The Hunter's Choice Chapter One: Young Blood

Story by Dreche the Argonian on SoFurry

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#1 of The Hunter's Choice

This is just the beginning if I see enough people like it I will continue but this is my first part of the story and my first story all together so I hope you all enjoy it


The warm climate of the lush forest gave everything a heavy feel. The air damp, humid and still echoed with the sounds of a young blood Yautja running and jumping through his daily training exercises. He lands in a crouched position at the feet of an elder he quickly switches to one knee and bows in respect of his peer.

The elder nods and places his rough hand onto the young blood's shoulder assuring him that he no longer needed to bow. The young blood stood up straighT and firm he was not wearing a mask, plasma caster or any armor since he was on his own world. He was fairly large for a young blood, he was almost ten feet tall just under the elder's height, this visit was not or the usual norm.

This visit was a special one for the young blood for today he would start his trials to become a hunter of all species to become the apex predator. The elder confirmed this to the young blood through a series of clicks and growls, the young blood simply noded in reply but he was celebrating internally since he had been awaiting this day for far to long and finally it is here.

Since it was the afternoon at the elder's visit he advised the young blood to get his rest the first trial was tomorrow and it would be the unarmed combat trial which can last from several minutes to even days depending on the will of the contestants.

The elder noded as the retreating suns dimly lit his finely aged face showing his fine wrinkles, age marks and scars received from many battles over his long life, his cheeks sagged lightly and heavy bagsFahd formed under his eyes as well, the elder finally broke the silence telling the young blood that strength is not everything, he said via clicks and roars as he turned away his crimson robe just barley nicked the ground as he walked.

The elder disappeared into the jungle as the young blood stood there breathing in large, deep breaths as his sweat made his chizzled body glisten in the low light. His main color was a yellowish green and that was complimented by the ebony that covered his shoulders, arms, sides and the outer portions of his legs, again he was wearing basically nothing other than the loin cloth that hid his ten inch member from the world.

He walked towards a large pool of water he knelt down and slipped his rough velvet hand into the water, it was warm so he stood and disgarded his loin cloth and slowly wadded into the pool. The warm water felt good on his rough skin as he sunk himself down he let the water pass over his head as he held his breath his dreads remaind a float on top of the water, he soon emerged from the water and took a deep gulp of air his chest rapidly moving back and forth capturing and releasing the air he breathed.

He started to swim and as he did he began to recall all of his memories from his childhood, he never really knew his father so a elder taught him how to act and what the customs of their world where, how to treat his kind, how he should be ready at any moment to fight and die honorably and to show respect to everyone including his enemies when it was deserved.

His mind wandered as he floated on the water peacefully looking at the sky but then again he wasn't for he was too busy looking into his memories as they flashed before his eyes he snapped back to his reality and stood up and looked around.

It was night the two moons were full and gave the jungle an erie feel but he shrugged it off and got out of the water and slipped his loin cloth back on and began to walk through the moonlit vegitation until he reached a tree at which he climbed to a Y shaped split and nestled himself into it and layed his head back and looked at the moons and thought about the following day and what would it bring, what obstacles, what challenges, who would be his opponent.

However those thoughts drifted away as he fell into slumber. He dreamt that night even though he hadn't had dreams since he was small, but tonight he did. He dreamt of the fight how he and his opponent were equals in fact they were the same Yautja, in his dream he was confused but he had to fight and fight he did and one won, but was it really him or the other him he couldn't tell and he awoke slightly confused but nun the less jumped down from the tree an made his way to the arena and met with the elder he had met with the other day, he knelt down to one knee as customs say and again rose to face him.

The elder looked him over and noded and turned but motioned with one of his digits to follow him, the young blood did as he was told after all he wouldn't dare defy the elder that trained him and treated him like his own youngling. They approached a large grey wall as the elder typed in a code on a small square lockpad with his kind's lettering written all around it, just then the wall began to move and quickly it flipped around bearing weapons and armor.

The young blood stood in awe at the weapons and looked at the elder and through a series of clicks the elder told the young blood to choose only armor and a defensive weapon only, and that the rules had changed slightly, his opponent would be armed and he would have tan defend himself from his opponent without using any weapon to his advantage.

The young blood noded even though he knew this was going to be far more difficult than he had originally planed, he gripped a large wooden stick with rounded ends as he picked out his armor he heard footsteps behind him he turned and looked and there stood his opponent an experienced hunter standing at a colossol twelve feet tall, his build was more than the youn blood's obviously since he was expirenced he carried his weapons one in his hand, his combi-stick and one by his leg, his smart disk.

The young blood stood in frustration a he knew that this hunter would not be as easy as he had thought, apparently the elder's had to know something about the young blood to put him against this opponent. The young blood noded and extended his hand to the hunter and he took it and shook it, even though the expirenced hunter was confident but he knew there was something about this young blood that only the elder's could see.

The hunter planed to either prove the elder's wrong or maybe he could prove them right but as he shook the young blood's hand he could tell that this young blood was not going to give up without a fight and that's just how he liked it, an opponent who has the will to go on.

Ok well this is my first story so please let me know how I am doing if you have anything that you would like me to know please pm me. Again as I said before this is my first story and I would like feedback good and bad but please be gentle with the bad feedback but yes I will update with chapter two when I get enough time but for those who do tea this first chapter and like it I promise longer chapters and more characters I promise. Thank you for reading and I hope you did enjoy it