Last time on hunter x hunter quest


Derrick and Rea track down and Defeat the killer in a head on confrontation, they then learn that entire mystery was an optional test created by the Hunter Exam to test the passenger's mystery-solving abilities and combat prowess, having passing the test, the duo are handed maps of the Kukan'yu kingdom and told to go the Moonlight Forest which is the only way to reach the Hunter Exam site.

The duo promises the examiners that they would reach the Hunter Exam even if it killed them. The next morning they learn the quickest way to the Moonlight forest is through the dangerous Barry's street but our heroes will press on regardless of the danger to prove they won't back down in the face of danger and death.


And so our story continues.....!

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You rush out of the Dining hall with Rea as you prepare for your plan in one hour, you have just taken on an insane risk by choosing to go through Barry's street despite it's dangerous reputation as a "lawless" no-go zone that even the local police won't explore out of fear of death. You Remember the words of Jesper, the examiner of the optional test, "The further you walk down this path, the scarier and deadlier the monsters you'll face, will you continue to move forward even if it means seeing hell?". Your answer still hasn't changed, you would rather walk through hell itself with metal nails beaten into your feet then head home a failure!


As you re-affirm your promise one more time, Rea begins to speak, "We have one hour before landing, this plan will need extensive preparation if we don't want to die painful deaths."
"Come on cowgirl, this the prime chance to live up to your namesake! Desperado Rea takes down infamous Blackwood gang. Great headline right?"
"Please take this seriously Derrick" you stop at your room and turn to Rea as you open the door, "I am taking this seriously, It's better to go in joking and confidant that you'll come out alive then go then it is to go in thinking your going to lose and end up dead, that way the fear won't screw up your concentration and kill you."
"I just don't want you to make any mistakes and then you end up dying, preparation is key in any operation, this isn't like the serial killer incident, we won't win with fist alone."
"The only mistake here is you thinking I came here un-prepared. I made sure to bring some "Special equipment" to this exam." you walk into the room and reach under the bed where you grab a duffle-bag.

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you pull out the duffle-bag and drop it on the floor, you then unzip it and present it's interior to Rea who gives a small look of surprise, "Are those supplies?"
"Yep, Most of these are food and drink that i bought for this trip, but if you look a little deeper underneath then you'll find the real treasure." you dig under the energy bars and mineral water to reveal to Rea the reason behind much of your confidence, her eyes open wide from seeing the "Special Equipment" you've been hiding, You smile at her reaction and continue, "These are my weapons, I trained with them all my life so i made sure to take them with me, I wasn't expecting that fight with the serial killer but with these i'll be even stronger then I was there. these are what will take me through the hunter Exam and maybe even my life as a hunter."

As she stares into the bag with amazement, she sees.....

>You will get a choice of two weapons, one close range and one long range. No matter what you pick, you will receive a +5 bonus to close and long range combat rolls, However enemies may be resistant to specific weapons and every weapon has it's own distinctive weakness which an enemy can and will exploit, so choose wisely. You only get one of each

Close-range weapons

>Retractable Spear: Long reach and excellent picering power but Weak defense and un-reliable in small spaces
>Steel knuckled Gloves and boots: Very Quick with Great striking power but weak against weapons with long reach and relies on the user's agility to defend.
> Metal Baseball bat: Easy to parry with and possess brutal blunt force but cannot pierce armor and weak to piercing weapons

Long-range weapons

>Throwing knives: Highly adaptable and can used in close quarters combat but has little to no piercing power and do low damage (Unless striking a fatal wound)
>Ranger Bow: Extreme piercing power and high accuracy but High recoil and takes time to be notched.
>Sniper rifle: Can cause the enemy to stagger and can be used from extreme long-range but makes you lose the element of surprise and you cannot move while you use it

>>1829980
>> Metal Baseball bat: Easy to parry with and possess brutal blunt force but cannot pierce armor and weak to piercing weapons
>Ranger Bow: Extreme piercing power and high accuracy but High recoil and takes time to be notched.

>>1829980
>Steel knuckled Gloves and boots: Very Quick with Great striking power but weak against weapons with long reach and relies on the user's agility to defend.
>Throwing knives: Highly adaptable and can used in close quarters combat but has little to no piercing power and do low damage (Unless striking a fatal wound)
Adaptable and ready for any situation.
Plus, brawler gear is always the way to go.

>>1829980
>Steel knuckled Gloves and boots: Very Quick with Great striking power but weak against weapons with long reach and relies on the user's agility to defend.
>Ranger Bow: Extreme piercing power and high accuracy but High recoil and takes time to be notched.

This is a rather big decision and the thread has only just begun so i will wait 30 more minutes before writing. If nothing has changed by then
>>1829988
>>1830102
will Win

>>1829980
>Steel knuckled Gloves and boots
>Ranger Bow

>>1829980
>>Steel knuckled Gloves and boots: Very Quick with Great striking power but weak against weapons with long reach and relies on the user's agility to defend.
And
>Throwing knives: Highly adaptable and can used in close quarters combat but has little to no piercing power and do low damage (Unless striking a fatal wound)

But if possible, can we instead have a pistol as a ranged weapon?

>>1830275
>>1829988
>>1829989
>>1830275
Okay i'm back and clearly Steel knuckle gloves and Ranger bow are winning,
>>1830355
Sorry no, there's a reason i'm avoiding any conventional weapons.
>writing

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>Combat gloves and boots
>Ranger's bow

Out of the bag you pull out a pair of gloves with a matching pair of boots, Rea looks in wonder at the black gloves with plastic-looking sections cut-out, "Are those military combat gloves?" she asks, "Yep, The knuckles have made from carbon-fibre plastic, that's the same stuff bullet-proof glass is made from, making it unbelievably tough and it reduces the force taken from delivering strikes, meaning I can punch as hard and as fast as i want without needing stop to make sure my knuckles don't break, along with it are a pair of combat boots, just like the gloves, Their heels have been made entirely from same material, so they're capable of blocking blades and other sharp objects by kicking, for a head-on brawler like myself, there are no better friends to take into combat." you say, excited that you've been given an excuse to use your greatest friends again.

"And the bow?" she asks looking at the modernized metal bow in your pack, "Ah you mean this beauty? this my own personal compound bow. This baby is the T-100 of Bows, right out of the future this thing. Un-like regular bows, this thing uses two pulleys and cables to launch arrows. The pulleys keep the arrow steady and lessen the shakiness so that my hands always stay steady. there are two cables, one is used for notching, while the other acts as a balance making sure that my arrows fly's straight no matter the humidity or wind strength, unless it's extreme conditions of course. Essentially it's a bow with Aim Assist but it's hard to notch cause i have two strings to pull back and it takes a moment to aim considering it has no scope." you say while showing off the bow's sleek metal design and beautiful cables.

