"End the Thief "

What the ??? End me ? If I die I can't eat ... A map is appearing ... there is another thief ... looting my prey ...

Looting my prey, stealing my appearance ... one of them ... This one is asking to be ... ended. Play the story, system.

" Thief who stalks the dark corners of the first floor of the Dungeon ... "

Skip. From the fume I'm seeing ... he is also aligned with the evil side ... Intimidating look for rookies, but looks weak ... Preying the young ... they never learn ... Tell me something useful, system.

" Sneak attack: Deals double damage to a surprised opponent. "

Something about surprised ... I'm starting to understand the language ... Maybe that Cook's core helped somehow. Ah, now I remember ... The Chef could say some words that the adventurers understood ... Surprise ... Thief ... He is not giving, but taking ... and aims for rookies posing to be bigger than he is ... Got it, he attacks without people knowing ... like me ... One more thing you stole from my perfect style that I created less than a week ...

Follow the map ... plenty of shadows here ... is easier to move this way ... and way faster ... found you ... about to attack someone ... I'm not aligned with the Light, so go ahead. Show me what you can do.

The prey is a woman ... basic gear ... no accessories ... another Heroine ... The system wants me to take out the attacker, before the new Heroine is ended ... This gives me so many ideas ... Let me try to see better ...

Bow ... Smart ... Can defeat the thief alone ... unless she is a rookie ... giggling and worried about her hair ...

Heroes are always like that, unprepared ... And the Thief knows it ... he is clenching his fists ... Preparing an ambush, because he knows that in a real fight he has no chance. But those arrows can be a problem ... let the Thief make his move first, and I'll observe. Here she comes ... walking like if she was on a leisurely stroll., because for a Hero all is easy. And now the shadows are increasing ... the Thief picked the right spot, and the unlucky Heroine ... is baiting him ? That can be a possibility also ...

The Thief landed behind her ... I like that move ... no it's not a copy ... I'm a mimic ... it's what I do ... And the Thief hit her skull ... with his hands ??? Amateur hour starting ... Even with that surprise attack bonus ... she is a Heroine.

She stumbles, yells .. but doesn't fall ... and now is getting her bow ready ... is best for me to enter shadow form, and hide ... I'm not interested in getting a free arrow piercing me ... Need an armour, and a shield ... She is speaking.

Turning around to see who hit her with a surprise attack ... and talking ... Can't decide who is worse on this ... And the Thieve is also talking ... probably telling her that life is hard for anyone that is not chosen by the Light ... And they continue talking .. and the Thief is pointing to other streets ... The Thief is now a tour guide. Counts as an end ? No message ... guess not ... End a Thieve is one thing, end a Tour Guide is another ... for adventurers ... for me they are the same ... Maybe the tour guide can guide me to some interesting prey ... The Tour Guide is now showing the Heroine a map ... and she raises her fist in an act of victory ... before doing anything ... They both forgot that this is a dungeon, and every area looks different ... for some reason ... magic probably ...

I'm now close to them, in shadow form ... listening ... too many words ... none of them is ALeRT ... Ah ... it was a trap. The Thief is now getting closer fast, the talk allowed him to enter short distance combat, the bow is useless. Her hand is reaching back for an arrow ... amateur style, never considered to use another weapon ... even a kick is enough ... But she is fast ... Heroes are tough ... she is able to pull back her bowstring ... but the Thief is attacking with ... a fist ? Back to amateur hour ... if the first hit doesn't work, continue bare handed ... Looking around I can see several crates of rotten wood tougher then your hand, my future meal ... But a punch in the stomach could work, if she is not a Hero ... But it worked ... somehow ... Level one Heroes are easy to hunt, or she was injured before ... Probably some kind of poison ...

Eyes closed ... she drops her bow, and falls on the arms of the Thief ... and the glow begins ... Level up. But not using methods to end her ... she is still there ... an easy prey to harvest ... But consuming another Heroine could be bad for my future of not joining the Light ... maybe ... He is looting her ... let me see if there is something to collect.

Gold ... and a small club ... no dagger ... dumb Heroine ... If you used that instead of the bow, you will be the one standing. Smart Thief ... pulling out her boots to see if she hides some treasure ... I saw many knifes hidden there.

The tough leather is easily untied by the skilled Thief with hands ... shaking ? Afraid of traps ? Now he goes for the pants ... to check inner pockets probably. Skintight leather has no room to hide much, but is a good idea.

