Orphic: The Awakening

Prologue

      It was raining, a tall dark figure was rushing towards a shelter. He was in a trance at first, but he keeps looking around the area before knocked the wooden door. The man seemed like he was carrying an object wrapped with series of white cloths. He knocked the door again, but now—it was harder and louder. It almost made the wooden door to crack. Worry and fear was present on his face but there was some traces of anger and annoyance with it. Why was he worried? He had been running and hiding from something for few minutes now and he was able to hide for some time. He knocked again, hoping that this time someone will hear him.

     "You'll be okay, little one." The man faintly said, while looking at the object he was carrying.

     The door immediately opened. Behind that door revealed young man in his 20's. He seemed to be surprised of what he saw but after a while, he recognised the face of the man.

     "Damien" Said the man while looking at the object the man was carrying. After looking at the object, he realized that it was a child wrapped in bundles of cloths. "Damien is this-" he was cut off.

  "Henry, this is Aehros —my son." Henry was surprised of what he just heard. "I need you to take care of him, for me." Damien added while he was handling over his son wrapped in cloths to his best friend. "Henry, please take of my son. They found us! They were after me, but they didn't know that I have a son. If they will know about my son, he would be in danger." Thomas added in a rush.

"I understand." Were the only words left from Henry's mouth.

"I need to go, Henry!"

     And with a swoosh of the wind, Thomas was gone like dust. Henry was left there standing carrying Aehros—his best friend's son.

Henry and Damien were really close. Henry was a hunter and Damien is a vampire, they help each other a lot especially with getting rid of the council. The council were groups of witches and some vampire that were once created in order to eliminate supernatural outlaws. Henry and Damien discovered the faults and the abuse of power of the council and they did stop the council. But now, it was fueled again by a new leader and now they are after Damien, again.

     Henry went back inside his house and was surprised by her wife barely opening her eyes. "Honey, why are you still awake?" Her wife spoke, while rubbing her eyes attempting to wake herself up.

     "Apparently, we have a new family member." Henry declared showing his wife the child that's on his arms.

    "Is that Davina and Damien' son? Oh my!"

     "Yes."
   
    Emily then nodded. "So, the council is back. I think this is another wave of war between supernatural creatures."

     "We need to get out of here, fast! We need to hide! It's not safe for you and your unborn child!"

     Emily, however did not answer.

    "Emily, we talked about this."

     "No, Henry. I'm willing to fight! I know I'm still not as strong as I used to." Emily responded after her long pause. The council harmed Davina, I don't want to leave her. She's my friend after all. Emily thought. 

     Henry placed the child on a crib that they prepared. They already had prepared about this. Thomas already informed Henry about his son and the council. They had been always prepared. The thought of the council creeped out Henry. He remembered everything that the council have done. The council have tortured hundreds of witches and hybrids as preparation for their rituals and hexes.

   Henry was always prepared of everything, or so he have thought. They always had a plan to shut down the council. But now is a different story. It's far worse than before. And clearly, they did not have a plan.