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Stuck Between a Drome and a Large Cliff


Jaune Arc was currently at the entrance to a large cave. The cave was located near the middle of the mountain that he made way for after he had parted ways with his teammate. The goal was to cover more ground as quickly as possible, but he knew that the most herbs yielded near the top. Though the higher one went, the more dangerous it could be. So he opted to take the more area in favor of his companion that had only just started.

It didn't take long to find the patch of herbs they were looking for. The guild liked collecting special herbs that are used as sedatives for heavily injured hunters or huntresses. Not that useful on the field considering that they could put a normal human to sleep, but useful enough for medical practice. Which is why the guild usually put out the quests in the first place along with its variants like mushrooms and royal honey.

Jaune was currently on his fifth herb before the section he was gathering in slowly ran out. A sigh escaped his lips as he knew he'd have to enter the cave. "Well, I'm a hunter after all." He'd lowly mumble to himself as he pressed his back against the wall and slowly started to inch his way into the cave. A close eye was kept on his surroundings as he snuck inside. He wasn't that afraid to get into a scuffle with a Velociprey, but drawing too much attention could easily get dangerous.

As Jaune turned the corner, he came face to face with the aforementioned prey and let out a sudden yelp as he fell back. His immediate reaction was to draw his weapon and recover his stance, but the face of the prey was a bit particular. Well particularly dead that was. Jaune released a breath he was holding as he got up. The Velociprey was pressed against the wall, yet… frozen in place. His eyes a narrowed as he went in for a closer observation.

"Yup, definitely dead." He stated as he looked down at its neck. Torn straight out and instantly killed. "What did this…" The thought passed his mind as he turned the corner. Only for his eyes to widen at what he saw. The opening of the cave had five Velociprey and a Velocidrome. All dead and random pieces gauged out. With his weapon drawn, Jaune inched on over. Keeping a sharp eye peeled out as his weapon readied for any ambush in sight.

As he reached all the dead bodies, he could see the heavy signs of frostbite and claws. "Oh no…" Out of the five prey, one stood out in particular. It was a Giaprey. "Oh no, oh no. That's not right." He muttered to himself as he sheathed his Hunter's Dagger and went to pull out his guild card. Before he could even reach into his pouch, a loud screech hit his ears and his shield suddenly swung on reflex. It met the lower jaw of a Giaprey that snuck up behind him. Knocking its clamping jaw away. "This is so bad!"

His Hunter's Dagger immediately draw as he took a quick swipe at its snout. A mild trace of blood splattered as the prey growled and staggered backwards. Giaprey alone weren't a problem, yet what worried him was the massive maw wound on the neck of the Velocidrome. It was done by a rival drome. A Giadrome he'd immediately assumed. It seemed that the creatures had used their Frozen Sac against the prey and drome to disable them, then tore out their necks and stomach. It was a pack and a smart one and he was immediately worried for Ruby's safety if it wasn't here.

The Giaprey let out a large hiss as its hind legs buckled and then shot up in a powerful leap. "I don't have time for you!" A horizontal swing was given in its descent. The upgraded blade easily cut through its neck and sliced down the chest and stomach. Jaune was so glad that he had gotten lucky on some of his missions to upgrade his knife. Even more so as the prey flew past overhead and landed on the ground with a thud.

Yet time was definitely wasting as he sheathed his weapon and made a dash for the cave exit. His card was immediately drawn as he spammed the ping on his device. The two went over plenty of things they could use the signals for. One ping was left for 'I'm here.' Two pings for 'Need Help.' Three pings for 'I'm done.' and continuous pings for 'Trouble.' The latter of which he did as he tried to warn his partner. As he made his way down the mountain path, a loud bellowing roar screeched out. "The hell was that?!" A cold sweat ran down his neck as his scroll replied. Two pings.


Ruby placed her card back in place as se readied her weapon with shaky legs. "It'll be fun he said!" The girl had minor experience with Velociprey during training school. Yet nothing taught her how to deal with being surrounded. The chamber changed as she loaded the level two shells from her Shooter's Barrel. The gun was a basic weapon and the regular shells probably wouldn't be much of an impact on the prey.

