Departure 2: Death Throes of Mud Creepers and Mystic Moon

Ben Hammond had only two dreams in his life, first one was to sing his song in the biggest hall in Capital and second was to release his album. As much as Alex understood music, she was quite sure that none of these two would ever come true. But thanks to them, she had manage to oil Ben quite a bit, also since Ben thought she had a brother in showbiz, Alex had hinted that if required she would help Ben with his dream. Thanks to that Ben often lend her multiple gears almost for free.

Anyway, Alex went in, Ben is sitting beside the counter, humming something and looking like his entire family is massacred. So she asked.

"Hiya Ben, any news from Grey Sail"

"Oh, hi Nora, nah no news at all, I don't know what went wrong but Grey Sail, Rose, Twilit, none of them returned my letters, I have sent record to most of the companies but nobody replied, I don't know what to do anymore"

Alex thought "Man your voice is like the death throes of mud creepers, your lyrics will make rot-worms vomit, who in his right mind would let your weapon of mass destruction see daylight?"

Of course she didn't voice her opinion but instead said "I told you, you are not thinking big. A talent like yours is way too high for these C-Graded groups. You need to think big."

Then she added "Of course you need some connection, guess what, I just finished my big hit and contact agency tonight. I can get my brother to get you an audition in Mystic Moon."

"..."

"Ben ?"

"MYSTIC MOON, the Mystic Moon ?"

"Agh, there's another one? Of course Mystic Moon, my brother currently handling their tour at Vice City [Yep I am shamelessly copying the name, cause I am not at all good at naming] I am also going there to submit my mission, I will talk with him if you want."

"You.. You work for Blue Mansion?"

"Shhh.. pipe down will ya. Don't say stuff you regret."

"Ah sorry sorry, but why are you in this dump?"

"Dude we all have our coming age ceremony okay, beside where else I can find a Class 5 Undead Wolf?"

"That's you, OH MY GOD, I never.."

"Cut it out, breathe man breathe, here have a looksie"

Alex pull out a black colored container from her back pack, inside there was a green ball like object, pulsating in a poodle of deep greenish pus. The entire item should have caused a normal person to retch out his guts but Ben looked at it like it was some kind of miracle panacea.

"Shit, gall bladder of an lvl 6 wolf lord, even the pus is deep green, you sure are a great hunter."

"That I am", Alex thought 'Yeah, except nobody would give a damn even if they know, unless of course if I decided to slave myself away for some of the big shot agency or family, otherwise this is nothing but trouble for me. '

"Anyway, my lure arrived? Keep it packed, also I am taking Little Dragon and need 20 incendiary, 10 explosive, 10 piercing and 50 normal 50 cal round, 10 shock mines, programmable. Give me a number."

With almost glowing eye Ben said, "Girl what is money between us, you keep the stuff, after all there is something called kinship Nora, you are almost like my little sister"

Alex instantly retorted "No way Ben, you gotta keep the money, but if you really think me as your sister then fine, I have a proposal, I have to look for some Rage Bears, so I will be busy for next three to four days, after I return, sell me Little Dragon. Meanwhile you prepare a seal with your name in it. Before you sell Dragon to me, put your seal in it, also give me a list of your goods, I may have something for you."

"What, what, what... but will Mystic Moon buy stuff from me?"

"Of course not, officially Association won't even check the catalogue if the shop is bellow rank 5, but the same can't be said for hunters, after all we need stuff from local markets, especially in group D zones like this and just so you know some teams of hunters are going to come here cause the research team needs undead material."

"Oh, right, okay I will get everything ready, as for today forget the Dragon, all other stuff is for a 1000 credit."

"Great, pack em up, you know my usual combo. By the way do you have something with a bit more stopping power, lower range won't be an issue?"

"I have just the thing."

Five minute letter Alex left with her Golden Dragon a .50 calibre anti tank rifle and a Saiga-20. Even though she had tried her earnest (right) Ben had refused to take any deposit. She watched the time, based on her calculation it would take Hans another two and half hour to find out bout the authenticity of his cheque. By that time she would be way out.

She speeded towards the train station, with a large number of hunters moving she didn't have any issue to enter the station and move towards the platform.

The train towards the hunting station would leave quite soon, however that's not her target. Her target was the Inter-wall good carriage returning to zone E right next to the hunting train, she waited till the train started moving and then with a quick movement, she was inside of a goods carriage. There were around four to ten worker in the same carriage, she didn't bother them, just showed her new Saiga, and they didn't even thought to bother her. Sitting on the dusty floor, she looked outside towards the direction of the Motel and gave a farewell toast.

"Farewell my humble abode, you are my forty-seventh, although nothing is like the first time, I still enjoyed all the time I spend inside you, feeling warm and fuzzy in your steamy chamber (Don't take otherwise, the room had a stream bath). I hope you will remember me, cause I definitely won't. Oh and dear Ben keep waiting till Hell freezes over. Salamati"