Atlas: Lightning From The Wild West
03: TOM THE RED SEA

TOM THE RED SEA

Indra looked at the wanted poster, he found one interesting he immediately went to leave the place that was still very quiet. Noah and Aurora stared at each other as if in disbelief as well as the others.

"Oh shit .. I forgot my magic earlier" said Indra while looking at the sky that was still filled with black clouds.

He snapped his finger and along with it the whole cloud disappeared leaving behind the rays of the Sun.

Indra then searched for information about the pirates he was after. The pirate was named Tom, he was nicknamed "Tom the Red Sea" he was nicknamed so because every time he fought with other pirates or plundered the fishermen then the whole area of the battle would be filled with blood, whether it was on land or at sea.

"The pirate? It's gonna be tough. How can I find information about this guy?

Wait a minute, if I'm looking for a feared person at sea, then I have to look for someone who's afraid of pirates. Sure was! Means now I have to find the fishermen in the harbor" Indra said.

After some time he searched the harbor, he finally found it. It was big enough for a port. Maybe because this is the first time Indra saw a sea port, because previously Indra had only seen a small port on the river. The harbor was filled with boats and ships that had been bound, the place was also filled with people because of the fish market there. The fishermen were busy to take care of their own boats or boats, some of them were also seen busy sitting enjoying coffee and food on board. Indra then walked towards one of them. The fisherman looks younger than Indra. Perhaps younger than 2 years from Indra, he is also seen taking care of a ship that is not too big and also not too small.

"Hey fisherman, can I ask you something?" Ask Indra to the Fisherman.

"Can I help you, sir? If you're looking for fresh fish I don't have you can ask the others" replied the Fisherman.

"Unfortunately it's not that. My question is, what do you know about Tom the Red Sea?" Ask Indra again.

Instantly the fisherman's face wrinkled and looked annoyed at hearing the name, as if he had a grudge of his own with the person called by Indra.

"That tom? Why are you looking for him?" The fisherman looked frightened at Indra's question.

"I'm just asking" Indra replied.

"I'm sure the man is often seen in this sea in the south. He's a jerk, I'll never forgive that guy" the fisherman replied in annoyance.

"Ohh... So you have a grudge against that guy? Why?" Indra asked again.

"Sorry Mister. However, I don't want to talk about it to strangers" replied the Fisherman.

"Well, whatever it is, but one thing is certain. Today is your lucky day" Indra said.

"How could that be?" Ask the Fisherman.

"Take me there and you'll know" Indra replied.

"I can't take you for free sir and even if you pay 100 gold pieces I won't drive you, not to that place" the Fisherman replied.

"500 pieces of gold right now" said Indra again.

The fisherman was silent for a moment, after thinking twice he finally agreed.

"Okay sir, let's go now!" Said the fisherman steadily.

The sail of the fishing boat was ready to sail, before long the boat drove with the wind. It was also the first time Indra was in the middle of the ocean, the sky and sea were almost fused in his eyes.

Lucky them. They met with the Pirate Ship Tom. The ship was made of wood and in red paint so the ship looked very striking.

"That's not their fault, I will never forget the shape of the ship" said the fisherman, grimacing in fear.

"It seems like today is a lucky day for both of us" Indra said calmly.

"You seem too scared to go there. Then you just go home, I'll swim to their ship. By the way if you want to be lucky enough to pick me up here an hour from now and I'll give you 1000 pieces of gold" Indra said again.

The fisherman had not yet responded that Indra had disappeared from the ship. He who was frightened immediately raised his screen and immediately left from there.

Indra who was swimming towards the ship was overwhelmed because Tom's crew shot him with cannons and long-range magic. Full of struggle for Indra to be able to board the ship. However, thanks to Indra's lightning it was not a difficult thing. Black clouds immediately covered the clear sky as yet eyes blinked, a huge lightning bolt had already struck the body of the ship. The entire crew of the ship sounded panicked and at that moment Indra finally managed to board the ship, without further ado, Indra directly hit everyone on the ship with his fists, his fists flew in all directions quickly and on target and aided by his lightning Indra had no difficulty facing those weaklings.

After the fight was over Indra then faced three people who had just sat there watching, Indra knows one of them is Tom and the other two are also plastered on the poster class S+ and the other two classy S.

"We can both save energy if you turn yourself in. It will not be troublesome" said Indra.

"Who do you think I am? Don't act like a hotshot just because you're taking out this trash" Tom replied in a defiant tone.

"What yes? I have not seen anything more valuable than garbage even until now" replied Indra.

Hearing those words the three of them looked angry and ready to hit Indra. They then hit Indra and one of them managed to land his punch to Indra which made him crash hard into the wing of the ship.

"Don't underestimate us too much" said one of them.

"See who's trash now?" the other said with pride.

"I warned you" Tom said.

"I'd guess. Impossible with capital talk you will give up. Alright, you guys are asking for it" Indra replied as he stood up and patted his jacket that was hit by a piece of wood.

