Mercenary Road by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Author:Hideyuki Kikuchi [Kikuchi, Hideyuki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror, Juvenile Fiction, Horror & Ghost Stories, Fiction
ISBN: 9781616550738
Google: shqpMQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1616550732
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Published: 2013-08-14T12:00:00+00:00

THE WAY TO THE VAMPIRE CASTLE

CHAPTER 6

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I

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About a thousand yards ahead, the highway ran into the forest. After loading Stanza and Strider onto Beatrice’s “flying platform” and telling them to go on ahead, D entered the forest on foot with the outlaw. The horses Zenon and his men had stashed near the service area had been taken by the besieging forces.

They soon found a place to make camp. It was a bungalow meant to keep travelers safe through the night. Constructed of reinforced plastic, the domed building could accommodate more than twenty people, and it was equipped with baths, restrooms, medicine, food, and weapons.

Arriving at the bungalow a short time after the flying platform, D went straight into the storeroom, grabbed a longsword, and came out again. As this bungalow had been set up with Nobles and other nocturnal monstrosities in mind, there were no cheap knockoffs inside. Though the sword D chose had been mass produced, it was good enough to allow a novice to penetrate a fire dragon’s armor. And while it was a simple weapon, in D’s hands it would become the match of any of the famous swords of old.

“Get some rest,” D told Strider and Stanza, and then, putting the longsword over his shoulder, he headed for the doorway.

Just then, Beatrice stepped through the door. He’d probably been making adjustments to his flying platform. He was the one who’d spotted the bungalow from the air.

“Hey, mister,” Stanza called out to him.

“Yeah?” Beatrice responded, turning around. His hirsute face wore a lewd grin. His eyes were riveted to the lovely woman’s impressive chest.

Ignoring this, Stanza continued, “A long time ago, I saw someone who looked like you. Back in my hometown in the western Frontier—there was this Hunter who took down five Nobles in Sierra de Cobre Castle all by himself. Ever since the day he came back to the village covered in blood, they’ve lived in peace. He was incredible. Was that . . .”

“Yeah, that was me. All me,” Beatrice said, pointing a thumb at himself, his eyes gleaming.

Seeing that he could barely keep from drooling, Stanza heaved a sigh. “Guess I was mistaken.”

“Don’t be silly. I remember you, too. You know, you haven’t changed a bit. Yeah, that really takes me back.”

“That was twenty years ago. I was four.”

“Huh?” the man exclaimed, for D had grabbed his shoulder.

“I need you to stick with me for a while longer.”

At D’s words, Beatrice looked puzzled, but he quickly recovered, asking, “You want me to follow you and do a bombing run? That thing’s a clunker I pulled out of Bossage’s armory. The engine could crap out at any minute. I’ve only got a little more than twenty bombs left, and less than ten thousand rounds for the heavy machine gun. We shouldn’t use it unless we really need to.”

“Take me to the soldiers’ nearest encampment. I’ll get off nearby.”

“What for?”

“They captured a girl.”

A look of surprise was on Beatrice’s face as he stared at the handsome visage, but his cheeks quickly flushed and he diverted his gaze.

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