"Akio! Wake up!"

Akio slowly opened his eyes, looking out through the same old window, with a view over the town square and the beautiful, water fountain in the middle, with the two dolphins on each side.

He got up from the bed and walked over towards his closet.

Same old wooden closet... Same old boring day....

He slowly opened the closet and put on his new armor, turned around and out through the door into the hallway.

Right across his room was his little sister's bedroom. Her name is Zuki.

Her door was open and she noticed Akio outside her room. She turned around, smiled and waved.

"Good morning, big brother!"

"Huh...? Oh good morning Zuki"

He scratched the back of his head and walked toward the front door in the other end of the hallway, to the living and dining room.

His dad was already up. He is sitting with the local newspaper, in his hand and is not even looking up at Akio.

"Dad? Are you okay? By the way i have a headache, so can I get some of that medicine you got a couple of days ago?"

His dad looked up from the newspaper and looked at Akio.

"Did you sign up for the contract to kill the Fazstar last night?"

"HUH? What are you talking about? I wasn't up last night, I went to bed with you and Zuki!"

"Well in the newspaper, it says you did. You must've been sleep walking again."

"HOW CAN YOU EVEN DO THAT WHILE SLEEPING? AAARRGGHH!"

"Don't freak out. Grab the medicine from the left bottom drawer, there is the medicine that'll fix your headache, and after that you walk down to 'The Rum Tum' and tell Asuki, that you can't do it. It was a mistake."

Akio didn't say a thing, his mouth was wide agabe. He was scared and confused.

"Why are you just standing there? Get going!"

"Huh? Oh yeah.... This is gonna be just great."

Akio opened the drawer and took out a little brown bottle of medicine, and drank the last of it.

"Slurp,slurp,slurp"

Akio wiped his mouth with his sleeve and looked over at his dad while placing the little brown bottle on the desk.

"Well. Guess I better get going then? See you later dad!  See you later Zuki!"

Zuki stuck her head out of her room and yelled through the hallway

"Goodbye big brother!"

Akios father just looked at him, with a serious face, then looked back into the newspaper, drinking his coffee.

Akio opened the door and walked down the stairs.

He reached the door at the bottom and walked out. He could instantly feel the fresh breeze of air hitting him, and the small-talk around the town square. It was so beautiful.

Shabby placed cobblestone all around the big water fountain, with the two dolphins.

Then there was the many wooden houses around the whole townsquare leaving only few and narrow exits. You could also see all of the tall green trees around the outskirts of Melgard. This place was amazing. This was home.

Akio looked around the town square, when his eyes landed on The Rum Tum.

He sighed and walked straight across the town squares cobblestone.

He could feel all of the people looking at him, all the way to the bar.

Why are all these people looking at me? God damnit, maybe I did accept that job last night... What was I thinking... I can't kill that thing, i'm a terrible bounty hunter. I'm only doing this to make my dad proud, and I doubt he is proud right now...

Akio reached the bar and walked in. The instant his body got through the door and into the cozy bar, everyones eyes turned towards him. Akio can't be anywhere without everyone staring at him. He scratched his neck and gave them all an awkward smile, all the way up to the bar.

"Psst! Psst! Asuki!"

"Oh hey Akio. You ready for that job? I wish you the best of luck"

"Yeah.... About that..... I can't do it." Asuki looked at him, clearly thinking "i knew something was wrong last night"

"What do you mean you can't do it? You were so confident last night, and everyone thought you were either insane or cool."

"I have this weird sleep walking thing you know, and I wasn't exactly awake."

Akio made yet another awkward smile, closing his eys at the same time.

"Yeah I know about that, but there is nothing I can do. You are signed up, and your name is on the wall. See"

Asuki pointed toward the small wooden wall to her right, behind her.

Akio's jaw dropped to the ground. He was speechless.

I can't believe I have to fight this thing. Why did I do it? Will I ever come back? Will I survive?

How is it possible for me to kill it. If it even is possible!!!??

Akio filled his head with tons of questions he couldn't answer, himself. He finally closed his mouth and looked at Asuki.

