Life of a Thief

 Lost Love
*Second chapter of the Life of a Thief tale. Here we get to know our thief a bit more and discover some crazy stuff.
*Best way to describe the Thief out fit is with visual Aid. Outfit I own one of these myself which I recommend any "assaassins creed" fan to buy.
By
DemonKing

Loki looks at Monica then down inside his cup of water. Sighs,
“What if I told you that I am not a human from this world but another.” Loki says as he looks up from his water. “And the world I am from…I wasn’t what you see before you now.”

:: Flashback ::

Sounds of gun shots echoing across the rooftops and police sirens blazing down the dark streets of the city that only sleeps when being robbed. A man in a grey hooded outfit running across the roof tops while being chased by a single officer of the law head on his heels.

“Oh geez oh geez” Loki repeats as he dodges gunshots being fired at him. However, these bullets weren’t made to kill but to stun or sleep with enough dozes. And who was the one shooting at him and chasing him? None other than Detective Mandy Washington. She been tailing this thief for great time in her career and this could be the night she would capture him for sure.

“Oh Geez, OHH GEEZ. Her aim really improved greatly.” Loki says jumping down into the alley looking for an easy escape route.
“ Hey Sweet heart lighten up would yeah? Can’t we have dinner first? I mean wouldn’t that be fun.” He says as he sees Mandy appearing just a few feet from him.

“Not this time Phantom boy. You are going to return what you stole and come with me back to the station like a good little boy.” She says in a tone that seem to be flirtiest.
She pulls a pair of cuffs and spins them around her finger taunting me. Couldn’t help myself but smile at her and admire her body figure. She was beautiful in every way and her breasts were that of something I would look forward to seeing every day. However, this wasn’t the time for fantasizing. 

Even though this is a normal night between us and frankly I enjoyed it I had to get back to admire my object I happy borrowed from the rich fellow down the street. Sure I stick around more and flirt with my love in front of me and hope she catch me but like all nights, tonight isn’t it…or was it.

Damn I wish I had planned this all out but I always wing it and hope for the best when things go bad. If I was higher IQ I would been smart enough to realize I gotten myself cornered between stonewall with no latter or rope and one hot detective walking ever so cautious toward me.

Maybe If I had the muscle, I bust the wall down but then again that only work If I was not already in a bad spot. What to do…distract her in some way? On the other hand, Test my luck in hand to hand with her and try to slip away during the scuffle.

“What the matter Phantom? Out of ideas or no escape plan this time? Good then put your hands be hide your head and show me your face so I can Identify you personally.” She says then gives me a wink.

She is taunting me yet again. Knowing over the years, we met in so many places she has yet to see my face. Sure couple of times I been in this type of spot but I always mange to slip out. Has my luck run out already…well If I’m to be caught now I’m glad it’s her.

“Alright Mandy…you win. I’ll give you the stolen item only if you let me pass this time alright?” I ask her with little hope in my voice.
“ Sorry sweetie but It been fun and all but our game has to end tonight. After all…I’m retiring  and I was hoping after all this you would also give up this life….” her tone was so sweet and with a hint of loneness that I looked at her with shock.

I was just about to answer her when out be hide her I seen a shadow holding a gun which was pointing right at her.
“MANDY BE HIDE YOU!” I yell out to get her to turn around but it was a second to late. The shadows gun fired just as she turned. She tried to dodge in the millisecond she seen it but…it was to late.

The shadow shot again this time at me. I dodged the second and third shots fired at me making my way toward the attacker but the next shot hit my leg and I fell to the ground hard. I looked up at the shooter as I recognized whom it was.

Over the years as a thief, there always been others. Some worse than others and not even real thief’s but murders but I who kill then steal. And this man…was the top of the chain of them all. His name was Savage Blud. Unlike others like him he took pleasure in what he does and even gone as far to enlist others to do his own bidding. He was a mad psycho but a genius in machinery and mechanics.

