The Men in Black – The Desert

Two cloaked men sat beside a fire, many miles away from the gunslinger. One was producing a chicken, already feathered and spiced, from the sleeve of his robe. His pale complexion lit up slightly from the light being given off of the flames, giving him a sinister look that might even strike fear into the heart of the Crimson King himself.

The Crimson King, he was the reason for all of this.

"How much longer until he catches up?" asked what we shall consider the second man in black, for he was a new player in this twisted web woven by ka itself.

"It will be some time before the gunslinger finds his mark, but by now, I'm sure he's figured out that I am no longer alone."

The first man in black put the chicken he had magicked onto a spit over the fire. The second man in black looked off towards the mountains, then back at a small building a few miles behind them, and then over to the first man in black.

"Are you sure we should have left that boy in that abandoned station back there? He didn't seem entirely normal, I'm sure he could create problems for us somewhere down the line…"

The first man in black cut in immediately, "It's not like you, winged one, to be worried, especially about something as trifle as a young boy, barely in his adolescence at best."

"I have no fear, especially no fear of you." The second man in black drew his sword, which happened to be a disturbingly long katana.

The first man in black looked up at his "companion", threw back his head, and bellowed laughter to the stars. "Oh please, you'll never have your revenge if you kill me. Only I know the location of the one who defied you not once, but twice, and took away your life both times. You've come all the way here to kill him and take his power, and what a pity it would be to throw it all away over your own insecurities."

The second man in black merely stared, his eyes ablaze with all the fury and hatred of a thousand damned souls. He is right, so he shall live, for now… thought the second man in black.

For now…