Chapter 21:

The Award Ceremony

The Creature Hunter: Soul Of The Wind


When they approached the event, Caitrin asked,

"Why has everyone gathered around? What is so interesting about this event?"

Yuma started to explain with a happy voice tone,

"Oh! Right! I forgot to tell you. It's not something that people who are strangers here know much about, and it's very natural that you don't know about it."

He then added,

"This event, which you see in front of you, is a ceremony held every year that awards medals to Creature Hunters who have helped the most."

"So that is what it is about." Caitrin said.

The man that was approaching was six and a half feet tall. He was wearing a jacket with fur in the back and shoulder section. And even though his jacket's only one button was buttoned and it was opened from the front, his upper body muscles were visible enough for people to see. He also wore black pants with his other clothes.

He had bright red eyes, spiky black hair with a wide grin on his face, revealing his sharp vampire-type teeth. 

He was walking with his hands in his pocket and his evil grin was so visible that some people got scared of it.

Some people even started to gossip about him,

"He is so scary, who is he?"

"He is Mr. Valdis Ryuko. He looks so scary, but did you know that his power comes from Dark Magic?"

"Eeeh! Are you serious?"

"Yes, I am sure. That is why everyone is this much scared of him."

"I really didn't know that."

Caitrin then asked,

"Who is this? He looks like a bad person?"

Yuma replied smiling,

"No, actually he is on our side. And he is on the fifth ranking on the Creature Hunter list."

"Really? And wait for a second. What is the ranking on The Creature Hunter list?"

"When every era changes, it people and kingdom changes too. About ten or twenty years ago, there were people like Sigfried, but now everything has changed and the world needs other Creature Hunters. That is what the list is about. But the problem is, he uses Dark magic as a Creature Hunter."

"Wait, but you said that Dark Magic stole the person's life who uses it. Why is he using Dark Magic then?"

"I don't have a definitive answer about that, but everyone knows that he is a power-hungry person and will do anything to be best. Maybe he's someone who saves people, but I can't deny that he has a scary aura."

Caitrin then said to herself,

*He saves people? But he still looks scary though.*

While the man was walking on the red carpet he stopped, looked around, and said,

"I spent all my time coming here nobody's here huh? *sigh* Really boring."

But after he said that, a purple light passed through his eyes at the speed of light and landed behind him. Everyone in the crowd got surprised and scared by the situation since they didn't understand what was going on.

Even Caitrin asked scared,

"Hey! What is happening? What was that?"

Yuma said while he was trying to see in front of him,

"I guess it is that person."

On the other hand, Valdis didn't panic, he just slowly turned around and looked in the direction where it landed.

There was a woman that landed right behind him. She was five feet tall, had short blonde hair that went down to her shoulders, and had bright purple eyes. She wore a white jacket, long black socks, and black shoes. She also had a white bag behind her back, and finally, she had two long swords on her waist.


And without turning around, she slowly stood up and turned her head to him, and gave a scary look.

Yuma said,

"Nijumura Rai. She is the third on the rankings. She is the only woman in the top three, and her speed is at incredible limits."

Caitrin then said to herself while looking at her with a shocked face,

*She really is. I couldn't even see where she was coming from.*

Then as the crowd looked at them, Valdis said,

"So she is the second one to come?"

People started to gossip again,

"Is this Nijimura Rai? The fastest creature hunter?"

"She looks so rebellious but so cool at the same time!"

"I know right!"

While she walked towards him, Valdis said,

"So a shorty like you beat them to it, huh?"

She looked like she was annoyed, but she smiled and said,

"Watch what you say, Valdis. Or you may die faster than you think."

He grinned widely again and said,

"Oh, are you sure that you can kill me, Miss shorty?"

And while they were talking, another person had arrived at the ceremony.

They both looked at him and she said,

"And here comes our Respectful Prince."

The man that was approaching was also six feet tall. He had short silver hair that covered his neck and he had bright blue eyes. He was wearing a long black patterned coat, with the chest part open and tied around his waist by a thick blue rope. His well-built body was visible and he wore grey pants with black shoes. He also had protectors on both his hand and ankles and finally, he carried a spear with an ax-like tip.

He looked like a very serious person and didn't smile a bit. 

And while he was approaching, Caitrin saw another person on the corner watching the event. 

He was six feet tall, had brown eyes and long brown hair that stretched to his shoulders. He had a silver sword that was hanging from his belt and he was wearing a long hooded red dress that covered his body and wore dark brown pants and boots with it.

At first, it looked like he was watching the ceremony, but after a couple of seconds, he just left there.

