Nitto was the run of the mill hunter in Moga. Nothing special or unusual about him at all. 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, the standard size for hunters. He had basic Matched Slicers for his weapon of choice, and donned in the Hunter's second armor set. Hunter helmet, Hunter mail, etc. He was a rookie hunter about to go on his first large monster quest. The run of the mill Great Jaggi. When he had slain this, he would be an official monster hunter, but life, has other plans. Ones that will shake the very core of history.
Nitto: Ok, so go into the woods, find the Great Jaggi, rip its head off, then return home. Sounds easy enough.
He trekked through the woods until he reached area six. He spotted the Great Jaggi facing the other way. He snuck up behind it and jumped on its back. He drew a Matched Slicer and tried to slit its throat, only to find his weapon wasn't sharp enough. He only gave the wyvern an equivalent of a paper cut.
He was thrown off, and needless to say, the Great Jaggi wasn't very happy. It summoned other smaller Jaggi, and then attacked. Nitto grabbed his other short sword and charged right back. He swung so hard that one Jaggi was almost cut clean in 2. After a short skirmish, he killed all the Jaggi, but his target still remained. They duked it out for several minutes, before the Great Jaggi made a mistake. He made a head on charge, when Nitto rolled away. The Bird Wyvern slammed head first into a wall, stunning it.
This was his chance.
He saw the Great Jaggi, mouth agape trying to stand. He ram forwards and stabbed his right blade into its mouth. The sword pierced the soft tissue in the mouth and throat no problem. The Great Jaggi, once a proud commander of his pack, attempted to growl, only to gurgle on his blood that was rising in his throat. His head hit the ground. He didn't get back up.
Nitto pulled his sword out, and was about to start the recommended carving that EVERYONE did EVERYTIME a large monster was killed, but he was too tired to start. He sheathed his knife and laid down. He drifted off to sleep, the dead Great Jaggi only 5 feet away.
Later…
Nitto groaned as he woke up, he looked to the sky and his heart sank. It was nighttime. This was when the most dangerous predators emerged and hunted.
Nitto: Shit. Better carve the Great Jaggi and run.
?: Oh you're up. I didn't think you would wake up until noon to tell the truth.
Nitto looked left and right, only to find no one. The voice was that of a male, but no human was in sight. He looked right again.
To find the Great Jaggi was not there.
Nitto: No, no it's not possible. I killed that demon.
?: Why do you speak bad of me sir?
Nitto noticed something was curled around his body. He felt it and came to a shocking realization. He was curled up by the Great Jaggi. He drew his swords and turned around ready to strike, only to see a Great Jaggi with 2 long forelimbs that had FINGERS, was only six feet tall, and was human in shape.
Nitto stumbled backwards over its tail.
Nitto: Wh-What are you?
?: I'm the Great Jaggi you've slain.
Nitto: It's not true. Monsters don't come back to life. And not like this.
Great Jaggi: Well actually we do. You see, when a monster is killed, it takes on the forme of the human that killed it. If its eaten by a monster that doesn't happen. However, when people carve parts from a monster, they can't change, so they stay dead. You must not have carved like the other hunters.
Nitto: No I didn't. I wanted to rest first. So are you going to kill me now?
Great Jaggi: Nope. You've earned my respect. From here on out, you give me a command and I'll faithfully follow until death. You're the boss.
Nitto: So are you stronger or something?
Great Jaggi: Yeah. I take on a human's muscle mass and couple it with my own strength. I'm stronger than ever boss.
Nitto: This is new. I'll have to ask if anyone knows anything about this. For now, I'll call you… Bora. It means Great.
Bora: A bit cliche but it has a nice ring to it. Bora it is.
Nitto: Now let's get out of here. It's dangerous at night.
Bora: Lead the way boss.
I recently was introduced to Monster Hunter, and I've been addicted ever since. The only complaint I have is that I feel that instead of Cha-Cha and Kayamba, as helpful as they are, you should be able to have monsters at your side. Now of course, if you kill it it won't come back, but then I decided on a concept. Instead of the, egg hatching and raising a baby monster story, I decided to make a version of what happens when a monster is NOT carved. You can have the monster or the materials. Can be conflicting. You need the materials, but how cool is it to have a monster as your partner?