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The Mindstone had been next on the thief's list.
The Mindstone was a very valuable asset to have. Its teleportation and telekinetic abilities, among the other psyonic magic it offered, would make it incredibly useful in the thief's hands. Perhaps even more so than the Thunderstone.
He had to find that gem.
He sped around the corridors, as he did when he found the first two stones, sliding to a stop in front of the first place he thought to look. The only place it could possibly be.
The library.
"Alright." He murmured. He dropped the Thunderstone into his bag and tried opening the large door. As expected, it bad been locked. But he prepared for this.
He pulled out another small piece of paper with with a symbol drawn on, a glyph, and held it to his chest. With a faint glow and a deep breath, he stepped through the doors as if he were walking through air. Once on the other side, the symbol faded and the paper crumpled away.
The figure looked around in the darkness of the library, the sudden realization and wave of annoyance washing over them. They came prepared with the permeation glyph; the library was always locked after curfew, he knew that. What they didn't account for was just how dark it would be as he searched.
And, of coarse, he forgot to bring a light source.
"Damnit." He groaned through his mask. He dug around in his bag, brushing past the two gems he'd found. He thought he could use the Thunderstone to illuminate the area, but decided against it. Lightning doesn't give off enough light to illuminate a whole area, not with his current level of power and control over the element.
But Gloomywood berries could.
The thief took out the Florastone from his bag and absorbed it's magical energy. He extended a palm, and with a spark of green light, a dozen magical vines grew from the wooden floor and wrapped around the bookshelves of the library, creeping around to the archives. Not long after, the vines started to bud and bloom with an enchanting golden light. Berries grew along them, lighting up the library as if it were daytime.
The thief never really understood why they were called Gloombarries when the light they gave off was so beautiful. It was one of the many things he didnt understand about the realm he grew up in. But he had more important things to ponder now.
"Right. Time to get looking."
He browsed around the archives. They're ancient, older than nearly all of the staff that worked at Arceus. It wouldn't have been a far leap to imagine the Mindstone hiding somewhere in there.
And yet, after nearly an hour of thorough searching...he found nothing.
'But...how?' He thought to himself. 'This is the oldest part of the castle. It's filled to the brim with ancient texts and scrolls. I searched every surface, it should be here! Surely...'
The thief groaned in frustration. He found no problem in locating the other two, he was sure that this time would be no different. It should be no different. Perhaps he was just checking in the wrong part of the library. Maybe it was somewhere in front?
He turned and darted to the front table, rummaging through the drawers and cabinets trying desperately to find the treasure he'd been looking for.
Nothing.
He searched from top to bottom. And yet, he found nothing.
The thief growled, his hand crackling with bright yellow sparks. He gritted his teeth in anger. How could the gem not be there? What other place in this school could it possibly be hiding in? Was it even in the school at all? Maybe it was hidden in another location? No, the Thunderstone and the Florastone were both found here. The others had to be here as well. But where?
The thief paced around anxiously, going through every possible location that the Mindstone could be in his mind, only to come up empty. With e very step he took and every thought he dismissed as unlikely, he grew more and more frustrated.
The thief stopped where he stood, out of ideas and out of patience. The Mindstone clearly wasn't here. He breathed a sigh of defeat, snapped his fingers and turned to leave. The vines disappeared back into the wooden floorboards, taking their light with them.
"Where the hell is that gem?" He grumbled as he fished for another glyph.
And with a deep breath, he was gone.
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Author's Notes
Phil seems to be having a really hard time with this particular gem, huh?
-BlueBoyHalo14
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