The Hunters' Origin
Brute, leader of the Hunters paused on the bottom of the stone stairway he had been climbing up. The stairway led up to a chamber and inside it was the mysterious and powerful Belt of Life.
Of course, if all it took was to climb some stairs, anyone would have obtained the Belt of Life years ago. But no, the stairway was guarded, the chamber was guarded, the Belt of Life was probably guarded as well. Despite all that, the Hunters would do their best in trying to obtain the Belt of Life using fair or foul play. It was what they were good at, after all.
The Hunters liked to steal things other people wanted and cause destruction at the same time. It was pretty fun doing that even though they would run into police officers and occasionally, Greyshots.
But not everything was stealing gold or screaming people. The Hunters were once part of an organzation called DARK, led by Captain Dark.
Brute continued up the stairway and remembered...
7 years ago...
Havann grabbed on to the edge of the cliff and cursed. A Greyshot could be patrolling the top of the cliff and may look down and spot him. Then it was a 2000m drop in the icy cold waters below. The worse thing was that there was something hanging on to his legs and added weight. That something had a name: Vex.
Havann gathered up all his strength and pulled both of them up onto the cliff. Thankfully, there was no Greyshot.
Havann and Vex were here to steal a key that could unlock secrets about an ancient "treasure". The key was locked away somewhere in GBS Arctic HQ.
Havann and Vex broke open the door and sneaked into GBS Arctic HQ. They were masters of stealth so sneaking past all the patrolling Greyshots was no problem.
They finally reached the room where the key was located in and stole it. They ran out of HQ and were surprised to meet a powerful figure in gold armour levitating in the air with his arms folded. He said that he was part of an organzation called DARK and would like them to join the organization. When they refused, the figure easily knocked them unconscious and brought them to DARK's secret lair.
Havann and Vex opened their eyes and realised that they were in a cave of some sort. In front of them was a man sitting on a chair. His face was hidden in the shadows. Havann and Vex presumed he was Captain Dark. Beside Captain Dark was the figure that had brought them here.
"Why have you brought us here?" Havann asked.
Captain Dark smiled. "So glad you asked. You have something we want, the key that you stole from GBS. Give it to me."
"And what if I refuse?" Havann said.
"Then you'll have to work for me," Captain Dark replied. "So which is it? Working for me or giving me the key?"
Havann thought for a moment. Captain Dark wanted the key and if he refused, he would have to work for him. But the key could unlock secrets to a treasure. Havann wasn't going to risk losing it. He turned to Vex who nodded at him.
"Fine," Havann said. "We'll work for you."
After spending the entire afternoon training with thier new trainer named Britika, Havann and Vex spent their first night as members of DARK sleeping in barracks where they met some new friends. They were Axon, Axe, Garan and Brute who didn't talk much.
5 years ago...
"Are you in or out?" Brute asked Vex.
Vex sighed. "Alright, I'm in. Tell me the plan."
"We strike tonight," Brute said. "The next morning, Captain Dark would be dead and we would be the leaders of DARK."
But not long later, Captain Dark found out about their plans to overthrow him and they were called to the chmber where Captain Dark sat. Once there, they expected Captain Dark to accuse them of being traitors or kill them. But no, Captain Dark just calmly sat on his chair and told Brute to step forward. Once Brute did so, 2 beams of red energy shot out of Captain Dark's eyes and struck Brute.
Brute's body started shaking. He felt like every cell in his body now had a life. His body started splitting into tiny microscopic Protobugs. Brute screamed. After a while, he finally calmed down. Using his every bit of willpower, Brute's body started to take shape. And soon, he was whole again. Captain Dark then decided to let them off with a warning after what happened.
1 year ago...
Brute, Garan, Havann, Vex, Axe and Axon were exploring DARK's secret lair. Though they had been already served here for 6 years, they still barely knew their way around the place. It was then that they discovered a locked door.
"Why is this door the only door that's locked?" Axe wondered.
"Maybe we should break it down," Axon suggested.
Havann pulled out the key he had stolen from GBS. "Captain Dark had said that he wanted this key. Perhaps this is the reason why."
Havann used the key to unlock the door. They found themselves in an empty room with words written on the walls.
"If you are in this room," Garan read, "it means that you have found the key to unlock this door. Now, travel to the island called Shima and retrieve-"
"The Belt of Life," Brute finished.
And that was when they realised that they were here for a reason. And that reason was to find the Belt of Life. They escaped DARK's lair and travelled to Island Shima in pods, after forming a team and calling themselves the Hunters.
Now...
Brute continued climbing the stairway. Havann ran after him. Brute stopped to let Havann pass him. Axe could guess why Brute let Havann pass. He could also guess why Axon was walking so slowly and was behind all of them. The reason was that none of them wanted to be the first to be defeated by whatever guarded the belt.
Garan tripped over Havann. He was sitting on the stairs, trembling in fear. His armour was as hot as fire. Axe looked up and realised that the footsteps he heard and previously thought were Havann's, wasn't his at all. And the footsteps weren't going up.
They were coming down.
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