This was probably the worst time she’d had with a mission since she had started this lifestyle. She was no longer starting her task then when she started being beaten senseless by a huge monster of sorts. She didn’t know where she went wrong. Did she get out of bed on the wrong side of bed? Did she get mistaken for someone else when they were handing out jobs? She really couldn’t put her finger on it. It was a big ol’ mess and she hated it. But whatever, she guessed she could deal with the pain so long as she didn’t get permanently damaged for it. She really didn’t like the whole concept of going out and getting her ass kicked any more than she liked sitting around and doing homework all day. She thought of it as a big ol’ bore and she wanted nothing more than to chill with her money rewards after this was all over. But she never got exactly what she wanted nor did she expect to. For now she was going to be stuck laying on the ground, being incredibly useless and potentially knocked out if someone didn’t do something quick in the next few seconds.
But then things turned around. Before she knew what had even happened some kind of material came over her to protect her from damage. Was it her partner? Was it someone that actually cared whether she lived or died? Well, maybe she wouldn’t go that far. Perhaps he was just doing this as a kindness to draw the beats away from her. It worked, at first. She was covered by the protective cushion, though she had to admit that it was pretty spikey and painful, and was pulled away. She kept quiet along the way, not wanting to upset any of her internal organs by a cheer. She was safe, for now. She peeked out from her protective cover and saw that the beast was bewildered as well. It almost looked like he wanted to stop fighting too. She didn’t even want to fight the beast in the first place but if he was going to go busting through walls and shit then she really didn’t have a choice now did she? She let out a huge enormous sigh that she felt all the way to her core. Even that hurt. What was she going to do if even breathing was going to be a hassle?
She was about to wiggle out and try to do something, anything to prove her worth. She didn’t know… maybe she could go and kick it for all the pain it caused her. No, that was surely going to be a one way ticket to getting her ass kicked again. Maybe she could shout at it to distract it? No, that was going to end up with it charging right at her. Again, not exactly what she had in mind. So she really didn’t know what to do except defer to her partner who seemed a lot more capable with these kinds of things than she was. He stood there, looking confident and unworried about anything that was going on. Maybe this was just a regular Tuesday to him, or maybe he knew how to hide his fear? She wished she was like him though. Calculated with witty comments to throw in here and there. All she knew how to do was get lost in her thoughts and think about every little thing she could have done better. She often hated herself for how she took up so much time thinking about what she could have done better and never acting on it.
She watched with amusement and awe as her partner busted out some kind of electric thread type move. She’d seen it in action before, and it was still as marvelous now as it had been before. The beast stood no chance against the electricity and was jolted pretty much to death. “Yep , that’s how you take down a beast,” she commented, as if anyone cared. She then proded it with a stick to make sure it was all good and taken care of. She regretted the choice as it was just bloody and it smelled horrible. She wanted to vomit just a little. She thought of grapes and smoothies to calm her stomach then shook her head. “I suppose we should go inside and look for that artifact? Or whatever it is we’re supposed to get here. I’ve honestly forgot in all the madness.” She laughed a little. It hurt. She wished she had some healing powers right about now, or a way to teleport to the nearest hospital. She didn’t want to think about how much money this kind of healing was going to cost but she was sure she was going to need more than a little rest.
Her partner was quick to suggest that they go get the artifact which she did without him even having to ask. “Yeah, I got it,” she smiled at his odd personality. It was nice not to be the only weird one around. She then took the artifact and marched it all the way back to the person who wanted it. It didn’t take all that long to get there. She just followed the tracks that had led her here. They were easy to follow now that she knew where she was going and what landmarks to look out for. She presumed her partner would follow behind her and that they would be able to make it back okay. Once she got back she turned in the artifact and was paid a hefty sum for all her efforts. Now someone might have called that the end of this all, but no they’d be wrong. She had so much more time to waste before she could call it quits. Like seriously, so much time she didn’t know what the hell she was going to do with it all. At least she had some money now, that was good for something or another.
She turned to her partner and gave him his share of the money then she said, “I guess I’ll see you around,” then she shrugged and parted ways. They hadn’t had much time to discuss anything together but she did hope that she would see the boy again sometime. He was too unique to not want to get to know better. Hopefully next time she would be of more use since she really didn’t have much to offer except companionship and some light hearted attitude. She went her own way and he went his own way (ooc permission given). So now all she had to do was go home and get some nice rest. She figured that she had to extend her “adventure” out by a ways so for now she was just going to be chillin. She went to bed after eating some pizza for dinner and then realized that her injuries weren’t all that bad. She would probably be fine after a couple days. That was no big deal as she was going to save money by not going to the hospital. Hopefully she wouldn’t have some majorly suckage chronic pain in her back that would debilitate her for a lifetime… right?
The next morning she got up same as most days and headed downstairs. She was feeling weak after yesterday and wanted to walk the abandoned and badly cleaned streets. The rain, as usual, has fallen again and the sidewalks are strewn with soggy waste as well as trash destroyed by surrounding animals, in search of food. She breathed in, and close her eyes. To say that it has already been beautiful here. Now, only a big ugly and a big bald asshole make animation. They yell too loud. Their hypothetical future customers do not just ignore them, they run away from their vision, preferring to go through the surrounding streets. What a good choice. She casually put her hands in the pockets of her jacket after having mechanically tried to take her flask, still missing. Where is she already? She had to think about it for a few seconds, closing her eyes, concentrating as if all the power of her memory is required. Ah yes, she remembered took it from her earlier. No but what? Finally. She change streets and begin slowly, but surely, her research which already promises to be long, painful, and boring, like the legs of a particularly tired dancer.
