Easy marks. That was the thought that ran through Miyagi's mind as he sat atop the tiled roof of one of the smaller homes in the residential district of Northern Japan. He thought of it as a house, but in reality it was almost certainly a mansion. They all were. These people were loaded!

Dressed completely in subdued, dark blues, his face covered by a cloth mask, he was nearly invisible. The night limited the light, and he was sitting in the shadow of a large tree, which further concealed him. He was still deciding on which house to hit first. They all had guards of some kind, of course, but Miyagi doubted any of them could be a problem for him. He watched the road that divided the properties, seeing no patrols coming through. No one had issued any alerts or alarms, so it was fairly certain that no one knew he was here.

Grinning under his mask as he snapped the last guards neck, Ryuu would throw the corpses of five unfortunate guards into a pile and wonder what he should do with the occupants of the house he was going after. Sitting down as he pondered his strategy, Ryuu would take out his cleaver and begin to absentmindedly clean it off.

What Ryuu didn't know was that he and Miyagi had selected the same house. At the same time that Ryuu as snapping necks on his side of the house, Miyagi was clear on the other side, slashing out the throats of the guards watching the back door. Since the doors of this mansion were largely made of paper stretched on a wooden fram, Miyagi merely slid them aside and stepped silently onto the wooden floor. He moved through the house swiftly, grabbing anything small enough to fit into the large sack he carried. He only took jewelry and coins, and anything that would be easily sold. He was just reaching for a sack of yen foolishly left lying about when he heard a creak of a floor board. Frowning beneath the mask, he set the bag down quietly and drew both o his kukri daggers from their sheathes.With careful, planned steps, he moved into the room that the creak had come from, and was surprised at what he found.

Coming in through an unlocked window Ryuu would creep along, searching for more prey. Moving silently through the house Ryuu would soon find himself in the room with the butler. Using a shunpo, Ryuu was vaguely aware of a creaking sound that it made but he didn't care. Putting his mask off of his face, Ryuu brought his face close to the butler's quickly sucked out the man's soul. Feeling a presence behind him Ryuu would look behind him to see a man dressed in dark cloth with two kukri daggers looking at him. Aware of the awkward position that he would appear to be in Ryuu whispered, uhhh. This isn't what it looks like? And who are you?

Another burglar. Lovely. And he had already killed the butler. "Oh you have GOT to be kidding me..." Lowering his daggers, he kicked the dead butler. "Get lost man! I already got this place marked." He even had a plan for making a clean getaway.

Quickly putting his mask back on, Ryuu hoped that the man didn't get a good look at his face. Well i was here first. Besides i'm not here to steal. I'm hear to kill. Ryuu said in a cheerful tone. I suppose I should introduce myself if you won't. I'm the Smiling Bandit. Ryuu continued with a mock bow at the end. Observing the man closely, Ryuu wondered what the man's reaction should be.

Miyagi raised an eyebrow. "No shit? Just here to kill?" He smirked a bit under his mask, and returned the bow, offering his hand. "I'm the Flame Wielding Bandit, nice to meet you." Since he was no longer competing with the stranger for the loot, there was no reason they couldn't be civilized. "Look man, I just want the money and stuff. Kill all you want, I'm torching the place in ten minutes."

Giving an internal sigh of disappointment, Ryuu hoped that the man would recognize his name. Intrigued a bit by the man, Ryuu recalled several reports of arson that were attributed to him. Shaking his hand Ryuu said, Pleased to meet you, I'm quite impressed with the reputation you have. However I'll let the men be burned alive if that's fine with you. Although If you want to aim a bit higher than just robbing i would love to have you join my bandit group. If your interested than meet me at the ports in a week.

Giving a wave, Ryuu would then slip out the window and go on his merry way.

[Exit]

Raising an eyebrow as the Smiling Bandit fled, Miyagi chuckled and went about his work. Ten minutes later, he had stolen everything WORTH stealing, cut the throats of two more guards, and set the whole damn place ablaze with a gout of flames from his finger tips. He was long gone with the loot in tow, and seriously considering taking the bandit up on his offer.

{exit}

Thread Rewards:

Miyagi - 5 Points

Ryuu - 4 Points

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Note: Bounties on Ryuu and Miyagi increased.

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