The Three Hunters
Chapter 2: The Meeting
The sun dawned over the horizon on the planet of Ragol, but where Rile lived, he could only see it from afar, in Pioneer 2, where he lives. That always seemed to depress him in the mornings. Being stranded on the ship except on special matters can do that to a person. He woke quietly and dressed for another day of work at the Hunter's Guild, a guild where hunters can take on jobs and help clients to complete missions or personal requests. He was quite good as his profession, A Hunter, as well as he didn't understand why Hunters were a class on their own, but they were all called Hunters when addressed as a group. He didn't stop to ponder this, because he didn't want to miss his chance to leave this isolated place, and spend time on Ragol, no matter how dangerous. At the end of the hallway in his house, he opened the door and walked through the passageway until he came to the Teleporter. Stepping inside and pushing in his destination on the pad, and braced as the light flowed over him and whisked him away to the Guild.
Stepping into the guild at last, he approached the counter and pressed the small button on the counter, calling a woman to the desk.
"Hello? How may I help you?", She asked in a cheery voice, smiling down at Rile, who didn't share her sunny mood.
"Are there any propositions?", Rile asked in a cold voice, as usual. He had shut himself out from the other residents of Pioneer 2 after he had heard of the Pioneer 1 incident. Predictably, his parents had been among the crew of that vessel. Ever since, he had attended school for his education, and trained himself heavily so one day he could be appointed to a party and could head into the depths of Ragol for the explanation. What Rile didn't know is how close his desire really was to becoming a reality.
"No, not yet, but I think there is something that I think you'd prefer to do... Isn't there something you really wanted to do-", However she was cut off abruptly by Rile.
"Get to the point, I don't have all day!", Rile snapped at her. He did not like to be kept waiting, especially when they acted mysterious about it.
"MY! Aren't we in a bad mood?! Alright, Alright, RILE, you and 2 others have, as of today, been appointed to a investigation team on Ragol. These are you're instructions.", The woman behind the counter explained, and then began to mess with a number of papers behind the desk, looking for a certain piece of paper. "Where is it.. hmm... Ah! Here it is!", She exclaimed, cleared her voice, and began. " 'I, The Principal of Pioneer 2, have appointed the very best of the three Hunter Classes to be assembled and assigned to use their skills to the maximum and locate the source and reason for Pioneer 1's disappearance and destruction. The three I am speaking off are 18-year-old Rile, Master Hunter, 18-year-old Larc, Master Ranger, and 17-year-old Daeline, Master Force. These three should learn to get along for they will be working together for quite a time. Good luck, and come back alive.'... And that's it." She completed and Rile looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Why must I work with others?", Rile asked her, in an irritated manner. Suddenly from behind him, someone else spoke out.
"And what's wrong with THAT? Got a problem admitting you need help? Think fast!", The voice said and suddenly, a photon bullet came soaring toward Rile. Drawing his saber, he deflected it with lightning reflexes.
"Are you trying to KILL me?!", Rile exploded at the person. Looking him over, the person was seemingly strong, wearing black and white armor, and Brown spiked hair, and also from the Redria section just like Rile. Rile was wearing gray and red armor, and had neck-length dark-gray hair.
"Not exactly. Just a test, understand? Calm down, have a sense of humor! The name is Larc. I'll be working with you from now on. Nice to meet you?", Larc asked cheerily, with a smile on his face. Rile was completely baffled by this man's casual, humorous attitude. He turned and stared at the woman again.
"I'm WORKING with this Incompetent?! He finds opening fire on me in town HUMOROUS!", Rile yelled, looking back and forth between the guild woman and Larc. Larc however, did not seem pleased with Rile calling him incompetent.
"Incompetent?! Hardly! If I had actually tried to kill you when I shot, you wouldn't be standing, being it's hard to stand with a bullet piercing you in the exact middle of your brain!", Larc yelled back at him. Yet another voice emitted from the doorway, sounding quite exhausted with their bickering.
"Come now! You two are being SO childish! We're starting out tommorow, and you need to kill monsters, not each other!", The voice remarked to them. Both Larc and Rile turned to look at who was lecturing them. It was a short little girl, with a black and white dress, teal hair, and a funny little jester-like hat with silver orbs dangling from each side. " My name is Daeline, and I'm the "Master Force". Don't cross me, if you don't enjoy being burnt to a crisp, now let's get some rest so we can start out for real tomorrow!", She warned them and that pretty much put a stop to the fight... For now. Casting quick glares at each other as they walked out and back home, the Guild woman just stared in complete wonder at the very different three people. "Can we really trust them with this.. Ooh I hope we're not doomed...", She sighed and closed up the guild for the day, and to fix the smoldering hole Larc's bullet had made when Rile deflected it to the wall.
