As the silhouette of Aku made its way down the dusty streets, standing guard Gibbs notices a finely dressed, young red haired Scythian walking towards him, his golden bangles clinging together as he walks up to Gibbs suddenly flipping him a silver coin.
Catching the coin on reflex, Gibbs lets out a befuddled, “eh?”
“I’m here for the letter,” the youth says with impatience.
“Damn it, I gave it to a kid earlier thinking it was you,” Gibbs says, his face now a picture.
“What do you mean a kid?” the young man says flatly.
“A plain dressed kid, around 20 brown hair, no gold. He’s on his way to the bar, if you run you might be able to catch him if you run.”
Turning around the youth squats slightly prepared to take off, summoning some of his strength he takes off leaving only cracks and an imprint of his foot in the dirt.
“This is why I told em we needed a better secret code, a Scythian would never carry silver they said, don’t be daft they said,” Gibbs grummbles as the youth shot of into the distance.
Somewhere along the western side of the city, oblivious to the storm he’s been caught in, Aku makes his way, the opulence of the plaza starting to fade giving way to the dirt and grime of the slums. the beauty of the shops and market making way for the cheaply constructed houses and shacks that make up the slums. The poor and dirty people watch Aku as he makes his way down the dark alleyways, making him nervous as he makes his way to the bar Gibbs told him about.
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Suddenly a small child comes running through the ally straight into Aku, knocking him over.
Getting up and dusting himself off Aku quickly checks the condition of the child, “Are you alright?”
“En,” taking the now outstretched hand of Aku, the young elven boy nods in confirmation, before taking off again, shouting as he makes his way, ”Thanks, mista.”
Quest update: Deliver the envelope part 2- catch the thief: Rank*
I know I said luck was a skill but sometimes its a curse. unexpectedly you've been robbed if you don't get the envelope back from the young thief you'll fail your first quest. are you a failure?
Rewards The envelope upon failure you'll lose the opportunity to complete the quest and thieves will see you as an easy target
Luck+1
Aku grumbled aloud, “That little shit stole my envelope? Wait that gave me luck?” before realising that the people in the slums were still watching him. Putting the thought to the back of his mind he gave chase, following the child.
Left and right, under bridges, over motes of sewerage, down dark corridors, through the twisting, turning debris, made of poorly connected metal and wood, known as the slums, Aku chased, gaining a point in Agility, perception and coordination on the way. Making use of his long legs to gain distance on the longer straights. however, the kid clearly knew the area too well, losing Aku when he slipped through the some gaps in a fence, down one of the alleys.
Out of breath, wondering where the hell he was, Aku began looking around for a path in the general direction the boy had taken off, finding what he was looking for relatively quickly. Following the winding paths, losing himself even further in the slums eventually turning into a relatively open area Aku finds the elven boy cowering on the ground, a red haired Scythian standing over him.