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Chapter 16 - Smoke and corpses

The next month passed fast I honestly didn't have anything else to do in this tribe but Moon did she had to find a replacement for her leadership position and Bright stepped up to the challenge she might have been young but she had great potential plus she to was a warlock like Moon she just wasn't as powerful but this was do to the fact Moon was decades older than her so its only to be expected after Moon found her replacement we spent the rest of the time training together sure we had fought against each other plenty of times before in the past months but I never attacked with any malice or ill intent one more I never used any of my weapons against her and if that wasn't bad enough we never used our spells on each other well I used rope trick but that was it and if we wished to fight together we must have at least a idea of each others abilities ones more I needed to gage her level and classes so I can use that information in future plans and I quickly found out her levels and classes 

Moon

Race: cursed one 

Classes 

Ranger Level - 5 

Subclass- shadow stocker

Warlock level- 6

Subclass- hex blade 

I was actually shocked to find out she was a ranger and not a fighter but the more I thought about it the more it made sense she never showed the versatility and sheer marshal skill that a fighter would possess but she showed all the signs of a ranger her speed and her innate stealth in nature showed all the signs of a shadow stocker ranger but I was even more shocked at her weapon of choice a spear like javelin that she could summon from the shadows and an atlatl she could summon this spear back to her as long as she was within 150 yards whether she can throw it that far who honestly knows but she could accurately hit a target at 100 yards so its differently possible she also carried a small buckler shield in her off-hand so lets just say she was a perfect addition to my party we both had great sneaking abilities but she covered range wall I was more hand to hand combat without my gun and with it we both would be deadly to anyone who charges towards us Moon was more skilled in one on one combat maybe one vs three wall I was built just to fight be it big groups or one on one and if we get the drop on any group of people well lets just say I would hate to be one ever that is haha man it feels good to be back on the road I glanced to Moon who just said goodbye to her family there was many tears and tight hugs as everyone of her sisters said there goodbyes with her which took up a lot of the morning but I didn't mind to wait I fully understood there feelings and could relate so I silently watched them with a smile on my face but after Moon and Star hugged each other Star saying take care big sis and try not to get into too much trouble I know he is handsome but he ant that handsome Moon chuckled speak for your self sister you wasn't the one under him hehe but we will be fine you know my skills and you have seen his skills there won't be many who could harm us Star rolled her eyes even so please be careful Moon nodded I will lead our sisters well with that Moon turned around in a new black coat that I made her she walked next to me smiling thank you for your patience Hunter we can go now I smiled shaking my head no need Moon I understand your feelings as such I was happy to wait for you but are you sure your ready She hesitated and glance behind her one last time before she looked to me with a determined look as she nodded yes let us go I nodded stepping next to her and looked towards her worried sisters who stood in the treeline I draw Razor and saluted them saying I give you all my word you will see your sister again alive and well this I promise on my family name they all was stunned at my words so was Moon who looked towards me with wide teary eyes all of her sisters quickly sank down onto one knee and bowed saying we thank the raven blade and we wish you good fortune and well travels I nodded sheathing Razor turning around saying let us go and with that I disappeared from there sight Moon hesitate looking over the woods that she called her homes for so long and at the sisters she helped lead Moon smiled a warm content smile and turned away and disappeared her self Paly flew from the trees following us as he did he crowed out let the adventure began. 

