[Note: All events here have no connection to reality]
First Contact
United States... New York...
Morning...
A family of three, with their young daughter, was on a trip, standing in front of an ice cream cart.
"Mom, I want this ice cream."
"Okay, sweetie, you can have one," the mother said.
"Yaaayyyy!" the girl shouted with joy.
"What do you think of it?" asked the father.
"It's really.... huh?"
"Does it taste bad, honey?"
"Mom, what is that?" asked the little girl.
"What is it, little one?"
"The black thing!" the little girl spoke and pointed upwards.
"What are you talking about___"
Suddenly, in the middle of the sky, there was something like a black hole, a sphere of void, silent as if it appeared out of nowhere.
"Dear, what is that?" the mother asked fearfully.
"I don't know," the father spoke, shielding his wife and trying to move them away.
"Something is coming out!" shouted one of the people who saw it.
"Hey, what is that?"
"Ah, run away!"
"Aaaaaah!"
On July 8th at 1:00 PM, what would later be called Gates appeared in New York, Las Vegas, Manhattan, and other places in the United States. And not only in America but all over the world, they appeared globally, at the same time....
One Month Later...
A helicopter was flying towards a specific location. There was what appeared to be a journalist, adjusting her microphone.
[Hello, I'm Anna Miccrosson, from Grove News, and we are here to cover the event.]
[On the evening of the 8th, a mysterious terrorist attack occurred by an unknown enemy. The United States is still unsure if this is an alien invasion or not. We are on the verge of reaching New York City.]
[Ladies and gentlemen, here is New York City after..... Oh my God, what is this!?]
The reporter saw a horrific scene. She saw that half of New York's buildings were burning, emitting smoke. There were corpses in the streets, women and children. And there were monsters resembling demons with pale blue skin, slender, roaming the streets.
[New York, our beloved city, once a symbol of freedom, has turned into hell! There are monsters causing chaos throughout New York.]
[The army is still engaging them in the southern part of the city. We will arrive there soon.]
As they were leaving, she stopped.
[What? I don't understand what... (She moves her fingers, signaling to stop the camera).]
"What do you mean, stop filming?" the reporter asked via the earpiece.
"Is our army losing? How! The United States has the strongest army in the world! How can it lose!"
"I refuse to believe this. I will believe it with my own eyes. Go to the place!"
The helicopter pilot complied and went to the place, and they saw the army.
The reporter saw the army fighting the monsters. They were firing countless bullets and unleashing tank artillery fire, but all of this meant nothing to the monsters. Their strength was useless against injuring or killing a single monster. There were only ten monsters, but they seemed invincible. With their sadistic smiles, they went and killed them. It was a one-sided massacre, brutal.
"This is impossible. How can our army..... how will America survive?" the reporter asked, her legs giving way beneath her.
"Hey, there's something," the cameraman spoke, pointing somewhere. They saw what he was pointing at and went towards it.
"What could possibly change___"
"What is this I'm seeing?! You, turn on the camera and point it towards him!"
There was someone, a person with clothes torn by the monsters, his face completely covered in blood, fighting the monsters using an axe, cutting them down savagely.
[Who is this brave man?]
This person was cutting three demon bodies with a single, clean swing. A monster attacked him from his right and wounded him, but he stood firm, kicked it in the mouth, shattered its mouth, and hit it with his axe instantly. He was fighting ferociously, panting heavily, and behind him were children, huddling together in fear and hope. That person was slaughtering them with all his might and managed to kill them all.
"Raaarrrgh!" the person roared a victory cry as he killed all the monsters surrounding him.
And this was the first known instance of a hunter....
And others like him appeared very shortly after.....
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In Washington D.C.....
2:00 PM
There was a large number of journalists in a conference hall, all speaking in front of cameras, raising their microphones and talking.
[The United States has decided to name these strange phenomena "Gates," because they act as a door for monsters to enter our world.]
[They are here to confirm the identity of these people who possess the power to confront the monsters, and to confirm if they will help us against this threat facing America.]
[Please, dear viewers, stay with us.]
A person opened the door, took a few steps forward, and stopped in the middle where there was a small rectangular table with many microphones.
[I am the National Security Advisor, and we have decided to name these exceptional individuals "Hunters." They will be enlisted by the United States.]
[Sir, I have a question!]
[Sir, I have a question!]
[Sir, I have a question!]
[One at a time, please.]
The hall quieted down, and he pointed.
[Yes, you?] (He points his finger towards someone).
[I am Maria Williams from news 897. I have a question.]
[Mr. Advisor, why are they called Hunters? And not heroes?]
[According to witness testimonies, they said they saved them and defeated the monsters threatening their town. How is this not a heroic act?]
[That's a good question.]
[The difference is simple. A hero is someone who saves people, doesn't kill, or dies in their endeavor.]
[We named them Hunters: individuals who venture beyond the Gate and might not return. Their goal is one thing: to neutralize the Gates at any cost, even at the cost of their lives.]
[But we have discovered something about the Hunters.]
The journalists looked at him and listened attentively.
[These Hunters use a certain energy, a strange energy that allows them to face the monsters. Each hunter has energy different from the others.]
[What is this energy? What is the source of their power?]
[Our information is limited. But all we know is that their power is important, and we will establish ranks for them, Hunter ranks, to deal with the danger level of the Gates, to minimize losses as much as possible.]
[Any questions?]
[Yes, you?] The Advisor pointed to an elderly man in his seventies holding a small notebook, raising his hand.
[I am Jack Parker, from the Daily Planet. I have a question.]
[You said you would determine ranks for the Hunters based on the level of energy they possess?]
[Yes.]
[Does this mean there are ranks for the Gates, where both use the same energy?]
[Yes.]
As soon as he said this, an uproar spread among the journalists again. This was information they hadn't heard before.
[This leads me to another question.]
[Mr. Advisor, do you think America can survive this threat?]
[No, it cannot.]
As soon as the Advisor said this, everyone present was shocked. This was stunning news. Did this mean America would lose? The strongest country in the world?
[America cannot win alone.]
Jack met his eyes and spoke.
[What do you mean by 'alone'?]
[This is not only happening in America, but in Russia, China, France, Germany... all over the world, these Gates are appearing.]
[The United States has decided to create a UN resolution regarding the establishment of an organization for Hunters, an organization for this threat.]
[It is known as H.E.R.O.E.S.]
[You, you want heroes, and that organization will embody this concept.]
[It hasn't been officially inaugurated yet, but that organization has specific goals.]
The journalists listened, and the atmosphere was filled with tension. Jack decided to speak to him.
[What are those goals, sir?]
[To form an army of Hunters from around the world, to move together, and to conquer the Gates.]
[To create a new currency called U.G.C, which will be the Earth's currency for trade. It will be the main currency, in order to disregard country restrictions.]
[Third and most important, is the safety of Earth.]
[This is not a war for resources, or for territories.]
[No, this is a battle for survival for the sake of humanity.]