(Volume 4) Mythical Rose (Scattered) (OLD)

Chapter 4.5: On My Way

(Dairoku's POV)

After flying for around 2 hours with Barbatos, I made it to a docks where I could take a ship to Anima; thankfully, it wasn't that far from my starting point so I didn't use up too much energy flying. After paying the fee, I got on the boat and in a few minutes, I was off to Anima... This was gonna be a long trip so I might as well get comfortable...

Right now, it was my fifth day on the ship and I was relaxing near the stern, just looking out in the horizon. All this trip, I had spoken to Athena and she told me a few new abilities Barbatos had in this Kaiser form, one of which was the "Barbatos Blaster", the thing I used on Roman which killed him... I completely forgot that I killed a man... something I've never done... I mean, I nearly killed Cardin that one time, but that's just it, nearly... It feels... weird... not sure if I like it thought... I should try to refrain from killing... well, besides Cinder... that bitch deserves to die... especially after what she did to Amber and Pyrrha...

???: Traveling alone are we?

I turned to see the Captain walking up to me.

Me: You could say that.

Captain: I see. This is the second time I've encountered a Faunus travelling alone, let alone a winged one.

Me: Faunus you say?

Captain: That's right. A mysterious young lady that had on a black bow. But, she ended up having company, a young man that looked very similar to her and a blond kid with a monkey tail.

This peeked my interest.

Me: Do you by chance know the names of those three?

Captain: Hmm... I think I overheard something, about their names being Blake, Tyros and Sun.

Me: And let my take a guess, they took your boat to Menagerie?

Captain: That's right. Are you acquaintances with them?

Me: You can say that. Tyros is my teammate while Blake and Sun are my friends.

Captain: I see... Well, not often to people travel alone to Anima, let alone Faunus so you mind telling me why?

Me: Well, I'm looking for my two sisters and my girlfriend; they're supposed to be traveling to Mistral. You see, I woke up from a coma a few weeks ago and they left without saying anything. So I'm going after them.

Captain: I see.

Me: Did you by chance run into them, a girl in a red hooded cloak, a Faunus girl with crow wings and a girl with pink and brown hair, and had an umbrella?

Captain: Hmm... I don't recall. They probably took another boat.

Me: Oh okay.

Captain: Well, I should go back to steering this vessel. Enjoy the trip, but it could get awfully boring.

He began walking away.

Athena telepathically: Well he seems... interesting.

My thoughts: Oh you're one to talk. The Beast of Vengeance turns out to be a cheery, quirky girl.

Athena telepathically: HEY! You meanie! Hmph!

My thoughts: Hehehe... Anyways, what do these other abilities do?

Athena telepathically: Oh right! First of all, you know about the Barbatos Shot and Barbatos Blaster. There are two more you can use in your current Kaiser Form. The first one is called, Barbatos Stryker. It ditches some of the extra armor and streamlines the armor to enhance your movements by a tenfold. The other is called, Barbatos Guardian. It gives you heavier and bulkier armor that increases defense but hinders mobility. It also gives you these giant rocket boosters on your arms for devastating punches.