Hunt until you're hunted

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3 years ago
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[WP] "Hunt monsters long enough, young man, and you start to become something like them." The old hunter said. You thought he was being figurative, until the day you started growing spines.


Finally! it was graduation day at the academy. After years of training and lectures, the students of the 397th batch under the demon hunting corps will receive their badges and soon, will be assigned to their respective units where they will finally be allowed to put their training to use.

Sgt. George Wright, The top student of the batch. the one who managed to snag all the honors of said batch and was rumored to be well on his way to the front lines under the recommendation of the Academy head. There was however, one problem the people of his batch were weary of and that was his incredibly short temper. Brilliant as he may be with his wits and his quick decision making, the man was not someone anybody would make an enemy of if they wanted to remain uninjured until they left the academy.

The commencement ceremony ended and each soldier was introduced to their respective units and commanding officers. The merriments were to wait til all was settled.

George walked up to his new unit, the look they all had were ones of pure madness. He was certain that they would definitely be amusing company. His grin seemed to grow wider, the more he imagines of whatever happened on the frontlines but he restrained himself. The Unit leader came into view and he stood firm for a salute. One which was returned immediately by the elder

"Son, Are you sure you want to be taking this track?" The man's tone was serious, as if it was a life and death matter. It probably was but George wasn't one to shy away from danger.

"Sir, yes Sir! I plan to do everything I can only the front lines, even at the cost of my own life"

A soft sigh escaped him and he couldn't understand if something was wrong with the kid or if George was just plain stupid. "We're hunting monsters here, kid. Demons. Hunt them long enough and you become something like them"

At those times, George just kept thinking that it was a sort of warning about the loss of sanity, the kind the people in his company seemed to already have developed but he shrugged it off and followed the company as they retreated back to their respective base. They had no time for merriments of any sorts for the next day, he was to go with them for his first mission.

0600, November 2X, 18XX

At 0600, the company was already assembled and as soon as they assembled, they began their ascent up the mountains to deliver supplies the base had requested. More like they were bodyguards for the supply vehicles yet it didn't matter, the road up their base was a perilous one. The kind that never seemed to run out of demons no matter what the hunting corps did. Halfway up the ascent, the forest grew darker. It seemed more ominous to anyone yet they proceeded anyways. The next thing they knew, a black figure had came down from above with a loud thud. The impact strong enough to make such a large impact that the ground shook with its landing. The creature emitted such a powerful screech and as George stood, shocked with his first encounter with the monsters he's only heard about, his platoon was already on the move with their swords and rifles. Now he understood what it meant to be a member of their platoon. It was for the bravest of the bravest or possibly the stupid ones. he was neither and was ready to fight.

With a deep breath, he took up his sword and charged at the beast, successfully landing a few deep slashes on its torso and legs. The kind deep enough to immobilize it. of course the finishing blow was made their unit leader.

"From here on out son, there will be more where that came from. Best get yourself ready and keep your sword ready at all times"

And it was true. The entire trip, George barely got a chance to breath as one monster came after the other. There was one thing he noticed from the creatures, however. They all had bands around some parts of their bodies. At first he had shrugged it off with the though that it might be the soldiers it had consumed but years later, His thinking had changed.

It had since been 5 years since he had joined his platoon, they lost some and they gained some new members. Yet the few that had managed to stay by his side had much more crazed looks and he was now one of them. one look at him now and one would be sure that they were well on their way to a mental institution or so the newbies said. He just shrugged it off.

As he was retiring to his room, he felt his back start to sting and his clothes slowly ripping. He rushed to his quarters and immediately shut the door. He turned to the mirror, frantically ripping his clothes off.

Spikes! Spikes were growing and so did scales. His hands.. What was happening to him was one he could never understand. He let out a blood curdling scream and the next thing he knew, a scaly hand had covered his mouth and it spoke in a voice that he grew accustomed to hearing for the past 5 years

"C-captain?"

"I told you, didn't I? Kill enough of them and you become one" He gazed back at the reflection in the mirror and slowly, he saw how his features had been replaced with that of the creatures they had been killing for years. Now he understood why the forests never run out of creatures.

