I am the Demon Hunter

Night 11

Rize's POV

The next morning I awoke in a room I didn't recognize. The room was large and something I wasn't used to. My old room in my cabin when I worked for the DHO was small and cramped. I had a small bed that was made out of wood, which was rotting, and I had a small basin which had a rusted bowl usually filled with water from the nearby stream. A dirty mirror hung above it in which I rarely looked into.

In comparison, this room was something out of a dream. The floors were made out of a white stone I had never seen before. I was laying down on a wide bed and covered with a soft blanket, unlike the scratchy thin material I usually slept with. Windows spread from wall to wall, letting in pillars of light. Two doors were in the walls and one door was open allowing me to see a bathroom. A toilet sat in view and I could see a beautifully crafted white basin. I get off the bed and stretch my arms. I walk into the bathroom and see I have reverted back to my human form, but some of my true form remains. Streaks of white blend into my hair and my skin is paler than ever.

I am snapped out of my thoughts by a knock on the door. I rush to the door and pull it open. A maid stands in front of the door with a tray of food.

" I have brought food, Princess. " she says meekly.

" uh... thank you? " I reply, slightly confused.

She nods and places in on the table that sits next to the window. She then walks to the chest that sits in front of the bed and pulls out some clothing. A turtleneck shirt and a pair of pants are matched with my boots and a black cloak. She neatly folds them and places them on the bed.

" Thank you. " I say to her as she leaves the room.

She nods and leaves.

I eat the food on the table savouring the delicious meats and bread. I dress into my garments and walk through the corridors. I find my way back to the Great Hall. The doors are open and my Father paces back and forth.

" Father? What's wrong? " I ask him, worried.

" Rei. I have caught word from the demons on the outer lands. The Demon Hunters are coming. They will seek us out. We must evacuate. Get Eon. We must get as many of our demons back as we can. You must do something first. " He places his hand on my shoulder with sincerity in his eyes.

" Our gate has been guarded for a long time. It's one of the reasons we have not been able to return. When they took your mother, I tried to return, but they had already closed the gate. " he says to me.

" but... How can i open the gate? I learned some magic but nothing useful for this."

" The moon stone I gave you shall grant you the power necessary."

" Why didn't you use it previously?"

" The stone never reacted to me. I had noticed before that it would react occasionally but I had not known it was reacting to you until yesterday. The power the moon grants us demons is a mysterious force. The power responds to certain people and objects. When you were born, the stone must have attacted to your soul. It is bound to you. That is why only you can use it's power. The stone I carry is bound to me and so only I can wield it. "

I summon my staff and look at the stone on my staff and it glows slightly. " I won't let you down Father."

I rush out of the room and towards Evon's room. I knock on the door. He opens the door and goes red when he sees me.

" No time to be embarrassed now Evon, the DHO is coming. You must gather as many demons as you can, get them here."

I start jogging off but Evon grabs my arm.
" where are you going? " he asks, worry on his face.
" I'm going to open the gate. "
Evon doesn't say anything but I can see he is freaking out.

I grab him and hug him tightly.

"Whose the man in this relationship? " i think to myself.

He hugs me back tightly and I look at him and he kisses me as if this is the last time we'll be together. I just hope it isn't.

" Come back safely. " he says to me.

I nod and run off.

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I arrive at the gate and jump off Tris. I peek around the trees and see two maces standing in front of the gate. I summon my staff and rush forward, but I stop when Kara appears in front of me.

" I knew you would come here." Kara says with a grim face.

" Kara... how could you hide who I was?" I say, anger bubbling within me.

" That damn demon king has been a thorn in the DHO's side since he arrived here. You really think we would give our best hunter to him? I really am disappointed in you, I see where your loyalties are." She says with venom in her voice.

I fling my staff at her in anger and light bursts out, heading for her. She jumps out of the way just in time and flings a dagger at me. I roll out of the way and hold the staff up shooting a beam of light. A dome surrounds Kara and she hits the dome around her with her sword.

The maces, now equipped with their own staffs run towards me, I jump out of the way and fling two daggers. The first misses but one catches the first mace in his leg. He falls to the ground and cries out in pain. The second mace chants and a light appears from his staff bursting out towards me.

I jump out of the way but the light breaks apart at the last second and hits me in the shoulder. I fall and grab my shoulder, gritting my teeth. The mace runs toward the dome that has Kara held captive and I take the opportunity to rush to the gate.

I hold the staff and point it towards the door. I close my eyes and hope something will happen, suddenly I feel the staff reverberating in my hands and I open my eyes to see the moon stone glowing brightly. A light bursts out and hits the door. I bend my knees trying to maintain my stance. I squint at the door, blinded by the light, and I see the door opening.

I plead the stone to work and finally the gate bursts open with a slam. I relax and am knocked over by Kara. I had forgotten that the mace had run to her. My staff is knocked out of my hand and disappears. I struggle to get out of Kara's grip and grab the dagger I had tucked away. I push her off me and back away.

She stands up and wiped the sweat off her forehead. I look around and see the mace has run off. I grin, thinking to myself that I'm lucky. She races towards me and I dash sideways but her knife catches my cheek and I feel the tingle of pain and the wetness of the blood dripping down my face. I touch my cheek and blood stains my fingertips.

I hear the pounding of hooves and fear it is the DHO, but sigh a breath of relief when I recognise Evon's horse and my Father along with hundreds of demons. Just as I begin to smile, I hear Kara whistling and see a similar amount of demon hunters appear from the treetops and surrounding area.

They all hold bows and knives. Kara chuckles and I see someone I didn't expect to see appear from behind a group of hunters.

My mother, Joanne the Hunter.

A/n WOAH! I bet you guys didn't see that coming. So it's been revealed that Rize's mother is still alive!! All shall be explained in the next chapter! Thanks for reading!!! Muahahah I love cliffhangers>:D till next time^^
~Addy<3