DIP: The Piercer (complete - TO BE EDIT)

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It took some time to reach the modern timeline where the magical past became a legend that engraved to each young lads as fairytale stories. Yet, they didn’t know in some fairytale, there was always a touch of truth that was passed down as a lesson to be heard.

Only half of the year, a rumored name has become so well known by everyone in the town of Regal Falls. This name was indeed known as a thief but also a legend in one fairytale book; Robin Hood. Everyone knew that this particular Robin Hood was fast like a speed of lightning whenever it sets a noble target to be robbed. On every night of robbery, the stolen goods were all spread to those who were living in such low status. Those low status were separated from the royalties, nobles, or even rich man - worst, neglected by the town itself. Only the Robin Hood who has a gut to charge and break in without being caught just to serve those low abiding citizens of the town. Even though this thief was quite famous around the town, none of the people saw any glimpse who was this Robin Hood.

Night

6:05 pm

Breaking News

Robin Hood breaks again into another wealthy family of Kinsley. Kinsley is very known as the health and goods manufacturer and Mr. Kinsley said that some of their stocks that supposed to be exported two days from now has gone missing...

“Heh, smooth as always.” A very beautiful and chuckling voice of a lady whispered as she changed the news channel to Netflix movies.

This lady was simple but beautiful in some aspects that nobody can explain why she has this kind of charisma. Some thought of her as a vampire because she has the pale-white skins and she doesn't go out to her condo unless it was already night. Some also thought that she was a witch because she doesn't talk much since there was nothing to talk about but most of them thought of her as a crazy b***h. Well, she was frank and sometimes - maybe most of the time she acts first before she thinks and her name was Flare Cruz. Yet, this lady has exceptional kindness to those people who were kind and honest to her. She could definitely tell if you’re lying or not. Clever, that's what she was.

As she kept watching some movies while eating her simple dinner, her phone began to alarm. She looked at the wall clock that made her groan since she has to go to work because she’s on the night shift. She immediately went to her workplace by foot at the LMYX Clubhouse since it was a few blocks away from her condo. Flare didn’t work there as a stripper but as a musician and bartender because the clubhouse was a burlesque type of club. They entertained women and men in a musical and dance show.

“Am not late, aren’t I” Flare asked their bouncer who was just preparing the entrance of their working place. 

“Just in time for opening.” The bouncer replied before pointing to the waiting line that was forming behind Flare. Flare just chuckled and patted the shoulder of their bouncer before going inside.

Flare went to the locker and meet the others who were fixing themselves since they have to perform Flare’s prepared music for tonight’s show.

“Flare, is it in order?” their DJ guy asked Flare who happened to change her upper clothing.

“Yes. I’ll be right there.” Flare replied which made their DJ nod and left the dressing s***h locker room.

One by one people are coming inside their club and filling every seat as well the bar area. Flare felt so excited at the same time having some nerves since there are a lot of customers for tonight’s show. When everything was set, the curtain began to raise up and the show was on. But as the curtain fell down and the customers were already gone home or somewhere, Flare was exhausted and the shop was closed exactly 3 in the morning. She walked back to the condo she was living when she bumped into a weird and old stranger. Flare looked at the stranger and as their eyes met, the stranger’s eyes turned into white and spoke in a different language which shocked her. She was surprised at how she understood that language which she never heard before. 

“One bow; one arrow will strike its new welder as fire sparks before your eyes. It will burn your being into new you.”

Flare was caught off guard and resisted the hold from the old stranger since it suddenly bleed that made her freak out. She managed to get away then immediately run back to her condo as chills run down to her spine from what just happened.

“That was creepy.” she mumbled to herself as she made it home while panting.

Flare tried to get rid of the incident on her way home by cooking her meal for tomorrow then went to her bathroom to clean up herself. She tried to relax herself with her same old routine but somewhere deep in her mind there was some echo that she couldn’t understand just yet. She shrugged her shoulder and went off to her bed since she was super tired from her work.

At her deepest dream, Flare felt like floating in her colorful dream but as she enjoyed the scene, it was immediately changed into such darkness. Confused and lost in her own dream that was getting darker at every beat of her heart until she couldn’t see even her own body. When the total darkness took her in, she felt that she couldn’t breath or even hear anything until some warmness radiating something within the darkness surrounded her. She took her last breathe and went to where it was coming from. She felt the strong breathing which thought it was coming from her. She kept going even further and this time it was a very loud beating of a heart echoed to her ears. She was about to cover it up but she thought it was just a dream and when she looked straight ahead of her, there was the warmth coming from. In Flare’s sight, there was something there calling onto her and it wanted to be found yet, she couldn’t tell what or who it was.

‘Listen. Listen carefully. 

Follow my voice. Follow where it led.

 You know where to find me. 

I am here. I am you.’

Flare suddenly snapped from dreaming and made her wake up from her deepest dream she ever dreamed of. It was a nightmare since she bumped into that stranger. She began to have this disturbing dream.

“A voice...familiar...mine?” she thought to herself while panting that made her get up from her bed and took some water.

When she finally got her breathing stable, she went to the window and she noticed that there was a delivery truck getting inside at the museum. She felt the curiosity that made her study carefully. As the men brought down some artifacts boxes, she suddenly felt a clenched to her stomach like she was being stabbed or something. She groaned that made her step away from the window and went back to her bed since it had just passed 5 in the morning. She’s definitely not a morning type of person.