Monster Hunter: The Chronicle of Maxwell Rathstone.
Written by MaxTheRathalosTamer.
NOTE: This Chapter is a big one, so prepare yourselves!
Chapter 6: Romance, Blades, and a Tigrex.
The summit. A blissful silence can be heard throughout the night. The silence breaks however when a huntress becomes the prey. Anne is desperately trying to escape the Tigrex's pursuit, but the unforgiving Wyvern is hell-bent on making Anne his next meal. Her blunt arrows are not able to pierce the Tigrex's skin. Her only hope is to run. She tries to run to the left, but the Tigrex easily maneuvers. She tries to run to the right but the Tigrex flawlessly shifts its body to the right. "Dammit" the Huntress cursed "if I don't come up with something soon, I'm screwed!"
Maxwell is hot on the Tigrex's trail. He follows claw marks, Popo corpses, footprints you name it. He finally comes upon a trail of human footprints. "Anne… oh God, please let her be alive!" he continues his pursuit. "If she's dead… oh, I don't know what I'll do!" Maxwell then tries to stay optimistic and prays hundreds of prayers for the endangered huntress."
Anne attempts a new maneuver. She notices a giant block of ice with a huge opening in it. She runs at full speed and dives through the hole. However that would prove to be ineffective because the Tigrex slams though the ice and slashes Anne inhe Arm. Anne screams in agony "AH! GOD!" the force of the attack sends her 30 feet back and over the edge of a cliff. But at the perfect moment she stabs the cliff wall with her carving knife and an Arrow. The weapons slow her down and she stops 20 feet above ground. "whew." But before she can relax the arrow snaps, Anne loses the grip on her knife and lands on one of her legs. A cracking sound can be heard. Anne lets out another cry of pain. "Shit! My ankle!" she looks up to see the Tigrex looking down on his next meal, ready to finish Anne off. Anne realizes there is no escape.
Maxwell runs over to the cliff edge and notices two scary images. Anne wounded and in deep peril, and a Tigrex ready for the kill. Maxwell pulls out his carving knife. "Oh Hell No! You are not going to kill her tonight!" He charges at the Tigrex ready to pull of a gutsy stunt.
Anne prepares for her inevitable demise until she hears a familiar voice. "Hey Bastard! Keep your fucking claws away from my Girl!" She looks up and sees Maxwell stab the Tigrex in the chest with a knife and they both fall off the cliff. They both fall and before Maxwell could get crushed by the Tigrex's weight, he jumps off the Tigrex and lands on his feet right in front of Anne. Maxwell unsheathes his Wyvern Blade. The snow around him begins to melt by the intense heat. "Anne…. Are you alright?" asked the Brave Hunter.
Anne weakly replies. "I- I am now that you're here." she nervously asks "Are you seriously planning on taking on that Tigrex alone?"
Maxwell nods "I'm gonna make this bastard pay for hurting you!" Maxwell makes his stance and prepares to Battle the Tigrex. The Tigrex lets out another roar but Maxwell showed no fear. His rage could not be pacified. And he would not fail the girl he was ready to die for. The battle began when the Tigrex made the first move. Maxwell side steps to the left and counters the Tigrex with a powerful blow to the hind leg. The Tigrex then swipes Maxwell with his spiky tail and sends Maxwell back. Maxwell runs up to the Tigrex and slashes him three times in the face. The Tigrex retaliates by slashing Maxwell in the face with his claw, leaving a nasty cut on the side of his right cheek. Maxwell is stunned by the attack and The Tigrex tackles Maxwell and knocks him down to the ground. Maxwell can barely move. Anne is in tears watching this battle fearing the worse. She gasps in fear watching the Tigrex knock Maxwell to the ground. The Tigrex prepares to bite Maxwell's Head off until Maxwell pulls out another knife and punctures it through the Tigrex's throat. The Tigrex howls in pains and its blood begins to spurt out of the Blade. Maxwell breaks free from the Monster's grip, picks up his Sword, and fights back against the Tigrex. He unleashes powerful spirit combos, tears at the Tigrex's underbelly and knocks the mortally wounded Tigrex off his feet and on his back. Maxwell then stands on top of the Tigrex and decides to end the fight by Plunging his Sword through the Tigrex's Heart, killing the Wyvern almost instantly. The Tigrex twitches a few times and dies. Maxwell then lets out a mighty victory cry, pulls his two knives out of the Tigrex's body, sheathes his blades, and walks up to Anne.
"Maxwell" Is all Anne could even utter. She has just witnessed a lone hunter defeat one of the most dangerous monsters in the mountains. "I—I" Maxwell then pulls her into his arms and holds her. He looks into her eyes. She smiles and blushes.
"I'm really happy to see that you're all right." Said the brave hunter. Maxwell and Anne's eyes are completely locked on each other at this moment. They both start to lean in for a kiss, but before their lips meet, Anne's injuries take their toll and she faints in Maxwell's arms. Maxwell panics for a moment and realizes that there was no time to waste. He picked Anne up and bolted to their base, hoping to make it back without any more encounters.