This is slightly confusing timeline. Here in this timeline, Christopher Reed doesn't exist, instead his 'powers' went to Sung Jin-Woo.
Rulers and Monarchs don't exist neither, Gates are still created from unknown 'enemy'. So all Ruler's Vessel are as powers as original counterparts but their powers are now their own instead of being 'lent'.
Kamish Read happened 8 years ago, Sung Jin-Woo was 16 at that time and had gone overseas to America when Kamish gate spawned and he fought with other 4 National-Level Hunters, but after successfully killing Kamish 'the unknown Hunter' disappeared from the trace.
Sung Jin-Woo put a 'seal' on himself, since the more he uses his powers, his health would deteriorate more and more.
Chapter 1 = Part 1
Sung Jin-Woo walked through quiet part of Seoul.
Today is going to be horrible day, you may ask why? The reason is because S-Rank Gate spawned near Seoul, just out of the city six days ago, any hour by now. S-Rank gate appears to be sending same Mana Reading that S-Rank Gate on Jeju Island did so many years ago.
Sung Jin-Woo tightened his fists, till now he had been working as E-Rank Hunter, but after today, his identity is going to be revealed.
He didn't participate in Jeju Island Raids before because Ants were not a threat to his family. But now, a fucking S-Gate spawned in his city.
IN HIS CITY.
In HIS fucking territory !
He won't let some fucking Magic Beasts harm his family!
He is going to go all out, no matter what. He will use [Active Skill: Spiritual Body Manifestation] right from the start and will use his flames to burn anything that comes out from the fucking gate.
Sung Jin-Woo already released the seal on his body, his body radiating aura far beyond any Hunter in the South Korea.
Sung Jin-Woo doesn't want to sound arrogant but he is in top 5 strongest Hunters on Earth, though he is probably third strongest After Thomas Andre and Liu Zhigang. And the only thing holding him back from abusing his powers 24/7 would be his weak body.
Sung Jin-Woo could still clearly remember the day when he fought against Kamish with other Four National-Level Hunters. It was the hardest fight of his life, but albeit he was also inexperienced at that time, he was only 16 after all.
As he walked further into outskirts of city, he could see outlines of Hunters. From C-Rank to A-Rank. Every single guild grouped together to form a collective defensive line around the gate. This Gate is of much bigger priority than the Jeju Island one is, after all, this gate is in the heart of South Korea.
"Only C-Ranks and above are allowed to fight, and even so, there would be enormous casualties if I don't take any actions and if I don't do so, they won't be able to clear this gate since they can't do so for Jeju Island." Sung Jin-Woo muttered since he noticed dozens of C-Ranks. There are thousands of Hunters circling the gate, and Military is providin safety for civilians by evacuating them.
" I need to get where other S-Ranks are, I will waste my time with these guys." With that though, Sung Jin-Woo's base form is still very powerful, stronger than any S-Rank in South Korea now, so without any further delay, he used his speed to disappear from peoples view while jumping from buildings to buildings. Avoiding as many people as he can while following the trail of mana.
A mana trail that probably comes from S-Ranks considering it's potency.
It didn't take him long time till he found them, a hundred meters away from S-Rank Gate, in a tent that works as their base of operations.
Tent is classic green colored, it's large enough to fit dozens of people in it. And outside of the tent are several peak A-Rank Hunters, all clad in their own armors. Each one of them is a fighter or maybe Assassin type without an exception.
The moment Sung Jin-Woo stopped his dash in front of them, they are alerted by his presence but thankfully, the leading Hunter of them all is Woo Jin-Chul, an peak A-Rank Hunter and Director of Surveillance Team, he is already aware of Sung Jin-Woo presence in coming room but he is not aware of how strong Sung Jin-Woo was, just that he was 'false ranker and S-Rank' who volunteered on joining the front lines.
Woo Jin-Chul, clad in his golden knight-like armor with red cape but without a helmet stepped forward from the group of alarmed guards.
"Mr.Sung Jin-Woo we were expecting you any moment...." His words were eaten in his throat, he was speechless, who wouldn't be, this young man in front of him who looked as thin as stick would not only be an S-Rank, but an S-Rank surpassing Chairman himself. That alone puts this young man as strongest Hunter in all of Korea.
Aura that's radiating from Sung Jin-Woo was dark blue and intense, striking testament to his Base Form. This alone puts Sung Jin-Woo as vital addition to South Korea's manpower.
But...
Woo Jin-Chul couldn't help frowning at Sung Jin-Woo who is not wearing any armor nor a weapon, just a black coat. Chairman Go Gun-Hee already predicted this might happen and was more than happy to provide equipment for a Hunter of Sung Jin-Woo's caliber.
Sung Jin-Woo nodded before subtly following Woo Jin-Chul into tent, once he stepped inside he was immediately gazed upon by all others inside the tent.
Inside the Tent are Six S-Ranks excluding Sung Jin-Woo.
Go Gun-Hee, a old man in his 80s is now wearing black armor and great sword on his back, although Old Age had deteriorated his body, his spirit is right now flamin with fire. As Chairman of South Korea's Hunter Association he cannot let other S-Rank Hunters to participate in the defence of Seoul without him, even though he is aware that might die first right now, he is still willing to sacrifice everything.
Alongside Go Gun-Hee on his left side is Baek Yoonho, wearing golden armor without any weapon but giant gauntlets. He will probably go with fists as expected of him. He is Guild Master of White Tigers Guild. When Baek Yoonho's gaze landed on Sung Jin-Woo, he immediately knew that it was right decision to add him into their ranks.
