The Illicitor's Code #1

In The Hague, February 15th, 2100.The flashes of camera lights from dozens of journalists crowding the street towards the entrance of the international court building almost blinded him, but the old man ignores them. With quick and confident steps, he ensured that his old legs could walk step by step."Doctor ZA, as someone who created monsters that almost destroyed the human population, did you ever regret?" asked a journalist, along with others that also intercepting the old man with ridiculous questions."Can you tell us what motivated your decision to create monsters that only prey on humans, Doctor ZA?"The old man snorted. For a moment, he let the police who escorting him clear the journalists from his path—until a captivating question caught his ear."Doctor ZA, Can you tell us the story behind—""Story? Oh, I love telling a story," the old man laughed, raising one arm to silence the journalists as he spoke. "It's a story about—what's it called?—ah, a world heading towards the

As dawn broke, sharp, piercing, ear-splitting roars suddenly echoed from a distance, startling Dim-Dim out of his pleasant dream of rowing a boat and causing him to wake up, jerking in shock and tumbling off his bed.While rubbing his head with a confused look, Dim-Dim heard the sound of the danger alarm echoing throughout the city. A warning that there are monsters in the city.But—isn't that impossible?No, only monsters can cause a venator appear in the city. This was a reason why Ms. Clark appeared in Toronto.Panicked, Dim-Dim rushed to Damian's room across his and pushed the door open. "Ms. Cl—" he began, but the Venator was nowhere to be found.Hurrying to the living room, Dim-Dim found his mother asleep on the sofa, wearing headphones. "There are monsters, Mama," he said after removing her headset. "Mama! Wake up!"Outside the house, the sound of fleeing residents' footsteps could be heard, and Dim-Dim shook his mother's body even harder. "MAMA!"When his mother finally woke u

"Your name is Dim-Dim Damisch, the second son of Justin and Karina Damisch, and the younger brother of Damian Damisch. Right?" the question was asked by an old man with graying hair, and Dim-Dim nodded quickly. "Please answer with yes or no," the old man added again, his voice slightly shaking because he was too old."Yes, sir," Dim-Dim replied."Since your father died when you were a toddler, you live alone with your mother in Toronto, Ontario Province, Canada. According to Mr. Damisch's report, you were found in a state of—ah, being metamorphosed into an eagle when monsters were attacking your city. Right?"Dim-Dim looked up at his brother on the balcony, then looked at the man again. "Actually, I transformed into a hawk, Sir. A Copper's Hawk.""Show me," said the old man, and Dim-Dim immediately transformed into the hawk with gray feathers and red eyes.The old man looked at Dim-Dim for a few seconds, then looked back down at his notes. "About ten minutes after that, a monster arri

"What I really hate about teamwork is—yeah, you know—the other team," said a man in Clarinassa's team, whom Dim-Dim knew as Icaros Alexandrovich. The Class A Venator had a large and sturdy body, though not as big as Damian's, and his bald head was covered by a black beanie. As he strapped a belt of bullets around his large, muscular arm, he looked at Dim-Dim and smiled. "Didn't mean to offend you, Kid.""No, I'm not offended," Dim-Dim replied. He did not feel offended, but somehow it feels like there was an unfriendly meaning in Icaros's sentence.All the Venators around him put on their camouflage-patterned faded blue uniforms and loaded their fire weapons.The thing is, Dim-Dim did not have a uniform. He wanted to ask Damian what he should do if he didn't have one. But as he watched his brother slip various sharp knives, daggers, and a revolver into his belt holster without looking at Dim-Dim, he realized his older brother was ignoring him. "Here, I'll lend you my old uniform," Cla

"Aaargh! Parenzee, the monster I'm chasing is heading in your direction!" Damian suddenly yelled, startling Dim-Dim. Dim-Dim immediately flew towards Oriyan and saw a monster running incredibly fast, darting from one tree trunk to another like a spider, and he couldn't help but shiver at the thought of what was going to happen."I'm closer, I'm closer! I'll go after that one!" said Clarinassa. Then she started running towards the monster Damian was chasing. Dim-Dim could see the two Venators meeting at a point."That's not what we agreed on earlier, Clark!" Oriyan shouted into the communication device. "Can you handle your own monster—aargh, what is that bird doing here?""Huh?" Damian turned around, looking up at the sky, and his eyes immediately found Dim-Dim."You should run!" Clarinassa yelled."Yeah!" said Jay Oliver. "Run to the trap. I'll be done by the time you get here."No! Dim-Dim couldn't let Oriyan and the little girl with him be eaten by the monster!But just as he flew