QUEST 1

ARRIVAL! NEW HUNTING!

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The forest was awfully quiet tonight. No roars, no Qrupecos's calls, no hunters,….basically dead silent except for the sound of the waterfalls.

" Why in Lao Shan's name did they sent me here?"

The man cried out loud. Three figures, including the man who complained, emerged from the deep bushes of the flooded jungle. Two of the figures were first to step out into the moonlight. Their armor are almost identical to your average Alloy armor set used for hunting, with different coloring in several places and the Guild insigna imprinted on it. The last figure followed suit, steping outside of the green bushes. The outfit this one bear is the complete opposite to the other two's. The man wears a seemingly normal clothes but in fact, they were crafted from refined monster hides. The suit comprised of a red long coat which spread sideway at the wearer's belly section, white colored arms, black tight pants and tan-colored boots and belts. Two of the most striking points of the attire is the large hat and the rapier, which is sheathed on the waist. The large hat is colored red with small golden lines trimming the hat. On the left side of it lies a prominent feather, with a blue and white coloring. The rapier is sheathed in a short scabbard, covering only half the lengh of the blade. It's green color seemed to have its own majestic aura, glowing slightly in the dark.

"Quit yer bitching! If it wasn't for ya, I'd be soaking in a hot spring by now" One of the other two men turned back lashed out. Comparing to the red-clad figure, he have a bulkier build. His appearances are hidden beneath the armor but it is quite obvious that he is angry.

" Show some respect, would ya? You are talking to a Guild knight!" The second man said in a slightly worried tone "Please forgive the man, he is not that good with these enviroments"

" …." The Guild knight's only reply was silence. The trio continued onward for a while until the smaller man pulled out a map and scratched his square chin.

"Umm… I don't get it. We should be at the Ancestral Steppe already." The man said as he gave his bulky companion the map. After a brief look, the man let out a sight " You have been holding the map upside down, ya moron"

" Oh so that's why! I'm terribly sorry. Now we just have to walk back the whole way" The man quickly put away the piece of paper and turned his back "Sir, I think that we've been…..Where the heck is he?"

"What?! He was right there a second ago!" The other man looked around in search of their companion.

Both of them suddenly heard footsteps heading toward them. The Guild knight dashed out of the bushes, frantically running and yelling "Run, run! There's a Kushala!"

"Kushala?" The bulky man said, confused " What is a Kushal…."

He quickly gasped as he get his answer. The dragon was easily three times his size. The metalic shells and scales ranged as it moved to ward the three panicking figures. The wind seemed to increase greatly as the elder dragon approaches. The Guild knight seemed to have predicted what would befall them and stood still. The other two seemed to realised that they can't escape and drew their short swords in desperation. The dragon tilted his head backward and the wind was concentrated into its maw. The red-clad knight braced for the blast, but it never came.

As the man opened his eyes, he saw a figure in between of him and the Kushala Daora. The man wore a small suit that seemed to be made out of various monster hides, a few armor pieces covering the man's chest and arms, a small cowl covered his face. In his hand was a long cane, longer than the wielder himself. On the other arm he wore a huge gauntlet, but afterward the knight regconised it as a Kinsect. The man have seen this weapon before, it's one of the newest monster hunter weapons. The staff-wielding hunter gave a small nod as to assure three men before charging toward the metal dragon. The Kushala swiped its claw toward the man, but failed. Just before the claws connect, the hunter lunged up by using the staff to propell himself. He landed on the metallic back of the beast, pulled out his knife and started to hack at the shells. The small blade seemed to work its way easily throught the scales and shells of the dragon and it actually hurting the beast. The Kushala started to struggle, throwing itself around in hope of getting rid of its opponent. The hunter's Kinsect suddenly flew up from his arm and starts to claw the dragon's face, distracting it. With his prey distracted, the man hacked away the last shell and revealed the skin. He then took out his staff and drived the bladed head into the weak spot. After shoving half of the weapon's body into the beast, the blade pierced the heart. The elder dragon immediately stopped and finally, fell over and twitched for a few seconds. The Guild knight simply stared in amazement of what just happened before his own eyes. An elder dragon Kushala Daora of the wind and storm, fallen in matter of seconds before one lone hunter. The other two armored men shared his emotions and start to help the knight up on his feet. The hunter approached the trio and cracked a big laugh. The man surprised the knight as he start to speak in a booming voice " Are you three lads alright ?"

"Yea…yeah, we are not harmed. Thank you for the rescue" The Guild knight feel a feeling of admiration washed over him "Good, the I'd say a reward is appropriate then?" The admiration is gone.

" Don't worry, I don't ask for much." The man said as he walk toward a small bush and carried out a baby " Please take care of him for me"

"Wait, what?! Why are you…." The hunter gave a silence signal and said "Please take care of this baby boy and until a certain time, I will come for him." The hunter shoved the baby into the knight's arm with a gentle force. "I understand that you are heading back to your home town, please take him along and raise him"

After a few moment of thinking, the knight said to the hunter "Well, you did save us so I agree to take care of this baby for you, good hunter" The knight said, giving a small smile to the baby in his arm " Thought, did you name him?"

The hunter answered as he sheath his weapon onto his back "He's not my son so I don't think I have the authority to name him, but I do prefer the name Deus" The hunter said as he holded out his hand to shake, a sign of goodbye. The knight took his hand and said excitedly " Deus it is then"

And so begin my new story. Please forgive me for any mistakes made in the chapter since English isn't my first language. If you like the story so far, please do continue to follow. Thank you