Sato and Sakura ran as fast as they could when they ran into a pack of Golem Bakemono. "So then I''m guessing these are male?" Sato glanced over at Sakura remembering her comment about how the males traveled in packs.


    "Your guess is correct." Sakura brought one foot behind the other and held her fists up in front of her chest. "Come on, ya Golems. What''cha waiting for?" And at those words, the Golems charged at Sakura. One of them swung its giant stony fist at her. Sakura quickly caught it throwing it to the ground. "Quick, Sato! Now''s your chance. Get out of here!" Sakura yelled as she continued fighting the Golems.


    Sato hesitated, "But what about you?"


    "I''ll be fine, just go!" Sakura shouted impatiently as she diverted another Golem''s arm.


    Sato ran into unfamiliar woods. Thick trees with black foliage loomed over him as the wind slightly rustled their leaves. Strange shadows were painted all over the eerie forest. It was definitely a strange place. Sato felt almost like he was in a horror movie. Which actually would''ve been cool if it didn''t feel so real. Sato shivered before looking for a sign that someone was there.


    "Hello, anyone here? If the little girl who was yelling for help is here, I''m here to rescue you." Sato leaped back startled as a massive Spider Bakemono crawled out of the hole in the tree. The Spider Bakemono had an innumerable amount of eyes scattered across its body. "Geez, I know I said I wanted a more interesting life. But all this crap is a little too much."


    The Spider Bakemono lashed out at Sato baring its fangs. Sato dropped and rolled to the side. He picked up a tree branch jabbing at the Spider. The Bakemono shot out a huge cerulean web. Sato ducked and it landed on another tree instead. As soon as it did the tree vaporized into dust.


    "Whoa, that''s no ordinary spider web." Sato gawked.


    The spider then shot another web at him. Sato dodged to the left briskly using his lighter to light the stick. He threw the flaming stick at the spider. "Brainstorm!" Hey, spidey? Wanna play?" Sato threw two more flaming tree branches at the Spider. It continually shot webs at him. Sato dodged them all letting them end up on the trees behind him.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Once all the trees have vaporized, Sato ducked another web and it ended up catching the Spider instead. The Spider Bakemono vaporized into dust just like the trees had. "Oh, yeah. I have to go save that girl." Sato remembered.


    "Help!" A shrill voice pierced through the woods.


    "I''m coming" Sato sprinted in the direction of the girl''s voice.


    Meanwhile, Sakura was still fighting off the Golem Bakemono. All the Golems unanimously shouted, "Kill Yamagata Satoshi!"


    "Sato''s gone! What do you wanna kill him for anyway?" Sakura questioned, dodging and countering the Golem''s blows.


    One of the golems spoke up. "Master''s orders!"


    "Master? Who''s your master?"


    Another Golem joined in, "You no need to know!"


    "Oh really?" Sakura smirked, "Well then I guess I''ll just have to make you tell me."


    She lifted two of the Golem''s over her shoulders and smashed them together. Rocks from their bodies crumbled down. She picked up another one and threw him down onto the whole pack immobilizing them. "Now start talking," Sakura ordered as she clapped dirt off her hands.


    Sato made it out of the forest and into a lakeside area. The area was mostly covered in dirt with little grass and plant life. The azure lake sparkled brightly, stretching out in different directions. Past the lake was a huge glittering tree filled with purple leaves. Another spider web was wrapped around its trunk. Only this one was a violet purple and it had a girl trapped in it.


    "Help! Help!" The girl shrieked.


    "Hey, I''m coming!" Sato hurried over. "I sure hope this lake isn''t infested with man-eating Fish Bakemono. Or any Bakemono for that matter." Sato dived into the water headfirst and swam towards the other end.


    "Somebody, help me!"


    "Just hang on, kid. I''m coming for you!"


    Sato reached the other side of the lake. He noticed multiple Leech Bakemono sucking on his foot. They slithered around leaving a slimy substance covering his foot. He yanked them off disgusted and horrified. Sato felt like he was about to gag as he wiped the slime off of his feet and onto the ground.


    "All I asked for was for it not to be infested with Bakemono. And what happens, it''s infested with Bakemono." Sato shook it off and headed toward the girl.


    "Hey. Are you here to save me?"


    "Of course I am. Why else would I have risked my life diving into a lake full of Leech Bakemono? Just for the hell of it?"


    The girl giggled as Sato freed her from the web with a small flame from his lighter. As he caught her Sato noticed her angelic face and her silky snow-white hair covering the sides of her face. She wore an orange tank top with a matching skirt and sandals on a small slim body that couldn''t have made her look any older than eleven. She gazed at him adoringly with her bright red eyes.


    "Hey, kid. Wanna tell me your name?" Sato asked. "I''m Yamagata Satoshi."


    The girl giggled again, "My name is Ai. And I''m a Magic Bakemono."