All Chapters of The Ultimate Hunter: The First Nexarri : Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
10 chapters
Kelvin’s normal life
“Kelvin! If you’re awake, stop pretending you’re not!”His mother’s voice came through the door, followed by a light knock.Kelvin groaned softly and shifted under the covers, dragging a hand through his long black hair.“So it’s morning already,” he muttered.For a moment, he stayed where he was, listening to the faint sounds of the village outside.Voices carried in the distance, mixed with the quiet rhythm of another day beginning.A small smile formed on his lips.Same noise. Same people. Same village.Ashvale had not changed. But today was different. He was finally sixteen.Kelvin pushed himself up from the bed, letting out a quiet breath as he stretched. The cool morning air brushed against his skin as he swung his legs over the side and stood.He ran a hand through his long black hair, trying to tame the loose strands before giving up with a faint sigh. It would have to do.The wooden floor creaked softly beneath his steps as he moved toward the door and stepped out into the na
A Good Day
Sagax stepped forward, already moving toward the fallen deer.Kelvin followed close behind, his eyes still on the animal. Up close, the size of it made the shot even more impressive.Sagax crouched and checked the wound before giving a small nod. “Clean.”Kelvin let out a quiet breath. “I saw.”Sagax glanced at him briefly. “You’ll do it next.”Kelvin raised an eyebrow. “You sure about that?”“Only one way to find out.”They worked together to secure the deer, moving with practiced efficiency. Once finished, Sagax stood and looked deeper into the trees.“We’re not done yet.”Kelvin adjusted his grip on the bow. “Good.”They moved on.Time passed as they tracked through the forest, the sun climbing higher above them. The air grew warmer, but the shade of the trees kept it bearable.This time, Sagax slowed and stepped aside slightly.“Your turn,” he said quietly.Kelvin’s focus sharpened.Ahead, something moved through the undergrowth. Smaller. Faster.Kelvin took a breath and raised hi
The Massacre
The light had begun to fade by the time Kelvin made his way back through the village.The air felt cooler now, the warmth of the day slowly giving way to evening. A few villagers were still outside, finishing their work or gathering what they needed before night settled in.Kelvin walked at an easy pace, his thoughts still lingering on the conversation at the square.Tomorrow.The word stayed with him.When he reached home, the door was already open. He stepped inside.Sagax was seated, his posture straight, while Nyx stood nearby, setting a few things aside.Both of them looked up as Kelvin entered.“You’re back,” Nyx said.Kelvin nodded. “Yeah.”Sagax studied him for a moment. “Sit.”Kelvin did as he was told, taking a seat across from him.There was a brief silence before Kelvin spoke.“I’m leaving.”Nyx’s hands paused slightly. Sagax remained still.Kelvin continued. “Not today. Tomorrow. I’m going to the capital.”Now Sagax’s eyes settled fully on him.“To join the army,” Kelvin
Rebirth
Darkness. There was nothing else.No sound. No feeling. No sense of time.Kelvin did not know how long he had been there.He could not move. He could not breathe. He could not even feel his own body.At first, there was nothing.Then something returned. A thought.…what happened?Silence answered him.Then came the fragments.A flash.His father standing in front of him.Another.Steel clashing against claws.Then... Blood.His father falling.Kelvin felt something stir inside him.Another image forced its way through.His mother.Her body collapsing.And then... That face.Pale. Perfect. Smiling.Red eyes staring straight at him.Kelvin’s thoughts trembled.I… died.The realization settled slowly, heavily.But something was wrong. The darkness around him shifted.It was no longer empty. At first, it was faint.Then it grew.A presence. Far above him, or perhaps everywhere at once, something burned.Yellow. Not soft. Not warm.It burned like a distant star, vast and endless, impossible
After the Ashes
Kelvin stepped beneath the trees and kept walking.Behind him, Ashvale disappeared little by little, swallowed by the forest the same way fire had swallowed the village. Soon, only faint traces of smoke remained drifting above the treetops.Even then, he could still smell it.Burned wood. Ash. Blood.The scent clung to him no matter how far he moved.His grip tightened slightly around the sword in his hand.The forest was quiet. Too quiet. Only the sound of leaves shifting beneath his boots and the distant rustling of branches filled the silence around him.Every now and then, a gust of wind slipped through the trees, cold against his skin.Kelvin barely noticed.His thoughts were elsewhere. Back in Ashvale. Back to that night.His father’s voice echoed faintly in his mind.Stay back.Then the sound of steel striking claws.Then blood.Kelvin’s jaw tightened. The images would not stop coming. His mother collapsing.The vampire’s red eyes. That smile. Without realizing it, his breathin
The Direwolf
Kelvin stayed awake for the rest of the night.The fire beside him had long since burned down to glowing embers, leaving only faint orange light flickering across the forest floor. Beyond that small circle of light, darkness stretched endlessly between the trees.And somewhere inside it, the direwolf waited. Kelvin could feel it.At first he thought it was fear making him imagine things, but after hours of listening, he realized he was right. Every few minutes, he caught something.Movement. Heavy paws against dirt.Branches shifting. Breathing.The beast was circling him. His fingers tightened around the sword resting in his hands.“…What do you want from me?” he muttered quietly.The forest gave no answer.A cold wind passed through the trees, brushing against his silver hair. Kelvin slowly stood, keeping his breathing steady as his eyes scanned the darkness ahead.He hated this feeling. Not knowing where the next attack would come from. Not being able to see the thing hunting him.
