The silence of the night was only broken by the continuous crunching of a massive maw digging into its latest meal. On the overhanging cliff, Glenn stared down at the black scaled monster, Junko and Sean discussing a plan to take it down as the blonde kept an eye on it.
"What happened to your sword?" Junko asked, checking the explosive ammo she brought, hoping it could pierce the scaled of the monster down below. "It was snapped in half under a Barroths foot" Sean replied as the girl raised an eyebrow at him.
"Do I want to know?" she asked as Sean just glared at her from behind his helmet. "No, but I have something that could at least help against the monster" Sean said as his hand sparked slightly, making Junko blink in confusion.
"How are you doing that?" She asked, staring at his sparking hand as Sean shrugged. "I think it has to do with the conducting spikes from the Lagiacrus, Glenn can do it too, but since he has a lightning conducting weapon, he can use it more efficiently" Sean explained as Junko cast a glance towards the blonde.
"That doesn't sound believable" Junko said as Sean chuckled lightly. "When is anything involving him believable" Sean countered as Junko sighed. "Good point, but here, take this" she said, handing Sean a large trench knife.
"Where..." he started only for Junko to glare at him. "Just take it mortal" she said, scolding Sean as he pulled the knife away from her. "Okay, I was only asking, but why are you carrying this?" he asked. "Gunners need something if a monster gets to close, its basic training" Junko replied as Glenn's head perked up.
"There's basic training for this shit?" he asked as Junko turned to Sean, how looked uncomfortable right now. "Okay, so I may have just made Glenn come along for some hunts" he said as Junko stared at him in disbelief.
"You brought an untrained hunter outside of the village, what's wrong with you" she snapped as Sean shrugged. "He was able to help kill a Rathian when we met, besides he competent now isn't he" Sean said as Glenn glared at him.
"Thanks" he grumbled. "No problem" Sean replied cheerily. "We'll talk about this later" Junko said sternly as she turned to Glenn. "Where's the Diablo's" she asked as Glenn turned his attention back towards the clearing.
"Ugh...gone" he answered nervously. "What do you mean gone?" Sean asked as he stood up. "It's not there" he said turning to Sean. "What, where could it have gone" Sean asked as he turned to Junko.
"No idea, let's check" she said turning to the fourth person behind her. Said person grunted deeply, turning its massive head to its left. The three hunters only stared in confusion as the large black Diablo's turned its head back towards them, a rumbling growl escaping its throat as it took a step forward.
"Jump?" Sean asked. "Yep" Junko replied as Glenn looked on nervously. "Really?" he whimpered until the girl pushed him off the edge of the cliff. "Let's go!" she yelled, leaping after the blonde as Sean followed suit.
A second later, the Diablo's roared, leaping form the cliff down after the three hunters.
Junko and Sean rushed on ahead, Glenn climbing to his feet as he twisted towards the oncoming beast. Unsheathing his Katana, Junko turned to see sparks racing across the blondes back, coursing up the electro shock fur and racing across the scales gauntlet as it channelled into the thunderclap blade.
As the beast neared him, Glenn swung his blade downwards, smashing the tip of the thunderclap into the ground, discharging the charged lightning into the ground as the bright sparks made the charging beast flinch backwards.
As the beats shook its head, trying to calm its raging mind, Junko loaded one of her explosive bullets into the chamber of her sniper. Lining up the shot, Junko fired, the bullet exploding against the beast jaw, forcing it back a few feet as Glenn put some distance between it and himself.
"Are you sure he doesn't know what he's doing?" Junko asked as the blonde joined them. "I question that all the time" Sean replied as he gripped the trench knife tighter. With a grunt, the black Diablo's snapped its head towards the three, lowering its head towards the ground as it dug its claws into the rocky ground.
Junko was already backing up, moving out of the way of the beats as it focused on the other two hunters. "Ready?" Sean asked as he gripped the knife in his hands. "Am I ever?" Glenn asked in return as the beats charged.
"Nope" Sean answered easily. "There's your answer" Glenn finished as the beats was upon them. Both teens leaped to either side of the monster Glenn rolling to a stop as he twisted back to his feet. Sean dove to the ground, avoiding the oncoming tail as the beast turned towards Glenn, smashing its tail into the ground in an attempt to crush the black haired teen.
"Keep it busy!" Sean yelled as the beast jerked forward, its horns clashing against the blonde Katana, as Glenn slid backwards, grunting as he kept his feet from buckling under him. "Easier said than done!" Glenn yelled in return as he felt the beast pushing forward his legs about ready to give in.
Before he could be thrown on to his back, the Diablo's was shot in the side of the head scales cracking under the explosive shots as Junko lined up to fire again. With its head pushed to the side, Glenn pushed his Katana downwards, cutting through the soft flesh of the Diablo's neck, the beats stumbling backwards with a roar of pain.
With another roar, the beast spun away from the blonde, its wing outstretched as it smacked the zinogre armoured teen across the clearing. Snapping its head up, the monster spotted Junko lining up another shot, its armoured head lowered as it charged forward barely flinching as a explosive bullet collided with its cracked horn.
Junko abandoned her position, sheathing her sniper as she made to escape the monsters line of sight. She could hear it gaining on her, her muscles pushed as hard as they could to keep her away form the stampeding sand beast.
Only to pause as the beats roared, its head flinging upwards as it twisted its spine oddly. Turning, the pink haired girl watched as Sean mounted the back of the beast, the large trench knife stabbed in between its scales as his other hand gripped one of its spikes.
