Chapter 4: The Ronin of the Cherry Village

"Creo, Athena and the Bookkeeper eventually make their way out of the deep dark forest, as they ventured farther and farther, they eventually stumbled upon themselves in a vibrant, small, peaceful town known as Cherry Village." The Narrator stated.

"But before they could even set foot inside, they were blocked and confronted by a man wearing a rice hat equipped with a sharp sword and gave them a cold glaring, stare of death towards them." The Narrator said with suspense

"He was known as the Ronin of the Cherry Village, Zion Lee." The Narrator stated.

"You three must have come from the outside world therefore you must be intruders! Leave now or die trying." Zion Lee said as he pointed his sword, moving towards them.

"You must have misunderstood, we mean no harm, humble samurai. We had just ended up here out of exhaustion after travelling for days." Athena said as she explained their situation to Zion.

"But Zion was not convinced by Athena's explanation, he felt that she was hiding something much deeper." The Narrator rebuked.

"Oh really, did you think I was going to fall for that same old tiring message that you outsiders speak of." Zion said as he mocked them.

"You and the other intruders say the same old thing before they attempt to colonize us and exploit us!" Zion rebuked, angry as he was about to draw his sword towards them.

"Now now, good sir, I believe we have gotten ourselves on the wrong foot, we are but humble travellers who seek to rest, so I hope you don't mind if we stay even for just one night?" Creo asked genuinely, begging for him to let them stay for a while.

"I'm going to warn you three, one last time that be gone before I have to use brute force upon you!" Zion shouted.

"But before Zion was able to do anything, the sound of screams could be heard across the village as a group of bandits started terrorizing across the village." The Narrator stated.

"Not those filthy crooks again!" Zion sighed as he left the three and went to rush in to fight and charge against the  group of crooks.

"Although he has rude behavior, we should help him nonetheless." Creo said as he saw how Zion was fighting against the group of bandits alone.

"I agree with you, Your Highness, let's go and aid him!" Athena exclaimed as she rushed in to confront and dispatch the chaotic bandits.

"Alright then, I guess I can't disagree with you guys on this." The Bookkeeper said sarcastically and ran in to help aid them.

"The Bookkeeper went to use his magic to neutralize the bandits, Creo rushed in and assisted them, with him using his gauntlets, and out of thin air, he created a sword to fight against the bandits." The Narrator exclaimed in shock.

"Zion was impressed by how the strangers were willing to help him in defeating the bandits, he couldn't help but smile as he didn't have to carry much burden seeing how kind they were to aid." The Bookkeeper said.

"After defeating the bandits, Zion goes to chase after the three and proceeds to talk to them about something." The Narrator said.

"You know, I cannot help but say thank you for helping me in defeating those pesky bandits." Zion said happily.

"You know, you guys aren't as bad as initially thought you would be." Zion said sarcastically.

"You're welcome Zion, we're glad that we were able to help." Creo and Athena said and smiled while the Bookkeeper remained silent.

"So Zino, I hope you don't mind if I ask you this question but, are you interested or maybe willing to join us on an adventure?" Creo asked Zion as he moved closer, waiting and begging for his next response.

"Hmmm considering the kind act that you three had displayed earlier in aiding and helping me dispatch those crooks..." Zino stated as he paused to come up with his final response.

"Creo, Athena and Bookkeeper were left surprised, wondering and waiting what will Zion say next." The Narrator said in suspense.

"Then I've settled my decision, sure I'll be glad to accompany you three on your adventure!" Zion stated in excitement.

"But first thing, I have something important to do before leaving this village." Zion said.

"Sure if it's something important, then I won't mind, go deal with it first, we'll wait." Creo replied as he smiled and let Zion off.

"Zion thanked him and went running and rushed to his home, inside his home, there was someone sitting down, waiting for him, and it was none other than his little brother, Zaraki." The Narrator said.

"Hey Zaraki, can you promise something to your Big Brother?" Zion asked his little brother, holding his shoulder, waiting for his next response.

"Sure, what is it, Big Brother?" Zaraki asked Zion, as looked at him, concerned.

"So your Big Brother is going to be gone for a while, Zaraki, can I entrust you the role of being the protector of the village for a while?" Zion asked his little brother, waiting for his next response.

"It will be my pleasure, big brother. I won't let you down!" Zaraki exclaimed as he nods in approval.

"Zion could not help but chuckle at his little brother and hugged him for one last time, before leaving their house." The Narrator said.

"He heads back and reunites with Creo's group who had been waiting for him." The Narrator said.

"Alright, I'm all settled and I'm ready whenever you guys are ready." Zion said as he rushed towards them.

"Ok then, let's go back on track." Creo stated as he led the others the way outside the village.

"All of them have left the village and as they continued walking down the road, they eventually stumbled themselves entering inside a giant, mystical forest!" The Narrator exclaimed.

"This will be our next stop guys, are you guys ready?" The Bookkeeper asked towards all of them, waiting for a response.

"Yes, yes, no." Creo, Athena and Zion replied to Bookkeeper.

"Great, it's settled then, let's go in!" The Bookkeeper exclaimed.

"They all nod at him and all of them have entered inside the giant mystical forest." The Narrator exclaimed.