Chapter 3

Rika stood there with Satoko corned by three bikers who were angry at what they had done by pure accident. It started off as a normal day the two got ready for school and went to class where they had a fun time in the club after class and as they headed home Satoko remembered that they needed to do some grocery shopping and thought that a stop in Okinomiya would be a good idea. So the two of them went to the grocery store to buy the things that they needed, and when they got out they set the bags down because they were a little heavy and they wanted to get a better grip on them. When Satoko picked her bag back up she lost her balance and fell forward a little, but it was just enough to hit the motorcycles and tip one over which in turn caused a domino effect resulting in the other two motorcycles falling over. Not long after that the owners of the motorcycles came out and saw what had happened to their motorcycles and they were furious. They noticed Rika and Satoko right away and immediately put the pieces together and pushed the two into the alleyway by the store and started demanding that they pay for the damage done to their bikes. This is how Rika found herself in this situation. What am I going to do, Rika thought to herself.

"We don't care if your kids," one of the bikers stated, "You damaged our rides and now you have to pay."

"I already told you that my friend and I are very sorry for having damaged your motorcycles," Rika replied.

"Your apologies aren't going to fix the damage that you did you little brat," another one of the bikers stated.

"You two are going to have to pay for this if you do not want to get hurt," the third biker stated.

"Oh really what could you do," Satoko challenged.

"Quiet Satoko," Rika told her friend, "There is no need to provoke them any further."

Suddenly they heard a voice coming from the entrance to the alley.

"What are you doing to those girls," the figure demanded, "Stop it now."

They all looked in the direction of the voice and could see a figure that was silhouetted so they could not see his face.

"Who do you think you are," one of the bikers asked, "Come forward so we can see you."

The figure stepped through into the alley and they all got a good look at him. He had blue eyes and blonde hair. He was wearing unusual clothing. He had on a green tunic and a green hat that seemed like a cone of some sort that drooped in the back. On his hands he wore gloves that seemed to have gold on them. He wore what looked like stockings that seemed like they completely covered both of his legs. He wore brown boots on his feet. On his back they could see a sword and shield strung across his back. He wore a belt with a few patches. The bottom part of the tunic was short and the same shade of green that the top half was. The biker's attention soon shifted to this stranger that had come in on their business. They circled around him one in front and one in back while one stood on the side in front of a brick wall of a building.

"Well look at this freak," one of the bikers stated as he eyed up the stranger.

"What are you doing here," another one of the bikers asked.

"I am here to stop what you are doing to those two girls," the stranger replied, "They apologized for what they did so you should just let them go instead of bullying them."

"They scratched the paint job on my bike," the third biker stated, "Their apologies are not going to fix crap."

Rika looked on with Satoko as this man stood up to these three bikers not knowing what to do since she didn't know what these men were going to do.

"I don't see how bullying these two girls will get payment for what happened to your bikes," the stranger stated.

"What are you some kind of dumbass," one of the bikers replied.

"All you are some kind of cosplay freak who probably doesn't have a life," another one of the bikers stated.

"If you guys have nothing better to do than bully little girls then I would say that the ones that have no lives are you guys," the stranger calmly replied.

"You better watch your mouth you bastard," the third replied as he stepped forward, "Or else you can consider yourself a dead man."

The three then started to close their circle on the stranger. Rika saw the stranger's eyes looking around at the three.

"If that is how you want to do it," the stranger replied, "Then that is how you will get it."

Then suddenly he brought his elbow back and elbowed the biker behind him in the stomach causing him to grab it his stomach in pain. Then the stranger launched the same arm forward punching the biker that was standing in front of him. The biker standing by the stranger's side put a hand on the stranger's should which he grabbed and pulled the biker over his shoulder and he landed with a hard Thud on the ground. The biker that the stranger had elbowed was now coming at him and then the stranger surprisingly jumped at the wall and pushed his feet off of it and swung around delivering a kick to the biker that was coming at him. Rika then saw the stranger head in their direction. When he got to them he swiftly turned around and pulled out the sword and shield that he was wearing on his back. Who is this guy, Rika thought to herself.

"Oh look he pulled out a sword," one of the bikers stated as he started to get up, "I bet it is made out of plastic."

"Yeah you're probably right," the biker that got punched started, "It won't be able to stand up to this."

After saying this the biker pulled out a pistol and took a few steps forward. The stranger standing in front of them brought his shield to the front and held the sword back in a defensive stance.

"Can you believe this dumbass," the biker with the gun started, "He thinks that he can beat a gun with his stupid sword."

Rika and Satoko stood there in silence not knowing what to do when Rika suddenly heard a noise. It sounded like some kind of humming and she turned to look at where it was coming from and she was surprised to find out that it was coming from the sword which was now starting to glow a light blue.

"Ooh look it has got fiber optics," one of the bikers joked.

"I hope you are ready to die," the biker stated as he started to pull the trigger.

The stranger then swung the sword which was now an orange color and was still humming. Satoko and Rika both held each other and closed their eyes in fear awaiting the shot. Instead they heard an unusual sound, but no gunshot. They slowly opened their eyes and saw that the gun that the biker was holding was now in two pieces as the stranger held the sword in the air. Rika noticed that there seemed to be what looked like a burn mark on the brick wall that wasn't there before and it lined up with the position of the sword that the stranger was holding. The three men had looks of pure terror on their faces as they slowly backed away and then turned and ran for their bikes and got onto them and rode off. The stranger then put the sword and shield away and turned to look at both Rika and Satoko.

"Are you alright," he asked.

"Yes," Rika replied, "Who are you?"

"My name is Link."