back to the real world: Hunter part X

45 days left before Hunter's death.

Hunter has been investigating. he has found some information he needs about the members of the Bravo-Holly Mommy-One Hero Guild. Abdo isn't the only one who is still alive on the real world. he is trying to find those who live on the same country. if he saves one or two of them. then there will be someone left to finish what he started.

there is no information found on Joaquin Fernandez. Federico Covarrubias (Master of Lies) become an 'Offering' by his own will. Karl Peterson (Choco-Coco-Latte) disappeared after high school, it will be hard to tell if he is dead or alive.

there was nothing on Psychotic Twin & the Good Twin. Dog-Boy & Cat-Girl are already dead. 2nd-Hand Cigar & Cake Eater live in Europe. Leah Trembley (Self-Bet) is already dead. Porfirio Urrutia (Bigotes) lives on Mexico.

Jiho Park (Doctor Middle Finger) lives on Korea. for the incident with Abdo Ghoul (Alpha Purple Warrior) he can't do much. Luther Miller (Chicken Wrath) is British, he is at the time living on Italy.

Ned Kelly (Organic Florist) & Ed White (Don-Savage) are alive and living on the USA. those two are the only ones he can contact. those two are his last hope.

at this moment Hunter is drinking a coffee. he is thinking about the right way to approach them. Hunter knows the Ferryman among others, are watching closely to his movements.

he only has some days left to do something. Hunter has given up on the idea of surviving the battle. the light of his eyes is mostly gone. his eyes seem to be lifeless. Hunter is now barely alive.

Hunter goes to the kitchen for a moment. he stops as soon as he looks at the Ferryman reading his book (the one with the names of those who will die soon.) the Ferryman tells him that he is busy with work. he can't be his babysitter all the time.

Hunter takes a beer. he gives the beer to Ferryman. he wants to have some friendly talk with him. the Ferryman isn't sure if talking is right with all his work. he asks to Hunter if he intends to use his words against him. Hunter confesses that he is only curious about the Deities & the world in which they rule.

the Ferryman admits that there isn't much to say. he is actually really busy with work. he offers to Hunter a deal. for two beers he can tell him everything tomorrow at midnight. Hunter takes the offer. the Ferryman takes two beers, he then leaves.

Hunter is once more alone. he is alone with nothing, but some beers. Hunter sits on a sofa, he stays in there drinking for two hours. he can't even think. there are much things left for him to do.

he receives a message from Ryker. he asks for a meeting. there are things Ryker wants. things Ryker needs to tell to Hunter. there are things that need to be known.

[Hunter-

what the fuck do you want?]

he sends the message. he awaits for about five minutes. Hunter looks at a new message, there is some curiosity written on his face. there are things to do.

[Ryker-

I think is time to make our friendship official. if you are interested you can ask, and I will give time and place. you are almost out of time.]

[Hunter-

why R U so direct about helping? it almost sounds like a obvious trap. I won't fall easily if U intend to do anything.]

[Ryker-

don't take this personal. I used to be an "Offering." I survived, and since then I try to find a way to fight back against all Deities.]

Hunter puts the phone down. he smiles. he receives another message. he ignores it this time. for some reason Ryker is always too friendly which is super suspicious.

the day is still long. the sky was too bright. the weather was just perfect to go out. Hunter wanted to know the exact location of both Ned Kelly & Ed White. he has to find them right now.

someone knocks on the door. Hunter stands up. he walks slowly. he opens the door with one hand. with the other hand he is holding a gun. the person knocking on the door was a police officer. the policeman had some information about the investigation. they had found some of the gang members.

Hunter's identity was kept a secret after the incident. the crime he reported. once or twice a week he is visited by cops. of course he is not in danger or anything. the police only came to make sure that he is fine.

Hunter has a fake smile ready. he pretends to be fine in front of the policeman. there is nothing the law can do against a deity. there is no mortal help that can do anything. at least if he trust in someone with knowledge about the game, maybe then something can be done.

the officer is gone after some questions. Hunter is once more alone. there is so little for him to do. he is so tired. he is so angry & sad for everything. the fight isn't over and he has already giving up.

he receives a message from someone who agrees on meeting him. he knows that the message came from either Ned or Ed. he feels like he is finally making some progress. he can finally be sure that someone will help Beau, once he is no longer there.

the Ferryman stands behind him. the Ferryman starts to scream warning him about the dangers of playing with fire. the Ferryman is super furious now that he knows Hunter's secret plan. the Ferryman asks him to stop at once.

"I am not done, not jet. there is so much I can do."

yields Hunter feeling rage.

"your friend is already dead. think about yourself for once. haven't you learn at all."

yields Ferryman speaking the truth.

Hunter falls on his knees. he screams & cries. there is disappointment. there is sorrow. there are many things on Hunter's face. there are many feelings on his heart. there is so much to do with so little time.

