Daemons and Demons Book One.

Chapter Two.

There were three subspecies of demons. Parasitic demons- like vampires, who were a demon inside a host. Mundane demons- like Yeachivyn demons who looked human but had a secondary demon form. And Animalistic demons- like hellhounds who looked like a type of animal. However, each subspecies was split into three classes, high class, low class, and medium class. This was a power category the Authorities had produced to ensure that any powerful high class demons were not allowed to live. Mediums were contained and lower demons caused no trouble as most of the time they couldn’t leave their home realm.

The Authorities wanted control. They had banned certain performances of magic, made certain species illegal and could kill with one order. Of course, there were rebels who would work against them, work to break those laws and get demons to safety, but they were weak forces and more times than not, were killed in a bloodshed they couldn’t escape from.

However, most Mundane high class demons lived for centuries, if not, they were immortal. They had powers similar to Mages which is why the Authorities had banned them. Nothing they couldn’t control was allowed to walk the earth. Which put Iver in a dangerous position.

The Authorities didn’t know he existed. The demon who had trained him (Aldrich) had ensured that they never knew Iver existed and everyone was hoping to keep it that way. One slip up could cause Iver’s death, and possibly the death of his entire family.

It wasn’t a risk he was willing to take.

Being a week since Iver last hunted a vampire he was waiting for the call that there had been some spotted. And it was his job to hunt them. Aldrich had known him for most of his childhood. He was found with Drycræft burning up his arms. Without control when Drycræft is drawn to a being it latches on, and it’s hot. It began to burn down his arms, through his skin and he couldn’t stop it.

The large Yeachivyn demon had taught him everything he knew. Iver’s gifts -as he called them- awakened at different times. His first gift was Drycræft, which woke when he was still a child, but every other gift had woken a month or two apart. It had never really stopped, and probably wouldn’t, they had just gotten further and further apart.

Aldrich was old, no-one knew his age, nor did he probably, and being old meant he had connections with people. Connections within underground markets, with leaders of rebel bases, and the most powerful witches that still walked the earth. 

It was these contacts that meant Iver could get away with what he did. Travelling between territories, killing on someone else's land. Aldrich was how he’d gotten away with it, that and keeping his name hidden.

Unlike Kali who had her own contacts. However the demon would help her if she asked. She was only twelve when she’d started to make a name for herself. Iver’s training with Aldrich, had started out with Kali. They had known each other for nearly a decade now. 

Iver was lounging on his house's roof, hand draped across his eyes as the sun warmed him. Hannah laid a few feet away, rolled over onto her back so the sun hit her belly. The pack was quiet during the day, many members out working, so Iver was often able to do whatever he wanted.

“Aren’t you lazy?” 

Iver didn’t open his eyes, but dug into a pocket and offered the raven a nut. The large bird took it, eating it quickly. 

“What do you want, Jacques?”

The bird chuckled. “Aldrich said you were getting bored.” Iver raised an eyebrow, still happily sat in the sun. “He said that Kali has contacted you for a meeting.”

Sitting up Iver looked towards the big, black bird who cocked it’s head. Kali was a name known through all supernaturals over the world. Although everyone thought she was human, Kali had been trained since birth to kill. She was an assassin, and trained others. She took children, supernatural children, from unfortunate situations and gave them the option. Giving them structure and training she made sure they would never feel weak again. If they wanted to work for her, or kill those who had wronged them, she could help them. If they left, they could come back, and she would always keep an eye on them.