I leaped onto the back of yet another Rock Lizard. I took off the head in one hit and severed the tail in another. I then tossed the tail into a pile beside a rock formation.

I leaped off of the remnants of the lizard's body and cast Fire to it. I could sell the tails from these things for some fairly descent cash, if I found a nest I'd sell the eggs from it too. I wasn't too worried about those at the moment. I knew that if I killed enough of these weaklings, she'd pop up.

The ever notorious Leaping Lizzy.

For some reason, she'd always survive any thing you put her through. You could sever her head and she'd come back.

No one really knew why, but no one really cared either.

It was only LL, as she was called by myself and my fellow adventures, that one could use the pelt from for a pair of boots.

Leaping Boots, a very rare pair of boots made from the hide of the notorious Leaping Lizzy.

I had gone after those boots for almost six months now with no luck. She'd always slip away from me before I could skin her for the pelt I needed for them. I looked up to the top of the formation behind me.

Yep, he was there alright.

Darkwind had better eyes then I did for this little bastard. He could see her before I could, so he was on 'Lizzy Watch' as I called it.

"Any luck?"

"None."

"Damn!! I've been out here for three hours! Slaughtering her kin and she still don't show?! Heartless, evil little…"

"FOUND HER!!"

I instantly shut up and spun around. I saw Darkwind leap from his perch and dive after her with his lance. I ran after him and drew my sword. I dived in after her and managed to get in a few good hits before she knocked both me and Darkwind off of her with her tail and retreated. I sat there, in a tree I might add, fuming for almost five minutes.

"…Stupid lizard. Damn you to hell…"

My muted ranting continued until I saw a small path of blood on the dirt. I followed it with my eyes and saw none other then Leaping Lizzy herself at it's end. Supposedly, going by the old legends, if one is persistent enough, she will turn into the boots and die. Sure she comes back in her same old way, but you'd get the boots directly from her.

I jumped out of the tree, stumbling slightly since I was tired and had been fighting for three hours straight, and walked toward her. She growled slightly and I drew my blade.

I heard Darkwind behind me, brushing himself off since he had slid across the dirt.

Then, though honestly I don't think I was seeing right in that moment, she glowed white and disappeared.

I glared at that spot on the rocks and then I noticed the strangely formed 'rock' that was left where she was lying.

Wait a second… That's no rock…

"The Boots!! Hot Damn I got them!!"

I ran and grabbed the damn near priceless item and hugged them. I quickly threw off my Beetle Leggings and pulled the boots on. I stood up and looked at them on me.

They clashed. Badly.

No, wait, scratch that.

Horribly was a better word.

"Congratulations Midget. You got the boots."

I glared at the much taller elvann and shrugged my shoulders. I then started toward my pile of tails, and the few eggs I had gained.

Today was fun.

I got my boots, and a few grand in gil off the tails. The eggs made a nice dinner.

I had only one thing against today.

These damn things clashed horribly.

This should sound familiar to any NM hunter. You try for hours, days, weeks, months, even years for a certain drop off one monster. Then you finally get it. To those with these boots. I'd get them, sport them on the field, but I'd never wear them if I didn't need to for the stat bonuses. They are Ug-ly. They clash with everything. Hence the ending.