"I'm truly impressed that you had such high-grade equipment hidden, you truly are prepared for anything." she says, legitimately amazed at your greatness, you hold your head high as you let the praise get to your head, "Damn right! you can praise me more if you like, I am great after all."
"How did you sneak them on the ship? these should have been taken in transit."
"Those bag boys will let you take anything on the ship as long as you hand them a big enough wad of cash, their bosses should pay them more if didn't want geniuses like me sneaking through!"
"Where did you obtain all this? i thought you were impoverished."
"Nubes Maxwell, My stepfather, bought me these for my 15th birthday, can you believe the old bastard? instead of a birthday cake, he got military-grade weapons and all he told me after he shoved them into my hands was, "We live in a dangerous world, i won't be around to protect you forever, so train with these. Don't Disappoint me." Damn i love that old man!" you say laughing to yourself . Rea looks at you with a different kind of amazement then previously, "The fact that you smiled as you explained all that.... You are truly amazing Derrick." she says with a face that looks like a mix of pity and disappointment.

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"Now if you're done worrying about me, then how about you worry about yourself for a second? You're real smart but you don't seem very strong, can you even defend yourself?" you say as put your weapons back into the bag, "That's why you're my bodyguard."
"In live combat i won't be able to focus on covering your ass while mine is in the fire, besides we're about to head into the Hunter Exam, we may have a deal but you'll still technically be my opponent and i won't save you and screw myself over just because i made a promise to you, no offence, but that's the truth." you say while giving her a deadly serious look, you hate injustice but you're no hero, the only reason you're even rushing through this death-trap is because it's the fastest way to your objective, otherwise you would have given this plan the middle finger.


Rea laughs a little to herself, "You're honesty is your greatest charm Derrick, don't worry i wasn't expecting you become my knight and sacrifice yourself for me and you're exactly right, soon enough we'll be enemies and this deal will have to end."
"That's where you're wrong."
"Huh?" she says with a confused face.
"We won't become enemies, we'll just stop being allies for a bit, i have faith that you'll pass the exam without my help and i'll pass without yours. So let's not say we'll become enemies, we just won't be helping each other anymore."

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She smiles and says, "You continue to amaze me everytime you speak Derrick, don't worry, i too have a weapon to defend myself with, i'll be fine, even without your help."
"Hm? what kind of weapon?"
"Revealing that would put me at a massive disadvantage, me even telling you this weapon exists has given you an advantage over me even if you don't realize it, so consider it a trade since you'd shown me yours, just trust in me. Now i must go 'retrieve' my weapon." she says as she leaves the room to retrieve this secret weapon of hers, "Again with that? you're just being a tease!" you shout, annoyed she would hype up her weapon but then disappear before showing it, people who do that are just the worst!


Well now that she's gone, your left alone with an hour before landing, you now have to do something to bide your time since Rea has gone to collect her secret weapon from it's magical tomb or something.


So what will you do in your free time.......


>Go train in the gym: Your about to have another fight for your life, better stay at the top of your game if you want to survive whatever gets thrown at you
>Information collection: The key to winning any fight before it even begins is information, you brought a laptop with on a flight with free wi-fi, time to hit the books!
>Go hang out with someone: There are a lot of people on this flight, many will be your enemies in the coming days, best you go make even a few more friends or at-least size up the competition a little.
>Just stay in your room: You need to relax before heading out, you better rest up and prepare possible situations from the comfort of your bed, maybe order some room service while your at it.

>any event you pick will take 30 minutes, so you get two events each (Unless you choose to stay in your room which ends the free time)

>>1830632
>Go train in the gym: Your about to have another fight for your life, better stay at the top of your game if you want to survive whatever gets thrown at you

>>1830632
>>Information collection: The key to winning any fight before it even begins is information, you brought a laptop with on a flight with free wi-fi, time to hit the books!

>>1830693
>>1830786
Well it seems running late was a mistake, but i guess i'll wait 10 more minutes before i roll to see which one of you wins the choice.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

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Training Time Boys!

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You decide that it's time to get working on your form, so you don't screw up your form when it's most vital. You pack up all your equipment and slip it right back under your bed, after that you head out of your room and move to the left of hallway and go down the second hallway to the right, you then head upstairs to a one door room which reveals the training gym.

Dumbbells, Treadmills, Exercise balls, jump-ropes and Weight-benches. This gym has all the things you need to work your muscles in all the right ways, some people call'em torture devices, They're exactly right, because improving yourself is torturous.

But you aren't here today to build up muscle, you did plenty of that while you were training back home, you aren't the strongest you could be but unnecessary muscle takes more oxygen and thus more energy to move, so you're fine as you are now. Instead of tiring your body out before a big fight, you warm up and stretch your body, then you get 4 mats and prepare a small area where you begin to run through the motions.

Bruce lee's philosophy when it came to fighting wasn't to have as many crazy kung-fu moves as possible, it was to a have select set of moves that he trained to be able to deliver as much damage as possible, while being the most adaptable to each situation. During a fight you won't have time to think, so you have yo train a set of moves to come out on pure reflex, that way you won't have to think.

You learned three styles: Kickboxing (Punches and kicks), Muay Thai (Elbows and knees) and Judo (Throws and counters) and mastered their basic techniques so you could adapt to any situation as they called for it.

You punch and kick at the air and then mix them with elbow strikes, the elbows deliver much more force then the arms, so they are best used as finishing blows while punches are for feints and kicks for combos. After about 20 minutes you've practiced your moves to the point of sweating all over your training clothes. There are many other people in the gym, all working out and practicing as well probably also aspiring hunters, many of them you'll be fighting in the coming days, "Hey, long time no see" a voice calls out as you see a face you remember.

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"It's only been a day, Noell." you say, slightly surprised to see this sociopath again. When you met him last, Rea caught him in a lie which showed he held vital information about the killer, that same vital info came in handy while you were searching for the psychopath but this guy is pretty crazy in his own right, he went on and on about what it mean't to save others and how he didn't care for human life yet wants to save it whenever he can, even if it kills him, all because he's curious about what it's like to be a hero, he's full of contradictions and a bit of a snarky asshole.

