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"I'm a what?" I ask him.

What am I? He called me a Hellhound. I don't even know what a hellhound is. I'm so confused right now. My head is spinning. I look at my hands. They shake. I feel burning. I feel like my skin is on fire. I sit down on the floor.

"A Hellhound. A dog wrapped in flame with black eyes." He says.

I look up at him.

"How am I a Hellhound? What am I?" I ask.

"It's complicated." He says.

My breath goes shaky. The tree stump has something to do with it. That tree stump is powerful. It calls to me. I've woken up near it twice. 

"I see you've encountered the Nematon." He says.

"What?" I ask him. 

"The tree stump." He says.

My eyes widen. I stand up.

"You know it? What is it?" I ask.

"The portal between the fires of Hell and our world. The centerpiece for all creatures of supernatural." He says.

I let out a sigh. 

"Am I supernatural?" I ask.

He nods. I kind of expected it. I let out a breath. He walks closer to me. Then the doors fly open. 

"Kenshin!" Kaoru runs through the doors.

"Oro oro oro." I mutter.

She hugs me tightly. Megumi and Inishi come into the room. 

"You're alright!" Megumi smiles.

"Good to see you're still alive." Enishi says.

I back away from her. 

"Kenshin? What is it?" Kaoru asks.

I can't tell them what I am. I'm not even sure what I am.

"I'm... a Hellound." I say.

"Not just any Hellhound, the last one."  He looks at me.

"What?" Kaoru asks.

The man walks forward to me.

"Would you like to learn what you are?" He says to me.

I nod.

"Then come with me and learn." He gives me his hand.

I take it. 

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