September 15, 21XX, 22:20, Thursday
Didn�t get him today either� it was a different guy, but I felt kinda warm and guilty. But what happened before the bounty hunt anyway� not much. Same old same old, wake up, wash up, get dressed, go out and eat, wait for a call, the same stuff. Went to that ol� cafeteria-like place down in the street. Hmm� I just realized now on that that place doesn�t have a name or sign� everyone I know just calls it �that place�� hm, funny.
So� what about the bounty? My agent, Revi called me around noon-ish, right after my lunch. She said this might be the guy I�m looking for� Man, after 2 years of trying to find that guy who murdered my sister� I am so gonna ki� no� killing isn�t the answer. Best to let the authorities handle it. Heh, I�m drifting away again. Anyway� Revi said it was supposed to be the guy I�m after; almost same description, black hair, around 6 feet, African-american, muscular with a distinctive V-shaped scar on the face. I thought it might be a long shot, but I can�t take any chances� I don�t want any killers lose on the streets. Revi said the guy�s been spotted around a mall called Robinson�s. Again� I just realized� it�s only around 2 miles from the cafeteria� immediately rushed there� on foot� yes on foot; keeps me in good shape. Did I run? Yes� well not suspiciously, as if I jogged. It would be too weird if I ran like a cop after some criminal on the run, especially with the clothes I�m wearing; tank top with vest and shorts. Drifting away again, man really must explain in detail� anyway, as soon as I reached the mall, which is like about 10 minutes or so (you can�t imagine how tired I am that time), I called Revi again to ask if the suspect is still within the mall. After some checking with the mall-security, yes, the guy�s still there, sitting in the food court with a dark blue shirt. I entered the mall (well as for checking for weapons with mall security, well I�m a bounty hunter, they allowed me, so there), went to the food court, and tried to look for the guy. Sure enough he�s still there� seemed to be looking for someone, but who cares� at this point I�m still not sure whether he�s the guy who did it though� but because of that thought� that he might be the one� I was kinda nervous. I gathered my thoughts, and went through the crowd, towards the guy. As I reached him, I tried to observe his body movements. Somehow he seemed calm; just there waiting. As I finally reached him I placed my right hand on his left shoulder. He turned back, smiled and nodded; as if he knows who I am� well he did; he knows I�m a hunter, coming to get him. I asked him if he was the right guy, cause� this was the first time for me that any person didn�t show any sign of aggression. Apparently he was the right guy; he was wanted for the murder of a bar owner last week. He told me that he�s been settling some things, and he decided to give himself up on the first hunter that finds him. He regrets on what he did and he�d rather give himself up to a hunter than the police themselves. Why, I didn�t even bother to ask; maybe because the police nowadays are reckless when it comes to arresting. Anyway, my nervousness in the situation and that sense of revenge within me has somewhat diminished. I told him that I changed my mind, and said that he was free. Well, he insisted though; he was grateful that I offered him a chance of freedom, but he knew he was wrong, and he can�t live with it. Well, can�t actually do anything about it. We walked out of the mall together, showing no signs of regret that he gave up. I called Revi to confirm I got the guy, but told her it wasn�t the guy. Revi acknowledged and told me to keep her share of the money for a while. We walked towards the police station, and along the way, he told me on what actually happened. Long story short, it was an accident. He doesn�t deserve to be in jail, but it�s too late now; there�s a bounty on his head, and it can�t be undone unless proven innocent. When we reached the station, I handed him over to the authorities, and I got my bounty. I bid farewell to the man, and went on my way.
Nothing special happened afterwards though. As night came I did my everyday things, reflecting on the behavior of that man awhile ago. I kinda feel guilty and ashamed of myself, for thinking that all bounties are� shall we say �a bad seed�. Well I certainly changed my view after that, but still� that hatred, that sense of revenge is still within me� waiting to get a hold of the murderer that killed my sis�
September 17, 21XX, 01:09, Saturday
Friday was a most strange night indeed. I woke up around 6 in the morning because my cellphone was ringing. Sure enough it was Revi. She called that a huge bounty has been reported, and an ex-FBI agent plans to hit the central bank later at around 22:00. Revi also told me that this bounty is worth a lot� 400,000,000,000 Gs. Hearing that got me a bit excited� I mean rarely a bounty with such a high value gets revealed. I thanked Revi, and went back to sleep� yea I�m glad it�s a lot, but I do need sleep� augh.
Okay, after 3 hours later, I was up and ready for the bounty at 10 in the evening. I went to the gym nearby to train and prepare myself for later. After around 2 hours of training, shower, eat, typical stuff.
