Hunt 22: Return to the Ice

Xross Blades arrive at a port city in the Northern Continent. "Back to the cold." Lyra said unhappy about being in the freezing cold. "Don't forget that your Jinouga armor is less covering than your Rathalos armor." Raylin said.

"This is my first time here and it's colder than I thought." Link said. Zedept pulls out a map of the Northern Continent to find out a path to Icajuinawe. "Any ideas?" Lyra asks. "We have our traveling cloaks on so we don't need to get those." Zedept said. "Not for that." Lyra said. "She means any ideas on a path." Raylin said. Zedept sighs. "Since I've never been to this part of the continent before, I don't know." Zedept said.

"Then let's go ask the locals for a path." Link suggested. "Then let's go." Zedept said. As Zedept turns around and starts walking, he bumps into someone and the person falls over. "I'm sorry." Zedept said. "It's ok. It's my fault as well." A female voice said.

Zedept freezes as he recognizes the voice. "Are you alright?" A female asks as she comes around a corner wearing Barioth armor. Zedept looks at the female that comes and sees another female as well in Urukususu armor. The 2 females stop as they see Zedept. "No way." The female in Barioth armor said. "If you two are here then that means." Zedept said and looks at the female that he bumped into who's wearing Kirin armor.

The female looks up and sees Zedept. "Zedept?" The female asks. "Hey… Kana." Zedept said. "Zedept!" Kana yelled and jumps on Zedept knocking him on his back. "Hey, do you mind getting off?" Zedept asks. Zedept suddenly felt a killing aura from behind him. Zedept looks up and sees angry glares from Lyra and Raylin. "Angel, Taylor, can you get Kana off me before I get killed?" Zedept asks the females in Barioth and Urukususu armor. Angel and Taylor gets Kana off Zedept and Zedept stands up. "Zeeedeeept." Lyra and Raylin said with a murderous tone in their voice.

"I can explain." Zedept said with his hands in front of him. "Then start." Lyra said. "They're members of The Creators back when I was a member as well." Zedept explained. "So they're old teammates of yours?" Raylin ask. "Yes." Zedept said. "Ok, I understand now." Lyra said in a calmer voice. "If they're old teammates then I can understand as well." Raylin said in a calmer voice as well. Zedept exhales deeply. "Looks like you just avoided death." Link said.

"Zedept." Kana said. Zedept turns around and looks at Kana. "Yes?" Zedept asks. "It's good to see you again." Kana said. "Same here." Angel said. Taylor just nods. Kana is in the Kirin armor, Angel is in the Barioth armor and Taylor is in Urukususu's gunner armor. "Why are you 3 here in the Northern Continent?" Zedept asks. "Well…" Kana said as she blushes a little.

Taylor sighs. "We're here to help find info on that monster for you." Angel said. Zedept is shocked to hear that. "Really?" Zedept asks. "Yeah, it was Kana's idea." Taylor said. "Why did you tell him that?" Kana asks as her face turns a darker red. "Thanks for the help but we got it covered." Lyra said.

Kana, Taylor and Angel looks at her. "We're on our way to get another clue." Raylin said as her and Lyra gives evil glares at Kana and her group. "Well, we're going to meet someone that has info for us about the monster." Kana said. "We better get going then." Taylor said.

"We have go get to the next town." Angel said. "How about we join you girls?" Link asks. Lyra and Raylin looks at Link with evil glares. "I say it's a good idea. I wouldn't mind catching up with everyone." Zedept said. "Then let's go." Kana said as she pulls Zedept's arm and they walk in front of everyone. Everyone else follows.

"What is she up to?" Lyra ask herself. "You don't know about his time with The Creators?" Angel asks. "He hasn't talked about it at all." Raylin said. "Then shall we explain it?" Taylor asks. "Please do." Link said. "Well, it happened 5 years ago." Angel started to explain.

"We were just trainees at the time trying to become members ourselves when Zedept appeared." Taylor said. "He had a bad attitude towards everyone but Kana was always trying to talk to him and she always try to be friends with him as well." Angel said. "Rocks got a message from the guild about a Monoblos and Rocks was going to have the 4 of us hunt it when Zedept went alone." Taylor said.

"During the hunt, Zedept was in trouble and we jumped in and we handed him a Djinn and we hunted the Monoblos." Angel said. "After the hunt, the 4 of us became members and Zedept really didn't change but there was times when we teamed up on hunts." Taylor said.

"Kana was always with Zedept, whether it came to food, relaxing between hunts, really just pretty much everything." Angel said. "Then the day when Zedept left, Kana was the one that was the most depressed about it." Taylor said. "Then one day Kana asked Rocks if we can go and try to find info on the monster to help Zedept and Rocks let us go and we've been searching ever since." Angel said.

