Daaku stood up slowly eyeing his attacker warily. "What do you want you
idiot" he said to the person in a blue gi with the kanji of hunter on it
and baggy blue pants.
The bounty hunter looked at his prey "I want your head daaku its worth a
lot you know"
"No I don't know, how much are they offering now that someone so
inexperienced should try to defeat me?" Daaku said as he lifted his
nagamaki into a position where he could gut the bounty hunter next time he
charged him.
"Heh they're offering me a pardon of my crimes," said the bounty hunter as
he held his katana tighter as he prepared to charge. "and there's a lot of
them." The bounty hunter jumped forward and slashed at Daaku's face. Daaku
sidestepped the attack and brought his nagamaki up and speared it through
the hunter's stomach spilling his guts.
The taste of blood startled Daaku. He touched his cheek and when he pulled
it away he noticed it was red. Impossible how did he mark me he's just an
inexperienced bounty hunter he thought to himself. "Your better than most
but now its time to die" Daaku said as he raised his nagamaki and brought
it down on the nearly dead hunter, instantly killing him.
Whipping his blade up he flicked it to his side flinging blood onto the
snow turning it red like the snow beneath his feet. Daaku then slid his
nagamaki into it's sheath and strapped the pole-arm to his back. "Grrr its
going to take weeks to get the disgusting smell of this idiots blood
cleared up." Sighing Daaku picked up the body of the hunter and took it to
the nearest stream where he dumped it.
Wiping his hands together daaku started back to his camp to pack up and
head down the mountain having decided he would find out why someone thought
he needed to die. Upon reaching his camp he instantly got his small sling
pack and packed the meager belongings into it. After that was done he
picked up the many belts that had shurikens hanging on them and hooked them
onto his black jeans. He then swept his long silver hair back and tied it
with a piece of string. After one last glance at his temporary home Daaku
set off towards the place he knew would have the information he needed, el
infierno agujero.
Daaku pushed open the doors of el infierno agujero and started coughing on
the tobacco smoke as he surveyed the people sitting at the tables and bars.
He got many strange looks but no one challenged him as he walked up to the
bartender and said, "Tell santhos I want to his list of head prices." The
bartender merely nodded and walked into the backroom a minute later he
emerged again and told Daaku santhos would see him now.
As Daaku walked into the backroom he sniffed the air carefully. If there
were a bounty on his head Santhos would not hesitate to collect on it.
"Whya so nervous?" Santhos said as he noticed his old comrade sniffing the
air. "I was told there was a bounty on my head. Just because nobody in here
can beat me there is no reason not to be cautious." "Ahhh you are still the
cool headed fighter I knew when we were the most feared of demons."
Grinning at Santhos Daaku sat down at the table and poured himself a drink.
"So you think that there is a bounty on your head hmm, well let me see."
Santhos said as he pulled a big book with lots of dollar amounts and
pictures. "Hmm how interesting."
"What is it?" Daaku asked leaning over to see what his friend had
discovered. "Well it seems that your bounty hunter got your name mixed up
with this demon's right here." Looking at the picture and the name under it
Daaku said, "Hmm her last name is almost the same as mine, but I don't look
like her. How could he be so stupid?"
"I'm starting to think that king Yamma sent him so that you would be
interested. And he offered you a pardon of your crimes if you did." Taking
a swig of his drink Daaku said "Hmm an interesting proposition I think I'll
ask him myself." "What!! Are you crazy?" Laughing Daaku finished his drink
and said "You've known me how long? And you still haven't figured out that
I'm crazy?" Babbling Santhos said "well take this picture and list since
she naturally wont escape now." "Once you've seen a face like that you wont
forget it, not easily anyways." Daaku said as he walked out the room and
out of the bar.
