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Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Calm yet Dangerous (Demeter"s POV) My name is Demeter, my full name is Demeter Doane. But I"m really not sure if I"m really Doane, I don"t look like them at all. They have dark purple or light purple hair. But me? I have golden hair, I don"t know who I inherited from. I"m 10 years old, I"m mature for my age. I know, it"s because we are already aware of reality. Force to train and fight for the kingdom. Maybe because a few great hunters died? Or a great hunter went away? We also don't know, all we know is to fight and survive. "Oh? A child? What are you doing here?" asked the woman in front of me, in the midst of darkness she was glowing gracefully. It was like a fairy lost in the forest. Her hair is too long and she keeps smiling. I think she"s on her 20s? Of course because I am a careful person I used my blessing. She immediately dodged my sword as if nothing had happened- "Whoops! Are you still young? Yet you know how to fight? " He asked in astonishment, I swallowed. She"s… dangerous. He wasn't even scared of what I did. "E-eeehh don"t look at me like that. I'm not an opponent, I swear. I"m just a mere traveler. " I stared at him suspiciously. She seems familiar. "You"re a traveler? But… from which race are you? " I will ask. I didn"t see her mix which means she"s not an angel He also has no horns. So what is she? "That doesn"t matter child- why are you still here? It's late, do you know there are many scary species here? " "Aren"t children forbidden to roam at night? Don't you have rules? " he asked in astonishment as he placed the bird on his head. It was a dove. I didn't answer, weird. Why did he not know what was going on? That we young people are training to fight? Maybe she"s traveling a lot? "You look familiar." I whispered, she hummed and continued to smile. "What"s your name?" He laughed, it was music to my ears. He approached me, I did not move. Maybe because… she not a threat? "Your child is too young to use your blessing. You"re talented too! What's your name? Your golden hair is beautiful… you also look familiar. " He shouted, "I'm Demeter…" I just answered, daring him to say his name as well. "Nice to meet you Demeter, I'm Thyria…" I didn't answer and just looked at him in a normal way. Thyria. Seems like I heard that somewhere? "Come back Demeter. This place is too dange- " "I'm a hunter." I said firmly to him. Is she underestimating me? I saw the shock in his eyes. "But you are too young to be a hunter. You"re not even 13 yet. " He answered me weakly, how did he know that? It was the old rule of the kingdom. "Well sorry because I've been traveling for a long time and I'll just come back here again." He added. "Oh." My answer is weak. "We started training at the age of 6. Because of the number of corrupted species that come out. The outer town got abolished because of the enemy. " I explained, maybe he didn't know because he had been traveling for a long time. He stopped and looked at me pitifully. "You already suffered at such a young age?" he asked me sadly. she sighed and patted my head again. "Are you here to hunt?" I nodded. He laughed, why is he always laughing? She also smiled alone like a fool. Perhaps it's crazy? But he's good at being crazy. "You know, your eyes seem familiar. You remind me of my best friend. " I did not answer him. His eyes looked sad when he said that. "By the way, come here. Let me help you hunt. " I don't know why but she seems dangerous yet I feel secure around her. "Let elder sister help you hunt. Don"t worry I won"t do anything to you. " "Okay." I just answered, he was happy to come with me to hunt. Since I"ve always been alone in hunts. Before, I learned easily because of elder brother. He was kind and he helps me a lot. So I quickly learned to use a blessing. "What? Are you alone in the hunts? But your blessing seems great. " He commented when I told him that we were hunting by group. "They don't like me." I just answered him and continued to kill small species. This lady named Thyria just follows me around. Sometimes he helps kill as if the opponent just doesn"t exist. Even some large species close to a-rank corrupted species were killed by him for nothing. I was just standing when suddenly a large corrupted species appeared. Of course I didn"t show that I was scared. She didn"t mind my reaction and seemed to have summoned… staff? It was a weird looking staff with eyes. There are also vines surrounding it. She casually taps her staff and seems like she said something to her staff. "Vescor." He whispered modestly here. Then the staff with one eyes started glowing, I could not see what happened because of the light. Then I came back, she just waved at me as if nothing had happened. All I can say is… she"s so not to be messed with.