And on Go Gun-Hee's right side is Choi Jong-In, a Mage type Hunter called 'Ultimate Weapon' specialized in fire. He is Guild Master of Hunters Guild. And of course, as Mage with incredible sensing abilities he has noticed Sung Jin-Woo's aura with easy.
Beside Choi Jong-In is a young but beautiful woman, Cha Hae-In, a blonde haired swordswoman clad in red-like body suit with shoulder pads. Only S-Rank in south Korea.
And in the corner of the tent is an Archer, a long black haired man wearing leaf cap and expensive looking but blue colored armor with bow on his back, this man is Lim Tae-Gyu, Guld Master of Fiend Guild and S-Rank Archer.
And beside Lim Tae-Gyu is bulky man, bulkiest in the entire room. He is wearing plain platinum armor with shield on his back and great sword, with afro hair cut. This man is Ma Dongwook, S-Rank Tank and Guild Master of Fame Guild
"Chairman, Mr.Sung Jin-Woo arrived." Spoke Woo Jin-Chul as he led Sung Jin-Woo into command tent, the name 'Sung Jin-Woo' rings up Chairman's interest as he immediately dropped previous conversation with other S-Ranks to shift his attention at Sung Jin-Woo.
Sung Jin-Woo nodded at attention, a simple sign of interest and respect for others, but his presence arched confusion through other S-Ranks.
The first one who broke the ice was none other than 'the dancer'.
"Who is he, Chairman Go Gun-Hee?" She questioned while still holding handkerchief over her nose. Her eyebrows arched at unfamiliar yet powerful man in front of her, she can sense Sung Jin-Woo's Aura effortlessly due to her nose, and yet... It does not stink?
Go Gun-Hee let out a relieved sigh of relief upon noticing Sung Jin-Woo's presence in the room, further confusing others..
What?...
Go Gun-Hee coughed in his fist, causing everyone in the room to pay attention to him.
"I would like to introduce you to Sung Jin-Woo, true strongest S-Rank in South Korea and.." A pause for dramatic effect. " Our trump card and The fifth National-Level Hunter, the 'unknown Hunter' who disappeared after fighting Kamish eight years ago."
His proclamation shock the entire room, coating it in silence. Many of them are not believing old man's words, some are suspicious, others are flabbergasted.
But the silence did not lang much since immediately it was shattered by gasp.
"The Flame Titan?!"
"He is Unknown Hunter, I don't believe it!" It was Lim Tae-Gyu, it was to be expected, not everyone would believe such outrageous claim, there have been countless people who tried to impersonate National-Level Hunter. And someone claiming to be him was not an everyday thing but yet it wasn't un-heard of.
But the difference between the real deal and fakers is simple, real deal can turn into Humanoid One-eyed Monster with incredible strength, can enlarge his body and has ability to sprout flames so potent it would take dozens of S-Ranks to extinguish them.
But those were real-life stories.
Gasps and whispering started in the room, but Chairman Go Gun-Hee stopped it with simple raised hand.
"Sung Jin-Woo will prove his identity, but outside...." Motioned Go Gun-Hee before casting an apologetic look at Sung Jin-Woo who just sheepishly smiled.
"It's not a problem, but collateral damage if I activate my transformation in the tent would obviously be fatal." He turned around before walking away." So what are you waiting for, let me prove myself."
Korea S-Rank Hunters looked at each other for a moment, un-sure how to proceed.
"Tsk, he is obviously a faker, there is no point wasting time on his 'tricks!" Complained Lim Tae-Gyu, he is most useless S-Rank as always. Nothing much, just a fool.
Baek Yoonho proceeded to ignore Lim Tae-Gyu, he is very much interested in the unknown Hunter, would he truly happen to be a real deal instead of a faker? His instincts are warning him of the huge gap between them, so Baek Yoonho secretly hopes that Sung Jin-Woo is Unknown National-Level Hunter, because only Miracle will save them now.
Choi Jong-In glanced at flabbergasted Cha Hae-In before at everyone.
Both of them are very mana sensitive, what they felt from Sung Jin-Woo was above them, and even Go Gun-Hee.
Ma Dongwook is unsure what to think, on one hand he hopes this guy might indeed be 'unknown hunter' due to how Chairman doesn't joke around such things in a tense situation, and one he expects this guy to be a faker.
And soon, all of them followed Go Gun-Hee's example and exited the tent, but they continued walking further, following Sung Jin-Woo till they were a good distance away from the tent, and out in the open.
Once they were away at least ten meters from the tent, Sung Jin-Woo turned around at them and used his kill [Active Skill: Spiritual Body Manifestation] which gave results almost instantly.
And Armor covered his body in a second, from head to toe, armor-like second skin of yellow-gold color, all meanwhile his clothes disintegrated, as if they were turned to ashes, but in reality those clothes are just sent to another dimension.
In instant, yellow-gold like skin-armor covered his body from head to toe, but his head had most changes. Three spikes-like horns grew from it, One grew upward, while other two grew on different sides, on right and on lift. And his hair grew out longer and turned orange-yellow like while fluttering behind him like a flame.
And his face also had undergone a change, his eyes fused into a thin blue-ish white glowing line, as if it was one eye but half closes, giving that ominous feeling.
And beside his new armor-skin like covering his body, flames manifested around his body, covering outlines of his body.
"Ah, it has been very long time since I used this form!" Booming voice was heard from the one eyed humanoid monster that took Sung Jin-Woo's place, the moment it opened mouth, smoke was released from it, and Sung Jin-Woo's old voice was replacing by a booming yet deep masculine, completely different from his previous one.
~BOOM!
Sung Jin-Woo released his mana capacity on full force, releasing huge shockwave all around his as pillars of flames surges upwards.
This amount of mana was enough of an confirmation for any S-Rank present to comply .
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