-Break-
Φ It kind of weird to just be sitting here doing work. In less than a week Gevurah might attack and destroy everything on Skydust, I just guess it really hasn’t hit me yet.
I heard some people have started panicking, while others have started to devote themselves to their craft even more. I guess if our country is going to be destroyed, they at least want to reach the pinnacle of their craft.
Pumping myself up I say, “Then I will do the same, I will become the best pawn shop in all of Skydust. But aren’t I the only one in Skydust, doesn’t that make me the best by default.” Realizing my greatness, I let out a laugh of victory.
Suddenly I hear a smacking sound, then, “Hello.”
Looking down, I see a small boy no older than 10 years old dressing in a clown costume with a crescent moon mask. But, behind the little boy is a giant bag of stuff. “Hello dear customer, what can I do for you today.”
Staring directly into my face the boy says, “Why do you look like that?”
“Look like what?”
“A disfigured troll, why, I would like to know?”
“HEY, YOU LITTLE BRAT DID YOUR PARENTS NEVER TEACH YOU MANNERS.”
Frightened the kid says, “Sorry, but should I really be nice to pawn scum like you?”
“WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY YOU BRAT.”
“I just called you what you were, a low-class man who pawns things off people instead of actually making anything. Now let’s get to business.”
“Hey, you brat, you must be misinformed if you think I am just your average pawn shop owner. Listen here, everyone on this island is a sociopath so if any little thing they make is imperfect they either trash it or sell it to me.
But what they call trash would go for about 5 gold coins anywhere else or 750,000 lupas. So, I buy their trash for pocket change, then resell them at high prices. Despite being a lowly pawn shop owner, I happen to be the third most affluent person on Skydust.
I am the ultimate pawn shop owner, unmatched in heaven and on earth, the one who causes wars to stop at his presence, Läichen.”
Looking down, I see the little boy clapping his hands, and says, “Cool, how cool, then that means I can trust you. Thieves and pawn shop owners have always been friends.”
“You’re a thieve?”
Sweat starts to tickle down the boy's face, then he turns it to the side and says, “Did I say thieve I meant relieved, I am relieved that I have the best most handsome pawnshop owner in the world.”
Happy I say, “Well since you seem to know your stuff, I will let that one go. Now, what do you need.”
Reaching into his bag the kid pulls out a bunch of ridiculously high-end things and says, “Give me money.”
“What the hell, where did you get this stuff.”
“I found it laying on the street.”
“Do you expect me to believe that?”
Throwing a tantrum the child says, “Stop overthinking things, don’t you want my stuff.”
“Well, I can’t deny that.” Now how should I rip this child off. While examining the things he handed to me I say, “All these things belong to lady Dush.”
Using my arm, I grab all the things he places in front of me and bring them behind me.
“What are you doing, aren’t you a pawn shop, just give me money no questions asked.”
“That’s not going to happen. Everything on Skydust is made by someone pouring their hearts and souls into their craft and to steal that is to spit in the face of all of that, not a single person here would buy that stuff off of you. So, hand over all that other stuff.” I say reaching out my hand to grab him.
Jumping back, he says, “You suck, BLEH.” But as he jumps back, he lands in the arms of a young boy with snow-white hair.
Φ “Hey little boy, just know if you’re going to rob someone, A don’t walk around in a costume that obviously makes you look suspicious, then B don’t carry all the stuff in a bag with the crest of the person you robbed on it.”
From my right I hear, “Anto, we got to run!”
Looking over in that direction, I see someone in the same kind of clown costume as the boy but more feminine, the clown is also holding a box over her head.
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While looking away, I hear the boy move his hand towards me so I move my head away. But he manages to cut me in the side of the head, looking at his hand I see he has a dagger which looks like a legacy.
Despite his attack, I keep my grip on him and say, “Your too slow.”
The boy throws his dagger in the direction of the other clown and sticks out his tongue at me. Then suddenly he disappears, and the box the other clown was holding appears in my arms.
Looking over to where he was, I see the other clown holding the boy clown in her hands. I go to give chase, but then I feel something come over me and I fall to the floor.
Φ Finally catching up to Orb, I say, “You really didn’t have to walk so far ahead.” Looking up I see 2 clowns with one holding a bag of stuff. Their clothes just scream we robbed that old hag.
Walking up to Orbs crunched over body, I say, “You ok!”
Suddenly Orb gets up and puts his hands on my shoulder and says, “Atalanta we need to go have sex right now.”
“Huh, what.”
“Atalanta did I stutter, we need to go sleep with each other right now.”
“Wait, but why the sudden change?”
“Because I really just want to -Censor- you in the -Censor- all night long.”
Did he finally come to his senses, wait Atalanta think about this logically. “Hey you brats, what did you do to Orb?”
“Idiot, why would we tell an ugly girl like you, isn’t that right Anto.”
“She is so pretty.”
I can use this. “Please Anto help me, my brain is too small to figure out what you did.”
