The moon shines brightly in the starry night sky. Magical plants are glowing brightly as if it was enough to hypnotize someone. Then there are also some ferocious monsters growling while they wait for their prey.
In this world where everyone was born with magic, you can say that things are quite different here. But when it comes to killing something or someone, it is quite similar.
Both have the concept of the hunter and the one who is being hunted.
*Rustle* *Rustle*
"Huff… Huff…"
Somewhere in a dark forest, five men are running away from something terrifying.
"Damn it! Just run!"
"I don't want to get killed! Help! Someone!"
"Where are we even?! We are lost!"
Not even a glimmer of moonlight can be seen where they are because of how thick the trees are from above. Even the coldness that can be felt through your bones is enough to make them more anxious.
But no matter how far these five men run.
*BANG*
They can't escape the fated deaths that are coming for them.
"He got one of us!"
As the dead man who got hunted fell on the ground with his lifeless eyes staring into nothingness, those who were still alive were startled to do anything at all.
Inside their heads, they are thinking, should they even fight the person who is attacking them?
Or should they run just like how they are fated to be the prey of the hunter?
*SHING*
"Reveal yourself!"
The four of them have drawn their swords as they prepare for battle. Each of them watched an area where they could see to find the person who is trying to kill them.
"Hey, you! You are a Novice Ignis, right?"
"Y-Yes I am-."
"THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! LIGHT A FIRE IN ALL DIRECTIONS!!!"
The leader of their group ordered one of his men, a Novice Ignis who is capable of producing fire to light the area so they can discover the location of that person.
"But sir, the forest-."
"I DON'T CARE JUST DO IT!!!"
Following his boss' command, the man stared at his palm as he concentrated on producing a ball of flame in his hand.
As soon as he was about to complete his spell, another one of those sounds from earlier was heard by the group of men.
*BANG*
The magic of the man who is a Novice Ignis disappeared. He fell on the ground just like his other comrade when he died. Blood was flowing from a hole in his head as his lifeless corpse was left alone lying on the grass.
*CHUCK* *CLANK*
800 meters north far from where the group of men is, a girl with blue eyes and blonde hair tied in a ponytail can be seen crouching in one of the tall trees.
"Three more to go." The girl muttered quietly to herself as she looked at the three panicked people from a far distance through the scope of the weapon she was holding.
The girl took a deep breath and as soon as she calmed herself down, she aimed at one of the remaining men and pulled the trigger with the weapon she was using.
*BANG*
The third man suffered the same fate as those who died earlier. The two remaining started to panic and scream then they ran in the opposite direction to where the girl was.
*CHUCK* *CLANK*
Seeing the two men flee, the girl quickly reloaded her weapon impatiently to eliminate her next victim.
"Calm yourself, Liz. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Suddenly, the girl's weapon started talking to her in a calm yet chilling voice of a man.
"If we can kill their boss, then that's all that matters!"
"Then why did you kill the Novice Ignis human earlier instead of him."
"I don't want that guy burning this beautiful forest."
"Does that even matter right now-?"
"Just shut up!"
*BANG*
The girl hurriedly shoots at the leader of the group they are pursuing but fails.
"AHH!!! IT HURTS!!!"
The bullet missed the leader's head but still landed on his arm.
"Sir, are you okay?!"
"Damn it just use your Ventus magic and get us out of here!"
"R-Right away!"
The man used his Ventus magic producing wind currents around them as they started to levitate slowly.
"Ventus Equitem!"
The two of them started to fly away quickly in the opposite direction of the irritated girl.
"Tsk! I missed!"
"And now they are leaving because of your mistake."
"It's all because of you!"
"How come is this my fault, Alice Grasiens?"
"Because you distracted me earlier, Gun-kun!"
The annoyed girl named Alice Grasiens is arguing with her weapon, a sniper rifle named Gun-kun who can talk.
Gun-kun sighed as if he was used to this situation with Alice Grasiens or as he prefers to call her Liz in short.
"Enough of this! We need to pursue them!" Said an irritated Liz.
"1200 meters northwest. It seems they started to move in another direction to confuse us. But luckily, that's not even an issue for you now doesn't it?"
Liz jumped off the tree she was staying on and landed safely on the ground.
"Do you think you can catch up to them, Liz? The one you are chasing seems to be an Intermediate Ventus."
"I can. Even if I don't have magic inside me, an Intermediate Ventus is nothing compared to my speed."
"If we are going to close the distance between us to them, a sniper rifle might not be a good weapon for this."
"An assault rifle will suffice."
"Roger that."
After Gun-kun talked to Liz about his idea, His form of a sniper rifle started changing as glowing rainbow particles started to appear and change the weapon's appearance turning himself into a semi-automated assault rifle that is best used in mid-range combat.
"Let's go."
*BOOM*
*WHOOSH*
When Liz started running, the impact of her first step produced winds that shook the trees and leaves around her. The birds even started flying away as soon as they felt the furious winds produced by a girl with immense physical strength who was born with no magic at all.
"1000 meters… 800 meters… 600meters… 400 meters… We are closing in fast. Prepare for combat, Liz."
"Roger that!"
The two terrified men heard the sounds of the bushes and they started to realize that the one who is the hunter was close to them.
In a short time frame, Liz closed the gap between her and the two men. She appeared in front of them and quickly aimed at the Intermediate Ventus who was fleeing away with his boss."
"Fire."
*BANG*
Liz with perfect accuracy shot the man's head using her rifle killing him. Now, only the boss is alive by himself.
"S-Spare me."
The man who calls himself the leader of the dead group started pleading for mercy as he stood on both his knees while looking at Liz who had a cold gaze in her eyes.
"After all the things you have done to the children of that town from where you were earlier, do you think you have the right to hold on to your dear life?"
"I will change! So please spare me!"
Seeing the man's eyes full of desperation, Liz started to hesitate as she looked at a pathetic human being pleading for his life.
"A man responsible for kidnapping children and selling them as slaves to the wealthy. Do you think a human being like him is worthy of living in this world?" Gun-kun said to Liz knowing that only Liz could hear him because of their connection as him the weapon and the one who wields it.
Easily changing her mind, Liz aimed the rifle at the leader responsible for a horrifying sin straight to his face.
*Click*
Realizing that there is no way out of this, the leader has no choice But to cast his spell to fight Liz.
"Liz, jump!"
"Murus Terrae!"
As soon as Liz jumped back, the leader used his Terra magic to change the formation of the land protecting himself away from Liz. The leader started running away in hopes of escaping from her.
Liz without hesitation jumped to where the huge wall of land is and punched straight into it.
*SMASH*
Liz's punch alone created a hole in the wall produced by the leader then she quickly went after the fleeing man.
"Do you think you can escape away from me?
Liz aimed her rifle at the fleeing man and then pulled the trigger.
"AAAAHHH!!!"
In this world where all living creatures are born with magic, these two interesting individuals will wreak havoc in a way where no one can imagine what they are about to do.
A former cold-blooded mercenary who is seeking a purpose for his past life and then reincarnated as a gun in a different world of swords and magic where firearms are not a thing.
And a beautiful runaway princess, the only living being in this other world who is born without magic at all but was given an immense amount of physical abilities.
This is the story when the mercenary was reincarnated as a gun and then he met a runaway princess.
"Lock On!"
*BANG*