In a remote Jungle somewhere on the Eurasian Border
"Mia, Jake, Abi! we're almost there. The Map says that the temple of the Sun
and Moon is right in front of us" said Markus enthusiastically.
"Markus were just C rank regulars and this Temple was scouted by the W.H.A
and was Ranked C using the HAET so it's a waste to have all of us here this
temple could've been explored with one of us using their blessing" Said Mia
calmly.
"Guys chill out, it's alright this wasn't about the money anyway it was about us
getting together and having fun like old times and I can't actually use my gift
here without disturbing the wildlife" Said Jake as he stares at the flames
dancing on the tip of his finger.
SPLASH! Jakes flames were accurately put out with water that came from the
girl behind him reading a book.
"Jake it'll be your actual fingers next time just because were in the same rank
doesn't mean that I'm not stronger than you" said Abi with a vengeful gaze.
"Abi we all know your ranked top 10 in the C Rank regulars and you don't need
us but you don't have to rub it in" said Jake mockingly
Abi scoffs and stays silent while Markus parts some shrubbery and reveals an
empty camp site located around the temple.
"Looks like WHA already left at least they left us with some equipment. As
expected of the World Hunters Association. I mean even thou we payed to
explore this Ruin of the Sun." said Jake in his usual condescending tone.
They continued to explore the site and collect tools and any equipment they
might need while Mia read out the Evaluation of the Temple.
"This was Ranked C on the Hunters Association Evaluation Test so even though
it's not that Dangerous they still have to clear the area around it to protect the
wildlife and Preserve the temple for future hunters. According to the Evaluation
file the temple using an ancient language which is a mix of Asian and Scandinavian dialect and the writing on the wall is translated to 'The Temple of
the Sun and Moon'" said Mia
"Tell us something we don't know." said Jake
Mia continues to read but in a flustered tone
Age:1430 years
Structure of the temple: Intact
Temple dedicated to: The Sun and Moon
Booby traps: Present but not disabled
Likely hood of there being Ancient treasure or relics:42%
Inhabitants: none
Previous explorations -None to date
"Seems like a pretty big waste of time" said Abi looking at the entrance
They all enter the Ruin and Mia admire the writing and drawing of the temples
history all over the wall as she silently begins to figure out what they are saying
by swapping and molding Scandinavian and Chinese letters.
Abi grabs a blank piece of large parchment paper out of her bag and uses he
Water blessing to control the ink and map out the Ruin as she sees it.
"Mia you're the ARC come translate this for me please" said Markus
"Sure!" replied Mia
"It says Praise the lord almighty for he shall keep us safe from him."
"Who's him?" they all glanced at each other confusedly at each other
"Is it The Sun God they were talking about?" pondered Mia
When they walked a bit further Abi suddenly too the lead and held them back
And she glanced around the wall as she whispered to them
"Poison Arrows tipped with venom of a scarlet cobra. Don't let it touch you if it
gets on your skin don't touch it and try to scrape the skin around it off with a knife if it gets past the first layer of your skin it'll burn away your muscle and
you'll be a pile of bone in minutes."
"Why can't I just burn it off?" said Jake
"Do you want Poison gas in your lungs"? said Markus focused on not getting hit
"Ohh no I do not. As expected of the best TERRAS in C rank" said Jack Quietly as
if he had an epiphany.
As the continued towards the Centre of the temple and cleared more and more
booby traps and mapped out the area they reached a big door and Mia read
out what the words of the door meant.
What will always come but never go? What will always be around the corner no
matter if your young or old? What does every living thing experience once but
never twice?
"What a weird question I don't think I know the answer to this it nothing like
any riddle I've ever heard of" said Mia
They all looked at each other clueless and started coming up with random
answers for the next 10 minutes and finally something happened.
"Wait guys I think I got it what's always around the corner no matter if your
young or old" said Mia in excitement
They looked at each other seemingly out of the loop
"What is the one thing we will all experience at least once but never twice?
They continued to looked at each other seemingly out of the loop
"C'mon guys its..."
"Death" said a mysterious man with golden eyes upheaved silver hair and
shirtless
"It's Death" he repeated
They all looked at this Mysterious hunk with tattoos all over his body and jacket
around his waist and a Dark haired lady with a sleek drees and dark purple eyes next to him and then Markus pulled a book out of his bag with all the faces of the hunters that were
Well known in the Association and were of a high ranking. He flipped radically
F,E,D,C, B, A, Ranker, Advanced Ranker, High ranker, top 10,000 , top 100 and
there he was the youngest person to become a High Ranker in the top 100
Eli Hall-High Ranker
Rank-53
Achievements-fastest to become high ranker in the top 100
Nickname-Silver Lynx
Position- SCOUT
Gabi Walkin -High Ranker
Rank- 56
Achievements-Most excavated ruins in 24 hours
Nickname-Space Enchantress
Position- TERRAS
They all gazed at them with Admiration as they walked passed them with their
dominating aura. But why were two of the most powerful people in the world
here?? He input the word death into the door and it slowly opened
He then said to them
"A chopper is waiting outside for y'all and if we don't come back Tell President
Jack that somethings wrong. Hurry up before he notices us"
Markus realizing the gravity of the situation took his team outside the Ruin and
raced for the chopper.
