The rain had been coming down hard for a few hours now and it had caused the group to stop a little while ago with Airashi and Filo too soaked and tired to continue the journey at the current moment, so the group were all in the covered cart.
Airashi had cuddled up next to Karyoku as Yosei was asleep on his head and smiled at them and Raphtalia smiled as well "you know mister Gun Hero you can go to sleep as well I don't mind keeping watch by myself I am sure that not many people are going to be around in this storm."
Karyoku nodded "thank you Raphtalia wake me in a hour or so and I can take watch, then with that Karyoku nodded off to sleep.
"Ah so we meet again Kar Kar you enjoying these new friends been a long while since you had any new ones" the evil voice of Karyoku's former friend turned arch enemy Banto said, she had once again brought them into a dark place with slight illumination.
Karyoku tried to punch Banto but like before his fist just went through her "what the fuck do you want from me huh I killed you so I would stop seeing you, to stop your evil from spreading so why are you in my dreams."
Laughing Banto simply smiled 'oh because I like to toy with you Kar Kar, well that and I have information to help you that I am going to torment you with, like why you are here and how to get back."
"Just leave me alone you fucking bitch your games weren't funny when you were alive and much less so now" Karyoku said annoyed just wanting to be rid of Banto once and for all.
But Banto just sat down "oh come on we had plenty of fun when we were on the same day, remember when we had a beach day that was pretty fun, I mean you sucked at volleyball but you were enjoying yourself, oh now those were some pretty fun times."
This caused Karyoku to go red in the face with anger "yeah it was, and you know we could have had a lot of more of those times if it wasn't for you, why did you do it, I get that you wanted power but was that really it just power."
Banto shook her head "no not just power though that was a lot of it, in truth I was annoyed by the Empire they were kind and generous and that made them weak I wanted change, also I never cared all that much for my fellow heroes they were boring and so pompous you and the others thought so highly of being heroes it went to your head it was fucking sickening. But more importantly no most importantly I didn't want peace to happen if there was no war this life would have been boring I would have ended up like you, if I took charge the world would have always been exciting war at all times and my Empire would have ruled with an iron fist."
This made Karyoku smile just slightly "you know what I am enjoying that "I put a bullet through your brain my only regret is that it was instant, I wish I would have paraded you through the streets of the capital and let you be executed by the masses all those people who's family members you got killed, but hey your dead and your supporters are either dead or hiding and cowering in the shadows."
"Oh, my dear sweet Kar Kar aren't you a little sadistic when you want to be I don't think that demi human friend of yours would like that, you know the one who's head I cut off, but for my supporters it is interesting that you should mention them because one of them is in this world now yeah one of my lieutenant's Tala that sleek fox demi human she's out there and is out to get you."
Rage fumed through Karyoku as he heard Banto talk about Sallice but he took notice to the name Tala she was a butcher on the battlefield one of Banto's most successful commanders during the war, her brutal methods of leaving no prisoners, burning villages and the phycological warfare of using catapults to launch the bodies of her enemies in front of opposing armies led her to great success. Though she lost her only battle when she fought against Karyoku fighting a hero was too much for her and his superior commanding skills and fighting power led to her defeat and with a fire bullet to the arm she was left with a charred dead left arm, "is that so well then I think that is great I am going to want to finish what I started with her, she is a very evil person and I hope to rid the world whether it is this world or another of her."
Banto smirked "well well well if you showed this side of you more I think I could have fell for you Kar Kar now go ahead and wake up I am done with you for now I will see you again if you can survive Tala.'
With that Karyoku woke up to an arrow going through the tarp of the cart "well that was quick wasn't it" Karyoku said to himself as he unholstered his ledgendary gun "girls this one is all mine Shield Hero guard here this is personal for me."
They all looked at Karyoku strangley and Yosei spoke "it's someone from the war isn't it Karyoku we can help."
Karyoku shook his head as he jumped out of the cart "not this time this is someone I won't take a chance with."
Then as he went into the icy rain he saw around a dozen archers all around him and they began to fire their arrows at him which with a practice ease he dodged and smirked and aimed his gun "tracker shot" he said as he fired and in a flash it tracked through all twelve archers who quickly fell dead, "is this all you have Tala I expected better from you, though I must be hard to fight your own battle with only one arm, can't say I am sorry about that."
