(POV Lyra)
<Cyrus what the fuck man?! I thought you were going to set up traps dammit!>
I curse him out.
"Oh, Hush it Lyra. I'll set them up while it cooks besides I haven't eaten anything in the past eighteen hours and my stamina is down to seven if I don't eat anything I'd pass out due to starvation." I hear him reason with me while hanging the skewers over the raging fire.
I open up a panel and check his stats.
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System: Beast tamer system
System host: Cyrus Ryker
Level: 0 [0 exp/50 exp]
Age: Physical 16, Mental 24
Current state: Tired, Starved
Affinities: Ice SS, Water B
HP: 28/28 G
STR: 20/24 G
DEF: 22/22 G
SPE: 28/32 E
STA: 7/50 E
INT: 500/500 SSS
ACU: 27/30 D
MANA: 100/100 G
M-DEF: 70/70 F
M-ATK: 40/40 G
Tamed beasts: None, None, None x 47
Transformation: unobtained
Skills: Cooking-4, Gun works-6, Ice magic-0, Herbology-5, Engineering-6, Chemistry-8, Biology-6, Close combat-4, Mana burst-0, Carpentry-4, Pain nullification-4, Water magic-0, Scan-2
Inbox-3
Sp-340
Inventory
Shop
Missions
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<…. I guess that makes sense. But remember to set the traps properly!>
I remind him.
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(POV Cyrus)
"Finally done." I say whipping the sweat off my brows as I finished putting a tarp over the entrance.
"That should hide the entrance, now time to feast!" I merrily jog towards the fish roast.
I pull out a skewered fish from the flames and bite down not caring about the bones or the fact it piping hot.
"Thwes Shwits amaizing!" I cry tears out hungry and tired.
<What the hell…>
I quickly devoured all the fish and saw all my reduced stats slowly go back to normal.
(Huh so food can heal me?) I thought out in confusion.
"Hey, Lyra does food heal me once I eat it?" I ask out in confusion.
<Yeah it will heal you as long as you're not fighting otherwise only your belly will be filled, though after a fight the nutrients absorbed from food will kick in and start healing you up.>
"I see well is there any weapon on sale in the shop?" I ask preparing for the night.
<With the amount of Sp you have you could buy a combat knife as well as a few low-grade healing potions.>
"All right how much damage will this do to my wallet?" I say preparing to lose all my Sp.
<It will cost you about 200 Sp, 150 Sp for the knife, and 50 Sp for five potions, 10 Sp per potion.> I hear her talk like a salesperson.
"*Sigh* all right buy those as well as a pair of combat gloves as well as a medical mask within my budget." I ask her while planning.
<Ok I understand why you want gloves but why the mask?>
"I'm going to coat the knife in a poison paste and I might get poisoned in the process so I'm buying the mask so I don't inhale any fumes while grinding the mushrooms." I explain in detail.
<That's a smart move, well give me a second to purchase the things,
Combat knife – 150 Sp
5 Low healing potion – 50 Sp
Military gloves – 25 Sp
Medical mask – 5 Sp
230 Sp – 340 Sp = 110 Sp remaining
All the items should be in your inventory.
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"…."
There was silence in the cavern for a few seconds not even the crickets made any noise.
"Lyra…are you telling me I had an inventory this whole time and didn't have to carry those heavy sacks nor had to waste 45 Sp on them?" I ask massaging the bridge of my nose.
<Oh…um I'm sorry I forgot that I had an inventory function until this point as well.>
I hear her say in an apologetic and embarrassed tone.
*Deep inhale*-*Deep sigh*
"It's fine what's done is done though I did get a few stat points increased by carrying that load so that's a plus." I say trying to stay positive.
"Can you take out the items now?" I asked her.
<Yeah sure here you go.>
I see a new panel pop out of my tattoo and my items fall right out of it with force.
"Whelp, time to work!" I say putting the mask and gloves on.
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One process of coating a knife with poison later….
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"Finally done I forgot how stuffy those masks get!" I shout removing my mask and breathing in fresh air.
<I don't have a body so I don't know how it would feel but yeah it does seem stuffy.>
"Yeah just in time as well I'm getting hungry so time to fish I guess."
Unbeknownst to me and Lyra something was outside something stalking the outside of the cave.
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(POV Unknown)
In the middle of a rainy night, a creature glowed under the two moons in the night sky.
The creature stalked through the forest its scales shimmered draped with golden sand and the swamps blue.
In its mouth lay a victim, mauled and clawed reduced to a bloodied meal.
To its kingdom it strode, his jaw clenched ready to start its meal.
To its dismay for when he came to its dwelling ready to devour, he found another feasting in his domain.
The lizard dropped its meal stalking its guest ready to greet the monkey with his fist.
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(POV Cyrus)
I sat next to the fire grilling some fish and a plant that was a mix between a bell pepper and a tomato, drooling ready to eat.
As I talked with Lyra suddenly a chilling breeze filled the cavern, (Strange I sealed the entrance tightly how did a breeze get through?)
Then the realization struck me like an isekai truck.
I looked at the entrance to see the camo tarp I used to seal the cave slashed open and the harsh winds of the storms entered my camp.
"Shit!" I curse out loud grabbing my knife ready to defend myself.
I look around trying to figure out where the intruder was.
I then hear rocks clattering to my right and turn around to see a four foot yellow Komodo dragon that took surgery to look like a crocodile only for it to fail and enhance his ugly ass.
<DAMN! Bro who hurt you?!>
I then hear the beast growl and a snake like voice echoed in my mind.
