For the past 13 years, life had been fun for Jason, with friends and family being around.
But what made Jason who he was, was being a hunter. He loved the duties and responsibility it came with. It gave him a purpose in life. Being a protector of the town, he loved every bit of it. But few people knew about him being a hunter. Their lives were secret in the society
Since he was five years, he had known there were supernatural beings out there. They were responsible for ensuring innocent people didn't get hurt.
His training days always start with his dad Mr. Jayer Mackenzie and his night training with his mom, Miriam Mackenzie. His mom was versed in magic. She was a witch and a healer. Jason took some of the abilities from her.
For as long as he could remember, his days and nights were always training or hunting and school, of course. School is a different matter. He was a different person as well. Innocent, quiet, and weak.
In a training field, two men were battling. They wore black tactical military suits and boots with long monkey king sticks. One was an older man while the other was a younger man. The older man was throwing in stick strikes on either side of the younger man while he ducked and defended. It was intense, with both breathing heavily and sweating. It seemed they had been at it for hours.
"With this speed, you are going. You will die before you even ducked," Jayer shouted to his son. In training, there was never a son-father relation. It was a trainer and a trainee, "Being a hunter is a matter of life and death. You may go hunting it down and get hunted instead. What would you do when you are cornered? You have to be fast, tactical, creative, and always a step ahead of them," he continued throwing in another strike on his thigh, striking him.
Grunting in pain and frustration, Jason greeted his teeth," I had a bad day at school. It's infuriating," he said, pointing the stink up and striking it back down, leaning on it slightly.
"Still the basketball guys?" Jayer asked. He had known Jason and his friends were experiencing bullying. He tried to intervene, but Jason didn't want him to.
"Yes. But I can't hold it anymore. One of these days, I will put them in their place. I don't give a damn if their family are the top figure in town."
"That's my boy. Give them a beating. If there is trouble, ill handle it for you" Jayer parted his son on the should before giving him a hard strike. Jason didn't see that coming, but he defended and stroked back. The talk did the unblocking. He fought like his usual self.
At that moment, a call came through the radio call
"Code red. Code red. A werewolf has been spotted in the forbidden forest. A girl was found dead in the woods. We are enclosing on him. Requesting back up" The radio sounded
"Copy. We are on our way," Jayer responded, running back to their car. Jason was behind and hopped into the car before it drove.
They pulled into their driveway and jumped out.
Mr. Jayer ran inside and into the basement. His wife was working on an enchantment on weapons.
"Honey, we got to go. Code red in the forbidden forest." Miriam nodded, running to their room, her long black silk hair dancing in the air. She was a charming woman with a graceful body. She looked around 25, but she was way older than a hundred.
Don't ask me how. I don't know either. She is just a hundred. Probably, she will tell us about it.
She came out in a black tactical military outfit and a katana in her hand. She looked cool. Jason and the dad came out in jungle military boots, black military pants, and green jungle t-shirts. One could mistake them for army personnel. Miriam drove this time.
When it came to driving, she was the best. Soon they left their car at the edge of the forest and ventured in without reservation. It seemed they had done it for years. Their familiarity with each other and the environment spoke a lot. Being a great tracker, Jayer could locate the other, but it was too late. They were all dead and tone to halves. Some were even shredded to pieces.
"Look at their vitals," Miriam said, stepping on the dry rustling leaves and squatting down to check on one of them. He was dead
She heard a grunting somewhere else.
Being in a huge dark forest full of wild animals and strange creatures. She had to be careful. She walked on the grass and dry leaves, slowly making as low a noise as possible. She went behind a thick thicket before her. She could feel danger coming her way. She knew when she was in danger and when life was near her.
She could feel a life behind the thicket and, at the same time, danger lingering near. She mumbled something softly to the others with a hearing gadget in her ear. Jason and Jayer turned to Miriam. They pointed their guns in different directions taking cover for each other.
A step after the other, they walked to Miriam, full alerted
Miriam went round the thicket and stroked her Katana in defense in case she was attacked. To her surprise, a small kid was whimpering, hiding. She looked terrified. Who would not be terrified at that age when faced with a wolf? She looked at her and turned to her husband and son, nodding.
"Hey, honey. We are here. You are safe now." She said, placing her Katana back in its sheath. She squatted down and patted her small head. She smiled at the small girl offering her hand to her. The little girl seemed to be around ten years. Her clothes were wet and bloody.
Miriam looked over her body but didn't see any wounds. She thought maybe she had fallen on one of the bloody bodies they found.
The girl took her hand in hesitation, standing on her feet. Miriam seemed to have seen a smirk on the girl's face. Before she could do anything, it was too late.
