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Roleplay => Hero's Guild => Village Square => Hunter's Guild => Topic started by: JayJay on December 12, 2015, 08:26:07 PM
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The young Nara would casually walk through Carne Village, his destination an antique shop. During his travel however, the raven haired man decided to check on his arrow supplies, making sure they were all good. So far his quiver held a total of 15 plain steel arrows. Looking towards his bow, he checked the string to make sure it was wound just right. He gave the string a few test tugs, remarking how much strength was needed for a quick draw and how fast he'd be able to do such a thing if he was notching arrows, even making the motion for such a task. 'That'll have to do for now.' He mentally mused to himself as he spotted the antique shop in the distance. He slung the bow around himself, to join with his quiver, and made sure it didn't hamper any of his movements as he covered the distance between him and the shop in another minute. Opening the door, he heard the small ring that brought his entrance to the old man's attention. His crimson hues rapidly surveyed the entirety of the shop, his pupils dancing from side to side, up and down, before landing on the only occupant, the aged owner standing behind the country. Surely the aged man would be relieved to see someone in the guild's attire walking through his shop, something that could only mean he would be receiving the help he had requested for. "Hello sir, I apologize for my lateness. My name is Jay Nara, and I'm here to help you with your thief problem you stated in your request." Jay walked up to the counter and gave the elder a bow of respect and a disarming smile.
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As the bell went off, the old man's eyes would have locked onto the door. But the Guild's Armor did let him release a soft sigh of relief,"Thank the heavens..." He said beneath his breath. The man wore a long sleeved black shirt, with nice gray pants. His hair was a gray color and his brown eyes rested behind a round pair of glasses. He offered a smile to the Guild Member,"You're the one to fulfill my request? Thank you so much."
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Jay smiled brightly as he nodded in affirmation. "That I am... So do you have any description of the thief and this particular item he stole?" He had a pretty good memory when it concerned important information, so he didn't think he would need a notepad for now.
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The man gave a gruff noise before nodding his head,"The thief had blonde hair, and was just a few inches shorter than you... He also seemed to wield two daggers. They had... Brown handles, with roses on the ends." For an old man, he had a great memory. He stroked his chin and then continued,"The item was a silver amulet, with a purple stone in the center. Although it is rumored to be an item drop from a monster, which grants the user a special ability, it is just a rumor. It has been in my family for many of generations now."
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The exceptionally custom daggers was obviously the biggest part of this description. No matter what, no man threw away their weapons. Jay smiled as he listened to the man's words, quirking a brow at this supposed special ability. "What's this rumored special ability? He didn't want this thief to pull a fast one and bust out with some super power he wasn't prepared for. With this man's impressive memory, he should remember a story his father or grandfather told him concerning the amulet.
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The man gave the adventurer a skeptical look as he asked the question but would answer nonetheless,"It is said that, at one time, the necklace could grant it's wielder the power to become intangible. Letting them be the best thieves in the world, so my family protects the necklace." He sighed, obviously not believing the story,"It's so cheesy, even I didn't believe it as a kid. It looks worn down and like a piece of crap."
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'Intangibility?' The Nara couldn't believe such an item was out there in the world and a thief was now in possession of such a thing. "Best thief indeed." He muttered under his breath as the smile softened a bit, Jay extended a hand towards the man. "Thank you for the small talk sir, I'll get your amulet back to you."
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The man would bow his head to the man as he took his hand and gave his hand a firm shake,"Anything I can do to help. The best of luck to you, and thank you."
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Jay smiled brightly and proceeded to make his way out of the small little antique shop. The bell would ring again, this time marking his exit. When the sun met his face, he lifted a hand to block the rays from harming his eyes. "Hmm, let's find us a thief." He mused to himself as he hopped onto the roof of the nearest building and made off towards a different part of this market district. If he had just gotten an amulet that allowed him that power of intangibility, he would continue to rob everybody as quick as he could. That time limit would be the key to outsmarting this thief. His target would eventually be the village's bank, if it already hadn't been hit.