^Hairless monkey you dare lay in my domain and feast! I shall give you a brutal death for your arrogance! ^
{Author here yes the system translates what an animal says and ^^ means that's what the animal is saying.}
(Of course, the system translates what that thing says.) I thought not knowing of the function.
I then see the creature open its mouth to reveal absolutely no teeth.
"HAHAHA, with what teeth you look like-" I burst out laughing but before I could finish my taunt in an almost cartoonish manner fang burst out of its gums.
"Oh… oh… shit"
^With these teeth! Now come here boy! ^
I sidestep narrowly avoiding its maw and for its tail to whip my face leaving a cut through my eye.
<- 4 ACU, - 2 STA, - 3 HP>
I then ducked and slash its stomach poisoning him as it once again pounced at me. I rolled over towards the fire hoping to burn the bastard.
I then jump away at the last second as the beast crashed towards the flames, only for the beast to run through it with no discomfort whatsoever.
He turns back and ran towards me biting my shoulder down and I slash one of his claws off.
<- 10 HP, - 9 STR, DEF-7>
It let go roaring in pain as I then shove my knife through its shoulder blade.
I get on its back trying to stab it once more only for me to be thrown into the air and land in the shallow of the lake like a ragdoll.
<- 3 HP, - 2 DEF>
I look at the knife embedded into the creature's arm and strategized as it tried clawing the blade out.
Time seemed to have stopped as I began thinking the beast's movements froze and Lyra's shouts slowed down.
<Skill learned 'brain time'>
(This bastard is too strong I'll die if I don't use magic, so cultivation novels don't fail me now.) I say as I calm down.
I began thinking about the two elements (Think of ice, ice is cold, the winter is calm but merciless, ice is solid and water is the opposite water is liquid, and the monsoons are raging but pave the way for life. Find the balance between the two.).
Time slowly returned to normal as my breathing evens, my body relaxes, my eyes become cold, and a chilling energy flowed through my entire being.
As I channeled this energy I repeated that chant in my head I heard the beast roar.
I look at the beast who finally ripped the blade out and the poison seemed to have started affecting it but at the cost of the blade breaking into shrapnel.
It stared at me as if I earned its respect and growled ^You hairless ape! You have earned my respect. Stat your name! ^
"…Cyrus…Cyrus Ryker…" I stated my name emotionlessly.
^Very well young Ryker with that single fang of yours, you have ripped off five of my claws and now that I've destroyed it you are weak. accept your death now and I'll give you a peaceful end. ^
I remained calm and didn't reply.
^Very well your death shall be swift. ^
It lunged at me using its clawless arm as a spear.
I didn't falter and remained calm looking at the lizard with pity "Shame I should be saying that to you." I said mercilessly.
I ducked letting the beast fall into the deepest part of the lake. I wait at shore knowing very well that it will come back out.
I didn't have to wait long as it swam to the surface with force lunging itself out of the water.
(Now!) I thought seizing the moment, I shoved my left arm into the maw of the creature.
"Burst!!" I yelled out channeling all the ice energy into my left fist and letting the energy into its water clogged throat.
Instantly before it could close the dirty ass toilet it calls a mouth all the water flushed down into its gullet extended outwards turning into spikes as it froze.
And in a matter of seconds, the creature became a pincushion.
I pry my arm out of its mouth and examined the extent of the damage to my body.
<- 14 HP, -70 MANA, 10 STA>
I see almost all of my body covered in frostbite, my left arm being the most severe with a chunk of my shoulder missing as well as most of my arm muscle shredded into bits.
I stood in a daze feeling nothing whatsoever no pain, no cold, no warmth, no satisfaction, no emotion.
I dragged myself near the remains of the fire hoping to help the frostbite, I reignited the embers and laid my back against the cave's walls.
As the rain worsened I looked at my left arm with worry and fear. Fear for amputation and worry for it had only been a few hours into the night and for what was to come.
"Well that was unexpected but I now know what world I'm in…" I said with concern looking at the corpse of the beast.
(Image here)
{Author here- Congratulation 'The_Arch_Fiend' your guess from the last chapter was correct it was a jagras and you win absolutely nothing!}
"System please confirm which world I'm in…" I asked Lyra as I bandaged my wounds and drank a vile of the healing potion.
Moments pass and I receive no reply until the system screen pops up and Lyra spoke in a scarred tone.
<We… are in the monster hunter universe more accurately one where many species including the human race went extinct due to a virus and almost all living beings here have somewhat of human intellect.>
"...…" I place my hand on the cut now scar that went through my eye as my face paled.
(Image here)
(Are you kidding me this world is dangerous as hell even more so if the monsters are smart! Why was I sent here?!) I panicked imagining all the scenarios.
I started chuckling as I realized a detail I forgot (I have a system, a system that I can tame monsters with, a system that can help me flourish in this hell hole of a world!).
My chuckles soon became a peal of sinister laughter as thunder bellows in the background.
{Author here: remember every single laugh the Mc does is Doflamingo's laugh.}
"HIHIHIHAHAHAHAHA SO I REALLY AM HERE IN THE PERFECT WORLD FOR A BEAST TAMER THE WORLD OF-" I got cut off by thunder striking the background.
"-MONSTER HUNTER!" I said in an excited tone as blood dripped out my mouth.
Just after I finished talking I broke out into a fit of blooded coughs.
<Dumbass stop your evil monologue and drink more potion's!! you're at 1 HP and are about to go back into the afterlife!>
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To be continued next time…
{To all the monster hunter fans who read this fan fic if you understood the pun between the title and the world the Mc's in give me your stone's}
if you like the book give me your stones please.