Kokoro opened her eyes only to see a void with a purplish tinge to it looking around nothing could be described
Kokoro then hears a whisper
"It's you~"
She turns around and sees a woman wearing a black shawl on top of her head covering her eyes and a black dress with two golden flowers on the side though that isn't what's important, what is important is that she has a purple aura around her reeking of envy and death
Kokoro sighs" I never imagined that the grim reaper is a woman though I guess it doesn't matter"
The woman doesn't say anything just staring at her through the shawl
"Tell me lord of death did I die honorably? Or did I die a coward?"
Again no response
"Sōda I guess I should have expected no answer but please tell me this oh lord of death"
Kokoro takes a deep breath
"Is my family safe?"
No answer
Then they stood there for what felt like an eternity but then the woman spook
"It's you~"
Then without any warning, black hands started grabbing Koroko and dragging her to the woman
She snarls" come on then do it " despite what she said the mere thought of dying again without battle sent shivers through her spine
But instead of killing her, the woman touched her cheek and said
"It has always been you~"
Just as she was going to bite her a black hand shot itself through Koroko and caressed her heart
Then at that very moment, she felt pure terror not that of a human of a noble warrior but that of an animal that has felt true fear
She instinctively tried to get out of her hand made prison
"Dont worry it'll all be over soon"
The hands then started to cover her face and eyes rendering her blind as a bat
Then after a few moments, she found herself in an alleyway with armor on and her katana on her left
What the fuck happened?!
Didn't I die and meet death?
No, stay focused if I am alive then I must've been sent back for a reason, right?
Gathering her wits she stood from the alley and move to the exit as she walked out she found stuff of fairytales walking yokai and mounts much alike to their smaller reptilian cousins in pure shock she just stood there then she saw a kid about to be crushed by the wheels of a carriage with no hesitation Kokoro sprinted to the kid
The child unaware of his impending doom just stood there not seeing his killer before it was to late
Or so he thought as he felt armored hands wrap around and tackle him with the stranger taking the brunt of it, Kokoro unwrapped the child from her arms and with him turning to her with stars in his eyes almost as though death meant nothing to him
Then what she presumed to be his mother run up to them screaming
"Willam! What the heck were you thinking getting close to the carriages they could kill you and they almost did!"
"I'm sorry mama"
" damn right you are now come here"
She pulls the kid in a hug with most of the people around them clapping for Kokoro, as the mother's hug ends she speaks to her" thank you so much for saving my child I wouldn't know what to do without him he's all that's left after my husband died"
"Please allow me to express my sympathy for you and your child and there is no need to thank me for saving a child anyone would have done that"
The mother sneers" yeah except everyone here" she shakes her head" but nevermind that based on your attire your a foreigner is that right"
"Correct" the mother then pulls out a jingling pouch "then please allow me to reward you for saving my son"
Kokoro was about to refuse but then she remembered that she was most likely in a different world or at least a country
"Then I will accept it humbly" she received it and spoke" may I ask a question?"
"Of course"
"What country is this?"
The mother gets a quizzical look on her face" I thought you knew we're in the capital of lugnica" Kokoro nods with her face betraying nothing" Sōdesu ka thank you, ma'am"
"Ah there is no need that is the least I could do for saving my child"
"Your welcome goodbye ma'am" without waiting for a response Kokoro goes to map out the capital eventually she founds the market district as she is walking around she hears hundreds of sellers trying to entice folks to their product and produce
Kokoro takes a small rest at a dip in the market leading into another alleyway
I have just confirmed that this is not the same world as Japan but there must be a way out there has to be
"Oi cough out ya coin and any valuables on ya"
Turning around Kokoro sees two thugs and one child
"I refuse"
The one with blue and pink hair sneers" look here you can't refuse so you better cough up your coin or the guards will find your body in a gutter"he then brings out two knives
Kokoro sighs and stares at them with a glare able to kill" I don't think you know what you're dealing with here so how about we go our separate ways before anybody gets hurt"
The child then speaks to him
"Chin I don't think we should do this"
"Hah? What do you mean have turned over a new leaf or what" The child shakes his head and points at Kokoro's armor and katana" she looks like a knight we can't risk it"
"Liston to the child before you get yourself killed for your foolishness" before chin could respond a child wearing a red scarf run through them sparing them no glance and jumped on a building leaving Kokoro mystified but quickly refocused on the thugs
H-how did she do that?No, I'm in a different world maybe this is normal
Kokoro then spoke to the thugs" this is the last time I will ask of you leave before you'll be sent to your family in coffins" they get interrupted again this time by a girl wearing a white dress with purple linings and a necklace with a green gem
"Hey give me back what you stole from me!" the three look at each other" we didn't steal anything from you it was probably that brat that ran by"
" yeah what he said"
"Yeah she ran that way"
The girl frowns" they don't seem to be lying so I need to catch up to her"
All of them sighed including Kokoro waiting for this to be over"But regardless I can't overlook what you're doing here" the girl then summons ice spears in the air Surprising Kokoro but she quickly ignores it for later and unsheaths her katana while the thugs bring out the knives
"Damn bitch we'll kill you even if you have magic"
"You think you could win it's three against two
" you're right let's make it fair"
Out of nowhere, a floating cat appears
I feel like this isn't the craziest thing in this world
The thugs take a step back" I-is that a spirit?"