You knew you would probably see him again but to think it would be this soon is a bit underwhelming but then again this ship isn't nearly large enough for two people to avoid one another for a long time, so not too surprising, after finishing that thought, you speak again, "So what brings you to this gym Noell?"
"Don't patronize me, i need to make sure i'm ready in case i get attacked or the exams have a combat test or something, what are you doing here?"
"No different then you, i don't suppose your talking to me because you want a quick chat between friends?"
"I really wish you wouldn't call us friends, even as a joke but you're right, i need a training partner."
"If we aren't friends, why ask me? There are plenty of other people in this gym who could knock you on your ass so i don't have to, why not ask them?"
"Your the only person i know here aside from Rea, besides i heard you defeated a serial killer armed with a blade with your bare hands, that's more then most people here can say."
"Yes, while you were staring broodily into the moonlight like an emo, i went out and actually did something about the problem. So I guess that means you acknowledge me as good fighter now?"
"No, it means i acknowledge you as a good target." as he says that he takes his shirt off, revealing a surprising well built body under all that moody sarcasm, he continues, "If i can beat you then that means i'm stronger then you and that murderer, i fee you'll make a great practice dummy." he moves on to your mat area and takes his stance, bring his arms up parallel to his temples and bring his legs out in a boxer's stance, a Muay-Thai stance.

You feel your anger well up inside you and your blood starts pumping, you speak, "Okay then, i'll take you on. I've been wanting to knock the snark out of you since you made fun of me on the deck." you take your own stance and ready yourself, "You keep calling me emo and moody but you're the one that's going to crying like a bitch when we're done." he taunts, "You're on!" you shout back.

>Roll 1d100 to show him who he's dealing with
>Best of three

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>1831572

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>1831572

Shit forgot the DC
>DC: 70

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>1831604

>>1831706
You can't roll twice anon and you still failed as well, seems no one else is going to roll anyway so that means.....
>Writing

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>1831706
>>1831598
>>1831583
Shamefur display.
Rolling for ready backtalk when this faggot inevitably kicks our ass

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>Rolled 67
>So close!

https://youtu.be/tDcWkHrrbkY


"First to surrender loses." you tell him as you bring your fists up, "Agreed." he says back, not losing his focus.You stand opposite to one another on the mats and stare each other down, you hate to admit it but this bastard has clearly been training well, his stance is impeccable. You decide to make the first move, you move in quickly and throw a boxing straight to make him bring his arms together for to block, then while he blocks you pull back and attempt to bring a brutal right kick to his exposed rib-cage, however his reflexes amaze you as he dodges back the second he saw you move your leg, you jump back and he moves forward, he gets right in your face and punches you at speeds you can barely see, you block and move it to the side as you attempt to cross-counter him, he dodges that punch at the very last second giving you no chance to counter as he brings his other fist under and hits you right in the ribs with an uppercut, you attempt to kick him in his exposed stomach, gritting your teeth through the pain, you kick out only for him to dodge back to his original spot, receiving no damage.

He's clearly way better then you'd thought he'd be, he's just as fast as you are and has great reflexes, you're the only one to take any damage so far, it's clear you can't let him take the advantage so you'll have to keep up the pressure to win, you dash forward and throw punches directly at his face, he dodges all of them as you expected, you swing under for a huge telegraphed uppercut, he dodges back again, just like you wanted.

When he dodges, he puts one leg in the air while hopping off the other one to jump just out of range of your attacks, while you swing under, you stop your punch and instead sweep your leg under and strike at his exposed leg, knocking him to the mats.

Perfect! you rush in, planning to mount him and hold him till he gives up, but as soon as he hits the floor he flattens his legs and then crosses them on yours, trapping you in a tight leg-lock, he then uses his leg strength to throw you down unto to the mats, he squeezes his legs to together, crushing your legs like a vice and causing extreme pain, you try and bare it but it feels like he might break your bones if you wait any longer, the pain becomes too much, "I give up...." you say with a strong sense of shame,
"What was that? i couldn't hear you."
"I Give up!" you shout, satisfied to hear you admit defeat he let's your legs go and gets up and looks down at you, "See? just as promised, you Cried like a bitch."

>>1831882
Kinda bullshit that we lose on one roll and yet we rolled three times against the killer. Just fyi,

>>1831890
This was just practice, not real combat, if it was a real battle then it would have lasted longer then one roll but this battle was just a one round brawl to see who had better fighting skills, in the future, things won't end so quickly, so don't worry anon.

>>1831899
You also need to work on showing skill disparities because right now it seems like he's Ging and we're a nobody.

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You get up from the mat, frustrated that if you were just a little faster you would have won, Noell speaks up while you look down to the floor, "Maybe now you'll take me seriously when I speak instead trash-talking me when we meet, you need to work on your dashes and feints, it's pretty obvious when you're trying to fake someone out." you hate to say it but he's right, "Where did you learn all your skills? you fight like a trained soldier."
"I learned from my dad,he was a former soldier, he drilled my combat skills into from an early age, I've been fighting grown men and trained soldiers since i was a child, so my reflex's are better then most people's, I honestly didn't see that sweep coming, if i hadn't reacted in that last moment, i would be the one on the floor.".

He grabs his towel from a nearby workout bench, "You're a lot stronger then i expected, i can see how you took down that serial killer, We're probably equal in skill, i just had the better reflexes, come at me again anytime, you make a pretty good workout partner." he walks out of the gym, surprisingly respectful after taking your ass to school,

He was a lot better then you had expected but fighting him has certainly made a lot more focused then before (+5 to all combat rolls for the next encounter). That entire workout took you exactly 30 minutes to complete, that means you only have half an hour before it's time to get off the flight.

What will you do now.....

>Information Collection
>Go talk find someone to talk to
>Head back to your room

>>1831911
How so? I feel like i made it pretty clear how he only had the advantage in reflexes which won him the battle. Maybe i should work on my fight scenes more?

That's it, this thread did not go well, i am going to restart this in the morning, to anyone who reads this thread, there will be a new thread where i am going to do this again when more people are awake and interested. But this Thread is dead, i repeat this Thread is dead.

Sorry for those who played earlier, i doubt you'll put up with my decision but i hope you'll join me as we try this again tomorrow.

>>1829980
>Steel knuckled Gloves and boots: Very Quick with Great striking power but weak against weapons with long reach and relies on the user's agility
>Ranger Bow: Extreme piercing power and high accuracy but High recoil and takes time to be notched.

>>1831949
>Information Collection

>>1832160
Qst is slow and it was late when you posted

>>1831949
>>Information Collection

>>1831949
>>Information Collection

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>>1832791
>>1832785
>>1832518
Well i'm awake now, I guess i can't just quit cause the quest is being a a little slow, give me 30 mins because
>Info Wars wins
>Writing

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You can't keep standing around feeling sorry for yourself, you have 30 minutes remaining before you head into the most dangerous street in the entirety of the Kukan'yu kingdom. Speaking of which, you don't know anything about the Kukan'yu kingdom. Hell, if it wasn't for the map you wouldn't even that Barry's street existed. No soldier marches into a war with enemies he doesn't even know, you'll have to do some proper research about your battlefield if you want to survive in it.