5 days later I stood at the top of a hill below me was a barren land no trees no animals just rolling hills with dying grass on it I noticed a small stream that had sickly black water in it and around this stream were old animal bones Moon walked next to me her hood was up but I could see her dark angry expression I crouched down and grabbed a handful of white dirt that almost felt like sand as I did so a new ring glimmered this ring looked verty plan almost cheap looking a simple twisted dark steal that had a open eye stamped into the top of it There was no runes on the outside of it nor did it give off any magic power but this was the ring of True sight Moon and i cleared its dungeon 2 days after we left her home honestly the dungeon wasn't Much of a challenge sense it was one of those dungeon that had a shit ton of traps instead of monsters and the dungeon was identical to the one in the game from trap locations to even the type of traps hell even the skeleton boss at the end and the hidden chest that was in the wall covered with illusion magic normally no one would have found this hidden chest but when I fought the skeleton boss in the game one of my bullets ricocheted off the boss and hit this wall disappearing and that's how I got the ring of true sight in my old life and sense I had already conquered, this dungeon ones it would be quite embarrassing, if I couldn't use this knowledge to its greatest effect I side standing back up growling this is the prison the outside world gave us they locked us here expecting us to kill each other and die out no matter what I will never forgive this I will pay back the blood that has been spilt ten folds and I will lead my people out of this dark age I must the moment I said that I clenched my fists so hard blood started to drip from it but I couldn't even feel it my eyes burned with a fire but it wasn't that of anger or rage O no it was much colder more methodical this was hatred and my hatred doesn't take the form of rage or anger O no it was like the sea cold and methodical my mind wasn't clouded with the pointless thoughts of rage I was calm scary calm and I was thinking of ways to pay back this sin and when I get like this scary calm is when my true self takes over I was a patient and fully willing and capable of doing terrible things there was reason people called me the demon pirate emperor I was patient methodical and willing to do unspeakable things to get what I want this was the true Hunter Fang Hellsing and I was on the hunt ones more as my cold eyes looked towards the north west towards the liches castle or where it ones stood all that was left was ruins on the side of a small mountain come Moon we got some investigating to do she nodded as you say master with that we both disappeared when we did one singular droplet came from the sky and hit the ground when it did it made a hissing noise as smoke rose up from the burnt grass this was acidic rain and from that one droplet came another then another till it started to poor luckily for Moon and I we was covered in are coats thick boots or else we would be getting burned hell I took off my hat and flipped up my hood and as I put my hat away Paly swooped down and dived under my coat cawing out rain hurt caw caw but I seen smoke in the far distances looked like a burning camp Moon and I looked towards each other before we nodded and picked up our speed and as we crested over the hill I seen several small black streams of smoke and the burnt remains of tents stakes we quickly arrived at the edge of this camp and what we seen was shocking there was cursed bodies that took the form of orks and goliaths scattered across in front of me some was laying in the path that laid between the tents and some was still in there tents there bodies scorched black my cold eyes scanned over this carnage my eyes glowing with a cold anger and a snarl spread across my face I could smell the burnt bodies and the iron still in the air but if this wasnt bad enough the tattoos on my body changed colors and started to glow a sickly green color slight as they vibrated and forming on the back of my hand was the image of a skull necromancy I growled I could visibly see the necrotic magic that lingered on the dead bodies that made it out of there tents Moon nodded indeed I sense it to but what could have done this to the bone claw tribe they are one of the strongest tribes around outside the Hellsing my eyes looked just passed this camp and there off in the distance I seen the small mountain and placed on its side was the ruins of a castle it would seem the blood melody tribe have started to make more bold moves against the other tribes Moons face want pail slightly as she quickly asked do you truly think the blood melody tribe did all this Y I side shrugging its the most likely answer yes as for Y well I could take a few guesses and none of them I like but anything is but that's when I heard it the beating of a heart my head shot back towards the camp a look of confusion want across my face as Moon asked what is it her hands moving to her atlatl on her hip but I bright my fingers up to my mouth shushing her after that I took my lycan form and concentrated I didn't hear nor sense anything at first but then I heard it again ba-thump but this time I heard several more they was weak heart beats but I heard it and when I did my senses locked on 7 figures all towards the center of this camp I quickly sprang into action growling survivors Moon was stunned but quickly followed me as we ran though my eyes feel on the burnt