"Yes it is now I advise you to leave before I change my mind and call the guards"
"You bitch"
"Next time we'll gut you like a fish"
"Do anything to her and I'll make sure you'll never have children" the thugs cover their loins and run
Kokoro sighs and whispers" what a shit show" and unsheaths her katana and turns to the girl and bows" thank you for assisting me though it was not needed," she said while taking her helmet off her head and strapped it on her waist letting her short black hair breathe a bit
The girl frowns" you should be more grateful that I helped you" Kokoro turns to her" and I commend that but it was unnecessary" the cat then floats to the girl's ear" she must be confident or her ego is as big as a whale" the girl shakes her head" did you steal my insignia?"
Kokoro shakes her head and elaborates" I've just arrived at the capital I never knew there was such a crime rate"
The cat then says" she's telling the truth"
The girl now knowing that the stranger didn't steal anything begins to apologize" well I'm sorry for accusing you it's just very important to me" Kokoro hums" did the thief by chance have blonde hair and a red scarf?" The girl looks at her with desperation " yes do you know where she is?"
Kokoro shakes her head" no now let's go"
"Go where?"
"To find your insignia what else"
The girl immediately tries to refuse" ah no you don't need to do that"
Kokoro shakes her head for like the 4th time" no its my duty to help and find a new master as said by my oath as a samurai"
The girl confused as heck asks" Samorayi what's that?"
"I'll tell you on the way...by the way my name is Kokoro Zoro"The girl hesitates a bit and says" satella" "nice name" Shocking the girl but not saying anything
As they walk into the market Kokoro explains the samurai
"The samurai are noble and honorable warriors prepared for death by way of the bushido, any samurai who uses poison or dies with dishonor is a disgrace to our ways as such samurai only seek two things a noble master and honor in death but I like many others have not yet met my new master as such we are called ronin doomed to wander the earth in search for a master"
I'm pretty sure being in a new world cuts any ties
Satella not knowing the difference between knights and samurai asks" what's the difference between knights and samurai"
Kokoro raises an eyebrow" well for one the night is not a human and only appears at night time"
Satella waves her hand
"No not that kind of night"
"I don't know any other"
As they were walking they see a child by themselves in the middle of the crowd Kokoro goes to the crying child and head pats them
As the cries slowly fade away satella reaches them and asks" where are your parents?"
The child says" I don't know mommy let go of my hand"
Kokoro says" well we can't let that be" and takes the child onto her shoulders
The child in awe looks around with a giant smile on her face" wow I've never been this high before"
Kokoro smiles" well this is what you'll look forward to in the future when you get older"
The child laughs" hehe I bet I'll be taller than you big sis"
Kokoro stops for a few seconds while satella is behind the hearing everything
The child asks" what happened did I say something wrong?"
"No no no that just made me really happy," she said reminiscing about her brother while starting to move
I swear to you I will see you again brother
I'm going to make this into a two-part chapter cuz well I need to hook you did it work? Ah nevermind that also all future chapters will be 4k words unless I can't without it being unnecessarily long I'll also write a chapter to describe Kokoro so yeah that's it also make sure to check out my other story "the grafted huntress"
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