With that in mind you get out of the gym area and back to your room, you pull out your dufflebag from under your bed and retrieve your laptop from it, you turn it on and begin to browse the internet to dig up any info you can. Information gathering is typically a long process done over several days with lots of coffee breaks and long-hours of sorting real information from fake or irrelevant information, however you have condense a few days to 30 minutes, clearly you won't learn everything about the place but you only need the vital stuff.

It all depends on how you word it......

>Roll 1d100(+10) to get results
>DC:60

Rolled 57 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>1832853

Rolled 81 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>1832853

>>1832882
>>1832857

>Rolled 91
>The hunt begins

first you start with big stuff that doesn't require any source checking, you type "Well-known landmarks in the Kukan-yu Kingdom" into the search bar and sort through the first few results, you note all the major locations: the Numere wetlands, home to a many beautiful (And deadly) magical beasts, it's a protected habit owned by the hunter Association. Then we have Mt. Split-in-half, A huge mountain that has been Split into to two perfect halves where Spider Eagles are known to make their nest in between the huge rocks and attack anyone who gets near it and other such interesting places.

Those places were all used in the 287th Hunter Exam but this is 292nd exam, the exam changes each year, so these places aren't really relevant to you but they get you closer to what you really want.

You look up other notable places and you find two others, The Moonlight Forest and Mount Kill-a-ManoJaro, there are a few local reporters who have sighted large groups of people come in and out of these areas for the past few weeks, the Hunter Exam never announces where it's tests will be held until after the exam has begun, so usually there would be no way of knowing where you are going until you actually get there but your smarter then that. The groups going in and out of these areas can only be the Hunter Association preparing for the tests in secret, they can shut the mass media up but there's no licencing the little man.

With that, you look up info about the two locations as well as do some research about the "Blackwood" gang that rules over Barry's street.

You search up all the info you can about the Moonlight Forest, you find an article detailing a magical beast hunter's experience exploring the woods. he states that The Moonlight Forest spans about 40 arces or so of land with Trees that reach up to 70ft tall, because of the extremely tall trees, the forest appears to be in a perpetual state of nighttime as the Tree's are so thick they let little to no natural sunlight through, the area is lit-up mainly by firefly's, giving the area a very magical look to it.

The area is filled with a variety of magical beasts and dangerous fauna, including a special breed of firefly known as the "Kill o'wisp" which is known for hypnotizing people who look directly at them and leading them to pitfalls or other beast nests to be killed. Or there's the "Moonlady", a carnivorous plant creature that changes it's appearance to that of a beautiful lady to trick travelers into walking right into it's enormous jaws.

There are many other creatures as well that you make note of for your venture into the Moonlight Deathtrap (+5 to all rolls in the moonlight forest).

then you study up on Mount Kill-a-manojaro, a huge mountain towering at 3000+ft tall and is known to house many ferocious predators, the most well-known and feared of which is a magical beast know as the "Bigquatch" a bear-like beast, that stands on two legs and hunts near the top of the mountain, they are known to hunt in snowstorms where they knock out their prey by throwing balls of ice and snow at them and then taking back to their nest where they devour them.

This is some good nightmare fuel right here, you're happy you knew about this before you got stuck on death mountain without a snow suit but you really wish that the Hunter Exam would stop trying to kill you every chance it had....(+5 to all Kill-a-manjaro rolls)

And then finally you move on to the topic at hand, the "Blackwood" gang.

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The Blackwood gang is a group of drug-dealers that were created in the Kukan'yu kingdom three years ago and started doing business on the Infamous Barry's street. The gang quickly became the largest and strongest gang in the area due to there violent nature and lack of remorse, they drove or killed out every other gang in the area and dominated the drug trade in the span of a year in-which their number's started out small, 10 to 20 members, but it's numbers have grown to the 60+ members who all fight under the command of their leader, Esau Blackwood of whom the gang was named after.

Esau Blackwood is an old war veteran who deserted his army 10 years ago and started a gang with some of his old comrades who also deserted after hearing of the state of Barry's street, Seeing a prime opportunity to make some money, He began selling drugs all across the city, using Barry's street as his base and the Dolle region as his playground, he is extremely violent and will kill anyone who crosses him or tries to stop his operation. his gang has driven the local police into deserting the area out of fear for their lives. Proficient in all kinds of combat, he prefers to use a shotgun as his weapon of choice, a shotgun he smuggled into the city, considering the ownership of guns is highly illegal in the kukan'yu city, not even the police force is issued more then a small arms with blank rounds to knock out criminals in case of emergency, he has smuggled more weapons into the city which he has supplied to his gang members, however they only receive small arms like pistols in-order for Blackwood to remain dominant among his members, he continues to terrorize the the entire country with his brutality and lack of any mercy to the innocent and the guilty alike.

What an absolute nightmare this guy must be to police forces everywhere, an old war vet who controls a gang of armed men where the police force barely even have any good weapons to stop them thanks to their own laws, truly a "lawless" paradise for a criminal mastermind such as him, you hope you can avoid fighting this bastard altogether but he does not seem like the type of guy you can sneak past or reason with, but at least you've gathered all the information you can on him, every little bit helps (+5 rolls against the Blackwood gang).

Just as you begin thinking on ways to avoid your problems, your problems come right to you, as the intercom comes on and says the words you dreaded to hear the most.

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"We will be landing in 5 minutes, i repeat, 5 minutes till landing at Zaban airport, we ask that passengers get ready for landing by moving to the right wing of the Airship where we will let you off." the intercom explains the procedures behind gathering your things from the cargo hold however you already have everything you need right under your bed, so you grab your bag and move to the back o the airship.

You believe you spent your time as wisely as 60 minutes of time will allow, you didn't see Rea anywhere so you wonder what she was doing the whole time, she said she needed time to "prepare" her weapon but there's no way she spent an hour screwing around with some secret weapon right? you wonder this, as you and all the passengers gather into a large room at the right wing of the Airship, Airships are essentially cruise ships attached to air balloons, so to get out, you exit through a set of double doors in a large room called the "departure" room where you wait for the Airship to get into a steady position near the airport where you walk through a transit tunnel and into the airport. You notice Rea amidst the large crowd so you weave your way through the hefty group of people to get near to her, she looks at you and smile back her, she then looks ahead as the Airship steadies itself and tunnel attaches to the set of double doors, two members of the crew direct people to move one at a time to make sure they don't overload the tunnel. After a while you finally head into the airport.

