Job: Breaking and Entering (Alexei Sarona)

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Alexei Sarona looked up at the midday sun as he walked through the gates to Hargeon Town, frowning. This time of day was not particularly kind to the teenager; he preferred to work at night, when there were fewer people and his pitch-black cloak did not stand out as much. Still, the flyer had insisted that time was of the essence, so Alexei had rushed over to the city as soon as he could.

He pulled the flyer out from his satchel and checked again: The job had requested his presence at the Shipping Co. Building near the docks, stating that a group of thieves had broken in and were plotting an escape with jewels.  Alexei sighed; people would never learn, would they? If they were going to break the law, they should have at least done it covertly. Placing the flyer back into the satchel, Alexei made his way towards the warehouse.

As he made his way through the streets of Hargeon, Alexei considered his options. He sympathized with the robbers, to an extent; after all, money was a requirement to live in this world. If it was a necessity, why not get it in a way that was entertaining? Still, this put them directly at odds, since Alexei's idea of fun at the moment was getting paid for beating the snot out of people.

As far as strategy goes, there were two main ways he could deal with these people. First, he could use his magic to attempt to trap them inside the warehouse and simply take them out that way. That would take a lot of magic power, however, and there was no guarantee that the robbers couldn't break out. The other way was to let the robbers escape, and pick them off one by one as they ran through the city. That way was easier on Alexei, but he couldn't be sure he would get all of them.

A sudden explosion brought Alexei out of his thoughts. Looking up, he saw smoke and heard screams coming from the direction of the warehouse. "Guess the decision was made for me," Alexei muttered under his breath, taking off towards the building.

As Alexei reached the building, he saw just what had happened: An enormous hole in the wall was plain to see, with officials all around inspecting what seemed to be a trail of jewels left behind by the robbers. Might as well introduce myself while I'm here, Alexei thought, approaching the officials. "Hello," Alexei began, "I'm here for the job."
An officer turned to look at him incredulously. "Well, what are you waiting for, then?" He asked, obviously irritated. "Get going! Catch them!"
"Understood," Alexei muttered, turning and chasing after the path of jewels left behind by the robbers. They couldn't have gotten far, he thought as he ran down the streets.

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After a minute or so of running, Alexei found what he was looking for. Just ahead was a group of about 10 bandits, each of them carrying a large sack of jewels on their back. The robber at the back of the pack had a fairly large tear in his bag, which must have been the source of the jewel trail they were leaving. They weren't running very fast; at his current pace, Alexei could easily catch up to them. He smiled; this group didn't look particularly strong. They still had a while to go before they reached the docks, too, so Alexei could take his time and enjoy stopping them.

Taking note of their surroundings, Aleksei realized that they were still in the warehouse district; the walls on both sides of them were comprised of sturdy metal. Not only that , but it was an alleyway, so the buildings were tightly crammed together. Perfect. Reaching a hand out, Aleksei traced his hand against one of the walls. "Sheelshift Magic, Manipulate," he muttered, causing a magic circle to appear between him and the wall. Alexei suddenly pushed his hand against the wall, hard. He heard the steel of the wall groan as it grew thinner, as well as the shouts of the robbers. Looking up towards the robbers, he smiled as he saw the fruits of his labors: a steel wall had emerged from the wall at the end of the alleyway, cutting off the robbers.

Alexei grinned as he came to a stop, hearing the irritated groans of the robbers as they stared blankly at the wall. The wall wouldn't last long; while it did, however, he fully intended to take full advantage of the robbers' situation. Reaching into his satchel again, he pulled out a small packet. Carefully, he took out a single sowing needle from the packet and placed it in his hand, the sharp end facing outward. In this moment of calm, Alexei realized that he was breathing heavily; rearranging the material in the wall must have taken more out of him than he had thought. Still, he had a job to do, and he'd be damned if he let a little tiredness prevent him from doing so.

A few robbers turned around, noticing the young wizard standing there. "Hey!" One of them yelled. "We've found the one who did this! Get 'im, boys!" The other robbers complied, four of them dropping the bags of loot and running at Alexei while drawing swords. Alexei simply smiled, letting the group run towards him. The more separated the group got, the easier it would be to defeat them; while he couldn't handle ten robbers at once, four should be easy enough. Holding out his hand with the sowing needle, another magic circle appeared around the hand. "Steelshift Magic, Enlarge," he muttered.

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As soon as Alexei muttered the words, the sowing needle began to rapidly expand. One of the robbers, who had been rushing right at the boy, was unable to stop in time; he impaled his own shoulder into the needle, causing him to drop the sword he was carrying as well. Alexei nonchalantly pulled the needle out, causing more pain to the robber and causing him to crumple to the ground. Dashing forward, Alexei gracefully dodged the attacks that were aimed at him; the robbers were clumsy, and their attacks were easy to read. Grinning, he unleashed his needle-blade on the other three who had attacked him. Two of the robbers managed to dodge it; the third was not so lucky, getting impaled through the neck by the sowing blade's razor tip.

Jumping back to avoid another swing from a robber, Alexei let go of the needle; it quickly shrunk down again, becoming an unassuming sowing tool once more. Looking around, Alexei realized that the first robber's sword was lying directly next to him. As he leaned down to pick it up, he grinned again, saying, "Who's next?"

