Mimiko

Asia is a beautiful and vast continent where countries in South East such as the Philippines, Japan, China, Taiwan, etc. reside. Many folks have registered stories of old which they called Urban Legends that dated back decades of centuries ago are noted to be scary, historic or heroic. But this legendary story I am about to tell you will make you think and realize about your existence. That reading this urban legend will make you rethink if you are part of their lineage or not?

Keyoshi is tagged as the village's finest, fear less girl alongside Yuna, the former's challenger in the Hunt's game. She is part of a clan in an ancient village called Mimiko. Mimiko Village has tradition that to be able to grow strong, and be part of a powerful hunting team, young girls at the age of 13 years will need to travel West and fight all goblins and dark spirits (dead monsters) that they will face in a land a hundred kilometers away from their village, called Yomi (land where a living could never go back alive). Yomi is an island where humans who lived an evil life will get trapped here. Souls from centuries ago have been chained and bounded not to leave that island until a self-less and courageous huntress free them but with a price, which is sacrificing herself for the freedom of these heartless demonoids. How? Find out later.

Ten brave girls from ten tribes including Mimiko join the contest. Keyoshi is one of the girls sent out as representative along with her rival Yuna. Keyoshi hates Yuna since this girl has defeated her last year by points in the "Hunt" game, which she always excels ever since.

If hunters kill animals for fun and food. Hunting monsters is different, because these girls will need to find these horrid spirits or hungry soul-eating monsters before they find them first to suck or kill them alive.

Keyoshi needs to set her hate aside since Yuna will be her partner in the quest to seek and fight the Jiangshis in that God forsaken land.

Keyoshi is one valiant huntress that no one can defeat with her own game. Yet, only one girl can, and that is Yuna. Keyoshi only fears one thing.

Yuna is flawless and has a boyfriend named Isaac who is one of the heads of a hunting pact at Mimiko. There are five hunting pacts (clans/tribes) in the city namely Miriad, Kari, Shito, Kabu, and Ferion. Isaac and Yuna are part of Shito clan. Keyoshi is part of Miriad that always challenges, defeats Shito in the Hunt or all hunts for the village. What will happen when Keyoshi is teamed with Yuna? Isaac will fight for his place in Yuna's heart. Yuna has an all-time crush with Keyoshi and will not stop until she gets noticed by the fearless heroine of their village. These five pacts hunt and trap spirits and monsters to celebrate the Hunting Season. Yuna always tries to beat Keyoshi but she couldn't but now maybe she has a chance.

"Shi, Shi, wake up!", a little girl at about seven kept pulling Keyoshi's long hair. "Uhmm!!! Stop it, Kera", Shi whispered, trying to wake up. The girl stopped pulling her hair but almost teary eyed after Shi pulled her hair back. Shi saw Kera's sadness so she surprised her sister and turned to face the little one without her knowledge. Shi grabbed Kera by the arm to hug her tight and tickle her. The little girl laughed until a woman's voice called them out for breakfast.

The houses in ancient Mimiko only consist of dirt or animal manure, mixed with dried twigs and leaves to make the stone-like shelters strong and durable. Mind you, these homes can stand storms and monstrous winds for ages or decades with minimal restorations.

Shi is not afraid of anything and being chosen to represent the tribe for the "Hunt" is one of the best gifts a huntress could ever ask for.

"I never asked for anything but a bow and arrow when I was just seven years old. Then at eleven, I already know how to hunt a deer, lion or bear. Monsters or no monsters, I can kill and trap anything even those scary goblins in Yomi Island, which many of our veteran hunters here fear to try trapping. Hmm!!!! I am not scared of anything but how come every time I see Yuna I get numb, speechless and breathless."

Anyway, what will this adventure bring me. After the second full moon, me and the representatives of the other hunting tribes will try our best to survive the ugliest and scariest place on earth, Yomi.

Training for the competition is tedious. My pact, including my friends, Kyoto and Shimu, help me practice my hunting skills. They also gave me advices on how to use the knife made out of a saber tiger's tooth and a hunting bolo from a wild mammoth's long horn.

I have been bruised, cut, bit, almost eaten and strangled by wild animals in the forest but I fought hard not to be defeated by fear, hate or despair. I remained strong, faithful and courageous. I lost my parents from the current tribal war in Keyoshi and other nations in South East Asia Minor. I have lost everything and lived alone with all the pain, heartbrokenness and pity for the misfortunes I was cursed by the Almighty. Yet, I never complained and remained faithful. Hence, there came a moment when I can no longer breathe and take the sufferings so I tried to dive into the deepest ocean to the Pacific to drown myself but a friend dolphin saved me, from being submerged to the recesses of darkness pulling me up to the surface to stay afloat. A sweet deer licked my face that woke me up while I lay on the shore. Keyoshi is a beautiful island not too large but enough to sustain the 1000 people living there including me.

I just thought to myself that when I tried to dive about 20 feet or so deep, it is not to kill myself but to practice my skill. Yomi has water caves that are covered with spirits yet I'm not sure whether the judges would add underwater competition for the Hunt, and the date of the much awaited event is getting nearer and nearer. I can't wait to participate in this and "ahhhh..."