The sound of the click caused the closest Giaprey to lunge at the huntress. She'd roll out of the way and fire the shell into the side of the prey. Causing it to stagger a bit before turning back with a vicious growl. The act enticed the other four prey to rush in as the drome merely watched. Ruby weaved around another prey with another shot fired, but soon rolled out as the pack organized and began to attack within the window she'd normally get for shooting.

A quick dash was made towards a single prey and she hit the side of its head hard with her bowgun. The prey fell on its side as Ruby made a path of escape. Yet that was soon cut off as the Giadrome jumped in front of the short girl and twirled around. The tail whipped her hard as she flew back into a roll and landed on her feet. It was a technique that hunters learned to utilize after taking blow back damage. The drome didn't charge in as it stayed in the only opening she had for escape. Staring at her with glaring eyes.

Trudges through the ground caught her attention as the five prey were ready to attack again. Ruby cursed as she fired one shot at the prey on the left. Making an opening as she rolled out of the way and charged the side. Yet the drome once again jumped in her way. Ruby being prepared this time merely side stepped the tail whip and started running the side of the cliff with great pace. Heavy breaths escaped her lips as she finally broke through.

That thought ceased as a cold bite hit her leg, causing her to stagger and tumble on the ground. Silver eyes widened as she looked at her foot. Clustered in a block of heavy ice. The girl dragged herself forward as she twirled over with her bowgun and fired off another shot. The shell impacted a direct hit on the face of one of the prey as it released a yell while flying back. Another shot was given, but the prey weaved around the shell without losing momentum.

A prey finally made it to her destination as it jumped on top of her. Maw wide as it went for a bite, but soon met the barrel of a bowgun as a shot was fired directly into its throat. There wasn't even a blow back as its insides gushed and dropped to the side. Ruby let out deep heaving pants as she began to drag herself backwards away from the enemies. Three remaining prey were about to lunge in again until the drome let out another shriek. Its great hind legs bent as it jumped a great distance and caused the ground to shake as it landed in front of Ruby.

Its maw opened up in growling screeches as it chomped down at the girl. Ruby herself let out a cry as the girl used her bowgun and rammed it into its side into snapping maw. Grunted growls came from the Giadrome as Ruby tried to push it back with her only weapon that had no shots left. The position she in giving her no opportunity to reload. It was then that the Giadrome reeled back and ripped the bowgun from her hands. Tossing it off the cliff that they were on.

A victorious screech left the Naracuga's mouth as it busted down the door of the house. Tears left the little girl's eyes as she hid behind the dining cabinet. The glee in the Naracuga's eyes held the intent of murder. The older the monster, the more intelligent. It had been watching the small village of Patch. Gauging its hunters and huntresses. Watching the quality of their weapons of its natural enemies that the Naracuga itself could take down.

After weeks of careful observation, the Naracuga finally saw that any hunter with the capability or equipment of their fallen foe was gone. A smile could almost be seen in its face as it approached a house of a mother and its whelp. The mother had gone off somewhere and left it completely unguarded. Though its approach wasn't as subtle when a gasp could be heard followed by a childish scream.

Its eyes darted to the whelp on the porch of the house. The youngling closed the compound of its den, but wood meant nothing as it crashed into the door. The wall buckled and let loose with another tackle. Allowing entry to the small compact den. Glowing yellow eyes scoured the house as drool left its mouth. Tasting the air with the sweet sense of human blood.

Little Ruby could only quiver in fear as her palms held her mouth. A breath being held as she was afraid to alert the beast that had entered her home. Loud cracks could be heard with each step the monster took. Floor boards buckling under the massive weight that was the Naracuga. Then all went silent. Ruby peered around the cabinet in pure hope that it had left. Yet the wall behind her cracked open as the head of the Naracuga morphed through. Its maw opened as it tried to take the girl in a single bite.

