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MONSTER HUNTING The Radge Hawker Guild
~Dane~My body felt the jolt of the force. The pressure of atmosphere changes, because I was changing worlds. Realms. And something more sinister which awaits for me at the Guild is what I ultimately feel.With half of the skin over my shoulder and limbs gone, I screamed in horror. I didn't feel a shred of pain! What is this sorcery!?"Thank your beast for ensuring your physical safety, Artemas." Dr. Chen said to me, but I didn't pay heed to her notice. Why should I? She's being a total dick, and I know why too.But couldn't she grasp the grief of my heart!?I lost so many people important to me!Ruth, my parents.And I haven't even had the opportunity to listen their last words for me as a memory.But...she was right with one point.I was tired of them, true. But I loved them with the same heart that didn't like them, too.It's complicated. "Don't hurt your head thinking so much about relationships, Dane. It wasn't your dream at all." Charlize suddenly spoke from beside me. "Do
MONSTER HUNTING Athena
Someone was trying to pull me back from defending myself. I turn around, accidentally transferring my anger filled gaze to poor Charlize who was just trying to keep me under control. From verbally abusing a woman. "She's stronger than you can ever imagine, but weak in the mind. It's better that we leave her alone." I furrowed my eyebrows. If she was so weak, might as well get wrecked by my words and learn a lesson too. "Tsk! Dane, let's go." I threw the dirtiest gaze from within my heart to the woman who called me the weakest. I don't know if it was her strategy to rile me up, make me stronger, but it definitely did it's thing.And now, I want to show her who was more powerful."Why'd you pull me away!? If she couldn't take words back to her heart, I would be winning another type of fight with her!" I exclaimed, but Charlize tells me something else about this mysterious woman. That she is someone way too powerful, and her heredity was celebrated."Remember who I told you is the one
MONSTER HUNTING The Duel
It's been three weeks according to my human calender, that I've lost the force from my heart. And I've never felt much happier.I couldn't live freely knowing that some entity is in control of me. But now, I'm simply living my life to the fullest. That experience includes training with rookies everyday, coming to the hot springs to simply chill, making friends and foes alike (but I'm a bit inclined into making foes more than friends in the Guild. And I wonder who's having prejudices now).Charlize was just trying to help me get better, but I can't deny the immediate fact which follows with a male and female trying to do their best, together. She was being a good master, and I was being a great student myself. I'm not trying to boast, but I'm doing exactly that. "Liz," I looked at my master chilling in the other pond, turned away from me. "Call me master Liz, Dane. We talked about this." "Whatever. But, should I fight Athena tonight?" With the smug-est of smiles on my face, I ask
MONSTER HUNTING Epiphany
It feels so wrong to be humbled by someone who you think cannot humble you enough. One strike, one bloody strike from her base power...and I'm already bedridden for three more weeks.Meanwhile, many rookies have graduated to Tier 2. There were many who passed the duel matches and have claimed their status gracefully. Everyone from my circle...except for me. My elbow was over my forehead, and I kept staring at the ceiling above me. It was a thatched space, a small room dedicated for healing. Healing of helpless Radge Hawkers like myself. Without the force...I'm seen as indifferent here. The immortals look down on me. But I've been bearing the indifference gracefully. Or so I thought."Yes, he is the one." Said an attending medical examiner for my case. They don't have doctors around here, because the force that stays with you for your life is supposed to heal you up at Godspeed. Even if you lose a limb, the force shall heal you to your best health and state. "Pft! I'm glad I missed
MONSTER HUNTING New Master
"Aren't you too slow to notice me, Master?" Well, that's the reaction I expect from my criticizing audience. The gasps they let out when my after shadow disappeared in front of Athena were filling my ears and my heart. I loved this audience, but they might change sides soon."He...produced an after shadow already?" I smirked, bringing my hand down. Athena turned around, only to find me bowing down to her in a ninety degree angle. To show my utmost respect to my new master."I hope I am capable of your time now, Master Athena." "Yes, you are." The crowd was dispersing, and the high of the win was slowly melting away from my heart. Looking around myself, I catch the sight of my previous master hanging down from the same tree."How did it feel?" The Hawker had said, but I couldn't help but lend my hand up for a high-five with her. "Felt like real victory, Liz! I'm so glad you taught me that trick! I could use it with the monsters that you told me about!""The conscious ones!? Yes!
MONSTER HUNTING Bitterness
Some Radge Hawker I've chosen to become...With a scoff on my heart, I pierce the tip of my sword into the corpse of the monster beneath me. The tip flows into the ground, giving me enough support as a pillar to lean on to.I am not going to die here, on earth, with my face or my back hitting the soil. Drenched in the blood of monsters. No. I cannot consider myself a casualty amongst four hundred and eighty-six million human-monsters and their victims. I am a Radge Hawker now. Tier 1.Am I not?Heck! I haven't even been promoted to Tier 2 yet!The sun was rising to my side, but I had no energy to even look at the red ball of fire in it's glory. I cannot glare at it for rising so slowly, it was irritating me. Ruth...our story was one amongst them too, right? You turned into a monster and fought me until your own best friend had to snatch the very life force away from you.Wait...Force?Every Radge Hawker around me, or so I can feel, is alive and moving around to ensure all 486 milli
MONSTER HUNTING Monsters are evolving
The immediate evening, I come down to Training ground B-32D. The venue was teeming with new audience, and I wondered why. However, I see grief written in most Radge Hawkers' faces. It's as if they have let go of their will to fight at all.But something has been pushing them to continue being a Radge Hawker. However, I didn't expect their reason for continuing their will and Force to be a Radge Hawker...to be me."Seems like you're their new hero now, Artemas." In a low voice, trying not to have the conversation with the audience but just me, Master Athena had complimented me yet again. "Thank you, Master Athena." I was walking around the rink to get to my position, as she gets to hers. "I have heard from the others, that you've slain more than five million monsters by yourself in two nights." Said I, reading the statistics out to the woman."Five million, eighty thousand and sixty three monsters, yes. But I am not ashamed to tell you this, that you have far greater stamina than me
MONSTER HUNTING I'm going places
We haven't found the monster. The word was spread around only with Tier 3 Radge Hawkers. For an obvious reason, not all Tier 3 Radge Hawkers were trusted enough to find the monster that has probably blend within the members of the Guild.The three Tier 3 Radge Hawkers, because of whom the grave inception had begun, were under critical investigation.The Guild wasn't made up of just Radge Hawkers of tiers and one leader - who doesn't even act as a leader for name sake. There are several rows and ranks to people running the Guild.Firstly, there is an information gathering echelon working day and night as spies for the Guild. They are allowed to travel back and forth from the Guild to human realm, on earth, by their wish.Unlike us Radge Hawkers who are allowed to descend down to earth only in case of monster appearing and threatening humanity. But here's the catch.Out of nowhere, the information squad has been reduced in numbers.The echelon was slashed off by 60% even since I joined
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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,
