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Chapter 8: Disaster

Chapter 8: Disaster

Its a midnight, the moon and stars are behind the thick storm clouds that cover the whole sky. The clouds flashes from time to time showing a frightening arc of lightnings .

Kwoosh!

Bang!

The raindrops rides the strong wind as it blows with an angry visage. The sea make huge waves tumble back and forth ,colliding on each other and creating white foam on each collision. Hundreds of hunters from the walled city have gathered on the shore forming a great line of soldiers ready to face the calamity in front of them .

They are B rank hunter and some are A rank but most are C-F rank hunters . The newbies hunter are also among the army , they stand on the midst of the crowd with their clutching their weapons.

They shiver down their feet , some cry and sob , some have an expression of anger , fear , and some show excitement, but still they all stand in front of death roaring their battle cry and singing their songs.

On the sea in front of the army float a ship , hundred of meters long fifty wide . On its helm stand six hunters , wearing their armors and holding their weapons . They are the six S rank hunters of the island ,they are the leading authority of this station .

The Lion, wearing heavy armors and holding a battle axe with the Lion engrave on its side.

The Whale, wearing light armor and use a huge anchor as her weapon.

The Wolf , that blend with the shadows and seems to be ethereal.

The Deer, who anxiously fiddling a flower on her hand.

The Hawk , holding a bow and arrow .

The Owl , holding a tall staff standing weakly with his eyes closed.

The sea continue to rampage when the hawk sees a long line of huge wave on the horizon. It stand a 20 meters above the sea and rolling with white foam. Within the wave are shadows of something can perceived. It's moving fast and may reach the shore in a few minutes.

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" They are coming !" shout the hawk while standing on atop the mast.

"How many?" ask the the Lion," Above ten thousand , and increasing " responded the Hawk with heavy voice ."They are atleast ten times our number " says the whale , " They will run as over if we let them get near the shore , the battlefield will be cramp in a small area" stated the Lion " we need to spread them wide"

" I will take care of it " says the Owl, he raised his staff above his head summoning a gigantic magic circle glowing with a bright light of blue .

The Lion stand atop the mast and started with a heavy tone,"Hunters of the Northern Isle!! Today we stand to protect! Not just for the islands but also for our families and friends behind us . We die today , but we will die carrying a memories of our comrades with us. Stand and raised your swords" .."Let go to war"

With this done huge magic circle simultaneously appear above the islands casting different spells each, all preparing to turn the filed to their advantage. The wave of monster closed in more and the form of the uncountable monsters can be seen from the ground. Its time .

Swoosh~

" Oh mana of great north ~

" Give me the strength to freeze thy enemies ~

" I use my heart a s a catalyst ~

" Come forth ~

" Frozen World!!~"

Boom!!

As the Owl finish his incantation , blue and white light beamed from the magic circle hitting the waves and freezing it. The area five hundred meters in front of the island turn into hard glaciers stoping the movement for a few seconds.

The ices covering the huge wave crack and with it flood out myriad of monsters to the glaciers and started charging with uncontrollable madness . There are armored bugs, and knights, there are dragon eels on different sizes , there are carnage turtles rolling their bodies, and there are sirens with palpable bloodlust.

About hundred of them are A rank behemoths towering from 10 meters to 20 meters, each covered with aura of different attributes , but all expelling heavy bloodlust and sense of corruption.

At the same time the hunters roar and started to charge too meeting the enemies in the middle ground.

Facing resistance the monsters spread their numbers trying to find a breakthrough point. Sound of weapons and explosion of spells can be heard all around the battlefield, monster are falling each second ,but their numbers is still overwhelming the hunters, reaping lives as they crowd on each of them.

The S rank and the A ranks charge to face the behemoths wrecking havoc to all that gets on their way.

Blood, screaming, madness and loss,

This is a war.