Zakron The Endless Battlefield Uncut 3

Date Zargen 10th, Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

    Shuich, Saito, Barta, and the Clan Master find themselves in a conundrum they had bought many supplies in medicine sure enough however Barta who was supposed to buy the food had somehow misplaced the food bag and thus they were out of food...

Shuichi: Alright settle down guys we'll draw sticks shortest two goes hunting and the one with the longest stick protects the clan master got it.
Saito: Makes sense...
Barta: Sure, sure, a game to settle the dispute how original....
Shuichi: I don't see you coming up with a better idea Barta...
Barta: Eh well um...
Shuichi: Didn't think so... Clan Master if you would so kind pull out the sticks..
The Clan Master pulls out the sticks and the 3 hunters draw their sticks with Shuichi going last... Saito and Barta drew the shortest sticks and headed off to hunt, hours pass by and before long it is the evening...
Clan Master: They've been gone practically all day and have had no signs of them returning...
Shuichi: I suppose we go hungry tonight then...

Journal Entry No. 2481    Date Zargen 10th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

    Saito and Barta have been gone for sometime now and haven't returned I'm hungry and worried, but mostly hungry. After this I'm going to look for them. Forty miles left to go still.

Date Poryaz 11th, Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

Morning comes...

Shuichi: *Yawn* Geez they're still not back yet... Guess that means I really do have to go hunting.... The clan master isn't awake yet but I should wake him up before I go...
Shuichi wakes the clan master up and tells him to hide whiles he's hunting.... In about an hour Shuichi returns with quite a bit of food berries some local fruits and wildlife (non-predator)... Preparing quite a delicious meal a meal fit for the gods...
Shuichi: So even after all that they haven't returned....
Clan Master: No they haven't...
Shuichi: We'll move on without them then....
Clan Master: But what if they're in trouble?
Shuichi: I doubt they would've gone in THAT direction still I can't help but share your concerns about them but they're probably elite hunters of great age... Then again they sounded kind of naive to be elite.... Can't really tell though Barta constanly wears that armor and Saito refuses to show his face still I'm hoping we'll meet up before we fight the 2 story horror...
Walking through the forest they soon come across a bone filled clearing... Everything from giant naga remains to animal bones with the exception of a mazoku-sized skeleton....
Shuichi: This skeleton is wearing Saito's clothing or at least what remains of it.... If Saito's corpse is here Barta must be nearby..
No naga could've caught him let alone hold him whatever it was that got him was fast and powerful we'll spend the rest of the day burying him...
Clan Master: Why?
Shuichi: He deserves a good resting place we'll have to find that spot and bury him there...
Clan Master: I suppose that's fair it's not like we could bury him in this place....

Journal Entry No. 2482   Date Poryaz 11th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

    I found Saito or rather what was left of him. Looks like something ate him, naga bones and other stuff lie around here too. Whatever got Saito was fast, too fast for a naga and twice as powerful. Naga are the main predators here so what could possibly do this?

Date Sator 12th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

Shuichi: We're going to look for Barta today...
Clan Master: A sound idea considering we found a corpse... Barta may be in trouble...
Shuichi: You mean Saito?
Clan Master: I can't declare a hunter dead unless I can identify the body, even if the corpse was wearing similar clothes the least I can pronounce is missing....
Shuichi: I see well I guess we hope for the best then, but I still think that was Saito..
Clan Master: Odds are in the favor that the corpse was Saito, and I truly believe he is dead, clothing can be a coincidence not solid identification and without that I can only say that he is missing...
Shuichi: What is that on the road... It's.... covered in blood.. Looks like armor but it was shred to pieces these cuts look like they came from a serrated blade of incredible sharpness... Let's follow the trail....
Shuichi and the Clan Master follow the trail of blood covered armor until they reach the end..
Shuichi: Look it's Barta I think...
Wild beast ten nagas size then in a split second as small as a mouse.... Oh god Martin why....
Shuichi: Hey hey shake it off Barta... Come on snap out of it..
Ten nagas big, then small, big then small, big then small...
Shuichi: Must be because he's lost a lot of blood those are some pretty severe injures even magic can't save him... At first the blood on the armor was that of a beast but I see that the blood was his...
Clan Master: So should we easy his pain?
Shuichi: No we kill him no hunter would want to die like this we prefer either being killed by the hunt, suicide when we've been eaten or dying by the sword......

