Vol.2 (THE HUNT)

*April 2022*

I walked into the half-dark neon light room.

There was a long table with three seats on each side. The room was so dark that I couldn't even see myself, let alone the other occupants.

I took the only seat available and sat down.

I knew why I was here, but they felt I was simply too immature and weak for this mission.

Its been twelve years since I returned from Rome, and now I'm being assigned on another mission, a more dangerous one. But its exactly what I need right now.

Flanked on my sides were high ranking men and women dressed in dark suits.

I had been called to handle a few problem for them.

"There are several dungeons hidden around the world." a voice said.

I couldn't see their faces but it didn't matter, all that mattered to me was the mission which I knew was going to change a lot of things about me.

"The Americans will provide you with all the information you need."

A female voice said.

I frowned, I didn't the idea of external help, I prefer to handle the missions alone.

"Why are the Americans involve in this debacle of ours? What can the American President do except send untrained ignorant men to their doom? I alone is enough to handle this trifle matter." I said with annoyance.

Ever since the Bermuda Triangle had come to our knowledge to hold the secrets of Atlantis, the american government had done everything they could to explore and exploit those secrets, but all they did was send men and women to their untimely death. Now this creatures of Atlantis have begun to take interest in the affairs of humans, yet the americans and the british government kept it a secret from the people of the world, merely using this creatures for entertainment.

Ask any person if werewolves or vampires are real, of course the answer is No.

And now the americans want to get involved again?

"Who will the American President send to aid me?" I asked after a moment of silent.

"Major Triston Allen and Sergeant Anderson Marshal." a male voice said.

I didn't like the idea of traveling with those Apostle soldiers, especially Major Triston Allen and Sergeant Anderson Marshal, don't even get me started on the two timing dimwit Lieutenant Colonel Marsh Michaelson.

"I don't think that's necessary, I can do this by myself, I don't need a babysitter. They will only slow me down. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate their gesture of goodwill, but I don't need escorts." I tried to reason with them.

"This isn't up for discussion." another voice, a male voice said.

"Are you all forgetting that these men were once captured by Hades and were tortured by his titans. How do we know they're who they say they are." I said.

"How do we know you are to be trusted Maximus?" another female voice asked.

*confused*

"Are you here as Maximus or the demon wolf?. There are two of you in one body and each is fighting for control. If you can't trust others, then how can we trust you." a voice chipped in, and I recognized that voice but just can't place its owner.

"You seem to be forgetting that you are a walking doomsday. How do we know the demon wolf inside of you won't seize control during this Hunt?" another male questioned.

"I guess you just have to trust me." I said.

"Then you have to trust your allies as well." the voice replied.

"If you are able to clear all these dungeons, rest assured your reward won't be meagre." a female said.

"Lucius is now under Hades' control, we can't trust anyone." the same voice I recognized earlier said

I looked up at the direction of this voice, I recognized it immediately, that voice belongs to Dmitri Cree Denniskovich; former Supreme Alpha of the werewolf packs. I knew Lucius Von Blake was once under Hades' control but not anymore.

"You're wrong, Lucius is now an ally of Minos de First." I said.

Minos de First was and still is the first necromancer. It is said he was once human, known as Zhang Fe and mated to the Chinese princess Xiouying Qin, the only daughter of Emperor Qin of old China. The emperor denied them marriage which caused Xiouying and Zhang Fe to run off. In anger the emperor sent his soldiers after them, Xiouying was caught in the crossfire and killed while Zhang Fe escaped. He sought means to revive his soulmate and as such he turned to the dark arts. He set off to Athens in Greece and there he found answers; "the book of Hades". Zhang Fe in his frenzy used slaves as experiments, and in a year he had killed more than 150 slaves in his bid to revive his mate. After 15 years the dark arts had taken its price as Zhang Fe was no longer human nor spirit but a merge of both human and supernatural. He finally revived his Xiouying but at the cost of 2,500 souls. Zhang Fe became a necromancer known as Minos de First, whereas his mate Xiouying became the witch Queen known as Katalya the White, and both are good friends of Lucius Von Blake.

"Which makes him an even more dangerous enemy." Dmitri said again. I kept quiet and they continued.

"Your first assignment has been arranged. You are to travel to London. The British government will hand over your equipments to you."

"Minos the First shall be your first challenge, and you are to battle till only one of you is left standing."

I don't know if they expected to see a flicker of fear or something, but I just kept calm.

"Do not dismiss this Maximus, Minos de First is a Superior Lich and in control of thousands of death spirits and death knights. No one has ever gone into his cave and returned."

I didn't care and I made them know it.

"Just continue with the briefing, will you? Please don't waste my time." I said and yawned.

There was silence and I knew they were irritated.

"You are to face against; Superior Lichs, Versatile dark mages, Hades' fierce Titans, giant two headed arachnids, Gorgons, a thousand year old Death Knight, hordes of skeletal soldiers, an army of serpentines, Man-Bats, a family of Yeti and the Vampire Blood Queen's daughter." a female voice said.

"Yet you feel no fear. Why is that?" Dmitri asked, but I simply ignored his question, I was already bored and feeling sleepy.

"The countries you are to travel are; England, Mexico, Washington, Iceland, Costa Rica, Madagascar and Hollywood." the female voice continued.

"Know this Maximus, this journey will drain you physically and mentally." the voice of Dmitri said again.

"Your chances of returning alive is 0.0001%." a female voice said.

"Are you still willing to proceed?" Dmitri's voice asked.

I simply looked at these haughty men and women and smiled.

"Where do I sign?"

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