[Mission Complete] Naughty Vulcan [C-Rank]

[Akimoto]

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Name: Naughty Vulcan
Rank: C
Minimum Posts: 3
Objective: A young Desert Vulcan raided a house in Harujion town in the night and stole a Diary that is precious to it's owner. Defeat the Vulcan and get the Diary back.
Reward: 300 Jewels
Exp: 40

Haru still hadn’t found an apartment in Harujion that he could afford. So, he had to stay in the guild. Early in the morning, he stepped out to the Guild’s balcony and noticed a large crowd in the neighbourhood. What’s going on there? He decided to see what the commotion was for. Reaching the house, Haru saw that the main door was broke open. There was a skinny man standing outside, totally frustrated and bewildered. What happened? Haru asked the nearby person. It’s the Desert Vulcan. This is the thirteenth house in the town he has raided. All he does is break in and take the person’s Diary, the short fellow replied. Haru stepped into the house and talked to the victim.

Hi! I’m Akimoto Hatsuharu from the Soluna Guild nearby. I’ll be happy to help. He waited for the man’s response. The guy turned around weeping. What timing? I thought of placing a request. Please get that Diary back at any cost. It’s my late Mom’s Diary. The only Keepsake I have of hers. I’d be glad to pay you. Just get it back. The man pleaded. Haru was moved. Yes, he was determined not to do a job any soon as he had enough Jewels for the month, but he just couldn’t ignore this request. I’ll get it back by the evening. Have any idea where the Vulcan might be? A person in the crowd suddenly rushed forward and replied hastily. It is always found lurking in the corner of the Tear Desert. It won’t be hard to find it. Haru nodded in response and left for the Tear Desert.

[Akimoto]

The desert was pretty far away from the town and it took quite a while for Haru to reach there even with his Liquid Shadow. Once there, Haru reformed and looked around for any Vulcan footprints. Very soon he found one and followed the footprints. That guy was right. There are Vulcan footprints all over this place. They are all the same size, so this one really must be a loner. Soon, he found the Vulcan’s den. It was a small cave. The sounds of thumping footsteps made sure that the Vulcan was inside. At first, Haru thought of waiting till the Vulcan leaves for lunch and then swipe the Diary. But then if he left the Vulcan unscathed, it wouldn’t stop stealing the Diaries. So, he decided to go in and teach the beast a lesson.

The Vulcan was smart. It noticed that it wasn’t alone sooner than Haru expected. Haru looked around and he was shocked. There were more than a dozen of Diaries in the cave. The Vulcan wasn’t happy to have a guest. It rushed straight to Haru and punched him squarely. Haru wasn’t out of the shock yet to evade it. Damn it! Haru stood back up testing if his jaw was fine. He got ready for the next attack and stood defensively. The Vulcan came in fast for the next one and Haru formed his Dark Ripper. Haru blocked most of its attack and due to the thorns on his Ripper cone, the Vulcan had bruises all over its limbs.

[Akimoto]

The Vulcan was really pissed off and it started beating its chest hard. Haru knew it is not wise to let the fight drag on, so he quickly went in for the offensive. The Vulcan saw that coming. It was smarter than a normal Vulcan should be. When Haru rushed in to keep attacking, it jumped above at the last moment and caught hold of Haru’s left biceps. The surprised Haru was thrown above and kicked hard. This was the first time, Haru was actually getting beaten around and it pissed him off. His stomach was excruciating due to the kick.

Haru was really serious now. He quickly used his Shadow Vipers with one hand and bound the Vulcan. The Vulcan was furious and used all its strength to break free. Haru was confident that his Shadow Vipers wouldn’t be broken, but he was wrong. Within few seconds, the Vulcan’s force exceeded his own and it broke free. The next second, it was so close in front of Haru and it punched him on the ribs. This attack was so powerful that Haru couldn’t even try getting up for few seconds. By the time he moved his muscle the Vulcan was already over him stomping on him really hard.

[Akimoto]

Haru was down almost. He had no hope that he could defeat this monster. It was just too powerful. But he couldn’t give up. I’m not losing my life here. My Dad wouldn’t be proud if he hears I died fighting a single Vulcan. He hit the Vulcan’s leg with his Dark Ray. It yelped in pain and took the leg off of Haru. Now’s my chance. Haru quickly formed the Dark Ripper and performed a series of blows on the Vulcan. The damage was fatal but the Vulcan still didn’t give up. It came back to return it.

Haru wasn’t ready to take back. He crouched down and did a sweep kick making the Vulcan fall down. Once on the ground, Haru quickly jumped over and punched it continuously. The Vulcan was down and it transformed back into Human and an even smaller Vulcan. This man was very big and muscular. He was unconscious and beat. Now I know where all the strength came from. It took over someone. Haru took out the bottle of water he had and sprinkled some on the man’s face. He woke up with a start.

[Akimoto]

The man woke up and looked around in surprise. Where am I? In Tear Desert. You were taken over by that Vulcan there. The man seemed to have gotten back his memories. Yeah! Damn thing. Acted like it was unconscious and took me over when I was leaving. Thank you for saving me. Haru smiled softly and sat down unable to bear the pain. You must be really powerful. That thing nearly took me out. But, the man looked unsatisfied. Let’s get outta here. I’ll tell you the story on the way.

Luckily, Haru had a large carry bag in his backpack and they packed all the Diaries into it. They left the cave and headed for the town. Name’s Mako. I was hired by one of the townsmen who got their Diary swiped to get it back. When I thought the Vulcan was done for and went to look for the Diary, it sneaked up behind and took me over. Smart one, isn’t he? When they finally reached the town, they reached the town hall and requested all the townsfolk who had lost their Diary to come and collect it. Haru bid farewell to Mako and left for the guild.

Late in the evening, when Haru went back to the hall to see if all the Diaries were given to their owners, one of the men there said there was single Diary which was not claimed. It belongs to someone named Kazunari Akimoto. Haru was thunderstruck. Kazunari… Akimoto? That’s… That’s my Dad. Haru rushed towards the table and grabbed the Diary. He opened the cover and the first had his Dad’s name. He knelt down weeping softly. I’ll take this. Haru informed the man and went to his room in the guild to learn why his Dad was never with him.

[The Martyr]

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