(random story I wanted to start. Not sure where I'm going to take it but enjoy this introduction
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Chapter 1 -
A shadow moved quickly through a dark night. Running swiftly but silently, his legs carried him on a sidewalk that wound up a hill. He took the side of the road that had no lights, although this late at night, nobody would ever see him.
He stopped at the top of the hill, finding a house on the side he was on. He made sure he had the right address, and he knew the simple layout of the house like the back of his hand. He sneaked past the few cars in the driveway and leapt over a makeshift fence. He climbed onto an air conditioning unit that sat underneath a window. Peering in, past a very slight crack in the curtains, he could see a young man sleeping in a queen-sized bed.
The creature reached out and placed his scaly hand onto the window. Waving his index talon, he manipulated the lock on the window, it sliding out of the lock. He was able to open any door, window, and lock just like this. Lifting the window, he grimaced as the sound of the window sliding was slightly noisy. He watched as a sleeping dachshund lifted her head instinctively.
The dog began to growl just as the creature got the window open wide enough for him to sneak in. He cloaked himself and leapt into the room, past a desk cluttered with books and things that was behind the window. The dachshund raised her head in alarm, but as soon as the creature landed, he grabbed a handful of powder from a pouch on his belt and grabbed the dog's mouth. The dachshund struggled for a moment, then her eyes closed and she rested her head and fell back asleep.
The noise made the young man in the bed awake and sit up. At that moment, the creature ducked onto the floor, his scaly body changing color and blending in with his surroundings. He was a master of camouflage, even the cloak that wrapped his body blended in with the place.
The man looked around.