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As if one cue, there would be a scream coming from somewhere in the market district,"Help! A ghost robbed my store!!!" Of course, such a statement seemed outrageous but the person was a middle aged woman coming out of her shop and flailing her arms wildly. People were looking at her funny but there was clearly true panic on her face,"Please, someone help me!"
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The scream seemed to have come from behind him, which caused him to pivot on the next roof and push off towards the screaming woman. He did a semi dramatic flip in the air and landed a few yards away from the woman and covered the distance with a light jog. "Was this ghost, blonde, short and had a pair of rose daggers?" He spoke quickly, his eyes shooting all over the immediate area, his head would swival as he constantly searched for a mop of blonde hair in the gathering crowd the screaming woman had generated. He didn't want to alert his prey that he was being hunted and thus refrained from using any chakra to search for abnormal chakra levels amongst these civilians. One couldn't be too careful.
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Of course, as the man in the Guild's outfit showed himself, she ran towards him flailing. Though confusion crossed her face as she spoke, giving a nod of her head,"Y-yes! And this weird, glowing purple necklace!" The woman exclaimed in panic,"I thought I was dead for sure! He wore his daggers on his hips, it was intimidating! One second, he was coming towards me, and then the money in my cash register was gone, without leaving my eyes! And then he was gone! Just gone like the wind!" She shuddered, obviously scared out her wits.
Of course, at this point, a crowd of people had started to form a circle around the two of them, listening to the woman more clearly now that an adventurer had taken interest. Of course, there was a figure in the crowd that retreated the second the adventurer spoke the words about a short, blond haired, culprit. The person had their hood drawn up over their head to hide the details of their hair and face but the cloaked person would dart off quickly towards a nearby alleyway quickly. Depending on how well the archer's eyes were, the man may have caught the faintest of gleams from the silver necklace on the person's neck, ending in a ding and beat up amulet... With a purple stone.
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The Nara would faintly listen to the woman, his eyes carefully bouncing from person to person. As the woman mentioned a purple glow, his eyes would pass by a hooded individual. He would move his eyes to the next individual, before his eyes shot back only to notice he was gone. "Darn he's fast. I see him." He moved quickly and jumped over the crowd to land on the rooftop of the alley the cloaked thief ran into. His trained eyes locked onto the individual and gave chase from above.
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Deciding to take the rooftops was a smart idea on Jay's part, seeing as when the cloaked person was darting down the different back alleys, he seemed to throw a look over his shoulder to try and see if he was being followed. Of course, the thief thought that it was weird no one was behind them, their eyes going to the rooftops to catch sight of the figure in pursuit.
In an attempt to try and lose the man from the Guild, the person would take a sudden left turn down an alley, which had a way to escape to the person's right if they could make it, though they showed now signs of slowing down as they came towards the wall straight ahead of them.
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The Nara maneuvered his bow from his back and held it in his left hand. Before he could reach for the arrow the man took a sharp left and turned down another alley. He took would make a sharp pivot and continue tailing the man, jumping onto the roof of the opposite building. There was a dead end ahead of him and an exit to his right, but as if remembering about the Intangible ability of the amulet, he had a feeling he was going straight ahead.
He growled in his throat and pushed ahead with a burst of energy, aiming to clear the area, just as the thief would most likely shoot inside the building. Depending on whether the thief kept a linear path, the Nara would once again flip in mid air, this time twisting around and as he cleared the roof, he would pull an arrow from his quiver and notch it on his bow and await the thief. To make sure he didn't release the arrow prematurely he kept his senses on the thief's chakra signature. He would be 15 yards from the estimated exit of the building the thief would no doubt enter. He only hoped his estimations were correct as he pulled the string back in preparation.
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As predicted, instead of making a turn for the right, the purple stone in the amulet would glow and the person ran straight through the wall, the signature of the person becoming barely noticeable.
Jay had also prepared the right course of action before, without anything stopping the person, they would have ran easily through any obstacle. The figure had went into a straight line completely, actually coming out of a wall and trying to run straight into the crowd once out in the open again.
