The crowd grew thicker as the sun became brighter. Each stall was filled with people left and right. I'd say you'd be lucky to even be able to buy something in this crowd. But that didn't quite bother me because I was a lot more bothered with something else.
In a silent alley, I stood in a dark corner thinking about all my previous interactions with the residents of this world.
A mercenary, a traveller, long black hair and then this... I looked at the red woollen scarf wrapped around my neck, a long dark cape draped across my back, my long silky dark brown hair that almost touched my shoulders and a small cylindrical hat with a feather attached to it(Just imagine Merlin Hermes from lotm).
Even though I couldn't see my face I could tell that this body was not mine. If that was true, then I really want to see my new face but sadly I did not have the means...to?
OH WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!!!
Just then an idea flickered across my mind.
I opened my palm, closed my eyes and thought hard, and i mean hard!
*Shew*
My palm feels quite heavy and something was in it. Knew it~ although it did feel a little bit draining.
I opened my eyes and in my hand was the thing I wanted. "A mirror, and such a beautiful one too." The mirror was made of silver with intricate patterns and gems on it's sides.
My face was that of a sharp yet charming young man. Pale skin, long eyelashes, and a sharp nose. Like a poet or a mysterious bard in a novel. "Dayyyyum."
"That's some pretty stuff you got there~"
An annoying voice rang through the dark alley. Turning around, what Arv found was exactly what he had expected. Some random NPC looking thugs. Let's just call them 'Ton-Chin-Kan' for now.
"Better empty your pockets and run away pretty boy before we mess up that face of yours, right Gaston~" The overgrown mushroom spoke.
"Ya better listen to him man" The big black guy beside him then spoke arrogantly with a sneer.
"Yeah mate, we're feeling gracious today so we'll just have you empty your pocke-What the?! URGH!"
The skinny pink and blue haired guy's rambling was cut short by a young girl dashing through the alley "GET OUT THE WAY!! GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU DORKS!!!" as she proceeded to use the middle guy's face as some of trampoline by stepping on it and landing on the roof of the house behind me. Before continuing her run, she looked at me and spoke with hurry. "3 on 1? Tough situation man, I'm in a hurry so i cant help. Live strong!" She then again proceeded with her run with...some sort of red glowing insignia? Damn that theif must've had a great loot today. Well back to my situation-"Sooooo...Did that by any chance cooled down your anger?"
"Nope" The emo guy spat his broken tooth out and snarled at me. "In fact it rained down on our parade and now we're even angrier!!!" He pulled out two knives from god knows where and charged right at me.
"Huff, knew it." I said before materailizing a woooden baseball bat and hitting him right in his face. Oof! That's probably gonna give him a hell of a concussion.
"GUH!" The emo let out a loud noised before falling unconcious with a bloody nose and many of his teeths scattered around on the floor.
"YOU BASTARD!!! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!?!" The black one shouted out.
"Wait Gaston! That guy's probably a magician! IT ain't worth it!!" The mushroom tried to hold that Black buffoon.
"MAGICIAN OR NOT, NO ONE GETS TO DISRESPECT US LIKE THAT AND JUST WALK AWAY!!!" He screamed that mushroom before charging straight at me. "OWWOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!"
Arv calmy sighed before muttering-"It's gonna be a long day."-with a calm yet sinister smile.
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Emilia was having a very bad day today.
First, she was sent to the Capital by Roswaal today with the reason that she needs social experience and has to see the land that she might eventually one day rule. Which she doesn't deny but due to her traumas and constant racism she's faced, it's fair to say that she is a bit uncomfortable being in the middle of the Capital on such a busy day at that.
Second, although she was sent with Ram to attend to her in the Captal, she somehow got seperated with her in the thick crowd.
Third and the worst, in her efforts of finding and reuniting with Ram, she got her insignia, HER DAMN INSIGNIA STOLEN BY A RANDOM THEIF WHOSE FACE SHE COULDN'T EVEN SEE!!! Her entire purpose depends on the insignia. If she somehow manages to mess up in finding it back, her whole career, dreams and hopes will be done for. So she must get it back.
Running on the path that she had witnessed the young theif running towards she eventually comes near a dark alley.
"GAHHH PLEASE STOP!!"
"NO MORE! NO MORE! WE BEG OF YO-ARGH!!!"
"AHAHAHA!!! AHAHAHA!!! AHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!"
Emilia's steps halted as she heard loud screamings from the alley she about to go into. She could hear someone-no, more than one person screaming and begging for mercy and a loud, almost demonic laugh could be heard.
"Seems like a crime scene, Lia" She turned her head towards a small cat that came out of her her, Puck. "Be careful when you go in, kay?"
"Mhm Puck, I understand." She replied.
"Hm, thats great, I'll be right here so don't be afraid."Puck smiled at his daughter before nuzzling back into her hair.
"Rest nicely Puck." She turned her attention back to the scene as she prepared a Huma spell for safety before slowly entering the alley.
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"Huff~ Didn't know that beating up people would feel so great~"
"Wha?"
"Huh?" While Arv was bathing in the pleasure of having a strong body, Emilia entered the scene and her main attention now rested on Arv who stood in the middle of a alley with three bodies scattered at hs feet and a long bloody bat in his hand with some blood splattered on his sharp face.
"Let me tell you somethin-" Before Arv could speak any further, an ice particle flew across the alley missing his cheek by a hairs width. HOLY FUCK!!! DID SHE MISS OR WAS THAT A WARNING?!?!
"That's as far as you'll go villain. Now be a good boy and return what you've stolen."
"Wait. What i stole? So you're not here to arrest me for this?" Arv stated as he looked around him-or rather at the unconcious body of the 'victims' of his sudden adrenaline rush.
"While what you have done here is something I want to punish you for, I have much more important things to attend to." She stated with a straight face.
Ok so she isn't here to arrest me, which is good. And she seems to have lost something, which is also good. And looks rich, which is just amazing!~