Dark knight: Game on

solo hunter

Rodney had set off to go hunting. Using the built in map that would give the user a general description of where there could potentially be a beast roaming.Just like how the gamers have a ranking system, the beasts also had rankings and groups.

-Basic feral beast— lvl 1-5

[bottom, mid, peak]

-Intermediate feral   beast— lvl 6-10

[bottom, mid, peak]

-Advanced feral beast —lvl 11-15

[bottom, mid, peak]

-Ruler berserk beast — lvl 15-25

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-Demi-lord beast —lvl 25- 40

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-Grand Lord beast —lvl 41-55

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-god bestower beast —lvl 55- 90

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-Elemental god bestower beast —lvl ???

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Even as this ranking systems helped players understand what they would be dealing with should they encounter a beast, it was by no means completely trust worthy as some beasts could be close to the next stage than others, which means it would pose more significant threat than the usual counterpart.

The reason there happened to be no level classification for theElemental god bestower beast sitting at the last position was becausethe beast is perceived to be too strong and any ranking given to suchclass would only mean they would be downplaying its strength andinadvertently putting the players in trouble.

But this wasn't the only class of beast that didn't have a concise classification as even from the Ruler berserk beast, everything changes and its all a game of who was lucky to not meet the one at the peak of the class. As there haven't been a lot of players who had beaten these level of beasts.

Rodney made his way moving from the town square to where his map showed him there could potentially be a free roaming beast. After what seemed o be hours of  of walking and all sorts of stealthy movements whenever he heard a foreign sound. He finally managed to find something worthwhile.

Meanwhile a certain someone had again spotted him at the towns . " How the...how did he get here before me? " pink rose questionedherself but soon threw that thought to the side as she could see him running off again.

"Whats with this guy and running?.This time I won't lose you again"..she claimed following him once again. At this point one could call it obsession. But she seemed so keen on knowing the events surrounding this person she had now grown an interest in.

As Rodney arrived in the forest, he scouted around with his map and found where the low tier beasts were. They were marked green on the map, while the intermediate tier were in purple colour and the tier from advanced upward was marked red. Meaning the system was giving him a subtle warning that he would probably get killed messing with the ones that had the yellow mark on them. And as for the red marked ones, it was a given that if he meddled with them, he would die.

There wasn't a need for anyone to tell him all of this as he had knowledge of how games of this kind worked. It was only wise that one stuck to their class weight and if a gamble was to be taken, then it would be at the individuals risk. But even with the beast rankings set in place, it didn't mean it was impossible for a player to actually defeat a beast that wasn't in its level. It was achievable but would take certain level of skill to pull that off.

He laid down behind a bush, carefully picking his spot and observing the area for any stronger beast in the vicinity as that could spell trouble for him. His eyes suddenly locked on something. Right now in his sight was a single boar grazing calmly. Usually a beast at the size he was looking at now would definitely be a basic feral beast but there was the off chance it could be something else. Knowing the system had affirmed it was a basic feral beast due to the mark on the map, he got close enough for an ambush. But just before jumping out to attack the beast ..

"What you doing?" A voice came from his side.

"Aaahhhh"Rodney  screamed as he was clearly startled. He had been so focused on the beast in his sights that he hardly noticed who had crept up on him. "You startled me..... and my prey" he said as he could see the boar making a run for it. As for who startled  him, it was none other than pink rose, who had successfully tracked him.The young boar heard his scream and was now making a run for it, but he wasn't going to let it slip as he got up and ran after it.

"Lord help her that i lose this kill"Rodney  thought as he was in the middle of running.

"Running won't always solve your problems you know?" she shouted and followed him  chasing down the boar. Despite its size, the boar was incredibly fast and looked to be gaining distance as it swiftly moved in the tall grasses, giving Rodney a hard time catching up. It kept on running, and eventually ran up straight to a tall, large tree.

"What the...is it going to climb?" Rodney thought as he wasn't too far behind. But then Rodney could finally see why it chose this path. As now he could see a hole just located at the base of the tree.But what Rodney realized that the beast hadn't was that the size of the hole was definitely smaller than the beast itself.

It didn't take long for the beast find out as it struggled to crawl its way inside to no avail. Now left with no other option, the beast's primal instinct kicked in as it realized it was trapped.Rodney having now managed to trap the kid boar in a tight corner, with no where left to go, the boar turned around and decided to attack instead. It snuffed out and stomped it's feet on the floor then dashed forward at Rodney.

"This was not the plan"Rodney muttered.

*Bling*

[Would you like to purchase a rusty sword?].

A notification popped up.

[Cost:30 gold coins]

Yes/No

Without even bothering about the remaining details he chose the yesalmost instantly.

"Yes...yes ...yes!" Rodney screamed in his mind.

