Mary Miller
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According to Jim, the first step to becoming a freelance Hunter was to register as so at the guild. Since Finn was originally a Phantom Slayer, that was the guild he was supposed to go to. With Iris on his back, he stepped into the teleporter at Squadron 154’s headquarters. In his mind, he held no emotion for abandoning Octane, Fanatic, and Reaper. The truth was, they were slowing him down. He just didn’t see a point in telling that to them outright, so he chose to merely do this instead. It was…-
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“W-What…?” Qi Ling and Tian Long’s eyes widened at this response. “I objected, of course,” Lei quickly added. “The guild refused to tell me where the claim was from, so I had to suspect you two as well… forgive me.” “It makes no sense!” Tian Long cried. “Why would a Ghost kill other Ghosts, and risk their own lives doing so?! I saw Ace nearly die inside the Dungeon-“ “… It’s the House of Crimson Moons,” Qi Ling muttered, brooding hatred in her cold voice. “No doubt…
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– House of Crimson Moons – “… So. The other four all died, huh? How unfortunate. I spent quite many resources on Hurricane, too. You are the only survivor. What do you have to say for your failure, Shadow?” Heartbeat asked, voice soft yet strangely threatening at the same time. “I asked you to secure that boy named Finn, did I not?” “Yes, my patriarch. I have nothing to say. I do not plan on making excuses.” “Good. Then… you know the drill. The basement is waiting for…
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***** It was a snowy, winter day. The very last day of the year, in fact. December 31st, New Year’s Eve, with a raging blizzard outside. On this particular day, a certain girl was born. But unlike other childbirths… there was no sound of a baby crying coming from within the room. “The baby… she is not crying at all,” the old maid breathed, utterly perplexed and confused as she held a female baby in her arms. “I cannot believe this… in all my years and experience as a housemaid… I have…
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Finn got on top of Raiju while Iris and the other Ghost Hunters watched, and together, the two—master and beast—charged forward and gloriously leaped up into the air. Raiju bared his teeth, thunder radiating from every pore of his body, while Finn jumped up from the back of Raiju, activating his two sets of claws and filling them with fire and lightning. “N-No… NO!” The Lunatic cried in fear, but it was too late. Raiju and Finn tore through the Lunatic’s body at once, cutting it in an…
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That is, until With an ear-splitting bellow, Raiju leaped out of Finn’s body in a shimmer of light, unleashing a powerful shockwave of energy all around it as it landed on the concrete ground and sent fractures outbounds. The ground shook as several bolts of powerful blue lightning struck down from above, zapping all of the Phantoms and Wraiths to death instantly. Even the ones that were invisible could not escape their fate, and were reduced to nothing but ashes in the mere blink of an…
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Acaya, noticing this, immediately called out. “Watch out!” Obo turned. “Huh?” But it was too late. Several sharp tentacles suddenly tore through the concrete ground like spikes in a 5 meter radius around the Lunatic. The other Ghost Hunters backed up immediately, but Obo and Lauren, who had been too close at the time, weren’t as lucky. “W-Wha…” Shaped like crescent moons, the sharp white tentacles tore directly through their abdomen, before circling around and curving inwards to…
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“This isn’t good…” Acaya muttered, an uncomfortable and slightly nervous expression on his face. “Yeah, thanks for stating the obvious!” Obo retorted, gritting his teeth. “If anyone’s got any ideas, spit them out now!” “Heheheh… this is FUN!” The Lunatic squealed, licking its lips that were forever carved into a Glasgow smile. “Come on, Ghost “Hunters”, SHOW ME YOUR STRENGTH!” Saying this, he tore through a stone pillar with one of his tentacles with incredible ease, then…
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Beyond the corridor, another set of stone doors lay. These ones, however, were a lot bigger and grander, embellished with gemstones and glowing sigils that painted a night sky on the stone. “For a Ghost’s home… these aesthetics sure are nice,” Iyesha muttered, but her heart wasn’t in it. “Never mind that… how do we get through here?” Acaya wondered, looking around. “Did we miss something…?” But then, a booming voice suddenly enclosed the chamber, ringing in everyone’s ear. “DO…
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– Within the Room Where Group 2 Fought Their Boss – “Ngh…” Slowly, Tian Long blinked his eyes open. “What… I fell unconscious…?” “Not only that, you nearly died,” a voice beside him interrupted, and he turned to see Lauren, their group’s assigned Healer Angelica user. “Do you remember what happened yet?” “Now that you mention it…” Tian Long groggily sat up from the ground and rubbed his forehead, where a headache was brewing. Pieces of memory flashed through his mind.…
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