"Heh, stop acting like we're gonna die or something." Kiara sliced through more bottles and furniture, her back to the wall of the tavern. "It'd suck to let a few crazy farmers kill us off like this." A shot to the arm served to cease the girl's banter, and she hissed in pain as the bullet stung her arm. Dropping Volunta, the weapon dematerialized, leaving her defenseless. More shots rang out, this time to her other limbs. Her knees buckled, and she clutched her stomach, feeling a wet surface. Looking down, she saw stains of crimson. Blood.

That wasn't good. Looking over at Vincent, she saw that he had collapsed and wasn't moving. Grimacing, she could only assume the worse. So much for surviving the farmers. The woman in yellow walked up to her, her gun pointed point blank at the girl's chest. Gritting her teeth, Kiara looked right up at her killer. 

"So, er. . . I don't suppose you were offended by that farmer comment?"

The last thing she heard were two bangs.

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". . .wake up. . .wake up. . .hey, are you listening? I said wake up you lazy asses!" 

Kiara bolted upright, only to be met by a blinding light. Covering her eyes, she gently peeked out to take in her surroundings. This. . .was new. It seemed like she was in the middle of nowhere. Literally. From miles upon miles to see, there lay nothing but sand. Sand everywhere. A desert. Looking to her left, she noticed that Vincent was here was well. She rolled her eyes. Great. This was just great. First she dies. Then she gets stuck with another traveler for all of eternit-wait a minute.

She blinked in disbelief. They had died. They were actually. . .dead. 

"Well, not exactly." 

The mysterious voice from before spoke again, as if reading her thoughts. Kiara turned around to see a most peculiar sight. A man who appeared to be in his late thirties stood over her. He wore a torn brown coat with cowboy boots to match. His hair waved wildly in the wind, and his mustache concealed a grin. Well, not for long anyway.

"Name's Sandal Walker," the man introduced himself. "And today's your lucky day. For both of you. Any questions?"