Chapter Two: Hunter's spirit

Disclaimer : I still don't own Monster Hunter.

John walked out of the dead Barioth's mouth. But he looked different as he gazed into the crowd. His hair became silver and stuck up straight in the air as lighting covered his body. His eyes were crimson red and slitted. His teeth were like sharpened little blades and his ears were elf-like. Julie smiled and said "Rage mode." "I see your brother, John also carries your gift. " The Deviljho man said to Julie. Julie turned toward the man. " Nah, he got Mom's side of the combination of powers. He is gonna be pretty hard to kill." Julie repiled happily as she continued to watch the fight. "Good thing I infected the wyverns with the pox. Or this fight would be over like that. " the Deviljho man said with a hearty laugh as he snapped his fingers to empasize his point. Julie gasped and watched with more intensity with fear echoing in her eyes.

Meanwhile, in the arena the Nargacuga decided to enter its own infected rage mode. It let loose an ear piercing scream and it caused every one to clutch their ears. Its black fur and spikes turned as white as snow and its crimson eyes turned to an ocean blue. The screaming finally stopped and John lifted his head and narrowed his eyes into a death glare. John pulled out his sword and the blade shined brightly as his lighting spread to it. The Nargacuga roared and rushed towards John, who also ran towards his opponent. When they reached each other, John launched a downward strike toward the Nargacuga's head and the enraged beast tried to block the attack with its tail. But John's blade was sharper. The Nargacuga screeched in great anguish as its tail was cut off and its blood sprayed all over John. "Farewell. " John said as he answered the beasts screams with steel. John lifted up the severed head of the Nargacuga and tossed it towards the crowd. He pointed his blade at the Deviljho man as he returned to normal. And more blood splattered on the sand.

"I will be the greatest hunter to ever live. So feel free to throw anything at me! And I'll slay it!" he yelled with fierce determination.

Xxx

John walked home and showered of the blood that covered him like another coat of armor. He washed out his new armor and left it out to dry while he cleaned his blade. After he finished,
John put on a jet black jacket made from kelbi furs and a pair of black pants. The material in his clothes felt soft and comfortable. The stitching was large and tied together with bits of brown carnage that was worn down to the point that it was thread. He put on a pair of scaly black boots and walked out into the streets of Moga.

The salty air was comforting and John felt like every thing was back to normal. He passed by a tavern and heard the sound of laughter and smelled the scent of alcohol. John countinued to walk down the street passing through large amounts of hunters and heard countless chanter about the Deviljho man.

"Who does that guy think he is, God!"

"More like a faggot."

"I can't believe that he punched me in the face; he said starting with S!"

"I swear, if I see his face again my sword will introduce itself to his ass!"

John smirked a little at the last comment. But he countinued to walk down the street. Then he heard a sound that stood out.

" Get off the ground and give me your fucking money, bitch."

John began to sprint towards the sound till he reached a dark alley that smelled like death. He saw a tall man wearing a large cloak that was a deep forest green. On his face was a orange mask that had a Jackolatern smile that was made from bumblepumkin shells. His cloak hung loosely at his shoulders and were tied together with rope and two miniature bumblepumkins. His breast plate was oragne and covered with bright scars of light. His torso was adorned with rope, miniature bumblepumkins and forest green cloth that drenched his waist. His joints were crovered in a bright orange light and bumblepumkin shells. But under all those shells was a jet black suit of armor that filled in the areas that the vines, rope, and shells didn't. And held a black axe-like sword made from G-rank Gigginox flesh and a sheild made from the same beast.

Hunched in a corner were to people who were about John's age. One was a small girl with obsidian black hair and scared sky blue eyes. Her hair was messy and decorated her shoulders while a headdress of low-rank Azuros' pelts sat upon her head. The red ribbon that held the headdress in place was loose and falling. Her shoulders had soft pads of aqua Azuros fur that was held up by a red ribbon that she clutched tightly in her right hand, which was dressed in a fluffy arm guard of aqua pelt. But her actual armor was a red, and blue oriental shirt with a small breast plate with the same colors. Her left arm looked like it was a Azuros' own paw. Her waist was decorated in a multi colored skirt of pelts and she wore boots that carried a strong resemblance to the back paws of the beast wyvern. On her back was a large revolver made of low-rank Uragaan parts and ores.

Her friend was a muscular male and he had brown hair that slightly pasted his ears. On his head was a large circular hat often worn by people who were from yukomo village. His eyes were covered in a white bandana but John could tell that he was blind because of the many scars and red skin around his bandana. His chest was covered in a black arm less shirt that had a high collar that covered his neck. The fair skin of his arms were decorated in whites,browns, and blacks adorned him. He wore black baggy pants and small black boots. And strapped to his back was a great sword made from the head ridges of a low-rank Barroth.

" Look, I can't see you but I know you want my money. "The blind teen said.

" I think that is the point of threatening you, fuckers! "

" There is only one problem. We have no money. "

The pumpkin masked man took a step back. "Well, I sure hope your lives are worth something!" He said as he prepared to sink his blade into the two. John couldn't take it anymore.