Well, straight to the bounty. It was around 9 in the evening. I was waiting inside, in the room with the security guards on watch. There was one other guy leaning on the wall near the door in the room. Apparently he was also a bounty hunter. Tsk, thought I had it all to myself, but I already figured that I won�t be the only one, seeing the huge bounty on the guy. The guy was quiet and was rarely moving. He was big and had a well built body. Behind him was a Bo; a long wooden staff which is usually taller than the handler. I tried to converse with the man, but preferred to keep silent. The only thing he told me that his name was Gestalt. I introduced myself as well for respect reasons. Afterwards he didn�t say a thing. I respect that, seeing that a 400,000,000,000 Gs bounty is coming soon. As soon as 10 came, the security cameras started to receive static. Guess that was the sign that the bounty�s coming. The man went out of the room, and I followed afterwards. I waited behind a column near the safe, while Gestalt also hid behind a column, but at a different one. I heard footsteps, and prepared myself. After a few seconds though, I�m starting to get the feeling that we weren�t the only ones in the area� not just the bounty, but others� just had that gut feeling. I took small glances every now and then to see if the bounty is there. He was carrying some bag and was wearing all black. After a few glances, when I saw that the agent got a device and attached it to the safe, I had this urge to move in� but then all of a sudden, some other figure appeared out of nowhere and placed some sharp object on the agent�s neck! I was surprised, but I thought that person was going to kill the agent. No way will let 400,000,000,000 go down the drain like that. I rushed in as well, drawing my No-dachi, with the sharp edge of my sword on the back of the neck of the person. Then Gestalt went in as well, and pointed his staff on the agent. Then, 5 more people went in the scene as well! One crashed through the window, sounding the alarm, 1 appeared out of no where, 1 from the shadows, the other 2 I didn�t realize where they came from� but that didn�t matter, since all of them had weapons, I had a feeling that someone was gonna get hurt. One guy pointed his� I have no idea what it was, but it looked like some giant cannon� while another girl had a katar near my waist. So there were 8 of us� all looking at each other and at the bounty, I was actually freaked out by the situation. No one moved for a few minutes� all that time the alarm was still ringing� damn it the police is gonna come soon. I had to do something, so I told them I was a bounty hunter� and not an accomplice of the bounty. Well what a coincidence, all the others were hunters as well� some started to argue that they were first to get there, and they deserved the bounty. Some didn�t believe the whole �everyone�s a hunter� story, and thought we were accomplices. As we were talking and arguing, this guy with 2 handguns just yelled �What the f**k!�. I then realized that the bounty was gone! Damn it, that was kinda awkward. We were then all after the bounty. He got out of the building and we were all after him. Apparently the security guards were knocked out as exited� man he must�ve had some training to slip away just like that and knock out those guards� okay drifting again� so we were after him. Along the way these other hunters were trying to block each other�s path so as they can get the bounty first. Some have no hesitation on firing shots at the others, no regards to hurting them badly. Some though just focus on avoiding and trying to get to the target as fast as they can. Eventually we reached a pier, then the agent was still running� towards the ocean! Well fortunately someone got him as soon as he jumped. We had some arguments as the agent got tied up though� but the guy who caught he offered it to anyone of us. Two of these guys wanted to get it, but this one girl stopped them. We were kind feeling conscious and silly about fighting over this, and we got into a truce. Well a long story short, we split the money even on the end, I got some their details on the end. I�m grateful for the fact that I got to know more hunters� hope they�ll help me find the guy I�m looking for�
September 15, 21XX, 23:42, Thursday
Visited Sensei Hisoka around 10:00� I had to check up on him, even if he�s still ready for action. He�s already 76 for crying out loud, and he�s still kicking ass� That�s why I guess he�s the teacher and I�m the student. He�s still the head of his dojo and still can�t be beat. Man he�s tough for his age. Don�t know if I really want to be like him, but he�s an okay role model. I had lunch with Meian at her place, mmm I just love her cooking. Again, she keeps telling me to stop this bounty hunter stuff. Again, I keep explaining to her that it�s an easy way to earn income. Yes I see some point that it�s very dangerous and there are better ways to get some cash, but what can I say� it�s survival of the fittest. In this day and age, you�ll do anything to make a living, whether legal or not. At least she�s grateful that I�m making a living legally. Oh yeah, she got a promotion, from cashier to an assistant manager in Toya�s Palace (a restaurant in case you forgot). Well we would�ve celebrated now� but I then got a tip from my source; Shiela, just as Meian told me the good news. Well, tomorrow then�
Now, on to serious matters. The hunt today was easy� annoying, but easy. The bounty was just spotted near Toya�s Palace; hanging around, maybe waiting until no one is in sight, then gonna break in. As I came, hidden in the shadows (wow, hehe), apparently there were still a lot of people around due to the fact that there were gonna be celebrities in a near-by bar. The hunted was still around, still waiting� I slowly crept behind him, and tapped him behind the back� then came the annoying part. He immediately pushed me aside in panic, and then ran towards the crowd. Oh great� it�s like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Well, to inexperienced hunters maybe� fortunately the guy was wearing pure white, and he�s the only one running. I went up a building, tracking the hunted from the rooftops. After around 10 minutes later, he finally stopped in an alley. What a coincidence. I dropped down from a building and immediately placed my kunai around the guy�s neck. He then whines and whines, begging me to let him go, and keeps on bugging that he had a wife and kids. I ain�t so gullible� with my kunai still on his neck, I asked Shiela if this guy really does have a family� it took a while, after 5 minutes later, she told me he doesn�t. The hunted then struggles more, yelling and yelling, pleading to let him go, blah blah� but now it�s beginning to be more annoying, as people were actually coming to the alley� *sigh*. I knocked the guy unconscious by hitting the back of his neck, threw a smoke bomb, and went towards the police station. Finally, the reward� aw damn� 2,000,000 Gs only� oh well, it could last for me for a week or two�Man, bounty hunting nowadays is getting boring� Oh well� finally� home� some rest� G�night.
September 17, 21XX, 00:55, Satruday
This has got to be my most strangest night ever� first of, I had breakfast� what the hell, I rarely have breakfast� why I set up breakfast on my own free will, I have no idea� or was it really due to my own will, who knows. I had bacon, rice, eggs, and milk� I just realized this after I took a shower a while ago. Anyway, that wasn�t the only weird thing. Around 10-ish in the morning I visited Sensei Hisoka again. Though this time, Kaho told me that Sensei called in sick. What the hell again! Sensei never gets sick! I haven�t seen him sick since� ever! Kaho told me that not only did his head hurt, but his heart as well� Hope he didn�t get a heart attack or something. Now, comes the weirdest part of all� the bounty. Someone tipped Shiela� an ex-FBI agent plans to hit the central bank later at around 22:00. Shiela told me something that she rarely tells me� �take care�. At first I didn�t mind� then I was starting to get worried� it�s as if I�m going to die soon or something. I was starting to get worried, but she told me that this bounty is worth a lot� 400,000,000,000 Gs. That alone removed my worries, and I was so eager to go for it, and do my best.
