The Primal Hunter

Jake felt his vision practically turn red as he flew down. He was still accelerating as he pushed mana into his wings to fly even faster and at his top speed approaching what was once the sound barrier. Hundreds of meters passed every second.

The last time he felt this amount of anger was when he met William the second time in the tutorial when he had felt the same surging bloodlust beckoning Jake to kill him.

He didn’t think as he soared through the sky. It would only take him a few more minutes to get there. He was flying to be directly above the Pylon to make his landing more easily. To avoid the trees.

As he got directly above it, he stopped momentarily and stared down. The valley was a natural clearing with few trees covering it, ... so from several kilometers up, nothing was hidden from his gaze.

He saw a transparent barrier surrounding a house. More than a hundred people were attacking it. Miranda sat on the porch of the lodge that hadn’t been there before. A man and young woman standing right in front of said barrier.

Too many things were happening for him to wrap his head around it. His anger too high to even bother trying.

So he turned in the air as he began his descent once more. Not bothering to hide… no, willingly throwing out his bloodlust downward. His aura was nearly tangible as he let it wash into the valley below. He wanted them to know he was coming.

Everyone looked confused. Only a single person able to locate the source instantly. The woman was standing in front of the barrier with Miranda. The only one of any consequence from a cursory glance.

Seconds later, he reached the valley.

BOOOOOM!

Without stopping in the slightest, he smashed into the ground - soil, and dust thrown everywhere. His high toughness made the impact not harm him in the slightest despite the small crater where he landed.

“MIRANDA!” he yelled. “EXPLANATION. NOW!”

Even in his rage, he could recognize that the situation wasn’t simple. But he wasn’t relaxed enough to think straight either. He barely had enough control to not smash into the barrier separating them.

Miranda, on the other hand, felt the bloodlust wash over her as she shivered. She knew this was not the time to mince words.

“We came under attack, and I triggered the process as a last resort. I don’t want to claim it or challenge you!” she yelled back.

Jake just looked at her for a second, not getting the feeling that she was lying. His rage died down ever so slightly but was fast reignited when he saw several people walk out of the lodge - four of them newcomers with relatively high levels.

“And they are?” he asked coldly. Was this really just some elaborate trap? He felt the gazes of all the people around him upon him. It reminded him of the time Caroline betrayed him in his meeting with Jacob… which didn’t help his anger management situation.

It was the same… surrounded, lured in by people he naively thought he could trust. No… this was different. He was different. He wasn’t going to be naïve like then and nearly lose his life. Even if surrounded, he was confident in his ability to at least escape.

And not just escape… but make sure not a single fucking one of them was going to make it away.

did!” Miranda tried to explain. His level of anger

young woman in an obnoxious robe, who were standing there, likely also trying

them - especially the woman who had the highest level besides him, sitting at

that shtick,” the woman said, having gotten her bearings. She had to recognize that the man in front of her was strong… but he was surrounded. And the others were too weak to pose a real threat too. While he was an unknown element, she didn’t for

front of her. While Jake wasn’t overly tall, she was on the small side herself. Meaning she

“Explain.”

to want to murder her. He barely managed to remain rational. A small voice in the back of his head keeping him back

action of teleporting into her personal space spooking her far too much to even hear his question, as she quickly blasted herself backward and

the first time, she appeared to begin to believe that perhaps antagonizing him further wasn’t necessarily the best course

that woman Miranda or her friends; we just want that guy in the white and gold robe and his companions. The moment we get him, we will be on our merry way, and hopefully, we will never meet again,” she said after calming

showing that he had recently bled from his eyes, nose, and mouth - the results of a fight they had just before he got here by his estimate. Upon further inspection of his surroundings, he saw even more signs of a fight

also at this point that Jake truly realized that something was seriously wrong. Not with the situation, it actually seemed pretty damn straightforward, but

His rational mind was starting to do some work to analyze the situation. Why had he been so mad, to the point

the quest pop up. But a few seconds of thinking should have led him to several

of himself. He had felt like he wasn’t in control of his body at all. In his mind, he had easily written it up as just being a heat-of-the-moment-thing, a one-time occurrence. But now,

outright before getting any understanding of the situation. I will have to figure out what the fuck is wrong with me, he thought. But

was never there, to begin with, and his entire demeanor calmed down as he made a big sigh and let out

you will,” he said, trying to sound as calm as he could. At the same time, he dismissed his two wings to appear more… human. Also, they were a bit distracting, and if a fight

she saw him. Back then, he appeared relatively calm and collected, and now he had barged in like a beast out for blood… and then

didn’t bother to interrupt either, as she was actually quite interested in

city or the Pylon at all. And from the looks of it, the Neil guy didn’t look like he thought anything was off about her explanation. However, he did look

aback when Miranda mentioned her being after a legendary orb that Neil had and that

an orb, and now they marched into my place and made a

Not entirely agreeing with

nonchalantly. Her father at her side, showing full confidence in his daughter to handle

“It is bullshit Neil got the orb to begin with. Nothing wrong with reclaiming what is

he… didn’t really care much. But there was one part of the entire thing he didn’t really agree

an admonishing glance from both Hank and Miranda and a surprised one from both Neil and Abby. “But I don’t really get

is it not unfair that he gets lucky as fuck and gets a test practically tailor-made for him?” she

trying to be

That, or he would have lost and have no one to blame but

Not having a quippy answer quite at the ready. Her brief moment of embarrassment only serving to

“Just a guy who is annoyed that a bunch of idiots made a mess of his newly commissioned house while he was away. I

the damn orb already,”