"Why isn't he moving, just standing there. He could get seriously hurt. Might be a low tier basic feral beast, but a desperate beast is ana dangerous beast". Mia said with a worried expression as she saw the turn of events.

But then, little blocks began to form into the shape of a sword in his hand slowly until it was finally complete and the boar was now in a striking range. Rodney sidestepped the boar Then quickly grabbing it by the neck, he made quick work of it as he repeatedly went for a stab till it stopped moving. Now this action of his could be perceived as fear or excitement but however the case might be, the bottom line was he got the job done. 

Rodney removed his sword from the boars neck and proceeded to carve out the core of the beast. The beast core was essentially a beast's life force. It's their source of energy and never truly dies out. That's why players can carve out weapons, armour and all sorts from it. And ranging from one class to another and the type of beast, the cores are always different and unique.

[Young boar killed]

[Boar's tusk obtained]

[70 exp gained]

[Exp:70/100]

And the dead body vanished.

"Not bad...I for one thought you were only good at running" Pink rose said as she had watched everything that just happened. Rodney turned back to look at her as he cleaned the blood off his Rusty daggers. She approached and then Rodney could see the sweat on her beautiful face. This w*s a clear indication that she had been running alongside Rodney for quite some time now. With the way everything looked, how he could feel himself sweat as well, he was beginning to believe the crazed preacher guy that things were as real as it could possibly be. But deep down he held this hope that it was all a dream and any moment his mum would come w*ke him up.

"And how did you manage to get the tusk out...I mean, I didn't see you carving that out".she asked looking at Rodney clearly waiting for a response. She had seen the tusk vanish just before the beast disappeared so it w*s only normal that she wanted to know.The feature Rodney was experiencing was only available to him alone.

"I don't know...I'm just as clueless. so now tell me why you've been following me all day"? Rodney asked.

"Uhm...just looking for a partner to go hunting with...and it won't be a bad idea making a friend along the way right?" Pink rose repliedwith a warm smile on her face. Seeing the two of them now, one had a scrunched up face as he was trying to process all the female in front of him had just said. And if it wasn't for the bits of blood here and there on his clothes, he would probably have looked better.

"No i am not one known for working with people"Rodney replied as he walked past her.

"I'll be seeing you around....." she said with a smile as she watched him walk away.

*****

In another world, a meeting was being held in a high tower with almost eighty floors. The hall where many parents and adults gathered was getting more and more noisier.

"Calm down people, I understand your worries and it's time someone stood up. We can't keep living under the shadows of the people we regretfully have to call our leaders. We must stand for ourselves and reach for the light. We deserve to know the truth, we deserve to be carried along. If you vote me as mayor, together we'll find more about the whereabouts of our kids" The man said and paused letting the people cheer him. He continued on his speech for a while until eventually his time was up and another man came up on the stage and began his own.

There were two contender's for the position of the that'd. The first one being  the person who just gave a speech, Mr Rogers. The CEO of the "Wayne Inc" and the founder of the game "the heat".He was of average height with a light brown hair. Perfect body as he had just just about the right amount of fat.

The person who stood to his left was the current mayor, Mr Josh. A chubby man with a brown moustache with signs of grey hair. Mr Josh was the present Mayor of ZOA who was recontesting for the post. Mr Josh approached the podium and had been giving his own speech for quite some time now. He was at the closing segment of it and this was what he had to say...

..."I think we can all agree that a lot has been happening and a lot needs to be done in this regards.Vote me as mayor for the second tenure and I promise to get to the root of all that has been occurring. The people need someone that can hear the cries of the people and provide their needs.." he said going on for a while until he started getting audience reactions. Although not the kind Mr Rogers had gotten.

"He's just trying to cover up for being a horrible mayor"..

"Vote him out!!!, He's too sad and lonely to realise the only thing that matters to us right now is finding our missing kids!!".

More and more voices could be heard. It surely didn't look like Mr Josh was the crowds favourite.Then in an attempt to control the crowd, a man dressed in a black suit came on stage and said.

"We have heard from the two candidates, please do cast your votes and anticipate the announcement of results later in the afternoon today"..stepping down the podium and leaving the people to cast their votes. But that didn't happen straight away as they tried to convince one another to vote a certain candidate even within themselves.

Meanwhile at the back of  the building, were two men talking.

"Do you think this plan will work?" one of the two said.

"It will work ...trust the boss, attaining the mayor seat will give him unrivalled Powers within the city." the other said with an evil grin on his face.

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FIRST BOOK THAT I'M WRITING. THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF ERRORS THAT I HAVE MADE BUT I'M WORKING TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEAR PERFECTION.

WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF I CAN GET SUPPORT ON THE NOVEL.