Ruling darkness

3

Rena's pov

"You know you could always help carry the body." Jake complained while we arrived back at the grail.

"Your macho enough to carry him mister." I stated.

"Your lucky I'm carrying him." He said with a hint of humor.

"I know." I said as I smirked and entered headquarters.

It was eerily quiet for 2 in the morning, usually it would be filled with hunters clocking in and out. Shae usually waits for us to clock out and we all go to a bar for a nightly drink. Though I couldn't seem to spot her.

"Jake can you she Shae?"

"Noo, that's odd usually she waits for us."

"Reece have you see Shae anywhere?" I asked one of my coworkers.

"No not since you guys left, she went to the castle. Said something about a bone to pick with Arlo." She told us and left soon after.

Odd. She never goes there willingly. Is she in trouble, did Arlo do something.

"Should we leave or stay for a while?" Jake asked.

"We could wait for a while, right. I mean we can't go out without her."

"Yeah sure, let's just wait." He said
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1 hour later

"Okay that's long enough come, we're going for a beer and going home." Jake stated.

"Yeah seems like she forgot today."

"Do you think she knew we were working today?"

"I mean she's the boss shouldn't she. Guess she just went straight home. I know you were looking forward to this but next hunt she'll definitely come." He said noticing I was sad she wasn't here.

Leaving headquarters was odd, it was like no hunter was found anywhere close to the grail.
Maybe it was ment to be a night off for everyone.

Stepping outside it was colder than usual. Checking the time I realized it was 3. Devil hour.

In Darkonia devil hour is where you don't want to be. Some of the banshee and Satan's ghouls come up here to get to reality. We tried to keep them out once it resulted to both Satan and Lucifer showing up and killing 6 hunters and the king of Gluttony.

I've never seen massacre until that day. Arlo was crowned king after for making a peace treaty between the two.

"Jake, let's stay inside. It's 3, we can always go tomorrow or something."

"Yeah, I think your right. We'll bunk in Shae's office for a while."

Before we could make it in a car stopped infront of headquarters. It was Shae.

"Where in the 3 kingdoms of he'll were you?!"

"Why are you coming to headquarters this late?!"
Jake and I exclaimed at the same time.

"Look I can explain in a few, let get inside first before it's starts."

Entering the holy grail, we all made it to Shae's office. We looked at her expecting an explanation, but before she could start I notice something.

"What's that on your neck?"

She touched it and panic spread through her face.

"Devil bugs, there in my apartment. Seems one bit me." She said her voice wavering for a second.

"Ohh..."

"You were going to say something Shae?" Jake asked.

"I've assigned a new job for the two of you, and there's no room for argument. Starting tomorrow the two of you will be working in the castle with Arlo and his men. As his personal hunters."

"What?! Shae you can't be serious, you siad it yourself he shouldn't think he owns the demon hunters."

"She's right, it would never work."

"Look I know neither of you like the decision, but we are under lots of pressure and him having my best hunters will help."

"Shae..."

"No room for arguments Rena, I know it's going to be hard but I'll come everyday if I can. Jake I know you'll see where I'm coming from right?"

"Yeah I do, come on Rena it'll be fun. We have Kristlyn there also." He said smiling.

"Sounds like an adventure then." I stated smirking.