Pangeku: A place to relive

Chapter 3

FORGED OF A STORY

7.

Riding Kane's wagon, the party peacefully left the town of Mashiro the next morning. They head back to Bysstal to claim the ticket to the Summer Expedition. After some hours, they arrived at the town and proceeded to the guild. The guildmaster felt the chill down to his spine when he saw Kane menacingly glaring at him, but at the same time felt happiness because they successfully brought him back.

-Finally they can help Hokori now, I've been watching him for a long time. I wish I could have saved him back then, this is the least that I can do for now.

The guildmaster gave them a warm farewell for their journey. The ship will be waiting for them at Mechtown next month.

Living to its name, Mechtown is the most advanced town in the world of Pangeku. It is where Innovation lives and everything is empowered by the steam engine. It is the dreamland for every Blacksmith who lacks combat aspects because their arsenal will be widened. From the usual, swords and armory, Mechtown uses guns, steam powered gloves, different types of grappling hooks, and everything that they can imagine. Bystall to Mechtown is a week-long travel.

"You're three horned bull is pretty strong, captain, what is his name?" Ryuu asked.

"It doesn't have one" Kane answered.

"It would be nice if it had one" Reiko replied.

"Let's give him a name!" Akari suggested.

"It doesn't need one" Kane argued.

"Hmm.. HOW ABOUT GEORGE? IT'S COOL RIGHT?" Ryuu excitedly suggested.

"Sounds stupid, like you" Reiko replied.

"APOLOGIZE TO EVERY GEORGE LIVING IN PANGEKU RIGHT NOW!" Ryuu shouted.

"Hmmm... I don't like it either" Akari added.

"awww.. Don't agree with nee-san hinata-chan" Ryuu sadly said.

"HOW ABOUT ROBERT?!" Ryuu suggested.

"You sucked at giving names Ryuu-san hahaha" Akari said while laughing.

"It will be better if you just shut up" Reiko added.

"OY! I'M TIRED OF GETTING BULLIED HERE! CAPTAIN SAY SOMETHING" Ryuu complained.

"Shut up, you are too noisy" Kane replied.

*Ryuu depressedly sit down in a corner*

"Taurus? I think Taurus fits him well" Akari suggested.

"You mean the zodiac sign? I like the metaphorical setup" Reiko replied.

"What do you mean Reiko-chan?" Akari asked.

"Well you can only observe the constellations at night, night represents darkness as well, it fits well to name him from a cosmic observation since its owner uses dark magic" Reiko explained.

"Yosh! It's decided. Your name is Taurus!" Akari said.

"George is better though" Ryuu murmured.

The sun sets and the party decides to camp in a forest. They repeatedly travel in daytime and camp at night but something is a bit off, Akari noticed how pale Kane is. For the past 5 days of travel, Kane does not sleep and will only eat a minimal amount of food that they are eating. Kane is on guard the whole time, not because of a possible ambush, but because of the possible betrayal from them.

The morning rises and as they travel, huge stone golems block their path. The golems wouldn't back down that's why they decided to fight those golems. Kane launched an attack first then the rest followed up. The fight continues but Akari, Reiko, and Ryuu notice that Kane is struggling. His moves are slower than usual and his attacks lack strength. Kane's vision is slowly getting blurred. One of the Golem picked up a huge boulder and threw it to Kane.