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MONSTER HUNTING Surprise confession of Joule
Dane followed Johan Jade towards a much humid place, deep towards the Mediterranean. Athena, Joule and Charlize tagged along as well. They shall stay here for the next two nights. Or they may go back to London upon receiving any disturbance in the atmosphere because of Contraguild. "May I please seek your permission to do the rest myself, Lady Athena?" Athena tilted her head to the side."I'm not your leader anymore, Johan. Do what you must. You're the master of water.""But the tricks are what I've learned from you." Athena and Johan smile at each other. Athena recollected her memories of the young lad and herself, training at ground B32-D. He was a champ, a blessed soul who loved water and it's powers more than anything. "Right. Let's prepare ourselves for training. First, I want you to imagine how water feels like. Close your eyes, Artemas." Cracking his knuckles, Johan Jade spoke. Dane does as told and whatever comes to his head is visually out forth behind his closed eyelids.
MONSTER HUNTING Dylan Dian: An officer of Contraguild
"What is this...energy?""I smell flowers and shit."Two very different responses from Charlize and Dane were heard. The message in the sky disappears, pretty sure whole of Mediterranean population have seen that huge message like a display against the atmosphere."This energy is...pleasant." Dane whipped his head towards Athena who said that. Suddenly, he didn't want to meet this pleasant energy fellow who was a member of the Contraguild. "I hope you're ready with the gadget, Dane.""I am. Thanks for bringing it last night.""No worries. Don't give it away in any manner when you speak to them. I'll infuse it in your back now." "I- Infuse? Okay." He wasn't told the details of how it would attach to his body. The device she's modeled and invented. "Okay." Tapping his back softly, they moved away from each other. Makio, Charlize and Athena were the women on the shore. The four men had a similar expression on their face upon seeing the guy named Dylan Dian. "Is he gay?""Don't say t
MONSTER HUNTING Brutal force at base power
A drag Queen? She didn't know what that meant.Athena tilted her head to the side while Makio did the same. A drag Queen was a earth slang...which they didn't know. On the other hand, Charlize and Joule snickers behind their hands while Luke Crysalis remained calm and composed."Man...this is bogus. Why did the Contraguild want me here if your leader isn't even here to talk!? How long will he been gone for?" Dane spoke with anger."A day or two, sometimes even a week." Dane sighed. He pretended to be disappointed, but he was slightly satisfied and assured that their leader took his sweet time. While he would take his sweet time here as he let his Radge Hawker team track the loop in their locations jumps - if it exists.If he was honest with himself, extraterrestrial residence of Contraguild was better than them staying somewhere in another realm. A realm is similar to an alternate universe.How difficult would portal making be if that was the case? "Do I have a place to stay for now
MONSTER HUNTING Difference in power
Athena stared in front of herself, wide eyed. Did she even see what she was supposed to see?His punch...it was miraculous. He's never used that potential until now. There was never a monster that let him use such an incredible energy packed punch, ever.'Dane...you...''Ah...I know that. That's why I kept my physical power limited even here. Not risking myself floating in the middle of nowhere.'Dane took his fist back after speaking to Athena. Whoever had witnessed his brutal strength had been in awe and in great shock. How was he able to summon such power which they've never seen before?And the metal which burst through was at least five inches thick. "You promised a fight, but never knew the power I had been hiding. Well, I'll grow much stronger than I already am." Dylan Dian's wide eyed gaze followed wherever his hand went. He gulped loudly, fearing dear life. Suddenly, Dane turned around to see the man kneeling down on one feet and one fist on the ground. It was traditional,
MONSTER HUNTING Leader of Contraguild
Dane was growing bored out of his mind! Never could he imagine how torturous just killing time in a space ship would feel like! He just wanted to go back home to everyone and Athena!'Dane. You're grunting too much. Give me valuable information other than that.' Both knew Athena was teasing him. He could even hear her snicker outwardly. Dane guessed Joule or Charlize to be in their shared mind link as well. 'I've told you every single detail of everything around here, my sweet love.' Now, Dane could hear Charlize and Athena chuckling together. They knew he was being sweet and salty at the same time with his words! 'Anyway. Get out of there and do something— he's coming back.' Dane prepared himself to face the man while realizing he wasn't wearing a shirt. He hasn't even taken a bath, and the shirt stinks like it's been wiped with every piece of garbage on earth. "Well, look who is lucky—"Dylan Dian and Dane stare at each other in silence. Dane lift an eyebrow up, looking down at
MONSTER HUNTING They are called...
Dane watched the huge space ship land smoothly over the top of earth's sea surface. He noticed the ocean being the pacific, meaning he could take the space ship to Japan, where all remaining Radge Hawkers have been shifted to. "How long will it take exponentially to wake up all 1207 of your people?" "My people are called Vandal Venators. Don't call us just people, giving us less credit that we usually need." Dane raised an eyebrow at how lax the man was being at the moment. Partly, he could understand that his leader hid secrets from him. And the new leader isn't one to take be respected by Dylan Dian either."Vandal Venators...?" Suddenly, the new leader of Guild and Contraguild started laughing at the name they had."It's very similar to Radge Hawkers. But why does it sound so stupid?" Dylan Dian grumbled under his breath. He can't show his displeasure with Dane at the moment since he's risen to a higher authority. He could be reprimanded. Or even worse, expelled from being a Vand
MONSTER HUNTING Who is the couple?
