Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 72 - Ancient Ruins City
"Have you felt better, Nagato?" Hyogoro's grandfather was having breakfast with Litha and Nagato accompanied by Rini and the others.
"Yes, I feel better .. but how can I recover so soon?" Nagato was astonished to see Litha who had always kept her distance.
"If that's realny-" unfinished Grandpa Hyogoro spoke Litha staring intently at Grandpa Hyogoro giving the code to be silent.
"You recovered because you took Nagato's medicine." Litha smiled sweetly at Nagato.
Nagato just kept quiet and felt that Litha and Grandpa Hyogoro were hiding something from him.
"We'd better hurry I'm not good with the client who's waiting for me." Hyogoro's grandfather had already prepared and waited for Litha and Nagato.
Today they resumed their journey towards the Ancient Ruins City. Before leaving Rini, the innkeeper and the villagers of Ninniki Village gave Nagato and Litha food and safety amulets.
"The person I defeated seems to have something to do with the savage humans who attacked Yasai City?" With his calm face Nagato asked Grandpa Hyogoro because he was curious about the organization of the Demon Worship Sect.
"Yes according to grandfather is also what you think Nagato is." Hyogoro's grandfather was a little surprised because Nagato at his young age looked so dexterous. While Litha only heard the two of them talking along the way.
"It's a good thing that Nagato considered the shameful thing on that day to be just a dream." Litha looked at Nagato who remained as calm as ever.
"Ancient Ruins City? I'm curious about the city at least at my age that I've now been wandering around following Grandpa Hyo."
Nagato muttered softly as he looked at the road leading to the Ancient Ruins City on his right there were green and lush trees.
After leaving Ninniku Village they walked unhindered towards the Ancient Ruins City and now the three of them almost reached the forgotten city where the people who survived in an area that was outside the laws of the Kai Empire.
Nagato narrowed his eyes when he saw the big city, only it looked ruined and messy and seemed like a mystical city because of the many crows there.
"Is that Grandpa Hyo's town?" Nagato was astonished because the Ancient Ruins City looked nothing like he had in mind.
Hyogoro's grandfather smiled because that place was his hometown he was also born in a law-free slum and had become the leader of the thugs and outcasts in the Ancient Ruins City.
"Yes it is the Ancient Ruins City, not like the two of you imagined, is it?" Grandfather Hyogoro smiled seeing Nagato and Litha's reaction.
The three of them walked quickly until they finally arrived at a cliff and could clearly see the Ancient Ruins City from the top of the cliff.
A forgotten city and a city of outcasts, destroyed buildings and many people who live in it that none other than most of them are thugs and petty criminals.
Ancient Ruins City was still within the territory of the Kai Empire just since the bloody incident of the Kagutsuchi Clan massacre the city was called - it was said to be the escape of the swordsmen of the Kagutsuchi Clan so that this city attacked by warriors hired by Nobles - nobles who conspired with the Demon Worshiping Sect who had the goal to master the science of the Kagutsuchi Clan and the rumored Eternal Flame could only be learned by people from the Clan Kagutsuch.
"Away from what I expected!" Nagato became a little annoyed at seeing the city that was so concerned about this place also saw many people who were hungry and mishikin.
"Hm ... " Litha only let out a long sigh as she did not expect the Ancient Ruins City to be far from her mind.
"This place hasn't changed!" Hyogoro's grandfather clenched his hand to look at his hometown that had remained as it had been when he left the city.
"Ironists at that time they used unreasonable excuses and killed innocent people in this town." Hyogoro's grandfather recalled the time when the city was destroyed but he wasn't there.
"Great Teacher, being too good a person will also bring havoc I became what I am today for having known you and others." Hyogoro's grandfather closed his eyes remembering all his comrades from the Kagutsuchi Clan.