A rage filled scream came and out came a one-armed girl with short purple hair and fox ears and sharp teeth "you, you fucking bastard after everything you are the one that still breathes air. You have took everything from me, my army, my homeland, my friends, my fucking air I had to cut it off with a knife and nothing to ease the pain because of how much it burned."
Karyoku glared at her "and I wonder how much pain you put others through on your rampages and conquests how many people you killed, slaughtered, fucking butchered the torture you and your soldiers would put through my comrades I didn't forget that and this time I will make sure you suffer just the same."
Tala laughed "some fucking hero you are, a hero who openly says he will torture me what a fucking joke, it still amazes me that you killed Banto if not for that the Empire would be in a golden age."
"Yeah in a golden age of war and death now are we going to end this or what" Karyoku said as he loaded his gun with fire bullets.
Sliding her right hand into a golden clawed gloved that was attached to her hip Tala smiled "yeah we are" then in a flash she moved towards him.
It was close but Karyoku barley managed to dodge the first claw strike that Tala threw at him, she was still a lighting quick fighter something that troubled Karyoku during his first fight with her and he imagined it would trouble him now but he had no fear that he would lose.
In a fury of bullets Karyoku shot at the fox demi human but she managed to dodge them all "is that all you got hero come on you truly are a one trick pony aren't you" with that said she cartwheeled through the air and managed land a single strike on Karyoku's face making her laugh.
But her laugh soon faded as she felt him grab her wrist and lift her entire body over him and with a power slam she was planted into the ground with a gun aimed at her face "ugh how did I lose so quickly."
"Simply Tala I purposely gave you an opening, might have stung but I got you onto the ground defeated now I am going to ask a few questions" Karyoku says as he took off Tala's glove and with a hard stomp broke her hand.
"aaah you motherfucker you fucking fuck cunt bitch" Tala cursed out in pain "what the fuck do you want to know."
Karyoku was rather cold in this moment aiming his gun at her chest "how did you get here and why are you after me you little bitch.'
Tala coughed in pain as she felt shockwave of pain radiate from her now shattered hand "ugh I was hiding out in my forest house where I live now thanks to someone plastering my face all over the empire. When a sudden portal opened up and took me and my last remaining archers with me and I woke up in this forest yesterday. I was rather confused but then I got your scent and when you started heading this way I figured an ambush would be a good idea, clearly it wasn't what didn't a portal suck you in as well."
"A portal" Karyoku said confused before remembering that he was just having lunch one day with Airashi and Yosei when a bright flash of light happened and next thing he knew he was on that beach "yeah something like that happened, now do you have anything that would be of use to me."
This was met with Tala spitting at him "fuck you hero send me back to be with all my friends that you killed."
As Karyoku was ready to pull the trigger he felt something on his head "don't Karyoku she's beaten and wounded there is no honor in killing her" Yosei said in a calm voice.
Karyoku growled "why Yosei you know what this monster has done the people she has killed the lives she's ruined why let her live.'
"Because Karyoku we are in a different land confused and out of place and she may have some things she's hiding lets bring her with us and we can hopefully get some information out of her" Yosei said trying to reason with her master.
Karyoku looked at her then down at Tala growling and filled with anger it took a lot to holster his gun and grab Tala "alright you fucking monster I am going to keep you around for a little bit you might be keeping something from me and I am going to find out what it is."
Tala groaned in pain as Karyoku binded her hand to behind her back by chaining wrist and neck together with a chain "no just fucking kill me."
With a hard pistol whip to the back of the head Tala fell to the ground and Karyoku carried her back to the cart "alright everyone this is Tala she is pretty evil from my world and might have some information she is holding back so we are going to keep her for awhile."
Airashi growled at Tala "this one killed a lot of filolials a lot of my friends in the war master when we get the information can I eat her."
Karyoku smiled "yes you may now lets get to the capital I am anxious to meet your mother Melty."
Alright another chapter in the books I hope that you are all enjoying it so if you want to leave some reviews on your opinion of the story and anything that you think I need to improve on. Other than that I don't have much more so please enjoy and I will try to have another chapter out soon.