Later that night of the evening, Dane and Athena sat on a small rooftop hotel, enjoying their dinner. There was almost no one here. Humans were too scared of Radge Hawkers. Even the chefs have run off to somewhere knowing Radge Hawkers were coming to visit.Talk about trust to Asian people. They can never trust a single soul. Then there are foreigners and aliens trying to settle between them."You look much better now." In a normal shirt and reading glasses as he used some technology, Athena kept staring at the man's new look. Or rather, it was Dane's almost usual corporate look from when he was a human. He looked too delectable at the moment. He promised a lot of things upon him coming back, but the man had changed as the lord of both realms. Athena had no complains whatsoever.Having a gadget placed in front of her as well, she introduced the new invention from Makio's experiment lab. She's been working too hard trying to establish a much reliable communication system between Radg
MONSTER HUNTING The grand plan
[SIX DAYS LATER]The grand plan of Radge Hawkers and Vandal Venators was to secure each and every human society all over again. With around half of humanity devoured by the vicious creatures, turning into monsters at the ones at least suspected to be, the world needed a lot more Radge Hawkers to ensure no innocent human is harmed any further. "One more day," Dane kept Dylan Dian company as his fellow Vandal Venators wake each other up in one cycle after another. Each needed an eight hour time period to fully wake up back as a Vandal Venator. Dylan alone woke up around fifty of his fellow Contraguild warriors, hats off to his multitasking and dedication. On that note, with a glass of warm medicinal decoction in hand, Dane says, "You must take some rest too, Dylan.""Is that an order, my lord?" Dane stared at the shift in his personality."Yes. Yes it is an order." Said the man who goes up to Dylan."I told you to stop treating me like your lord when I really am not one. You need to t
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Old Man was murdered!
Seems like the Eliminator had noticed them! Upon seeing Alex and Dane rush up towards him, the monster shapeshifted into human skin bites its bottom lip. 'Why aren't we allowed to use our powers here again?' Asked Dane to Athena.'Because we don't want to cause panic within the audience. Besides, did i just hear that right? Old Man was murdered and was left to rot?''Yeah. That's the base of what Alex said. Besides, we're chasing it now. It's walking towards some little hallway. We hope we can catch up.''Right. Chadwick is coming your way too. Don't let the monster escape again. Even if we have to tear this place down with a fight, we will. That monster needs to be taken down at all costs.' Said Athena in their joint resonance.'Understood.' Replying to her instructions in unison, the group dispersed to corner the monster. To catch it and enquire a lot, lot things about it's species.'It's gone into the hallway. Dane has eyes on it.''You know it's going to disappear in a flash, rig
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Old Man
"Might as well begin searching for him in the crowd if that's the case. If it can shapeshift...so should we. It's main target, is me." Dane concludes. Athena sighs as she tries to explain the situation to Dane."How do I know what is the real monster if I can't even sense it? This is a ridiculous job.""That's weird coming from you, Athena." Dane furrowed his eyebrows."Lady Athena seems different today. What happened to you, Lady Athena?" "Shouldn't I feel bothered that this monster is slowly becoming much untraceable and powerful than us? It's uncanny. It shouldn't be this way. Hunting is supposed to just...happen. All of this doesn't happen in Monster Hunting." Alex clicks his tongue at Athena's words."Well, welcome to the world of brains then. We use it to hunt, too." Dane wanted to laugh at how witty Alex had sounded. But he knew his own lover would be disappointed with him. Sulking in a corner and all."Whatever. Just let me know what are we doing to hunt this monster down."