"don't be so pitiful. you are no little kid. you're a grown man. you should behave like a man of your age. now be a good mortal and follow my orders."

said Ferryman with sinister smile.

"at times I feel sane, at times I become insane. there are days in which I am full of energy. there are days on which I have no energy to move. I am a mental storm. I am a psychological disaster. I am not me, I am not strong nor brave. I am weak. I AM WEAK."

said Hunter mostly almost whispering. for the last three words he yields.

the Ferryman has better things to do. right now he is being watch by his enemies. they have close eyes looking at his every movement. he needs to stay out of trouble as his followers do all the dirty work.

Hunter calms down. he looks at the floor for two or four minutes. he stands up. he takes a beer from the fridge. he tries to avoid eye contact with the Ferryman. there is a long silence before he says anything else.

"I know, I know. you are going to die soon without making any move. without making any huge change to anything at all. everything will be the same with or without you. you don't bring any worth to the table. don't feel bad to yourself. at least you tried, that is something I can't say about others who failed before even trying."

whispers the Ferryman on a sinister tone of voice.

Hunter knows that he tried. but that is not what he wants to hear. that is not what he wants to call his biggest accomplishment before death. he wants to at least do something big enough to say 'I did it, I did left a trace of my effort.'

Ferryman whispers some nasty things on Hunter's ear. he keeps doing it. there is no need to torment the man anymore. Ferryman does it for the pleasure of watching Hunter's face full of pain.

"you can't stop me. my time isn't over jet. you can't take me before my time. so I can do anything and you can't stop me. you can't without me."

said Hunter with teary eyes.

Ferryman laughs. he vanishes. he then appears on another part of the department. Hunter is exhausted for all the emotional roller coaster. he sends some messages to Ned Kelly & Ed White. he looks at some messages from Ryker Wright.

after some hours Ferryman leaves. Hunter feels hunger. he eats some noodles. Hunter feels so much satisfaction while eating.

the next day; Hunter wakes up. he takes a shower. he puts on his best clothing. he combs his hair with gel. he brushes his beard. he polishes his shoes. now he is ready.

"is time to find them. is time to save a life."

said Hunter to himself with a huge smile.

Hunter gets inside of his car. Ferryman was awaiting for him. the Ferryman is scolding him for his actions. the Ferryman is ordering him to stop at once. the Ferryman is warning him to not continue.

"I warn you, stop at once. I am warning you, if you take another step further, there is no turning back from this. don't do it. this is no threat, but a warning of what is expecting you. you are going to regret it."

yields Ferryman furiously with extreme rage.

Hunter ignores the warnings of the Deity. Hunter is driving carefully looking at the road. he breaths slowly. his hands are sweating for the nervous. he tries to concentrate on the road. for some reason he fears that something is going to happen. he can feel it on his bones.

"you can't do this. all I did was to protect you. is this what I deserve for trying to give you an honorable death? you are a disgrace of human. you are an ignorant little fool. you are a stupid motherfucker. you stupid fool, you had done so much wrong to your own self. don't resent me, when I warned you so many times. resent your own foolishness."

yields Ferryman feeling anger & desperation.

a tear falls from Hunter's eyes. he can feel it. he swallows saliva. even if he can feel death's touch. the passionate caresses of death. he has to continue. it is already too late to turn his back on the mission he gave to himself.

"the first night when I gave up my soul for the kid. that night I could't sleep properly. I was mostly crying. that night I felt rage, resentment, and many more ugly emotions towards you. I even did a small research to find a way to kill you. that night I hated you for forcing me to let Beau die. but now I see it, you are not good nor bad. the concept of morality doesn't exist among your species. it is a human concept."

"what is your point mortal? be coherent with your words."

"well it is so simple. I don't resent you, because you can't think nor feel like a mortal. you are just doing your work, you are behaving like any other Deity should behave. I resent my self for thinking that a human concept applies to other species. I am the one to blame for thinking like a human. I can probably die with no regret for trying."

for some reason Ferryman was able to feel those words. a tear falls from his face. he felt a huge horror when he felt the tears falling from his eyes. is normal to cry for the young Deities, who haven't seen anything. for an ancient being like him it is a surprise & a horror to realized that he can cry or feel emotional, after such a long life.

the Ferryman vanishes. Hunter feels a cold wind touching his whole body. a car crashes against the car Hunter was driving. the crash was brutal and graphic. it was a horrible accident to see. the Ferryman saw the whole crash from far away. he could barely contain the sadness he felt.

Hunter is inside of the car. he is bleeding a lot. his whole face is covered on his own blood. he is barely breathing. he opens his eyes. he sees the silhouette of an angel on the sky. is it real? is it all on his head? who knows, the man is dying.