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Runic Hunt

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World has evolved, mana has descended, animals mutated and monsters has spawned. As a one of the first batch of awakeners, Mo is determined to explore the new world.
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Chapter 1 - Runes and the Chosen of the Hunt

=Bizz=

A notification appeared in the eyes of all people of the world, followed by;

=The Universe's core has been destroyed=

=The Universe is now vulnerable=

Then surge of unknown energy descended making the people itchy some exploding on the spot. 

Animals are agitated; some grew parts that is not a characteristic of their kind.

Plants grew vibrant, some become more hostile.

...

Mo was flabberghasted and immediately chatted his few friends.

and after brief exchanges the signal was down followed by a huge roar.

Looking outside there's a huge sperm whale crashed down to a signal tower.

"Damn! Apocalypse was one of my favorite genre for movies but not for reality!"

Mo took his phone up and took few pictures, it shows a whale slowly crashing to a signal tower.

After a few seconds, Mo noticed the damned animal getting huge while falling.

"Not only it was flying above but also making itself giant? I need to run!"

He immediately bolted and ride his bike and he noticed he is not the only one have the idea to run using a vehicle. He saw people using all sorts of transportation ignoring traffic rules just to run away.

Seeing this, Mo didnt let himself to be slow he rode over the grasslands or concrete at a speed he never achieved before.

Pedestrians yelling at mo because they thought they would get ran over by Mo but at the critical moment Mo would perform maneuvers that will dodge them.

Mo was sweating as he looked up.

The gigantic whal that is a size of a skyscraper became size of the whole heaven and instead of decending it seems it is swimming upward.

Seeing this bizzare event and he stopped and disembark himself from the bike.

=Squish=

He looked below and saw a carcass of a cockroach with its blood splattered on his slippers.

=Killed a awakened Cockroach=

=Awarded 2 runes=

=Open the runes? =

Looking around him, the people have calmed down that the whale is not falling.

If the whale the size of sky descend it would literally the end of all people here.

Looking at he two stone he immediately said yes because this looked like a fantasy becoming real and if hi guess is right, these runes will be a source of magic.

Then the two rune cracked and a brightness that is comparable to the blazing sun appeared in his vision temporary blinding him.

It felt like when gaming at night and the room you have is pitch dark and suddenly someone flashbang your face illuminating the whole room while the victim(you) was inch away from that source of light.

Mo's eyes felt numb as he opened his eyes it was still pure light even when he closed it it was still pure light.

He writ in agony in the middle of the sidewalk making people suspect he gone insane but remembering al the happening around them it might be not possible because aside from the giant whale swimming above, some trees have grown wooden teeth and eating peoples, some rivers and sea pathed towards the sky, and some animals(including their pet) either gain even more intelligence or devoured the owner.

A while later, Mo woke up in a hospital. Many were in hospital either injured or suffered from an unidentified decease that appeared recently. As for the dead, they were transported where they get their final rest.

Squinting even opening his eyes wide, Mo could finally see. Mo looked at the nearest nurse but he felt somewhat weird but he couldnt find what kind of weirdness it is.

Mo was seated up straight thinking what is wrong with the feeling.

Meanwhile the nurse, that is cleaning something, looked behind because she heard a rustle. 

Her face immediately turned pale and scurried immediately screaming. "Doc! He is awake!".

"Weird, even my face is not handsome, it is not pretty ugly-"

He paused his comment as he looked at his hands.

It looked bony and deprived of protein.

He then touched his face that is caving inside, he felt onlyy bones and a little of flesh.

Then lastly, he tried to get up but he can't.

He tried with the assistance of his hand, but he felt no energy and can't even get up so he gave up.

He looked around and saw a mirror and take a huge gulp before reaching out.

He grabbed the mirror in bear hands and saw an image of a middle aged man with a white hair and skinny body.

"Are you serious!? I... I didn't even have a time to confess to her."

Then tears flowed into his eyes, at the same time anger builds inside him.

The doctor accompanied by the nurse arrived at the scene, he scrutinizes Mo and pulls out a paper.

The doctor nods and signed a release form about the release of the middle-aged man in from of him. As a awakener this common man in front of him has a status of a peasant if the man in front of him wasn't experimented on at the early stage of the Mana awakening this man would've been discarded to thrashes considering the number of recourses were thin. As a payment of getting experimented on the hospital decided to keep him alive and kick him once he wakes up as for after that, it was Mo's problem.

He didn't even consider the signage of Mo.

Meanwhile. Mo who's filled in grief and sadness can't take the mental burden and collapsed.

The nurse hurried and identified the Mo is just sleeping.

The doctor took note of this and notified the people that will notify what benefits he got and his release.

At the next day morning, Mo looked at the same nurse and tried to say something, but the nurse hurried back, and a 2 people greeted him.

"Hello! Sir Mo Your contributions for the Base C is remarkable and the ruler will give you benefits. Here's what it is. Oh, before I remember, here's vitality potion."

Even though the manner of an speaking was respectful, he forcefully drank the potion into Mo's mouth denying any refusal.

Mo was just a weak middle-aged man he couldn't deny either.

In his heart was just pure anger.

Then, his eyes felt groggy and the next time he awakes he was filled with stanched.

He opened his eyes and tried to puke but there's nothing to puke. 

He saw a mountain of thrash and no humans in sight.

In the horizon, a huge tower that is wide as the horizon is seen.

It is protected by thick walls of metal emitting sharp glow that threatens death to those who touched it.

And to himself who is turning black by the second, death is approaching.

Then he exhaled his final stinky breath in the stinky wasteland.

=Rune Activated (1 in 1Qn) Deathless Vitality (1 use) =

=When you die, resurrect 10 days and gain 100 vitality=

=Passive: you cannot feel nor wield mana=

=Note 1 vitality = 1 year of lifespan=

=Rune activated (Unique) Eternal Hunt=

=No materials are wasted to hunt: Every time a 1-time rune is activated, it will not be exhausted. Instead consume 1 hunt counter=

=Hunt counter: any living being, that is same level or higher than you, dies near you will increase this counter by 1=

=Hunting Eternal: increase all stats by 1 per hunt counter=

In his dying eyes, a blur of text appeared.

He can't read it.

Only thing he knows is anger builds inside him. He lived a meaningless life.