A Fateful Slip into the Tide.

I attempted to give the hunter a final chance by placing him on a rock, but he fell into the water. After I freed him, he tried to attack me, forcing me to bind him again. While fending off a new group of hunters, the prisoner drowned, and I secured the kill.

I could take the hunter and throw him right at the lake, but I decided to throw him on the water current instead. I wanted to watch him flush away as I stood witness to his struggle. So, I stopped there on the edge of the bank.

Then I planned to give him a chance to survive, so I threw him on a large rock sticking out of the stream. However, he slipped and fell right in the water, as if it was written in his fate to be taken by the river.

I went to him and I cut him free to see if he would thank me for not finishing him up right then. Instead of showing gratitude, the man put his knife out to attack me with a desperate swing. I dodged the blade and quickly tied him up again, realizing he was beyond any mercy.

At that very moment, there came another group of bounty hunters while I was not finished with the previous group yet. Their horses kicked up dust as they galloped toward the riverbank. I had to open fire at them immediately to defend my position and my captured prize.

There were around four or five of them in this group. I didn't even move an inch while I shot the whole group down using my revolvers only. The rapid cracks of gunfire echoed over the rushing water as each hunter fell from their saddle.

After the dust settled, I noticed the hunter who I kept beside me was not around anymore. He was flushed away by the fast tide and he died probably cause he did hit on some rocks.

To make sure he didn't come back from death, I shot the dead body with some bullets as it drifted by. I wanted to be absolutely certain that this chapter was closed. I finished what they started, standing alone by the water as the last of my enemies vanished.