The Dreadful Paths of Vengeance: Chapter 8

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After the meeting with the Harvent Brothers, when there was no person inside the ship prison, Macabre followed Alina DeMasque, thinking that he was following his niece. She walked a few streets before stopping over the bridge that was built over the river. Resaf was one of the few islands that had a river, although it was a small one.

Alina sat on the bridge's handrail, took off the mask and the cloak's hood. Then, she started to see a few of the memories of Karen RedClaw. She already had seen that Karen had joined the RedClaw Pirates, but she had not seen where was the ship and the amount of cash that the crew had.

Only when she stopped to "think" she noticed she was being followed.

Alina: Macabre... Or should I say uncle Macabre?

Macabre: Karen... What were you doing?

Alina: (trying to mimic Karen) Me? I was just taking a walk.

Macabre: I mean what were you doing in that place?

Alina: I'm not understanding, uncle...

Macabre: I saw you talking to the twins!

Until that moment, Alina was focusing so she could mimic Karen based on her memories. After the words Macabre said, she stopped trying.

Alina: (sighs) Truth be told, I'm not your niece. Well, not everyday, just now. I'm the thief the Cloaked Skull. Pleasure to meet you, White Wolf!

Macabre: So you are using a disguise?

Alina: Actually, no. I ate the Suwa Suwa no Mi, so I can possess the mind of anyone I touch.

Macabre: So, if something wrong happened, my niece would be arrested?

Alina: That's right. It's dangerous to not have a body guard, you know? I had to protect myself in some way.

Alina saw the eyes that gave Macabre the epithet of White Wolf. There was fury and wildness in that wolf-like look. A fury that could destroy a ship and wildness enough for a whole pack of wolves.

It wasn't a surprise that Alina got scared.

Moved by Karen's instincts, she grabbed the wooden handrail on her left and pulled it strongly. The wood piece in her hands, a little smaller than a sword, hit Macabre strongly in the face. Realizing what she did, Alina hit his head threw more times.

Unconcious, Macabre fell to the floor.

Alina: (looking at Karen's hands) This girl is strong!

After wondering how could a teenage girl be so strong, Alina looked at Macabre unconcious. From her bag, she took a rope. She tied his legs, took his coat and kimono, so he would be shirtless, tied his hands, tied the end of the rope to the handrail and threw him down to the river. His long white and black hair didn't get into the water for two inches only.

Smiling, Alina put the mask and the hood and headed for the place her target most likely was.

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