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19: Wasted Effort
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Apaurushya - The Continuum 20: Fish Market
Inside the uncharted territory of bhu-lok, 102 km southeast, on the outer region of the public shelter, the grassland of åbűth reflected a scintillating hue across the boundless sky. The wind dashed through over the ground, marinating the surrounding with a chronic ambiance.The grassland stretched as far as eyes could see. Beyond the horizon, several silhouettes of huge hills and mountains stood with pride at the farthest edge of the gleaming sky. This was the edge of the outer boundary of the public shelter. Beyond these boundaries, there were no laws. No matter which direction one goes, the only thing that lies outside these boundaries is always crippling chaos.Past these boundaries, one could either be a hunter or the hunted. That is the only law beyond human-made cocoons to protect themselves from the brutality of outside world the so-called public-shelters. They all knew that beyond these boundaries exist undefined paranoia, terrifying creatures and unexplainable phenomenons.
Apaurushya - The Continuum 21: Segregation
The entire crowd shuffled like a deck of cards. People immediately began to switch spots. Some of the clan-ness individuals started forming groups based on the preferred clan inclusion requirements, whereas others broke off from the group and joined as the individual. Everyone had their own strategy and preference relevant to their own paradigm of success. Regardless, the field turned into a noisy fish market. This collaboration mission was published by the Green Boards association. Surprisingly, these temporary clan inclusions stem from the fact that the Green Boards Association had imposed a strict rule. A limit of maximum head count for each party to be 12, whether it's a clan based or clannless. This was done to level things out a bit. To give clanless parties and solo hunters a fair advantage, and restrict the clan based parties to hogg over entire loot in the hunt. However, this member count restriction didn't turn out as expected. The clans quickly found a loophole. The ent
Apaurushya - The Continuum 22: The Seventh
Colt and Nakiya once again try to suppress their giggles as they look at each other. Agenor cleared his throat just to stop the verbal bullying."Maira…just leave the poor guy alone!" Agenor cut her off, "But you guys do understand that I'm only allowing these kinds of jokes until the kid comes, right?""...the bloody audacity of optimism!" Falco snorted with a disdainful laugh, "If he was willing to join today he would have been here already. I'm telling you, he ain't coming… so let's just fill the form and get it over with!""Come on! You don't know that." Agenor replied, "besides, it's not like we'd be getting a prize for submitting the form so early, so let's just wait until we can!"At this, Colt mustered his courage to interrupt Agenor."Agenor! I kinda agree with Falco on this one… I mean, he was pretty spooked when the Master announced her intentions."Nakiya chipped in as well, adding to Colt's concern. "Yeah. Our goal is just too daunting, almost to the point of lunacy. All
Apaurushya - The Continuum 23: Irresponsible Leader
Varun gazed at the guy draped under a dark hood standing right next to him. His fingers curled into fists when he realized that the guy closed the gap between them before he could even blink. He couldn't even sense him until he was standing right next to him, glaring into his eyes. If this was a real life battle, Varun would find himself in a vulnerable spot. The degree of potential threat he posed made Varun take another step back without even thinking. However, Varun's demeanor shifted from feeling threatened to dogmatic when the guy removed his hood. He felt the colossal spike in his pulse when he saw his face. Varun immediately recognized the familiar lengthy scar stretching from his nose to his left cheek, his dark brown eyes. "You… Wait, hold on! Why are you here, Gryffon?""..."Creed replied nothing just kept gawking at him from an arm's distance. Without any reply to any of his stupid question, he picked up his rucksack from the ground. From just a mere touch Varun already
Apaurushya - The Continuum 24: The Pandemonium
While Agenor took care of form and document, Maira and Creed were fidgeting with their own rucksacks next to each other. The thing about archers is that their equipment needs more attention and preparation than anyone else in the team.Their gears are consumables so they had to keep a check on how much they can carry on a single mission. Maira knew that Creed had packed a huge set of arrows inside his rucksack, but when she peeked at his bag, it was thrice as big as her own. "Just out of curiosity...how many arrows did you bring?" She asked,"216" Creed replied, "Why? Running low on supplies? I can spare some if you need?""Nah! I'm good… but you know bringing so many would slow you down! I understand that you like to plan things beforehand but this is just too much…""I hope you're right…" Creed's fingers trembled slightly, "coz for some I feel that even this much won't be enough."Maira asked, "What about soul armas? How many arrow-type soul armas do you have?""One!" Creed replied
Apaurushya - The Continuum 25: Cursed Stallion
All of them gulped every last bit of saliva in their mouth. The eyes jumped out of their sockets. The Green board officials saw their paranoid reaction and felt a sense of amusement and satisfaction."Alright, since our job is done," the man uttered, "We will leave now. Good luck everyone."All three Green board officials immediately yanked their mounts and headed for their way back to the shelter. The very next moment, a loud voice burst in their ears that made everyone come to their senses."Alright! Everyone… This is it. " Grisha was the first one to shout at the top of her lungs, "Don't get left behind.""Whoever is with the White clan… " A bald guy also rushed towards the floating castle, "You better keep up!""It's not always gonna stay still people… move… move… move!"Soon enough, the entire crowd burst with shots of adrenaline. They all climbed their mounts and rushed to follow their respective leaders. A few of the solo hunters also followed the crowd. Everyone now stormed to
Apaurushya - The Continuum 26: Not Creepy at all
Falco and Colt looked brutally flustered. Nakiya and Maira held their thumping chests. While Agenor scratched his forehead with dreadful mortification. However, their reactions were not over-exaggerated at all. Now that they had a closer look at the beast jogging next to them, the threat they felt was undeniably real. Last time he didn't have a mount on the hunt, but this time he does. Creed unintentionally caught them off guard and scared them with a sudden chase.Technically, Cursed Stallion should belong to 'Phantom' for killing the Malaka Chieftain, haunted along with everyone else. Fortunately, None of them knew Phantom's real identity, so it all worked out in Creed's favor.He had decided to reveal the Cursed Stallion as his mount on the hunt, whereas whenever he would mount the identity of a Phantom, he would just stick to his Inca Wings. Both of his personas now had their own separate and unique trademark modes of commute, which is exactly what he wanted others to see."Is th
Apaurushya - The Continuum 27: Hounding
"Jesus christ!" Colt could feel his legs going numb, "Are we really supposed to climb this freaking beanstalk?""Holy crap! That's tall…""Colt!!" Agenor interpreted as asking, "How many people do you see nearby?"Colt squinted through his pocket sized one-eyed binoculars and jerked his head back and wondered, "Eh!! What is this?""What's wrong?" Agenor whispered, "No. Nothing's wrong… I mean, that's the weird part. This spot should be swarming with climbers. We took the longer route, yet none of them are here! We are the first ones here… what the hell""For real?" Nakiya uttered as she looked around. "Fantastic!" Agenor smirked, "He did it. This is our distraction, people""What the hell did he do?""The plan! It's working…""No time for questions.." Agenor interrupted, "We are climbing with closed chakra so we'll have to carry Rain on our backs.. Let's take turns as we climb, except for Maira! Who wants to go first?""I can go first!" Nakiya bent her knees as she uttered, "Rain!
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