Monster Hunter: Hunting the Hunter

Ghost was still wary of having a hunting party, but he did like spending time with Kalie ever since that incident. They were close when they were out on the field hunting or in towns in inns or buying supplies for the next quest. The two were inseparable, yet they did come into a small town with a substantially low amount of hunters coming through here. A zebra was stationed by the quest board which seemed to only have one quest hanging from it.

Ghost approached the quest board with Kalie at his side before being stopped by the zebra.

"Beware you fair ponies, this quest has stayed hanging here all lonely. Those who take the quest embark on without a ward, but never come back to claim the sweet reward. For an unknown monster out there is lurking, eat any hunter who goes looking" she said to them.

"What do you mean? There's an unknown monster out there that's preying on hunters that go on the quest?" Kalie asked looking at the zebra.

The zebra nodded slowly "its dangerous for those who take the quest are never seen again" she said pointing her hoof at the paper fluttering in the cold breeze.

"Ghost I think Kaze took this quest last time I saw him, he might be dead" Kalie said coming closer to Ghost. She sounded concerned for the stallion who had an ego to match his attitude.

Ghost looked at the quest paper carefully, "we can do it and bring the monster back...but we will need a team and lots of training before we're ready" he said carefully.

Both Kalie and the zebra looked at him in disbelief. "Ghost I know you can fight I can see it in your eyes, if the time comes that you do this quest please come back alive" the zebra said dipping her head.

Kalie looked at Ghost "I don't know Ghost, even the most elite hunters are afraid to go and do this quest what make's you think we can do it?" she asked looking worried.

Ghost closed his eyes "I live for the hunt and if I die to a monster then so be it Im not afraid to even attempt this quest on my own" he said shrugging. "This is the chance to make history and make a name for ourselves, its a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to discover a new monster and bring it in dead or alive" he said looking happy.

Kalie looked unconvinced but shrugged "alright Im on board so where do we begin?" she asked looking at him.

"We need to recruit two more hunters that are as good as us or even better" Ghost said turning around. "Come on let's go to  a certain city where I know would be perfect to find hunters" he said as he made his way toward the exit of the town Kalie slowly following his flank.

"Hey Ghost can we stop and go for another fuck before we leave in our inn?" she asked with a playful tone.

"Well..." Ghost stopped and began to think, but before he could answer. She grabbed his hind legs with her magic and dragged him into the small inn they were staying.

Days passed as they traveled back to the city known as the Land of Sand. The city was surrounded by an ocean of immense sand. There were rumors of huge elder dragons swimming the great deserts that seemed to swallow the city. Ghost and Kalie walked through the bustling busy city filled with hunters, merchants, blacksmiths, and many other occupations. There were also government officials scurrying up and down the busy streets.

"I wonder why they're running up and about, it's not like them to be out on the streets like this" Kalie said just as another government official rushed right passed her.

"Wait, it must be a Jhen Morjan was spotted nearby, it happens once in awhile in the city here" Ghost said looking around.

"You mean the huge elder dragons that swim in the deserts?" Kalie asked looking puzzled.

Ghost nodded before pulling her along "we need to hurry we can be assigned to a hunter ship to take it down" he said rushing through the crowd pulling Kalie along.

"Wha--? You really are a crazy ass hunter" she said giggling as she was being dragged along.

Ghost looked at the now crowded quest counter, the waitress was overwhelmed with hunters cramming and wanting to get in. He sighed and pushed his way violently through the crowd until he came up to the quest counter waitress. He flashed his hunter card quickly at the waitress who looked surprised at the sight of his hunter card.

"Here you go, you two can go on the quest ship, a Jhen Morjan was spotted not far from the city" she said before stamping the quest paper. A path cleared and the hunters grew silent as they watched Ghost and Kaile walk up to the quest gate where the ship was stationed.

"Am I that well-known?" Ghost asked chuckling. He wasn't sure why that just happened, all he knew was that his hunter rank was pretty high so he could easily get into exclusive quests without much hassle unlike regular hunters.

Kalie shrugged. "What's so special about a Jhen Morjan besides it being an elder dragon?" she asked curiously.

"It's body is covered in rare minerals that can be mined on its back, so it would be very beneficial for us to get some rare materials for upgrades in our weapons" Ghost said as he boarded the ship.

"Wait, so how do you plan on getting those minerals then?" she asked.

"Easy, hop on its back" he said smiling.

"You are one crazy ass hunter Ghost, I don't know why I hunt with you sometimes" she said shaking her head.

"Isn't it because after we finish hunting you like to go for a fuck wherever we're staying?"  he asked playful as he nudged her.

Kalie smiled and rolled her eyes before sitting on the ship.

The duo was accompanied by two more hunters, one was another mare who was Leaf on account of her dark green mane that seemed to look like leaves. Her armor was a surprisingly rare green Plesioth armor which was extremely difficult to obtain. The other hunter that joined them was a stallion pegasus named Claw who had plenty of scratches and dents in his armor which was black Diablos armor.

"Have any of you fought against an elder dragon before?" Claw asked in a low growl.

Kalie and Leaf shook their heads while Ghost nodded slightly.

"A Chameleos that attacked a small town, I had to get rid of it and it helped me get the long sword I have right now. A Smolder Dragonsword which after I get some materials from this Jhen Morjan I'll be able to upgrade to a Knockout Dragonsword" he said in a confident tone.

Claw nodded slowly, "then you know they're extremely tough unlike that Chameleos though a Jhen Morjan will be attacking the ship so we need to handle the weapons on board the ship until the dragon comes close and we can hop on it's back" he said looking at Ghost.

A sailor of the ship popped his head through the cabin door of the ship "Jhen Morjan spotted get ready" he yelled.

All four of the hunters rose to go on the top deck it was time to take on the beast.