Walking down the crowded street, Anzaria tried to keep some distance between her and the samurai she was tracking. She did not want him to notice her following him; she was somewhat surprised that he had not noticed before.
She watched him walk to the other side of the village, there were not many people here, so she figured that this was as good of a time as any to make herself known.
Jin was standing by a building when Anzaria decided she was going to tell him. Anzaria walked behind him, her steps unheard even by the dog that was sleeping on the step. She came behind Jin, never uncloaking her face, "You and your companions meet me on the bridge that is on the east side of the village when the moon is high in the sky." With that, Anzaria turned around and left.
Jin turned around, only seeing a cloaked figure disappear into the shadows. The voice sounded soft like a woman's, but he did not see the person that it came from. Jin thought about what was said, not knowing if Mugen and Fuu would see this person whatever they might, offer them.
Later that evening, when Jin had met up with his companions again he told them about what had happened.
"Are you joking Jin? I don't think that would be smart. Who knows what would happen if we went. This person might kill us." Fuu looked at Jin then to Mugen.
"I think we should see what this person might have to offer us." Jin said looking at Fuu.
"Besides if anything happens, we can take care of them." Mugen said getting off the floor standing next to the door.
"Well, we should head in that direction now. We were told to be there when the moon is high in the sky. It is almost that time." Jin left the little room with Mugen behind him. Fuu looked at the men that left and said, "I can't believe that we are going to do this."
Jin, Mugen, and Fuu walked to the other side of the small town to where the bridge that went over a small river. They looked around, but saw nothing.
"Where is this person?" Mugen said looking around.
"I am right here." Out from the shadows came a cloaked figure, the figure then took the hood off her head. Mugen, Jin, and Fuu stared at the woman in front of them. They had not seen a woman like her before. She had long golden hair, hair that went down to her waist. She had large dark blue eyes. She was much taller then Fuu, but still shorter then Mugen and Jin. "My name is Anzaria, I was told to kill you, but I have been betrayed."
"Why should we care?" Mugen said looking at the exotic woman in front of him.
"You should care because they are here. If they kill me then they will kill you." Anzaria turned around when she heard a noise coming from the shadows.
"It is good to see you Anzaria." A tall man with short black hair said with 7 other men around him.
"Hello Nao, this is a surprise." Anzaria said looking at the man in front of her. Jin and Mugen stood ready to fight, while Fuu stood frozen not sure what to do.
"I have always wanted to be the one to kill you Anzaria. They have been calling you the Killing Perfection. I wonder just how perfect you really are." With that last word said Anzaria untied her cloak letting it hit the ground, her body moving so fast that Jin, Fuu, and Mugen had to blink to really understand what had just happened.
Anzaria took out two of the men that stood between her and Nao, Mugen and Jin easy took care of the rest. Anzaria and Nao stood in front of each other, the breeze gently blowing Anzaria's long blond hair in the wind.
"I really cannot believe that you would side with the people you were told to kill." Nao said looking at the beautiful woman in front of him. He had always wanted to be with her, but she showed him nothing that made him believe that she wanted to be with him.
"I have been betrayed, your presence here shows that is so. I make no friends, but allies when needed." Anzaria said with anger in her eyes. Their sword clashed loudly. Both bodies moving quickly, Jin, Mugen and Fuu were surprised at the speed that she was fighting at it was hard of her opponent to keep up with her.
Not one drop of blood fell until Anzaria came behind Nao and stabbed him in the back. As quickly as it all had started, it ended. Nao and Anzaria stood there for what seemed to be forever. Nao struggled to find his words. "I have truly been killed by the best fighter. Anzaria, I have always loved you. You have to do one thing for me; you have to get your freedom back. You do not deserve you live your life like this. Go back to your family, find love." Nao stopped to find his breath before he continued. Anzaria stood there thinking about what was being said to her. "I want you to be happy. Now it is my time, end my life." With that, Anzaria stepped away from the man that was leaning on her back, her sword left his body with his blood dripping from the tip.
Anzaria shock the blood off her blade before turning to her fallen enemy. "Good bye old friend. May we meet one day in hell." Anzaria then looked at the man in front of her, she bent down, ripping off his necklace, and she knew that he was now free from those that would hunt her down. She only wished that it would be so easy for her to do so.
With that, Anzaria turned around to face the three people that had watched her world crumb before her. No one said anything, Anzaria only picked up her cloak off the ground and tied it around her neck covering her body and face, she then turned to walk over the bridge. When she was in the middle, she heard Fuu call out to her.
"What did her mean by freedom?" Fuu asked turning around looking at the dark figure on the bridge.
"I am not like you Fuu. I cannot walk were I please. I am a slave by those that own me." Anzaria said never turning around.
"How could that be?" This woman puzzled Fuu, how could anyone own anyone that was not what she believed.
"You are too young to understand." Anzaria said looking to the floor. She knew that Fuu was young, but she also knew that she was not that much older. It saddened her to know that at such young age she knew so much heart ache.
"I want you to travel with us. I get tired of being around guys all the time. I think it would be nice to have you with us." Fuu said surprised that she even said what came out of her mouth, but she felt bad for this woman. She was on her own now, nowhere to go.
"What are you thinking girl? She was hired to kill us and you are going to let her join us like that? I can't believe that would do something like that." Mugen said with anger in his voice.
"If I wanted to kill you I would have done that already. Besides, what makes you think that I am going in the came direction?" Anzaria said turning around.
"We are going west." Fuu said looking at the Anzaria with hope in her eyes.
"I do have a friend in that direction that I must meet." Anzaria said wanting nothing more then to be close with someone, but she was afraid of what might happen if they stayed with each other to long. She knew that both Jin and Mugen could fight, but Fuu could not. Anzaria also knew that her friend was not that far away, and this particular person was always looking for a good fight.
"Great, I'll flip a coin. If it's heads then you can go on your way, and if it's tails, you come with us. Deal?" Fuu looked at Jin and Mugen both of them shaking their heads yes, and then to Anzaria who walked closer to take a closer look at the coin that Fuu held in her hand. With that, Fuu flipped the coin watching as it flipped in the air; time almost seemed to stop when it hit the floor the answer was plan for everyone to see.
Anzaria looked up at the three faces she was going to be seeing a lot more of for the next couple of weeks or so.