Legacy of Theives- Chapter One: The beginning
Disclaimer: In no way do I own Maplestory; nexon does. If I did own Maplestory; DualBlades would be out already, yadah yadah yadah: you get the point. Onto the story! (I Only own the storyline and things that don't exist in-game.)
A huge thanks to all of the basilers who have given me constructive critism, and praised my work! Another huge thanks to Kal Ancalas and Absol Master for inspiring me.
-Location: Kerning City-
Josh sighed as he leapt from building to building, his Cloak of Corruption trailing behind and fluttering slightly in the slight breeze. Clutching his trusty Angelic Betrayal in one hand and one of the legendary Dragon Khanjar shield in the other, he slowed to a stop at the edge of a building. Sitting down, Josh looked sideways.
The everlasting sunset of Kerning City shone blazing orange light across the city, through the littlest of alleyways that always seemed to be forgotten. This was the beauty of the city of the Theives; the golden light within could always purge darkness.
Until the day the world turned on its greatest of allies and friends.
It had started as a small, whistling sound, and in a flash, explosions triggered as bombs fell from the sky. In less than mere minutes, the once golden city of Kerning was no more, and along with it went the sunset.
Almost immediately after the first attack a massive horde of warriors, magicians, bowmen and pirates rushed through the city, evacuating citizens and killing any theif they had sight on.
On that fateful day; the world seemed to shed tears of blood.
Every theif that had survived had to run. Himself included. Now with the regular patrols going through the ruins of Kerning, Josh had to stay alert. As much as he hated killing fellow adventurers, he had to, in order to survive. He watched as the sky dimmed, turning to a darker shade of navy. After the sky had turned into a deep, rich dark blue, Josh stood up and whispered,"Haste, Dark Sight!" before leaping off the roof and landing with a soft thud on the blood splattered ground below.
Footsteps. Josh could hear them quite distinctly, either his senses had become more acute or his enemy was very foolish. Moving towards the source of the sound, he turned the corner and found what he was looking for.
-Location: Ellinia-
Celeste glanced up at the starry sky visible through the skyscraping trees. The breeze felt cool, and it tingled against her skin. Pulling her gloves higher, she ensured that the Maple Skanda concealed underneath was not visible before drawing a fresh string from her pack and restringing her bow. Satisfied, she flexed the string on the Dark Arund. When it didn't snap, she smiled slightly before heading for the north-west exit of Ellinia.
"Halt," the taller of the guards said as Celeste approached. "What is your job?"
"A ranger," she replied, rolling her eyes. "May I please pass?"
The smaller one shrugged. "Sure." he opened the gate and allowed Celeste to slip through. "Hey- wait!" he called out abruptly. Celeste stopped, and sweat formed on her brow. 'Damn; did they notice?-' she thought. She turned around and asked timidly,"Yes?"
"Nothing." the guard turned his back on her and his companion closed the gate.
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"What's up Charles?" asked the taller one, taking a bite out of his dinner.
"I think I drank one too many beers before our shift, I swear I saw that girl wearing a claw." Charles replied wearily. The taller one laughed and clapped him on the back.
"Yeah: Bowmen can't wear claws, dumbo." he said, taking a nearby twig and poking the fire absentmindedly, causing the fire to spark and leap up.
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"Phew," Celeste muttered as she walked through the trees. "I thought I was done for..." Stripping off her gloves, she bent her fingers eagerly before looking around for a nearby area she could camp in. Using a small amount of the massive load of silk trixter's web, she created a small camouflage out of squishy liquid and leaves from slimes and dark stumps that she had hunted earlier that day. Using some rather large sticks to hold up the camouflage to create some kind of crude shelter, Celeste crawled inside and could only hope that no patrols went her way and discovered her, or worse; she hoped that it wouldn't rain. Wrapping her Cape of Warmness that she had created with the help if Alaster in her early adventuring days around herself, Celeste soon found herself falling asleep.
A/N: Okay! I hope that you enjoyed this idea of a story; read and review! Don't expect uber fast updates.