Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Hunt
The village of Eldoria lay hidden deep within the misty valleys, surrounded by towering pine forests and shadowed mountains. Once, it was a peaceful land — children played near the rivers, merchants filled the streets, and laughter echoed through every corner. But now, silence ruled the nights.
Because when the sun fell beyond the mountains… the beasts came.
They were creatures of nightmare — twisted forms of fur, fangs, and rage. No one knew where they came from, only that they hunted under the blood moon, tearing through homes and lives alike. Every dawn brought screams and ashes. Every dusk, fear returned.
For years, the people prayed to the old gods for mercy. None came.
Then, one man rose.
His name was Thonyiak. Once a simple wanderer, he had seen the destruction with his own eyes. He watched his family fall to the claws of the monsters. His heart hardened, his mind sharpened — and from his sorrow, he built something new.
A secret order.
A brotherhood.
A force that would strike back against the darkness.
He called it "Beast Hunters."
It began with only a handful of brave souls — farmers, ex-soldiers, wanderers — those who had lost everything. Thonyiak trained them, forged them in the fires of vengeance, and gave them ranks to climb.
At the bottom stood the Esoka, the beginners, who learned the basics of survival and monster anatomy.
Above them were the Casoka, the skilled fighters who had slain at least one beast.
And at the top stood the Mastorka — the legends, the masters who could face an entire pack alone.
There were six Mastorka, each feared and respected across Eldoria.
Muitsui, a fierce woman whose blades moved like wind.
Jabanoi, strong and loyal, the shield of the team.
Shitaru, calm but deadly, his spear never missed its mark.
Takiru, the strongest of them all, whose eyes glowed with the power of fire.
Nekuva, graceful yet ruthless, her arrows always found the beast's heart.
Kavaitur, a strategist whose mind was sharper than any sword.
Among them, Takiru stood as the mightiest. None could rival his strength, though Shitaru and Nekuva followed closely behind — the second and third strongest of the Mastorka.
But even as they hunted, the truth behind the beasts remained shrouded in mystery.
Until Thonyiak uncovered the unthinkable:
The beasts were not born of nature — they were created.
By one person.
A man once known to him… a scholar turned mad.
His name was Ashamija.
And as Thonyiak stood before the flames of his secret chamber, watching the map of Eldoria burn, he whispered to the shadows,
"If Ashamija made these monsters… then I will make the hunters who end them."
That night, the oath of the Beast Hunters was written in blood.
The war between man and beast had truly begun.
End of chapter 1