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Downgrading to trace
Dane was about to walk away when Athena quickly reached out for his arm. Looking over his shoulder, he spoke."I'm going to go there alone, Athena. No one can stop me. Not you either." "I know I can't stop you. He's got on our nerves for sure. But what you can do is let us on this mission as well. You, me, Charlize, Makio and Joule. Maybe Johan and Luke Crysalis too." "What about Chadwick?" Dane immediately enquired."Him too. Because we need to travel at the speed of light, to chase that monster down. Now, I know this monster looks like it likes to play games, but isn't that too much for a mere monster? I feel as if we're trying to hunt nothing.""You think it'll be an easy task because it's a bloody, low grade monster, Athena?" Turning around, Dane looked into her eyes. She nods softly."But weren't you the one who's told me 'never underestimate your opponents'?" "Right...thank you for humbling me." The woman was clearly annoyed. She walked past him while Dane lifts his head to l
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Untraceable
"We've lost it! I can't believe we lost it!" Dane held himself back from punching or even stomping the ground for he could demolish the whole building, taking down the residents of it with himself. "You need to calm down, Dane.""The fuck I cannot, Dane. It's an important asset! A new kind that has become such a menace! You know how menacing lightspeed is yourself. And it's punches, it's fight is at least Athena's level."'Liz, I hope you're keeping track of where this monster goes, right?' 'You mean by seeing who it kills next? I'm keeping the face match on.''Okay. The moment you know it's killed someone...and drank their blood. Let me know. At this point, if it keeps killing monster hunters with powers, it'll grow undefeatable. I'm afraid even I—''What are you talking about? That's not the prophecy I know about you! Stop yapping like a child and come back here so we can send you back to where it'll attack next.''Yes.'"You heard her, right Chad?""Yeah. At times of dilemma, yo
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A new Kind of monster
Furrowing his eyebrows, Dane didn't really get the signal from Dylan. Why would he need to a build a new counter attack in the robots if monster hunters were more than enough to end monsters?"It's simple logic, thick-skull. My warriors don't have resonances. Chimera do, not my warriors." Dane felt like the most stupid imp ever. Sitting down on the chair again, he questioned Dylan, yet again. "So what do you plan on doing with these?""Create stability. Some monsters could evolve to hide their resonances from us. But my warriors will distinguish them by their attitude. It's easier to find a monster in a crowd full of people than find a human in a crowd full of monsters." Dane jumped his eyebrows at Dylan Dian."That's very much true. And oddly...philosophical. Well, I give you permission to upgrade every single one of them and send them across the globe. Or do you test the prototype first?" "The latter, then the first suggestion. I'd send them without your permission or grant anyway.
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Someone is fooling us
Around three weeks after the incident, the monster hunting headquarters was stable with minimal case reports recorded ever. There were barely any monsters emerging from the dead and deed. It felt...blissful."How many cases today?" To the beeping sounds of machines, Charlize asks as she sits over the cushion of a chair opposite to it. Munching on a small snack she could afford from a vending machine, she placed her legs on the desk and waited for the numbers to show up."45 since morning, huh? Well, it's evening already." Charlize then looked down at her lap."Or is this a sign that something big is coming, again? Like the calm before a storm?" "What are you mumbling to yourself there, love?" Dylan Dian speaks after hearing her from the distance. "Thank you for the tea, Dylan." The man chuckles at how she dismisses him. "It's not the calm before the storm. Trust me. This is...peace." Charlize stares into his grey eyes as he nods."Believe it or not. With the power we now have, mons
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Everyday is a war
"Did you...hear her?" Holding the glass of champagne in his hand, Dane turned to the sound of her. She looked normal, but her heart was thudding out of her chest. Walking into his embrace as they view the ocean, breathing its mist, Athena waits for his response."I did. I am not shaken. This doesn't feel like new information for me. That power...it seemed alien in many ways." Explained he."I see. Even I couldn't...""Don't think about it, Athena. It's going to keep killing you until you finally realize how worthless you are.""You are forcing me to think about the same, Dane. Thank you for the word, too. Worthless." Athena scoffed. "But...don't you think we should start investigating?" "How would we do that if we can't even track where it has come from? The monster wouldn't open it's mouth even by a bit. It's...resisting every torture method, healing at the speed of light. No drugs work on it either because it isn't from earth. There are several earth element users who kept it locke
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There are more tiers
'So that is what you meant...alright.'He breathes calmly and runs his finger along the blade which glows black. The slash he made through the monster's chest defeated it, but it was kept alive. "I believe you are made of water as well. Let me manipulate your molecules to follow my command..." Dane's Force-Human form brought darkness to the clouds. His powers were...increasing. "I feel a nasty amount of Force oozing out of him. What did he do...?" Joule asked Makio Chen. The woman shook her head, having no idea of what she saw either. "I don't know what is going on, but it looks like Dane just won." Keeping his eye on the monster, Dane slowly turned his gaze to look at Athena. She just stood, recovered from her injuries as she stared at him. He flew towards her, slowly getting his human self back."Hi..." he slowly uttered to greet her yet again. They've been apart for a few days, but it felt like an eternity. "See. Like I said...it's just the beginning. This thing inside me...it
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Revelations
The monster turned around, having had a layer of its back blasted off by Dane. It smirked, looking at his levitating figure with amusement like no other."So you are finally here...""Yes. I am. You called me here. You summoned me here...by hurting the people I love the most.""Oh? Her? You're talking about this...wimp?" Dane glared at the monster who picked up Athena again. The poor woman was already in pain, her muscles and bones shifting to recover. The monster crushes her again, almost bursting her head off. Dane couldn't tolerate her blood curdling scream. He went straight into the monster's face!However, the monster's speed was such a menace...even for him! 'This is bad...I can't risk getting you to take my form either. You don't have enough energy yourself.''You're a fool if you think I can't grow stronger. Did you forget I am literally a part of the universe? Let me stay still for a while, I will absorb some force for you.''You...can do that?''When I'm in shape myself,