corpse a mother clutching and shielding a bundle in her arms and there around her neck was a familiar fang shape protection charm it was scortched black and I couldn't see any of the runes that was ones on it but I would recognise my craft anywhere that was my possession amulet but how was it here unless and a scary thought popped into my head unless this bone claw tribe had been in contact with my tribe but y does only she and my eyes started scanning around that's when I seen something I didn't before all the burnt corpses had my possession amulet of course they was scorched black to the point many was unrecognizable but again I knew my craft and when my eyes fell on the corpses that wasn't burnt these was the people who made it out of the tents still in sleep wear there weapons clutched in their hand these people didn't have my possession amulets but I noticed bruising around their necks like someone ripped something off their necks and they wasn't gentle about it so it was obvious they all had my possession amulets but the ones that was still useable and the ones that weren't was left whoever did this is going to pay I growled my cat face contouring into a predatory snarl but this is when I felt someone grab my shoulder and shake it slightly I looked to Moon my bright orange eyes that was glowing like two fire calls calmed down slightly seeing her worriedly look towards me my predatory expression faded into something more calm before I asked what Moon did you say something she nodded yes Master the survives O shit that's right come on Moon and I sprinted of again but not before grabbing her hand and leading the way very quickly we found a big tent in the center of this camp where meetings would probably be held and where the leader and his family stays this tent had been burned and trampled over so even the tent supports was burnt I noticed what left of a table and the ash of burnt hide on top of it there was probably chairs around this table and there still was a few survived with just some burns but I quickly moved to the back of this tent where I assume there was tent flap to separate this area to the back quarters cuz this back area looked like a living area there was 3 burnt bed rolls scattered across this room a bone desk and chair that was completely fine but any documents that was ones on the table was burnt away as we walked into this back away I walked passed the burnt corpse of what was once a huge buff warrior but I noticed the red pool of dried blood below him and the face there was a 3 holes in his chest that still had slight remains of necrotic magic but it was quickly fading this man was the leader probably but he didn't have time to fight back he was killed almost instantly plus his huge battle axe wasn't in front of him it was laying beside him so whoever killed him must have been some the leader new cuz his guard was down hell I even see the area where that person plunges there sword into this leaders heart so the leader wouldn't revive it was no big secret that all us cursed ones had the ability to come back from death we call this ability shadow revive cuz when you fall on conscious in that strange state between death and life the shadows are drown into your body which heals your fatal wounds allowing you to awake back up aka revived but sense the person stabbed the leader in the heart right after he want on conscious he effectively countered our racial ability but I only spared a glance at this leader before I quickly moved to the desk where a woman was shielding the bottom of the desk with her body clutched in her arms was a young child probably no older then 2 or 3 the woman took the form of a Goliath the back of her body from the neck down was covered in burns but I could both hear and sense both this woman and child heartbeat I gently pulled the woman out slightly when I did her eyes shot open and her angry orange eyes looked towards me with so much bloodlust and killing intent that it even shook my heart slightly but I didn't retreat nor back down I pulled out a healing past that I had made wall I was still back in the woods I had made plenty of healing salves which wasn't as effective as healing potions which would intently heal your wounds but my healing salves would heal you over time closing fatal wounds in minutes plus my salves intently stop bleeding and slightly numbs the wound to elevate the pain I crouched down and looked In to this woman eyes that still glowed with killing intent and blood lust she didn't speak do to how weak she was but I could tell what she was thinking who are you I smiled warmly at the woman saying hello miss my name is Hunter Fang hellsing what I have here is a healing salve that will help heal and elevate the pain you are feeling dont worry I swear on my family name and to my patron the raven mother I mean you and your child no harm if I do let the queen of ravens strike me down now so my body can be returned to the earth and my soul can go to her embrace where I will be punished the sky crackled with thunder but nothing else happened the woman eyes want wide when she heard my name and in a weak quiet voice that I could barely hear she asked are you truly Helge's eldest son my cat like smile got bigger but I simply nodded I am this is my lycan form and I am going to take your question as ok to start applying the salve we still got 6 others to save this woman slowly nodded but when she did I seen pain lass through her eyes but she didn't gasp out or anything problem cuz she couldn't I nodded and started applying the salve to her