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With his sudden drop from the sky, he had landed in the middle of a crowd of people. He still took his action from before, only now would he add a quick, "Clear the way." to give some direction to the hysterical group of civilians. As the thief burst from the building, the Nara had a split second to decide on his course of action. If the amulet was still glowing, he would refrain from releasing his arrow, but if it was dull and inactive, the arrow would shoot towards the right thigh of the thief, the speed of it would hope to catch the man off guard, while keeping the attack nonlethal.
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The necklace would still be glowing but the color was quickly fading. But, as it faded, the person seemed to be almost fading as well. They were running straight towards Jay, as if unaware of all the people screaming and the man with a bow and arrow drawn. As the person approached, if Jay released his arrow, it would just pass through the figure.
The figure, after only five steps towards Jay, would almost completely disappear. Though, beneath the hood, he would be able to see beautiful eyes the color of emeralds. But then, once the amulet stopped glowing, the person would disappear. And there'd be no trace left of the energy coming from the figure.
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Jay would refrain from releasing his arrow because the amulet was still glowing. But as the man disappeared completely, the Nara stood baffled in the crowd of screaming civilians. His grip on the string of his bow lessened as he narrowed his eyes. This didn't make much sense but he guessed that that was the whole point. Perhaps the amulet was cursed and caused the wearer to forever be intangible with extended use. But if that was the case, the amulet would have clattered to the ground after its curse was in full effect. If not, then invisibility would be another ability the amulet held. Regardless, the Nara would return his arrow to his quiver and fail and relocating the energy signature of the thief. "Great, that's a thing. I need to find him again."
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The one lead the man had was now gone, and the thief would try something so soon after almost getting caught. It'd be, at the least, a few hours before something happened again. The hero could take this to try and find out some leads from the information he had from a pub to ask about the person, the people in the area to see if they saw anything, or the library to try and follow up more on the amulet itself. Sadly, he'd only have time to do one of them, though. So whatever he did would be the only thing he did.
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Of course the Nara didn't find any fallen amulet and thus decided he should wait things out until the thief made his reappearance. Everybody was still panicking from his appearance, so he spent a few minutes calming them down, explaining the situation. After he did that, he informed them to be on the lookout and spread the word. That amulet was the source of this entire phenomenon and he trusted the old man to have told him the full truth about what he knew about his heirloom.
In the meantime between now and the next time the thief made his next move he'd make his way towards the library and check if that amulet had a more illuminated history to it.
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Once getting to the library, Jay could look into a few things about the necklace. He could look up necklaces with weird abilities, or he could also try and look necklaces matching the physical design of the amulet. The choice was his and the man had roughly five and a half hours before something would happen.
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The raven haired man would indeed inquire the receptionist about necklaces that held weird powers and would be directed to such a small section. He was surprised there was an entire section for necklaces alone, but in this monstrous world, he shouldn't have been. He didn't join the guild for nothing. He smiled as he skimmed through a few books, but doing nothing concerning his current amulet of interest. He would lose track of time, a few hours passing before low and behold, in one of the books a picture of the amulet popped into sight. "Holy crap, I found it." He'd exclaimed in surprise, immediately getting a shush from one of the librarians. He blushed, looking towards the woman, before returning his gaze back to the book to read up on the amulet to learn everything that was documented about it. Something that was surely needed when a hero found an item from one of them many monsters that were killed.
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At the time of finding the information, there would only 45 minutes until the next event would happen. It seemed the necklace didn't let the user become invisible, or even intangible. The necklace was an item that was dropped when a Shapeshifting Dragon was killed, and the amulet was filled with the Magic from the beast. The name of the Amulet was, blandly named, The Amulet of Illusions. It allows the caster to create illusions of their will, though only those with strong enough wills can use the amulet. People driven by their emotions have been known to be great users of the amulet, especially those of anger. But it usually leads to the person seeing things that aren't actually there.
Others have seemingly used the necklace in sheer fear or panic, and those people usually come off without any side effects.
