Good afternoon, dear readers, Thank you for the growing support in the comments and for the "Stones of Power". I'm really happy to see that there are so many people interested in this story.
Well, I just wanted to thank "Saber77", who came up with an extremely good idea. I simply put two and two together and found my inspiration for the discussed topic. As soon as I read their comment, I immediately remembered the hunters from The Vampire Diaries and thought they'd fit perfectly into this story.
Anyway, that's all. Just letting you know that updates will be back to normal by the weekend.
Thank you, and see you soon!
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Supernatural Hunter
Humans with supernatural abilities to combat supernatural beings exist due to divine intervention by God. When the first supernatural creatures emerged, humanity was defenseless. In response, God created the Hunter bloodlines: 99 humans from all over the world received the Hunter's Mark, which made them stronger to fight evil. However, if they turned against humanity, they would lose their gifts and suffer a slow, agonizing death. This is how the 77 bloodlines came to be, as 22 of the original hunters betrayed humanity and died in agony. The bloodlines were passed down from parent to child, and today, the number of hunters has grown to thousands.
Supernatural Hunters (male and female), also known simply as Hunters, are humans endowed with supernatural abilities to hunt and kill supernatural creatures. Despite their human nature, they are considered a supernatural species.
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**Powers and Abilities**
As supernaturally gifted hunters, members of the 77 bloodlines possess enhanced physical abilities, including strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and endurance, as well as a natural affinity for combat and hunting weapons. Cain once suggested that they are highly skilled in hunting the Children of Eve.
Main Abilities
- Hunter's Mark: Each hunter has a mystical tattoo on their right arm. In its incomplete form, the mark is invisible to everyone except other hunters. When fully unlocked (achieved only by the best), it becomes visible to all. The mark grows stronger as the hunter eliminates supernatural beings, granting minor attribute boosts.
- Hunter's Curse: Hunters can inflict extremely realistic hallucinations on supernatural beings that kill them. The curse consumes the victim, tormenting them until they are driven to suicide. Only immensely powerful beings (such as angels, demons, alphas, and gods) resist this effect.
- Peak Human Durability: Their bodies operate at the peak of human conditioning.
- Peak (or Beyond) Human Strength: They are stronger than ordinary humans but still below high-level supernatural beings. Even so, they can hold their own in combat (e.g., Sam and Dean fought and subdued a 200-year-old vampire, breaking its neck).
- Peak Human Speed: They move with extreme agility, capable of surprising even demons.
- Maximum Endurance: They can endure physical exertion for hours without fatigue, running dozens of miles without losing breath.
- Pain Tolerance: They withstand severe injuries (gunshots, stab wounds, burns) and extreme conditions (starvation, thirst, sleep deprivation) better than normal humans.
- Enhanced Reflexes: Their reaction time is superior, allowing them to dodge rapid attacks and even evade gunfire.
- Invulnerable Mind: Immune to possession, mind control, and low-level psychic powers from witches or lesser beings.
- Supernatural Detection: They instinctively sense supernatural beings upon touching them (e.g., Sam felt a "chill" when touching a disguised shapeshifter).
- Magic Immunity: Resistant to offensive spells from beings of similar power (e.g., a demon failed to use telekinesis on Dean).
- Poisonous Blood: Their blood is toxic to creatures of the night and can be used on weapons or sigils.
- Longevity: They age slower than ordinary humans.
- Marking and Tracking: They can mark creatures with their blood and track them from a distance.
- Victim Connection: When they mark a monster, they feel an increasing urge to hunt it down and may even visualize its movements with concentration.
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**Weaknesses**
- Conventional Mortality:
- Instant death from: broken neck, decapitation, or heart remova.
- Vulnerable to diseases, old age, and organ failure.
- Hunter's Instinct: The more monsters they kill, the stronger their uncontrollable urge to hunt becomes (requires training to master).
- Magic: Susceptible to spells and mystical objects.
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Tools and Weapons
Despite their abilities, hunters cannot match high-level supernatural beings in raw power. Therefore, they rely on weapons, strategies, and varied skills to compensate for their disadvantage in direct combat.
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