Gabi then asked with an indifferent expression "Are you sure you wanna let
them live? They could cause some trouble."
They begin to enter the final chamber of the ruin and began to converse
He smiled "not as much trouble as we will be in with this guy."
She smiles "Who is this man that has got you so worked up?"
He said with a worried tone "To be honest in not sure if it's even human."
Gabi's expression turns grave and she begin thinking about what creature could
scare a hunter who can punch a hole in a mountain with his middle finger.
She said "Is it one of those self-proclaimed demi gods who just have the blood
lines of their Demigod ancestors."
"It would be an understatement to call what I'm looking for a demigod You
remember when we first joined the High Rankers and the Association President
Jack called us in to tell us something."
"Yeah" she said
"Remember the video last year that was released to the public the one that
showed us of a demigod that woke up from her slumber in Brazil and we looked
at him like he was stupid because we already knew actual demi gods existed , but the he showed us the full clip and we saw what actually happened" he continued
"Where all the high rankers were knocked out by a black fog and when the fog
dissipated a man with torn shorts, dreads and a tattoo of a 12 winged angel on
his back walked away from the scene with the body of the demi god. Well they
found him again 3 months ago in Germany heading this way and do you know
who he met that day"
"Who?" she asked intrigued by what he was saying and pretending not to
notice his outfit choice
"King."
The fuck??? She thought she didn't hear right . King ??? Ranked 3RD in the world who treats A rank ruins as holidays.
THAT KING?
He continued unfazed by her reaction
"Yeah king was in Germany Recruiting a Hunter for his guild Royalty when he
sensed something off and dashed off into the woods. When he arrived there he
met a Man who looked about 20 with the same clothes I just described sitting
on a boulder gazing at the sky with tears in his eyes. When King tried to
approach him the man asked him a question?"
"What did he say" she asked
"He said….." he replied interrupted
"Do you fear death?"
They both immediately had Danger signals course throughout their bodies and
they both looked up at a man with a 12 angel winged tattoo on his back and he
didn't pay them any attention he just sat their basking in the sunlight that
entered from the temple roof.
He then turned his gaze on the and his red eyes seemed to pierce their souls and
he asked them
"What do you want with me?"
Eli realizing that they were no match for him said
"We just wanna ask some questions"
"Funny so did that King man before I broke his arms and sent him packin."
He replied in an uninterested tone
Gabi almost puked as she realized that the injuries king had after coming back
from Germany to Hunter Island was not because of his soloing a horde of S rank
monsters but him fighting this one human.
Eli knowing, he needed to make this thing happy said
"All we want to know is who you are and what are your motives and we will
leave you be"
"You cannot comprehend who I am so you call me the very thing written on that
door and I have no motives I have lost all will to live isn't it ironic."
"Your Death?"
"Lucifer, Beelzebub, Hades, Anubis whatever you wanna call me."
"Ok Mr. Death why are you here in a low level ruin?"
"Where you see ruin I see my home where you see history I see my past." in an
indifferent tone
Gabi finally recovered asks
"Are there others like you who are strong enough to injure the 3RD strongest
hunter?"
"Hmm...depends who you ask, I'm the only one of me but from your perspective I
guess there are others but they've long gone into an eternal slumber and you see
two of them every day in their true divine forms."
"Who?"
"You're in their temple."
The glance at each other confused
"The sun and the moon right?"
They both turn their head to see a girl behind them from the Hunter party that
left and they looked shocked how did she survive hearing the knowledge he was
injecting into her brain low level hunter can't withstand ancient knowledge it
would cause them to go mad and start hearing the whispers of dormant
demigods trying to awaken form their slumber like the one in brazil.
Death glances at the girl and she fall to her knees but she continues to talk
"The Sun and Moon no one knows where they came from just that they were
always there and records and drawings from ancient text shows that some of the stars
in the sky today weren't there 600 000 years ago meaning that when you said they
were in a deep sleep they were actually the stars we see in the night sky and by
you see two of them every day you mean the sun and moon." She said as she
struggled to catch her breath
Death smiled "I should give you sticker"
She smiles back at him as she gets supported by her idol and fake lover Eli she
collapsed from fatigue and ecstasy.
"Smart child
She has a hidden power within her if you can get her to win this then you shall
see me again"
He throws a flyer to them and it leaves burn marks in Elis hand and he tossed it
over to Gabi for her to read while he holds Mia
It read 'The strongest High school regular'
A competition between international schools to get a chance to have an
automatic ranker among their students. That's right the student who comes
first in the competition is given status as a ranker one of the most highly
accepted titles around the world.
"What is…...?"
By the time his gaze fixed on the rock the only thing there was the dust settling
in the sunlight.
"Gabi I know what were gonna do for this year!"
Gabi looks at the fire in his eyes and smiles.