say
"Cuuuuuuteee!!! Are you gonna really wear em?!"
"Gah!! WHY DO YOU WANT KNOW THAT?!" I demanded.
"Teeheee!!! Awww!!!!"
"Rawr!! Away with you!!!" I shouted.
"Giggle, Giggle!!! Byeee for now, teehee! Kapra Girl Suzie, always at your service!" She saluted and ran away, still giggling.
"Well...that was annoying ... Short on cash huh? I know where you can make some money." Said the thief.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, the Culvert Quest. The knights guild will pay 10,000 zeny to anyone who can bring them proof they killed the Golden
Thief Bug." He explained.
"...The Golden Thief bug?" I asked, never seeing even a normal thief bug.
"Yes. Its like a little thief bug, except its bigger. And Gold. And Immune to magi...oh...well I guess you can't kill it."
"Immune to magic...?"
"Yes, Thief bugs are a strange type of insect. They're deaf. Normal thief bugs are immune to Spirtual attacks, like Soul
Strike and Napalm Beat. The Golden Thief bug is immune to all magic." He explained.
"What exactly IS a thief bug?" I asked.
"Well, its a little cockaroach like thing. With wings and and long antennaes. Brown in coloring. They like to steal anything
they can find, and will run and attack you if they see you try to hurt another thief bug."
"Oooh. I've never seen one."
"Hey, I got something you can have..." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a golden shell piece.
"What is that...?" I asked.
"Its the shell piece of the Golden Thief bug!!" He exclaimed.
"Err but where did you get it..?"
"Hahaha Stole it from a knight!!" He said.
"Why don't you turn it in for the reward?"
"They don't believe me, I tried. So you can have it."
Handing me the shell, he took me to the Knight's guild, and told me to go inside and show them. I walked in
and looked around. Many huge guys in strong looking armor, holding giant swords. On the walls were decorated swords and
shields and spears. Many swordsman and knights were sitting around and chatting. I walked up to the desk, and placed the
shell infront of the head Knight. He was a tall man, with long hair and a patch over his right eye. His jaw dropped as he
saw the shell. He picked it up and examined it.
"Wh..WHAT?! A Mage...turning this in?!" He demanded.
"Yes..."
"But how...wow...you...you must be incredibly strong!!" He shouted.
"Well, a deals a deal. The 10,000zeny is yours...but how did you do it...?"
"Um...alot of Time and Patience. Thats all." I lied.
"Wow...I...just can't...wow..." He shook his head and handed me a bag of Zeny.
I thanked him and left. As I walked outside, I was grabbed, and something gold was slid over my neck. I gasped for
air, as it was cutting off my breathing, and tried to see what was going on. I heard a familiar snickering...it was the thief!
He laughed, and demanded I give him the zeny. I tried to argue back, but I couldn't speak. He snatched the zeny from my hand
and kicked me to the floor, causing me to drop all my stuff all over. Just then, I saw the doors to the Knight guild burst
open, and the head Knight come charging out with his sword drawn. He pointed the sword right at the thiefs chest.
"You again. You're the one...My son was a mage...too...you put him in the hospital... it was you!" Shouted the Knight.
"Ehh!! No no! I swear!!" Stuttered the thief, cowering.
"You ...WIMP! COWARD!! Give him back his money, NOW! BEFORE I KILL YOU!" Screamed the Knight.
"Y-y-y-es sir!!!!" Cried the thief, giving me back the money, then running as fast as he could.
The knight sighed, and helped me pick up my stuff. He told me that the thief had attacked his son, who was also a
mage. He said that his son had all his possessions stolen. And was too afraid to leave the house now. He sighed again. He
also gave me two rune fragments, a Crystal Blue and a Wind of Verdue. He said his son didn't need them anymore. And that I
could have them. I thanked him. I also told him that I really didn't kill the bug, but he said he already knew. He said I could
keep the money anyway, since I had gone through such a trauma. I thanked him Profusely, and he smiled. After he left, I upgraded
my magic. I now had three cold bolts, four lightening bolts, and one Thunder Storm.
I decided to shop around, so I could find some better items. One Merchant actually came right up to me and started
shaking me. I pushed him away, but he kept talking. He was talking too fast for me to even hear what he was saying! He had
a white head band around his head, normal merchant clothes, and blue hair. His cart was filled with magical looking trinkets.
But what really caught my eye was a jewel studded golden mage staff. I picked it up.
"And thi...oh! Hey hey no touching the merchandise!! Ahh! Like the Arc Wand do you!?!?! Well it can be yours! Yep Yep!
The Greatest Magician Staff there is, it'll boost your magical power better then any wand! Whaddya think!? Want it?
Only 25,000 zeny!! Hey hey, don't push don't push, no need to rush!" He yammered.
"Oh...I only have 10,000..." I said.
"...Oh...well...um... I guess I can give it to you. Give me your old wand, the 10,000 and whatever you have in your pocket.
I nodded, and traded with him. The wand was very well crafted, and I could just tell its power was quite advanced.
I put it away, and thanked him. He nodded, and ran away, spouting deals to whoever he saw. I scratched my eggshell and kept
walking. I was again poor, but It was fine. Walking South, I saw the lower Prontera gates. I decided to leave, and search
for more Rune Fragments. As I was leaving, I overheard two mages talking about something called a "Hode". They said they were
monsters south of Morroc that were really good for mages to fight. They said that Mages can get much stronger fighting them.
I decided I would head to Morroc.
After a few hours of walking, it came to my attention that I was lost. I decided to sit down for a while, but no
sooner did I take a seat, did a monster approach me. I jumped to my feet as I saw it. It was a giant grasshopper!! It was
almost as tall as I was!! Large and green, standing on four legs, with wings behind it and a yellow and purpe striped
abdomen. It bounced around for a while, not really paying me much attention. I took out my wand, to prepare encase it came
too close. It looked at me and bounced over. It looked at me, and then pulled something from behind it. I was sure it was
going to strike...but...it didn't. It pulled out a ...musical instrument? A small red guitar. Using its arm, it played the guitar.
It was a melody I never heard before, and it was very relaxing. I sat back down and watched. The monster, which I found out
later was called a 'Rocker' continued to play his song as I listened intently. Sure I was lost, but I was enjoying this much.
I can't even remember how long I stayed there and listened to that Rocker play ...
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To be continued..