I am the Demon Hunter

Night 9

Evon's P.O.V
I ride through the woods as quickly as I can, the wind whistling on my face and the cold of the night air seems to penetrate my thick clothing. I arrive at Hell's Gate and jump off my horse.

The gate opens before me and I grab the reins of my horse guiding him in. Tiryu , the frog demon , hops out from inside the mansion with a giant grin.

" what mischief are you up to now Tiryu? " i ask with one eyebrow poked up in suspicion.
" kuku, I captured a human!!! " he says with a croak.

I had no doubt in my mind it was Rize. I run inside and down to the dungeon where she is most likely being kept. If Tiryu thought she was human, then most likely, the demon king didn't know her true identity.

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Rize's P.O.V
The light moves and I see the demon in front of me is Evon.
" Evon! Explain what is going on!"
" I will, come with me for now."

He pulls me up from the ground and we walk out of the cell. He guides me to the end of the dungeon hall and pushes in a rock revealing a hidden passage. Evon had obviously been here many times and it seems I knew nothing about the real Evon.

We walk through the passage and it closes behind us. We continue through the well-lit passageway until we stop and Evon pulls another lever. The stone wall glides open and we step out into another hallway. We walk down the long hall and stop at a door. Evon opens it and we step in. Evon peeks out the door before closing it.

" is this... Your room?" I ask nervously looking around. A small bed sits in the corner of the room. A small window lets light in and several swords hang on the wall.

" yeah." He replies.
" Please explain what is going on. "

Evon sighs brushing his hair back with his hand.
" ok. The Demon King does not know you exist. There had been rumours about your mother after she had been taken, but when she died he gave up even hoping he had a heir. He sent out several demons to live as humans, and to spy on the DHO. I had met you when you were just a young girl. I was in the woods scavenging when you came out of nowhere." I suddenly had a memory appear to me of seeing Evon as a demon before. The memory was faded but I remembered.  " I don't know how I knew, but something inside me told me you weren't just a human. I kept an eye on you for a long time after I joined the DHO. After doing some digging I found that book. I eventually stole the key off of the Book Keeper and when I read the book... I knew."
" why didn't you tell The Demon King?"
" I wasn't sure how he would react. If he would even believe me, but I couldn't risk your life. After your foster parents were killed, I planned how to tell The Demon King but my plans were ruined by Kara. "
" will you still tell him?"
" I... I don't know. If you truly are the child of the Demon King and a human, you will be half Demon. "
" meaning?"
" you should have a demon form as well. If we can find a way to release that form—"

Evon is cut off by the door slamming open.
" Eon!Eon! The Prisoner has—" He stops when he sees me.
He stands in the doorway shocked.
" TRAITOR! TRAITOR! " he croaks loudly.

Evon steps in front of me hiding me behind him. Footsteps approach the room and i can see the heads of what seem to be Guards. They grab Evon by his shirt and drag him out the door, before shortly grabbing me as well.

The guards drag us down several winding hallways before we arrive at a giant door. One of the guards knocks on the door twice and the door swings open.

The room is shadowed with only a few streams of light flowing in from the long windows at the back of the room. Rows of pillars line up to lead up to a chair sitting in the middle of the room. There I see a tall man with pale skin, almost white. He wears a long robe and his horns stick up out of his head. He also holds a staff, it looks to be made of wood and near the top it curves into a crescent shape with a orb sitting inside. A few smaller orbs dangle from the top as he moves.

" King, we have captured a human and found Eon to be a traitor!"

The king looks at me and i stiffen in fear. He looks over to Eon and stands. He walks down the steps from his throne and towards Evon. The guards push Evon to his knees with a grunt. The King stands in front of Evon and uses his staff to lift Evon's head.
" Who is this human? " the king asks. His voice sounds rough and it scares me to think this demon is my father. I close my eyes and try to visualise my real father and mother. The ones who raised me. Who cared and loved me. Who died for me.

Evon doesn't answer his question.
" WHO IS SHE? " he yells slamming his staff down on he floor. I jump at the loud echo of his voice.
" She... She's your daughter." Evon says with his head hanging down.

A few seconds pass before a booming laugh bursts across the room, coming from the King.
" this human? Why do you lie? "
" I'm not! Sera had her before she died!!"
The king's face goes red when he hears Evon mention the name of what I presume to be my birth mother. He swings the staff and it hits Evon square on the jaw. I flinch at the sound of his staff hitting Evon's face. I hear a spitting sound and see blood hitting the floor where Evon is.

"Lies. Fine. Do not tell me, traitor. Bring me my sword. " The king yells to one of the guards standing behind us. " These lies will be your death."
" NO!! " i yell, my heart pouding in my chest, tears blurring my vision."

The guard sprints to the king holding a sword. He bows and hands the king his sword.
" NO!!! IT'S TRUE!! "
The king whips his head to me with angry eyes and I lean backwards in fear. I feel tears pouring down my cheeks and my throat burns.

The king hands his staff to the Guard standing who holds it delicately. The king unsheathes the sword and throws the sheath onto the floor. It clatters on the floor at the same time my heart patters in my chest.

" NO!!! NO PLEASE!!" I plead as he raises the sword above his head. He swings the sword downwards as I yell.

" NOOOO!!!!!! " My scream reverberate s across the room and a light explodes from my body. A strong wind knocks down all the guards and even the king. The sword clatters to the ground and then the light and wind ceases. I stand up and I look around to see the King and everyone else in the room staring at me with wide eyes as they lie on the floor.

A/N hope you enjoyed this chapter!! What did you guys think about the introduction to the demon king? Thanks for reading!!!
~Addy<3