A Piece Buster Falls Chapter 2 : The Moving Country

• Addiden Zhao
• Short Story
• 2023

"Stop! I hear something!" whispered Oxford. "What is it?" asked Arc, much too loud for Oxford's liking. "Shut up! Let me listen!" he hissed. Bushes rustled and metal clinked. "There's someone in the bushes and they're armed!" exclaimed Oxford. "Marines?" questioned Fajita. "I don't know - ARGHH!" screamed Oxford as a black-clad man leapt out of the bushes and pounced on him. "Ninja Technique : Five-Point Star!" roared the man. Barrages of ninja stars sliced through the air, whizzing at high speed. Law jumped into action, pulled out his Koko and parried away the ninja stars before creating a ROOM. "Levitate!" yelled Law. A huge rock was lifted telepathically from the ground and it smashed down towards the man. Suddenly, a bulky man wielding a green sword shot out of another bush and sliced the rock into rubble. "Are you alright, Foliage? What do they want?" questioned the bulky man to the black-clad man. "I'm fine, Viper! I believe those five are pirates," replied the black-clad man, "where's Gunem'all and Karnarnia? I haven't seen them for half a year!" Viper snorted. "They've been captured by the Emperor Buster!" he crowed sadly, "but before we liberate them, let's deal with these dirty pirates!" Cypher gasped. "What is it, Cypher?" asked Law. "They're not native to this area... they're samurai! Samurai from Grand Country!" exclaimed Cypher. "How do you know?" asked a confused Arc. "Look - the topknot on that bulky man," explained Cypher. "Shut up and lay off us!" hissed the black-clad man. "Let's fight, then!" roared the bulky man. "WAIT! Before we battle - I have one question," panted Cypher. The bulky man narrowed his eyes. "Speak, cyborg, before we dispose of you!" he commanded. "What are you samurai - who should be in Grand Country - doing here, in Buster Falls, the Moving Country?" questioned Cypher. "It's a long story! It all began when the shogun of Grand Country - Rorasuke - was defeated by Marvel, who is an Emperor of the Sea. Eight of us - known as the Eight Trigram Samurai - and Odin, our lord, came to battle him and save our country. But Odin was defeated and so we hatched a plan, to travel 20-" began the black-clad man. "Shut up! Don't tell 'em about the time travelling!" whispered the bulky man. "-oh, uh... um... our plan was to travel 20 um... thousand kilometres to here, Buster Falls!" finished the black-clad man. "Marvel, you say? Well, we can help you avenge your lord! We're on a mission to defeat all Emperors of the Sea!" announced Arc. "Really? We could really use your help!" answered the bulky man, "well, we should introduce ourselves!"
"I'm Viper, one of the Eight Trigram Samurai!" said the bulky man.
"I'm Foliage, one of the Eight Trigram Samurai - as well as a ninja!" announced the black-clad man.
"And two of our fellow Eight Trigram Samurai, Gunem'all and Karnarnia, are currently locked up in Buster's dungeons!" cried Viper.
"We'll defeat Buster and save them. But there's one bit I don't get. You're the EIGHT Trigram Samurai, right? So why are there only 4 of you?" questioned a puzzled Arc.
Foliage shifted uncomfortably. "Well... they stayed behind in Grand Country to gain intel on Marvel and work undercover to liberate tyrannised civilians," answered Foliage. "Right...then, ONWARDS to Buster! Let us save our samurai friends and take down another Emperor!" called Arc.

TO BE CONTINUED In Chapter 3 : The Drifting Continent