The Shadow Thief
In the city of Gravif, Axel, a notorious thief, 'stumbles' upon a powerful artifact. Upon unlocking its abilities, the artifact corrupts his mana, causing it to plummet to -1. With this strange glitch, Axel becomes an unstoppable force. However, Axel, preferring to operate under the radar, opts to conceal his new abilities, not one for unwanted attention. Yet, luck proves to be against him as the city of Gravif and its lurking demons have alternative plans. --- I'll keep writing 'The Blood Magic User' and release one new chapter every day. This is another project I'm working on, experimenting with the system tag and adding my own spin. Thank you for reading!
WE ACTUALLY WILL TAKE THE GOLD
I paced back and forth, trying to figure a way out of this. There was no way that crazy maniac woman saw my face; I made sure my neck gaiter was up all the time. So, there was only one option left: Barton. She somehow found Barton and he ratted me out. But that didn't sound like Barton. Yes, he was a two-faced bastard, but even he wouldn't do something like this.
I put my dagger into my belt and left the house. I had to go to the Rusty Chalice and talk to Barton. However, I needed to make sure Sura was safe first.
"Everyone can be bought…" I muttered to myself. "I guess that includes you, Barton, huh?"
I knocked on the door and took a step back. After not getting a response, I put my ear to the door and listened inside. There wasn't a single sound coming; I could only hear a door swinging back and forth and hitting some sort of wall or box. Something seemed off…