Dawn at the Wild Rift (Book IV)

Chapter 2

"That's one hell of a blast, baby!" a girl yells while raising a metallic cannon launcher with the shape of a shark's mouth as the opening.

Hanabi stares at her from head to toe. This time, too, feels like she is in an exotic world like Magical City for seeing people and creatures that are a bit different from normal. The girl has long, blue hair braided in two while some locks of her bangs are let loose. Despite being a girl herself, Hanabi blushes at the sexy figure of the newcomer, plus, she is just wearing a few piece of clothing just enough to cover up what are needed to be covered. She's also got some blue-colored cloud tattoo from her torso going to her right hand. And somehow, her purplish lips are of the same color as her eyes.

"Whoah, what'cha have here?" she asks upon noticing the people around her. She lowers her cannon launcher and a grin draws on the edge of her lips while looking at Sett and Talon. "What'cha all bein' serious for, boss and pretty face?"

After what Sett had spoken of about Hanabi, he receives a deadly glare from Talon—a sign of defiance. It seems that the two are having a wordless fight without the knowledge of Hanabi who is still entranced with Jinx's appearance. The newcomer stares back at her who is still under the hold of Sett and her gaze fixed on the blue-haired girl.

"Hey, hey, hey, who're ya, beauty? I am Jinx who shall bring the explosive jinx in ya!" she claims while pointing at Hanabi with an addition of a wink.

Hanabi simply flashes a smile, raising her right arm to greet her, and replies with a small wave, "I'm Hanabi Scarlet of Iga."

"If I may not be so rude, hand that girl back to me. As far as everyone knows, she will be under my care," Talon states but the boss did not faze at all even after receiving the glares from him.

"I would be more assured if she is to stay in my turf. Besides, you seemed to be tired of the long-term mission so why not just go and have some fun at the Du Couteau mansion?" Sett responded before walking past the assassin and heads to the door. Before leaving, he reminds Jinx to clean up her own mess before sunrise. While on their way to the left wing of the house, Hanabi pleads to be let go and she would walk on her own but her words are simply ignored.

"Boss, if ya get tired of her, lemme play with her, yeah?" Jinx adds before the two vanishes in sight. She blows a low whistle upon seeing the mad Talon who is emitting such a deadly aura.

As Hanabi looks around the vicinity, the moon is already up in the sky but it is no longer the silver moon she used to look at back at Land of Dawn. It may be of the same size but instead of silver, its color is reddish as if an ominous event is about to happen. She cannot see clearly because of the darkness but she could somehow feel that it is a different place and faraway from the Land of Dawn.

Going downstairs, Hanabi could smell the dusty air and stench of rotting moss. She does not know if she is simply a woman of misfortune or she just ran out of luck because of the seemingly endless chaos she is going through but one thing is for sure—her freedom has been totally taken away. Just when she thought that she is reconciled with Hanzo, another obstacle comes their way again.

Before Sett could throw her inside the not-so-good-looking cell just like where she woke up in before, Hanabi uses her other spider limbs to pierce his flesh—which is a failure— and force him to let go of her. Stepping on the ground and making her spider limbs retreat for a while, she raises her foot for a roundhouse kick but Sett simply gets ahold of her foot and punches her right on the abdomen before throwing her inside the cell with a loud thud. Her back hits the wall, making her yelp in pain especially that even the back of her head hit it. He is about to walk inside the cell but he stops upon sensing someone else's presence.