The island air carried the sound of the waves crashing against the shore and the slight buzz of a bustling trade scene, though tonight, the only trade would be bloodshed. Ban, the vampires feline companion, stood beside her, his purple Exceed form poised but not overly eager. He wore his trademark smirk, sunglasses resting atop his nose as usual, as if the night’s upcoming events were of little consequence to him.
“Y’know, Herman should really learn how to take out his own trash,” Ban mused, glancing at Zariya with a sideways smirk.
Zariya responded with a low grunt. Herman was a nuisance. He was a man who acted like he owned the world, and perhaps in his corner of it, he did--albeit for now. He was a colonizer, and the day would come when the people of Luluhawa rooted him out. In fact, Zariya herself remained hopeful that they did. And yet, here she stood, ready to carry out a task for Herman who had successfully established his business here. His "little enterprise" on Luluhawa Island had recently been threatened by Melon Tusk, a rival entrepreneur of sorts. Tusk wasn’t just encroaching on Herman’s turf; he was trying to take it over, piece by piece. The idea of a “hostile takeover” had been passed around, and Zariya was more than happy to oblige.