Pretty Face-Yuna the bandit King
The fight and miscue
I don't own Pretty Face or its characters, but Yasuhiro Kano does
Randoh stood in the center, surrounded with the fallen enemies. The other survived bandit stood there in cautious, without any doubt that Randoh had the strength more than a normal human does't possess. The strength of Oni, a demon from hell in disguise as the human form. The tiger wearing a sheep skin.
It was impossible a normal person would manage to fight a bunch of bandit and still there was no weariness shown on Randoh's face.
Randoh grinned on purpose, just put up a show to the person that he loved, Rina still held captive in the hand of the bandit. He is the one to save her and the purpose had been fulfill. Then long the road to build the love bond between him and Rina, her love.
He had been waiting for some like this to happen, to get close to her and express his feeling. He didn't want this to happen but it was the only opening that he could think of.
If possible he could become Rina protector and would be respected by all her people and the king. "The Protector of kings." Randoh like the call of the new name. At least the king word still stick on the title.
"He is an Oni, Pure evil. the smile of hunger flesh." One of the bandit dropped the weapon and ran away without reason. Some followed as well. Randoh body froze like white marble statue. "Oh no." Randoh grinned was not perfected yet and cause more damage by amplify more fear to his enemy.
He had been practicing day and night to get it right by the mirror,alone without his follower watched him. If not, the group would leave him with their thought, Randoh had turned insane.
His eyes took a sneak look on Rina and found Rina sat on, next to Soujiro. Rina's eyes were close and covered her sight by hiding her head behind Soujiro back.
"Nooo. I ruin it." Randoh mouth opened but no word coming out, only air. That golden moment was over. He could felt himself like the sun had his glorified figure of a hero printed on yellow blaze circles were setting down on the horizon fast and replace with the full moon printed on the surface with a demon howling.
What Randoh did, Rina didn't see.(Talking about bad timing)
Rina applied the white paste on the bandage, covered Soujiro's wound. Soujiro letting a hiss for a short moment to fight back the burning sensation that sting his neck. "Don't move or bandage would turn loose " Rina said gently and moved herself behind on Soujiro back. " I will and I am a shame. not able to protect you." Soujiro lowered down his head in disappointment and looked up, watched Randoh doing his job, where he supposed to be Randoh place, doing the fight. "You still protecting me. So stop look yourself down." Rina said
" I will protect you no matter what will happen." Soujiro swears, straight his back. " ...the bandit King, I will not forgive you. I swear in my life." Soujiro cursed in his heart. Then a sword fling spinning in midair toward Soujiro but landed few meter away between him. It was one of the bandit sword, slipped out from the owner hand. Randoh attack was too forceful until it reached a certain point of force to disarm a weapon and send them flying. Then another sword send flying to toward Soujiro, like a missile flying straight but missed him wide. "Damn you, Randoh," Soujiro cursing inside in his heart. "I will remember this, bring on. if you dare." Soujiro whispered.
Then three swords flying toward him and other three more. Soujiro had to sit there, waiting Rina applying bandage on him. Rina didn't noticed about the danger she getting on, pay full attention on the bandaging. " Do I look like a target practice. Randoh." Soujiro wanted to shout.
Then a sword flying toward them and really set it target. It was targeting Rina and Soujiro saw it. Rina completed her bandage and saw the sword flying toward them. "Nothing can harm, Rina."Soujiro eyes caught the sight of sword lying near to him. instant he grabbed the sword hilt and swing with his might, with the hope that he hit the flying sword away from them. He did.
He felt a strong grip, twisting the back of his shirt like someone turning a door knob. It was Rina sobbing in fear. She closed her eyes and hoping the danger was over. "Let go Rina. Lets escape." Soujiro stood up and lead Rina to safety. It was the only chance for them to had. Since Randoh turned himself as main attraction, wherever he done in purpose or not. It was hate for Soujiro to admit that Randoh did really save their lives.
The grin was totally gave evil impression that only demons could make such expression. "What do you say?" Randoh word exploded inside his inner mind only and could not showed his true characteristic to Rina. "I have been practicing for so long and one of you...you...you..." Randoh forehead nerve began to resurface. Sudden with an explosion speed, Randoh turned into attack mode and attacked every unfortunate bandit were closest to him.
Without restriction and he turned himself loose. He didn't care Rina would look at him anymore. His bad characteristic in his thought had exposed openly to Rina. He was very sure about Rina would not look at him as a hero, a prince or a noble king (Always he thought himself a king.) but a grunt or same with other bandit that he fought now.