“My legacy has the power to invert things. So, I used it to invert the order of importance in that boy's mind. The least important thing in his mind became the most important thing.”
“Anto, you stupid idiot, don’t just tell her that.”
“You’re a stupid idiot, you idiot.”
“The order of importance.” Realizing what the boy just told me I get angry.
“Atalanta, right now the most important thing to me is to bed you, I have no time to waste.”
“Even when you don’t try, you still manage to insult me Orb, and I have had enough.” Pumping spirit energy into my right hand, I crash my fist down against the back of his head.
Getting up from the floor, Orb looks at me and then throws up. “I didn’t mean to hit you that hard are you okay.”
“No, not at all, I just realized what I just said to you, and the very thought of it is far too disgusting for me. Oh god, am I going to throw up again.”
Running out of his shop, a man says, “Give back those things you stole, if you do it now there will be no punishment.”
“We refuse. It goes against what teacher taught us.”
“Thieves rule number 3; those who get robbed are at fault, it sucks to suck.”
“WHO THE HELL TAUGHT YOU BOTH THAT!”
“None of your business.”
“Bleh,” Anto says as they both run off.
“Orb they’re getting away; you better hurry up.”
“I know, I know,” Orb says heading in their direction.
Φ Using snowboost I get up onto the rooftop they were both on in seconds, “It is time for revenge you rugrats.”
“Mime it seems he is like us.”
“He is so handsome.”
“Mime, focus!”
Using their moments of conversation I try to get close, but the Anto grabs Mime and throws his dagger, then just like before an object appears in place of them. Looking over in the direction of his throw I see them both running across the rooftops, so I give chase.
They are both rather nimble and fast. As they run they make very effective use of the environment to hide, if it wasn’t for my hearing and sense of smell, I would have easily lost track of them. From the way they acted, I thought they were stupid, but these two are quite skilled.
Sending some of my ice forward, I see them both jump through a window, so I follow them both through the window. As I enter I see we are all in a long corridor with a window on the other and a set of stairs towards the right.
If they go below me, I can freeze them with ease, so I am guessing they will head for that window, all I got to do I catch up to them. In a straight shot, these kids have no way of staying away from me.
Using snow boost, I dash forward towards them but Mime takes a dagger out as well, and then she seems to activate a legacy on it. She strikes the ground and the walls, which causes them all to burst open and invert sending debris flying my way.
I manoeuvre and dodge it all using the walls as footing. When I finally gain some nice footing, I use snow boost to dash towards them but then they disappear again and I am hit with a metal block in my face. “Now it is personal.”
Dashing out of the window, I jump on the rooftop they are on, and using most of my strength I create a massive wave of snow that I turn to ice trapping the two clowns' legs.
While they are bound, I say, “Another two legacies, I might really be cursed, though it is strange you both have similar powers.”
“There is only one legacy here.”
“Me and my twin sister share one.”
“Because we are one body.”
“One soul.”
“I see, so that explains it, your sister inverts tangible things like buildings, while you invert intangible things like thoughts.”
Sweating Anto says, “Your way off, not even close.”
But to my reassurance Mime says, “So not only beauty but brains as well.”
“Mime, don’t give away all our secrets.”
“Shut up Anto, you did the exact same thing.”
“No, I didn’t.”
“Yes, you did.”
“Shut up, you dumb clown.”
“Be quiet, you tiny cat.”
“Don’t call me I cat, they're all demons.”
“Then I guess that suits you rather well.”
“I hate you!”
“I hate you too!!”
“Both of you need to learn to be nicer.”
“Yes, I will,” Mime says.
“YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!!”
Letting out a sigh I say, “You both don’t seem to realize what trouble you're both in, you stole from the richest person in this city, do you really think there will be no punishment?”
“We don’t care about that as long as it helps us reach our dream.”
“Your dream?”
“Me and my brother both wish to one day have a house completely composed of candy and chocolate.”
“So, no matter where we are inside, we can eat sweet things.”
“You both could have just worked hard for that.”
“Thieves rule number 4; nothing tastes better than food you didn’t pay for.”
“Your teacher needs to be sent to prison.”
“Sorry, but I can’t let that go, even for someone as beautiful as you.”
Raising her hand Mime tries to strike my ice with her dagger, but I convert some ice into snow then extend it and freeze over her hand.
“Sorry, I will undo that soon.”
In my peripheral vision, I see Anto throw his dagger towards Mime and when it is directly in the middle of them both they swap potions, Anto catching his thrown dagger. Mime then uses her dagger to invert and break my ice.
They both make a run for the edge of the building and jump off of it. Following close behind I use snow boost to close the distance, but Anto throws his dagger at me. I manage to move myself out of the dagger way, but suddenly the sights around me change.
After taking a second to realize what happen I see I have changed position.
“Get out of the way!” I hear someone scream. But it was too late, I am hit by a Buffanoa and sent flying. Soon after, I land in something mushy, getting up I see that I am covered in shit.