He just looked at me with a dead expression and was about to shoot me again but he was late on the shot as Mandy still alive pulled her own trigger. Shooting him dead in the eye. He shouts in pain and cowards around but regains his aim but my luck must of kicked in because there be the sirens of the police vehicles coming in fast. He looks at me then at Mandy. That horrible smile of his with that eye bleeding out, he turns and runs away.

I stood best I could and came over to Mandy laying in her own blood. She been hit in the rib and lung. I with no medical skills had no way to save her as she bleeds out. I tried to pick her up to carry her but she stops me with what strength she has left and looks at me.
“ So…this is how it ends huh? Me here on the streets with few bullets in me and you…hovering over me?” she coughs up her own blood. I try to carry her again but she continues to resist.
“Don’t move me Phan..tom. It already too late, they won’t make it in time I know where I was hit. Its..over.” she looks up at me…trying to see my face but I can see hers clearly.

“Please…” she asks. “One time can I see your face for the first time?”

:: FlashBack  ends::

Back inside the interrogation room Monica sits quietly in front of her human listening closely to his untold story. Little sad in what has happen so far but keeps herself from showing it.
“ So Loki. You had a think for this other human female. Why?”

Loki looks up at her face with a smile, “Yes I did and she did too it seems. We played a fun little game.”
Monica nod her head at his words and continued.
“ Well did you show your face too her? Seeing you now I assume you did.” She gives a grin looking at his face.

Loki chuckles, “Who is too say this is my real face? You said it yourself I am tricky one. This all could be one big trick.”
Monica laughed at his words, “I am sure nobody even you can use real magic or trickery to give a fake face is impossible. You are in fact in position to be doing that in front of me.”

Loki simply takes a drink and gives a wink to her “You are right detective. Cannot fool you.”
He looks on into her eyes, “You..remind me of her so much”
His words seem to send a shock into her body. He goes on to say, “So should I continue? Or you prefer we continue to flirt with each other?”

Monica waves him off “Alright wise crack. So what happen next? Did you save Mandy?”

:: Flashback ::

Still in the dark night between the alley. Mandy laid on the ground looking up at him as he looked back into her eyes.
“Mandy…” I tried to say but I stopped myself and simply obeyed her request.
Lifting my hood off and show her my face and cold eyes. I looked at her with a steady smile and she smiled back.
“ So this is the you I been chasing. You look…so..sweet.” She tells me as her hand cups my face and pulls me forward.

“It was a good run. You always ahead of me and myself always be hide you. Chasing every night to the end of time. I never told anyone but..I enjoyed our games. Truly, you made me…happy. To be a detective. You always brought the me……” her words seem to fade off a bit.

“Mandy…I’m” I tried to say something..anything but she silences my words with her lips. I’ve kissed her many times to distract her or when she wasn’t paying attention but this time..she kissed me.
Her lips always felt soft and sweet but now cold.

“I caught you this time…Phantom…I finally caught you.” She says as her lips left mine and leaving a smile on her face.
Her hand still on my face as we continue to look at each other than. I held her close to me waiting for the other officers to arrive. I did not care if I was to be arrested now. Running would mean nothing if she was not hot on my heels.

I could feel her pushing me away. Trying to make me let her go.
“ You must run. If they see you with me in this position, they assume you turned into a cold killer. I don’t wish to know you were put in jail for a crime you didn’t do…please.” Her voice was soft but faded.

I put my grey hood back over my head, concealing my face yet again. But before I could stand she reaches up and pulls my face back to hers and kisses me again.
“Stay as you are Phantom. Never cross the line you don’t wish to cross.” Mandy tells me one last time as she slowly falls back laying to the ground.

I stood before Mandy. My only love I gave my life to in a meaningless game for fun. I should have done so much but years of my life got in the way. I was just about to leave when two police officers appeared guns drawn.

“FREEZE” they both said and seen me covered in blood and Detective Mandy on the ground.
“Oh, god he fucking did it. He killed Mandy! Shoot the bastared!” they shout my way and open fire.

It must of been the adrenaline or something but last thing I knew I was running past the cops and climbing up a set of stairs, back across the roof and jumping to the next. I was bleeding from my leg but some where I must been shot by one of the officers cause my shoulder was now too bleeding out.

