Nothing is Pointless

Finding Hope
[Chapter 1]

    Akane was a young girl of 5’4". She had pink hair that was tied back. She was only 16 but she was dressed in light pink armor. Holding a black sword, she used her sharp, blue eyes to scout out the area.
     She heard something moving along the grass. It was coming at her, and fast.
     Akane jumped  up stabbing her sword into a large bug type  creature. She landed to the side and examined the kill. She wasn’t sure if any part of it would be edible but she broke open the green bug as  she took out her blade.
    "Not good enough."  She said as she whipped her blade off and placed it in her hilt.
    She started walking along a stream, watching as the fish swam by. They were all small and not worth catching. She would rather go without food.
     Akane was part of a group of demon hunters, but got lost. She has been traveling for a year on her own, armor dirty from over use.
    She is young so doesn’t know much about the actual demon hunting and she uses what she does know to protect  and feed herself.
    The day ended quickly. And darkness lay all around her.
She was never fond of the nights. She didn’t know how to make sure she would wake if any demons came close to her. She had been lucky thus far, and she knew it wouldn’t last.
    Setting a camp fire up she looked around to see if kind of protection was nearby.
Only the stream was there to protect her.
She would have to try and stay awake tonight.
    However, she was soon finding it hard to fight the temptation of sleep.
    A shadow loomed over the sleeping girl. The fire was still crackling behind the shadow.
  "Little girls should not sleep alone at night." It was a man’s voice, and it woke Akane instantly.
    She instinctively reached for her hilt. It wasn’t by her side.  She scanned the area with her eyes., she saw it about two feet from where she lay.
    "The little girl is awake."
The young man bent down so she could see him. He had green eyes and wavy green hair. He wore plain clothes and seemed to have a hilt at his side. The fire’s soft glow made his face seem orange.
    "My name is Ryouji. Can I help you out in anyway?"
His soft words gave Akane some hope. He seemed like he was nice. Slowly Akane dropped her guard and answered Ryouji,
    "My name is Akane."
He looked at her for a moment. He sat in the dirt and looked at her with a grin.
    "You know you’re a really cute girl. You shouldn’t be all by your self. There are demons, and perverts floating around out here."
He said it calmly and softly, taking a water bag out and drinking from it. Akane looked around into the darkness trying to see if anyone else has located her camp site.
    "How did you find me?" Akane said finally.
    "Well, I was walking along and saw your fire. I wondered over here and saw you sleeping. That was probably your first mistake."
    Akane glared at him. She really hadn’t meant to fall asleep.
     "I could protect you if you want."
He said it so suddenly that Akane nearly fell over.
    "Excuse me? You don’t think that I can protect myself?"
He looked at her up and down before letting a laugh escape his lips.
    "I don’t mean to be rude girly, but you seem like you need some company. You can’t be older than 15."
Akane knew she looked young. but she was strong, and had started demon slayer training at the age of 10.
    "You know I bet I could beat you in a duel." Akane stood up grabbing the sword from her hilt before getting a nice stance.
    Ryouji looked at her astonished, "Okay if it’s duel you want, It’s a duel you’ll get."
    Akane smiled and dove in for the first blow. Swinging her sword with high speeds to the left. Ryouji’s sword clashed against it with great force.
And then Ryouji was the moving next. Akane could see the upward swing, and she knew it was slow.
Taking her chance she came down-ward and gave him a blow to his shoulder with the back end of her sword.
    "You were saying I couldn’t protect myself?"
    With that Ryouji slid his sword into it’s sheath and gave her hand a firm shake.
    "I got to admit you are pretty good. I really didn’t think you could see it coming. "
    He was smiling. Akane still was unsure of whether or not to trust him, but it would be nice to have some company.
Ryouji knew she would be fine against the demons, but if any strong, pervert had come along instead of him she would no longer be innocent.
    "Akane, How ’bout I say by your side for a while. Just to keep the perverts off."
    Akane gave him a slight glare before smiling sweetly at him.
    "Sure, Ryouji. Just make sure you don’t slow me down."

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That’s the end. How did you like it?
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