Heh heh... I'm pretty sure you're gonna love this part.
Ahem... Anyway, after Gio lay down, despite the eerie atmosphere and noises outside the hut, he fell fast asleep-what a heavy sleeper! He dreamt again of the girl, but this time, her face was visible, though still blurry.
"Gio... Let's play! What do you want to play this time? We can't play tag; my father will be mad if my clothes get dirty," she chuckled.
"L-Luna..." Gio replied nervously.
She turned to him. "Hmm? You know me! Finally, Gio. I thought you didn't love me anymore, pretending not to recognize me."
Shocked and confused, Gio asked, "Love? I love you?"
"Hmph, you told me, didn't you? You love me, but I said we couldn't because we're too young, and Papa would be angry." She leaned close, her face flushed, and kissed his cheek. "Remember your promise?"
"Huh? Promise?"
She hugged him. "Yes, your promise, but I won't tell you," she chuckled.
"Wait, I don't remember! Please tell me!" Gio insisted.
"Hmph, I don't want to... You're always like that; you always forget things, especially your promises," she replied, hugging him tighter.
Our little Gio confused... But, he feels extremely comfortable while Lunas hugging him. So he hugged her back, "So soft and warm, I like this feeling. I wish I can stay a little bit longer hugging her feels like it heals me. She smells like... Cheese!?" Gio then wakes up hugging a cat... Guess who's that cat is... Hehe.
You guessed it! I'm the cat. Meow. Whisker twitch. Wanna know how I ended up on this crazy island? Fine, I'll tell you. It all started when I was a scrawny kitten-a seriously scrawny kitten. I lived in a Philippine harbor, scavenging scraps from overflowing trash bins. Heaven for cats, it wasn't. Those stray dogs were the worst-absolute trash pandas. They'd steal my hard-earned fish heads. I'd dream of a cat-only paradise, but fate, it seems, had other plans.
One day, starvation hit me hard. I collapsed, smelling what I thought was cat heaven-pure, unadulterated tuna. Followed the scent, right onto a ship. Honestly, I barely noticed the crying, tied-up humans at first; my stomach was screaming louder than they were. My nose led me to a tuna buffet-a feast fit for a king, or at least, a very hungry cat. I stuffed myself silly until I couldn't move. Then, the ship started moving. The humans? Completely forgotten. Tuna first, rescues later. I promptly passed out.
Woke up to the ship stopping, a whole bunch of humans kneeling-probably worshipping me, if you ask me-and then I saw him, that kid, sprinting toward the forest. Hooded guy cut him off fast. The forest? Interesting. I followed-my superior feline senses tingling, picking up the scent of danger (and maybe a rat or two). Those traps? Child's play for a cat like me. I'm practically a ninja.
Found this strange clear patch of earth-weird smell, but whatever-then, BAM! Explosion. Chaos. Screaming. I hid under a hut, nice and safe. It got cold, so I went hunting for a new sleeping spot. Found a hut with two humans snoozing. One smelled strongly of tuna. Perfect. I curled up next to him, but then... the kid started hugging me. Tight hug. Tuna-scented kid, muttering about "Luna" and "promises"-weird stuff. Slept like a log until he woke up.
And that, my friends, is my thrilling tale. My epic adventure. Don't even get me started on what happened after I escaped from his tuna-scented grip.
The salt spray stings Giovanni's eyes as he opens them, not to the blissful ignorance of a shipwreck survivor, but to the stark, brutal reality of his captivity. He wasn't lost at sea; he was brought here—deliberately, cruelly delivered to this hellish island under the control of Jaguar and "The Black Umbrella." The island is a training ground, a place where broken men are transformed into weapons of unparalleled lethality. Forced to embrace the darkness within, Gio undergoes a harrowing transformation, honing his skills in brutal combat. Yet, as he fights to survive, fragments of his past claw their way into his consciousness, forcing him to confront a truth that is both terrifying and strangely compelling. His struggle is not just for survival; it's a desperate battle against the monstrous identity that Jaguar is forcing upon him, a fight against his own potential for destruction. The chilling truth of how he arrived here fuels his desperate desire to escape.
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