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I actually imagined scenes on attack on titan while reading, but the twist is great❀

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3 years ago

Because my roommate and i was watching while i typed. It was huge inspiration πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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3 years ago

How did it happen that he became one of them, he is bitten by those beast? And his thinking is still you know, intact he can very well think ng malinaw. In control pa sya ganorn, unlike sa mga beast na na encounter nila na parang walang sariling pag iisip, maybe they are being controlled by someone, kasi may mga band sila πŸ€”. Sana may kasunod pa 😐, kaso maganda naman na ang 3nding, bitin langs hihi

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3 years ago

I've been thinking that being a monster is based on the toxins absorbed from the monster blood kasi any liquid that goes on skin, gets absorbed by the skin so since he's on the frontlines of the killings, he'd be the most prone to turning into them

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3 years ago

"Hunt until you're hunted" As soon as I read the title, I knew I was going to like the story. Good article.

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3 years ago

Ihave more on my list since apparently we'll be creating a bloodfest for december as a form of amusement

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3 years ago

Oh how bad.... Nabitin ako.. Make a continuation for this. How they break the curse... 😁

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3 years ago

No series muna ;;-;; the struggle of typing from phone is real and i can't type fast enough to make a series plus i like the open ending here din

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3 years ago

That was cool.. Kill a monster and you'll become like them.. I really like your stories lately

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3 years ago

Stress makes my stories more appealing, apparently πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ well i guess i should stress myself out more

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3 years ago

Haha..bka nmn gumawa ka ulit ng erotic jan 🀣🀣

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3 years ago

. . . It was in my drafts πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ how'd u know

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3 years ago

🀣🀣🀣 kc stress ka eh. 🀣🀣

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3 years ago

Frustrated is pretty far from stressed though but who knows, i might actually go on with that prompt when i need to

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3 years ago

Many will enjoy for sure πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ€£

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3 years ago

Let's see where my state of mind is for today because I'm too sad for anything

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3 years ago

That's why you dont mess with beasts. Omg if this happens then I will become a cockroach πŸ˜‚

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3 years ago

I'd probably become part ant because of all the ant I've been killing πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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3 years ago

Um, instructive. He actually became one of them

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3 years ago

I'm not sure id this is instructive at all but he did. And in a literal sense too

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3 years ago

He's one of them already , you would make a good story line writer with all your writing.

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3 years ago

I planned to work on a short book series over the holiday breaks though πŸ˜‚ kinda wanna try publishing real paperbacks

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3 years ago

Your imagination takes big leaps lately. Now you are a great hunter ... will you become one of them?

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3 years ago

I'd actually love to go become a beast myself but it's not possible here ;;-;; but i think stress is making me gain blood lust in my writings πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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3 years ago

It is good therapy. Let your imagination fly. Hunt all the monsters you want and then let it drain all your fury against work.

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3 years ago

I'm trying to :"" but i guess i have too much blood lust and frustrations these days that my mind wanders to darker sides of the world

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3 years ago

They are stages, you will also overcome them. Meanwhile, take advantage of the criminal vein and polish it up. As you always do in your stories. My criminal streak is off. I have seen too much Christmas this week and I only see little birds flying. Hahaha.

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3 years ago

I don't feel christmas this year. Probably because my family is being mean to me recently but i guess it comes with gaining work and all

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3 years ago

I hope that at the end of 2020 all these dire energies that we have maintained all year will also go away. Differences always occur in families, but they will always be "the family, our family" for us. And everything passes and everything is forgiven with the love that prevails in a family. I have not had Christmas for many years. My whole family is scattered. I think it is a matter of adapting to new situations.

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3 years ago

I dont know exactly what to answer on this.I think we have to live as best as we knew.Not hunt what is no need because everything come back to you one day.

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3 years ago

You don't understand military rulings then. Top priority is always to follow chains of commands regardless of morals

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3 years ago

And the mental institution was actually a factory to keep humanity from going extinct, controlling the forest and keeping it filled with the mutations of the virus; keeping the human population at bay in its apocalyptic setting.

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3 years ago

I wouldn't really go with an apocalyptic set up but that's a new idea i should try out one of these days ^

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3 years ago

yay.. another good read, pero bitin balet.. ano na kya nangyari ky cap'n, hunted na din..?

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3 years ago

Yes, and he just stayed in the base to look for someone else to drag with him. Someone who's killed as many soldiers as he has

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3 years ago

good job bro...keep it up

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3 years ago

This is such a painful cycle of events....

But the read was damn good❀️❀️

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3 years ago

now we know what happens when you keep doing the same thing, you might become it ;;-;;

hehehehe thank youuu

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