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"Fishing for more than fish" I glared at the water, trying to intimidate it to give me a fish. A small fish. A tiny fish. A minnow, I didn't care, just something to fill my stomach with. My shabby fishing pole had seen better days, that was for sure. They say "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime." What they neglected to mention was the lesson on when the damn pond was was as empty of fish as my stomach was. I was about ready to rear a rock at the trifling waters when the most unlikely reflection appeared, smiling good naturedly. "Emperor?" I said to the reflection. I rubbed my eyes, surely this was just a clever ruse of the sun. It remained. I was bewildered. "Talking to yourself?" It said, chuckling. I turned my head, and the Emperor sat down next to me, barefoot and equipped with his pole. "Uh.." Uh. Was this all I could muster in front of royalty? I was giving peasants everywhere a bad name, they'd be calling us "newbies" for Hyuls for this treacherous act... He smiled, white teeth peeking from behind his lips. "Don't mind me. There's nothing like a relaxing day of fishing. Maybe today will be my lucky day?" He said. It seemed rhetoric to me, but I answered anyways. "Well, you'd have a heck of a time. Lady luck has seemed to disappear along with the fish. Not a minnow swimming today.." "Ah, you haven't heard the legend?" I shook my head no. "I have good word from some of my more expert fishing friends that Flameblades lurk in these waters, minds of their own. Logical? No. Possible? I think so." Wait 'til I tell my friends that Emperor was crazy, they wouldn't believe it! As I told the story in my head, manipulating it to make it seem I was far more funnier and had more wit then I would in the given situation, the Emperor's pole gave a tug. Another tug -- This time almost throwing his highness in the waters. He yanked the instrument with surprising strength, and on the hook was the hilt of a Flameblade, the sword burning brightly with flame and desire. I gawked in surprise, and the Emperor was laughing with disbelief. "It's true! It's true!" He said, his eyes reflecting the fire clearly. "It IS possible to fish a sword of flame from the river! Wait until I tell the.." <b> *SMACK* They say "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime." - I say "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Knock out the Emperor with a rock and steal his fished Flameblade and sell it, and he'll have enough money to buy food for a long time." --------------- Namu | |