Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Return of the Gold Sand Bandits!!

Summary
Its the next morning and Kitaro finds himself awakening in an unknown place. he is tied with some sort of long vine and has his mouth taped. Across him is an unconscious Rika with ropes tying her up. Kitaro explains that he can't break free from the vines, as they are still alive and as such can't be controlled by Storm. And with his arms in such a position, Storm becomes that much harder to use, as Storm is greatly aided through physical hand gestures. Kitaro moans that if he was just stronger, he could easily escape.

They are in some sort of cart with a sheeting over top, hiding what's outside. Suddenly one side of the cart opens up to reveal barbaric looking men entering and dragging them outside. Rika wakes up through this process and the two are thrown on to the ground. They look around to see them surrounded by a mob of men, including the boss of those bandits from chapter 1.

However, we learn that he isn't the boss, but a man called Jikaros is. He is a demented man who seems to have it in for Storm users, jealous that after years of trying he couldn't obtain the power. Rika asks Kitaro what's happening and Kitaro responds that it seems the bandits from before want some sort of revenge, ending the chapter.