as I did I glanced to Moon saying Moon approximately 20 yards east in a half burnt tent you will find 2 people inside use the salve on them before bringing them here she nodded as you wish master I focused back on this woman who was gritting her teeth from pain and her muscles twitched from pain as I spread this salve over her neck, shoulders, back the sides of her legs and even her feet sense she had been sitting on her knees but she was lucky I could tell this woman had leather armor on before the fire started so that greatly helped her and her thick hunting boots saved her feet they was still badly burned but no where near as bad as the corpses outside hell just look at this woman mate the leaders body it was scorched as badly the rest but this woman survived and she was conscious for it all but the bone table that she was half under and chairs that she had leaned against her back I smiled seeing the bone desk and chair Bronze is making good use of what I tot him by the time I was done with this woman I looked towards her asking do you mind if I look over your child to make sure they don't have ant wounds I visibly seen her hesitate and I seen her look around at the acidic rain I could tell her worry so I quickly pulled out a tarp from my bag and set up a makeshift roof that covered this hole back area ones I crouched back down next to the woman asking how about now she hesitated again looking me over but in the end she didn't have a choice so she nodded I smiled and gently took the child out of her hands that was wrapped in a wolf pelt blanket I slowly opened the blanket what I seen was the form of a 3 year old girl that had the white marble like skin of a Goliath, but the tusks and black braids of a ork her triple tattoo moved up her neck and curled around her face before meeting in the center of her head in almost like a thorn crown this little girl had on a leather shirt and pants but no shoes I could tell this was sleepwear and I could see the dried tears on her face she probably cried her self to sleep I side sadly seeing such a cute little girl have such a sad and modified expression even wall she slept I gently looked over her body and noticed the signs of burns but they wasnt anything bad hell I would go so far is to say it was more like a sunburn but I put the salve on it anyway just on case after I was done I gently wrapped the little girl back up and handed her back to the woman to took the little girl and tightly clutched her to her chest I side standing up saying you was smart to cover her with the pelt if you didn't she would have had gotten burns but nothing fatal the woman nodded and croked out water I nodded and pulled one of the many bone circular water canteens I had in my bag that held about one gallon of water I opened the lid before placing it down next to her she quickly grabbed it and started to drink not fast but definitely not slow either she drank for a few seconds before lowering the canteen and looked towards me with gratitude but that's when I noticed my possession amulet around her neck but there wasn't one around her daughters neck I pulled out one from my bag and held it out to her saying for your daughter her eyes went wide and in a much clear but still kind of gravel voice she asked where did you get that lad don't tell me you took it off one of my tribesmen I snorted y would I take one off a corpse when I am their maker this woman eyes want wide quickly asking your the maker of these amulets I chuckled placing the amulet in my hand on the chest of the child before stand up responding indeed I am but we can save the questions for later cuz I am sure you got many and so do I so lets save the survivors first yea she simply nodded as you say sir Hellsing I chuckled and as I walked away I said just call me Hunter with that I quickly ran to the next person that I heard a heart beat it was to the west and I got to a tent that looked like it had been trembled over by some beasts inside this tent I found 2 woman looked like 29 Goliath mother and her 15 year old Goliath daughter both had deep blade like gashes going down there shoulders but they did the smart thing when they was revived they slowed there heartbeat down and want into a semmy unconscious state which prevented them from bleeding out and numbed the pain but they had fallen fully unconscious at this point from blood lose I quickly rushed over and used my salve spreading it over the wound very quickly it stopped bleeding and slowly there skin started to stick together I then looked to the other corpse in this tent a dark elf man that had on black robes that had bone patterns in it ones more his chest plate was made form several smaller bones sticking up from the center of his chest was a spear probably the mothers by the angle I walked over to this elf body that was sprawled out like it had been through from a mount I looked around and found this man weapon under some of the tent I grabbed it and held it up the handle of this shortsword was a humanoid leg bone wall the cross guard was two boney hands its fingers spread apart on either side of the blade as for the blade itself it was a spine with metal caste around it the jagged edge shined wickedly this was one brutal weapon its jagged almost teeth like edge was made for rending flesh perfect for cavalry who will be going up against a race as hard to kill as ours and yet I rolled my eyes at the stupid looking cross guard that's got to go I ran my hand over both side hands and slowly the hands closed forming a normal looking slightly curved crossguard