Hunt 32: Rejection

It's been 2 weeks since everyone rescued Zedept and captured Dr. Floss. Everyone is staying in Icajuinawe to make sure Zedept recovers well. What Kristia went to get was maps of the continents with the whereabouts of the black markets and underground bases for illegal hunting. She sent the maps to the respected continents so the guilds can go and clear the bases out.

Icajuinawe Guild: Main Hall – Mid-Day

Everyone is gathered at a table. "I wonder how much longer he needs to recover?" Sky asks as she drinks. "Who knows." Tre said. "The real problem is those 3." Rocks said. They looked to where Lyra, Raylin and Kana were sitting. "I'm going to take him his food." Link said grabbing a tray. "I'll do it." Lyra, Raylin and Kana said at the same time. They look at each other. "Fine, the 3 of you can go together." Link said handing the tray to Lyra.

The 3 of them went to Zedept's room to find him not there and with his torso, helmet and gauntlets there but with Shikaiza missing. "Where did he go?" Kana asks. "I don't know." Raylin said. A guild member comes walking by. "If you're looking for the silver haired hunter, he went to the training school." She said and then left. The girls looked at each other and ran to the school.

Training School: 8 Minutes Later

The girls arrived at the school and found Zedept, still bandaged up, hunting a Great Baggi. Zedept flips Shikaiza into a back grip style and swung upwards with his right hand and slashed the Great Baggi. Zedept flipped it back to normal grip and placed his left leg forward, bending his knees and pointing Shikaiza towards Great Baggi with his right elbow pointing away from it, having Shikaiza next to his face with his left hand placed near the end of Shikaiza.

"What's he doing?" Raylin asks. "A new move?" Lyra responded. "Let's see." Kana said. Zedept charged the Great Baggi. "HAAAAA!" He yelled at turned his body and thrusted Shikaiza into the Great Baggi so quickly that Great Baggi couldn't react in time and killed the Great Baggi. Zedept falls to his knees, panting heavily.

"Damn, being held up like that made me rusty enough that a Great Baggi wears me out." He said. "Here." A female voice said. Zedept looks up and sees The girls with Lyra handing him a towel. Zedept stands up and takes the towel. The girls see the bandages wrapped around Zedept's torso and right shoulder and top right arm.

His head wrapped from where Floss slashed him leaving a scar that hidden by his hair. His left arm from his wrist to elbow is wrapped as well. Zedept goes and takes a seat back in a nearby room. "How did you know I was here?" He asks wiping his sweat. "A guildie told us." Raylin said. "I see." Zedept said. The girls looked at each other and nodded. "Zedept." They said at once. Zedept looks at them as he takes a drink.

"Who do you love?" They asks at once. Zedept spits out his drink and coughs from what the girls just asked. "What?" Zedept asks as he continues coughing. "Who do you love out of the 3 of us?" They asked. "Why do you ask?" Zedept replied with a question. "We thought we was going to lose you." Lyra said. "And without knowing is." Raylin said. "Being painful on us now that we know that the 3 of us love you." Kana said.

Zedept doesn't know how to respond. "So who do you love?" They asked together again. Zedept closes his eyes and looks down and sighs. "I don't know." He said with his eyes still closed. The girls are surprised from what he said. "With everything that's going on with Alatreon, I can't think about love right now." He said with his eyes opened but not looking at them. He grabs Shikaiza and places it on his back. "I'm sorry." He said before walking back to the guild.

Guild: Zedept's Room – 15 Minutes Later

Zedept walks in and sees everyone waiting for him to return. "Welcome back." Ave said. Zedept leans Shikaiza next to the bed and Zedept sits on the bed. "Why are you all still here? I'm fine now." He said. "We just wanted to make sure you heal ok. Is that so wrong?" Haben asks. Zedept sighs. "I want everyone to return to their continents now." Zedept sad with his eyes closed. "We do need to get back to Garetaten." Myst said.

"Then we'll leave first." Rocks said. The Creators stood up. "Once Kana comes back, we'll leave as well." Angel said. Rocks nods. "See you when we get back." Taylor said to them and The Creators left. "We better go too, all this cold is starting to bother me." Calvis said. "Ok." Haben and Sky said. "Calvis." Zedept said looking at him. "Save it for after you hunt Alatreon." Calvis said. "Alright." Zedept said. Calvis starts walking. "See ya." Haben said.

"Take care." Sky said and then Scarlet Flames left. "I need to get back to Abagret anyways to help with the searches there." Kristia said. "Ok and thanks for finding those maps." Zedept said. "No problem. We needed that info anyways." She said turning around.

"See ya." She said as she walked away waving. "Zedept." Link said. Zedept looks at Link who's sitting on a couch. "Did the girls asked you?" He asks. "Yeah, they did." Zedept answered. "And?" Angel asks. Zedept looks to his right away from Angel and Taylor. "So you rejected all 3 huh?" Taylor asks. Zedept doesn't answer.

"Is it because you don't want to hurt the ones you don't choose?" Link asks. Zedept turns his head back to normal position. "I'm focused on hunting Alatreon, I don't have time to think about love." Zedept responds. "Idiot." Angel said. "What was that?" Zedept asks a bit angrily as he looks at her.

"We don't know if we're going to be alive the next day or not. It's best to think about life and thinking about love." Angel said. "Think about it like this, If you die before getting to Alatreon or during the hunt, it would be painful for them because they would never know if you loved them or not." Taylor said.

Zedept looks at her. "I may be inexperience when it comes to love but even I know that type of thinking." Link said. Zedept looks at Link. "Knowing who you love and who you're fighting for to stay alive to see them the next day, it's the most powerful way we hunters live for." He continued.

Zedept eyes widened because he knew what they are saying is true. "Before Alatreon." Zedept said. They looked at him confused. "I'll make my choice before we hunt Alatreon." Zedept continued. "Fine by me." Taylor said. "It's your life." Angel said. "As long as it's from your heart." Link said. "Listen to you. You sound like an adult." Angel said.

Link chuckles. Lyra, Raylin and Kana returns and enters Zedept's room. They notice that everyone else is gone. "Where did they go?" Raylin asks. "Home." Link said. "We need to go as well." Taylor said to Kana. "Ok." Kana said in a down voice. Kana looks at Zedept and walks over and hugs him.

"Take care and don't be reckless, ok?" Kana said. "I'll try not to." Zedept replied. Kana lets go and looks at Lyra and Raylin. "I won't lose to you 2, even if you're in the same group with him." She said in a proud voice. They nod. "Then we take our leave." Angel said and they left. "So now what?" Lyra asks.

"We leave for the 4th piece tomorrow." Zedept said. "Already?" Link asks. "We've been here for a month now. I'm not sure about you but I would like to leave." Zedept said. "Alright, then we leave tomorrow." Raylin said. "Good, now I need some rest." Zedept said taking off the rest of his armor and covering up. "Then see you tomorrow." Link, Lyra and Raylin said and left the room letting Zedept rest up for tomorrow.