#ccThread : Underground Arena | Kaito & Zayne

[kaito-yuki]

// Underground Arena [Kaito & Zayne] - Part 3

“I see, then there’s a chance I might have a bounty myself. I have made a lot of enemies,” Kaito replied with realisation, because he did take quests involving dark guilds when he could so the others would not need to. “Don’t worry about it, Zayne,”

“I actually did something similar in the past, and some others had to bail me out,” he admitted, trying to offer some comfort. “But I learned a lot from that, and you will too from this. Then one day you will look back at this not as failure, but as experience.”

“Others that had to bail you out including myself, this situation now is probably karma for that too!” Shiro the Exceed was now lecturing Kaito as well, but he knew better than to whine more.

“In the worst case that we are forced to fight each other, let’s give them a good show while holding back as much as we can. Do you get my drift?” Kaito suggested towards Zayne, preparing them both just in case. Their priority was always to escape, and keeping this between them enabled them to conserve their magic to do so. So Kaito patiently waited, strategizing with himself while they still had a chance to.

Kaito may not have known it, but Zayne was internally criticizing himself. Getting caught like this, getting his guildmate/friend caught up in an attempt to help, he just hated getting beaten or involving others. But he swallowed his pride and sighed before leaning on his door more, looking in the corners to make sure no passing guards could hear them. “This place is one of the hives Underworld Dark Guilds like to get together. Not for business really… but for sport. They capture people who have bounties and lock them up here, forcing them to fight against their cronies.” He said with an aggrevated tone. “Guess even after I joined the guild, my bounty from when I was a freelancer is still up for grabs. Or at least, fulfilled.” He turned his head towards the cell that he heard Kaito and Shiro from. “Sorry I got you caught up in this. But I’m warning you right now Kaito. I think we’re next on the list for whatever they have above us. I heard some guards talking about fighters. Professional ones, along with higher ups in the underworld guilds making appearances. We have to find a way out. And fast.”