Manhunt (Open to 1)[Personal Plot+Hunt]

Kei

The sun was setting, casting an orange glow over the blue leaves of Finnek Forest. The shadows grew long because of the setting sun, in which Kei was taking full advantage. He lay in the shadow of a tree, his black trench coat matching the color of the shadow, camouflaging him to the darkness. Kei was hidden atop a hill in the Forest, overlooking the ruins of an old human town.The city was fairly large, consisting of about 20 2-3 story buildings. These buildings were all far past their prime however, windows and doors all gone, portions of the wall blown, and some completely collapsed altogether. The town was located far beyond the usual patrol range of Hunters from Bellmuse and as such, this place rarely saw hunters, much less the average person. Kei had heard rumors of a group simply called "The Exalted" having some kind of activity in this town. It was a group he had once had many encounters with in the past, encounters that were never on friendly terms. The Exalted were a band of mercenary's on the outside, but on the inside, a group that always had dark intentions, utilizing illegal methods to gain power. The Exalted often became enemies of his old employer's and as such, his as well. It's been a while since Kei heard anything from the group, leading him to believe that the group dissolved altogether. That was why the sudden rumor bugged him. Why have they disappeared for so long only to return now? Using a pair of binoculars to scan the town, Kei watched for any kind of human movement. It was to no avail however, and it was just as deserted as it should have been. No people, no Exalted, no one. It was only a rumor afterall... Kei sighed to himself, a bit annoyed that he had come all the way out here for what seemed to be a false alarm.

Mood:Attentive Condition: Healthy Health: 180 Aura: 130

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[OOC: This will be Hunt will also involve some of Kei's own personal plot, and as such, will involve some fighting against non-Grimm npc's on top of a normal Grimm hunt. The Grimm portion will still have the rewards of a normal hunt, but the non-Grimm npc's will not. As such, if you only want to grind hunts, this thread is not for you.]

Grimms were creatures of the darkness and as such, could perfectly see through the blackness as though it was day. The setting sun was to their advantage; most preys could not see well during the night.

Two Deathstalkers crawled out of their caves to roam the forest. One was noticeably bigger than the other but both possessed intimidating scorpion-like characteristics with their hard bony plates, large pincers, and solid golden stingers.

The sight of a human from a distance stopped the two grimms in their tracks. Amidst the shadows, they could see its form - a human male of average built. The smaller scorpion decided to approach first while the bigger one stayed and hid behind a crowd of trees. As the first scorpion was at the right distance, it used its pincers to strike a tree and hurl it towards the human lying behind the shadow of a tree.

The Deathstalker saw the human had evaded the tree and was still in one piece. The scorpion planned to follow through with another attack but the boy was quick to get up and disappear from its sight, began weaving through the woods in blinding motion. The grimm tried to follow his movements based from the sounds alone,  as it attempted to face wherever the human was coming from but it wasn't enough. A strike to its eye caused the soft tissue to burst open and the scorpion to screech in pain. It reared back with intense speed upon instincts causing it to avoid the incoming barrage of punches that was aimed on the rest of its eyes. Not having a moment to spare, it spun around with tail outstretched hoping the catch the human with a strong tail whip.

The other grimm was still hidden behind the crowd of trees, waiting for a good opportunity to strike.

The Deathstalker could the see the wire going to its direction clearly in the dark but it could not comprehend well what it was for, that was until it hooked on its claw. The following electric charge pained and stunned it for a moment but its protective exoskeleton was hard enough to withstand and negate most of its effect. The moment the human had whirred back towards it, it was able to turn to the side to protect its eyes from the onslaught. Just as quickly before it could register what was happening, its tail was caught in the wire, putting pressure on where the string was wound upon and trapping it in place.

This was the time the second deathstalker, the bigger one, moved to charge. It could see in the dark and had studied the attack pattern of the human. It now knew what the string was for thus when it approached its brethren, it grabbed a hold of the string with its claw and whirled to pull the human towards the two and attempt to use its scorpion tail to strike him down.

The first deathstalker then used this opportunity to wait for the human's next move after the other deathstalker's strike to deliver its own follow-up tail strike.

Having missed its charging attack, the Deathstalker scampered quick on its legs to locate and face the human for a follow up attack, only to receive a powerful blow to its head. The force was strong enough to make it almost collapse on the ground but it still held its ground. It turned from side to side to shake the human off its top but stopped its motion when a shock went through the exposed part of its tail. It was stunned and pained momentarily, unable to do anything as the wires coiled around its claws and receive a restricting force that ultimately snapped and detached its pincers from its body. With one last painful cry, the scorpion-like creature crashed onto the ground lifeless. Just like any other grimm, it faded away into black ashes, erasing evidence of its existence.