Around 22:00, I was wearing a special cloak that blends me in the shadows much easier. I was waiting inside the bank, though I can�t shake the feeling that there are still people within the bank� even if it�s locked. After a few minutes, I heard footsteps� I got a small peek on who it is, and sure enough it was the ex-agent (got a scan from Shiela). I waited to catch him in action. As soon as he touched the vault, I sprang into action, with my kunai ready to place at his neck. Then, 7 more people jumped in! I was in shock placed a kunai at the nearest person�s neck! There were 3 women and 4 men. We just stood there for minutes� I don�t know if they�re with this agent or not. I was kinda scared, since they all had weapons as well. After awhile, this girl with her sword pointed at me told us that she�s a hunter. Apparently all of the others were too. Then I noticed that the bounty was gone. Someone even yelled �What the f***!�� as soon as everyone realized it, we were all after him. We chased him outside of the bank, until to the pier for around and hour. Man those other hunters are aggressive. Guess they know that this guy has a huge bounty on his head as well. This one guy keeps on pushing me with his huge bo (staff) and this other girl keeps throwing daggers at us as well. By the time we reached the pier, the bounty was about to commit suicide! Then this other guy lassoed his legs and got him. We were then all arguing on who should get the bounty. The guy who tied him up though released the rope, and walked away� saying that some one take it. There were some others who didn�t care and insisted on grabbing the rope, but then I jumped and stopped them. I called back to the person who tied him up, telling him that he should get it. He then proposed that why not everyone share it. It WAS 400,000,000,000. I introduced myself to the guy. He said his name was Dmitri. The others then introduced themselves as well. I gave my contact details to them, hoping to get to know them better. Apparently, I found some rivals in the business... guess bounty hunting won�t be such a bore anymore. Peace! ^_~
9/15, 11:01 PM, Thursday
Well it�s just one of those regular days, where no bounty comes up, and there�s nothing else to do. Today was like any other day; wander around the streets, hoping to find some stray criminal on the loose, and try catch it. Woke up at around 8 in the morning, did my regular thing and went to the streets. Ate lunch at some random fast food joint, and again try to find some crook. I saw this woman though running and I got curious. I followed her, to Robinson�s. I went in, always behind her. Followed her down to the food court, and she was going through the crowd. It�s gonna look suspicious if I follow her there, so I just watched her go through the crowd. Well guess it was false alarm; she went to this guy and they walked together. Guess she was just late or something. I went back disappointed, again nothing today. Why do I even bother doing this� I rarely get a chance to find a bounty. I�m not like those other hunters who need an agent; I can do things by myself. Fortunately my secondary job working at an arms dealing store is still around. Guess the ol� coot like my personality until now. He�s this old cowboy before, and taught how to lasso a target. At least I get to practice once in a while every now and then in the testing area there, for shooting and my lariat. Seriously though, I think that job�s not enough� that�s why I took up bounty hunting. It�s more exciting and it has more action. Oh great, I�m telling my life story� damn it I need a bounty soon.
9/17, 1:27 AM, Saturday
Well finally I got some bounty� and also got some realization or something. So what did happen??? When I woke up, I just had this feeling that this is gonna be my lucky day� Well morning and afternoon, not much. At night though, things got interesting. I was walking by quietly beside the central bank around 9:45 where no lights were on. No one was really around that time� then I heard something that sounded like metal falling on the sidewalk. I hid behind a wall and slowly tried to find the source. I found some guy with a bag wearing all black. He was looking around to see anyone noticed him. Well unfortunately for him, I did. He got something like a circular glass cutter out from his bag. NOW I know this guy�s a crook. He placed it on the window near the entrance, slowly cutting it. When he finally cut the glass, he removed it quietly, got the cutter packed it in his bag and went in. I�ve been to this bank a lot of times, so I know where the safe is located, even from the outside. I went to the window which was nearest to the safe. I got my SIG X-Fives, and waited� I was just there, standing still, having my eye on the safe� after a few minutes, I finally saw the guy� now getting some device from his bag� as he reached for it and placed it near the safe, this girl suddenly appears out of nowhere and places a knife on the guy�s neck! Damn straight I know that�s another hunter, and no way am I gonna let another one get this guy, I saw him first! I broke through the window and pointed my guns at the guy and the girl� as I pointed my guns, there were 2 more people out� then would you believe that 4 more came� all with weapons pointing at each other� damn� this just isn�t my day� these guys were glaring at each other� I�m so damn nervous, and the damn cannon pointed at my head doesn�t help my condition either� after a few minutes of doing nothing, but watching each other� this girl says that she�s a hunter� I noticed that that girl was the girl I was following from Thursday. Well what a coincidence. Heh� yep all the others were hunters as well� I got a laugh, because of the current situation we�re in� this one girl that looked like a Chinese fighter looked at me and smiled, and must�ve thought the same. Then these others started arguing on who should get the bounty. I didn�t join in cause� it would be a complete waste of energy� and I think focus� cause� then I realized that the guy we were all after was gone� I yelled out loud, and immediately went outside; so did the others. We chased down the criminal for minutes� I think we even reached an hour or something. All this time some of these people were being aggressive� as in blocking each other�s way so they can get to the target first� damn it, so annoying� I had to retaliate, for defense� though I think none of them really meant to hurt each other� I think� well I didn�t. We reached a pier soon enough, then this idiot of a crook that made us run all the way to the pier, keeps running� and running towards the ocean� In as if it�s my instinct, I got my lariat from a pocket within my suit, and lassoed the guy. I thought I wouldn�t catch him� luckily I got the guy�s legs and reeled him in. The guy was knocked unconscious cause; he hit the port face first� ouch. Anyway, all of the others were quiet. They were all staring at me and the bounty. I got the hint� they all want to get the bounty� and to do that they have to get pass me� well no way am I gonna fight 7 people, especially if those people have bad-ass skills. Besides, I found it silly fighting for 1 bounty. I let go of the rope, and walked away. I passed by this girl, who then walked towards the crook. After a few seconds later, this girl called out to me. I looked back and saw this ninja-girl hand the end of the rope to me, saying I should have it. Well, glad that someone thinks of others other than themselves. I told them why not we all share it; I mean they were all after the same bounty, and it was kinda fun chasing him with all of this action. They all accepted in their own way� they introduced themselves even, and gave their contact numbers. Well, guess I really can�t work alone now huh� oh well�
September 15, 22:57, Thursday
Just trained and practiced today. Decided to skip the bounty my agent Rex informed me.... I was told that it was worth 2,000,000,000 Gs. Still I declined. Fortunately he was patient, and told me that it�s fine and to take my time. I just didn�t feel like hunting today. I�m still coping up with the fact that my brother is being hunted as well. I just can�t believe he would stoop so low, to kill and steal for a living. What happened during the family reunion� after that he became� a criminal. He was my role model� ARGH� must focus on the present� what�s done is done� if I do manage to get him, then I�ll ask� right now, concentration and focus must be my priority. I had my yoga session in the morning after my agent called. After lunch, went to the gym and had a work-out. Night, I meditated for around an hour. Well recalling all of this, this certainly clears up my mind a bit.
