The Four Wheel Saga Book 1: THE LEGACY TRIALS

Chapter 2: Prelude: The Dragon’s Day Out 2

A minute passed in silence, and then there was the rustling of leaves and breaking of twigs. A tall, well-built figure emerged from the wilderness. He wore dark baggy warrior breeches and a sleeveless, black armour vest; a leather mask covered half of his face. Youthful hair fell to his shoulders.

Yorokobi: "Who are you? Identify yourself!"

Stranger(loudly): "I feel no warrant to be known to weak men- who are about to die."

Yorokobi: "You sound pretty pompous for a bandit and smuggler. Tell me what artifact did you make use of, to teleport? Black market items are banned in these lands. We will confiscate and produce it before our Overlord. If you submit willingly we will let you live, but be prepared to spend a long time in the dungeons."

The stranger exploded into laughter as if the mention of the dungeons was a familiar limerick. It was adolescent laughter that gave away his youth. Yorokobi estimated him to be in his twenties, perhaps about his age. A life wasted, he thought. But he kept his ideas to himself.

Chief Bursar Uno, peeking from the deck, had seen all that had transpired. He abandoned his luxurious breakfast and ran into the cabin after instructing his mercenaries to join the fight. The deck guards of Yorokobi's squad also joined their Captain.

The stranger put on a sombre face as he surveyed the eleven defenders- six Karasuma warriors led by a Captain and four hardy mercenaries from Karasuki. He thrust his hand into the air, and a large weapon apparated in his grip. It was a seiton technique. Yorokobi spied the weapon- a pitch-black, four-foot-long, double-edged axe; there was something primaeval about it.

cloud, and the morning went dim. The stranger placed the axe’s

seems you have

a low whistle. Five guards took positions around him in a battle formation—two on either side and one behind. And together, they started

barked an order, and the formation guards activated quick

Fui-kitsu water wolf!!

dashed forward on a collision path with the target.

until the wolves were frighteningly close to him. Abruptly, he breathed in, muttered a few inaudible words, and banged the head of the axe on the ground. Almost instantly, a ten-foot wall of fire erupted in front of him and raced ahead- evaporating the wolves and moving onwards towards the squad. It grew in expanse as it sped towards them, taking the form of a

triple water

walls swept forward like sea waves,

Chisssssssshhhh! Chwissshhhh! Chwussshhhhh!

was still alive. It spread its wings and advanced for the kill. The Captain had to think fast- he amassed copious raiki and invoked his most

Fui-kitsu cloudburst!

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