Journal Entry No. 2483   Date Sator 12th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

    I found Barta but he was gravely wounded his armor lay scattered about all in pieces like it cut with serrated claws, even with my magic he won't survive. He keeps talking gibberish; a wild beast the size of ten nagas, yet as small as a mouse the next... I'm sure I'm going to find out soon enough,
but first I finish Barta off so I can bury him and Saito together.


Shuichi then puts his journal away then quickly draws Nebulae and uses it to instantly and painlessly kill the panicking hunter....
Shuichi: By the way was that Barta?
Clan Master: I couldn't tell his face was too mangled for me to identify and not only that but his id isn't on him, sorry can't say it truly was Barta...
Shuichi: Well we bury him with the other just in case......

Vernaz 13th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

Shuichi: Time to head for the battleground it should only be a little further.... 20 miles at least....

Shuichi and the Clan master followed the path to the battleground without any incident eventually reaching it....
Shuichi: Wow I knew there was a war between human tribes going on around here but I had no idea it was this bad.... Looks like both sides banded together to face a greater opponent and lost... Looks more like a slaughterhouse than a battlefield though... Looks like whatever it is will be quite a challenge for me.....
Clan Master: Are you sure you want to fight this thing your knees are shaking a little...
Shuichi: My... knees are shaking? Well look at that they are shaking... Shaking in anticipation for this battle!
Shuichi didn't want to admit that this creature may prove too strong for even him, so he told the Clan Master to stay out of plain view avoiding open or lit areas if possible... And to run when the confrontation with the mark begins....

Journal Entry No. 2484     Date Vernaz 13th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

    When I reached the battleground it was an utter mess. Corpses as far as the eye could see. It didn't appear like either side won rather, they banded together and died as a united front and lost to some overwhelming show of force. Barta's last words resounded in my mind again. The creature did this and was on a rampage. Time for a great hunt...

Date Starvol 14th Wetrnar 9th 401 MZ

After a good night's rest Shuichi sets off on tracking down the mark eventually picking up it's trail... Meanwhile hidden well the Clan Master waits for his return...

Shuichi: These are some unusual tracks never seen anything like them before but strangely familiar like I read about it in a book. I seem to be picking up some sort of presence nearby....
????: What is he doing? The young naga asks herself... Is he seriously going after that creature... Curious the naga approaches Shuichi knowing no better.....
????: What are you doing?
Shuichi looks in the direction of the voice... Looking upon a very young naga no bigger than himself...
Shuichi: Tracking this powerful creature, it killed my comrades along many of my fellow hunters... Where are your parents and what is your name?
Miyuri Natsu: My parents were killed by that creature, and the name's Miyuri Natsu...
The naga's eyes open wide at the phrase "my fellow hunters". Thinking to himself Shuichi ponders on whether he should take the naga with him.... Being as young as she is, she is she would be easily impressionable.... Thinking back predtors are easily impressionable at a young age...
Shuichi: Tell you what, when I kill this beast, then I'll raise you like one of my own....
Miyuri was confused by those words of kindness, having been taught by her parents to avoid hunters, as they wouldn't hesitate to kill a young predator such as herself before she had any chance to become grown up.. The naga simply nods her head...

Journal Entry No. 2485    Date Starvol 14th Wertnar 9th 401 MZ

    I'm getting close and I'm hot on it's heels. No quarry has ever slipped through my fingers and this time will be no different. I have obtained a new ability which allows me to detect life in a short distance with a little practice I may be able to single out certain targets.