With another roar the black Diablo's attempted to thrown Sean off, the black haired teen holding on tighter as he painfully twisted his knife, tearing into the monster flesh as it roared in agony. As the monster struggled to throw the teen off, Glenn lunged towards its right leg.
Lightning cackled across his blade as he stabbed the thunderclap forward, slicing through the darkened scales as he tore his blade out the back of the large monster leg.
The Diablo's roared in agony as it toppled over, Sean leaping off its back, his trench knife ripped free from its flesh as he rolled to a stop beside Glenn. Turning back to the thrashing monster, Sean was about to move forward when to jerked t its feet.
Twisting on its working leg, the monster kicked up a dust cloud, as both teen shielded their eyes. As the dust settled, Glenn and Sean spotted Junko on the other side, the pink haired girl looking just as confused as them as there was no sign of the monster.
"It's underground!" Sean yelled looking towards the exit of the clearing, his eyes just catching the cracking ground as something tunnelled away from them. Sheathing his blade, Glenn nodded to Junko as the three of them rushed after the escaping monster, leaping them back into the canyon maze.
"Come on!" Sean yelled running through the canyon as Glenn and Junko followed right after him. The cracks in the ground grew longer as the three hunter sped through the maze, watching as the beats continued to dig in an attempt to escape them.
Turning the next corner, Sean slid to a stop, his eyes searching the ground for any new crack. a low rumble made his eyes widen in shock as he dove forward Glen and Junko leaping backwards as the Diablo's exploded out of the ground, its jaw clamping down on nothing but air as it growled in frustration.
Sean watched as the beats pulled itself out of the ground, its clawed wings digging through the ground as it turned its head towards him. Only to cry out in pain as a sparking blade impaled its right wing, Glenn growling as it dragged his Katana down, ripping through the thin wing as the beat cried out in pain.
Taking his chance, Sean leaped forward, his trench knife held in a reverse grip as he drove it downwards. The Diablo's cried out in agony as the trench knife sliced through its left eye, its head shaking from side to side as Sean was thrown towards the canyon wall, his trench knife left impaled into the monster face.
Rolling back to his feet, Sean looked up to see Junko setting something on the ground, his eyes narrowing as he noticed the thing suddenly expand through the destroyed dirt, a little beacon in the middle as Junko moved to get out of it.
Glenn, pit fall trap, run around it!" Sean called out as the blonde ripped his blade free form the monster wing, leaving it tattered and broken as the beats turned its working eye towards him. Before he could react, the monster twisted towards him, its tattered wing smacking him across the clearing and into Junko.
Both light haired teens tumbled across the ground, Glenn landing under Junko as he broke her fall. "If this was any other setting it would be perfect, so depressing" Junko mumbled as she jumped off the blonde boy.
Glenn only shook his head, ignoring Junko rambling, she did that a lot anyway, and turned back towards the dark scaled monster. Dragging it injured leg forward, the Diablo's crawled towards the two teens, Glenn looking to see where his Katana had went during his small trip.
Only to pale as he noticed it right beside the monster, Junko's sniper a few feet away form it. Glancing at Junko, Glenn stared at he noticed her not panicking form the loss of her weapon while the monster continued to advance on them.
Before he could voice his thoughts, the Diablo's cried out in surprise, the ground under it falling away as it struggled to find a foot hole. "Sean did tell you" Junko said as Glenn turned to see Sean running up to the beast, his hand catching his trench knife as he tore it free form the monster face.
Before it could even roar in pain, Sean drove the blade into its throat, pushing it across its neck as he cut the monster throat wide open. Glenn barely held back the need to throw up as the monster blood and muscles exploding over Sean, the leviathan armoured teen flinching backwards as the monster fell over, choking on its own blood.
"I need a bath" he voiced as the two joined him, Glenn grabbing both his and Junko's weapon while Junko just shook her head. "Let's just head home" Glenn voiced as he handed Junko her weapon. "I agree, I need sleep" Junko said, stretching out her back as Glenn's eyes travelled to her, ahem, exposed cleavage.
"Stop staring" Sean said, smacking him on the back of the bead, getting blood over the blonde as well. "Now I need a bath" he mumbled distastefully as Junko looked at the two boy in confusion.
Wondering what Glenn was staring at.
Unless it was her, then it was okay.
Cause if it was anyone else...
Glenn and Sean looked at Junko oddly as she started to mutter darkly to herself. "I don't want to know" the blonde voiced as he started walking home, Sean nodded as they left Junko to plan out ways to get rid of anyone who even thought about her Glenn.
"I see you all made it back, your reports are...troubling to say the least" the old guild master said as the three entered the guild hall. "We know, it's not the right season for a black Diablo's to appear, something is seriously wrong" Sean said as the short man nodded.
"Aye, and I believe it has something to do with the dragon you encountered a few weeks ago" he said catching the threes attention. "But, the volcano was blocked off, no hunter is allowed to go there, how can this affect the other areas?" Junko asked.
"That's what we need to find out, I'm sending the three of you to the outskirts of the mountain, something has been causing tremors around the area and if it's what I think it is, then more dangerous monster are leaving the mountain" the guild master explained gravely.
"When do we leave?" Glenn asked as the man chuckled. "In a day's time, get some rest and stock up on supplies, I'll send a boat for you three in the morning" the guild master explained as the three nodded.
"This is going to get more dangerous isn't it" Glenn mumbled as the three moved towards the boat home. "Hay, we survived a lot so far, what will make this any different" Sean questioned as Glenn looked out towards the waters.
"Just a feeling" he mumbled as Junko looked at him worryingly.