Once inside Rea begins to speak, "If our theories were correct then the examiners should be nearby to explain the method of reaching the Hunter Exam site" shes going over the predictions you made based off of Jesper's hints. You and Rea walk outside to the 12:00 noon sky, bright and annoying, just like the duo who stand outside with microphones and speakers along with a bus with the Hunter Association symbol on it, you recognize those two, they were the "victims" of the murder on the Airship who handed you the maps after you completed the test, you didn't talk to them much but you know one thing about'em they love being showy and really loud.

The symbol acts as a clear signal to any hunter who exits the airport to stop and check this out anyone who wasn't entering the exam simply walked past the truck, only showing interest in the overly happy couple who stand next to one another, practicing poses while they wait for the other hunters to reach the truck.

Once all the normal passengers are gone and only those who wish to participate in the exam remain, the man on the left, Sheldon you think it was, speaks into the microphone.

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"Hello one and all, I sure hope you had a lovely flight and got lots of rest!" he says, his excitement amplified by the speakers in that truck. You would have had a goodnight's rest if these two didn't fake their deaths in the middle of the night and wake your ass up to solve their pseudo-murder mystery, he continues, "As you can see from the truck behind me, we are examiners of the Hunter Exam and of course hunters ourselves!I am the most dashing and clever blacklist hunter you will ever meet, Sheldon Carlton!" as he says as he does a dynamic pose while passing the mic to, "The Most beautiful and sharp musical hunter in the world, Ami Carlton!" she throws the mic in the air and both grab it with one hand and then shout, "AND WE"RE THE CARLTON TWINS!"

Ami then grabs the mic and speaks ,"Now that you know who we are and why we're here! let's find out who you are and why you're here! so we will choose a few people to tell us who they are and why they want to be a hunter!"

Oh those bastards, they're going to single people out and make them known to a bunch of people who want to defeat them at any cost, there's about 300 to 400 people standing out here, so whoever they pick will definitely become the target of everyone hostility and malicious intent, those in the front will have it the worst as they are guaranteed to be picked, you're lucky stayed back and hid in the third row. You feel bad for whatever unlucky bastard gets picked but it's their own fault for standing out too much.

The duo look around in a cartoon-ish fashion, holding their hands above there eyes and looking all over the huge crowd, you laugh a little at the thought of the faces of the guys in the front row, they must be shitting themselves up there, now you regret jumping out the airship so quickly huh? as the two finish looking around, you believe they pick someone but then Ami proceeds to climb on Sheldon's shoulders and they both look out and point at someone. Wait what? they kinda look like their pointing at you, but there's no way right? then Ami waves at you and blows a kiss in your direction.

Okay just act like you didn't see anything, they'll have to switch if you act like you didn't notice, "HEY BLONDIE! WE'RE ASKING YOU TO COME UP HERE!" she shouts in her loud voice, you feel your rage build as you shout back, "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING BLONDIE!"

.....Shit.

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You walk with your head down, you haven't even got the mic yet and you've embarrassed yourself in front of crowd this huge! there's no way you aren't a known face now. You walk over to where the duo are standing and turn around to look the crowd in the face. You raise your head as you are met with many faces looking at you with a mix of pity and held-back laughter, you look to Rea who was beside you in the third row in hopes she will be different and maybe she would give you a thumbs up or some kind encouragement, instead the second you look in her direction, she turns her head to pretend she's staring off at arriving and departing airships, thanks a lot Partner.

Sheldon and Ami move to your sides and begin to speak to you, Ami goes first, "Well Blondie! Now that you've stepped to the plate, what do you have to say to your fellow aspiring hunters?" she pushes the mic in your face to make you answer but you push it down and say, "Stop calling me Blondie! you already know my name, plus what the hell do you expect me to say? i can't come up with a speech right here." you say trying to find out the hell these two jokers are thinking,
"We can't act like we know you! we're just picking those who passed the optional test to say something cool and go back down, okay?" Sheldon says whispering in your ear,
"Okay then, but why did you single out me? i can't be the only one who passed the test, Rea was right beside me!"
"But you have to understand Derrick! me and my brother were moved by your words of conviction back during the test, you spoke so strongly we couldn't not bring you up as our first speaker, you're going to set the show! you spoke so confidently when Jesper asked you, what's so different here?" Ami says questioningly,
"There were 3 of you back then, there are 300 people now!" you respond angrily.
"Ah come on! that's only 297 more! That's nothing!" Sheldon says as if that really is no big deal, you feel more exasperated the longer you speak to these two, "This has to be a joke right?",
"Oh, it's no joke Derrick!" they both say in unison.
"We aren't just making fun of you, we really thought your words back then were special, that they mean't something! you mean what you said? right?" Sheldon asks you while looking you in the eye,
"Well of course but.....",
"Your not gonna tell us you can't say what you believe in just because the crowd's huge right? it could 2 people it be 2000 people but the words meaning don't change right? if so then speak!" Ami says excitedly while handing you the mic.

This is much more then just a public speaking issue, announcing your reasons why you want to become a hunter to crowd of other aspiring hunters who probably also have their own reasons feels like grandstanding and it attracts unnecessary attention.

But you're standing here now, with the hot sunlight as you're stage light and people are begging you for a show. it seems you have no choice but to tell....

>The Truth: You have nothing to hide, you'll just say the same thing you said to Jesper and get this over with,
>A lie: Just come up with a fake backstory that doesn't attract too much attention, you want to stay out of the limelight as long as possible.
>Make someone else do it: They can't single you out like this! you'll just point out someone else to say something so they have to deal with this!
>Say nothing and walk down: They can't force you to say anything you don't want to.

>>1834226
>>The Truth: You have nothing to hide, you'll just say the same thing you said to Jesper and get this over with,

>>1834226
>>The Truth: You have nothing to hide, you'll just say the same thing you said to Jesper and get this over with,

>>1834365
>>1834381
>The Truth will set you free

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You have absolutely nothing to hide from anyone, you can't worry about being well-known now, after that earlier outburst, everyone's going to know you as "Loud Blondie" or something, so you might as well save some face right?

You begin, "I'm going to spare you my life story and get straight to the point, I will become a hunter. not because i'm so poor i need a license or i'll die. Or because i'm so greedy i have get some cash or i won't be satisfied with my life. It's much more simple then that. I have some people i owe and i won't be able to re-pay them unless become a hunter and no, they're not debt collectors, they're family. It isn't even as simple as money, i made a promise to everyone i know i would return home successful and more importantly alive. I want to become a hunter to be proud of myself, that's it, that's my only wish, yet that means all of you, even friends, are standing in the way of my tiny, petty wish and that means i must get past all of you, even it means crushing your dreams as well but that does not make us enemies." you say with determination in your eyes, "I know each and every one of you have your own personal goals behind wanting to become hunters, some of them selfish, some of them selfless, we are all different in many ways but the one thing we share above all else is that we are doing this for a reason, your reason is your reason, my reason is my reason and because it's un-likely that they'll co-exist freely in the same space, it is inevitable that we will collide and only one of us will continue and i'm telling you this now, no matter how selfless or selfish the dream, i shall never give up on my dream for someone else's, and i expect the same out of you, we are not enemies, we are competitors and that means none of us can lose, cause i'm going to tell you this now." you look every last one of the 300+ people in-front of you in the eye, you can tell from looking at them, they all agree with everything you've said, so your proud to say, "I won't lose to any of you, that's a promise."

