[DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the CWs characters. This is a stand alone story and does not follow the events in Supernatural, nor does it take place in any particular season. The plot line is of my own creation.] Piper Lux was raised by the wolves-- hunters. You can only imagine what sort of woman it made her. Easy on the eyes like a true predator, but crude and foul-mouthed and deadly. Piper was one of the few to get out and receive an education away from the nightmares, but she was also one of the few who had enjoyed her job. After three years of college, Piper grew bored and returned home to her uncle, Bobby Singer, who is appalled by her decision to rejoin the fight. They are visited by two men, Sam and Dean Winchester, and one angel, Castiel, who are bearing news of a new type of evil in the world. 'Taken' are shadow monsters that feed on corruption and negativity-- they can steal people's hearts and turn them into a product of darkness. There is a path of clues hidden inside of Piper's dreams leading to what unleashed the shadow creatures into the world and why, and Piper is anxious to follow that path. But is there more hidden in the darkness than just the source of this new evil? There comes a point in time when you have to ask yourself: will I be the hero of this story? Or the villain? #180 Mystery/Thriller

Once you've come into contact with a demon you have been marked for the rest of your life. It's not a visible mark that someone can see. It's a mark deep on your soul, almost like a scar. A scar where the demon tried to invade your body and take over. If you had the unfortunate luck of encountering a demon more than once, that scar gets bigger. Big enough that a demon hunter like myself can notice. That's how I met the Winchester brothers. It didn't take a genius to figure out they were hunters and pretty good hunters at that. With one little proposition made, we set off to kill the yellow eyed demon that plagued both of our lives. But little did they know, I had an agenda of my own. One involving them as an offering.