Well let's keep this thing going.

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The Hunter

Part 3

Both Finn and Jake followed the hunter from a short distance away. They wanted to stay out of sight at first since he didn't seem to want them around. The hunter seemed to be moving far slower than before, he grabbed his gun before moving ahead.

An odd looking small black creature stood nearby chewing on a chunk of flesh. Finn couldn't get much closer but could tell it's back had a row of spikes going down it. Jake's face showed a sign of recognition when he got a look.

"I've seen one of those before. They're a huge pest, so their nests are usually destroyed wherever they're found."

"What do they do that makes them a pest?" Finn asked.

"Eat crops, steal food, try to kill and eat people. That sort of thing." Jake responded.

"Oh." Finn hadn't seen these before so he figured attempts to get rid of them must have been working.

The hunter crouched down and pointed his weapon at the creature. Finn and Jake weren't expecting much given what had happened last time. He let out a deep breath and relaxed before calmly pulling the trigger.

The back of the creature's neck exploded in response to the gunfire, it's slender neck nearly blown completely off. The hunter reloaded and approached it's body. Despite the fact that it was obviously dead he seemed wary and pulled a machete free from his belt.

His concern was warranted as a second creature lunged at him from a nearby brush. Finn and Jake shot up to their feet, about to assist him only to stop when he skewered it's torso in one clean, calm motion. He allowed it's body to slide off of the blade before impaling the dying creature's skull.

Finn and Jake's jaws dropped from the extremely professional display of skill.

"Where was all of that earlier?" Finn said.

Both black creature's bodies seemed to be deteriorating into dust within the next few moments. Finn raised an eyebrow at the sight but Jake didn't seem particularly concerned. He gave Jake an inquisitive look hoping for an explanation.

Jake took the hint. "Those things don't exist naturally. They're summoned with magic... Or created with it, I'm not really sure. When you kill them they just disappear."

Finn's voice gained an edge to it. "Those things steal food and try to kill people, who's making them?"

"A wizard trying to cause trouble I guess. All one would have to do is make a handful of them, they'll form a nest on their own and start spreading. Once they spread over a large area they can be very difficult to wipe out."

Finn considered looking for the nest that those ones had come from before he realized that the hunter was standing in front of them. They shared an awkward silence before the hunter turned around and kept walking shaking his head and mumbling to himself.

Jake leaned closer to Finn. "Was that his way of asking us to stop following him... or what?"

Finn shrugged his shoulders. "I have no idea."

They continued following the hunter, again from a distance, but now Finn had his sword drawn. He had no idea if any of those creature's were still around but the hunter was keeping his guard up, so they did the same.

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Alright, so... This story took a slightly different turn then planned. But the basic idea behind the plot is still intact.