Finally updated ^^.
Sorry if this seems so rushed, and I usually write in a wayy different tone and form,
Haha, anyway, I hope you enjoy!
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"So, you just left Banryu out in the forest, huh?"
Bankotsu leaned against the wall, as relaxed as ever, glaring at the girl in the most menacing way possible,
A way would normally make people cringe and go hide in a corner.
Though Asami held her ground as well as his gaze.
"Well then, I'm sorry that I didn't bring a giant 300-pound sword with me while carrying a half dead person on my back."
A gentle wind lapped at them, engulfing them in a blanket while
they found themselves lost in each other's eyes until someone breaks the trance.
"Help!" A man ran out from the forest, before collapsing from lack of breath.
Asami and Bankotsu turned at the same time, looking at the man.
The man seems to be bitten all over his body, with places on his arm where his flesh turned out and skin was lost.
Asami immediately ran up to him.
The man, who she recognized as the village doctor, looked up at Asami, his voice barely heard.
"Please…My daughter…. Save my daughter!" he looked to the direction of the forest before his eyes closed.
She quickly stood up and headed towards the forest.
And there, she found the little girl, frightened and bawling her eyes out, but fine.
Asami let out a breath of relief. Then she carefully carried the little girl back to her hut.
"Now, Rika, stay here and don't go anywhere, I'll come back soon!" Asami told the girl before hurrying out to the village.
Asami stopped at the front of the village, horrified at what she saw.
The village… No…. I was too late
The air was filled with the sounds of people screaming, and children crying.
Wolves everywhere.
No, not regular wolves, these wolves were three times as large, with red, glowing eyes.
A white one leaped at a band of small child near Asami.
With quick reflexes, Asami hastened in front of the children and stabbed her dagger at the wolf's throat.
The beast's eyes widened with shock, fell back, and to her surprise, disintegrated.
A demon, Asami thought.
Just as she turned to see if the children were okay, another wolf, different from the others, found her as its target.
Asami turned, her eyes round with shock and the wolf pounced.
She shielded the children, bracing herself for the fatal bite. It didn't come.
A flash of white went past, and in a second the wolf was on the ground.
"Ban ... Bankotsu?" Asami frowned, confused. How did he get here so fast?
"We're even now, princess. A life for a life." He stated as he turned around.
The other wolves immediately disintegrated at the death of their leader.
"Now, are you just going to stare at me like an idiot, or are we going to head back."
Asami blinked and shook out the hair strand that was in front of her face. "Princess?" She raised an eyebrow. Staring in disbelief at him. Then, Asami smiled , but shook her head.
"You can go back, but these people still need my help. I can't just leave them here." She motioned towards the injured people lying on the ground, as well as the dead.
Bankotsu scowled, "It's their fault that they're too weak. Why bother? The world was made so only the strongest ones survive." He turned around, his dark braid swishing, and was about to leave, when he detected a very strong demonic aura. Stronger and different than the wolves.
Bankotsu froze.
No... This can't be...
He's here.