September 17, 00:29, Saturday
Hmm� Friday was certainly a day I�ll never forget. I met new people that seem like a lively bunch. It all started when Rex called me early in the morning. He told me that there�s a huge bounty on a guy that�ll hit the central bank tonight. He then told me that the guy I�m after is an ex-FBI agent. Call it a hunch, but my brother worked at the FBI before� though my hopes aren�t high, I hope it�s him. Around closing time, I went in the bank and explained the situation. They allowed me to stay in the security room. I was there with some guards, and another hunter. I have no complaints about sharing the bounty, as long as it as to be equal. This female hunter keeps on asking many questions, and is somewhat lively, ready for action. I remained quiet and calm, telling the girl only my name. She introduced herself as Jaseo� strange name. We waited for a while, and after around 10 in the evening, we then saw one of the screens that were viewing the inside of the bank become unclear. I had a feeling it must be the guy� I exited the room, and hid behind a column near the safe. The girl hid in behind another column as well. I was feeling uncomfortable with the situation, because I have this gut feeling that we were not the only ones in the area. After some time, I heard footsteps� trying to be quiet, but I can hear them. I clutched my bo hard, ready for striking. I caught a small glimpse of the man�s face� I don�t know if I should say fortunately or unfortunately that it wasn�t my brother. Nonetheless, I�m here, waiting for the right time. As soon as this guy places some device on the safe, all of a sudden this girl appears out of nowhere! And I think threatens to kill the bounty. I went in with my bo targeting the girl. Then a window on the wall got broken, and some guy jumps in and aims his guns at the bounty. Then more people appear� one from the glass ceiling, one from the shadows, and I didn�t realize how the others appeared. So then, there were 9 of us in the area� me, the bounty, Jaseo, this ninja girl, some guy with hand guns, a guy with a rifle, a woman with a Chinese outfit, a girl with katars, and a man with I have no idea� with a big pole-like thing on his right arm, and a metal gauntlet on his left hand. This was definitely one heck of a situation we�re currently in� we staring at each other, each one had their weapon of choice aimed at the person nearest to them. One end of my bo was aimed at the bounty, while the other end was pointed at the stomach of the guy with the metal gauntlet. His left fist though has a hold of the back of my neck� and the girl next to me had her katar pointed at my face. I was scared, wondering on if I was going to get out of this place alive. Fortunately, the ninja girl had the courage to speak out. She told us that she was a bounty hunter. Then each one started to say that they were bounty hunters as well� the bounty though was scared stiff. Afterwards each one started to state the reason on why they should get the bounty. Each one then argued and threatened each other. I was quiet during this time, still nervous because the katar of the girl is still pointed at me� very closely. Then someone shouted out loud, and went off in a flash. I realized that the bounty was gone. I pushed the katar away, and went to the window to check. Nope� as I looked back at the others, they were all headed towards the main door of the bank. My, that was awkward. I followed them afterward� I decided to get ahead of them and get the bounty on my own, seeing that Jaseo went on ahead, and never discussed about sharing. Along the way I used my bo as a pole vault to gain momentum� good thing my bo is made of a sturdy type of wood. As I caught up to some of the people, I used my bo to try and trip the others, though I don�t have the intention to really hurt anyone. Well they were all skilled hunters, and managed to avoid my bo. Some retaliated; the ninja girl threw some shurikens at me, one fired a shot, which luckily missed, the guy with the cannon was serious though, he fired a huge blast from his cannon and almost hit me. I decided to not mess around and just go after the bounty. After a tiring hour or so, we reached a pier� I had a feeling that the bounty would do something drastic� and yes, he did. He ran towards the ocean, planning to jump. As soon as he jumped though, this guy lassoed the bounty�s legs and got him. The bounty hit head first on the wooden floor, knocking him unconscious it seems. The guy who caught him was the man with hand guns. He stared at us, let the end of the rope go, and walked away. The girl with the katars, the woman with a Chinese dress, and the man with the giant cannon on his arm went forward to claim, but the ninja girl stopped them. She then gave all of us a blatant glare that this just isn�t right. She got the rope and walked towards the guy who caught the bounty. Funny though on how she was dragging the bounty along the way. She called out to he man and handed the end of the rope over. The man then offered to let everyone share it. After that I got the contacts of those people. We got the bounty after we all delivered the guy to the nearest authorities, split evenly. Well these people are nice� just hope they won�t be like my brother�
Sept. 15, 22:40 PM, Thursday
Hey hey another great day where I easily got a bounty! All thanks to my loving Kel! I luv ya� Kel, *mwah*. So, what did happen? I woke up as usual, ate, shower, etc. Afterwards Kel called me, and told me 2 guys are going to make a trade-off; sell illegal information and data and such. He told me each guy was worth 5,000,000,000 Gs and they were gonna do it near the abandoned movie theater. So 10 bil then, and it�s near my place� that�s cool! I exercised a bit, same old same old everyday happenings. Around 8 in the evening then, I was waiting on top of the rooftops� so �I can see all�, hehe. So I waited� and scanned the entire area, and whaddya know, I found them; in an alleyway. I readied my spider-silk alloy string, and jumped down. I landed with a perfect landing of course, and the 2 got surprised and immediately ran off. Run??? Run where? It�s an alley! There�s only one exit available, and I�m in the way! In no time I quickly tied up one guy and knocked him unconscious. Well, apparently there are 2 exits� the one I blocked� and the one I entered from; up. The man jumped up grabbed the ladder and went up the fire exit. Oh no, he�s not going to get away that easy. I jumped as high as I could and I used the walls as spring boards. I caught up to the man and lunged Fire & Ice right in front of his face. I placed Light & Shadow near his throat, and gave a small sly smile; saying to him in my own way: �Nice try, but it�s useless� ehe. So I tied him up and knocked him unconscious too. Oh man those 2 were heavy. Good thing I�ve been exercising and the nearest police station is only around 4 minutes away. So I got the bounty and went home� wee! At the condo, I took a shower, cleaned up and called Kel, confirming the catch. He congratulated me, and told me to keep his share of the bounty. He says he has a vacation leave next week� and had all sorts of plans. I just giggled, and called it a night. We said our goodbyes, and I hung up. I� had some tears in my eyes� I mean� yeah finally Kel�s gonna be here next week� but right now� he�s� far, far away, right there in the bounty hunter agents facility place� and I�m� here. I mean sure he calls everyday, but� physically� I just wish I could touch him� and really express to him on how I feel� AAGH, snap out of it Macha! Just a week more, and he�s coming, you can do it!
