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Chapter 5: Accomplice

Isaac awoke to the sound of commotion outside. Due to his now immediate senses from training in the jungle, he got up quick and looked outside seeing the man he fought yesterday, surrounded by five Fasho Government soldiers. Isaac scoffed and got his clothes on to check what was going on out of interest.

He walked outside wearing only his shirt, trousers and sliders. He heard the crowd gasp in shock and went over, pushing his way through. He saw the man from the day before fighting against all five of the soldiers. He watched as the man cut down two, jumped over them and then dug his sword into the heart of the third soldier, leaving only two behind. Isaac backed away a bit in annoyance and ran back into the inn. He went straight to the counter and talked to the owner.

"Old man, what time does the cargo ship leave?"

"Around three o'clock. I heard you wanted to hitch a ride on it, so don't be late."

Isaac ran upstairs and gathered his things.

"The situation is getting annoying. If someone knows I was with him yesterday and reports it now, It'll spell nothing but problems for me. Stupid robber." He said to himself.

He ran down the steps and threw the key to the owner who somehow caught it. Isaac immediately began jogging to the western port, the opposite port from where he first landed.

He eventually arrived and saw the gigantic Cargo ship. It had many crates on board and stretched far. He saw multiple mercenaries and guards on board. He knew now that it would be difficult to hide on board the days he was going to be travelling at sea.

He waited for a guard who was boarding and immediately pounced on them. They rolled into a crater out of the line of sight of everyone else, and after a scuffle, Isaac left the side of the crate wearing the clothes of the Guard he just knocked out. He picked up the unconscious body and threw it over board.

"Maybe this'll put them off."

He ran to a crate he found was empty and hopped inside, waiting for the ship to go.

Around twenty minutes later, Isaac heard a loud honk from the front of the ship and felt the rocking. He now knew the ship was off and was heading to its destination. The main land.

Isaac peeked his head out of the large crate and saw that it was now night time. He walked onto the deck and to the railings on the edge of the ship.

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"So this is how a sea under stars looks like..." he mumbled.

"Oi. Back up from there or else the darkness in the sea will suck you in. Don't lose yourself." A soldier walked past.

Isaac jumped and then nodded as the other soldier who walked off. Isaac then looked around and saw how wide the deck of the ship was. It was nice and spacious just like a cargo ship should be. He walked around a bit more until he heard something from the corner of the ship.

"PSST! Over here. It's you isn't it." Someone whispered.

Isaac went over out of curiosity and saw the last person he wanted to see. It was the robber he fought on the roof.

"What the hell are you doing here." Isaac whispered back.

"I needed to hitch a ride to the Continent's main land. Looks like you had a similar idea. You heading to the capital, or towns around it?"

"It's none of your business. Stop annoying me."

"The hell did I do!?" The man said loudly.

Someone from up top heard the man and looked down at Isaac, who was still wearing the Guard's clothing.

"You. What's going on down there?" He asked from above.

Isaac cringed and then looked up. "Nothing. I thought I saw a shark."

"Stop being such a bitch." The man above replied.

The man in the back snickered. Isaac, frowning, went to where the man was hiding and sat with him.

"What are you doing on this ship anyway?" Isaac asked.

"Like I said, I want to go to the main land."

"Yeah, but why?"

"My brother lives on the main land. Not in the capital city though. I wanted to go meet up with him since chilling around at that boring port town was doing nothing for me. What about you?" The man asked.

Isaac hesitated for a moment and then

They both looked at the sea and the stars above, both feeling a hint of melancholy within. Isaac especially since he had never seen the stars out at sea, even while he travelled to the port town by fishing boat.

"It's Zaki by the way."

Isaac looked over at the man. "Hm?"

"I'm Zaki. I might as well give you my name since we're going to be together for the coming days on this ship right." He smiled.

Isaac held out his hand.

"I'm I-"

"I know you. You're Isaac. That wanted kid from eight years ago, everyone in the Fasho Continent knows about that crazy thing you did. Stabbing a General huh?" Zaki smiled.

"Do I really look the same?" Isaac laughed.

"Don't worry. It's some sort of intuition skill that I have. Oh, by the way are you gonna get us some food?" Zaki asked, his stomach growling slightly.

"Already using me as an object huh." Isaac stood up.

Five days later:

"I don't know how much longer I can go without a big, hefty meal." Isaac sighed.

"Are we not going to question how they haven't found me or you yet. I think it's cool you got me one of these guard clothes, it covers my face and everything but damn, I need a shower." Zaki exclaimed.

Isaac whipped out his telescope and looked west. He saw it, the silhouette of land stretching far and wide. They were finally closing in on the main land and he could feel the excitement building up in his throat.

He passed the telescope to Zaki.

"Hey look look, your shower isn't too far away." Isaac shouted happily.

They both began jumping in happiness until a guard had to come out and check to see what the ruckus was. He walked back after seeing no one, not noticing both Zaki and Isaac behind a crate, holding their mouths in anxiety.

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