And there is only one record of a person using it for good, and that was the first Hero who got the item, before it was passed down to his child, and then stolen, being lost for some time. The man who used it to help others had been a great warrior and known as the '1000 Man Army', due to his illusions.
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"Illusions..." The word would roll off of the Nara's tongue, his crimson hues would darken in realization, slamming his fists on the table. "That sum b**** sent an illusion into the wall and took a right!" The librarian closest to him would grow annoyed at the use of profanity and blatant disruption of those around then hero and would approach him, grabbing at his ear like a mother would to her child. "I will not tolerate such actions and words in this library. Get out, and next time you come in here, you better bring some manners." She scolded the Nara, who naturally couldn't break free from such a dangerous hold and could only struggle as he was escorted out of the building. "Sorry, sorry, it won't happen again. Promise." He exclaimed as he felt the cool breeze of the day turning into the evening around him. "See to it that it doesn't." She cast one more look towards the raven haired hero, a faint blush crossed her cheeks at the gaze he was giving her. She closed her eyes and humphed, before walking back inside the library. This left the Nara to recover some lost dignity, which in sue made him once again take to the roofs, speeding towards the tallest building in the village, which quite possibly might be a church.
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The tallest building was not a church, though that was a close second. The tallest building the famous Carne Village Hotel, one of their many attractions.
Nearly an hour later, the day having calmed down some and the sun almost fully past the horizon, that something would happen. In the darkness, a jewelry store owner was shutting down for the night... A perfect target. There would be a loud scream, followed by the sound of breaking glass as the thief started to fill countless bags with the jewels. The shop owner was screaming in a corner, a large tiger growling at her and prowling back and forth in front of her.
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Jay wasn't discouraged about being on top of a hotel, but determined to find this thief. While he didn't wish to cause a commotion, he knew any sounds would be heard if he concentrated hard enough. At such a high peak, both his eyes and ears were trained to find any significant disturbance in the village. He kept his gaze towards the market district, the hot zone for thieves to strike, the falling sun proving to be a natural cloak for those nocturnal creatures.
An hour would pass before he heard the scream, he perked up and stood to his feet, having been sitting down with his legs crossed. He formed a small series of hand seals and slowly inhaled, his belly growing from the amount of water that was being created inside of it. He had to be perfect with his timing. After another few seconds he released a stream of water(1) that shot towards the sound of the scream that seemed to resonate throughout the entirety of Carne Village from his position. The water would move quickly towards the ground and in that process the Nara would form another, smaller set of seals. His chakra rushed down the fountain of water and before the water could hit the ground the very tip of the water formed spikes and stabbed into the ground, but to keep the rest of the water from crashing and spreading, it proceeded to freeze as well(2) backtracking all the way to the Nara who closed his mouth and let the last quart or so of water to freeze at the edge of the roof.
He smirked at his handy work and jumped atop the slide of ice and used chakra to control how fast he was sliding down, not at all sure of what he'd expect when he reached the bottom.
1- Suiton: Funsui no Nagara (Water Release: Fountain Stream)
2- Hyoton: Kesshō Chōkoku (Ice Release: Crystalline Sculpture)
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By the time his display was done, the quick thief had the goods and was running through the opened door of the building. Then the person's attention was pulled towards the ice slide and the man that was sliding down it. Her necklace was already glowing a light purple but he would throw his right hand towards Jay, fire streaming out of the hand suddenly in a cone that aimed to burn Jay to a crisp... Or would it? Although it looked real, it was actually an illusion and the person in the cloak, two large bags of jewels in each hand, turning quickly to stay running swiftly down the street and trying to turn left down the street at the corner of the block.
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Jay would prove a lot more determined now that he knew that things were mere illusions. His crimson hues gleamed in excitement as he noticed the glowing amulet. Not wasting a single moment, he removed his bow from his back and quickly notched an arrow. As he was consumed by the flames of illusion, he released his arrow, towards left calf of the thief as he fixed to attempt to escape. A second after that he'd use a bit more chakra to shoot off the slide towards the thief, attempting land a few feet to the thief's right, just in case his arrow didn't land he was ready to give chase.