Sept. 17, 02:11, Saturday
Boy this day� I meant Friday was like� WOW. I mean Friday was just one heck of a day. I mean first off, I got 50,000,000,000 Gs� 50 BIL Gs!!! That�s the highest I got in my entire bounty hunting career! Though it should�ve been 400,000,000,000� but man that�s still high for me! Not only that though, but I got to know these other hunters as well. But let me start from the beginning. Kel called me as usual, and was all excited and such. I asked him why, and he told me because he found a new bounty, that�s worth 400,000,000,000 Gs! Hearing that, that made me scream! I mean, that can provide us with a lot of stuff for a month! Maybe more! Heck yeah I was excited. Excited seems such as small word� make that ecstatic! I�m so eager, I prepared myself like crazy. I exercised the whole morning, ate nothing but a salad at lunch, and trained during afternoon. Around 8:20 in the evening, I was on my way to the central bank. Maybe a bit far, but it doesn�t matter, it�s 400,000,000,000 Gs! I don�t wanna upset my stomach after eating dinner, so I just took the subway instead. While within the train, Kel called. He wished me good luck� and he said to me �I love you�. Aaw, that�s so sweet� he rarely says that before� and when he does, something good usually happens. I thanked Kel, and told him I love him too. We said our goodbyes as I reached the station where the bank is near. Hearing Kel say those words got me all hyped up. It was around 9:30 something� yea, it�s that long from my home. Anyway, I just got in time; they were closing the door of the bank. I managed to blend in the shadows with my sneakiness hehe, and got to slip in; still hiding in the shadows. I quietly crept in, always melding in the shadows� I didn�t let any part of my body reach any light source� if there�s a window, I crawl; if the emergency lights are in the way, I avoid it. Good thing I developed my eyes well in the night hehe. So� I finally reached the safe still within the shadows, feeling confident that I wasn�t caught on the cameras. After a few minutes though, these 2 people started to run towards the columns near the safe, and they hid behind them. I didn�t think they were the guys I�m after� besides there�s only 1 target. So I just waited� then I heard another set of footsteps, trying to be quiet. Well for an ex-FBI agent the target he sure doesn�t act like one. So, I saw the target, scanning the area for any threats. He got something from his bag then was about to place it beside the safe. Then all of a sudden this girl appears out of no where! I was surprised myself, cause� like� seriously, appeared out of nowhere! I think she had this cloak of invisibility from that show or something� I decided not to go, that girl might be some kind of magician with lots of tricks or something� then the 2 people who hid behind the columns revealed themselves� THEN, the window beside me got broken! Cause� someone broke through it! You have no idea how scared I was that time� first the appearance act, then the sudden breaking of glass� and it was beside me! How the heck can I not be shocked??? As that guy who broke in came, one more broke through, this time from the ceiling! I thought to myself: �That�s it, this is getting ridiculous� I have a hunch these guys are all hunters, and no way am I gonna let them get this one�. I then revealed myself as well, pointed Fire & Ice at the guy who hid behind the column, while Light & Shadow was pointed at another guy beside me� who apparently just appeared out of nowhere also� then another girl came out� so there�s 8� well 9 if you include the target� 9 people� I was kinda tense, seeing that the guy next to me had some dart bladed placed on my wrist. After a few minutes, this girl revealed that she�s a bounty hunter. I told them that I�m a hunter too� coincidentally; the others said they were hunters as well. I looked at the target, and he was just there... scared with fear haha. So, then I argued that I should get the bounty, because I was here the whole time; just hiding behind the shadows� okay, I admit a stupid defense, but heck, beats not saying anything. The others then argued, they should get it. After a while of arguing this guy then shouts, �What the F***!�. I didn�t notice it� the target was gone! Slippery litter thing� I followed the others towards the main door of the bank. Sure enough I saw the target running away. We chased him for a long time. I was kinda feeling tense, and I thought these guys were threats to my bounty; so I threw throwing knives in the direction they�re going to delay them a bit� that wasn�t such a good idea. This guy with a HUGE cannon on his arm fired a blast in front of me, destroying the support of a lamp post, and it almost hit me� I stopped trying to stop them, and just went after the target. We eventually reached the pier� the target was desperate, and planned to jump into the water. Luckily this one guy went cowboy on him and lassoed the target�s legs. *Yawn*� I�m getting sleepy and my eyes hurt� well in short we all got to know each other shared the bounty, yadda yadda. The End. Too lazy to call Kel about it� I just texted him� well, at least I�ll be entertained with these guys eheh� nytz, peace out!