Well, speaking of dancers, maybe she could go to the dancers rather than doing her chores for the day. She dug somewhat in her pockets, while walking. It also seemed to her that she was light. Did she leave all her money at home? Painfully swallowing, she almost wondered if begging at the corner of a street would be a fair way to resolve the situation, but her critical and rational mind reminded her that doing this chore would probably be a better idea. She then lost all hope like the beginning of an amazing adventure. Having fun like that would be for another time. It was going to be a bad day, as usual. As she said earlier, the weather was bad and the streets were foul, but in addition, almost no one littered the wide streets of this place. How to go unnoticed as a future customer if you are one of the only people present in an area of dissatisfaction? Damn fate, she’d tell you, they are going after her. She stopped. A bench to her right smiles at her. She wave her hand like a madman and sit on it in a great groan of joy.
How long have she been standing, already, ten minutes? Fifteen? Very good. Have you heard the theory that a girl should never walk too long? Surely not, and it will be for another time! Now she had those chores…She got up as if all hope had returned to her. A reward awaits her at the end of its success. She remembered where she saw these first men. Many talked about it, but no one dared to act. Those taking the little pills became so big and so strong that nobody dared to rub them, except death, who came to take them without waiting for an invitation. They had appeared near the southern entrance to the town. Her info told her that the laboratory was completely in the opposite direction. A simple and concise tactic: focus people's attention on one place to be quiet in the other. In order to at least have information, she had to quickly go to the scene where all these deadly pill purchases were taking place. Getting there quickly, she quickly saw the vendors around the corner. She leaned a little further, looking up at the sky. She almost expected it to be difficult to find them, but logic says that a seller only wants to be seen. She dealt with them then went home. She was way too tired.
The freshness of the next morning revived the pains of the previous tasks she’d completed, that is to say the completion of a bunch of missions and jobs. Her aching joints were visible at dawn as she walked towards a small village indicated by the next adventure she had chosen. Some thieves had stopped her on her way but nothing really dangerous, he had eliminated them using simple hand to hand combat and nothing more complicated... His bag full of provisions. Some slices of fresh bread, two gourds filled with water, as well as some trinkets. She was traveling at normal speed along the road and had taken the opportunity to recover medicinal plants as well as edible mushrooms. The sun could be discerned through the shade of the trees above her body in addition to the freshness of the previous day. Drops still cool fell along the woman’s face and the same temperature refreshed her, although her whitish skin had never really appreciated the sun or the tan. Noises of wheels resounded not far from here as well as the cries of an adult man. She rushed towards the cart in order to notice what was going on, she saw with ger piercing orbs several men who tried to steal the goods on a cart.
Finally speaking of merchandise, he almost had to talk about furniture. “Okay stop ransacking this cart,” she said almost boardly, “you will be dealing with me now. I’ve been tasked with rounding up some thieves and you lot fit the bill. So chop chop, let’s go. If you wouldn’t mind tying yourselves up that’d be great.” Laughter resounded from the three thieves when they saw who was threatening them, a simple girl. It was worth nothing in the eyes of the grown men with developed bodies. Her right eye quivers during the thieves' laughter because of their mockery. The bad part only asked to kill them... A mature voice rose from one of the thieves. “What does a girl like you want? Stop us!?” A new burst of laughter resounds from the three thieves. But this time, one was missing. The child had disappeared from the vision of the three thieves in order to move to the right of the one closest to the cart using his excessive speed due to his talent in using special abilities. She gave chase. When she arrived alongside the thief, her right foot was already lodged in his throat in order to send him waltzing away from the goods to be protected.
The second thief then rushed on the kid to stab him in the throat, extremely flexible the child lowered himself below the dagger before catching the thief by the neck using his two feet . He swirled around the thief's neck to confuse him. Once this done, he struck the thief's neck with the edge of his hand to knock him out on the spot. Seeing the girl’s speed, the third thief fled screaming along the small dirt road between the tops of the buildings. This said thief stopped short in his race when she had just launched a rock at the neck of the poor guy. The head of the thieves who wanted to escape, however, was nowhere to be found... Then suddenly someone came out furious from beneath the cart, which had the gift of surprising the girl who stepped back several steps. The nervousness was visible on the traveler's face. “Thank you very much ! Really thank you, I owe you a deubt! You saved my goods and my life too!! Thank you kindly!” She quickly explained to the traveller that she was hired to deal with this kind of nonsense and that she was there to help him in his journey to travel to the next town.
This little warm-up against the three thieves had done her good and she was ready to face the dangers that may come. The traveller continued to thank her following her rescue and she decided to offer to advance on the road to the village because otherwise it would never end. Sweat beaded on her forehead following the fiery temperature that the sun provided to the area around her. They had already traveled several miles while a new band of thieves appeared in front of them in order to requisition the goods... She ended up darting towards the attackers throwing a series of various rocks at each of the thieves in order to knock them out them. Using her more powerful attacks would be useless against your every day opponents. Once the rocks were launched, the girl noticed that a chain had just smashed the rocks which fell clearly against the earth. A smile spread on the girl’s face at this precise moment, this one was not an idiot. She first observed the surrounding land. Soft, light but hard at the same time. Perfect for conducting combat on. The thief in the middle of the three knocked down the chain in the direction of the girl.
But in the end, he was no match for her. She grabbed the chain and used the weapon against him and then his two little friends. Then afterwards, she simply helped the traveller make it to the town and then called it a day. She had earned quite a lot of money over the past handful of days. She wondered what her partner from that beast encounter was doing with his free time. She hoped she would meet him again soon, but to do that she probably had to take on some more dangerous stuff. These small fries were no doubt too easy to take care of.
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