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There was a yelp of pain as the arrow struck the leg of the thief, the arrow having hit it's mark. But now the thief knew that this person knew the amulet's true purpose. There was a grumble curse as the thief would have dropped the bags of jewels and turned deftly on their feels. A half face mask hid the person's details beneath black cloth, though shining emerald eyes burned with anger as they would lock onto Jay as he came to land so close to the person.
In a motion of someone trained in the art of duel wielding, suddenly the daggers from the person's hips were in their hands and, even with the injured leg, they aimed to close in on Jay. The first strike brought one blade quickly towards his right arm, aiming to cut into the bicep. The following strike was with the other hand, hoping to drive the dagger's edge across his left rib cage. She was going to try and carve him up, obviously the amulet wasn't the only thing the person was good at using.
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The Nara was glad the arrow landed, but as he landed, the thief had lunged towards him in what he saw as desperation. Deciding to end things, he clenched the bow in his hand and moved it to parry the strike towards his arm. He then hopped back a few feet, evading the second swing. With his free hand he pulled another arrow from his quiver and aimed it at the thief. "Give up, nothing is worth dying for." Something was nagging at the Nara, telling him something was about to happen. Always one to go with his instincts, his chakra coursed through his being with a purpose in mind.
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The person before him would give a low growl as the man jumped backwards away from the attack, parrying the strike easily. The person screamed and, it wasn't a man's voice, but female's voice,"DIE!!!!" She screamed, the dagger from her right hand would fly forwards with a flick of the wrist. It came barreling towards his chest quickly but, with the amulet glowing purple still, the daggers would multiply into fifty, hoping to throw him off and confuse him.
At that moment, she spun on her heels and ran back towards the bags, grasping them and running. She would also multiply, three different figures taking different paths, the real one continuing straight, although the others were there to try and be distractions.
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Jay's instincts proved correct and with a smooth motion, he used a simple substitution with one of the bags of jewels, causing it to inevitably explode in a display of shiny fireworks as the dagger ruptured the bag. His crimson eyes narrowed and he shot the arrow just under the revealed woman, infusing it with a decent amount of ice crakra. As it hit the ground the chakra would release a pulse around the immediate area, freezing the airborne water particles, found in every droughtless environment. With that, her feet would quickly freeze and he would quickly close the distance between them and move to disarm her while she surely grew confused with the speed at which everything seemed to happen.
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The woman would have given a loud scream as the bag of jewels wasn't in her grasp, drawing her dagger once more as she ran. But once her feet were frozen over, she dropped the one bag she did have and let out a screech. Her left hand, the free one, would grasp the necklace and tear it off her neck before throwing it downwards. The dinged up necklace would fly towards the ground and on contact with the ground, the purple gem would shatter.
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With his right hand holding onto her left hand, he was close enough to notice her intentions and stop them. To do this, he had to drop his bow, his left, now being free he moved and grabbed her wrist before she could toss the amulet down. "That's enough!" With some precise manipulation, he carefully froze her arm movements by freezing the blood inside her arms(1). This was dangerous though as there was a very short window that this could be safe. Keeping the fluidity of his movements, he swept her feet from under her, his ice turning into water as they were sent into ground below, where he would undo his technique and straddle her, his hold on her wrists strong enough to keep her from doing anything further, her other dagger a bit out of reach at this moment.
1- Hyoton: Shi no Hōyō (Ice Release: Death's Embrace)
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There was a loud scream of mixed anger and fear as she lost control of her arms and her feet were taken out from underneath her. Her plan to destroy the amulet was foiled, her face twisted in rage. But as she fell onto her back, her struck her head against the ground, and with a grunt she conveniently passed out. The amulet thudded against her chest and slid onto the ground next to her.
