Broken flames

I made a promise

Y/n P.O.V~

I groaned as I woke up. I sat up to see that someone had bandaged all of my wounds; however, all of my clothing except for my underwear was gone, and so were my headbands. I looked around to see that I was in an unfamiliar room. I got up out of bed and shaking as I stood on my feet; I then heard a door open; I looked to see Lucas wearing a gray shirt, black jeans, and a black leather jacket.

Lucas:" Oh, Y/n, thank god you're okay."

Lucas helped me up, making sure I was okay as I questioned him.

Y/n:" Lucas, where am I?"

Lucas:" You are in Kōri's hotel room. We found you in a river while fishing."

I looked around the room, searching for my clothing, but alas, they were not anywhere that could be seen.

Y/n:" Lucas, where are my clothes?"

Lucas:" Oh, they're in the dresser next to the bed. Stay here. I'll go tell Kōri the good news."

Lucas exited the hotel room as I began to get dressed and grabbed all of my gear. Usually, I would love to stay and catch up with my two friends, but the longer I stayed here, the slimmer my chances of freeing zarterra were because of the ongoing war. I exited the hotel, and as I walked into a forest, I looked down at all the headbands I had collected on my journey. Blue flames ignited on my arm, burning the stips of cloth as they burned ashes fell to the ground.

Kōri:" Why did you do that?"

I turned around to see my friend standing behind me, in a blue tank top, a jean jacket, and black pants.

Kōri:" Why would you destroy something you worked so hard to get."

Y/n:" Kōri, this was my intention from the very start; people have been slaughtering each other for these stupid headbands for thousands of years now; I just saved a bunch of people who would have died fighting; for these things."

Kōri:" So now that your quest is done, are you going back to the Shirai-Ryu?"

Y/n:" No, not yet, at least, I still have things to do."

Kōri looked down sadly before she spoke.

Kōri:" I see, but promise me that you will come back so we can do something fun together. I haven't seen you in almost two years."

I sighed and spoke.

Y/n:" Alright."

Kōri smiled and hugged me before she leaned closer to me and kissed my cheek, making me blush under my mask. I broke the hug before I waved goodbye to my friend, leaving to find a way to outworld.

* Two-week time skip*

I walked to the club with my hands in my pocket; as I approached the door, the bouncer stopped me and spoke.

Bouncer:" You're not on the list."

I punched the bouncer, knocking her out as I caught the clipboard holding the list as I wrote my name in it. I entered the black dragon fighting club. I sat down at the bar, the bartender speaking.

Bartender:" What can I get ya?"

Y/n:" Where can I talk to Kano."

I heard the sound of footsteps behind me as a familiar voice declared.

Kabal:" You're going to have to go through me if you want to talk to Kano. Shirai-Ryu scum."

I turned around, my eyes gazing at the black dragon cyborg.