HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I'm exhausted! Tuesday tried to kill me, and now it's 2020!
I.O.N.
Enjoy!
Vanisher made certain that the only people still aboard Akuma were the pirates who manned her. Whispering soft commands to the men was easy, as they were still frightened enough of her that all other orders were disregarded. Stepping off the ship herself, Vanisher made certain that Akuma was well on its way before she turned to the villagers she had lived with for over half a decade. Tentatively, Caline Bustier stepped forward, insistent on getting answers, before anyone could stop her.
"Who are you?" Caline asked.
The younger woman pulled out a bit of parchment and a piece of charcoal and quickly wrote, 'Vanisher.'
While most of the townspeople, who hadn't spent their lives fishing, didn't know the name, one of the older sailors recognized it and stepped forward, "Why did you help us?"
'Because you asked me too.'
"Will you be staying?"
'No.'
"What if the pirates come back!?" Lynda shrieked hysterically.
Vanisher rolled her eyes. 'I hold more fear in their hearts than gold holds their greed. They will not return.'
A, slightly more vocal, friend of Lynda's spoke, "But why? Who are you to them?"
This time Vanisher took much longer in writing her answer, 'As any decent sailor will tell you, I was once part of an infamous crew of pirates. We could strike fear into even the most hardened of sea rats and my captain and her first mates were not to be trifled with, even by association. My being here even briefly has put your town in a safety bubble of sorts. It won't last forever, but you shouldn't be bothered for a few years.'
Just as Lynda's friend prepared to demand answers for what exactly that meant, Caline broke in, "Thank you for saving us. Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't come by." She paused for a moment, "You wouldn't happen to know what happened to the young woman that was staying in my house would you?"
Vanisher hesitated, almost as if she regretted what she was about to write even as she put it to parchment before folding it, handing it to Caline and speaking the only words that sleepy town would ever hear from Vanisher, "That girl is dead." Even as she spoke, Vanisher was walking away from the town and hoping no one would notice that she was heading in the direction of Ms. Bustier's house.
Sorry for the short one, but I really wanted to be able to write this for the new year!
I hope you all have a wonderful and safe new year.
Comment what you thought, and what your new year's resolution is!
Hope you enjoyed!
See ya next time!