The little girl changed into a big slender green creature with many little sharp teeth. It hissed and jumped at her. She was shocked but released an invisible wall. The creature hissed and changed its target to Jason. He jumped up in the air and sprayed a white powder on the creature before dropping to the ground and shooting its head.He was breathing heavily by the time he squatted on one knee. Miriam was on the ground from the force. Her heart was still beating fast. She had been a hunter for more than 20 years, but that scary little creature almost ripped her apart."What's that?" Jason asked, squatting at the headless green creature"Its Greeture" Jayer took a long stick from the ground and pushed its head aside."What's that? Never heard of it" Jason looked at the disgusting teeth"You have a lot to learn. I believe this is the 10th different creature you have met so far. Better have a clear record of them and how they can be killed"Yes, sir," Jason replied jokingly. Miriam got
"Who do we have here?" Mike said to his group as he walked over. Jason jumped out and tried to take his clothes. But it was too late. The others were running to him. He looked over at the woods, and a thought came to him. Maybe that was a perfect opportunity to teach them a lesson. There was no one around.He ran to the woods to save his 'ass.'"Hey, Mackenzie. We just want to have fun. Why so serious." One of the boys called behind him as they ran after him"Get him. It would be fun to tie him to a post near the school naked or take pictures of them," Mike said, running after him as well."What about the other idiot?" another asked."Let him. He is already naked. Take his clothes with you and leave them in the woods." Mike said, thinking for a sec."You are evil," Jersey said, laughing aloud."Yeah. That's why you follow me." Mike replied as a matter of fact. Some team members are close to him because they are afraid he will bully them instead. They prefer to be his underdog over ano
Inside a mansion, a family was gathered at a table having a meal together. Jason walked in from the front door and ran directly to his room. His mum and dad called him back, but he didn't answer and ran straight upstairs. He locked the door behind him and ran to the mirror to look at the wound on his left shoulder. He opened a medicine cabinet in the bathroom, took out bandages, disinfectants, wool, and towels, and cleaned the wound. He then pointed the finger at the wound, but it didn't heal.He then took a quick shower before calling Max to confirm he arrived home safe and sound."I was scared. What happened? They talked about you going into the forbidden area when I saw them return. Are you okay?" Max was worried as he tried to inquire about everything"I am okay. I will tell you everything tomorrow. Did you get our stuff back?" Jason was worried about his homework"Yes. Luckily they dropped it nearby.""Okay. I will pick it up very early in the morning before going to school.""Ok
"Man. What's up? I have been talking to you. Where is your mind?""What" Jason came to his senses, but he didn't hear a thing Max said"What's wrong? You blanked out," Max inquired. It was not normal"I just saw a beauty and could not keep my cool," Jason answered honesty remembering that beautiful face with fluttering long black hair"Whoa. Where is she?" Max turned, trying to look in different directions," where is she" he asked after looking for a while. Jason was walking ahead, leaving Max behind"She is gone," he answered, smiling"You"The two talked about going to school, talking in detail about what happened a week ago and if it could be something dangerous. They planned to go for a checkup at the hospital later after class. The wound was healed. Just a bit of it left—a wet scar.Jason was listening to the lecturer in class, but he looked uncomfortable. He could hear sounds coming from different directions in school. He could listen to lectures in different rooms, others fight
"That's hard to answer. We first need to find whoever did it and ask them how to reverse it.""That's going to be hard considering hunter bosses are coming to town, putting me in danger. Also, I didn't think whoever did this would care enough to come to look for me in fear of my life. It seems like we have to find a different solution to this.""Wait. What did you just say? There are ancient hunters in town?" Max seemed in thought, "No wonder your dad has all those gun collections in the basement with different weird liquids," he said, thinking of the day they sneaked at the basement and found the armory. Yeah, it looked like a whole army armory."Dad is a ranger and needs those weapons for animal attacks. And we help sometimes." Jason smiled for a bit. He trusted Max with his secrets, but sometimes it's good to have something to yourself. Besides, his dad was working with the government as a ranger.That would make sense to anyone. They didn't talk much on their way home, with so man
"It has been years, but it seems they are back. The number of people dying around is alarming. It's time to get rid of them for the safety of people." He took a bike of a chicken wing before dropping the rest on the plate and wiping his mouth. Frank looked at them and asked something weird."How is your son. Has he been injured lately?" he seemed to be insinuating something. Both Jayer and Miriam looked at each other and shook their head in confusion."He has been home early, and all the time, he was fine." Mr. Jayer Mackenzie answered, looking surprised and worried at the same time. Is there something we should be worried about" he asked again afterward? He knew his son came home the previous night smelling of blood, but the tricky man had something up his sleeves."Ohh, nothing. It's just that there was a fight between an animal and a man in the wood, which seemed to happen last week. The only people around that area seemed to be your son, his friends, and some few fellows from scho
"I never asked for this. I am supposed to be a hunter, but now, I am a wolf-hunter living with hunters, and we are required to hunt the wolves down. What will happen when they find out about me?" Jason could not help but ask about it. It had been playing around in his mind the entire day."Okay. I will be training you from tonight in the woods. We have to be careful not to be caught, but you need training as soon as possible. That's the only way you could survive and also know how to escape the ancient hunters." Damian said before jumping out the other window"Hey, wait" Before he could finish whatever he was saying, his dad and mum opened the door."Who were you talking to?" Jayer asked, looking around the room. Miriam sniffed the room and looked at his son knowingly. It seemed she perceived something and didn't want to believe it."Honey. Are you alight?" Miriam asked her son and hugged him." Ohh, dear, I know what you are going through. Don't worry. We are here for you." Mrs. Macke
"I think you are ready, but you have to come to me earlier during the full moon. We need to find a place for you to survive until you know how to control the body and the changes. The last one didn't go well, and you almost ripped your friend part. This time I will be in charge, and no more arguments." Damian said before disappearing in front of him. He was too fast.Just as Jason walked out of the wood to go home, he met men with guns. The red lights spread all over the woods. He ran in the opposite direction, but he seemed to have spotted."There he is. Get him." He was too far to see who they were, but he knew for a fact they were the hunters."Ancient hunters. Damn," Jason cursed, running while hiding in blind spots"He went south get him. Don't let him go. They are monsters. Be careful not to be caught by them." Frank said. Jason knew the voice and was scared. That guy was a devil reincarnate. He would kill his family member without blinking if they ever turned into any of the mo