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After 5 seconds of staring at her, he jumped over the desk and clung to her feet.

"PLLEEEAAASE, DON'T LET ME GO!! I CAN'T DO IT, I'M INSANE"

"Get, off of me Akio! There is nothing I can do"

Asuki managed to kick him off, and Akio slammed his back against the desk.

Asuki looked down at him. "Save some of that energy for the Azstar.

Asuki grabbed him in the deck and by his belt, lifted him up and walked towards the double wooden door. (The entrance)

She kicked the doors open and threw Akio out.

The whole square was looking at him laying outside of the bar, on his stomach with his ass stuck into the air.

Akio got up rather quickly and brushed off the dirt, from his armor. He still didn't notice the fact that everyone was staring at him and laughing, until he finally looked up.

His face went pale, and his pupils dissappeared. He was so embarassed. The cool guy that accepted the job to kill the Fazstar, just got his ass kicked out of a bar, by a girl.

Akio decided to just run. He ran and he ran and he ran, for the nearest narrow exit.

After walking for a while, Akio got to the Gate of Melgard. Pretty much the only thing in Melgard that wasn't made of wood.

He walked out through the gate and continued through all of the tall green trees.

He took a deep breath, to really feel the fresh air outside of Melgard.

Akio stuck his hands in his pocket on his way through the forest. "Huh?"

There was something in there. It was the contract. All of the information and everything was on it. Akio stared at it, getting nervous again. He took another deep breath and crushed the paper in his hand. He looked forward, like he had a goal, and he did. The Von Zaar Farm, where the Azstar had last been spotted.

After a couple of minutes of walking, Akio stumbled upon an open field surrounded by a small wooden fence. He walked alongside the fence until he reached a gate and a sign saying "Welcome to the Von Zaar Farm"

Akio walked through the gate, with the open field on the right side, and another field on his left side but full of cows.

At the end of the road, was 2 buildings. The main farm, where the owners lived and some kind of barn. The main farm had 2 storys and was made entirely out of wooden planks. The same goes for for the barn, but it was painted red and white. It was also taller than the main building, there was probably an attic of some kind in there where they stored stuff.

Akio walked onto the porch of the main building and knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock"

I hope they are home, so I can get this overwith and go back to Melgard and say I failed....

A tiny elderly woman opened the door.

"Hell... Huh?"

Akio didn't notice her at first because she was so tiny.

"Mhmmm"

Akio slowly looked down and his eyes landed on a little elderly woman, with grey hair and a ponytail.

"Oh! Sorry I-I didn't see you"

Akio put his left hand behind his neck, acting like he didn't just tell her he didn't see her because she was so tiny.

"That's okay son. I assume you are Akio, the guy that is here to hunt the Fazstar?"

"Ehm, yes that's me"

"Come inside son, I'll tell you all about it and what it did here."

Akio stepped inside with the old woman. It was nothing like how he lived back in Melgard. When they stepped in, they didn't reach a living room or hallway.

You stepped right into an open room, with a kitchen on the right side and a dining table right in front of the entrance, and even deeper in the room, was two couches, a fireplace and a rocking chair. To the right of the living room with the couches was a spiral stair leading up to the second floor, also made out of wood.

"Sit, son."

"Oh, yeah. Thank you"

The old woman began to tell Akio everything she knew about the Fazstar and how it had been attacking the farms around Melgard.

After having listened to the old lady for what felt like half an hour, Akio could finally leave.

"Well, thank you for everything you've told me today. It could come in handy."

"You're welcome young man, now good luck with hunting that thing down. I wish you the best of luck"

"Thank you very much" Akio smiled and walked off the porch.

I hope she didn't notice that I almost fell asleep under that speech... Damn.

Akio had gotten the information he needed and the whereabouts of the Fazstar.

Apparently there is a small mountain nearby, where the Fazstar should have a nest.

Akio walked down the gravel road between the two open fields again and continued longer into the forest, heading for the mountain. It shouldn't be that far from the Von Zaar Farm.