Reverse 1999 Fanfiction : Wild West Arcanist (English Version)

2. Scorched Sands Sundance

On her way out of town, Tennant checks the map and compass while also memorizing the locations where the flame was last night. She follows her instinct, knowing something was wrong over there and might be connected to the Vigilante.
"Silver Forge Town, blacksmithing and armories."she read, "How very insteresting..."
She gallop her horse and move to the location.

Minutes later, she slowing down the horse and drink from the water bottle. The heat burns through her jacket, she's sweating and breathing heavily.

"New Delhi was hot, but this...is worse..."she muttered.

Finally arrived at the Silver Forge Town, Tennant stop her horse immedietly as she find the town in ruins. Smokes from a burned houses filled the air, with an odor of burnt flesh scattered throughout the town. Houses, stables and shops are all destroyed. Surprisingly, she can see a group of people walking slowly as if confused or not aware of their surroundings. Tennant jump down from her horse and walking toward a man, he's standing in front of a burned shop.

"Excuse me, sir. Are you alright?"

The man doesn't answer, he's just staring blankly into the interior. As the man slowly facing toward Tennant, she gasp in fear as it revealed that the right half of his face has been torn apart. His eyes are all blank, dried blood can be seen from his eyes and mouth. It's a Zombie, a walking dead. Tennant backing up and prepare her gun, however the Zombie seems to ignore her or probably doesn't aware of her presence.

"What the...?" Tennant looks around, there are Zombies too walking behind her and ignore her.

"I sense...Voodoo." She thought, "There must be someone controlling them..."

Tennant decide to walk deeper into the town, as she found the source of the fire. It was a small monument, wooden barrels and broken guns scattered nearby, with a sign of explosion from one of the barrels. She can smell a gunpowder, complete with bullet holes in the monument and buldings right behind her.

"There was a battle here...but who...is...the culprit?"

Tennant goes into a huge burnt circle on the ground, the source of the explosion. She observe which buildings had more bullet holes. Much to her surprise, it was the building on her left. It's a gun store, the walls are all riddled with bullets, but its still standing unlike the other buildings. She goes to the store, passing one of the roaming Zombies, and then checking the windows.

Tennant goes inside the store and finally found a gun belongs to the shooter near the window.

"Holy moley...a 31 Caliber, Volcanic Pistol." She grabs the gun and checking it out, admiring its Silver plated masterpiece.
"The Vigilante was here, and this is his gun."

She put the gun to her jacket, checking the counters and tables to find something valuable.

However, she heard a horse's hooves nearing the town. The sound then stops, accompanied by a thudding boots to the ground. Someone's coming, and Tennant preparing her gun with Diamond bullets. Meanwhile, a man in brown outfit and white cowboy hat jump down from his horse. He's checking another Calico horse tied nearby, still clean and fresh. The man taking a deep breath for a little bit, he know someone still alive beside him is in town.
"Come out, come out wherever you are...I know there's a living person'ere, among the mindless walking corpses."

Tennant who wants to make sure who the man was decide to come out and standing in the middle of the street. She can see a man in the edge of town, he's walking slowly and raise his hands.
"Who are you?"he asked, "Are you Bounty Hunter?"

Tennant stay silent, she realize he's not the Vigilante, and actually an Arcanist. She can feel a vibe in the air, the heat around him brighten like an anomaly.