Pretty Face-Yuna the bandit King
I don't own Pretty Face or its characters, but Yasuhiro Kano does

Fight, Scene and Cunning by Jumping Kid

Randoh stood in the centre with the enemy surrounding on him. He gave a smirk on his face to prove he was not afraid by their number. The odd was not in flavour in him and so as the advantage situation. He was not afraid but in rush of excitement that ran in to veins. "Come on, who want to be come my next victim." Randoh breathes his word thru his bare teeth.

One of them ran in sudden charge which Randoh back exposing unprotected. The bandit raised his sword and tried to land the razor blade on Randoh back. But it was blocked by Randoh tonfa. The blade made it mark the tonfa steel. Just a scratch but not dented. "Too slow." Randoh moved swiftly like a monkey and make a counter attack on that bandit. The tonfa found his mark as the round blunt edge ram on that bandit ribs causing a dull cracking sound and that bandit fell on the ground like heap of meat bag.

Randoh movement had stunned the enemies for a moment but didn't stop them to charge together to kill him. The leader stood on top of carriage for better and watched the fight. He was impressed with Randoh display of combat martial art as his fellow bandit took down one by one with Randoh fast lightning speed. It was a perfect combination of display of attack and defence by Randoh weapon. Short wooden weapon but fully control by Randoh to counter and attack in the same time.

In such rarely skilled warrior should join into his rank. He could possible become a high rank as his right hand henchmen. But his attitude and the desire as so call declare him as King of bandit. Randoh was not easy to be bought.

At the carriage

Rina was released to attend Soujiro wound as the bandit felt she was harmless to them even she was given a sword. Rina had been begging for her release to attend those were wounded soldier not capable to protect her or themselves but following the leader term condition. The survivor soldier must strip off their armour and expose them naked to show their cowardice and unwilling to die for the warlord daughter.

Soujiro bowed his head down to hide his embarrassment that he had fail to protect the warlord daughter. His honour was tarnished and held captive by group of bandit. As the noble captain, he should not be capture easily and die like the rest of the soldier had life lost.

But now, he had to strip his armour for Rina to attend his wound was unacceptable. He was angry with the mix of shame. As she saw Rina moved toward him. "No, I will not want you to attend."He stopped her without looked her face. His hands were bound with rope and struggle to break free. The two bandits stood beside seated Soujiro and one of them placed the tip blade on Soujiro neck. "You are stubborn one." The bandits teased the captive and they wanted to further more humiliation that Soujiro could throw in for them to watch.

"Soujiro, you are hurt. You are bleeding." Rina walked nearer to him.
"No, let it be. I deserve to go this way" Soujiro demanded than rather have his armour stripped.
" Oh such might and honour knight, want to die badly." One of the bandits sneered him and other laughed at Soujiro. "You know what. If the captain decision is to die here and we are sure have a lot of fun with her." Bandits had some thought of plan that install for Rina.

Rina stood and tremble with fear as one of the bandit move forward to her with the malice look on bandit face.

"No, don't you touch her." Soujiro growled in deep voice. He looked up on that bandit held the sword on his neck without fear of dead. "I will kill you all for dare to lay your filth hand on her." Soujiro warned.

"What you going to do. The sword is on your neck now and I move a little. You are dead. You hear saying." The bandit placed a reminder for Soujiro to know the coming of dire near death situation. "So be it." Soujiro spring his body in surprise speed and rammed into the bandit body. The blade grazes a little of Soujiro's neck and not enough to kill him. Soujiro knocked the surprise bandit down on the ground and gave him a chance to lay his knee on the bandit neck and break it. The dead bandit partner that attempt to make his move on Rina and saw the whole thing.

He got scare and ran away, leaving Soujiro and Rina alone attended. Soujiro felt on the ground on one knee and felt pain coming back on him. "Soujiro, don't move. You are bleeding fast." RIna opened her wooden box which looked like a medical kit.

"Rina, just run. Save yourself. I will be ok." Soujiro pushed the box away and accident spill it contains. "Just run." Soujiro hold up his pain. Rina didn't listen and her focus was mixed the wet herbs leaves together and tried to make into a paste. Quickly she placed the paste on the clean white bandage and wrap it around Soujiro open wound.

"I will let you die. You are my captain and you have protected me. I just can't leave you to die" Rina insist to stay behind. Soujiro nodded and knew there would no point to argue with Rina stubbornness.

Manabe was guarded by three bandits and he placed far away from the fight. He was very valuable object in the eyes of the leader of Flaming dragon and should kept away from harm.

"Hey, you turn this into gold." One of the bandits handed Manabe a stone and placed roughly on his hand. Manabe was fumed about the mix up of his role. He is healer and his skill is to heal people and cure disease. He was one of the most senior student of the Healer temple but not the respectful one among other student because his frequency mistake of casting spells that cause intense of chaos or havoc on his beloved temple.

Manabe was certain that it was not his "do it on purpose" mistake but a slight problem of remembering the spell correctly. He had a short term memory which cause by the freak accident during the examination. He was nervous at that time and the exam was important because passing the exam which made him in position as one of master of the Healer temple.

It was marked on that day after the accident, the bad luck seem started to follow wherever he goes and called by people had named him nickname as Wizard, Magician, mage and all other name that seem sound destructive as what the people saw when Manabe cast spell was a jinx and cause serious accident.

Manabe became outcast and kicked out from the temple for avoid more chaos would happen and the uneasy of the town folk grew. His thought was walk away from any civilisation and stays his life as hermit until he finds a cure. But then, he was captured by the bandit and served under the cruel leader. The leader of Flaming Dragon saw his spell skill as a chaotic and destruction had spare Manabe life where he saw a jet flame that casted by Manabe came from the ground and burned the tree. It was Manabe's mistake cast, he wanted to cast a hot spring spell for healing purpose but his mistake had made his good expression.

"Turn this into gold." The bandit demanded again. Manabe shook his head as he didn't know how. "He is stuck up. Maybe this blade will teach this wizard a lesson." One of them draw the sword and flashing the sword in front of Manabe.

Manabe stood in fear and his legs began to buckle at almost made he fell on the ground. The bandit laughed in glee as had fun on the wizard and they were far away from the fighting scene as it was also a great opportunity to relax from the leader grasp.

"You are wizard, all right but yet you all fear about sword or anything cut you down. One of them said well to show his knowledge well about the wizardry weakness. It was poor explained but it was true fact. Until another group appeared from nowhere. It was Randoh men, dressed the bandit uniform was a slight different from other bandit.

The bandit gave a curious look and grasped the weapon to have them guarded. "Who are you?" The bandit holding the spear and pointed the stranger and other follow with their weapon pointed the same direction.

"I am your side. The leader is asking all you to go there and help." Shiyuuji said first and he the only person had a sharpest wit compare with two friends.

"Really, why you do go then? Do you see we are busy guarding this one" The bandit countered and pointing the spear on Manabe. "The leader says so. " Shiyuuji attempted to bluff his way and knew there was no reason for the enemy believes his story.

"I don't believe you." The bandit looked a bit wry on Shiyuuji words and made them more cautious than ever.

"What are you going to do?" Tekuya asked Takahiro in whispered behind Shiyuuji.
"We have fight." Takahiro replied with his head scratching and he didn't know how to fight as well like Randoh. Beside of that, they never had been in an actual fight. Their task gave by Randoh was to give a scare and acting tough.

"Fight with this stick and pointing thing. You can count me out" Tekuya whispered to his partner complaining that gave Shiyuuji an idea. A very good idea.

Can Shiyuuji next word works? Can Randoh feint off a group of Bandit? What will happen to Rina and Soujiro?
To be continuing