Chapter 15
"Guess you can't trust Japanese after all"
Twilight overcame the landscape and time was quickly running out. Suddenly, two figures appeared on the horizon.
"There! The foreigners! Quickly! We go!" said Bangoo.
The group hurried on and silently tracked the two. Upon nightfall, the foreigners stopped and rested on a small spot surrounded by a large canyon. The canyon definately gave the group edge against the target. As the two created a campfire and set up tents for the night, Hotsuma went ahead to see who they were up against. The very sight would shock him.
He gazed on and gasped at the sight of the targets. They were two ladies of unimaginable beauty. They were stunning, both fair and white skinned. Both had short skirts and very loose shirts which were so loose to the very point where Hotsuma was slightly aroused. After shaking off his arousal, he quickly focused his mind and saw how armed they were.
"Hmm, small swords...and a shield. Doesn't seem like much." Said Hotsuma.
Hotsuma left his position and quickly came back to the group, reporting everything he saw.
"Well Hotsuma-san?" Said Bangoo.
"Well they are two women. Lightly armed with nothing but small swords and shields. That is all I can say about them."
"Seems easy enough. Do you think Quintz should just rain arrows on them?"
"I don't think thats very honorable Bangoo. We should face them."
"You Japanese and your silly honor system."
"Do not mock honor Bangoo. It is a serious and vital thing to us." Said Hayate.
"Well...If you insist on fighting them face to face."
The group then slowly exposed themselves to the two ladies.
"Who? Who the hell are you?" Said one of the ladies.
"And have you been following us?" Said the second lady.
"Yes. And what exactly are you doing in our lands?" Said Bangoo in a formal voice.
"Well, we are here to look for something." Answered a lady.
"And that would be?" Nambo asked. Author's Note: Yes Nambo learned the English language quickly huh?
"None of your business! Sophitia! They must be from that tribe!"
"I recognize that man! He tried to attack us before!" Said Sophitia as she pointed to Quintz and Ztsal.
"Hn." Bangoo waved his hand as a signal for Ztsal and Quintz to attack.
Ztsal and Quintz worked together flawlessly. Ztsal quickly grabbed The short haired girl and punched her gut rapidly.
"Cassandra!"
Cassandra's eyes were going white and she almost lost conciousness but continued to struggle on.
"You know, you should not leave your back turned." Said Nambo as he snuck behind Sophitia.
Sophitia smiled as he quickly ducked and grabbed Nambo. Kicking him in the family jewels. Sophitia then kicked Nambo away as Quintz quickly shot at Sophitia. She blocked each and every arrow shot at her. However, Quintz had an ace up his sleeve.
Quintz took out an arrow with a special flint tip and aimed at a small pile of dust on the ground. As he shot it, he shot an extra arrow to impact the first flint tipped arrow. They met and caused a fairly large explosion, knocking Sophitia clean off the ground.
"Sis! Don't worry, I'll make this brat pay." Cassandra said in a vengeful tone.
"Such big words for someone who is grossly outnumbered." Bangoo said in an evilish tone.
"You Jerk!!"
Cassandra recklessly charged for Bangoo and raised her sword. She swung it down on Bangoo but a screeching clang sound emitted from the move. Hayate and Hotsuma had put their swords out to defend Bangoo. Cassandra looked up at the defenders.
"Hey! You're Japanese men! This is bad! Sis! Let's get out of here!"
Sophitia then stabbed Ztsal in the leg and threw her shield at Quintz which instantly made contact with his head. Knocking Quintz cold.
"Quintz! Oi! Hayate and Hotsuma! Stop them! You want to get your boat, then go pursue them! I will tend to everyone here." Said Bangoo.
Right after Bangoo said that, his arm glew blood red and his arm started to look deformed as he put his hand over Quintz's head. Hayate focused on that scene, remembering it from his family massacre. A troop healed other injured troops with a red glowing hand.
"Well? GO!" Bangoo yelled.
"Hai." Hotsuma and Hayate said in unison.
