Chapter 18

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Treading through a forest kaza spots a trail, a beating up narrow path, many footstep walked this path giving it a unique wavy look to it, roughly edged not being a perfectly straight path, kaza decides to take the path not knowing where it leads. "It feels like its been awhile since I've last seen sakura chan and master, how many month now was it? I think it might of been a year yet, i wonder how there doing." Kaza mutters it to himself as his feet drag on the ground again the rocks and dirt on the trail the heat beaming down on him through the open patches of the trees above him, kaza exhausted looks up from the trail and finds the path had led him to a small town. "A town! I haven't seen one for days!" Kaza excited quickens his pace forgetting all about being tired, his excitement overpowers his exhaustion.  

Kaza takes a step in the town and efficiently scans the village, his eyes stop in the direction of a well size board located at the front of the town for anyone who enters could see it, in curiosity kaza walks up to it and takes a look, what he finds is a list of peoples names along with the picture and reward tied to them respectfully. "Whats this, a bounty board? I've never seen one myself before... I should try to remember these peoples so i could avoid them." Kaza utters to himself as he looks over all the pictures with astonishment and confusion. "These peoples have pretty strange name are they even real? and the rewards as well, silver mask worth 5,000$ , scare worth 10,000$, midnight worth 25,000$ thats alot of money for finding one person, what did they do to even get a bounty like that?" Kaza lost in thought ponders on the bounty board and the peoples in question as he does as few peoples across from him leave a tavern catching kaza attention. "Thats right! Im not here for the bounty board i need information about ka chan whereabouts in case anyone seen him, that place would probably be a good place to start." Kaza hypes himself up as well walks over to the tavern and takes a step in hesitantly unaware what its like to enter one, his cautious approach entwine with his usual outgoing attitude as he finally decides to enter the building.      

As kaza enters the building with a sign hanging over it he sees a huge room, the bartender drewing up a few drinks and hands it to a man in front of him who chugs it down all at once, the bartender resides at the back of the bar with a spiraling staircase to his left, the whole front of the tavern is filled with two rows of four tables each along with four chairs per table, that would have been neatly aline but the customers being rough knocked a few chairs over, all the furniture wooden in the building.

Kaza unbefitting appearance suitable for the tavern causes many peculiar looks shot his way, as he attempts to make it to the front of the tavern where the barkeeper is located, the bar is crowded with many peoples all belonging to there groups of friends hardly any tables are free, kaza finds a group of three friends chatting amongst themselves close to the back of the tavern  that catches kaza attention he than decides to approach the rowdy bunch of three, as kaza approaches the guys twice his build he hovers over them at their table. 

"I dont mean to interrupt on your conversation guys but, i was wondering if you seen anyone wearing a mask around here lately?" Kaza curiously questions anxious to hear an answer as he simultaneously watches the guys like dominos one after the other look upwards toward kaza catching him by surprise. "Ha! What is a kid like you doing in a place like this huh?" The first man laughs. "Hey! If he wants to have some fun let him." The second guy leaning on the table suggests. "You want to know a masked man correct?" The third guy seeking clarity repeats the questions. "Thats right, if you know anything could you tell me?" Kaza puts his hand on the table waking up the second guy who sits back up in his chair. "Oh the kids getting serious!" The first guy jokes. "Huh... ah dont tease him will you?" The second guy getting his act together discourages the act. "The masked man? Theres a few of them these days... The only masked person peoples said they heard is that person on the bounty board outside, midnight is there name... Or at least i heard." The third guy more stable then the other two informs kaza of his information he knew.           

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