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"I do when I can, I really like this place a lot, it's pretty quiet and not full of people fighting." He notices her sword "Hey your not going to use that right?"

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His eyes glinted in amusement.

"You're a sharp one, ain't 'cha?"

He laughed, going back to shuffling his deck.

"By all means, go ahead. I would like to know what my future entails."

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She shuffled the deck silently, and had Kendo cut it. With a final flourish, she lay them down on the table, and had him flip the top three, one by one.

"Temperance the first. You feel a need for harmony and balance in your life and indeed are starting to feel that some peace has already been restored. However you are still experiencing problems. This is a time for calm, careful control and patience, and you will soon have a sense of normality again."

He flipped another card at her prompting.

"The Lightning Struck Tower the second. This indicates chaos and turmoil. Your life is question. The tower also represents the chaos in the world around you. Very interesting... I wonder if you are not the tower, but the lightning..."

He flipped the third card.

"The Hermit." Her old friend. "Knowledge, disguise, misdirection. You will achieve great things should you open your mind to the knowledge the world can teach you. Taken together, they represent highs and lows for the future. They suggest that your thread of life will become woven into the tapestry of destiny. Your actions will change the world. Three more."

He flipped them, and lay them out.

"The World in the short term. This is associated with the beginning of a new cycle. Boundless opportunity is ahead of you because of hard work earlier in your life."

"The Wheel of Fortune in the long term. This reminds you of the randomness of life. Bad news will follow good, bounty will follow tragedy. The sooner you can accept that there are elements outside of your control, the better off you will be."

"Minor aspect of the Hanged Man. A strange card taken in relation with the earlier few. This is a reminder not to show your hand and stand in the spotlight too early. The work you do on the shadows will highlight your cunning and perseverance. Last one now."

He flipped the final card. She watched him intently. Very few people had a good reaction to the face of this card.

"Finally... Destiny with Death. Endings and beginnings, cycles broken. This may mean literal death, but not for you. Your entire fortune as a whole speaks to your being as a harbinger of change. And a positive one at that."

She flipped a final card for herself. The High-Priestess.

"Mr. Kendo, I will stand with you. Where you will go, I shall follow. Fate has determined that for the both of us."

Curious, she flipped the remaining deck over to see The Emperor on the bottom.

"I am perhaps more reassured to see this card not in a fortune like yours. You still have the freedom of choice. But once you leave this tent, your destiny will start."

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Kendo laughed.

"Death? I'm not afraid of death. My life has always danced with death. If my destiny ends with death, so be it. All I wish is to be the force that moves the progression of this earth."

Kendo got up. He stretched, as he headed for the exit.

"My destiny is mine to control. I've always taken life by the reins. this s no different."

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She followed him, slinging a messenger bag over her shoulder. Hathor pulled the flap of the tent closed behind them. With a whisper, [ظل], the tent slowly faded from view, appearing to sink into shadows. No one could see it or enter in her absence.

"The odds of your fortune are favorable enough. Now, Mr. Kendo, where shall we start?"

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"I have a friend in the city. her name is Pheonix. You've heard of her, I assume?'

The sand under his feet froze with every step. The heat of the desert dissipated as it turned into a chill.

"She would make a great ally."

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"Only in passing..." Hathor mused, thinking of all she knew about the one called Phoenix. Flight. Telepathy. The Lady in Red. The Lightning Struck Tower.

"She is dangerous. More dangerous even than you know. And you're literally freezing your footsteps into the sand... anyone can follow us."

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"She is dangerous. But I am much more dangerous."

His smile was wry as he stuffed his hands into his pockets.

"Let them follow. The people here are mostly weak."

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Hathor didn't say anything, even though she knew he was wrong. Phoenix, aka Athena, was the most dangerous person in the city. It was about a year ago that Hathor had seen something she wasn't supposed to see. Even now, she physically shivered at the memory.

Fine. I'll just look out for the both of us.

They had reached the edge of the city.

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Kendo looked back at Hathor.

"I know. She's strong. But you don't get stronger by doing the same, easy routine every day. I've been training for years, in wars, in revolutions, in uprisings. I am much stronger than any of the lawless fools in this city. Even Pheonix."

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Felix gets up "Anyways I gotta go, what's your name?"