September 15, 10:49 PM, Thursday
Fortunately, I got a bounty today; a simple one in fact. My lovely wife Bonnie tipped me that a pusher will attempt to sell drugs somewhere near our home. The target will be going across the sidewalk and plans to meet a guy on the intersection. Around 8 in the evening, I was on the roof of our 3 � storey home, waiting for the guy. Bonnie told me the guy was supposedly a guy with shade, an orange shirt and all puny looking. I surveyed the surroundings first, on the look out for the pusher. After a few minutes I got a glimpse of someone with an orange shirt� I looked through my sniper scope to check if he is the one� yep� he�s the one. I called Angie, Bonnie�s sister to go down and wait. Once I shoot him with a tranquilizer, she�ll do the rest. A few seconds later, Angie�s in place. I aimed my rifle at the pusher� slowly following him, still the crosshair focused in his neck� as I saw Angie within the scope, a few seconds later� PFT� bulls-eye� the man thought it was a mosquito bite. He realized it wasn�t, as he felt the shape of the dart. He tried to find where the dart came from, but he was getting dizzy� and sleepy. The man then fell asleep, and Angie caught him. The people around them were looking and were confused. She told them: �Don�t worry, this is a bounty hunt� the hunter�s over there!� as she pointed at me on the roof. I gave the thumbs up to her, and then I pointed towards the door in the roof. She nodded, and went to the station on behalf of me. Now� about Bonnie�s condition� so far so good, she� stabilized. She�s still sick� her sickness of falling into comas out of nowhere� it�s scaring me� the doctors say she can be cured� but it�ll take a hell lot of money� no worries� that�s why I�m a hunter. Angie�s here with us, helping me taking care of Bonnie as well. Bonnie�s physically fit, yes� though yeah� she suddenly faints and becomes unconscious all of a sudden. She even went into a coma for a whole year� oh please don�t let it be fatal� I asked Bonnie on how much the hunt is� only 1,000,000,000 Gs. Well, its closer� only 114,000,000,000 to go� there is never a day where I don�t worry about Bonnie� and there is never a day where I don�t dedicate my life for her.
September 16, 23:58, Friday
Friday� a day I will never forget. First off, the target� I was really excited, because the bounty�s worth 400,000,000,000 Gs� that�s enough money to pay for the treatment! And more to spare! I definitely dedicated the hunt for Bonnie� I fixed and tweaked my special customized rifle, bought new rounds of bullets and tranqs (tranquilizers). I was ready to go� the target was due at the central bank at around 10 in the evening. I already went to the bank around 7 in the evening, after I ate� I told the bank manager of the situation. Good thing I was friends with the manager, and he let me stay. Around closing time, the manager wished me luck, both for the hunt and the treatment for Bonnie. I thanked him, and closed the door. I was in the manager�s office on the 2nd floor, with a few security cameras in the room to view what�s happening within the main bank area. I turned off the lights, with only the screens that reveal on the situation of the floor below. I can see more people in the security room as well� a girl that looks like a samurai, well with modern clothes of course� and this well built man. I have a feeling they�re after the bounty as well. Well, guess I have to share it� as long as I get enough for the treatment for Bonnie, that�s all that matters. Around 10, I realized that something moved in 1 screen� then in another� then another� then some static appeared. I closed the screens, and went down� waiting. I was behind the door leading to the area where the entrance of the safe was, waiting for some signal that the target is in position. I placed my left ear on the door, to listen� I then heard footsteps� but it didn�t sound like it was only made by 1 person� I bet it was those 2 people I saw in the security room. I waited� and waited� until I heard some glass breaking� and another sound of glass breaking� I knew something was wrong, so barged in, finding several other people with various weapons, pointing at the man and at other people� This was definitely a sticky situation� one girl pointed her katars at my face, while, another girl grabbed my arm which was holding my rifle, ready to bend it� and the others were ready to do some lethal actions also� we were just there� staring at each other... the target though was scared stiff though. Eventually this girl said she was a hunter� then someone else said she was a hunter� then the �I�m a hunter� comments came pouring in. Then this person started to argue that she should get it the bounty. I argued, we all argued� on who should get the bounty. A few seconds later, this guy yelled out: �What the F***!� and ran off. I noticed that the target is missing as well� Well we were all played as fool now weren�t we? Haha, well we were all off, after this target. OH SH**� erm long story short, we all became friends, we shared the bounty, it�s okay for me� blah blah the end� damn it Bonnie fainted again� please let her be okay�
September 17, 00:19, Saturday
Well, luckily, she�s alright. She said she was thinking of the possibility that she�ll be cured soon because of the new people I met� and she got to excited. That Bonnie� hehe� well its late� till� next time.