that looked like it was made from finger bones I then waved my hand over the plan looking circular pommel slowly it turned into two raven skulls facing away from each other I looked over the blade on the fence looking at the spine that was in the center of this blade but shrugged y not and I lowered the blade and walked back to the dark elf body and stabbed him in the arm growling yow bastard I know your still alive the moment I said that his eyes shot open saying shit and he thrust his hand out when he did 3 bone darts shot as he tried to shadow walk away but we can't have that can we shadow bind I thought as I simply deflected the darts away the elf was stunned to feel the shadows wrap around him and then tightly binding his body the man looked towards me with anger you damn disgusting Hellsing release me this but I wasn't listening I pulled the black scabbard made from bone off his side before fixing it on my back when I was done I sheathed my new sword before grabbing the spear in the elf who was still cursing me chest I twisted it a few times when I did the man screamed out in pain aaaa stop that you damn bastard aaaaaa I said stop I say stop but I didn't listen his screams was music to my cat ears a huge toothy grin spread across my face saying Moon the last people are right across from this tent take care of them wall I play with our little friend here she appeared beside be bowing as you wish master with that she disappeared again I looked back down to this man with my huge toothy grin my white fangs in full display he shuddered in fear his eyes darted from my face to razor on my hip then his eyes focused on the insignia on my chest he shook his head shouting no that's impossible you can't be a true hellsing I thought the new generation had forgone that insignia and forgotten their roots I laughed twisting the spear slowly saying many have I am the first child of the new generation to complete there battlsham but I was born with the name Hellsing and you know what that means his eyes want wide your from the head family your related to that bitch Helge and that damn old bastard I twisted the spear even more chuckling careful there boy that is my mother and grandfather your talking about his eyes want wide your that bitch eldest son Hunter Fang Hellsing no no no that can't be no one has seen him for months not even his family has heard from aaasaa I twisted the spear some more chuckling o so you got some spies in my tribe good to know but if there souls are as filthy as yours then I won't have any problems finding them to prove this point my eyes flashed and I seen a sickly red energy sticking to his body and ora this is what many people call ora and not many can see others like I am doing now but ones ora is a reflection of that person all of there experiences all their choices and more your ora was all of it think if it as a reflection of the soul and the more sins and dark magic you use your ora will change and if you do unspeakable things to people your ora changes to this sickly red ora or its better known as sinners ora and trust me it is very hard to get and only evil beings or followers of evil beings can form one my true sight also cot a strange brand on this man neck it was the liches mark and it was pulsing slightly they was watching I thought and without any warning I pulled this spear from this man chest before thrusting it straight through the center of his head movements was a blur the moment I destroyed the brain the man slumped dead and that liches brand stopped pulsing hell it completely disappeared I pulled out the spear growling fucking cultist that when I heard some chuckle behind me I know right I looked back the mother was sitting up her wound wasn't fully healed but she looked better then she did I walked over as I did the woman looked me over saying that was some fine Spearman ship sir Hellsing I could barely track your movements I chuckled I thank you miss but I believe this is yours and I planted the spear in the ground right in front of her she slowly grabbed the spear and used it to help her up I could tell every moment hurt but she simply gritted her teeth ones she was on her feet she looked down to her wound and at the healing salve she looked back up to me saying I assume it was you who put this salve on mine and my daughterd wound I simply nodded as I moved to her daughter and easily picking her up the mother nodded then I and my daughter ow you our life sir hellsing I chuckled you ow me more then that seeing both of you are wearing my amulet her eyes want wide and she looked down to the fang amulet around her neck before looking back up at me chuckling if your words are true then yes we do sir hellsing I chuckled walking passed her saying no need for thanks I see all cursed ones as my people as such I am happy to help and you can just call me Hunter the woman nodded ok Hunter my name is Water and my daughter is Mist but if I may ask where are you leading us I chuckled it is a pleasure to meet you both as for your question I am leading you to the leaders tent where I have set up a roof so we can get out of this name rain Water nodded did the chief survive I shook my head no he didn't but his mate and daughter did she side O thank the gods the miss and misses are ok how many survivors did you find counting yall 7 if we want to count that damn cultist 8 she side damn so few I nodded your leaders wife and I will be talking about all this ones we get back feel free to join in she nodded will do.

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