theblackcross | Wednesday 1.16-Meet and Greet

The ride made Ken feel almost as good as new. Sweeping down the back-roads out of the city and into the surrounding countryside was refreshing, and every mile he put between himself and the metropolis lightened his mood.

He thought briefly about visiting a temple, but decided against it at the last minute. The right thing to do would be to get back to the Koneko before it got too terribly late.

After a brief stop at a convenience store for more bandages, antiseptics and painkillers, Ken drove home and began to pull into the garage. He didn’t too far in before he paused and looked down the adjoining alley. There was a shadowy figure, a man from what he could tell, lurking at the side entrance in a particularly sneaky manner.

It made Ken instantly wary; he hopped off his bike, killed the engine, and began to slowly walk it the rest of the way, keeping the bike to the front and side like a large shield.