Announcement - After careful consideration, I've decided to discontinue this book. I believe that I did this story, and its greater narrative an injustice. I plan to revamp this book. Some events will be the same in the sense of concept, but additional content will be prevalent in the recreated version. I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ THIS VERSION, because it's technically a spoiler for the events of the new version. More information on the new version is available in the comments. [ Kenchi is reborn as a ghoul and has to survive the enemies after him, while developing his own village, but it won't be easy because this world he's reincarnated into is more dark and twisted than he could have ever thought. Warning: best without text to speech ]
~Kenchi
We're here! Sweet civilization how I've missed you. I ate so much but I feel so hungry.
~Maki
Is this place always this bright, it hurts my eyes.
Indeed, the stones which made up the kingdom were polished to the point that they reflected lights.
~Yomi
Mhh!
~Kenchi
Hey where do you live?
Yomi turned her head. Kenchi rapped a cloth around her mouth tightly.
~Maki
Excuse me, but what this?
~Food Merchant
Oh, this is Coral Shark. One silver plat a piece...
The pair walked through the lightly packed streets, till they hit a crowd. As they squeezed their way through the crowd a devastating site was laid before them. In the middle of the city was a thirty meter wide hole. The darkness in the hole was of a thicker color than a night without light.
~Kenchi
What's going on here? This place has some weird vibe.
~Maki
How could something so tasty exist?!
Maki overcame with delight devoured the rest of her cuisine.
~The King
Attention everyone, today is our annually festival of thanks to the knights that killed the world serpent centuries ago. Thank for your time.
The King waved with a simple smile plastered on his face. He then retreated into his castle
~Kenchi
It's time to move.
~Elsewhere
~A guard
Sir there's a group of people here to see you.
~The king
Huh, let them in.
The king sat on his throne and waited for the group to arrive at his feet. The doors creaked open, Kenchi entered the throne room.
~Kenchi
Your majesty I heard that you had a bounty out for the princess.
~The King
Yes, and?
~Kenchi
I'm thinking we can settle for 1000 gold plats.
Maki enters the room behind a the tied up princess.
The king smiles.
~The king
I accept your offer.
They exchange princess for the gold plats, and leave the castle.
~Maki
Kenchi do you think she'll be okay?
~Kenchi
No, but that not our problem. You see above everything else I'm a business man. Believe it or not I used to run a village.
Maki laugh so hard her lungs started to hurt.
~Maki
You, running a village, come on, think about what you just said.
~Kenchi
It's true though.
They were walking pass the hole in the ground when a magic presence popped onto Kenchi's radar.
~Kenchi
I have to see what this is about.
Kenchi jumped over the safety railing, and into the hole.
~Maki
Hey what are you doing?
Maki followed behind him...
{A while before}
The king pushed Yomi down a underground tunnel.
~Yomi
Hey, let me go damn it.
~The king
You brat, you've managed to evade my capture for so long.
~Yomi
What are you going to do to me?
~The King
Since your birth. Your fate was to be sacrificed.
~Yomi
To what?
The path opened up into a massive cave. A beast encased in enormous bright amber lies in this cave.
~The King
Take a guess.