Prologue
Three months ago Pioneer Two had reached the planet Ragol. Everybody couldn't wait to disembark from the ship, but all that was put on hold when a huge explosion erupted from the planet. Everything Pioneer One had built was still intact but all the people had disappeared. Hunters were dispatched to discover what had occurred, but so far all the information gathered only helped to shroud the mystery behind what happened to Pioneer One.
My name is Jacob and I am a hunter. More specifically I am a Ramar, which is a Human Ranger, an expert in using guns and long range combat. I have been one of the few hunters to work on the Ragol case since the very beginning, and consider myself pretty lucky considering the number of hunters we have lost so far. I have even ended up in the hospital more than my fair share of times. Actually I just finished spending a week there after receiving some serious injuries in the mines of Ragol, and was on my way to check out what was new at the Oran guild.
When I finally got there, I made a quick stop at a burger stand hospital food really stinks, the guild was surprisingly empty. So I decided to walk up to the guild counter to find out what was up. As usual there was a scantily clad woman behind the desk with blonde hair.
"Hey where is everyone today?" I questioned her.
"Almost all of the available hunters on the ship have begun a assault on the Ruins that were discovered a few days ago, when a hunter managed to activate the three mysterious statues on the planet. The monsters inhabiting that area seem to be extremely strong, and casualties are expected to be high." She responded.
So that was what those statues were for. I had seen two of them myself, but could never discover how they worked. All I knew was that the language on them seemed to be ancient and that they were protecting something.
"Okay since everyone is off on the planet can I see the quest list," it had been awhile since I had been on a mission so why not pick a good one while everyone was gone.
"Sure," she said while tapping a button that brought up a holographic display of the available quests. I read through them and about halfway down one caught my eye. "Lab Data and Missing Hunters" was what it was called. The reward of $9900 mestea was enough to peak my interest, but the client was also surprisingly intriguing. It was a Dr. Lavitine, who was known to be a pretty high-ranking researcher.
"I'll take this one," I told her tapping the appropriate title on the holographic display.
"I'll just need your name, section ID number and when you would like to meet the client." She replied.
"My name is Jacob section ID Oran number 23145, and I would like to meet the client one hour from now," that would give me plenty of time to get my things together and put on some armor considering I was in my civvies.
"Okay Ramar Jacob your request has been processed, we will contact the client immediately with your meeting time, and remember the guild helps to enrich the lives of hunters."
"Great thanks," and with that I walked out the door to prepare for my new quest.