Enter the Hero 3: My Yokai Girls (The Hero Rises) by D.L. Bacon

Author:D.L. Bacon [Bacon, D.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Royal Guard Publishing LLC
Published: 2025-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

I followed the GPS directions toward Shimonada Station. We quickly left the sprawl of Matsuyama behind and began following a two-lane, winding coastal road. The slivered moon shone over the vast expanse of water, glinting off of the foam-capped waves as evidence of civilization diminished and beach, rocks, and trees became the norm.

Less than an hour later, we turned off of the coastal road and drove down what looked like a one-lane alley with a small rail line between us and the ocean. Our path and that of the tracks paralleled for about a mile and a half.

The narrow houses we passed were either abandoned or were homes for elderly people who couldn’t maintain them. Cracked siding and peeling paint betrayed how difficult upkeep on a seaside house could be over time.

I pulled the minivan next to Toshi’s and killed the engine. Having two similar vehicles parked next to each other in this remote spot was far from inconspicuous, but we would be able to see any traffic from miles in the distance from either direction.

“Station” was a strong word for this deserted seaside stop. The station building was a tiny shed with a few peeling posters and timetables set off to the side of a large concrete lot. Directly next to the tracks, a tiny metal awning covered a standard park bench. Thirty feet beyond the tracks, the dark ocean moved and swayed, the waves arcing out of the water as if to swallow the little bench whole.

Even in the dim moonlight, it was eerily beautiful.

Ayane, Fumiko, and Toshi were already standing outside of their van. The bags the girls brought must have contained some clothing, because Toshi had traded his cult robes for jeans and a black jacket.

I opened the door and one of the twins pulled open the sliding door in the back.

After all four yokai girls climbed out of the van, I could see the look on Midori’s face as well as a new temporary eyepatch over Jun’s eye. The kappa girl must have torn part of her scrub sleeve off because the chimera girl’s eyepatch was an exact match.

“Jun’s eye couldn’t be saved,” Midori announced, swallowing hard and squeezing her friend’s hand. “But miraculously, her network is still intact.”

We all gathered together in an embrace to celebrate the first bit of good news we’d experienced in a while.

When we pulled back, Ayane handed me a duffel bag and pointed to the van. “I grabbed some of your and Jun’s workout clothes. I have some blankets and other wraps in the second bag. Sorry, we were in a hurry.”

Jun and I got back into the van. I changed into a cotton t-shirt and sweats, and Jun pulled on a pair of tight black athletic leggings and a matching cropped tank top.

As we exited the van with blankets wrapped around our shoulders, I noticed the group’s mood had lightened. With nearly being sacrificed, escaping a cult, and needing to abandon our temporary home, we deserved to catch our collective breath.

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