~Windflame~

CHAPTER 3- ONE NIGHT

Hellao!
Chapter 3 is here! But I wanted to make a quick announcement first:

I take any additional reuqests! The plot and the story concept (windflame/bountyshipping) would be the same, but if there are any   moments/cutscenes you would like me to include in this story, comment down below or dm me if you would like it that way:))

Now let's get on with the story....

''What took you so long?", Wrayth asked me angrily and the tone that said "I honestly give up after all my rage quitting- it's no point" as I hurriedly started chucking some bones away from the pile.

I couldn't hear him, so I continued to scatter them away hastily.
''Why are you in such a rush? We are ghosts for goodness sake! We have weeks until the Pre-eminent recharges...'', he trailed off.

I continued to fling the bones- the rough feeling of them made me want to rush it- I wanted to get out of here and find the realm crystal- or at least someone to help me to find another way to create a gateway.

My mind was whirring.

''You know- the least you could do is answer my questions!", Wrayth said loudly.
''Wha-what?", I asked him.

''Where's your mind boy? You've been running helplessly to places you don't know- trying to get caught up in dangerous business- trying to retrace your memory- I can see it all inside of you- just one hopeless, lost, scared ghost underneath!", Wrayth yelled.

I looked at him and then at my hands and then at all the bones scattered around me.

I was hopeless. I was lost. I was scared. Wrayth was right...

What was I even doing? Where even was I?

''Look Wrayth- I understand", I began trying to suppress my sigh.
''No you don't".

''Listen- for once. I have no other family. The only people who I am close to is you, Bansha, Ghoultar and Soul Archer- you are the only people who I can trust-", I began.

''Wu", Wrayth said.
''What?", I looked up at him. Was he mad?!

''Wu- go to him. You remember him. He would-", Wrayth began again, looking at me straight in the eye.
''NO. WAY. I AM GOING TO HIM", I yelled angrily at Wrayth- my voice echoed around the hall and Wrayth looked at the hall and then at me.
''Really?", he asked shrugging his shoulders.
''Are you out of your mind?!", I asked him, my eyebrows shooting up.

''No, I am not. Morro- I know he won't help you- he doesn't want to curse his father's realm, but just pretend. Be the drama king you are 24/7 when you are in Ghost Town", Wrayth said.

I blinked. Wrayth took hold of my shoulders firmly and shook them.

''Listen. Your objective is to find the realm crystal. If you asked anyone else, then they would nearly pass out seeing you- you just released a whole new realm on them! Go ask Wu- he trusts you the most", Wrayth said.

''Ok. Ok. I-I get it", I breathed.
Wrayth let go of my shoulders and said thoughtfully- ''Don't mess up".
I nodded firmly.

Later that night:

Wrayth had gone out to the highland glens- the rolling hills that were perfect for racing on motorcycles and were for people like Bansha and Wrayth who loved nothing more than to scream like drunk people.

I had business to do.

I walked out of the museum and looked around. Where the hell was the monastery? 

''Seem lost?", someone said. Who tf would say that? - 'SEEM. LOST?', that's not even a-
''Don't keep your mouth open for too long- there are flies around here".
''Who? What?'', I asked the questions that popped into my mind.

''Forgot me so soon?", a man with an eyepatch and an amigasa-type hat.
Ronin...

''Who- who are you?", I asked him- I had to make myself seem as naive as possible...
''BWAHAHAHAHA. YOU'RE SO PATHETIC", Ronin burst out laughing.

This asshole...

''Name's Ronin", Ronin held out his hand.
I looked at his hand- the hands of a thief who felt nothing if not comfortable when he would be out stealing and pickpocketing and shoplifting.

''You've changed", he said looking at my face.
''I was in a coma- Soul Archer said", I said to him, remembering that he was threatened by that ghost.
Ronin's face turned to the color of sour milk- his self-absorbed smirk was gone and he looked at me like a chameleon.

''S-s-s-SOUL ARCHER?!'', he said.
''Yeah- wait a minute- Soul Archer mentioned you and something about money? Debts? I don't remember", I said, trying my best not to smirk.

''KEEP QUIET, MORRO!'', the bastard yelled.
''Get your bloody hands off me!", I jerked.

''Look- I'll help you...just don't make me pay up him- I got no cash on me!", Ronin said.
Yeah right- I can see that...

''Tell me where the monastery is'', I said grabbing his collar.
''Pfft...that's it?", He smirked. I glared at him and he raised his hands in defence.
''All right- I'll take you there- it's no big deal".
''Yeah- it's no big deal for you to show your grubby face in front of people who hate you", I said back, feeling satisfied.

Ronin halted and turned around- ''Well- sometimes you gotta have the guts to face people- whether they like you or not...isn't that kind of what everyone lives by?'', he asked.

I thought about it for a second- my brain was soaking up all the stuff people were telling me today. First Kai...then Wrayth...now this bastard?

''I guess so", I shrugged.
We both boarded his airship that was just parked at the corner of one dark, creepy alleyway.
"All aboard the-", he began.
''Yeah, I get it", I rolled my eyes.

It was quiet on the way.

Kai had given me a warning- that showed at least he trusted me...but now?
I was heading right into his monastery and that was WITHOUT Wrayth!

What if I messed up? I didn't even understand what Wrayth's plan was...

''You seem out of it", Ronin said, driving the airship.
I glared at him- but I guess he didn't see me because he was faced backwards.
''It's hard to remember stuff when you wake out of a coma", I said back.

''The only thins you seem yo know is get caught up in dangerous stuff and talk back to older grown men- you're practically doing this as 14, kid! At least treat yourself to-", Ronin chattered away.

''I bet you were just busy stealing stuff when you were 14", I said to him.
Ronin sighed and said- ''We both live in different lives, Morro- you and I- and everyone does...you don't understand my past and you won't ever understand anyone else's".

Where the hell was Ronin getting all this Sensei-cryptic-level-knowledge from?!

''Mhmm", I said looking at the clouds.
''Speaking of people- we've arrived", Ronin said like a tourist guide.

I sucked a deep breath and prayed that Wrayth's plan would work...

Ok so this chapter was pretty long.. I promised yall that chapters would be long, didn't I? Lol- I hope you liked this! And thanks for all the reads- I am really grateful for them! 

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