Wolf's Howl [Stopped]{First Version}

|Chapter 14|

The three travellers continued to walk due east, away from Mizuki's home and towards the territory of the Serpent clan. Cherry blossoms were in bloom as they walked, creating a serene atmosphere. However, Mizuki knew that the calmness was concealing a hidden foe.

Mizuki wanted to avoid the Serpent clan at all cost. As each clan followed their animal's example, the people of the Serpent clan were all cunning and yet... they had the best healers. Snakes, however, scared Mizuki so she was not looking forward to meeting any of them. When the men didn't change their minds and ignored her pleas, she resorted to giving them the silent treatment.

She did have her reasons. All the clans had their own territory and were somewhat civilised towards each other. Basically speaking, the unspoken agreement was, you don't mess with us and we won't mess with you. Each clan had their own rules but they all respected each other. To some extent.

"It doesn't matter if you don't talk to us, as long as you keep up, we're fine with that. You don't even have a good reason to avoid this path anyway," commented Kage.

Mizuki made no sound which resulted in Kenji being slightly annoyed. He didn't want to deal with annoying little girls. That thought made him think of a question.

"By the way, Mizuki, how old are you? You must be near your early twenties based on your appearance but you look quite young," stated Kenji.

"Aww," remarked Kage, "you want to know if your age gap is acceptable. Don't worry, at the most, you'll have a four or five year difference", gushed Kage.

"For the record, don't ever do that again. I'm gonna have nightmares of a bald man trying to act young," sighed Kenji while shaking his head. "I think I'm scarred for life."

Kage was dying with laughter to the point that you could no longer hear his laughs. All you could see was a bald man shaking on the ground. Mizuki still made no comment.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" guffawed Kage. "Mizuki, you, you.....," panted Kage as he turned to face Mizuki.

However, she was nowhere to be found. Kage immediately stopped laughing, stood up and drew out his sword, Kenji following his example.

"You are very brave to crosss into our territory. Either that or you are very ssstupid," hissed a voice.

The two men turned to look for the source of the voice but no one was there.

"You did not even realise that we had taken the girl," commented another voice, one that was slightly higher than the previous one.

"What did you do with Mizuki?!" yelled Kage.

When no reply was given, a nerve snapped with Kenji. "ANSWER!" demanded Kenji.

Still, no reply was given. There was a sudden change in the atmosphere, one that made a chill run down the men's back.

With a sudden glint from a metal object, Kenji turned around in time to see a figure jumping towards him, a sword in position to strike. He was, however, not fast enough to raise his own weapon.

Just as the sword nearly a struck Kenji's head, he closed his eyes. He was surprised when the sword didn't hit its target. He opened his eyes to see a figure standing in front of him, two daggers raised to block the strike. He wasn't expecting this person at all.

"I think.... I might just have found my reason, don't you think so?" questioned Mizuki.

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