You make yet another promise to people you barely even know and you plan to keep it.

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I shall continue posting tomorrow, for now i will post the second epilogue, i wish all anons a goodnight's rest and an even better morning

>epilogue
>The night before

You and Rea are now at your fifth can of beer, you begin to feel a little sluggish but Rea is redder then a tomato in spring but even in her clearly weakening state, she continues to keep laser focus on your story, "So your mother was a prostitute and you were born in an impoverish Home." she says without a hint of sensitivity left in her, her tongue is loosening with every beer she drinks but you like that straight-forwardness, you hate it when your relationships become awkward just because the other starts pitying you.

"That's right, though at the time, i had no idea what sex was, i talked to some older men about it, and all they told me was it something that women hate to talk about but love when they get it good and that Mom was really good at and lots of people loved her for it, to me that made no sense but i thought it mean't that Mom loved her job so i never noticed the obvious signs."
"Obvious signs?"
"the Signs that she was falling apart." you crush the beer can in your hand with a mix of sadness and self-hatred, "And we were the ones breaking her"

I was twelve at the time, it had been two years after i saw Mom sleeping with that man in her room, so much stuff had happened in a span of a year i remember being blown away by it all.

First my two oldest brothers died in a drive-by shooting while they were coming home, seems that had gotten involved in some sort gang to help make more money but that ended up with the two of them dying before they could ever return to us. After that the rest of my older brother's went off the chain, one wanted revenge and killed the drive-by shooters only to be murdered in a warehouse by the same gang and the last older brother couldn't take the pressure of it all and ended overdosing on some new drug that was going around.

In one year, four of my brothers had died and then all of a sudden i was the oldest brother. It hurt to lose family but i could bare it, because Mom was there, as long as i could see her beautiful smile again i would be able to live through it all, at-least that's what i had hoped.

Because all the breadwinners of the family had died, our situation became more and more desperate by the day but Mom wouldn't let us die like the rest. She got two jobs in addition to her work as a prostitute and worked every second of everyday to keep all of her six remaining children happy and healthy, she would get next to no sleep and we couldn't help her, we were too young to earn anything, Mom would smile at as and tell us it was okay but the wrinkles and white hairs said otherwise.

I knew Mom was breaking but i wouldn't sit still and wait till she went over the edge and never came back.

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I decided i would do something but i had no way of helping, i wasn't old enough to work and begging on the street made no money, one day i had an idea, it was a dumb idea, especially after what had just happened with my brothers but desperation and bad decisions are like husband and wife, till death do them part.


I had been talking with a guy named Austin Yardley, he was the closet thing i had to a best friend, we didn't share many interests but we shared one thing in common, both our family situations were fucked and we had to do something about, Austin's dad was a college graduate and the breadwinner of the family, however he had a genetic disease that gave him early-age dementia at the age of thirty, he was basically senile from then and had to live in a hospital, his Mom couldn't work to save her life, so his older brother had to take charge of the house but he's an abusive piece of shit that beat Austin whenever he had a bad day at work and he had a lot of bad days.

It was another day that Austin had come to me covered head to toe in wounds, "Seems like Big bro had another bad day huh, Austin?" i said to him, "Yep, a lady that works in same place as him saw my wounds when i came to deliver his lunch, had to come up with some lie about how i got assaulted on the way home. He made to sure to smack me twice as hard so i won't make them so obvious next time."
"How do you put up with that shitbag?"
"He makes the money, i have no choice, i also make sure to spit in his food every-time I deliver it."
"Why do we have to put up with this shit, you with your bro, me with my Mom and the root cause of it all is money. Seems like life can't work without cash making up the difference."
"Don't blame money for life not going your way, sometimes things just can't work they way we want them to, so we have to make due with we have and build with what little stone we got." After that Austin would take out a cigarette and smoke it, he was only thirteen and already addicted. Austin was a real stoic, even in his shitty situation, he never shouted, complained or showed any strong emotion from any of it, a lot of people called him apathetic but Austin didn't give up on life, he was just strong enough not to cry about it not going his way.

I Admired Austin just as much as my Mom, they were two of a kind, they did what they had to no matter how painful for the sake of others, they were a rare breed of person that lived the way they wanted to despite life never working the way they wanted and I admired them so much for it, because of that admiration i wasn't afraid to tell him my idea, no matter how crazy it sounded, Austin would never ridicule me or attack me for it.


"So Austin, i have an idea. one that could make us good money." i started, "Oh this should be good, you are the smartest kid on the block. What have you got" he responds, eager to hear what i had to say, "You know how there are so many gangs around where we live? well all of them make decent money, unstopped since the police are being paid off by them, that means they do whatever they want without anyone stopping them, so they go all crazy and hurt a bunch of people."
"Yeah, the Mafia community runs Yorknew, so the police are more for show then anything else. Rotten bastards, what about'em?"
"Well I was thinking maybe we could stop them and make a little money while we're at it"
"huh? Wait are you saying you want to steal from the Mafia?"
"I know it sounds crazy but no one else is going to be able to stop them, we don't have to fight them, the Mafia around here are small but rich, if we could just steal from them, then i'm sure we wouldn't have to worry about money anymore and we may even be able to help other people while we're at it! it will just be you and me at first but i know plenty of people will join if we just get away with it, just once will be enough!" you say desperately protecting your idea, stealing from the Mafia in a city owned by them was by far the craziest thing anyone could do here but I had no other way of supporting Mom, "......" Austin stared at me for a moment dumbfounded before smiling a grin so toothy he bites into his cigarette, he looked me straight in the eye and said, "What if i told you such a group already existed?" that was the first time i had ever seen Austin smile, "Do you know what Carpe-diem means?" he stretched his hand out, inviting me to take it, his smile disturbed and excited me, with a mix of conflicting emotion I grabbed that hand and said, "No, but i can learn."

End of Epilogue 2

What time for tomorrow?

>>1835280
Just a word of advice, but try and write a little less, and format so that there is a clear break between speakers and paragraphs.

I understand that you have enthusiasm, but the walls of text make it difficult for the flow to the preserved.