And now he is running away ... some adventurers are getting near ... but I still have time ... Another Light core for me, and the rest for my bag ... After eating the Chef's apron the belly expanded, but from the outside is not possible to see ... Someone one day will explain that and ... message from the system ... back to shadow mode ... and see it ...

" Light core consumed. Resistance to Darkness level up to Immunity. Do you wish to serve the Light ? "

The last part I understand ... for some reason ... Not going to answer that ... Have a Thief to follow. He has my loot. Follow the map ... here he is ... another ambush ... and the man has a flaming sword ... So my Thief doesn't move. This area is interesting ... a port ... and boats ... The will to travel to new flavours ... I mean areas on this Dungeon, grows ... Before leaving it, makes sense eat, I mean explore all of it ... My Thief is preparing another ambush ... I can wait to see who is the next victim ...

A larger man is getting closer ... brown robes ... maybe he works on the sewers ... A club on the waist ... The mark of a rookie ... Going to use mine at the waist also ... Nice haircut ... easy to do ... a bowl on the head, and is done. And also unaware of the Thief ... makes sense the other Bandits normally work in a group and jump in front of the adventurers ... Same trick ... Falling down upon the prey ... but now using the club stolen from my Heroine's loot.

Both hands against the brownie's head ... and down he goes ... The Thief level up with the Heroine, and is a little stronger ... and also has the surprise attack ... And level up again ... So he is really a low level, if eating newbies makes him level up so often ... In a way he is like me ... a lucky brake hitting a heroine, and now the world is yours.

And now the Thief os looting the bag ... but not checking under the brown robe ... Strange ... You can hide more things there, but he preferred to strip the Heroine ... More gold ... and stole his boots ... now he is pulling the prey into the shadows ... and leaving again ... Noise ... more people getting close ... But I have time.

The robe is interesting ... Easy to dress ... perfect for a fast disguise ... Keep it safe, bag ... nothing under it ... Tiny core , is better then no core at all ... A new message ... back to the shadows, and listen to it ...

" Consuming a small flame is useless after eating a sun. "

So many words ... but no change ... I guess I need to eat bigger prey ... Bag can have the Rookies ... Updating map to follow the Thief ... show me something good, or you're next, my friend ....

Nothing useful, you are aiming for another rookie ... is time to go, my looting prey ... Falling from high ground ... and appearing in front of you ... that's how we do an ambush, dear Thief. To prevent the prey to escape bag is behind you. I don't hit you for one reason ... Your screams can call more prey.

" What ... are you ? I gained the ability to see my prey's stats after Leve up ... but yours are all blank!!!

Words, I recognise level up ... I know you can't understand me ... but you ate well you meal, and now you are mine. Bag is using drain with the tentacles ... and now I can feast. Give me back my gold, and the rest.

Better ... all things return to normal ... eating weak heroes makes you stronger ... but still far from what I become ... I wonder if I can speak like them ... if I consume enough of them ... That can help on my Peddler activity ... Or I can eat them after they make a question ... Why sell things, if I can take them ...

_A complete set of leather armour ... under the brown robe ... Tie the club at the waist ... Look at me, I'm a rookie. Still have another club, two short swords, and a pouch with gold ... all hidden under my brown robe. There is another pouch here ... with sand ... a nice way to distract an enemy ... And directly to my waist also ... Try to rob me, and get some sand in return .... _ Bag ate the spare pair of leather boots ... getting a lot of things. I can pass as a peddler if necessary.

A true mimic likes to hides in plain sight ... Brown Rookie ... and Peddler ... looks interesting to explore. Peddler makes more sense to carry a bag ... Selling or trading adventurer's looted gear to adventurers ... is a hidden touch to my refined eating. I could be a Chef ... Wait ... I already ate one ... I have a few arrows, and a bow inside bag ... but carrying to many weapons will call unnecessary attention ... But I can use them ... my tentacles are not very long, and using shadow mode is not for their eyes ... but an arrow on the knee of a running prey ... That I can do ...

" Quest Ended. Bonus unlocked for saving Heroine's honour. You are truly a follower of the Light. "

More words ... I recognise some ... I guess the quest is over ... the map is updating ... I'm understanding better this strange language ... One less Heroine for the Light ... that might balance the power balance for now.