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Jay grunted as he fell atop her, but could only be surprised as she was rendered unconscious. He looked down at her, quickly developing a deadpan expression as he had quickly grown accustomed to her anger and rage. He checked her vitals and checked the back of her head for any hints of blood. Despite whether it was bleeding or not, he decided he would take her to the hospital, pulling the amulet from her possession and pocketing it. "There was no reason for you to put this much of a fight." He muttered to himself before flowing through a few seals and using the moisture in the air to bind her hands together, as well as her feet(1). After he did that he picked her weapons up, collected the scattered jewels and pocketing them as well as the undamaged bag and walked back to her and picked her up. Thoughts of whether to return the jewels filled his mind, but he wouldn't think too much about it as he hopped up to the roof and made his way to Carne Village's local hospital.
1- Hyoton: Kōsoku (Ice Release: Restraint)
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When he got to the hospital, there were a few questions asked, but not many thanks to his armor and the Guild having been alerted about the mission. Once the woman was into custody, Jay had a choice to make. He could make off with the Jewels and the amulet, keep only one of the items, or return them both back to their owners.
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Answered the questions asked of him, telling of his mission, leaving out some details and left the woman in their care, the authorities already inbound. But back to the matter at hand, as he left the hospital, he was once again weighing the option of returning the jewels, already knowing he had to return the amulet to complete his quest. Deciding against being just like the young woman he just stopped, he made a detour to the woman that owned the jewels. At this point, she was still in the process of cleaning her shop of the mess, a dejected look on her face. He softly cleared his throat as he knocked on the threshold. "Ma'am, sorry about what happened."
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The woman blinked at him, before her lips turned into a smile,"Thank you so much!" She would take the jewels back before moving behind the counter of her store quickly. There was a shuffling noise before she'd pop back up again, tossing a pouch to the man,"There, thank you again!"
20 Crystals Gained.
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Jay wasn't glad to see a smile on the woman's face, catching the bag of crystals in surprise, not having expected a reward for that. He didn't question it however and waved at her. "No problem ma'am, be careful okay." He told her before leaving her to her business, pocketing the crystals as he made his way to the antique shop to complete his quest.
When he got there, he entered with a grin, more relaxed than before. A thought in the back of his mind, reminded him that he would need to clean his arrows when he got some free time. "Getting this back was harder than I was expecting." He said, more to relieve the man of any tension of worry than to joke around. He lifted the amulet from his pocket as he walked up to the counter, the old man clearly awaiting him this whole time.
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The old man would look at the man as he came in, a smile on his face,"Is that so?" He took the amulet and would raise it in front of his face,"Intangibility... Ridiculous." There was a gleam in his eyes that made it almost seem like he knew what the amulet was actually capable of. He would look at the man, and then nod his head,"This thing has caused me nothing but trouble... Maybe it'd be better in the hands of an adventurer." He smiled coyly,"Tell me, lad, are you interested in this amulet?"
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'Well sh*t.' His mind echoed as he wondered about the game the old man was playing. This could be some more karma coming his way, which was always good. He offered the man a smiled and bowed his head. "I would be honored to accept the amulet, sir. It's true, it would be safer, since another thief could very well return to cause more problems for you." He didn't want anything to happen to the old man and wished for his well being, like any good Samaritan would.
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The man's lips turned into a suddenly greedy smile,"Then how about we call the reward a wash and you toss me.... Fifteen Crystals and you can consider it yours?" It seems that not everything in this world is free.
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Had no qualm with giving the man the crystals he wanted. He already had plans for the amulet, and had seen and studied about it enough to know how to use it justly. He gave the man the 15 crystals of the 20 the woman had given him. "Pleasure doing business with you." He smiled as he retrieved the amulet, holding it up to his eye level, looking straight into the gemstone, as if promising the first Hero that used it that he wouldn't disappoint him.
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And with that, Jay's mission would come to an end.
Amulet of Illusions(Inactive) gained!
+ 5 Crystals. 15 Fame for Mission Completion. 10 Fame for returning Jewels.
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Jay smiled as the classic Final Fantasy battle completion tune rung in his ears. He slung the amulet around his neck and tucked it under his armor and bid the old man a farewell before leaving the shop and returning to the Guild HQ.