------------------------------------------------Chapter 1: Hero's Beginning--------------------------------------------
Every journey has its surprises, and for me, my journey held one of my greatest surprises. My objective in my journey was to become one of the greatest hunters of the world. I had already surpassed all of the hunters in my village, but my thirst to be the best made me want to get out and make a name for myself. This thirst took me pretty far. I am now a second class hunter about to be in the top class after a few more high rank quests. Unfortunately, it's been rather quiet in the town of Kokoto. I've wandered through the jungles, hiked through the hills and forests, and scoured the dunes of the desert. Nothing has been out of order...this silence puts a suspicious feeling in the mind. As if something is waiting to appear. Though these failed missions give me a loss hope to finally rank up, one mission contained something I was never expecting to find..as I was venturing through the jungle, I found the ruins of an ancient temple. The front stone doors leading within the this temple seemed to have been blasted open. Upon closer inspection, I saw the remains of gunpowder, immediately I knew there was another hunter here. Turning back to see if there was anything else I might have missed that could help show me what would be the reason for this break in, I saw many foot prints and slashes in the soft soil..there was a battle here. And judging by the scene, the hunter was not victorious. I finally decided to venture into the temple.
Minutes pass and I have yet to find anything. Mere seconds pass and I hear the tapping of feet..upon closer attention I noticed these weren't common footsteps..whatever was walking had claws..I quickly draw my blade. The sword I chose to bring on this mission was not the strongest or best blade. It was my very first sword, the Odyssey Sword. It wasn't worth much, but it was very meaningful to me..it belonged to my brother, who fell at the hands of the King of the Skies, the Rathalos. He died in my arms and gave me the sword and told me to continue his legacy. To never forget who I was and where I came from and become the best the world has seen. It has always been a good luck charm to me, and I highly doubted it would fail me here. Whatever was here would be slain in the memory of my fallen brother.
I scanned the room for any threat..none so far. I began heading to the next room when I heard a small roar and the swinging of a sword.. Whoever was here is still fighting on. I made it my duty to assist them and ran to the next room. Nothing there, where ever that battle is going on, it was at the end of this long and narrow hall. I did not hesitate to run down to try to get there before the hunter meets their end. I enter the room to see a Velocidrome and two of its followers cornering a hunter in the shadows. Immediately I ran up to a velociprey and slashed at its neck to get an instant kill. The beast dropped to the ground, and by the time the other two monsters noticed my presence, I was already swinging my blade again to slay the other small follower. Causing instant fatality, I was finally ready to face off against the Drome one on one.
We stared into each other's eyes..we both knew one wouldn't survive this battle, and we both would not accept losing this battle. He gave off the first attack by trying to slash at me with his extensive claws. But his attack was a failure. I dodged and quickly tried to swing at his side. I only got one slice in before he swung his tail around and threw me back. Instantly I jumped back to my feet and took hold of my blade. Running with pure rage, I rushed the large beast. Suddenly he dodges to the side, and like lightning, struck me with its head. I flew back a couple feet. Obviously this Velocidrome had much experience with fighting and would surely be a great challenge. As I was getting up, I noticed I had hit a rock and my lip was bleeding. I was also thinking at the same time that the hunter must be having a hard time keeping alive. I had to end that battle then and there. I got up furiously and with all my strength, ran at the ferocious leader. He tried again to fool me to have a clear shot for an attack, but I foresaw his tactic and dodged his head-butt, spun and stabbed the sword into his beating heart... All was silent for a moment, and then the beast tumbled to the ground. After regaining my breath for a couple seconds, I turned to the hunter.
The hunter was still shrouded in shadows, I asked if they needed help and offered my hand to help them up. They slowly reached up for my hand and gripped on tight. I used all the strength I could to hold them up since they couldn't use all their own strength. Almost instantly as they stood up, they fainted. I caught them, and finally seeing them out of the shadows, I saw that it was this beautiful young girl, probably not even a year younger than me. As I was lifting her up more to get a better grip, her long brown hair flowed with the small peaceful wind within the temple. Her armor is broken in many places and torn in others. Her face and arms were covered in scratches and cuts from fighting the drome.
I checked her pulse and she was still hanging on. I removed some pieces of armor so they wouldn't get in my way while I'm dressing her wounds. After about an hour of wrapping her and cleaning her wounds. I finally decided to take her to a safer place so she can heal much more efficiently. I picked her up and carried her all the way to the village. It took a day due to reach the outskirts of town. Only about an hour's distance was left. I decided to camp for the night and finish it up when I had a bit more energy. I pitched my tent and put the young hunter in it and I rested outside next to the fire. I was finally about to sleep when she awoke. She didn't speak much, but she managed to thank me for saving her.
At that moment, I never expected that she would become my wife and the mother of my son. She was and still is the best thing that has happened to me. And I hope her and I can raise our son to become a great hunter as we were...
Slowly I close my father's diary. I first found it about a week ago and have yet stopped reading it. Unfortunately, none of my parents are around..they both passed away after an attack from a demonic dragon..but even without their presence, I will do as they wished for me...I shall become their legacy...