Caitrin looked at him and asked Yuma,

"Yuma, Do you know this person? He looks very mysterious."

But when Yuma looked, he said confused,

"Who? I can't see anybody."

He had already disappeared and he was nowhere to be seen.

Caitrin said to herself shocked,

*Who was he? And how did he disappear?*

She was so confused about it, but she just brushed it off with,

"Nothing. I think it was just my imagination."

And then they started watching the ceremony once more.

The crowd was still gossiping after the other creature hunter had appeared and said to each other whispering,

"Is that Mr Neresu Poteus?"

"Yes, he is. He looks so confident, but so cool at the same time."

"I really like him. He is so respectful towards every person. But I wish we saw him a little more here."

Yuma said,

"This person here is, Neresu Poteus. The king of the fourth kingdom that admires water and the powers it can bestow. That's why, apart from the fact that witches live there, sea creatures are very famous there. And Poteus is the King's only heir and one of the people who can rule one of the legendary creatures."

While he was approaching, Valdis grinned once more and said,

"Are you bored sitting in your house like a cowardly baby, Poteus?"

"I'm not here to listen to your annoying voice, Valdis. Get out of my way."

"Oooh. I guess our respectful prince is exceeding the limits of respect, huh?"

After hearing those words, Valdis's sarcastic tone turned into an angry tone, and he said with a frightening look,

"I guess if you shut me up here, you wouldn't hear me anymore, would you?"

And at that very moment, a big snake and a creature that looked like a dragon came out of their back. It was like they were using a spell to create them.

The crowd and Caitrin got scared again, so she said,

"What happened this time? Aren't we here to watch the ceremony? Why are they acting like this?"

Yuma said with a nervous look,

"I'm sorry, but their rivalry started many years ago. Everyone was able to stop them whenever they did, but they kept fighting with each other."

Then he added with a nervous smile,

"I guess they like to mess with each other."

Valdis's snake looked like the snake that Orano and Caitrin saw before. It had very dark black skin, but its eyes were red this time.

On the other hand, Poteus's creature looked more like a dragon. It was big as Valdis's snake, but its color was dark blue and had glowing blue eyes. It also had a gray mane that stretched from his back to his tail and Its pointy and sharp teeth looked like it was a part of its jaw.

On the other hand, while they were about to attack each other, every creature hunter on the stage got ready to stop them. But at that moment, another person came and stopped them.

She cast a light-like spell from her sword and decapitated both creatures. And as she cut the creatures, Valdis's snake turned into a dark cloud and returned to his body. The same happened to Poteus, but his creature turned into water and entered his body from his back.

The woman that stopped them then stood up and slowly put her sword in its scabbard, which was carefully made with different patterns and held a special crystal on it.

She was six feet tall and had long blonde hair and green eyes. She was also wearing a knight's armor with the logo of the Kingdom of Faye on it and had a blue long cape.

She looked both at them and said in a lectionary and angry tone,

"What do you think you're doing? You're in front of Flora Castle. Do you want to be kicked out of the Creature Hunter society or do you want to lose your access to Faye?"

Caitrin finally got relieved and said,

"Finally, somebody stopped them."

She then looked at her and said,

"But who is it this time?"

Yuma explained once more,

"That is "Haruhi Eliza". She is the number one knight of the Faye Kingdom and at the same time she is the fourth on the creature hunter rankings."

"Really!? How can she do both at the same time?" Caitrin asked surprised.

Yuma smiled and said,

"She is a pretty hard-working person. She always liked to help people and never stopped training to be stronger and help people. She also never escapes a mission, and the thing she hates most is not being able to help a person. So she's a woman who's managed to prove the determination of herself to everyone, every single time."

*Beside her beauty, She actually looks so noble and prideful. There are really so many kinds of creature hunters here.* Caitrin said as she looked at her with amazement.

Even people couldn't stop gossiping about her,

"She is truly beautiful!"

"And she is so strong at the same time too!"

"I really admire her!"

Then Rai said with a sarcastic tone,

"Here comes our prescriptive Princess. I was sure we'd have a headache sooner or later."

The woman looked annoyed by her words and said,

"I'm just doing what I have to do. If we allow such chaos here, we can leave our comfortable and joyful days behind."

Rai then said being sarcastic once again,

"Or if you'd left your prescriptive mood behind, we could have watched these two knuckleheads fight."

"I said we-" While she was about to say something, they heard someone shouting from the distance.

"Hey! Move! Get away from there! Quick! I can't stop it!"

It was a person that was coming towards the ceremony, but he was coming there at full speed, on a dragon.

Caitrin looked at it with fear and said,

"Are you serious?"