"So what do you 2 think about him?" Lyra asks. "Well, back then I would say he was a good hunter but his communication with others needed work." Taylor said. "Pretty much the same thing here." Angel said. "And what about her?" Raylin asks. "You saw the way she reacted." Taylor said. "She must really care about him." Link said. "You don't know the half of it." Angel said shaking her head.

While Taylor and Angel was explaining about Zedept's time in The Creators, Kana and Zedept was catching up. "You actually ask that?" Zedept asks. "Yeah, I wanted to help you out." Kana said. "So how did you get that Kirin armor? Kirin are supposed to be tough." Zedept said.

"It was tough, we've been here for 3 months just getting our armor and weapons improved." Kana said. "You've improved your skills since I left." Zedept said. Kana blushes. "Thanks for noticing." Kana said. "I see that you switched weapons as well." Zedept said pointing to Kana's weapon.

"Oh, this, it's just a Kirin Thundersword (Kirin's starting Greatsword)." Kana said. "And I see that you switched weapons as well." Kana said. "There's reason why, it was my master's weapon and then I found out that it's my family's weapon." Zedept said with a sad look on his face.

"Sorry if I said something wrong." Kana said. Zedept shakes his head. "It's not your fault." Zedept said. Kana chuckles. "What?" Zedept asks. "You're a lot nicer since you were back in The Creators." Kana said. Zedept turns his head away a little bit and blushes. "Shut up." Zedept said. Kana continues to chuckle.

"Who is this person you're supposed to be meeting anyways?" Zedept asks. "I don't know, all I know is that it's a female in Barioth armor and has a Toxic Fang (Gigginox's final Sword and Shield), I think." Kana said as she looks up with her right index finger under her chin. Zedept start chuckling. "What?" Kana asks. "You haven't changed a bit." Zedept said. Kana blushes.

"Shut up." Kana said. "Hey you two! How much father?" Angel asks loudly. Zedept and Kana look back and then they both pull out a map. "About 2 hours!" They both reply back at the same time. Angel and Taylor start laughing. Zedept and Kana look at each other and then they look away from each other. Link looks at Lyra and Raylin and he sees flames of anger surrounding them. Link gulps.

"I may not want to say the wrong thing right now." Link said to himself. Lyra and Raylin stare in anger. After walking and talking for 2 more hours, they arrive at a village. "Is this it?" Zedept asks. "Yeah, this is the village. Let's head to its guild." Kana said. They go and heads to the guild and they enter. "I'll go and find the person." Kana said and leaves. "You two sure seem all buddy buddy." Lyra said angrily.

Zedept looks at Lyra and sees flames of anger from her and Raylin. "She's someone from my past and we were just catching up." Zedept said. "I'm surprised to see you 3 again." A familiar female voice said. Zedept turns around and sees Kristia. "It's been awhile." Zedept said. Kana looks at Kristia and Zedept. "You 2 know each other?" Kana asks. "I met Kristia a few years before I met you." Zedept explained. "Oh, ok then." Kana said. "What brings you guys back here?" Kristia asks. "We're on our way to Icajuinawe." Link said. Kristia looks at Link. "So you're the 4th person." Kristia said.

"You know about me?" Link said. "Kristia is Abagret's top informant so she knows anything if she wants to that is." Lyra said. "And I got word from Garetaten's informant that you had a 4th person and that you formed your own group as well." Kristia said. Kana, Angel and Taylor are shocked. "You formed your own hunting group?" Angel asks. "Yeah." Zedept said.

"Please let me join!" Kana said quickly. Zedept is surprised. "Umm, well, I'm not looking for new members right now." Zedept said. "Oh." Kana said sadly and looking down. "I did say right now." Zedept said. Kana quickly looks up. "Until I hunt Alatreon, I'm not looking to expand Xross Blades." Zedept said. "Alatreon?" Taylor asks. "That's the real name of the monster I've been looking for." Zedept said.

"That's what I wanted to tell you Kana." Kristia said. Kana looks at Kristia. "I got word that Zedept was given the monsters real name and when I heard that you was trying to help him, I wanted to let you know but I never thought that I would meet Zedept here." Kristia explained to Kana. "I see." Kana said. "Zedept, I got word from Juravante's informant that you're heading to Icajuinawe." Kristia said. "Yeah, and?" Zedept asks. "I was ask by Icajuinawe's leader to escort you and your team there." Kristia said. "Now that's a surprise." Raylin said. "I was going to meet you at the port but this saves me some time." Kristia said.

"We were planning on heading to Icajuinawe anyways." Angel said. "We should all head there together then." Link said. Lyra and Raylin gives him an evil look. "Well Zedept?" Kana asks. "Why not, more the merrier." Zedept said. "Then let's go." Taylor said. Zedept, Lyra, Raylin, Link, Kana, Angel, Taylor and Kristia leaves the village's guild and they head north to Icajuinawe.