[In the year 2046, 5 August]
On the street, a boy in his early 20's with fragile frame and messy black hair was walking towards a convenience store, he wore brown hoodie with black jeans and sliders. he seemed in deep thoughts, then when he heard someone was calling him. he stopped there and a boy with athletic body, who wore a armor suit with the mask. Arun couldn't able to recognize him because of his mask "Arun?... am i right?"
Arun frowned his eyebrows and said: "Yes!" 'who is he? he seems like a hunter, but i don't know anyone who is a hunter.'
[In the year 2026, all of a sudden, otherworldly dimensional gates opened on the earth and otherworldly monsters invaded the entire world. when humanity seemed to be coming to an end, then a system emerged on the earth and awakened a few of people with special powers, after that they were able to save the humanity. they started raiding the dimensional gates, after clearing a gate they received rewards from the system according to their contribution. they were called hunters.]
[Even though twenty years had passed, but the gates were still existed and grew in numbers in all over the world, however, a few of people had also been started awakening since the great cataclysm occurred with the help of the system.]
"How long time has passed since i saw you?, i think it's been ten years!" the guy seemed excited.
Arun was still looking at him confusingly. "oh! i think you haven't recognized me yet because of my mask!" and then he took off his mask.
'Hmm, red hair and fair skin...?' "Gautam..?!" seeing his face Arun still seemed confuse about him.
"Oh god!.. you have finally recognized me!" Guatam said excitingly.
"You have become a hunter?" Arun said.
"yeah.. two years have passed since i awakened as a hunter. and now i'm a rank C hunter, also i have joined a famous guild."
"But what're you doing in this alleyway?" Arun didn't seem that happy to meeting him, also his facial expressions were a bit weird.
"Instead of being happy, why're you talking like a robot?!" Gautam didn't know anything about him in those ten years because he went another city after his high school.
"It's nothing i'm just socked to seeing you here!"
"hu...! we're both best friends in our school days but you never talked like this before! what happened to you?" before he talked with him properly, a calling came "Gautam... who're you talking with? come here quickly, we're already so much late." they seemed Gautam's team members.
"I have to go now and i don't forgot our promise that "even if one of us became hunter, we will always be best friend" so if you ever need my help just call me on this number. see you later bye.." and Gautam gave him his phone number and went with his team. and after purchased some grocery items, Arun arrived his home.
"Haah... finally i arrived home." and then he entered his younger sister's room and saw that his little sister was sleeping, he kissed on his head. "don't worry, Riya, no matter what i have to do, i'll get your illness cured." after that he went his kitchen and started making some food. "haa.. i have left only a little money, i have to find a new job before this month's end." while he was making some food, the doorbell rang....
*Ring-Rang*
"who could be at the door at this time.".... and when he opened the door, he saw a girl was standing at his door who had black hair which was open and falling on her face again and again, and she wore a black saree.
"who are you? i have never seen you in this area before!" Arun said.
"Hii...i'm Neha, I just moved into the house next to yours today so i thought i would meet my neighbor."
"Sorry for my rudeness." Arun said. "Oh..! you don't have to say sorry, it's not your fault it's my fault that i came out of nowhere, so i'm sorry for disturbing you."
"Ohh...no...it's okay..i'm Arun.. please come in." Arun said. and then Neha entered into his home.
"You live here alone?" Neha said.
"No.. I live with my little sister."
And they heard a voice from his younger sister's room, "Brother, is the food ready?"
"Ohh...so you have awaken, yeah.. come." and she came out of her room. when Neha saw his little sister, she couldn't stop herself from hugging Riya and she hugged her tightly. "Oh my God!..you are so cute!.. Arun, why haven't you told me yet that you have cutest little sister in the world? and what's her name?" "Riya" Arun said.
"Oh, that's cute name as like as you, Riya." Neha was very happy to meet Riya because she was only her parents' daughter.
"Hmmm.. brother, please save me." Riya said innocently. and then Arun said: "Neha, have you eaten? if not, please take a sheet." during his asking for meal, her mobile ring rang.
"Oh..sorry i have to go now because a urgent work came up, but next time we will eat together three of us...so bye , bye Riya."
"Brother, who was she? please don't call her from now on, i don't like her, she was hugged me cringely even kissed on my cheeks."
"Okay, first finish your meal."....
Arun applied for part time job in many places but no one wanted him who dropped out in the mid of his semester. as he was going towards his home, he heard a familiar voice and when he turned and looked back, she none other than Neha. "Hiii..you're also going home." Neha said.
"Yeah!"
"So, could we go together?, i'm also going home."
"Oh!, sure!" and then they were started going towards their home. "Arun.." Neha said.
"Yes" Arun said.
"Why're you spacing out while you're walking?, it seemed, you're in some deep thoughts."
"Oh.. it's nothing just i have applied for part time job in some places but no one wanted a dropped out."
"Is that so...hmm... if you want a part time job then i can introduce you a porter team."
"umm..thanks but you know i'm not an awakened so i can't enter any dungeon."
"Oh!.. you're misunderstanding, there are also some non awakened in the team and they works only on "Hunting grounds" where a non awakened can also enter into, so if you want i can introduce you to them?"
[During the great cataclysm, when the monsters came out on the earth, due to a few number of hunters they failed to protect some areas. and the monsters made the areas their zones. it called "Hunting grounds"]
"If that's the case, please do,.. i need a part time job."
"Then let's meet tomorrow at the porter department office of The BlueRose Guild." Neha said.
"W-what!..where?"
"Oh!.. i forgot to tell that i works as manager in the porter department of The BlueRose Guild." Arun socked to heard about his job in the bluerose guild. [The BlueRose guild was one of the top5 guilds in India and they have 3 rank S hunters.] and then they arrived their home. "Bye, see you tomorrow." Neha said. "Bye..." Arun said.
.....to be continue.