Ranking Tests

Dante is outside as he is doing a bear hunt. His new rank plus the new watch lets him look at bounties and missions even without being at the mission console. He is slipping along silently as he stops and looks over blinking as he sees a face staring at him but upside down has him staring back.

He looks up realizing after a moment it is stuck from a capture net that caught a wing and the legs thus now hangs from a tree. Shaking his head he moves and avoiding the likely pissed beak he puts a hand on it as the bird vanishes. Once he has that done he smiles as that tested a thought and he likes it before he collects the net too. Now he brings the bird out as it is on the ground. It doesn't move much as he puts some meat down for it. "Once you are good, head home."

He resumes his hunt as he smiles feeling like he has done the right thing today. Tora hisses by his ear as he smiles. "You are so kind to all animals my mate, you make me dance happily." he hisses softly as she wiggles more "Flirt!"

He slows stopping now as Sava is next to him and he puts a hand on her side. "We are after bears my dear. Can you find them?"

She moves and after a moment growls barking as he follows her. "You normally track yourself. You wish to see me hunt again I guess." he says yes as her tail wags "Let us bath in their blood Alpha!" He still finds it funny how she is so fluffy everyone loves her while being a stone cold killer actually. How amusing people judge by softness and ignore the danger it holds.

He is working on his teamwork skills. He feels good as he and Sava took this bear out with only skills plus without injuries. He is processing the kill as he gives her most of the heart her tail punishes the ground while she eats. Leaning back once done he sighs as he looks to the forest and blinks. "Wait is there a rule that says we can't grow plants in the city?"

He finds himself rocking some and wakes up looking around as he yawns. A Marsh Deer is presently nudging him aside to eat the flowers he was resting near as he gets up moving. He looks around and sees he is presently in a herd. He can only imagine the mocking he will get later when they watch this. He looks around and starts to pet them as he moves. "Sorry for being in the way my friends. I just couldn't keep my eyes open."

Hearing voices he now moves and stepping around and under several of them, never the males, he gets to the other side. He sees a team of seven and when they see him they all stop staring as he ponders barking. However before he can do much one fires and the net wraps him tightly. He falls backward hitting the ground as the herd looks his way, he knows this feeling as it means something bad just happened and is about to get worse.

He is looking them over having saved all but one after the stampede followed by two stags attacking them. Now nearly to the wall he looks to them shaking his head. "You are really damned lucky but dumb." as they look down or glare at him he sighs "Marsh Deer always stampede if something odd happens, that is hunting them 101. Then you also attacked me, idiots."

The one looks over and sighs. "Well you can't punish him for it. He was ripped apart by one of them." Dante nods and looks to the guy he is holding up "What do we do now since he was our captain?"

Dante feels like giving an answer but stops as harsh won't be helpful right now. "What are your ranks?" he nearly drops the guy as they are all rank two Juniors "Okay so guessing your captain was a rank four Junior at least?"

The one he is helping looks over. "It is known if you can do a higher job it has a chance to increase your ranking. So we looked at some harder ones and picked one we figured wouldn't be too hard."

Dante sighs and looks to them all. "There is no easy skip in the rankings. Each rank is a personal achievement and you all know this being ranked." they look down and he shakes his head "Honestly you are lucky I was taking a nap out there after my hunt."

The one looks over and blinks. "Wait, you were sleeping out there?" Dante nods and looks over at her and laughs with a smile "What is wrong with you?"

Dante sees the gate and nods his head. "I finished up my bear hunt so took a nap. I was killing time as some of my team members are doing ranking testing." they now all look to him shocked "Here I will do you a favor so you can get patched up better."

They get to the mission receptionist and as he looks over them all Dante turns in the bear hunt. "Alright one rank four junior bear hunt. All materials are here to prove success."

Dante holds up a hand and smiles. "Give these ones the reward." he looks up and goes to argue as Dante glares "I have the right to choose how my reward is paid out so pay them."

He nods his head as he sees the taker's ID on his screen. "Sorry Sir." he looks to them "Reward is paid to?"

Dante helps the man down into a chair and smiles. "That should set you up to get patched up. Take my advice and focus on missions you can do. There is no merit in killing yourself."

As he is walking off one calls out. "You never told us your name." he looks over and smiles saying Dante as they all freeze "God of Beasts?" he nods as he waves over his shoulder and they all sit down silent "We were saved by my daughter's crush."

One sighs as he looks over. "Least it is your daughter and not your wife."

One smiles and looks around. "I knew who it was but even walking together I couldn't talk to him!" she flops against the table and mutters in anger "Damn it how could I waste the chance!"

Dante waves as his team is walking out of the testing area and smiles. "Good or bad I am thinking of a grill and some fresh juice." he gets several agreements as some have devastated looks on their faces "Oh yeah, would you guys mind if I planted some trees and flowers in our home if it is allowed?" Thus hours vanish and Dante finds out much more about the pretty flowers than he ever knew before. He does get a response that evening that he is allowed to grow plants as long as they are not sentient or the varieties that eat people.

Dante is laughing as now all he had was tomorrow to make it past and the official start of the contest begins. He is lounging against Cora as she is curled around and resting her head against his side while he rubs her with one hand. His other he is using to swipe along looking at past contests to get a better idea of what is to come. Much of it is solo but it has are several events that are team based.

He looks over as a knock is on the door and smiles as Janet enters. She blinks seeing him naked with his two favorite snakes. Her face flushes some as she stops her imagination. "Dante after our tests earlier I made it to rank one and now," she calms "I want to tell you something."

Dante closes the holo down and looks to her as he nods. "Congratulations on reaching rank one. That test isn't easy and you made a solid first step."

She nods and smiles as she moves over sitting on his bed with him. She watches Cora lift her head and hiss softly in a yawn before resting back down with him. "Dante, can I watch you with Cora? I know it might seem strange but honestly," she fidgets some "I am one of those girls who like things less than normal."

Dante is blinking as he thought Janet was one of the most normal of his group and she just flipped that on its head. He blinks a few times and goes to talk as he stops thinking more before he talks. "What if we don't have that kind of relationship?" she looks to him and her face says she doesn't buy it and he gets a weak smile "How come you think that way?"

She sighs moving up as she sits now on her calves before patting her thighs as he chuckles and moves resting his head in her lap as he looks up to her smile. "I have watched enough fake movies I could notice when she went from tense to calm." Dante closes his eyes knowing full well he has no legs to stand on with her logic "However if you are too shy or she is would you allow me to do a body capture and make my own movies?"

Dante knows that is one of the top worst ideas ever to get involved in. "I would rather put on a show than do that. Those body capture incidents can ruin a person's life and already have enough issues." she smiles as she just played him and it takes a few moments before he slowly opens his eyes as she giggles "You are good."

She nods her head and runs her fingers through his hair. "Honestly Dante, I didn't want to be in the combat class either. I was just signed up this year despite not wanting it so it would have enough bodies to have the advanced class." he nods as his eyes drift closed to her touch "You think I can be a Hunter and a Masseuse?"

Dante smiles as he nods slightly. "If you don't want to hunt, I will pay to set up a parlor here so you can be our masseuse. Your hands are worth saving this city." She giggles as he smiles.