September 15, 10:52 PM, Thursday
Raawr. No bounty, and got in a fight, but I�m alright. So what happened today� Early morning I called my agent Jean, though she�s out. Well that means I have to hunt on my own. I went to the streets around 10-ish in the morning� surveying the streets on what wrong may be undone. Well� none so far� after 2 hours of surveying� none� I went back home, ate lunch� then again afterwards, went to the streets, tried to find some criminal activity. Well, around 5 in the afternoon though, I did fid some activity... well nah� scratch that. I was walking along deep within alleyways, hoping to find some gangsters fighting so I can take them down and bring them over to the police. Well, yeah I did. I spotted 6 people fist-fighting, and getting whatever object that�s near them, using them as weapons. So yeah I entered, acting all protagonist-like: �Stop! This act of hooliganism is vile and should be stopped! This is no way the youth should act!�� yeah I said that� in case anyone else reads this, I�m a 35-24-36, only 110 lbs, age 26 and pretty cute ^_^. Why I placed that comment? To cover up what I told the 6 people. Yeah� I said that� you have no idea how stupid I felt� I should really stop watching those damn super-hero cartoons with my little cousin. The 6 idiots laughed at me� well at least they stopped fighting, but them laughing at me seriously ticked me off. I went in and punched the nearest guy on the face. The others then went after me! Well they resolved their differences quickly. I managed to get hit a few times, but none really lethal and I only got bruised. The 6 got beaten by me pretty bad; which means never mess with a martial arts expert, especially me! They were knocked out, so I tried to call the police through my cel, but there�s no signal where I was. I went to the main streets, and then I called there. They said they�ll be there in around 5 minutes. So I went back to the alley to check out the knocked out fools� apparently I�m the fool. Those guys managed to scamper away! And I have no idea where they went! It�s as if they weren�t there! Damn it! I went back to the main street to cancel the coming of the police, but it�s too late. They were there, waiting. I told them on what happened, and they didn�t believe me! The hell?!? The bruise I got on my cheek is real! They said it was a childish prank made by some immature woman?!? The f***?!? Tch. Good thing they let me off with a warning, but they had to keep a record of me. First it was that putting me into jail because of assaulting an officer� I was defending myself!!! He was drunk and was about to pounce me! Oh, then there was that time where these government airheads evicted me of my cozy home in the countryside! Oh yeah sure they paid me, but screw them! That home was where I grew up in! Agh, why do I even bother asking officials� that are so� so� power hungry! Gah. The only reason why I go to them is to claim the bounty� that�s it. Otherwise I settle other things in my own hands� so� yeah, I went home empty handed, but at least I got some training with those hooligans� and it just made my hatred towards officials grow bigger. Aah. Cool down, cool down� *sigh* I�m never gonna get a man like this� everyone thinks I�m hot-headed and powerful� apparently not a lot of guys like women who are stronger are them� jeez�
September 17, 01:04, Saturday
Ooo, Friday was sooo cool! First of, I�m gonna be on the news! Second, I got a bounty! 50,000,000,000 Gs worth! Third, I got to meet 4 cute guys! And I got their contact details! Hahaha! Ahem� erm, back to what�s been going on. First of, finally Jean�s alright, and told me the good news, a target with a huge bounty on his head has been determined; he�ll hit the central bank tonight at 10 in the evening. Well first I was glad Jean�s doing fine. So yeah, I accepted, and trained again. While I was eating at lunch at this random fast-food joint, these 2 bitches started to argue on who cheated who or something. Gawd they were yelling out loud, I just had to stop them. Then all of a sudden this guy snatches both of the girls� purses, and runs away! What the?!? The NERVE! I ran after the guy of course. As I was chasing him, I got this plastic pipe that was sticking out of the trash can along the streets� I aimed carefully, and threw the pipe. Fortunately, no other person got hit, but the target. Boom! Right at the back of his head! Good thing it was plastic� he dropped the purses, shook his head and took off, not getting the purses. I got the purses, and returned back to the restaurant. The 2 women thanked me, though unfortunately I didn�t get any reward. Then another woman approached me, and told me she was a news writer! She didn�t get to see how I got the purses, but she saw me got after the crook, and came back with the purse. She asked me how I got the purses and what happened to the criminal, thanked me and told me that this news was going to be on tomorrow�s paper! Hehe, small detail, but I like it; good publicity. So, after that situation, I waited until 7 in the evening then I went to the central bank. I went in the restroom, but I never came out until closing time. Apparently there are no cameras watching the doors of the restrooms, and the security guards never even bothered to check if anyone else was in� see, these officials are too confident and lazy. They think just because they have the power they don�t have to be serious� am I making sense? Ah, drifting away. So yeah, I pretty much stayed at the restroom� then as the lights closed, I crept out slowly� I went outside the restroom, and everything was dark; the only light I can see is the moonlight and the red dots in the security cameras. I placed near the walls, where it�s almost completely black; so I can�t be seen by the cameras; the black clothing I�m wearing helps also heh. I placed beside a door near the safe. I waited� and waited� and boy was I getting tired� I didn�t have a watch on that time, so yeah� I was lost in time. After of what seems an eternity of waiting, I saw these 2 people ran behind 2 columns near the safe. I was wondering on who these people were� and I�m a bit nervous. Then I saw this man with a bag, walk towards the safe. He gets something from the bag, and places this device on the safe. As soon as he placed it though, this ninja-like person appeared out of thin air! Then these 2 people who were hiding showed themselves� and THEN, the window on the wall near the safe, AND the glass ceiling broke, and 2 more people came in! I had this feeling that some of these people were back-ups of the target, maybe some of them were hunters as well. I then revealed myself as well� I grabbed the wrist of the person holding some rifle, while this other person had the tip of her sword pointed at my waist. Well, that situation was ugly� overall there were 8 of us there� 4 male 4 female� well the target doesn�t really count� he�s just there doing nothing. Those 4 guys though are kinda cute, yet I didn�t think about it during that time since each one of us plans to hurt one another. After a stare-down (you know where people keep looking at each other�s eyes, trying to see if that guy has something planned or something, and also for intimidation), one girl admitted she was a bounty hunter. Then these other people said they were hunters as well� that situation was kinda stupid if you think about it� I mean, 8 bounty hunters all gathered up in one location. Funny if you think about it. This guy with handguns laughed, and I think he was thinking the same idea. I smiled at him to signal him the same thing. He was a bit cute, with that fuzzy hair. Oookay, back to what happened. So then this girl said she should get the bounty. What the heck, she just appeared out of nowhere like most of us did, we should all share it. While arguing though, the guy with the fuzzy hair shouted: �What the F***?!?� and he ran towards the main entrance of the door. I wondered why though� then I looked at the target� he ain�t there anymore. While we were arguing, he must�ve snuck away. Damn it. I took of, and so did the others. Now while chasing, these people started to block each other�s way! One girl threw daggers at us, some shot their guns, and this guy fired some kind of energy ball even. I almost got the target�s leg at one point, and then this guy tripped me with his wooden stick! Staff, bo, whatever; it was a giant stick, and he I tripped because of him! Grr� fortunately no one really got hurt badly in the chase� I think. So after a long tiring chase, we reached up to a pier. The target though was desperately trying to escape; he wanted to jump to the water to escape us. Good thing the guy with the fuzzy hair got him with a lasso or some rope. So, there we were, standing� looking at the fuzzy haired guy, eyeing the prize. This guy took a hint though, and dropped the end of the rope and walked away. Well, I guess he�s saying anyone of us can get it� I wanted to get it� but then I�d be just like those damn power hungry people, taking advantage whenever necessary. Plus I felt a bit guilty. This girl yelled out the guy, telling him that he should get it. Well, fortunately he agreed that we should all share it. A few disagreed with it, but then had no choice. We took the target to the nearest station, and split the bounty. Then we got a hold of each other�s details and such. So the guy with the fuzzy hair is Dmitri, guy with the glasses and rifle is Epyion, muscular guy who tried to trip me was Gestalt, and the quiet bad-boy like guy is Timaeus. Woo, ehem, well the other girls� the ninja is Uyo, the one with red markings is Jaseo, and the colorful girl is Macha� well pronounced as Maha it seems. So these people, we might meet again someday� Hopefully they�re friendly, and might be interesting to be with.