>>1835385
I know, it's a big problem of mine but I need to improve my ability to get a point across while using less words, and i have been trying to find the right spacing but it's hard with 4chan's text box.

Thanks for the criticism also
>>1835379
Should be a little early in the morning, about 10:00am EST, hope to see all of you there.

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And i'm back, time to get back on the long trail my fellow hunters!

As you finish speaking you hand the mic back to the duo and head back into the crowd, the large group of people part to let you back where you were standing before.

You can feel many different kinds of gazes at your back as you move back to the third row, some of respect, some of kindness, some of pity. But one gaze really catches your attention, a gaze so intense it feels like yourself physically stop for a second and look a little to examine it, you don't turn your head enough for anyone far away to notice but somehow he still did.

Standing in the second row, at least a 30-person difference between the two of you and he stills stares as if he's right next to you.

Your eyes meet for a second and you swear you that you saw something that look even remotely human but then he immediately returns to looking normal and smiling at you.

It's hard to see from this distance but he has red hair and a full body overcoat, must be about 6'1", it's hard to tell his body type with that overcoat but he looks quite thin.

More importantly, What the hell was that? He looks normal now but before he seemed more like a a monster. No. abomination would be a better word, a beast wearing human skin, your instincts naturally told you to stop moving for a second but you press forward, a little more horrified that you may have to fight him and people like him.

The worst part is that you're pretty sure this isn't even the first time he's stared at you.

As you take your position back in the third row, Rea looks towards you and speaks, "Well done, i wish we could have avoided the unnecessary attention but you would have been in a target on people's radars no matter what you did, ironically, that speech you gave seemed to dissuade a lot of the more people from attacking you then it inspired."
"I'm glad my impromptu rambling impressed you but i didn't intend for any of that to happen, i was only speaking the truth."
"People tend to forget the truth that other people have lives and people waiting for them just like themselves, it's a lot harder to attack or kill someone you know has family or friends waiting for them, people are a lot kinder then they look, most normal people hate hurting other people."
"You might be right. But people will always do things they hate to help themselves and those they care about, so don't count on my speech changing anything. besides...." you look over to the red-headed man from earlier, "Who said everyone here was normal?"
"Who is that?" Rea asks as she follows your eyes,
"I have no idea but from the moment i stepped out of the crowd and maybe even before that. He's been watching me and i don't think he's just enamored by my dashing good looks."
"Got it, I'll be wary of him from now on."

You nod at her statement, not wanting drag the conversation on any longer. You look over to the strange man one more time and wonder why he's so focused on you, as you think that, he smiles as if noticing your worry without even looking at you, you turn your head away from him.
A drop of sweat flows down your cheek, Just being "Wary of him" might not be enough, Rea........

>>1836784
Waiting eagerly

After a few more unlucky bastards got pulled up by the Carlton Twins, none of which made a very strong impression. They finally decide it's time to continue with the exam itself.

Sheldon speaks, "Well it's no doubt we have quite the line-up of recruits here! So filled vigor and determination! However becoming a hunter takes more then perseverance, you need the will and endurance to fight tooth and nail to survive. I see around 321 of you in this crowd! i'm sorry, but if i'm being honest i would bet only 20 or less of you will actually pass and even fewer will walk out alive."

that causes some of the crowd to stir, you're not even phased, after that mess with the serial killer, you already knew the nature of the hunter Exam. Those who didn't react to that statement probably also passed the test or just don't value their lives enough to worry about losing it.

Ami picks up where Sheldon left off, "Now if you're ready to take on the risks, then please head to the Moonlight Forest! It is a mystical area filled with creatures as beautiful as they are deadly, only those with good planning skills or well-trained survival instinct will make through, your task is to find a train that will take you to the Hunter Exam site. To reach the area head north-east towards the countryside, you'll know the area when you see trees as tall as skyscrapers, trust me they're hard to miss! Any questions?".

Immediately at 10 hands rise and Ami picks one of the lot, a rather stout and bulky man asks, "I'm new to this area, how am i supposed to know where the Moonlight forest is?", Ami answers, "The first real test of the Hunter Exam is reaching the exam itself! that means that you will just have find it through hunting for the location or just getting a lucky guess."

"That gives an un-fair advantage to locals of the area doesn't it? can't you at-least give us a hint?"

"Any good student knows that even if the teacher doesn't tell you to, you still study! the test site is in Kukan'yu , so you should have studied the entire area beforehand! for hunters, research ability is just as valuable as combat skill!", the muscular man seems satisfied with that response and goes quiet, Rea already predicted all of this but it's kinda scary how on the mark she was.....

You already did the necessary research to know which way to go but even then you should ask a question.....

>Where is the Train?: This is the first you've heard of this train, you're going to need some clarification on that part.
>Are their any rules in this exam?: People seem to allowed to do whatever they want, you wonder if they have any rule system at all.
>How many tests are there?: They just throw one thing right after the other, maybe knowing when it will end will keep you going?
>Nah, no question
>(insert question)

>>1837016
>>Where is the Train?: This is the first you've heard of this train, you're going to need some clarification on that part.

>>1837016
>>Where is the Train?: This is the first you've heard of this train, you're going to need some clarification on that part.

>>1837110
>>1837299
Sorry, stepped out for a moment
>Do you like Trains?
>writing

You doubt they'll give you a straight answer but might as well ask.
You raise your hand and wait for them to notice, Sheldon points at you and then you ask, "Where is the Train? i did my research and as far as i saw there were no tracks running through the Moonlight forest." Sheldon answers, "It wouldn't be much of a test if we just told you! But since i like you so much i'll give you a hint in the form of a riddle!" he begins to wave his arms in a cartoonish fashion and says in a dramatic voice

"Where Moonlight meets dawn and Stars meet Land, there you will meet your greatest friends and they will guide to the light of a Shining star."

What the hell does that mean? that just sounds like something he came up with on the spot but at-least he gave you something, it's a stupid riddle but it can come in handy while you look through the giant woods, it gives you some idea of what you're dealing with.
(New info gained: Sheldon's Riddle)

Well they're still taking questions.....

>Rules
>Number of tests
>(Insert question)
>No more questions

>>1837895
>>Rules

>>1837895
>>Rules

>>1837903
>>1837939

>DA RULES

The Hunter Exam is has an extreme amount of safety hazards, examiners will pit you against murderous psychopaths and send you head first into magical beast nests and say it's your own fault for not being strong enough to survive.

You're used to this kind of treatment but what is and isn't allowed here?

"Another question, What kind of rules do they have for the Hunter Exam? neither the registration form nor the Hunter association homepage give any specific rules for this exam."

