Chapter 3

It was so troublesome to be without a horse, especially when a parasite kept ranting and raving about heat syndrome. D walked through the desert with the saddle of his killed horse over his shoulder. He was headed for the small town of Gerusha, and he remembered it from seventy years ago.
He went to buy a horse right away. As he was getting ready to leave, he was apprehended by the sheriff and a few men. A bounty hunter in league with the Marcus Brothers was behind the window, watching the proceedings. She wanted to see what this dunpeal was really like.
As the sheriff was about to make things nasty, the mechanic who had sold D the horse told them the story about the missing children, whom D had saved with Inga. Once the story was over, he pulled out a giant gun and threatened to shoot the sheriff and his men, causing the small armed force to lower their weapons.
"Thank you for saving us back then, stranger," Poke, the mechanic, said. "Thank you for saving my brother as well."
The Sheriff and his men put up their weapons when they realized that he had saved the children, and that Poke was one of them.
"Where's the woman who was with you?" Poke asked. "She was absolutely beautiful. I would have liked to thank her as well."
"She's gone," D replied solemnly, but the memory of that job hit him hard. How could he have forgotten about Inga for so long? What the hell was going on?
"Vampires got her?" Poke asked, not expecting to be given an answer. "What a shame. If I know her though, I'd say she's still alive, so you better hurry up and go save her. You don't find a woman like that every day. Who knows what those vampires will do to her."
D looked over at the old man, his eyes revealing traces of hope. Inga had to be alive, yes, she had to be. No matter what state she was in, he would find her.
"Yes, a very strong woman, but I'm not as strong," Poke complained a little and hefted the gun up. "Now get going, I'm getting tired."
D rode out of the building and the town, going after the carriage. However, only one thing went through his mind. Inga may be alive.alive.