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Athena laughed. "Hopefully not. I'm Phoenix. See you around!" Normally she would just fly away, but since he was here, she'd have to walk. It really was rare to find someone else here, even rarer someone who liked it here. She'd definitely keep an eye out for him.

Reaching a secluded spot a good distance away, Athena flew back home. Now, the usual routine of changing into her red dress/cloak and jewelry. It was hilarious, how a change of outfit made everyone think she was a whole new person. Of course, she didn't really give them a chance to look carefully. The outfit was still comfortable and allowed her to move easily, but it was a bit too fancy for her opinion. Still, it was necessary to maintain her disguise.

Heists were fun, in her opinion. They were also the only chance she had of showing her wings to anyone. She didn't bother hiding them, it was much easier to make a quick getaway that way. It also added to the mysterious reputation of The Lady. There were many whispers that The Lady had pure white wings. As long as she hid her wings as Phoenix, no one would make the connection.

The sun was setting as she arrived at the Smiths' mansion. The Smiths could be counted as the most powerful of The Four. They were constantly stealing from the innocent civilians, and extremely harsh when it came to law enforcement. So that made them number one of her heist list. Today's target would be the newly installed vault. She couldn't take the whole thing, so she would only be bringing what the Smiths had stolen from the civilians, possible a precious treasure or two, and maybe a bit of cash should she have any space left.

Circling the roof, she spotted the guards posted outside, their guns at the ready. Ha, like they were going to stop her. She knew the security system inside out. Of course, they'd probably changed a few things since the last time she'd broke in. But that shouldn't be a problem. The vault was in the basement, inconvenient, as she couldn't just swoop in and swoop out. But she knew what was under the city as much as she knew what was above it. There was an air vent in the side of the building which would take her to the basement corridor. From there, getting into the vault shouldn't be too hard. She got ready to dive.

He was transported again near on the location of Athena and eyes bleeding for abusing it's ability

He picked out the bandage and covers its eyes to prevent infection

"Uggh that was painful.... I wish i didnt gifted by this power... i suffer enough now"

He lays on the road trying to recover

Athena turned to see that annoying guy from before laying on the road and groaning. As long as he didn't notice her, it wouldn't matter. It was completely dark now. Time to start the heist. Circling upwards to a fair altitude, she suddenly spun into a dive, pulling up at the last second to land gracefully next to the air vent. It seemed like they had installed a new security system, and you needed a card to access the vents without triggering an alarm. Easy enough. Pulling a card out of her pocket, she swiped it, and the vent hissed open. She had stolen it on her first heist, and the Smiths weren't smart enough to change the access cards.

He rised up on the road after a few minutes

He made a little peak on the bandage

And just a few seconds he saw a suspicous trace , thanks to his enhanced eyesight

He followed the trace and leads to a mansion

"*Sighs* There goes nothing"

He enters it rushing

Athena moved through the pipes quickly. There. She swiped the card, did a thought scan to make sure there was no one there, and lifted the cover carefully. Leaping out, she quickly replaced the cover. The vault was on the end of the corridor to her right. She sprinted towards it, watching out for any traps, of which there were none. How suspicious. This seemed too easy...

Reaching the vault, she checked again to make sure she hadn't set off some silent alarm, then took a plasma cutter and cut through the metal of the vault door as if it were butter. Carefully lifted the heavy door away, she looked in to find... Nothing? The vault was completely empty, apart from a maze of lasers scanning the distance from the door to a tablet on a podium in the middle of the room. This was a trick. A trick to catch her. She better get out of here fast...

"Are you trying to rob a bank?" Ace said behind athena

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Ogddamn it. Now she had someone behind her. Which would mean either fight her way out and cause a commotion, or step into the room and set off the alarms. And if she fought, in this lighting, there was a high chance of him figuring out who she was. No way was she going to let that happen. Yet stepping into the room would mean she would be more cornered, and the Smith guards would come charging in at any moment. She stood there for a moment, her hand gripping her sword tightly.

"Uhhh I'm just asking? you need help with that?" Ace lights up a fire on his hand

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As he rushed he was confused that why there's no any elite security here

He immiediately climbed upstairs and saw the two

"Hands up! or i trigger this"

Shouted while holding the gun