The Cubs
The direwolf stood several meters away, breathing heavily now. Its glowing eyes remained locked onto Kelvin as cold wind moved quietly through the trees around them.For a brief moment, neither moved.Kelvin slowly forced himself back onto his feet.“Hah… hah…”Everything hurt.His shoulder burned from the claw wounds, and his side ached every time he breathed. His clothes were stained with dirt and blood, while exhaustion weighed heavily on his body.But the direwolf looked worse.Its injured shoulder trembled slightly, and its breathing had become rougher than before.Still, the beast lowered itself again.Ready to attack.“You really just don’t give up…”The direwolf vanished.Kelvin’s heart tightened immediately.Right side.The beast burst from the darkness beside him.Kelvin moved instantly.Instead of retreating, he stepped forward and grabbed the sword lodged in the direwolf’s shoulder with both hands.“AHHH!”He pulled downward with everything he had left.The direwolf roared
The Girl in the Forest
The soft warmth of the fire had long faded by the time Kelvin opened his eyes again.For a moment, he simply stared upward at the thick forest canopy above him while the cold morning air brushed against his face.Then everything returned.The direwolf. The fight. The cubs.Kelvin groaned softly and pushed himself upright against the tree.“Hah…”His body still hurt, but not as badly as it should have. That alone felt wrong.The wounds across his shoulder and side had already partially healed overnight. The pain remained, but compared to yesterday, the difference was impossible to ignore.Kelvin lowered his gaze toward his arm silently.“What… am I becoming?”No answer came.Only the quiet sounds of the forest.Birds.Wind moving through leaves.Distant movement far away.Too distant.Kelvin frowned slightly.Even now, he could hear things far beyond what should have been possible.His senses still felt strange. Unnatural.At times it almost felt overwhelming, like his body was constan
Names Unspoken
The clearing slowly fell silent after the last bandit disappeared into the forest.Only the restless sounds of horses and heavy breathing remained.Kelvin lowered his damaged sword carefully, his chest rising and falling hard.“Hah…”Now that the fighting had stopped, the exhaustion hit him properly.Pain spread through his arms and shoulders from every clash during the battle. Beneath his torn clothes, the wounds from the direwolf fight still burned faintly, though he could already feel that strange warmth moving through his body again.Healing. Slowly.Kelvin frowned slightly at the thought before pushing it aside.Not now.A few steps away, the girl still held her sword tightly.Her breathing was uneven too.A cut ran along one side of her arm, and dirt stained parts of her light traveling clothes. Even exhausted, however, she still carried herself steadily.Not once during the fight had she panicked.Kelvin noticed that immediately.The girl finally lowered her sword slightly, tho
The City of Eldhaven
Morning sunlight spilled softly across the northern roads as Kelvin and Diana continued their journey toward Eldhaven.The forest behind them had finally begun to thin. What once felt like endless wilderness slowly gave way to signs of life. Dirt roads widened beneath the horses’ hooves. Wooden fences stretched across open fields. Small farms appeared in the distance alongside patches of crops swaying gently beneath the cold breeze.Kelvin looked around quietly as they rode.People. Not just travelers. Actual communities. Small villages appeared every few hours along the roadside, each carrying the silver-and-blue banners of Eldhaven above wooden gates or market posts.Compared to Ashvale, everything felt larger.Busier. More connected.Kelvin watched a group of farmers loading supplies onto a wagon while children ran nearby laughing without worry. The sight felt strangely distant to him.Normal.Part of him still expected screams and fire whenever he saw too many people gathered toge