Thursday, 09-15, 22:00
Entry log 115. Number of missions today: 3.
Bounty 1:
- Worth: 5,000,000,000.
- Location: Cinemaplex, 5:27 AM
- Objective: 1 Male, 20, Caucasian, 5�4.
- Offense: Mass murder.
- Casualties: None.
- Personal damage: None.
- Specific details: A young child offered me some soda after the successful mission. I accepted, and the child smiled.
- Status: Mission complete.
Bounty 2:
- Worth: 2,000,000,000.
- Location: Robinsons Mall, 1:31 PM
- Objective: 1 Male, 36, African-American, 6�1.
- Offense: Murder
- Casualties: None.
- Personal damage: None.
- Specific details: The objective was being accompanied by a woman; around 5�4, ages from 20 � 25, fair complexion, Asian. I didn�t go after them within the mall; it would cause too much of a stir. I followed them as they went out of the mall. Apparently the woman was a bounty hunter as well. She managed to get to the target first and apprehend him. I have my principles� if the objective has been captured, I have no other business� unless certain situations take place.
- Status: Mission failed.
Bounty 3:
- Worth : 6,000,000,000
- Location: Rooftops of China Town, 21:21
- Objective: 1 Female, 23, Asian, 5�5.
- Offense: Drug dealing
- Casualties: None.
- Personal damage: Cut on the face, ESCOT damaged, repairable.
- Specific details: The objective had bodyguards. It was no challenge though; managed to switch ESCOT to stun mode, blasted one guard down. The other one managed to place a knife on my right cheek, but nothing more. The two guards were down, but the objective was running away. I set the stun at low, aimed and fired at the woman. Direct hit. As I approached the woman, apparently she was still able to move, and threw a knife at me. Quickly I blocked it with ESCOT. Unfortunately the knife must�ve cut the wiring inside and some of ESCOT�s functions are not working. Fortunately the net function still works. I trapped the 3 and surrendered them to the officials.
- Status: Mission complete.
Extra notes: The girl that gave that gave the soda to me� it made me feel something. The reason why I became a hunter is because to hunt down the vandals of this Earth� those who mocked me before, those who betrayed me� that girl made me realize that the purpose of hunting is to protect the innocent� yet still� I�m this� rich loner who can�t do anything with his fortune but to hunt. I have no agent, I do almost everything by myself� Tch� maybe, I should start changing my principle; change my attitude� doing it all of a sudden; the change in attitude, would seem risky� especially if my fellow colleagues see me change. Maybe� I�ll do it slowly, but surely.
Saturday, 09-17, 01:15
Entry log 116. Number of missions today: 1.
Bounty 1:
- Worth: 400,000,000,000.
- Location: Central Bank, 22:00 AM
- Objective: 1 Male, 30, Caucasian, 5�8.
- Offense: Robbery.
- Casualties: Damaged property, but no human casualties I assume.
- Personal damage: None�
- Specific details: This is the only time this happened to me. The objective was only in for robbery, yet the bounty is high� way too high for just a robbery. Maybe the fact that he as an ex-FBI agent� he must�ve carried some classified information. But that is not the unique part. I was waiting at the roof of the bank, watching through the glass ceiling. I planted certain chips on the cameras that watched the rooftops to keep recording the same thing during 10 PM. I was there� waiting. Afterwards I saw the objective� getting a safe-unlocking device from his bag, placing it on the safe� then the strangest thing happened. A woman appeared out of nowhere, and threatened the objective. Though I may sound like a cold person, I am not; I do not want lives to be killed if unnecessary. I broke through the ceiling and as I landed, more people started to appear. I aimed ESCOT and PEG at the persons next to me. Those people threatened me and the objective�s life; I will not hesitate to kill if they do have the intention. Fortunately none of them do; they revealed themselves as hunters. After some argument on who should get the bounty, the objective managed to escape. We all then ran after the objective. In the process, these hunters saw each other as a rival; wanting to get to the objective first. I only retaliated if they attack me, though I countered with a greater force. After some time, the objective reached the pier, and attempted to jump to the water. This guy then lassoed the objective and got him. I was staring at the man� so were the other hunters. The man though dropped the end of the rope and walked away. In my thoughts he was giving it away, so I walked towards the target, but this person stopped us. Then she called out the person who originally caught the target. She handed the end of the rope at him and he proposed that we all share it. In the end, we distributed the bounty evenly, and we got to get each other�s contact details.
- Status: Mission complete.
Extra note: Well, that�s about all of it. I try to be this Batman-like character with technological expertise and such� but I acted such a loner. Hopefully, these people should be able to help me.