"Oni, Oni." The bandit screamed and escaping from death blow from Randoh attack.
"What did you called me." Randoh bared his teeth and on chase on the person who had called him.
"Interesting." The leader looked at Randoh and had already found his weakness.
"It is better for us to run now." Shiyuuji told the bandits that guarded the hostage, Manabe.
"Why?" The one of them raised his spear, seemed to become more alarm. "We have bigger problem now." Shiyuuji looked pale in seconds. "What problem?" The bandit asked wryly.
"Do you see now. there. Our boys being massacre" Shiyuuji pointed the direction where Randoh fighting now. The bandit didn't noticed the fight and soon they knew as what Shiyuuji meant.
"No way" The bandit saw in his own eyes, watched his friend dropped to the ground one by one
"Hell break loose. Something had pissed him off" Tekuya blurted out
"Shut up." Takahiro elbowed Tekuya
"What him. you know him." The bandit raised the spear and ready to attack them. They seem sensed themwere the imposter in their group. Shiyuuji had to think faster and if not, the trouble being to brew and they didn't know how to fight at the first place.
"You never heard the rumor?" Shiyuuji said
"What rumor?" The bandit asked
"The demon may cry." Shiyuuji face turned even more white as if he saw a ghost.
The bandit listened the story and the same time, they watched Randoh attack was fast and vicious, matched the story Shiyuuji told. Shiyuuji story started to buy their bandit believe, he could saw their hands held the spear, shaking
"If we heard the howling from that devil. The more he seek for blood and soul, even our leader has no match with that soulless demon." Shiyuuji said. "What happen then?" Tekuya asked, his body shaking
If that demon howling for third times. the shadow would appear from the shadow, take us down to hell." Shiyuuji said that would be enough to send them running. "Let us run out from here." The bandit said, made the call to escape from the demon. Everyone agreed except Shiyuuji and Takahiro volunteered to stay back to fight the demon. The weird thing was Tekuya believed the story and decided to run with the bandit. He quite an air head person but his action made the situation to look more convincing. Shiyuuji caught him asked him to stay and face the demon which was not true.
"What about that person?" The other pointed Manabe. "Forget about him. he is totally useless for us.
Without further delay, the bandits leaved Manabe and run away. "Wait I don't want to die." Manabe shouted with his tear flowing like river, struggle to free himself from the binding rope.
After Shiyuuji and the other saw them ran far away. Shiyuuji smiled victorious that he managed to con the stupid bandit to believe his story. "Nice job, Shiyuuji." Takahiro slapped his partner back. "We don't need to fight with them."
"I am same the par level with Randoh but my intellectual counted only, of course." Shiyuuji laughed.
"I agreed. my strength can compare with Randoh." Takahiro praised himself. "Only one person don't have the any quality." Shiyuuji words pointed on Tekuya. "Guys, don't you mean to me. I didn't know that you are talking about Randoh." Tekuya said
"You are quite dumb, are you? He is in the battlefield now. No person can done that. I used him to scare them, a bunch of chicken." Shiyuuji said.
"You are not the cut throat bandit." Manabe finally asked them, after heard their conversation.
"We are also bandit but another type. The nice one." Takahiro claimed "We rob people but not doing kidnapping. Quite troublesome."
Manabe looked at them with the confusing look. he always thought that bandit would do anything for money or kill if they didn't found anything useful on the captive. "Are you kill me?" Manabe said, sweating in fear.
"We don't kill people. Actually we didn't done it before." Shiyuuji said. Manabe relieved to hear.
"Guys, strip him naked and find anything worth to take." Shiyuuji commanded.
It was worse than death in Manabe thought. Under the cold weather and open field, he could not take the embarrassment. To him, it was a deep insult. "I don't have anything on me. I am just a healer. Let me go or just kill me. Don't strip me naked" Manabe said. The guys stopped on their track.
"We have someone here useful." Shiyuuji said. " A healer."
"Can he cook?" Tekuya asked, soon he received a knock on his head for the dumb question.
"I do cook. A little. I can heal people." Manabe pleaded
"His skill seem more valuable. You will work for us. Do you agreed." Shiyuuji asked.
"What!" The rest surprised. Shiyuuji explained to them and the treatment from Randoh, overload work that more injuries and the back more than the reward.
The three trio gave a sly smile each other and looked at Manabe. Manabe gulped and nodded without further thought. He rather work with them than to be strip naked in the open field. "What will happen to me." Manabe said.
To be continue...
Thank you for reading. I am sorry to take so long for the update.