Prologue
This is a story of a wolf. But not just some normal wolf who travels from place to place doing mercenary work. No, this wolf is special, in more ways than one. White fur with red markings on his right arm going all the way from his shoulder to his wrist. He was dressed all in black, black pants with white stripes going down the sides, a black sleeveless shirt with a mix of metal and leather armor over his shirt. It was light enough he could dodge, weave and move with ease. He wore a black hood to hide his face along with it being long, it went to his caves to protect against rain. He had a sleeve covering his right arm along with gauntlets and wrapping around his hands and forearm. He has an area of weapons to help him at a moment's notice. Much visible but the one's you can't see were the most dangerous.
He carried two swords on his back both facing the same way, to the right as he was right handed. A travel pack that didn't hinder his movement when doing his job and a small crossbow was attracted to it's left side for when he needed an extra piece of weaponry. Two gauntlets with hidden blades. He was a walking death machine who always got the job done. Whether it be Bandits, thieves, or Monster. They don't stand a chance. This Wolf, was a Witcher. A monster hunter a slayer of that, that hides in the darkness from the most powerful Griffin to the small Nekker. In fact, this is where we find this wolf, getting his gold for a job.
Northwest China, Border to Mongolia. No Man's Land.
I walked down the main road leading through No Man's Land. The torn up dirt and dead landscape would put anyone on edge. The dirt was gray from war, craters destroyed wagons and what remained of a battle remained here. As I walked the head of a Wyvern hanged on a hook attached to my belt the lifeless bird head swayed as I walked. I came up to my employer who hired me to hunt this thing, a lieutenant of the 'royal' Chinese army along with two soldiers and a beautiful yet beat up female fox who were next to a tree with a small muddy clearing surrounded by tall tan grass.
"Don't metal just take the reward and leave." I thought to myself as I got closer. I tried not to look at the Fox or the two tiger and fox-soldiers betting her. She was on her hands and knees as she reached out to me seeing me walking up the road.
"Help me!" She yelled just for one of the soldiers to stomp on her back. I just continued walking until I was next to the lieutenant.
"Knew you Witchers scorned imperial gold." The lieutenant said. I dropped the Wyvern head at the lieutenant's feet, who's a wolf. "Tuff hunt?" He asked as he quite literally threw a coin bag at me.
Without looking I caught it with one hand before looking at him. "Tougher than yours. That's for sure." I said as I started walking away. I heard the thrashing about them yelling and hitting the girl.
"Cum bit me!" soldier one the Fox said.
"Bring her down do it my way." The Tiger said.
"You like that you Bitch!" the fox said as he stomped on her stomach.
"Get the hammer." the lieutenant said.
"Evil is evil, lesser greater middling makes no difference," I thought as I heard her being choked by the rope they were going to hang her from. I slowed to a stop. "The degree is arbitrary, the definition is blurred. If I'm to choose between one evil and another… I'd rather not choose it all." I looked straight ahead showing whoever would have been standing there my full white face with bright green feline eyes before I made my decision. I turned around and walked back to the three soldiers.
I walked up close to the lieutenant before he noticed me. "What the?" He quietened seeing me back here. I pushed him to the side as I let my hood drop away revealing my clothes and myself. The fox charged to hit the girl more but before he made contact I grabbed him and threw him to the ground. The tiger who was holding the girl realized what happened and dropped the girl just enough to do the Aard sign with my left hand sending the tiger flying a few feet back before rolling to a stop.
I looked at the girl to see her look up at me. "Close your eyes," I said to the girl before looking at the tiger. Who was struggling to get up, when he did.
"Hit him!" the lieutenant barked his order. The Tiger then took out a wooden weapon with a black handle before running straight at me. He was about arm's reach when I countered by flipping him over my back and into his fellow Fox soldier who they both fell to the ground. The Fox landed on his ass, but as I did that the lieutenant jumped on my back. But before he did anything I took his wooden weapon away before passing the Fox soldier who was on his ass next to me over the head with it.
I hit him so hard that the weapon broke over his head. I then elbowed the lieutenant in the gut hard enough for him to let go and stumble back a little. I spun around and flicked my arm straight out causing a blade to fly out. I caught it before spinning it in my left hand the blade pointed down. I swung a straight punch to the wolf's muzzle causing him to yelp and stumble back as he held his nose. Then the tiger tested his luck by running at me to my left and trying to swing his weapon down at my head but I blocked it with my forearm to his wrist while I stabbed him in his armpit, the one holding the weapon. I turned around to block the fox's swing before slicing his shoulder causing him to stumble back and hold the wound.
I turned back to the tiger and swatted away his left hand before stabbing him in the right side of his neck. In one big motion, I turned to the fox to side step his stick. I turned him around and in one move I spun around him our backs touching, my hand with my knife behind my head. The blade rested on his throat and as I spun my blade followed, the blade slides across his throat slitting his throat open. I stopped the spin when I looked at the lieutenant. Who was cowering at the other end of the clearing? As my rage filled me, I started walking over before I threw the knife to the ground.
The blade went into the earth as I continued walking I saw the fear in his eyes. He crawled backward trying to get away. "W-what are you doing?" He asked with fear in his voice.
"Killing monsters," I replied with pure venom and hate. Before reaching down and grabbing him by his green and red uniforms and pulling him to his feet.
I started on my journey again not looking back at the two mammals. The lieutenant who was standing on a small wooden box that he had to us his toes to stay up, with both hands tied behind his back and… the rope tied around his neck. The female fox standing by his side looking at me before looking back up at him. He had blood going down his muzzle from his nose and the most feared expression on his face.
Meanwhile across China.
The Valley of Peace has been safe from the monsters such as the Wyvern or Griffin, only the occasional Drowner out of the rivers to the east. There was a Griffin to the west however in the mountains but it stayed there and no one bothered it and it didn't bother us… Until now. The five and the dragon warrior along with other masters from the Sapphire and Ruby palaces'. They barely made it out with their lives. Four being severely injured while the others were scared from what they saw. The grand masters of the three palaces meditated together in the hall of heroes each trying to find an answer to their new problem. But not only to their new one but to an old one.
They think they have found a way to eliminate all the monsters and banish them back to their realm of existence. The legend goes a mad gout found a way to rip open portals to other worlds… he did and one of those worlds where the monster world that got too out of hand and started making gifts in their time of space causing the horrible creatures to come into their world. Scientist, masters, and explorers all researched and looked for that answer to be able to travel freely on a road and only have to worry about bandits or thief. Not a Griffin, or a Wyvern, or a Froglet out on your travels seemed almost impossible now.
Master Shifu meditated in a circle with that of the other grandmasters. Candles were lit as the three grandmasters searched for an answer and after a while, Shifu got one.
Shifu P.O.V
I was in a dark void as I looked for answers. I heard a voice call my name. "Who's there?" I asked. No answer other than them saying my name. "Who's calling my name!" I shouted hoping for an answer… nothing. Then I heard something different.
"Shifu… Wait for the White Wolf." the voice said in a ghostly voice.
"What?" I asked.
"Wait for the White Wolf." the ghostly voice said again. "Only he can restore true peace to the world."
"Wait! How will I know?" I asked.
"Wait for the White Wolf with two swords, the wolf medallion and red markings on his right arm." the voice replied and before I could I any more questions I found myself back to the cold reality. I was kneed down beside a female snow leopard and a white male tiger.
"Find anything Shifu?" the snow leopard asked as they looked at me.
"Wait for the White Wolf." was all I said before walking out to the barracks where all our students were to be resting.
"This is going to be… interesting." I thought to myself.