Marne pulled his tattered brown boots up over his trouser legs and draped a ragged cloak over his shoulders. He examined himself in the mirror, adjusting his tunic and pulling the front of the brown cloak up over his mouth. The outfit looked as if it had seen its best days centuries ago. These were the clothes his father, Drakin, had worn when he was commanding his monster hunting clan.
Drakin was highly revered and honored across the country for his skills in tracking and defeating various “marks.” Though he spent most of his time away from home, he and Marne were very close. Marne wanted nothing more than to be like his father. The two of them trained together whenever they had an opportunity. Drakin suddenly fell deathly ill one day after taking down a very poisonous mark. He passed in his sleep that night. Before he went, he left everything he had to his son. His death was a heavy blow on Marne, but he pressed on and continued to train to become a monster hunter. He took great pride in following in his father’s footsteps, though unlike his father, he decided he would work alone.
Marne made a few final adjustments to his clothing before turning to a large chest cluttered with different weapons beside the mirror. He proceeded to pull a crumpled paper out of his pocket and flatten it out. On the paper is an illustration of a massive condor-like creature. Below the creature, the paper read: “Last seen in Eliath Forest: Reward: $2,000.” Marne stuffed the paper back down into his tunic and began sifting through the mess of weapons, looking for the perfect tool for the job. Before finding anything that caught his eye, or even looked battle ready, the chest was already empty. Standing up, he scratched the tuft of hair on his chin and scanned the room. A large dusty cabinet bolted shut across the room caught his eye. Marne grabbed a hammer from the pile of weapons he had made on the ground and walked over to the cabinet. He began driving the hammer into the lock. After a few good strikes, the lock came loose and slunk to the floor. Marne opened the doors revealing a dusty display containing a beautiful matching sword and dagger. He brushed the dust off of the weapons and pulled them from the case. Unsheathing the sword revealed an engraving at the bottom of the blade; “Amplus Drakin.” It was the weapons his father had carried into battle for all his years of hunting. Marne sheathed the sword and proceeded to attach it and the dagger to his belt.
After a final look in the mirror, Marne closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It was time for him to go after his first real mark. As he stepped out the door, he turned and scanned the room to ensure he had everything he needed. After ensuring everything was accounted for, Marne shut the door and stepped off towards Eliath Forest...
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