The chase ensued and Hayate was on the two's tail with Hotsuma running on the canyon walls. Hotsuma threw numerous kunai at the pair. Cassandra tried her best to block the kunai but the Japanese knives were infamous for their cutting ability and the ninja wielding them were infamous for their perfect accuracy. Hayate then tried to throw his katana at Sophitia and then quickly pulled it back with a new innovation of his. He attatched a chain to his arm that could grip his katana and throw it at his enemies. His sword also held a special property, it was so strong that he sent shockwaves able to knock back his target and to create cracks and tremours in the ground to hinder his enemies. Hayate then jumped and clashed his sword with the ground and created small cracks in the earth. Sophitia then tripped on the crack and Hotsuma took the opportunity. Hotsuma threw his kunai and with incredible precision, he was able to braise the Achilles Tendon but not completely cut it. Sophita could now barely walk and with Sophitia disabled, Cassandra went back to save her. She stared down Hayate and looked up at Hotsuma.
"So what!? I can take you on. BOTH OF YOU! Bring it."
"Hn. As you wish." Said Hayate.
Hayate then charged at the sisters with the intent to kill. Hotsuma then threw a kunai and stopped Hayate in his tracks.
"Hotsuma! What are you doing?"
"Don't kill them. There's something about these two. I don't feel that these two are...people we should kill."
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Haha! He's scared shitless!" Said Cassandra adamantly.
"Cassandra! Shut up! You want to be killed."
"Hotsuma don't you want your Raijiki sword? From Nightmare? Then we need to kill these two."
"Nightmare? Cassandra they are not enemies!"
"They stopped you from walking! What are you talking about?"
"I know, but they are against Nightmare like us."
"Sis..."
"What are you two talking about?" Said Hayate.
"Are you two working for the Wiyots?" Said Sophitia
"Yep. They are creating our boat for us to go back to Japan."
"Well, you better come with us. We have much to talk about. If you kill us now...don't expect a boat from them."
"Why?" Questioned Hayate.
"You have to trust us. These people are not as they seem. They'r..."
"Don't trust them my friends." Bangoo said as he showed up with Ztsal and Nambo at his side. Hayate instantly noticed something was wrong.
'Where is Quintz?' Thought Hayate.
"These two are conspiring against us Wiyots. We need them dead!" Said Bangoo with a slightly demonic tone.
"Do it!" Said Nambo.
Hayate instantly heard a sound from afar. He heard a pecuilar sound. It was like hearing something being stretched.
Hayate glanced at Hotsuma. He also understood what was going on. They were backed into a dead end of the canyon with all sides sealed in. Trapped and cornered like a rabbit to a wolf.
"Alright..." Hayate drew his sword and raised it above Cassandra.
"You're making a big mistake." Said Sophitia calmly.
The sword was raised high above Cassanda and was gleaming in the twilight sun. The sun was about to set and Hotsuma looked over and saw the shadow of a figure. He instantly nodded to Hayate.
"NOW!!" Yelled Hayate.
Hotsuma threw a kunai and shuriken at a closeby boulder. A body fell dead. It was Quintz with his bow loaded. Meanwhile, Hayate then threw his sword at Bangoo and cut his cheek. He quickly drew it back with his chain to throw it again at Ztsal and cut his leg. The katana flew back to Hayate and he swung his sword to create a small shockwave in the air to blow their former allies back. Hotsuma then took special items out of his belt. He took out sake, a small bag and two flintstones from the ground. He jumped in front of Hayate and Cassandra and threw the bag at Bangoo while he implanted two bags in the valley walls. He threw his shuriken at the three bags and they burst into fine powder. Nambo quickly noticed the scent of the dust. Hotsuma then drank a huge amount of the stored sake and smashed the two flints together and blew hard in the dust's direction. The spark ignited Hotsuma's sake breath and, in turn, ignited the ash cloud. Unfortunately, Bangoo vanished from the scene with Ztsal and Nambo. He transported though the same portal that Nightmare went through during their meeting in Japan.
"Daddys gonna crush your skull.", Bangoo's voice was very demonic and his eyes grew blood red. "Guess you can't trust Japanese at all..."
"Crap, their gone and I'm out..." Hotsuma said feeling a bit buzzed from the sake.
"Thank you two. We owe you big time." Cassandra said.
"I could think of a way for you to pay us back." Hotsuma said slightly red in the face.
"How vulgar! Hotsuma! That is no way to treat a woman!" Hayate scolded but then instantly looked at Sophitia's chest and started to turn red. Hotsuma glanced at Hayate in a way that said 'look who's being hypocritical now.'
"Well...aside from that. We have much to discuss." Sophitia said in a slightly annoyed tone.