* Chapter 1 *

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In the lands of the Middle East, one particular city stands out surrounded by the desert, called Agrabah. It is a bustling economy, and word spreads out quite fast depending on how unique it is. However, one famous myth stands out, still waiting to be confirmed as of this moment. The Cave of Paradise, and its home to the legendary Solaris Pendant.

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"Namjoon! What has been going on in the marketplace today?" Yoongi asked, lazing around the sofa while flipping through books to ease his everlasting boredom.

Namjoon set down the bag of groceries on the table, picking up an apple and tossing it up in the air. "It's just the same as ever, but I could've sworn I heard a rumor of some sort. Honestly it's ridiculous-"

"What rumor?" Yoongi interrupted, he wasn't going to let it slip by. He sat up, making eye-contact with Namjoon.

Namjoon sighed, continuously tossing the apple into the air. "Remember the rumor about the Cave of Paradise from 6 months ago? Apparently the rumor resurfaced, with more information. I heard they sent a group of people to check it out, but only one of them made it back. The civilians think it's crazy, a stupid rumor." Namjoon took a bite of the apple.

"Why don't we go?" Yoongi blandly spoke, "The Solaris Pendant could potentially be there."

"Yoongi, we don't know if the pendant is even there, what if we ended up risking our lives just for nothing?" Namjoon tossed the apple into the garbage.

"Did I say we were stepping foot into the cave? Dangerous or not, I only have enough energy for a round trip, which doesn't include stepping foot into the cave. But, the pendant is there alright." Yoongi yawned while throwing the book he was previously reading earlier onto the table. On the book that lay face-up depicted illustrations of the Solaris Pendant and the Cave of Paradise. "We just need to know the location of the cave."

Namjoon sighed while glancing at the book. "Alright, I'll go back to the market and find out who 'made it back' alive, hopefully, we can get him to lead us there."

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"Jimin, now's our chance."
The two thieves merged with the busy crowd swarming the marketplace. They weaved their way past unique and colorful stalls, occasionally dropping goods into their satchels before anyone could notice. They almost perfectly blended in within the civilians if not for their 'dirty' appearance. Once their bags were completely filled up of the stolen goods, they both ducked into an alley and met up with each other.
"Jimin, I think this was the best raid we've ever done, look this stuff could last us a week."

"That is, if you don't eat them all." Jimin laughed as he picked a banana out of the bag and started to peel it.

"Says the one that's literally eating right now." The other one smirked, his black hair perfectly matched his skin.

"Look! It's those street rats! Get them!" it soon faded away as a voice boomed that belonged to none other than a guard, standing at the entrance of the alley.

"Crap! Jimin, scatter! We'll meet back at the terrace!" The ravenette started to sprint through the narrow walls of the city, blindly making lefts and rights, in effort of losing the guards that were keeping up with him.

Eventually, he somehow made it back to the marketplace, and fortunately it was still busy. He made his way to the other side of the people, muttering out apologies as he lightly pushed them out of the way. He tightly held onto his satchel, and broke out into a run once again as he entered the alley. Again, he twisted through the never-ending walls of the buildings, until he stopped suddenly.

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