I had no plan or path now. Nevertheless, I had one place in mind and one person I had to visit. Blud…that goddamn monster. Why was he there? Why did..he? Now that I been marked as a killer my rep as an honorable Thief was dead gone. Cops across the city were looking for me now. Only thing on my mind was to find Blud before he skipped town or worse.

It must have been hours by now. I managed to stop most the bleeding but I lost so much blood I amazed myself I was able to walk. I did not care needless to say I had one thing on my mind and I was going to finish it. If I was to die in the end, so be it.

I arrived at an abandoned science building that use to be a known for making crazy shit. Some of it involved space travel or nukes. Fitting place for a guy who likes to create crazy stuff.

I was able to deactivate any if not all security placements he had installed around the building. I knew most of his way of thinking and placement of where they be located. But doing a proper job of hacking into the system was never my strong suit.
I had no plan to enter, no escape plan case things went south nor even a plan of distraction to sneak in undetected. He knew I was here once his security was down and he know I was coming for him.

“BLUD!!!! Get your fuckin ass out here,” I shouted as I entered the building. The adrenaline must be wearing off now as the pain was becoming more and more unbearable. I was limping and my shoulder, which still had a bullet lodged in it, was throbbing. Looking around I did not see him but then he spoke to me.

“Welcome to my home Phantom. You’re just in time for my greatest achievement!” Blud spoke out from the darkness but I couldn’t find him.
“ Tonight the age of Savage Blud will end here and he shale be no more” I spoke now louder as he was coming closer. I could hear a slight humming sound now but I paid no mind still looking around not moving too much.

“Your damn right it ends here. I’m going to ring your neck with my own hands. Because of you all hell broke loose. I lost someone dear to me and now…I have nothing left. But to fucking kill you.” I told him which as I spoke he stepped out from in front of my eyes. Wearing an eye patch over his eye now thanks to Mandy.

“I have done enough damage over the years that my name alone is fear to those who know me. Now things change and I need a new place. A new home to corrupt in my own image. A new…Earth.”
He looks away from me and a set of lights turn on to reveal some kind of…machine be hide him.

“What you going on about? Now huh? Another way to steal the crown jewels or a way to kill the president and replace him with a clone? We been over this before.” I remark only for him to grin at me.

“You don’t see what I see. This…machine I spent years making even before we met will do just as I said. I will no longer be in this world but another new world. A new place to corrupt my criminal underworld and start over. A clean slate if you will.” He speaks in a tone of joy, which turns into that mechanic voice he uses often.

“Even you! Now can. I killed your detective you were so in love with knowing you appear here. Right now…me and you will vanish and be in a new place. You can change your way of life in a new location. You won’t be hunted for a murder that you” he about to say but I jumped in.

“That YOU KILLED” I shouted but stop short as I nearly blacked out from the blood lose.
“She did not have to die…She was planning to retire soon, I was…going too, and maybe…together we would of.”

“But not anymore. Your life here is forfeit. Now you can either join me and we can work together in our new home. Or live in here grief and despair knowing you will be sent to death row.” He says to me to me
I look at him with hate and disgust and charge at him, “OR I can beat you to the end of your life right here and now!”

I jump at him and stuck my thumb into his eye patch, he growled at me but he had the upper hand being I was on my own deathbed after losing so much blood. He struck at me hard as I landed to my knees. After adjusting his eye patch, he then placed a device on my chest. I tried to remove it but I was shocked to see he as well placed the same device on his chest. Both lighting up and the room began to shake. The machine be hide him hummed louder and louder. All I could see was he laughing. Last thing to happen was a bright light and then…darkness.

:: Flashback ends ::

Loki finished his story and looks at Monica.
“You look tired Monica why don’t you go get some rest and I can tell you more when you are rested” Loki gives a smile at her

Monica looks at her watch realizing it been couple of hours into it. She stands up and heads for the door. Walking past Loki with a sway in her hip which got Loki to watch of course.
“I’ll be back later but you aren’t moving from this room till I get back.” She looks at loki who only nods to her.