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As smoothly as the first two robbers had gone down, the others didn't seem to be fazed; readying their swords, they charged again. Not expecting such a brazen charge, Alexei was caught off guard; one of the robbers' swords struck him, drawing blood and damaging his left arm. Alexei, however, was not one to let pain get in the way of his fun. His right arm, the one that held the sword, was still fine; if anything, he was filled with a desire to pay back what was just done to him.

Swinging the sword out, Alexei yelled out. The robber was startled by the sudden shout, although not as startled as the discovery that he no longer had a left arm made him. As that robber fell to the ground in pain, Alexei whirled around to swing at the other robber, cutting deep into his torso.

With the four that had attacked him killed or incapacitated, Aleksei turned his attention to the other six robbers...that were now escaping, since the wall Alexei had made earlier had reverted. Cursing under his breath, Alexei took off after them, trying his best to ignore the shooting pain in his arm.

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Despite Alexei's growing exhaustion, catching up to the robbers was easier than before; the greedy thieves had taken their comrade's jewel sacks, so they were moving even more slowly than before. When he was roughly 5 yards behind them, the robber who had commanded the others before turned and noticed him. "You're still around?!" He cried, obviously not expecting this to have happened. "Ted, Jim, Samuel, take care of him!" three of the robbers, probably the three the leader had named, stopped running and turned to face Alexei.

Alexei grinned despite himself. In the heat of chasing and battling, he could fully enjoy himself without any inhibitions; he really should thank the leader for such a great time after this. That is, if the leader was still alive to thank. Lashing out with his borrowed sword, Alexei engaged in battle with the three. Dodging the strike of one, he counterattacked, taking the unfortunate robber's head off cleanly. The spray of blood, however, distracted him, allowing one of the robbers to get a clean hit on his arm once again. Crying out in pain, Alexei whirled around, his eyes full of malice. Swinging his sword wildly, he took out the offending robber in a single blow to the chest, nearly bisecting the poor man. Turning to the last robber, Alexei glared at him with pure rage. "Do you want to play, too?" he asked quietly, although not without anger. "N-no," the robber said, dropping his sword and falling to the ground. "I surrend-"

The robber was cut off by a strike from Alexei, the sword driving into the robber's head. Staring down at the three dead men, Alexei muttered, "Now you've gone and pissed me off." Looking up, he realized that the last three robbers were still in sight; they were still trying to carry the loot of ten robbers, and seemed to be having a tough time of it. Perhaps he would put them out of their misery entirely.

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Since the robbers were still in sight, it was extremely easy to catch up to them. The lead robber turned around again, although he and the other two remaining robbers stopped this time. "You again?" He said angrily. "I guess this is what happens when I let my subordinates do the job." The leader cracked his knuckles, continuing. "Like I always say, if you want a job done right, you gotta do it-"

"Shut up." Alexei was suddenly directly in front of the lead robber, his sword pressed against the thief's throat. "Listening to you blab is getting boring." The lead robber sputtered, sweat pouring down his face. "Stop," he began anxiously, "Or you'll regret it!"
"Regret what?" Alexei said, his eyes devoid of compassion.

"Nobody will miss you." "But-" the robber began, only to be cut off by Alexei striking him in the neck with the flat edge of the sword. As he fell to the ground, sputtering and choking, Alexei turned his attention to the other two robbers. "Would you like to try?" He asked simply. The two other robbers looked at each other, gulped, and began running at Alexei, who sighed. "Figures." Pointing his sword towards one robber, he muttered, "Steelshift Magic, Enlarge." The sword expanded again, suddenly impaling itself into the robber's chest. Swinging his sword to the left, Alexei carved out of that robber and landed the blade on the other robber, cutting deeply into his arm. As both of them fell to the ground, Alexei smiled. With all the robbers out of commission, the job was over. Now he just had to wait for the authorities to get here, so he could get paid. Releasing the magic on the sword, Alexei took a seat atop the lead robber, awaiting his payment as he listened to the lead robber's groans.

Within twenty minutes, the authorities arrived to take the robbers away. "Did you really have to kill as many as you did?" The official asked Alexei. "You caused quite a mess doing so, and they didn't seem all that strong." Alexei just shrugged. "It wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining otherwise." The official just stared at him, obviously unnerved by the comment Alexei made. "Well, a contract's a contract, and killing wasn't forbidden," the official said, pulling out a pouch of jewels. "This should cover the costs for the job."

Alexei took the pouch gratefully. "Thank you. Should you ever need to contact me again, put out that you're looking for Saron. Word should reach me within a week or so." Getting up from his position atop the lead robber, he looked the man directly in the eyes. "It was fun; we should do this again sometime," he said to the lead robber, smiling. The thief just whimpered as Alexei walked away.

As soon as he was out of sight from the officials, Alexei winced and gripped his left arm. Pulling up the sleeve revealed two deep cuts in the arm where the bandits had struck him before. "First thing I should do is get this treated," he muttered, watching the blood seep from the wounds. "Where's a hospital around here..."
JOB END