The Gate to Kisho
Chapter 10
Pillage
"Make your report quick," the voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi said brusquely. "It looks as though Darkside is more of a trouble than I thought. Have you delivered the barrels?"
Raiga sighed before speaking. "Unfortunately our mission was a failure. We were… sidetracked. A new bounty has appeared, and this little crew doesn't deserve such value. Zato Alba and Fuyu Sashimi have joined forces."
"So it was a failure?"
"Yes."
"Our plan shall be executed soon. I'll remember the name Zato Alba. And you should remember this – failure will not be accepted next time."
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"Are we nearing this town you speak of, Tohru?" Fuyu inquired.
"We should arrive by nightfall. According to my map, there should be a warehouse nearby," she responded.
Zato leaned over in curiosity. "Warehouse? Hopefully it's not another gang hideout."
"Kraigo Warehouse," Tohru muttered. "My father told me that the area around here held a dangerous creature... but no gangs have been heard of."
Fuyu clasped hold of his sword. "Creature, huh? This looks like it'll be an adventure."
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A figure swept through the forest as Zato stepped out of the rowboat to take a quick stretch. "It's been three days since Rogueport, and the government hasn't attacked yet. I think we'll be fine."
"You think it'll take just three days for them to find us? And you think that after this much time they won't even come?" Tohru cried. "Seriously, they'll be after us."
"Maybe not you since you like to lie, causing me to wonder why you joined our crew…" Fuyu started. Tohru beat him on the head with her rod to silence him.
Zato stepped in between. "There's a 'dangerous creature' out there, so stop quarreling."
"We're sorry," they both blankly responded in chorus.
Their hooded savior watched from behind a tree. 'Zato Alba…' he/she/it muttered.
The group continued hiking through the forest till they reached a massive warehouse. "You think we should just barge in?" Fuyu asked his captain.
"No, we shouldn't barge in from the front. We'll explode in from the top…"
They soon entered, forgetting the fact that there was a 'dangerous creature' around.
Tohru's eyes widened at the sight of the hundreds of barrels and stacks of food and lumber. "Who could've left all this behind?"
"Is the food good?" Fuyu asked.
Zato took a bite out of a loaf of bread, and spat, "Yeah, it's not bad." Both Fuyu and Tohru choked him in attempts to get the food out.
Tohru and Fuyu swung Zato back and forth, hoping they could beat some sense into him.
Their noise prevented them from hearing the presence of the fourth "living thing".
Zato gasped and knocked both Tohru and Fuyu aside so they could dodge the "dangerous creature".
It had already made its attack.
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A short chapter, but it'll continue in the next. This creature is something rather unexpected. How will Zato cope with this?
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