Indra then pointed up, Tom and his two subordinates looked at the black clouds that Indra had pointed at, yet they had time to turn again the lightning struck right on their heads. Two of them were unconscious. Tom just fell helplessly.

"Junk is still garbage" said Indra.

The lightning was too big that the entire ship was burning with fire that was bigger than before. Indra then immediately binds Tom and all his surviving men. However, as the ship slowly sank Indra became agitated for fear of these fugitives dying and the price decreased. Indra finally resigned when half of the ship had sunk and the rest were still devoured by fire.

"Isn't this not even 15 minutes?" Ask Indra.

"I can't go far if the weather is this bad, I just stay away by chance the wind is heading here so I have no other choice" replied the Fisherman.

"Ohh... You mean these clouds? I'm sorry if this cloud makes you miserable" Indra said, flicking her finger, as soon as the clouds disappeared and brought back the beautiful blue sky.

Indra then boarded the Fisherman's ship with the fugitives he had beaten. The fisherman looked very irritated after seeing Tom's face, of course this Fisherman had a deep grudge with this man Indra could see it from the look on the face of this Fisherman.

"Hey! You have a grudge against this guy, don't you? It seems you will feel better if you beat him haha, but do not let him be killed his life is precious to me" said Indra.

Without answering the Fisherman kicked Tom in the face as hard as he kept doing it so many times, Tom just laughed.

"I remember you boy, how's that girl? Let me guess, he must miss us a lot, right?" tom said while chuckling.

"Shut up!" The fisherman then continued to kick Tom's head. However, it was like nothing for him Tom even laughed even louder. He finally started using his hands, his right and left fists kept hitting Tom's face in turn.

"That's not the way to do it" Indra said.

Hearing that Tom already knew what would happen next, he could only give up. He knew that this man's kicks or punches could not compare to a fisherman who only pulled nets every day.

Indra then kicked his head and the pirate then made no sound again.

"Hey, hey don't die! I don't want to take half the price. Come on it's just a regular kick" Indra said in a panic.

"Sir, who are you?" The fisherman then asked with a serious face.

"I? I'm just a Bounty Hunter" Indra replied.

"Aren't only Elite-level fugitives allowed to catch S-class fugitives and above?" The fisherman asked again.

"Isn't the answer clear?" Answer Indra.

The fisherman was silent. There's no way Indra's just bragging after bringing Tom and all his crew.

"Are you really not going to tell me why you hate this guy?" Ask Indra.

"It started two years ago. My fiancee and I were sailing to the south island. Things were going well until these trash came against us, they asked us to give up our possessions. However, even though we had given all of Tom absolutely no satisfaction and he said 'the girl will make your pay enough' for him. I kept refusing and begging. But they are pirates. It's impossible for me to stop them. At that moment I saw my fiancee being played in front of my eyes, they all did it in front of my eyes. Fortunately they didn't bring it. However, the girl was already severely traumatized. Until now he was even scared to get out of his house, his parents blamed me and I couldn't argue with them" the fisherman explained.

"I'm so sorry. Wait, aren't you only 16 why do you have a fiance at such a young age?" Ask Indra.

"My age is 25, do I look that young?" Answer the Fisherman.

"Your face looks even younger than me" Indra said.

Long story short they finally returned to the harbor. Everyone saw Indra who as usual dragged the fugitives he managed to catch. The fisherman drove Indra out of the harbor.

"As per my promise, I will give a little more to you" Indra said as she handed over a bag of gold coins.

"Isn't this too much? There are at least three thousand pieces here" replied the Fisherman.

"Just take the rest as a gift for a friend of fate" Indra said as she walked away.

A moment later Indra returned to the Bounty Store, where everyone seemed to be waiting for her. Everyone sees him shocked after he brings Tom and his men alive, not least Aurora and Noah.

Feeling uncomfortable Indra then stepped onto the table where Opstann was sitting.

"Why do they all see me?" Indra asked the skull.

"That's because you're the number one Bounty Hunter here. They did not expect that you would show your face here" Opstan replied with a distinctive, hoarse and low voice.

"just that? I think I'm wrong to bring people. I almost panicked" Indra replied.

Indra then received his Bounty result for a total of four thousand gold pieces.

Indra then stepped onto a table occupied by Aurora and Noah.

"It looks like there should be an extra seat here. Didn't we?" Indra said to both of them.

The two of them just quietly shifted their eyes. They were ashamed to say so to Indra.

"Come, you don't have to feel guilty. I didn't think at all about what you said" Indra said again.

Because the atmosphere is still quiet Indra then came out and intend to return tomorrow, hoping the atmosphere will not be quiet.

"Alright, time to go home. Wait I don't have a house here" Indra said to herself.

Indra then immediately looked for the nearest inn. Fortunately he found one that was not far from the Bounty Store. The place looked deserted, probably because it was still made of wood and not many people were interested in it, the wooden building looks still sturdy the building is quite small at least they only provide 3 rooms in such a small inn. However, Indra is used to the situation of such a place, the west conditions are much worse, although the conditions inside are certainly good.

That's why Indra prefers that place.

Indra intends to stay there while he buys a house later.