The Story of Demon Hunter

Holy Maiden

By the time Arthur opened his eyes, he was instantly speechless. The coldness immediately invaded his senses.

Looking around, Arthur saw that he and 11 others were standing at a large altar. Around the altar, there were many candles burning. Instead of having a red color, the color of the flame on the candle is a greenish blue that looks strange.

The roof over their heads is dome-shaped. So big but it looks a bit strange because of the many runes or writings that Arthur and others do not know the meaning.

Being in a strange and dangerous place, Arthur's first reflex is to hold his left waist where he usually puts a gun. But when it realized that there were no weapons, the young man could only watch the surroundings vigilantly.

If it usually seems relaxed and cheerful, Arthur immediately changed his expression when in a state of urgency. It felt like the change just happened, reflexively changed when he himself did not realize it.

Not only Arthur, but there were three others who also instantly became serious. They were Michael, a fat young man with narrow eyes, and a beautiful girl with flaming red hair. Other than the four of them, the other people didn't seem to care that much. They had an excited expression and were so innocent.

"It seems that there are some good seeds that appear in our era."

A hoarse and indifferent male voice sounded within the room. Just then, 12 figures appeared out of nowhere and stood around the altar. Most of them were old grandparents, some were thin or fat, some were tall or short, some even looked young.

One thing is the same. They were wearing typical eastern clothing that was similar, seemingly an outfit from a certain sect. Their clothes are a bit like hanfu, kimono, or hanbok. Enough with the ones in martial art novels.

Their clothes were white with purple lines as well as similar colored cloud patterns. With just a glance, they looked strong and wise. Clearly, those people were important figures in the sect where they appeared.

As Arthur and 11 others looked confused, footsteps could be heard. His voice seemed light, but rhythmic and made everyone unable to help but turn their gaze towards where the voice was coming from.

At that very instant, the 12 people were instantly stunned.

A beautiful girl stepped up the stairs. His skin was as white as snow, black hair was carried with gold ornaments, a pair of golden-coloured eyes emitted a holy luster. She wore a traditional dress like a purple queen with gold ornaments.

His steps looked so light, not fast or slow, but they looked so elegant.

While the other five men gulped with enchanted looks, Arthur was like a young man who was angry that his parents were insulted. It seemed like he was ready to fight with the beautiful girl at any time.

'The temptation of the devil is weak.'

'Verily the deceitfulness (temptation) of the women is so great.'

Given that, Arthur had always regarded women as a danger. Despite not hating him, the young man was always on guard. The more beautiful the woman is, the greater the danger.

In fact, there is a story where the beauty of a woman can make two kingdoms fight!

The beautiful girl looked calm, seeming to have gotten used to feeling the gaze of the men towards her. But when he saw Arthur who was hostile to him, he was stunned for a moment.

'Is there a problem with the young man's head? Why is he looking at me like I killed his ancestors?'

The girl pretended to cough. He then smiled gently as he saluted like a noble, then began to speak.

"Welcome, heroes are chosen.

My name is Miku. People call me Holy Girl. I am the representative of the Heavenly Pillar Sect to welcome your arrival.

The Heavenly Pillar Sect was one of the biggest sects in the world. The sect has a duty to fight evil in this world. Evil spirits, demons, monsters, and other evils are our enemies.

Moreover, the Heavenly Pillar Sect was the only sect that had the ability to summon chosen people, heroes who came from other worlds to help eliminate evil in the world.

..."

Arthur heard the opening dialogue from Miku with a watchful expression. From the length described by the woman, she could condense some important information.

The Heavenly Pillar Sect could summon people from other worlds on certain conditions. The last time they were called, it was 200 years ago. While where? Of course die in the belly of that monster or demon.

The Heavenly Pillar Sect was housed in a vast area. The main building, various shops, martial arena, and several other buildings were in the valley. The valley is surrounded by 12 mountains. On each mountain, there were majors representing the 12 pillars of the Heavenly Pillar Sect.

Each pillar is called according to the name of the zodiac, from rats, buffalo, tigers, rabbits, dragons, and so on.

The twelve people who appeared other than the Holy Girl were the 12 leaders representing their respective streams. The reason they came here was ...

In addition to certain conditions for the summoning of heroes, they had an obligation to teach the heroes for 100 days before sending them away from the sect to face the evils of the world or to continue living as they wished. However, there was one important thing that the 12 people had to remember.

Even if they wanted to live a normal life, they couldn't do it.

Due to a reason that they will continue to be targeted by demons, evil spirits, and monsters".

"Then, it's time to choose a new "home" for you, Hero."

Miku then took out 12 small gold bells with different shio carvings. After that, he started to mutter. Then, 12 golden bells floated up then shot towards twelve different people.

Arthur caught the wrong golden bell with a strange expression. After which, he glanced towards the engraving of the zodiac then stayed in place.

"Then, let's start calling something in order," Miku softly said.

"Pillar of Rat."

Hearing that remark, Michael's figure advanced. He then walked towards the skinny, short, and slightly stooped old man. The old man looked friendly, instantly accepting Michael casually.

'Tikus ...'

Arthur was a little confused. Michael is obviously a son of a conglomerate, he also has science, authority, and such. The word "rat" clearly does not fit to describe it. Arthur thought, that person will be accepted on the tiger pillar.

"Pillar of Ox."

"Pillar of Tiger."

"Pillar of Rabbit."

Three people were called back. A young man on a buffalo pillar, and two girls on a tiger pillar as well as a rabbit.

At that moment, the voice sounded again.

"Pillar of Dragon."

Hearing that, Arthur advanced. The figure of an old geezer who looked like a scholar with long hair, mustache, and beard. His hands were always behind his back. He had high authority, even ... looked quite arrogant.

"Not bad," the old man said with a cold expression.

"..." - ".Arthur tilted his head.

"The name of this old man is Shigekuni. From now on, you can call me Teacher.

So ... What's your expertise? And what path do you want to take?"

The old man named Shigekuni looked at Arthur with a serious expression.

"Cooking and being a chef."

Arthur's straying reply instantly made the old man's stern face change. Shigekuni looked towards the young man, but the corner of his lips twitched when he saw the determined eyes of the young man.

'This boy ... It really is not expected!'

Shigekuni thought with a gloomy expression on his face.

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