The Hunt

Day one

The few hours before the hunt is always a busy time in Central Yharnam, some men preparing to accompany the church hunters and others buying incense to place at their homes to keep their families safe from the beasts. Ari Green however has been prepared since mid day, and since then he has been standing at the Great Bridge leading to Cathedral Ward. He was no hunter and was also not a civilian. He was a member of the choir, one of the three branches of the Healing Church. Most members of the Choir were in Upper Cathedral ward but he was given an assignment that pushed him to the front lines of the hunt. His mission was simple, examine the impact the old blood has on the city during nights of the hunt. He was thinking deeply about the hunt when a hand clasps him on the shoulder, shaking him from his thoughts. "The hunt is upon us, do you have everything ready?" A soft and rather gentle voice says. Ari turns to face a young woman with brown hair and brown eyes, a cleaver in one hand and a blunderbuss in the other. After a moment his mind clicks and he remember who he is speaking to. "Yes yes, I'm ready White." He says as he turns to her, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "I don't need a babysitter... Why is the church making me take you with me?" He asks suddenly but kindly, as the two of them are indeed lovers outside of the hunt. She shrugs as she leans against the railing of the bridge, looking out at the city "I don't know... Ludwig is out hunting at a different part of the city so he probably sent me to help with this side. And since we're close they probably paired us to try to get more information" she says as she flicks a small pebble from the stone railing. He leans against it as well, the gentle wind making his blonde hair shift a bit as he sighs, adjusting the mask that covers his eyes. "Perhaps... Either way, tonight we hunt together and nothing can defeat us" He chuckles as he says this, tilting his head towards the dim orange sky. The hunt was beginning soon, within the hour gates would be sealed and doors all around Yharnam would be locked for the night. She nods her head, closing her eyes as she leans against him, putting her weight against his. "Yes... Nothing..." She speaks quietly, almost whispering. He puts an arm around her and hugs her tightly with one arm "Come... We'll begin now" 

After the two of them left the bridge, the hunt had begun truly. Shouts were heard in the distance as the two wander the streets of Yharnam. Ari grips the blades of mercy in his right hand and his pistol in his left as he advances towards an open courtyard. "Heads up." He says "I hear voices ahead, they don't sound friendly." White nods in reply as they both enter the courtyard which is lit by a large burning beast in the center and several townsfolk holding torches. Ari readies his weapons and White extends her cleaver, pointing the blunderbuss towards the bloodthirsty townsfolk. There were ten of them , each with pitchforks and axes and when they noticed the two of them they shouted as they ran towards them, four going after White and six after Ari. Ari quickly dispatches three of them, the others backing away as White takes out two with four slashes of her cleaver. Ari then holsters his pistol and pulls the second blade out and impales two of the remaining three, the other shouting a curse as his companions fall dead. White transforms her cleaver back imto its saw form and slashes one of the remaining two in the neck, nearly beheading him as she fires her blunderbuss at the last of her enemies quickly after she pulls her saw back. As her two fall dead Ari spins his whole body around and slices the final man in the legs, forcing him to fall to the ground with a pained yell. He growls and curses nasty things at the two as Ari walks to him, holding his blade at his throats and pushing it all the way through, pulling it out and releasing a spray of warm blood. He reattaches the blades and looks to White before chuckling. She furrows her eyebrows and turns to him "What's so funny?" She asks and he sighs a bit. "We just started and we're already covered in blood... Just another hunt in Yharnam" He says as he kneels next to the still warm corpse of a man. He examines it as White keeps watch, her saw gripped tightly in her hand. As he stands he wipes his hands off on his pants and turns to her. "Come on, we need to get moving." She nods as he says this and starts to walk down one of the dark alleyways of the city, Ari following close behind with a slight grin on his face as he is doing the work he has worked so long to come to... Continued in next chapter, "The night and it's secrets"