How or why the cataclysm happened is still a mystery to humankind. Strange phenomenon that could not be explained by science and logic randomly started happening. The sun which was always present at day had gained a companion, a small white star similar to the sun's size. One would think that Earth would be uninhabitable due to the presence of two suns, but surprisingly It did the opposite.

Creatures that were thought to be extinct started re-emerging, the environment started flourishing. The Earth which was in a state of constant decline where recovery was not possible suddenly recuperated, traces of pollution seemed to have disappeared miraculously.

It was as if Earth entered a new phase. The positive effects that occurred due to the cataclysm also affected humankind. Strange powers awakened in most of humanity, It seemed like it was always present even before the Cataclysm happened. The dormant powers that have awoken caused a stir in society with people taking advantage of their newly gained strength to assert their dominance.

With positive things happening there were also negative phenomenons that occurred. The moon had also gained a companion, much bigger than itself. The second moon was peculiar, craters dotted its surface creating the detailed outlines of an eye looking down on earth.

Unknown species of beasts emerged with their origins untraceable. They seem to be not of earthen origin, they were aggressive only to humanity leaving the wildlife alone. Due to their sudden appearance and hostility to man kind, most of humanity's major cities fell in one night with casualties counting in the billions.

-Excerpt from the book, "The Cataclysm : Emergence."

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Creaaakk..

"Do you want to go hunting today?"

Rey who opened the door without knocking asked Maki who was busy playing a game on his phone while lying down. Maki looked at him with an annoyed expression and spoke.

"I'm laaaazzzyyy, just leave me alone."

"Suit yourself. Zen and Than are joining me."

"Wait, they are?"

"Yeah, do you want to join now?"

Maki ponders for a moment looking at his phone then looking at Rey seemingly having a hard time deciding. He lets out a sigh and placed his phone inside his pocket.

"What are we hunting?"

"I'll tell you when we meet up with them."

Rey gestured him to stand up and get ready. Maki put on three different colored bracelets, two on his right arm and one to his left. They then began to exit his room and made their way to the meeting place where Rey was leading him.

"Why did you want to hunt all of a sudden?"

Maki asked Rey as they were heading towards their destination. Rey then tapped the translucent looking bracelet present on his right arm and a floating screen appeared. The screen was showing a picture of a woman in skimpy clothing wearing a lewd expression.

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"This is the reason."

Rey said confidently. Maki looked at him with a confused expression and asked another question.

"Because you are horny?"

Rey was confused by his question and soon realized what his screen was showing, he quickly swiped to another tab showing the amount of credits he had left in his bank account.

"Ehem, That is the reason."

Rey says with an embarrassed tone, the confidence he showed a while ago nowhere in sight. The screen was showing the nonexistent credits he had left. Maki also opened his screen to check his bank account and noticed that he was also running low on credits.

"Looks like I'm also in need of money."

"Yo, Rey and Maki you guys ready?."

As they approached the meeting place they were greeted by a man wearing glasses. His hair was unkempt it looked like he just woke up awhile ago. He looked quite handsome the messy hair adding a bit of charm to him. He was wearing casual clothes and different colored bracelets could be seen around his arms, three on each arm.

"How's it going Than? you look like you just woke up."

Rey greeted him back and started to ruffle his hair a bit more.

"I do look like it, but its just my hair not cooperating with me today."

"So, where's Zen?"

Maki asked Than who was having his revenge on Rey for messing his hair up which was already messy.

"He said he'll be arriv—uhk?!"

"I'm here. Did you just wake up?"

Before Than could finish his sentence a random person suddenly jumped on his back and started ruffle his hair up just like Rey did. The person looked average compared to Than. He was taller than the three people present, he was 2 heads higher than them. Just like Than and the others he was wearing casual clothing with 2 bracelets present on each arm.

"Get off! Someone as big as you should not jump on my back!"

"But I dont wanna."

Than tried to shake Zen off of his back but he won't let go. Rey also joined in on the fun and jumped on Zen's back instead, due to the unequal distribution of weight Than fell over and three of them landed on the cold floor.

"Ugh!"

a dull sound could be heard and a short scream simultaneously rang out from the three of them. Then, the sounds of them moaning in pain followed. Than was the first one to stand up rubbing his back which was burning due to the impact, Rey and Zen followed suit also rubbing the hurting point of impact.

Maki looked at them embarrassingly as they had made a commotion in the place they were in. The three who fell over, looked at each other and started laughing while verbally abusing each other. The scene emanated a friendly atmosphere.

"What are we hunting?"

"An acid hound."

Maki blinked at Rey's answer. He was questioning if he misheard him or its one of his jokes again.

"Isn't that too strong for beginners like us?"

"Yeah, that's why I gathered four of us to hunt one down."

Rey confidently answered him. There was still doubt in Maki's mind due to the acid hound being an infamous beast dangerous for beginners to deal with, but with four of them he felt assured they could take one down.

"Let's start then."

The group headed out of the building they were in and headed towards the Beginner's hunting ground. Before they could enter the hunting ground they needed to check in with the gate guard. The guard kept tabs on who entered and who left the hunting ground just in case a hunter went missing inside the field.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

The guard scanned each of their translucent bracelets and logged their profiles. These bracelets, compared to the colored ones, look like they've been artificially made for the purpose of many things.

The guard let them pass and they entered the gate. After entering the gate the group could see a massive mountain, its peak nowhere to be seen as it towered above the clouds. There was a massive hole found at the foot of the mountain. It looked like the maw of an ancient beast devouring who ever enters it.

"Brrr. This sight never fails to give me chills."

Than said as his body trembled, a hint of nervousness present in his tone. The other three nodded in agreement, the scene in front of them made them tense even though they've gone here multiple times.

"Phewwww...Lets enter."

Rey let out a deep breath to calm himself. The group slowly entered the cave with Rey leading them.