A loud thud was heard in the alley as John punched the thief with an electrified fist! The theif got up slowly.

" Hey, that hurt bastard!"

John responded by kicking him in the face!

The girl gasped as she watched the situation unfold. " I think you owe these people an apology. " John said as he clenched his fist. The thief stared at him. "Hey aren't you the kid from the arena?"

John unclenched his fist."That I am. "

"Don't you know that the Hunter's Creed says protect the old, weak, and your fellow hunters etc etc etc. It doesn't say to just beat up someone because of a misunderstanding. "

John kicked him in the face again! "I think that you misunderstand because ot clearly doesn't say that I have to protect punk ass faggots like you." He said as he walked over to the two cowering hunters. " Are you alright. " he said.

"Uh...we're fine. S-sir." the girl stuttered.

John held out his hand and she flinched. " Man, a girl like this has no place being a hunter. Not to mention that her partner is blind." John thought as he looked at the two. The girl finally took his hand reluctantly and he lifted up her then her blind friend. And let the two rest on his shoulders. " So are you going to tell me who you guys are or do I have to go first?" John said with a smile. After a couple of quiet moments John prepared to talk but the blind teen beat him to it. " My name is Ken Noir and this is my friend Hana Marshall. " he blurted out. "Well, you to are welcome to stay at my house until you can get back on your feet."

"Uh... t-thats okay mister..." Hana started but she soon rembered that John had not yet said his own name. "Sero, John Sero. " he interrupted. " Mister Sero we have a place to stay. " she finished. " Okay, you're welcome to go there just show me the way. " John said staring at the girl who was resting on his left shoulder. " U-umm I guess it wouldn't be all that bad to stay just for tonight... okay? " she said as she turned away from John.

Xxx

John opened up the door of his shared apartment, where his sister sat in the living room reading a book. "Hey Julie I brought some company, deal with it. " John said as he walked by his older sister, who was dumbfounded by how fast this had happened. John took Ken and Hana into the kitchen were he gave each of them a glass of panish and a dragon head. " Now I know that its not much..." John began to say until he saw that the two had already finished their food.

"Johnnnn, can I talk to you. "Julie said with a disturbing smile. John reluctantly got up and walked towards the door way that his sister stood in. "What the hell, John that was our dinner! "Julie yelled.

" Look, with the hunting squad I can make enough money to buy this kind of meal for us every day. "

"I know that. Who do you think got you into the tryouts. " She hissed.

John hung his head. " Look, I found these two in an alley getting mugged. They have no money or a place to stay. So I took them in." he said in a whisper. Julie looked torn between shoving the two out or hugging them. " Okay, but only till they get a house." John smiled "Thanks, sis!" John ran outside and grabbed his armor and his sword. Julie looked as John changed into his armor and strapped on his sword. "Where are you going? ""Well someone has to teach those two how to hunt. "

Xxx

The air in the Moga forest was damp as a steady stream of rain fell down on a trio of hunters. " Okay, Ken and Hana. I'm going to show you guys how to hunt a wyvern. " John said as he pointed at a Rathalos. John walked slowly towards the unsuspecting beast and pulled out his sword. " Its only a low-rank monster it shouldn't be hard to kill." he thought.

John finally reached the wyvern; he raised his blade and prepared to strike. Suddenly, a twig snapped as Ken walked around aimlessly and the beast whipped around and hit John with its tail. Fortunately, the spiked ends missed John. But the attack did send John flying. John landed in the wet ground and got up slowly. Lightning sparked over his blade and John ran at full speed towards the red and black dragon.

The Rathalos tried to burn John with a fireball but John jumped over it and prepared to sink his blade into the scaly flesh of the flying wyvern's head. The Rathalos looked up at John, but it was too late as John's blade sunk into the right blue eye of the beast. The Rathalos screamed in pain and shook its head as blood sprayed into the sky. John pulled out his sword and prepared to cut into the dragon's heart. But the Rathalos had different plans. It flapped its massive wings and hovered into the air. John looked up and saw the monster with fire in its mouth.

"Shit! "

John began to sprint away from the beast as multiple balls of fire were hurdled at him. The Rathalos finally exhausted itself and John ran towards it and raked his blade across its neck. The wyvern yelled and laid its head to rest.

"Ok,now we find something for you two to hunt. " John said to his trainees. Hana gulped and Ken saluted "Sir yes Sir!" "Ken...I'm over here. ""Oh. " Ken said as he turned toward the sound of John's voice.

Xxx

"Okay, a Great Jaggi and a Royal Ludroth shouldn't be that hard. " John said as he looked through a pair of binoculars and spotted the two beasts. Hana pulled out a clip of Flaming s shots and loaded them into her gun. Ken smirked and pulled out his great sword.

"Remember these kind of wyverns summon more of their...kind. "John started but the two had ran towards their opponents.

The ground was wet and the water was up to Hana's knees. The monsters didn't notice the two so Hana decided to sit down and aim towards her target. Ken walked towards the Royal leviathan. He grabbed his blade and brought it down on the right side of the wet wyvern. It let loose a roar and swung its paw a Ken,who brought his blade to the side and blocked the attack. Meanwhile, Hana fired six flaming bullets into the Great Jaggi's back. The beast screamed and ran towards Hana with its "children" not far behind. John watched through his binoculars and smirked.