Chapter 2: The Meeting
The sun dawned over the horizon on the planet of Ragol, but where Rile lived, he could only see it from afar, in Pioneer 2, where he lives. That always seemed to depress him in the mornings. Being stranded on the ship except on special matters can do that to a person. He woke quietly and dressed for another day of work at the Hunter's Guild, a guild where hunters can take on jobs and help clients to complete missions or personal requests. He was quite good as his profession, A Hunter, as well as he didn't understand why Hunters were a class on their own, but they were all called Hunters when addressed as a group. He didn't stop to ponder this, because he didn't want to miss his chance to leave this isolated place, and spend time on Ragol, no matter how dangerous. At the end of the hallway in his house, he opened the door and walked through the passageway until he came to the Teleporter. Stepping inside and pushing in his destination on the pad, and braced as the light flowed over him and whisked him away to the Guild.
Stepping into the guild at last, he approached the counter and pressed the small button on the counter, calling a woman to the desk.
"Hello? How may I help you?", She asked in a cheery voice, smiling down at Rile, who didn't share her sunny mood.
"Are there any propositions?", Rile asked in a cold voice, as usual. He had shut himself out from the other residents of Pioneer 2 after he had heard of the Pioneer 1 incident. Predictably, his parents had been among the crew of that vessel. Ever since, he had attended school for his education, and trained himself heavily so one day he could be appointed to a party and could head into the depths of Ragol for the explanation. What Rile didn't know is how close his desire really was to becoming a reality.
"No, not yet, but I think there is something that I think you'd prefer to do... Isn't there something you really wanted to do-", However she was cut off abruptly by Rile.
"Get to the point, I don't have all day!", Rile snapped at her. He did not like to be kept waiting, especially when they acted mysterious about it.
"MY! Aren't we in a bad mood?! Alright, Alright, RILE, you and 2 others have, as of today, been appointed to a investigation team on Ragol. These are you're instructions.", The woman behind the counter explained, and then began to mess with a number of papers behind the desk, looking for a certain piece of paper. "Where is it.. hmm... Ah! Here it is!", She exclaimed, cleared her voice, and began. " 'I, The Principal of Pioneer 2, have appointed the very best of the three Hunter Classes to be assembled and assigned to use their skills to the maximum and locate the source and reason for Pioneer 1's disappearance and destruction. The three I am speaking off are 18-year-old Rile, Master Hunter, 18-year-old Larc, Master Ranger, and 17-year-old Daeline, Master Force. These three should learn to get along for they will be working together for quite a time. Good luck, and come back alive.'... And that's it." She completed and Rile looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Why must I work with others?", Rile asked her, in an irritated manner. Suddenly from behind him, someone else spoke out.
"And what's wrong with THAT? Got a problem admitting you need help? Think fast!", The voice said and suddenly, a photon bullet came soaring toward Rile. Drawing his saber, he deflected it with lightning reflexes.
"Are you trying to KILL me?!", Rile exploded at the person. Looking him over, the person was seemingly strong, wearing black and white armor, and Brown spiked hair, and also from the Redria section just like Rile. Rile was wearing gray and red armor, and had neck-length dark-gray hair.
"Not exactly. Just a test, understand? Calm down, have a sense of humor! The name is Larc. I'll be working with you from now on. Nice to meet you?", Larc asked cheerily, with a smile on his face. Rile was completely baffled by this man's casual, humorous attitude. He turned and stared at the woman again.
"I'm WORKING with this Incompetent?! He finds opening fire on me in town HUMOROUS!", Rile yelled, looking back and forth between the guild woman and Larc. Larc however, did not seem pleased with Rile calling him incompetent.
"Incompetent?! Hardly! If I had actually tried to kill you when I shot, you wouldn't be standing, being it's hard to stand with a bullet piercing you in the exact middle of your brain!", Larc yelled back at him. Yet another voice emitted from the doorway, sounding quite exhausted with their bickering.
"Come now! You two are being SO childish! We're starting out tommorow, and you need to kill monsters, not each other!", The voice remarked to them. Both Larc and Rile turned to look at who was lecturing them. It was a short little girl, with a black and white dress, teal hair, and a funny little jester-like hat with silver orbs dangling from each side. " My name is Daeline, and I'm the "Master Force". Don't cross me, if you don't enjoy being burnt to a crisp, now let's get some rest so we can start out for real tomorrow!", She warned them and that pretty much put a stop to the fight... For now. Casting quick glares at each other as they walked out and back home, the Guild woman just stared in complete wonder at the very different three people. "Can we really trust them with this.. Ooh I hope we're not doomed...", She sighed and closed up the guild for the day, and to fix the smoldering hole Larc's bullet had made when Rile deflected it to the wall.