Ami answers this one, "That's cuz there are none, silly! In the world of hunters, where strength and intelligence are the only authorities, rules are nothing more then a hindrance that hold back a competitor's creativity and abilities. Sure their are rules when you actually become a hunter. But for the most part hunters do whatever the hell they want as long as they still protect the peace and do their jobs. So to be stay true to reality, there are no rules in this exam! not unless the examiners set any specific ones for the test."

"So we're allowed to do whatever we want, even kill other competitors?"

"It's highly discouraged!"

but still allowed right? Jeez. just what the hell did you agree too? you don't have enough lives for this shit........

But pushing the extreme likely-hood of death aside for now, you can ask one more question...

>Number of tests
>(Insert question)
>Time to go

>>1838534
>>Time to go

>>1838534
>>Time to go

>>1838580
>>1838645

>Time to get to work
>Writing

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You stop asking questions and wait for this gathering to end.

A few more questions are asked, but all were either given a "I Can't answer that!" or some kind of witty remark followed by a pose.

Eventually people figure out that they can't drag anything else out of them and just gave up on getting a straight answer.

The Carlton twins wait a minute to ensure their are no more questions and then Sheldon begins, "It seems there are no more questions! Now we will give you our parting message! As you know, the test begins roughly 6:00pm today, it is currently 12:30pm, that means you have 6 whole hours to reach the train and those who fail to are rejected from the Hunter Exam and will have to try again next year!" you can swear you heard him whisper, "If they make it out alive..."

Then once again, both twins pose and grab the mic and say, "LET THE HUNT BEGIN!!", after that they hop in the their truck and drive away.

Everyone starts heading north-east to find the Moonlight forest, you get moving too but as soon as you exit the airport you dodge into a nearby alley and wait 5 minutes to ensure you aren't followed.

After that you walk out into the street and walk off to the side where Rea naturally walks next to you and begins to speak, "Did you see that Red-haired person anywhere?" she asks without looking at you.

"Nope, he went in the complete opposite direction then us, didn't even look at me as i left the airport. I'm pretty sure he ain't following us. What about you."

"Unlike you, I've kept my head low and made sure no noticed my presence."

"You're just so boring no wanted to stare at you, when you're as awesome as me, gathering a few fans is inevitable, no how hard I try to hide, my shining radiance grabs attention."

"I ask that you don't joke around too much, we have 6 hours, reaching Barry's street by foot will take 2 hours and who knows how long it will take for us to get past the thugs that infest that place."

"Can't we just take a taxi?"

"Not unless you want to be tracked, if anyone sees us in a taxi, they will follow us without us being able to do anything to stop or avoid them. So stop messing around and let's get moving."

"Yes Mom."

"And no back sass"

Oh this little......

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You walk on for the next hour making sure you aren't tailed while you take the quickest route to Barry's street. Dashing there would only take you an hour, but two people running through open air markets and narrow streets aren't hard to miss, so you walk through back-alleys and take shortcuts, while walking quick enough to give anyone watching the idea that you're going somewhere but you have no idea where you're going, that should dissuade anyone from watching you.

This long walk also gives you a chance to admire Zaban city's lively markets and small buildings. You come from the big city, so seeing the tallest building around being a 3-story tall office building is something to behold.

It's clear that everyone here lives a quiet and honest lives, just trying to make something of themselves or feed their families. There's a market filled with loving mothers and eager salesmen around every corner. It's actually kinda comforting to see such an honest town after leaving the criminal-infested, garbage dump you call home.

But you aren't here for the sights, you're to do make something of your life, not watch other people do stuff with theirs. You press forward and try not to get swept up by the huge crowds and lose Rea. Two hours flash by in an instant and before you know it, all the quaint and nice streets are replaced by graffiti-covered walls and clearly abandoned buildings that should've been destroyed yet still linger like a cancer on the city's streets.

You can tell, you've entered it. This is the Lawless zone. Barry's street.

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Barry's street is a large area that's actually comprised of three streets about, it was originally a business district, but gang after gang started forming and living in the abandoned buildings around the area and at some point the gangs had completely overtaken the area.

in a stroke of pure irony, the Saint that the named was after, Shaun Barry, had this district named after him for clearing this area of all criminal activity and restoring order to the once lawless city. You can even see his statue at it's center, however now it was covered in graffiti on his body and piss at his feet. Oh history how repeats itself.

But the history of this street is not your concern, you know this area to be famous for ambushing anyone who enters it, however the way to Moonlight forest is right down the main street where the least amount of cover is.

So now you're given a choice....

>Stealth: You can try your best to sneak pass anyone you see and just get through this place without wasting too much time
>Walk in: You won't be able to hide from these scum, might as well make your presence known so they can't jump you while you're unaware.

>>1839032
>Walk in: You won't be able to hide from these scum, might as well make your presence known so they can't jump you while you're unaware.

>>1839032
>>Stealth: You can try your best to sneak pass anyone you see and just get through this place without wasting too much time

>>1839032
>Stealth: You can try your best to sneak pass anyone you see and just get through this place without wasting too much time

>>1839044
I second this

>>1839032
>>Walk in: You won't be able to hide from these scum, might as well make your presence known so they can't jump you while you're unaware.

Hey God o'Rock, really loving the quest so far. I just started a few hours ago from the archive and I have a few notes if you don't mind. In thread 2 you took constructive criticism well so I thought I'd try to help out.

When writing, try to make each character's words be their own line. It makes it easier to keep track of when somebody new is talking.

Also maybe add some "he said" 's to your text and add more descriptions. It can feel monotonous reading something like:

Before:
"What are you doing here?" "I'm going to become a hunter." "Me too!:

After:
You turned the corner and nearly ran head first into that mysterious man from before.

"What are you doing here?" The man asked.

Dusting yourself off you meet his eyes.
"I'm going to become a Hunter"

"Me too!" The man replies, as he removes his hand from his pockets in the form of a friendly hand shake.

Finally, it looks like you're having difficulty knowing which "their, there they're" and "you're your" to use.

I suggest writing your updates in a word editor and then pasting them in the message box.

You'll be able to Grammar and Spell check your updates as well as format the paragraphs.

Looking forward to the rest of the Quest! Please keep it going!

>>1839068
>>1839044
>>1839068
>>1839177
>>1839508
>Walk right through
>>1839560
I'll do exactly that anon, i have work to do so i don't know when i'll be able to update, so i'll be sure to deliver whenever i get back.

Oh kill me with a rusty spoon and dump me in the Hudson river. Some persona business has come up. i probably won't be able to post till next weekend.

So it's a bit sudden but this will to be continued. I'll probably have to make a whole new thread and link it when i'm done prepping so look to that.

>>1839713
Thanks for running rock. Hope you can take care of your business.

>>1839713
Keep up the good work, ignore most of the salt