Shin Chapter 4
"The turning"


Shin fell asleep very fast, Julia did talk so much that he nearly falled asleep while she was talking. He didnt listened really to her words, he was allways thinking about some strange signs, wich he realized at Julias face and in her voice when she was talking about the ambush a few days ago. Shin was lieng on the ground, infront of the wagon where the chest with the money was inside. He was lieing infront of the door. His sword was lieng at his side. Shin could feel his sword while he was sleeping. "Tarantula" gave a small warmness wave around it, so Shin would realize if it would be taken away. And just that happens. He felt how the warmess was disappearing with one single moment. He opened his eyes and jumped backwards. Then he got a hard hit on his head and passed out. The last he could see was Riff with an evil grin and "Tarantula" in his hands.

As Shin got awake he was tied up in chains and sitting inside the wagon. It seems like they were moving. Infront of him, at the opposite bench, Julia was sitting with a huge smile. Shin shook his head to get clear.

"How dare you..." he said to Julia.

"Oh, how you ask? Well, a chest full of money...isnt that reason enough?" she laughed.

"damn..." Shin said under his breath.

"I'd never thought it would be so easy to catch ya!" Julia shouts with a laugher.

"Yeah...i didnt too..." Shin was in thoughts, how should he flee, what will happen?

"Okay, the others wanted to kill you directly but i wanted to give ya a chance!"

"What chance? You really think ill join up with you?" Shin asked

"No, not a chance this way...a chance to stay alive." Julia replied.

"Oh...how honorfull..." Shin whispered.

"Well, tell me where's your key?" Julia asked him

"Wich key?" Shin said

"Dont trie to fool me...you know what im talking about." Julia said angrily.

"Ooohh...THAT key youre talking about?" Shin asked even angrily.

"Yes...where is it? We searched your clothes...but didnt found it!" Julia said.

"you did what?!" Shin shouts. He feeled bad by the thouught that she and the 2 monkeys have seen him naked and he didnt realized it...

"Yes we did... but now enough talking...WHERE IS THE KEY?!" Julia shouts.

"I dont know...cant remember..." Shin replied.

The discussion did go very far like this. Shin didnt tell anything and Julia didnt stop to ask. She was telling him about tortures and other things wich would happen to him if he wouldnt cooperate. But Shin didnt notice that. He would never tell where the key was.
Then the sun goes down behind the mountains in the far. The wagon stoped and Riff opened the door.
"Where gonna stay here for the night lady Julia. Its a good place!" he said.
Shin got kicked out of the wagon. The place where they stoped was a small plain with a few trees and a small lake. They did stop on the shore of the lake. The water was clean and fresh. Julia and Rod took a bath in the lake while Riff was watching for Shin.

"Hey Riff...why youre doing this?" Shin asked

"Shut up..." Riff said

"You allready forgot that i saved your live? Without me you wouldnt stand there..infront of me!"

"Shut your face!!" Riff said. He got nervouse.

"Okay, but remember. The next time you would stay alone...and totally helpless..."

Then Shin got the bottom end of Riffs spear into his face. Shin felt the pain inside his head. Blood streamed out of his nose. Shin just noded and didnt say anything else. He was looking for his sword.
Then he found it lieng by Julias clothes. He must get it back...


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This chapter was posted on February 19, 2000
This author no longer writes for Shin.