Somewhere in Peru, in the vicinity of the Amazon jungle...
"Seriously? You ask me if I know Devana, just now that we're getting ready to leave? Hey rookie, don't get offended but you should be helping like everyone else here by carrying weapons and preparing traps instead of asking stupid questions. We're here to make money, not to make friends. This isn't a hunting club, kid!"
"Come on, man, don't be so rough with the new guy, answer his question. We still have time. Besides, you know that story better than anyone, don't you? Come on, tell him the story, so we can all make fun of you and your ridiculous tales for a while before leaving hahaha!"
"Damn it... you see what you just caused? Argh! Okay, it's fine, if you guys insist so much... hey kid, come here, I'll tell you, but you better not bother me again for what's left of the trip or you will pay, understood?"
"Devana was a huntress, like all of us here. However, she was a true professional... a legend. I don't know anyone in this business who hasn't ever heard her name. Her reputation remains intact through the world to this day, even though no one has known of her in a long time. She was an incredibly strong and brutal woman. Those of us who once worked with her witnessed what she was capable of doing. I saw her dominate and kill the wildest and most dangerous creatures of this world with her own hands. Many men here who call themselves "hunters" would shit their pants just by looking at her. More than one would think that she was anything but a woman...
What happened to her? Well... it's hard to explain. Devana used to travel to all the corners of the planet to hunt the most exotic and rare species of animals. But the last time someone saw her, it was precisely here, in this same jungle: Amazonia. I remember that our last contract was to capture some endemic monkeys and apes specimens for an important transnational pharmaceutical company. I imagine you already know how it works, right? The company pays the government, they cover their eyes and we do our work without problems... everyone wins.
However, during our stay in this place, I don't know how she found out, but Devana heard a rumor about a legendary creature of the jungle. Surely it was those damned savages who told her that stupid fantasy tale. She became so obsessed with the story that she kept repeating her name again and again: "Q'oya-Y'uraka'i" or "The Queen of the Monkeys" or something like that...
The work was done, we had the animals, but the idiot insisted that she would capture an animal no one had never seen before and that she would bring its corpse as proof if necessary. We all told her that she had been teased, that those were simple inventions of the natives, but she wouldn't listen to us. And without saying more, she took her gun, turned around and walked into the depths of the jungle. Pssh! Crazy bitch..."
"That happened exactly one year ago. Since that day, no one has heard from her again. What a waste of a woman... What? Why do you look at me like that? Hey, listen to me, rookie, if you keep looking at me with that stupid face, I swear I'll blow it away myself! Do you think she still matters to me? Of course not, I'm sure she's already dead, rotting somewhere in the jungle! What's more, I'm glad that happened to her, that time we all ended up earning an extra bonus by sharing her part of the profit.
Alright, enough stories for today. We have a job to do, so I want to see you and everyone else aboard the vehicles! We're leaving at this very moment, so move ladies!"
The wild hunt is about to begin...