“I’ll wait for you and only your return sweet cheeks.” He then returns to his water. Monica nearly blushed at his remark but caught herself and headed out the door quickly leaving Loki alone in the room. She leaned against the door with a sigh and headed down the hall.

“I need more coffee.” He tells her self and makes her way to the coffee machine. She tried to get a new cup but it was empty. She sees Underwood walking up to her.

“Sorry Ma’am but the machine is empty. We should have a new patch in next few minutes though” he says to her just as a large wolf wearing a UPS uniform rolls in with box of coffee supplies.

“I got your supplies right here officers…umm Underwood?” says the wolf which Underwood claims the signing sheet with a nod.

After the wolf refills and leaves the new patch of coffee boxes in the counter, he takes his leave but not before looking at Monica giving her a smile.
“ You look tired miss. Maybe you should get some sleep.” The wolf says to her. But before she could speak the rest of the station appeared in line to get some coffee and blocked her from the wolf who simply during the crowed left the station.

Monica forgot about the wolf and went to her office with coffee in hand. Standing alone in her office, she couldn’t help but recall everything the criminal..no Loki told her so well in about his past on another world. Was it all just another one of his jokes or trickery? Was he up to some plan to get out of custody?
The questions puzzled her. True she did not really catch him the old fashion way he had really turned himself over to her last night during one of his routine heists.
She then remembers him saying she reminds him of the human Mandy. Because we are both chasing the same person? Maybe it something he just throwing at her to confuse her more.

She realized what she was thinking and her blue fur cheeks revealed slight pink of flattery.
At that moment, knock at her office door.

“Ma’am you alright?” asked Underwood.
She calmed herself, fixed her hair, and exited her office meeting Underwood at the entrance. He had a look of shock when she left the room.

“Is there something wrong?” he asked her.
She shakes her head and walks back down the hall toward the interrogation room. Before she enters, she looks inside the window, seeing Loki sitting there unable to move even to itch his own nose.

He looked at ease with his eyes closed looking up at the ceiling as if in a deep thought. His hands tapping on the table softly as if counting down and his foot tapping at the ground patiently waiting which made her smile for once.

A cough be hide her pulls her back and she looks to see Underwood with a concern look.
“You need me to go in instead?” he asks

“No need I got this. I will be fine. But do me a favor would you?” she turns to face his way.
He looks at her eyes, which seem to switch between them and her chest but trying as he might not to look to long.

“I need you to do see if you can find the where about of his two companions. I need to know what they look like and any other profiles they may use. His human seems to be so calm as if waiting for something. I don’t need something to happen while he is here understand?” Monica tone switch over to a growl speaking to him.

“Yes Ma’am. Right away and is there anything else you need?” he quickly answers trying his best to keep eye contact.
“Oh and yes. Please stop looking at my chest. You are a married man for hells sake. Act like you got some control Detective.” Her voice was demanding and to the point, which brought Underwood back to his straight up pose and saluted in embarrassment then rushed off quickly.

With that being done, she opens the door to find Loki still sitting but now looking her way. His smile never leaving his face as she walks along the table past his chair to sit at the end where she was before. Though for some reasons she put a little more chirp into her steps and swing to her hips to sway her tail past him.

“My aren’t we feeling happy now. Did you get a new cup of coffee to your liking or what?” he asks without removing that smile. He goes a small motion to stretch the best he could but do to his cuffs he managed only small ones.

Monica sits down in her chair and faces Loki with a smile of her own. “Just feeling refreshed and I know what you’re up too. So to make it clear it won’t work.” She told him.

Loki looks at her expression with confusion but is replaced with confirm and joy. “You do? Well I wouldn’t try anything that could harm you so I believe what you think I am going to do or plan to do is unnecessary. After all when the time comes I plan to walk right out of this room and out the front door. And you are going to watch me do it.” Loki says then goes back to drinking his water.

Feeling annoyed but not going to fall for his words she ignores him.
“All right so where did we leave off last time? A blinding light of some kind.”

Finishing his drink, he clears his throat. “Yes the blinding light. Back to my tale”