" You sly little pricks. "

Ken swung his blade around at the masses of wyverns that began to swam around him. Each swing he gained momentum and caused a splatter house of Ludroths and deflected blasts of water;while Hana unload round after round of Flaming s into the crowd of Jaggis. A Ludroth tried to bote down on Ken's neck but the blind hunter swung and ripped through its wet, leathery flesh. The Royal Ludroth yelled in anger as another one of its mates were slain. The leviathan lunged at Ken, who was busy fighting the masses of small wyverns. Hana turned and saw her friend about to be introduced to death. Hana turned and fired her last Flaming s into the Royal Ludroth's mouth.

The leviathan gagged and screeched as its water was stolen by a single bullet. It tried to run to the ocean but Ken brought his blade down onto its tail. The sudden movement sent the R. Ludroth into a wall. It tried to get up but Ken rammed his blade into its forehead. Hana on the other hand, was firing Pierce s lv 3 into the Jaggi and Jaggia alike. The Great Jaggi decided to enter the fight once more. It attempted to hip check Hana, but she had a surprise for it. Hana unloaded her clip and loaded in Crag s.

" S-sayonara, mother f-f-fucker! "

Hana pulled the trigger and the bullet sunk into the Great Jaggi's head. The monster roared and tried to bite Hana but it was turned into a bundle of smoldering flesh. Ken put away his sword.

" Is it over? "

John rushed towards the two."Well, it seems like you two are going to be great hunters. "

Xxx the next day

John stood in a large room with the other hunters who passed. In a giant mansion. Beth, Eli, and Zeke had all passed but there were a couple of hunters he didn't know.

One had shaggy green hair with gold highlights and eyes the color of fire. A black head piece encompassed his head and neck. His chest was bare except for the fish net that lead to the black, and scaly plate that covered his stomach. His arms were covered in black arm guards that were wrapped in purple cloth, that also encompassed his waist. His pants were baggy, and scaly and black boots. A large steel red and black gunlance made from G-rank Rathalos bits and a sheild made from its tail. He had a very confident aire around him as he talked to another teenager.

The other teenager had long, purple hair and wore a hood from G-rank Gigginox parts that hung down at his shoulders. His shoulders were dressed in black flesh and two long stripe of white and gold diamonds were on his chest. His armor was a black vest-like breast plate. His arms were dressed in puffy white sleeves that were hardened by black arm guards. His crotch was protected by a steel plate and large, black cloths that went down to his knees. He wore large black boots made of steel. A large hammer made of G-rank ore and was shaped like a dragon head.

A ditsy, blond-haired blue-eyed girl was talking to Beth. She wore a open head piece of blue ,and black scales that covered the top of her head and her ears and cheeks. Her breast plate that was shaped like a corset. Her arms were covered in silver and scales and miniature wings attached to her shoulders. Her waist was covered in a scaly mini skirt. And she had knee-high blue boots that had a single streak of black down the middle. On her back was a lance made of G-rank Azure Rathalos parts and a sheild of similar origin.

Then John saw the final girl. She sat down alone, inspecting her arrows from the G-rank Uragaan bow on her back. Her hair was like milk chocolate and her eyes were icy blue. On her head was a tilted cowboy hat made from G-rank Wroggi skin. Her neck was wrapped in a red handkerchief and a small vest covered her chest. Her left arm had a large pad over it and her arms were covered in orange arm guards that resembled a cowboy's. Her waist was baren except for the booty shorts and belts holding her phials. Her boots were long and connected to her belts.

" Well, I guess all these people are extremely experienced. " John thought as he walked over to his friends.

"Alright, playtime is over fuckers! It's time for me to drill into your heads just how to hunt as a team of experts. " a familiar voice yelled.

John turned around with the other hunters. John gasped as he saw who it was.

"It's you! " John yelled as he pointed at the Deviljho man.

The man had taken of his helmet so his features were in full view. He had long red hair and black eyes. A ragged bright red scar stood out on his white skin and it stretched down to his goatee. His savage armor was decorated in golds ,and silvers of the medals that covered him. He held his arms behind his back and stared angerly a his trainees.

" My name is not "him", its Ted Albasa. Got it lighting! Now, all of you will be under my training until you are all fit to protect this town for anything. If you thought the Hunting Academy was hard then welcome to hell! " he said.

"Sir yes Sir! " they replied.

Xxx

John and the others stood in a massive dome that had three huge steel doors that reached the glass ceiling and the floor was made from granite.

" Alright, now we will practice your speed. One of unlucky s. will be chained to a two-headed Deviljho and the rest of you fuckers will have to save your teammate under ten minutes. Now, I expect you to choose the teammate that will be the victim. But I'll just choose, John you're the victim. "

John gasped. "Why do I have to be the victim! "

" Because I said the fuck so! "

Author's Note: sorry that I took so long to get this up. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to send in a review.