Hunt 35: The Unknown Island
It's been 2 weeks since Xross Blades left for the island on the ancient map
Boat: Late Night – 2:48 a.m.
Link is on the back of the boat looking towards the Western Continent only wearing his legging armor. Zedept walks out in only his legging armor as well. "Can't sleep?" Zedept asks as he walks towards Link. "Yeah." Link answered not looking at him.
Zedept looks towards the same direction with his right side forward. "Before we left." Zedept said. Link looks at him. "I promised Miki that I'll bring you back alive, even at the cost of my own." Zedept said not looking at Link. Link looks back to where he was before.
"Thanks but I'm not the rookie I was when we met." Link said placing his head onto the wooden railing. "I know that. It was for her not to worry as much." Zedept said moving his eyes towards Link. Link moves his eyes towards Zedept and sees a smile on his face.
Link close his eyes and cracks a smile. "Thank you." Link said. Zedept rubs Link's head quickly with his right hand. "No problem." He says as he walks back to the room. "Don't be up too long, we should be near the island soon." Zedept said and left. Link watches Zedept leaving and then looks back one more time. "I'll be back Miki." Link said and left.
A few days later after carefully moving around whirlpools, they finally reached the island. Xross Blades steps off the boat and thanks the captain and heads into the forest that's ahead of them. Xross Blades is walking through the forest when suddenly, "HELP!" A cry for help in a female voice echoed through the forest. "Let's go." Lyra said. Everyone nodded and ran towards the cry for help.
On the way a load roar echoed and Zedept stopped cold. Everyone looks back. "What's wrong?" Raylin asks. "That….. roar." Zedept said looking down with his eyes wide with the look of fear. "Hey, this is no time to be scared." Lyra said. Zedept looks up. "We need to help her." Raylin said. Then another cry for help echoed. Zedept closes his eyes and shakes his head and reopen his eyes. "Let's go." He said and they started running.
Forest: Mid-Day
A female with short black hair and blue eyes is holding a medium orange hair colored female and they are both banged up really badly. The black hair female is leaning against a tree. A roar happens and she turns around to see a Deviljho coming at her. The female froze in fear. "Help, me." She said softly. Deviljho went to bite her when an explosion happened on its face and knocked it back some.
Lyra and Link jump out with their weapons drawn and attack the Deviljho to push it back. Raylin appears near the females with her bowgun pointed at Deviljho. The black hair female looks at Raylin. "Don't worry, you're safe now." Raylin said. The female looks at Lyra and Link. Zedept dashes out and swings upwards at Deviljho's left leg and knocked it over.
Zedept jumps back and places himself in front of Link and Lyra with Shikaiza ready. "Raylin, protect those 2." Zedept said. "Got it." Raylin replied. "Lyra, Link, we're going to take it down." Zedept said.
"Yeah." They both said. "Kirin, Jinouga, Jhen Moran and Tigrex armor. Just who are these hunters?" The female asks herself in her mind. Deviljho gets back up and roars. Zedept and Link charge. Deviljho goes to bite when Zedept blocks and Link runs around and switches to Sword Mode and slashes at Deviljho's face.
Zedept and Link regrouped. Deviljho spins around to whack with his tail Zedept pushes Link out barely guards in time and gets sent into a tree hard back first. Lyra appears from behind Deviljho and slashes at its tail. Parts of Deviljho turn red and its back puffs up and he roars.
Raylin fires a round of crag shots that explode on its face and breaks the spikes on its chin. Deviljho jumps and stomps down and makes the ground shake. Deviljho then steps forward to do its dragon breath whip when Zedept runs up and places his left hand on the flat part of Shikaiza and pushes Deviljho's head upwards to divert the blast. Zedept flinches in pain because of his back.
"You're not hitting anyone with that attack on my watch again." Zedept said in pain. Zedept then circles around and slashes at Deviljho. Deviljho backs up and shovels a giant rock with his mouth and throws it at Link. Zedept rushes and pushes Link out of the way and takes the rock. Lyra, Raylin and Link look at Zedept as he bounces off the ground into a tree. Link rushes over to Zedept while Lyra and Raylin keep Deviljho busy.
Link lifts Zedept up and leans him against a tree. "Why did you push me?" Link ask. "I told…. Miki I would….. protect you and….. get you back to her in one piece…." Zedept said weakly. Link lightly chuckles. "I know but you need to worry about the others first." Link said. Zedept sighs. "You're right but that attack hurt me a lot so I can't move at the moment." Zedept said painfully.
"Understood. Leave it to us." Link said. Zedept nodded. After a tough hunt that lasted 48 minutes. Xross Blades finally killed the Deviljho. Everyone is inured either mildly or heavily. The orange hair female wakes up as Lyra and Raylin helps Zedept over to them. "What happened?" The orange hair female asks. "We were saved by these hunters." The black haired female said.
The orange hair female sits up and looks at Xross Blades with her yellow eyes. "Thank you but now you're injured as well." The orange hair female said. "It's a work hazard." Raylin said. The two female start laughing. Xross Blades join them and laugh as well. "I'm Ryu Rei." The black hair female says. "And I'm Cyanide." The orange hair female says. "Lyra, Raylin, Link, Zedept." Each of them said. Cyanide looks over to the dead Deviljho. "Looks like you guys had a hard time." She says. "Yeah." Zedept said in pain while moving his back. "Easy, you took 2 hard hits to your back." Lyra said.
"I know but I can't let it stiff up on me." Zedept said. "Is there a village or town nearby?" Raylin asks. "Not for 2 days and that's in perfect condition." Ryu Rei said. "There's a cave not far from here we can rest up at." Cyanide said. Zedept gets up with Shikaiza's help. "Then let's get going. It's dangerous for us out in the open right?" Zedept asks. Both Ryu Rei and Cyanide nodded. Zedept uses Shikaiza to walk and they all head to the cave for the night.
The Next Day
Everyone walks out of the cave. Wounds treated with supplies and everyone walking fine. "Been meaning to ask." Raylin said. "What?" Cyanide asks. "What's the name of this island?" Raylin asks. "You're outsiders aren't you?" Ryu Rei asks. "Yes." Lyra said. "Well then, welcome to Terror Island." Both Ryu Rei and Cyanide said. "Terror." Link said. "Island." Zedept said.
"This place has a lot of Deviljhos and other tough monsters so we call it Terror Island." Cyanide explained. "We better get back to the town." Ryu Rei said to Cyanide. "Yeah, we should." Cyanide said. "Follow us." Ryu Rei said and after arriving in the town and receiving full medical treatments and rest.
Xross Blades and the other 2 made a full recovery. Xross Blades were guided to one of the exits. "Here." Cyanide said handing Zedept a folded piece of paper. Zedept takes it. "It's a map of the island. I suggest you head to Valenster. It has all the island's history and information." Ryu Rei explained. "Thanks." Lyra said. "Be careful out there." Cyanide said. "You know we will." Raylin said. "See you later." Link said. Cyanide and Ryu Rei wave and Xross Blades left heading towards Valenster.