《The Legendary Thief》Interlude
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"... we must announce another disappearance– this time a twelve-year-old child named John Ronald. That is the 67th of these mysterious disappearances that have been plaguing not only Canada, but the entire world. And only in one month! What do you think is the answer behind this issue mister Reed?"
"Well, Miss Xi, I must say the internet has many crazy theories. There are many many theories out there. From Aliens to North Korea to the world governments themselves. Don't believe all you read online because–"
"Please mister Reed, I'd like to stay on track."
"Pardon me. Yes, I believe that this is simply just a coincidence. You know these days, social media will jump on any bad news and make it seem like it's the end of the world. Honestly, if it were me, I'd leave twitter right about now because the conspiracies are everywhere–"
Nadia Walker turned off her television and sighed. She was an older woman that was in her late fifties now. She felt tears well up in her eyes when she thought about her daughter.
Hannah.
She missed her so much. She was her baby girl. But she was gone. And yet when she reported that she was missing more than one month ago now, the police had told her that there was nothing to be done. She was last seen going up the elevator in her apartment and the cameras inside of it weren't working, so there was no way of knowing what happened to her.
"Where are you... Fuck."
This had caused a rift in her relationship with her husband. Nadia had spent almost all of their savings hiring private detectives, psychics, anything to find Hannah. None of them had wielded results. Not yet at least. The woman took her iPhone and opened up twitter. #2020Kidnappings was trending now, and it had been for a few days since the media picked it up. Hell, it had even revived the newspaper industry in her small town. She looked at the official disappearance count. It was... four thousand already. Most of them were concentrated in North America, but almost all countries had seen at least one of them.
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She turned off her phone. It was time to sleep now. Maybe tomorrow there would be some news. Maybe Hannah would be found. She prayed to God as hard as she could, like she had been doing every day since Hannah went missing. If there was a God, he probably thought she was a hypocrite for only praying when her world collapsed around her.
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All over the world, events like these were happening. Hannah was not the only one. She was not unique, and neither were Esme and Malcolm. Thousands of new arrivals. Thousands of souls transported in this unfamiliar environment and more arriving each day.
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A young woman was sitting on a plane, with around fifty other people. She was happy because she was finally flying in first class, and she was watching Black Panther on the little screen they gave you with her headphones. It distracted her at least, as she couldn't sleep on a plane. She always wondered how anyone did that.
"The real question is, what are those?!"
She cringed. That was a dead meme. She paused the movie and looked up to see if she was allowed to unfasten her seatbelt. She needed to go to the bathroom really bad. It was off. She whispered to herself.
"Thank God."
As she got up however, the world shifted and she found herself with the passengers in a city full of... were those dragons?
A lot of screaming ensued.
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A man was currently running out of his university business class. He didn't want to miss his bus, even if it was raining and he was completely drenched. He saw the bus slowly arriving at his stop, but he was still at least thirty seconds away. He hoped there would be a red light so he could make it. Almost there... almost...
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He face-planted into the ground, but instead of the hard sidewalk, he fell in soft sand. It was hot. Extremely hot. Where was he...?
"Enemy [Spy] in the camp!"
He looked around him and he saw huge cow men approaching him, swords in hand. He panicked. Were those minotaurs?! Those didn't exist! He was tripping, he had to be! But he was surrounded, and so he had no choice. He pulled up both his hands.
"Wait! I'm–"
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Another young man was carelessly riding his bike through the hot streets of Palodhi in India. Even in winter, it was hot. He wished he could see snow. He wished his family wasn't poor. But now wasn't the time to think about that. He was going to have fun with a few friends today. They had all saved and bought movie tickets to see something tonight, and so he was carefree.
He didn't see when the truck approached him at speeds that should have been above the speed limit. The truck honked at him but it was too late. He wasn't fast enough, he was–
Not on the road anymore. He was on a mountain, and it was snowing.
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Many more innocent souls over the world were taken. No one knew, on Earth or in this new one. Thousands of them. Many would die on their first few days, killed by a monster, or dying of dehydration, starvation or poisoning. Some of them had cancer, were diabetic, or needed medication regularly to live. The selection was random and ruthless. It didn't spare anyone.
Hannah was sleeping, ignorant of this situation. There might have been someone from Earth in a city close to hers. There was no way to know. She thought Esme was the only one she had. Her last memory from home along with a few belongings in a bag, but this was much bigger than the two of them. Slowly, the world was changing. Both worlds.
