“All right,” I said. “ You win. We’ll go to the Academy first.”
Eva put the car into gear and slowly rolled through the sleeping streets of Sunnyvale.
As we approached the town limits, I asked her, “So, what’s this place like?”
Eva grinned. “It’s no summer camp. It’s hard-core monster hunter training. It’s grueling. The instructors will push you harder than you thought possible, then they’ll push you some more. Over half the candidates don’t make it past the first week.”
“What could be so bad that they’d quit so fast?” Will asked.
“Not all of them quit. Some of them are too injured to continue,” Eva said. “It’s by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. And considering some of the things I’ve done, that’s saying a lot.”
“Sounds great,” Will said.
“Sounds like it’s exactly what I need,” I said.
“Do they have pizza there?” T-Rex asked.
Eva made the last turn and reached the town limits. We were on the crest of a hill overlooking a wide valley to the east. As if on cue, the sun broke the horizon and the sky glowed orange with the sunrise.
“Next stop, Monster Hunter Academy,” Eva said.
She floored the gas, the wheels spun out and we were on the road to our next adventure.
A Last Note
This place is way more intense than I ever imagined. Eva didn’t do it justice when she said that it was the hardest thing you could do. It’s the hardest thing you could do… times ten.
Not only that, but I found out some things while I was here that could change everything. I’m not sure who’s reading my mail that I send out from this place, so I can’t tell you about it right now. It’s so nuts that you might not believe me anyway.
If I get out of here in one piece, I’ll write down everything that’s happened here. It’s so incredible that it deserves a book of its very own.
If I don’t get out of here, I just want to make sure that you’re taking the necessary precautions.
Don’t forget that you are part of the fight now. You may only be a recruit, but because you chose to read this book, you are still a monster hunter. And the monsters know it and they will find you.
Be careful out there. Double-check the shadows. Lock the doors. Bolt the windows. Stay in groups, if you can.
I hope you survive long enough to hear about my adventures at the Monster Hunter Academy. Because it will blow you away.
Do your duty, come what may.
- Jack Templar
By the way, I’ve set up a website to keep you posted on what’s happening and help you to protect yourself from the Creach:
WWW.JACKTEMPLAR.COM.
The password for the secret area is MONSTER.
Monster Hunter
Contents
WARNING
WARNING #2
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Intermission
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
A Last Note