It was a chilly October night and I was coming home from the market after buying bread for our dinner tonight . When I opened the door I heard screaming from the basement and, I immediately ran down there to see what had been going on. i had found the sight of my mothers death and that's when my father walked down to the basement all bloody and he had a sinister smile on his face. He proceeded to pick me up and slam me hard against the wall which was made of stone . I could feel the blood dripping down my head as he said to me "when your older and have achieved your true nature come find me so we can settle this debt once and for all till then sleep". He then dropped me and proceeded to turn and walk away i crawled my way towards him saying "why...why father w..w..why did you do this" my body barely able to say that. He turns around as he laughs in a devilish evil tone " why it's so simple" he pauses for a moment " it's because I never loved you or your mother she was only a plaything so I could have my devilish offspring but you haven't shown a single demonic trait so i killed her and now I shall kill you for being such a fool". He walked towards me but before he could get me a clergyman over heard all the commotion and threw holy water at him . The water burned my father angering him to which he rushed the clergyman but the clergyman slashed him with a sword and my father wounded fled from the house. "Child your safe now that demon won't hurt you anymore" I fell into unconsciousness "well I'll take to my house get him healed up" the clergyman took me to his house and bandaged my head and laid me to rest. I awoke a day later the clergyman saw me and with a grin he said "glad to see you are alive my child you had quite the experience". "I want revenge" I said in a raged tone the clergyman with a disappointed tone said " my child you can't even see straight talk of revenge is pointless". But it's not pointless" as I raised my voice some more." Child what you encountered wasn't a man he was the knight of hell Zaridon you could never hope to get your revenge..." I don't care" I shouted " you don't understand that thing was my father and he killed my mother I saw you you can teach me how to kill him I know you can..." "That's enough boy" the clergyman shouted " do you want to die no matter how much training you have you will never beat him" he began to calm down " I'm sorry my child but I can't let you risk your life for just revenge it's too dangerous". " Would you stop calling me my child my names Karyudo ok" with a sly look he said "Karyudo huh well my names Garus nice to meet you" I proceeded to stand up and walk outside to which Garus was surprised " I'm surprised you can even stand let alone walk. I removed the bandages covering my head and eyes and for the first time I could see Garus. Garus was of an average build probably weighed 160 pounds had to be 5'9 he had a silver plated sword at his side and his attire was nothing like a clergyman In fact it was more of a hunters garb that was modified. I proceeded to question him " hey Garus I know clergymen and you do not wear the attire of them I'd say your probably not a clergyman". With a smirk and a wink he said "your right kid but I do work for the valenthime" soon as I heard that name I knew what he was I'd always heard stories of valenthime but I never knew they existed. "So your a hunter of demons then why won't you teach me to fight them" I felt my knees trembling and I fell on the floor again Garus proceeded to place me back in the bed. "Because your not fully recovered but I like your attitude and your perception is better than most" after a brief pause he said "alright when your healed up I'll train you". My face lit up in excitement and I could only think that I could finally begin to avenge my mom and put an end to that sorry bastards life I couldn't hardly wait. About a week has passed since that fateful day and it was finally time to train I began to put on some clothes I fashioned out of some leather and cloth and pulled my hood over my hood. I looked like a thief but hey it suited me as I walked outside Garus had just returned from chopping some fire wood for tonight "why do you look like a thief you stand out to much". "Maybe so" I said " but it suits me" he had a grin on his face almost like a fathers smile " hehe alright are you ready for first day of training?" With enthusiasm I said "hell yeah I've been waiting for this day". His eyes lit up as if he saw something in me he hasn't seen in a long time " alright before we begin how old are you Karyudo?" "Sixteen" I answered. " Hmm ok Karyudo I'm going to give you this wooded sword we are going to do a combat exercise to see your strength and skill before we go any farther ok?" Thinking to myself "this will be a piece of cake I never lost a fight I've been in my dodging skills are top notch" With a determined look I said "ok". He stood in a pose I was not familiar with he held his sword backwards and his knees were bent as if he was going to rush. I naturally began to enter a riposte stance he charged me with such speed I was caught off guard he swung from the left but I flipped out the way. " that was a good dodge surprisingly enough" I could feel his breath on my neck " however" his foot swept into mine and I fell to the ground. He put his sword to my neck " it's not enough" I knocked his sword back using my wrist protecters and kicked him in the chin standing me up in the process "heh thought I was done and out huh?" He began to clash his sword with mine the sound of clunking wood was every second " your good....but" he knocked my sword completely out of my hands "your not good enough" he called the bout over. " Your reflexes are good but your strength and stamina needs work". "I guess but what can I do to improve I haven't had any kind of training ever" I said breathing heavily " it's true but we will work on that I'm going to have you do 200 push-ups and 100 sit-ups and then we will continue from there" in a pissed off tone I replied " what the hell are you thinking I can't do that many". "You can and you will" he said with a disturbing tone " I will be in the house working on your next training i better not start slacking off". Under my breath I muttered " so much for actual training" I continued to do my exercises and after maybe 30 minutes or more I was tired beyond measure and, I still had 200 sit-ups to go. The sweat running down my face and I was tired but after an hour I finally finished it felt so damn good to just lay on the ground and I ended up closing my eyes only to have Garus scream " hey maggot get the hell up you have more training today". I was so tired i didn't think I could move but I willed myself inside and inside I saw books and parchment and some ink and a quill. "Your next training is mental training I will have you take notes on combat theories and and types of demons". With an inquisitive mindset I asked " types of demons? There are more than one type" with a sharp tongue 'yes there are fiverecorded types but there could be as many as ten to twenty types each with millions". With amazement "really that many..... Well time to get studying then" I began to open the first book and as I read I found myself astonished with what demons are capable of doing and the horrors they commit. I kept reading and reading reading and training for months I had been doing this finally something new came "Karyudo for months I've had you train on the sword you come so far beating me on occasion but now it's time for something new." With a curious thought I had to ask " what is it a new weapon type?" "Correct it's a hand crossbow you will be working on reload speed and accuracy as well as repair" "hmm well guess it's better than swordplay all the time" I grabbed the crossbow and headed to the starting line and with a quick flick of the wrist I fired the bolt amazing myself it hit the head of the dummy. "Wow Karyudo maybe you don't need training there after all" "training better no training I say" now for months I kept training in all sorts of fields crossbows,swords,axes,knives,potion brewing demon anatomy, and demon psyche. Finally after 1 year of training my day had come "Karyudo I think your ready follow me" I followed Garus to the cellar of the house which had always been boarded up since I came "it's time I gave you something" he opened the cellar doors and proceed to open a chest " Karyudo you are no longer just a maggot now your a demon hunter" he hands me a silver sword of 40 inches and a weight of 10 pounds "also your crossbows armor and potions are on the table get ready because tomorrow I'm sending you on your first hunt". Studying the armor before me it was just like the set I made of leather a year ago but the shoulder pads were of chain and the hood was gold trimmed but red the armor was mostly leather there were quiver pouches on the leggings and dagger spots on the boots and shoulder a sword holster on the back plus crossbow holsters on the belt and a holster for potions it was everything I imagined my set to be and more I eagerly tried it on and after giving it a try out In a spar match I went to bed and prepared for tomorrow's hunt .
Editors notes: I may have rushed the chapter towards the end but I hope you all liked the first chapter of hunters revenge and there are many more to come updates will be so often as these chapters take awhile to get where I like it so expect the update in a week or two
