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Chapter 9 - Past

After capturing the old woman, it's time to find out more about the creature known as the ghost.

Old woman: -What makes you think I'll say something?

Sado: -Fugako take one of this old woman's children.

Fugako: -Son?

Sado: -Ouch...one of the guys Sawatori took down. They to their children is not.

Old woman: -how did you know?

She is amazed at that.

Sado: -Remember when I told you that all I needed was this here?

He points to his head.

Hideo: -That face, he thinks of everything. (thought)

Fugako takes one of the children.

Old woman: -what are you going to do with him?

Sado: -nothing, unless you don't cooperate with us.

She looks at her passed out son.

Old woman: -if I say anything, I will die.

Sado: -no sentimental games, talk go!

Old woman: -...

Sado: -Well then, Fugako, cut his head off.

Fugako: -Han?

He gets nervous about it and looks at Sawatori who is near a window, he nods his head yes.

Fugako: -Right.

He takes out his golden circular ax and points it at the warrior's head.

Sado: -Last chance. Speak Now.

Old woman: -...

Sado: -cut his head off.

Fugako makes the move and before reaching him the old woman screams in despair

Old lady : -okay, I'll tell you.

Fugako is panting and looks at her.

Sado: -I'm glad you decided to cooperate.

Old woman: -Let him go.

Sado nods and Fugako throws him to the ground near the bar.

Old Woman: -This story has been told from generation to generation by the Yamanis, for many years...

A young warrior, who has just become a master of blades, started his hunt for a wild beast of those told in tales from the beginning of the world, his name was Aoy Najima, his blade was a long black scythe made to kill with one blow. After much searching he finally found the place where the beast lived and confronted it face to face, he was very skilled, but even so the beast's power to cut through blades didn't allow him to hurt her with his scythe so he used his special power and managed to contain the fury of the beast, at least that's what he thought, when he went his way back with the beast, it broke free and a dense fog covered the place that became dark, even so he faced her, the two fought a fight in the darkness, young Aoy managed to contain the beast's power and defeated it, no one is quite sure how, but what came next would change his life forever. The beast took over his body and they became one being, the beast now had the ability to fight with the scythe and immortality against blades making it the most powerful of the 6, more different from the wild beasts, he needed something to be himself keep alive day after day, and he found that by killing everyone who crossed his path and he went on to live that way year after year to this day. His legend spread and so the ghost appeared. he needed something to keep him alive day after day, and he found it by killing everyone who crossed his path and living like that year after year to this day. His legend spread and so the ghost appeared. he needed something to keep him alive day after day, and he found it by killing everyone who crossed his path and living like that year after year to this day. His legend spread and so the ghost appeared.

Sawatori: -So the ghost is actually this Aoy.

Fugako: -That's crazy.

Sado: -Now I have another question.

Hideo looks at Sado.

Sado: -why did you send warriors and curious people to their deaths?

The old woman smile.

Old woman: -It was my job.

Sado: -work?

Old woman: -they hired me many years ago to keep the beast alive with fresh meat every full moon, as the reward and title alone didn't attract them. My children and I set up this idiot tavern as you came to find out about the ghost and fall into our trap.

Sado: -They?

Old woman: -yes, the he...

???: -Mom, stop!

One of the old woman's children wakes up and runs to the bar and activates something.

Sado: what?

A loud bang shakes the tavern's structure as it starts to cave in on them.

Sado: -protect yourself!

The whole place gives way and a lot of dust is hovering over the rubble.

Hideo: -What the fuck was that?

Sawatori: -They blew up the tavern.

Fugako: -That was a close call.

Right after the dust settles we see them out of place. Before everything explodes, Sado takes Hideo out with his chain and Sawatori uses his agility to get out of there through the window on his left, Fugako with her resistance and strength opens a hole through the wall and escapes.

Sado: -So they already had it set up?

Fugako: -That old woman...

Hideo: -They're not here.

Sawatori: -I saw them flee through a passage in the ground.

The noise draws the attention of the inhabitants who come to look at what they hear.

-what happened

-The tavern exploded?

-they escaped

Far away the old woman and her children watched.

Old woman: - they don't know what they're getting into. Let's go boys. Before they're too late.

They disappear in the middle of the forest.

Sado: -We have to go.

Hideo: -And the old woman?

Sado: -We already have what we were looking for, even though we knew it wasn't everything, it's already good for us, now we can face it, the ghost has a weakness.