The girl screamed as it nipped the side of her dress and tore a chunk out. Just barely missing the prey as the small girl stumbled forward and began to make a break for it. The head of the Naracuga twirled and shifted as its body broke the wall of the living room into the dining hall. Its speed greatly reduced as its own feet broke through the ground as it followed after.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" A vicious snarl left the mouth of a woman who entered the house. She held onto a bowgun with green scales. A Valkyire Fire to be exact. The Naracuga turned at the new voice and hissed as the unarmored woman shot the bowgun with great accuracy. A single shell launched out as it impacted the left eye of the black cat-like wyvern. The shell would then explode on the Naracuga. Eliciting a bellowing screech that pierced the ears.

The woman slotted in a new magazine as she reloaded the gun's chamber. "MOM LOOK OUT!" That was the only warning the woman got as the Naracuga zigzagged in through the smoke and chomped down on her shoulder. A muffled shriek left her vocals as she slammed one of the bipods into the crisped eye of the Naracuga. "RUBY!" Summer Rose shouted as she tackled the side of the Giadrome hard.

No not her mother… it was Jaune. The drome toppled over at the sudden tackle and slammed to the floor before it fell off the long cliff. An angry shriek leaving it's vocals as it quickly distanced the way. Lighter shrieks came from the three remaining prey as they charged Jaune in anger. The blonde's face was contorted in an angry snarl. Heart pounding as the thought of him almost not making it passed through.

His veins were cold with fear as he watched her running from the pack. His heart stood still as he closed the distance and the drome jumped on top of her. His mind went blank as he ran the fastest he ever had before to tackle the beast. The first prey lunged in, its bottom claws extended as weapons. Jaune quickly stepped in as he used his shield to hit the side of the legs. Causing the prey to spin and slam onto the ground hard. His Hunter's Dagger was then flipped into a reverse grip as the next prey closed in. The jab was quick as the dagger was slammed into the side of the skull.

The blade going through the hole of its ear and easily passing through into the grey matter. There wasn't even a knock back as the prey dropped. The dagger stood firm as it retracted from the dropping skull. The last prey tried to use the opening the others gave, but Jaune merely slammed his shield into the side of the prey's head. Causing it to stagger as it was completely stunned. Not relent was given as the teen heartlessly gave a horizontal swing. Quickly slicing through both eyes as it let out a cry and staggered away.

Heavy breaths escaped Jaune's lips as he turned and walked over to the first prey. It was slowly getting up from, but the blonde had other plans. These prey weren't even trained to hunt yet. Hell, they were probably being trained by its parent right now. That fact was obvious now, they were younglings. Like he and Ruby, just learning the world. Well lessons were made harsh as Jaune came up from behind the Giaprey and wrapped his arm and the neck. The Dagger was still in reverse grip as it slowly pierced through the throat. The Giaprey struggled for air against the blonde's grip. Yet soon would go limp before the teen let it go.

The adrenaline finally died down in the young teen as the last of the prey were taken care of. His feet heavily went over to Ruby as he looked down at the girl. She was hyperventilating with wide silver eyes. Eyes that looked as if she wasn't even there right now. "Ruby…" the name left his mouth, but no words followed out. Silver eyes slowly readjusted as she found a sense of self and looked up to meet ocean blue eyes.

"J-jaune…" Her eyes looked down at herself and saw that block of ice still on one of her feet. "My foot's cold…" The two were then startled as a roar could be heard from the bottom of the cliff. Without a moment's hesitation, Jaune sheathed his weapons and hoisted Ruby up. Princess style as he began to rush back in the direction of the camp. "Fun day, huh?" The girl quipped, a sound of both anger and amusement in her voice.

Jaune smirked as he passed through the trail as quickly as he could. "Fun day."

AN: There you go! Chapter 2! I'll definitely be making the chapters longer with more content as more people show interest in the story! I definitely like the idea of this and all! As of right now, I still can't see the reviews. Yet I feel your love and it gives me inspiration! Thank you to all new reviewers and followers. I hope you like what's to come! The story is made to be long term the climb in ranks to be grueling. The fights won't be as patterned or stagnant as it is the game. (As you've already seen) Much love!
Screwthehype – Will do! P.S. I know none of the drome do piercing screech. :3c
NoctisRae – A lot more people have shown interest then I thought they would. So I'll be continuing it.