The Falor of Khaleus: Blade of the Empress

Chapter 3

I sat in my grandfather, well Mr. Abbott's office at the house, the familiar scent of old books and leather mingling with the aroma of lavender. Across from me, Yuki stood with her arms crossed, her eyes hard.

She was wearing that leather jacket of her's again. I realized that she had cut her hair into one of those wolf cuts. I sigh and before I could open my mouth she spoke up.

"It is time that you start learning the truth," she said, her voice cutting through the silence. "You have spent way too long, unaware of the truth this whole time. It was thanks to Mr. Abbott, who used this restaurant as a facade that you lived such a comfortable life."

"What are you even talking about?" I ask, spinning in my chair so I can face her better.

Her gaze didn't waver. "You were attacked by Azazel the Hunter, he is one of the Eldritch Demons that exist in the Void, he will hunt down his target to the ends of the realms. The only reason he could even be after you is if someone knew that you existed. Someone found out where you were and summoned that devil to come hunt you down and kill you."

"So he was an actual demon then, so what now? I can't just stay here any longer "

"I do not know, but you will have to start training at once. I already smell the scent of a Elean on you, were you approached by anyone else?

"First off, what is an Elean?" I asked, "And second, when you had gone for coffee this girl, Thalia. She said she is the reincarnation of Athena, whatever that means. She came and talked to me, asking me to go with her."

"Hell, not that bitch. That girl worships the Goddess and takes it upon herself to do her will." Yuki runs a hand through her hair as she leans back up straight. "Look, don't trust her, no matter what. Just wait here for me to return. I am going to be leaving for a couple months to return back home. When I am back I will teach you everything that you need to know."

I looked up at her, confusion etched on my face. "Are you going back home?"

"Yes, my father called for me to return." Yuki said. "So don't do anything stupid while I am gone."

I swallowed hard, the weight of her words settling over me. "So now what? I'm supposed to... just take care of everything on my own?"

"I think it will be best if you just close the restaurant for a while, Mr. Abbott has already paid everyone what they needed. You should just focus on school and graduate." Yuki responded as she headed to leave out the door.

"How long will you be gone?"

"I should be back in a couple months, so try to keep a low profile until I'm back." She warned as she left.

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I leaned against the cold stone of London Bridge, the city humming around me with its usual, comforting chaos. The familiar buzz of car engines, distant laughter, and the occasional siren did little to settle the storm brewing inside me. Everything had taken a turn I couldn't have anticipated. The cola can in my hand was slick with condensation, the droplets rolling down my fingers as I absentmindedly fiddled with the ring hanging from my necklace.

It felt like I was living in a dream, or maybe a nightmare—one where demons were real, hidden worlds existed beneath our feet, and ancient gods still walked the earth. How had my life derailed so quickly? A few weeks ago, my biggest concern was passing my exams. Now, I was caught up in something that felt too big, too overwhelming to even comprehend. Now both my grandfather and Yuki are gone, I haven't seen Dylan since that day of the attack.

Now what I didn't understand was if people and demons were after me, why didn't they leave me with something to protect myself? I haven't seen anything for a week, the days just passed day by day as I went to class and came home and