And this was just the beginning.
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*DING* : A Dreamer’s Game
James lives his life with his head in the clouds. He's just getting by in college and working a job that allows him to day dream. He's pretty comfortable spending his days dreaming of fighting bad guys and saving damsels. That is until he is surprised on the way home from work by a letter floating before his eyes with a blinking green message attached [New message. Accept? [Y/N]] This letter offers him the inheritance of the [Dreamer] class and warns of an impending world wide change. Soon James is thrown into a new reality of skills, levels, classes, professions, and EXP. But he seems to be the only one experiencing this change. But for some reason he doesn't think that'll last very long. This story is one of my first attempts at posting my stories anywhere so please leave comments and constructive criticism/praise. I'd really love it if there was a group of people who enjoyed it and if there is I'll figure out a regular release schedule. Totally my story and I reserve rights to it and such forth.
8 194The Crucible - (Terror Infinity Fanfic)
There has always been those that stood out from the crowd. Heroes of old, undefeated warriors and demigods battling beasts of myth. These stories are written off as fiction and folk stories of ignorant people long lost to time. Nothing to prove them true except old family stories but what if people just weren't looking in the right place. Old truths no longer apply to the modern age of science but that doesn't stop them. The system that protects and finds these great people still exists and asks the same question it always has. “Do you want more than this life? Want to live… a real life?” YES/NO Who hasn't read Terror Infinity and thought I wonder what upgrades I would choose. I love the Web Novel and Side B. I did change a lot but the basic premise is still the same. Feel free to leave thoughts and suggestions in the comments. This is my first attempt at writing and I haven't done much of it since I left University 13 years ago. This is also more of a hobby than trying to become an author but that doesn't mean I will drop it just don't expect fast releases. I will mainly work on an Arc and post the arc's chapters in groups when I finish a whole arc. Kinda like Side B used to be.
8 189The Single Lightning Elemental Magus
Lear-bane H. Selverbern is born in a world of magic, but there is a twist in such a fantasy world. In his world, every 5 years people as young as 14 years old must fight (And most died due to severe injuries) with other countries' magicians with their magic. Lear-Bane volunteers to participate in such a violent and death-taking game. Read as he utilizes his power to dominate everything we know.Read as Lear-Bane will challenge even the whole world to protect those he cares about, all in the hope of accomplishing his dreams, creating a better place, even if he have to make the world suffer and hates him first....---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If there is anything that need clarification, just write it in the comments and i'll explain. Thank You. (Art work not done by me, i do not own copyrights of art-work)
8 103A Horcrux's Fate
(COMPLETE) Harry Potter triumphed over the final battle against Lord Voldemort, but just as everything appears peaceful, he soon realized that it isn't over as it seemed. Something deep inside him feels wounded and is drastically withering away—a sign that his life is in grave danger. The truth of being a Horcrux will set off a chain of events that'll test his strength and will to survive. But the question is, how far will Harry have to go before he accepts his grim fate? Timeline: Post-Hogwarts Pairing: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione Canon compliant Disclaimer: All of J.K.Rowling except the plot
8 170Magic Evolution
One day, a mysterious phenomenon caused the accelerated evolution of everything on earth. What was initially taken for a blessing by humanity with the appearance of new types of resources and a few people having developed incredible abilities later qualified as magic quickly turned into a nightmare. Nations found new reasons to wage war against each other and they didn't cease until humanity had to face a greater threat than itself; species that had evolved far more brutally than humans. Nicolaï was born nearly a century after the world had began to change, but his fate wasn't more enviable than the billions who died during that era. Living in more than miserable conditions for as long as he could remember, his destiny was to die before blowing out his tenth candle. But someone held out his hand to him for the first time in his life and decided to train him to become a Mage capable to impose himself in this dangerous and corrupt new world.
8 124Garu x Reader | "Pucca Funny Love" FanFic
You are the main character, and the new girl at Sooga Village. After moving, you set out to find bamboo for your pet panda, but met a mute ninja. What could possibly happen after meeting each other? HOPE YOU ENJOY! (Finished! THANK U ALL FOR THE VOTES! I love you all and I'm sorry my one shots is taking too long. I'm still struggling haha."
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