Hunt 1: The Hunt Begins

Verasic, the Eastern Continent's capital and its biggest city. Hunters from all over the continent gather here to get information on the continent's monsters. On the busy street of Hustira, A silver, spikey haired hunter with a scar on his left eye is walking the street in Black Yian Garuga armor and a wrapped up greatsword. Everyone is looking at him because of his armor's color.

He ignores them and looks at a piece of paper and then looks around. He arrives in front of Verasic's guild. "So this is it." He says and walks into the guild. Every hunter looks at him as he walks to a table and sits down and places his greatsword next to him. A guild waitress walks over to him. "Anything to drink?" She asks. "Milk." He says and she walks off and returns with a cup of milk. "May I ask you something?" Sha asks as she places the cup on the table.

"What?" He asks in an annoyed tone. "Is your armor Yian Garuga?" She asks. "Yes. Why?" He replies and asks. "Yian Garugas can't be found on this continent, did you come from one of the other continents?" She asks. "I've traveled around to the main 4 continents so I've encountered many different monsters over the years. Enough questions, now leave." He says annoyed and she leaves.

5 minutes later, a female walks over to him. "Hey you, you're in my seat!" She said. He looks over and sees a female with blonde hair in a ponytail and in a modified Qurupeco armor and carrying an Iron Katana Long Sword. He closes his eyes and looks away and finishes his drink and puts his greatsword on his back on starts to walk off.

The female gets ticked. "Hey, I'm talking to you!" She says and grabs his shoulder. He turns around and grabs his greatsword and swings it with one hand and stops it a less than half an inch from her throat. "Don't ever touch me again." He says angrily as his blood red eyes pierces her light green eyes. She gets scared and backs off. He puts his greatsword back on his back and walks over to the information board.

The hunters start laughing. "Lyra got scared." One of the hunters said. "Shut up!" Lyra said as she looks at them. Lyra looks over at him. "I've seen that greatsword somewhere before but where?" She asks in her head. A female guild person walks over to him. "Need any help?" She asks. "I'm looking for a special monster. I don't know its name but it's been called 'Master of Elements'. Any clues?" He asks.

"Master of Elements? Are you talking about that dragon from the legends?" She asks. "Yes." He said. All of the hunters start to laugh. "You actually believe in that legend?" A male hunter asks. "Everyone knows that it's only a story." A female hunter said. Lyra looks at him. "Someone else that believes that it exists as well." She says in her head.

"Sorry sir, we don't have any information on that monster." The female guild member says and bows. "Alright, thank you." He says and leaves. Lyra watches him leave. "Why is it that I have a feeling that I know him from somewhere?" She asks herself softly.

"Lyra, you have a hunt. It's a Qurupeco that's been spotted." The female guild member said. "Thank you, I'm on it." Lyra said and then leaves for the forest.


Verasic Forest: Mid-day

Lyra is looking for the Qurupeco. "Where is it?" She asks herself. Suddenly she gets surrounded by a large herd of Jaggi and Jaggias. "These guys will be easy." Lyra said as she pulls out her long sword. She kills some of the Jaggis and Jaggias when 3 Great Jaggis appeared behind her. She looks behind her and sees them and they go and attack her. Lyra can't react in time.

Suddenly a wrapped up greatsword flies in and pierces one of the Great Jaggis bodies and knocks it into the other 2. "Geez, you can't even watch your own back?" A male asks. Lyra looks to her left and sees the silver haired hunter. "It's you." Lyra said in shock. He walks over and pulls his greatsword out with one hand and blood overs half of his greatsword.

"I don't need any help." Lyra said. He looks around. "Really?" He asks. Lyra looks around and sees that they are surrounded. "Fine, mind helping me?" She asks. "Just this once." He said and they kill off all the Jaggis, Jaggias and the 2 Great Jaggis. "Thanks for the help." Lyra said. "Whatever." He said.

Lyra looks over to him and she sees him taking the wrapping off his greatsword and it reveals a white, double edges greatsword. (Similar to the White Knight's greatsword from Infinite Stratos.) "That greatsword!" Lyra said with a surprised tone in her voice. "What about it?" He asks as he cleans the blood off of it. "Where did you get that greatsword?" She asks seriously.

"It's my master's greatsword. He said that when I was old enough that I will get it, but he died 9 years ago to an unknown monster." He said. Lyra is surprised by his reply. "Your master's name wouldn't have been Karusai by any chance?" Lyra asks. "Yeah, how did you know?" He asks. He then thinks back to his past. "Hold on you wouldn't be?" He asks.

"Master's daughter!" "Dad's student!" They said at the same time. They look at each with shocked looks. "Uhhh." He said. "Your name please? It's been a long time." Lyra said. "It's Zedept." He said. "Last time I saw you was shortly after dad died." Lyra said. "A lot has happened since then." Zedept said as he places his greatsword on his back.

He starts to walk off. "Wait, let me join you." Lyra said. "No thanks, I've been alone for 9 years now. I don't need anyone with me." Zedept says still in an annoyed tone. "Don't tell me that you forgot about dad's teachings?" Lyra asks. Zedept stops. "I'm coming with you, because I believe in that monster as well." Lyra said. Zedept looks over his right shoulder. "Fine but don't slow me down." He says as he looks away from her. "You can count on me." Lyra said and then they walk together and start their search for the unknown dragon from the legend.