"See you around child." She said goodbye to me, I also waved goodbye at her. (Dethyria"s POV)
"Ah… I don't think anyone will see me." I said softly. "I just want to look a little." "I told you not to come too close. I'll see you soon. " My bird answered. I was blown away by what Phoebe said to me and she flew away and transformed into a person. "If I hadn't told you there were people around, you would have been caught." He added. I just stared at him and released my halo and horn. "Thank you na." I answered him. Phoebe just glared at me and messed up her hair, her halo and horn started to appear. "It's a good thing he didn't notice one of your eyes." I laughed at what he said. I still don"t have a left eye after all these years. It"s been 10 years… 10 years I suffered and got back up my feet. I haven't seen this place in a long time. Only to find out they were in chaos, maybe because of me. maybe because of the new leader. I wonder how they are. "Let's go back My Lady. When they find out you left, they will definitely scold you. but mostly for me because I'm your guard. " I just sighed and looked again at the way Demeter came back. She"s still young to be out and do hunts. But I don't have a pack anymore. I don"t care what happens to this place now… I haven"t had a connection to it in a long time. Phoebe changed into a wild horse. Since I don"t have wings because they cut it, I have no choice but to ride. I'm happy and I'm used to it. We were able to return to the village immediately, of course Klein's worried face appeared immediately. "WHAT ?! HAVE YOU SEEN ?! " I just smiled at him. He shook me over and over again, as if he was going to cry without knowing it. "You are our Leader, please be careful." He reminded. "What are you? She"s powerful, she"s not the leader for nothing afterall. " -Phoebe. "Y-yeah… M-mother Calypso chose well. Now, we have become stronger and better than before. " -Klein. "It's really good that you saw Leader, if not then we'll be the same as ever." -Phoebe. I casually walked away from them, maybe I'll preach again. My name"s Thyria now and I"m still alive after all these years. Phoebe and Klein are my friends, they saved me then. They didn"t have a last name because they weren"t given one. I live or should I rule the underground with my classmates. A half angel-demon like me. I discovered the secret and found out that there was a third race shovel. (Flashback from 10 years ago) I felt nauseous because of the pain in my back. Blood started flowing from my mouth, I don"t know where I was but… I started losing consciousness after that. I opened my eyes because of the noise- huh? Where am I? Of course my eyes and back are still sore. But I feel better? "Why did you save an angel !? Didn't I tell you to stay away from that type? They"re dangerous! " I slowly looked at the speaker. A woman with white and black hair, she has a halo and a horn which made me surprise. I looked around, like I was in a hut. "B-but Mother Calypso, didn't you say to save our kind? I didn"t know she"s an angel- "the man who was my age didn"t continue to say because the woman with the messy hair intervened. She looked like a rogue, same age as me but with a scary look. They both have horns and halo… What are they? They also have… the same as mine? "I'm to blame for this, Mother Calypso…" I slowly got up, that's when they noticed me. The lady just looked at me suspiciously and the man approached me. "A-are you ok… m-miss?" I didn't answer and held him by the wrist. "Why did you save me?" I said nothing. "I was ready to die- Why did you save me-" "What the hell are you saying ?! Don't you know that it is important to live ?! " the woman with messy hair suddenly approached me and shook me. The man stops her. "P-phoebe he has a wound, be careful." I no longer answered, whatever. It looks like I'm not welcome here, maybe they will send me away after I recover. Then I can di- "What happened to you… lady, you are clearly not like us… half-bloods. You are an angel… yet you have a horn. " The woman in her mid 40s said, I think her name is Calypso? "Did you learn a second blessing?" my eyes got bigger. My- my second blessing… killed people. I immediately shivered and started going pale. "L-stay away from me… i- I killed people-" The man would have touched me but I immediately avoided him. "P-if you touch me, I will suck you life force- don"t come near me! I will hurt you. " "I'm a monster, a murderer." They were all just silently looking at me. I never asked what they were… It"s because I no longer care… or curious. No matter what happens, they"re like the ones seen in the cave a few months ago. Maybe they"re that kind, that Calypso Lady said… they"re half-bloods. Maybe a third race? Pero… I should stop being curious now. Because of me, many are doomed. "Hmm, are you ok now? Can you walk? " little by little I looked at the woman. "Phoebe, Klein. Leave us be. I just have something to say to her. " He could authoritatively command the two with us. "B-but Mother Calypso, w-don't hurt him ok? She"s still injured and- "the man didn"t finish what he was going to say because the woman had already pulled him. "Stop being a softie and do what mother Calypso says." The two of them left the cave. There were a few minutes before the woman spoke to me. "What"s your name?" I did not answer. "Nevermind, but come with me." I don't know why but I immediately followed him. "Welcome to our small village." We also went out and I looked around. There are small huts and… we"re underground? They also have horns and halo, so they"re angel-demons? They exist? "You"re not a monster child, you just learn a second blessing that made you like this. but of course you"re not like us… you"re more than us. " I didn't speak, she continued walking and I followed. There were kids running and some were just doing their thing. If I were to describe them, they… were poor and pitful to look at. They weren't well dressed either, but the surroundings were clean. There is very little here. I thought there were many of them, they kept looking at me. Maybe because I"m new to their eyes. I could see some scars on their faces, I only saw a few. I think I saw that same scar on the man? Not sure, but where did their scar come from? It really looks the same. I didn't see a scar on the woman's face. "What are you guys called?" I have a poor question, even though I lost my left eye. My right eye can still see clearly. I have a bandage on my left eye right now. "Us? We"re called half-bloods. Because we"re half angel and half demon. " He replied, where are we going? We"re still inside the cave yet it feels like I"m outside because of the extra light. We entered a small passage that has a stairs up. Stairs if made of cave materials that are just carved to be stairs. The stairs lead to a cliff outside and you can see the view. It was a nice scenery with lots of mountains and trees. I can see rivers from up here too. I"m sure in the distance… is the angel and demon kingdoms. "Klein saved you from the cave when he was looking for herbal medicine." She started, she sat on the floor and I also did what she did. "The lady with messy hair is names Phoebe, she brought you here." "And I"m Calypso, they call me Mother Calypso even though we are not blood related. I am there leader. " He continued. "Tell me child, why do you want to die?" it took me a long time to answer. Since they helped me, maybe… I should… answer. "I deserve to die. I killed a lot of people who are close to me, because of my stupidity. My curiosity leads them to their deaths. " I explain. I explained what had happened to me before they saw me in the cave. She looked at me pitifully. "So ... they're still the same." He commented, I was surprised by what he said. She slowly smiled at me and patted me in the head. "We, half bloods are one of the races with angels and demons." I was stopped by what he said. Is she going to tell me…? Everything? But I'm an outsider- why would she do that? "Do you know why you don't know anything about history? Why you have blessings and why your kinds cover a sinful secret? " "Long ago, God created 3 races, the angels, the demons and halfbloods. Because of our appearance, God prefers the angels and demons more. " His introduction. I didn"t say anything and just listened to him. "We all live in harmony before. But because God prefers demons and angels, we were at the bottom. " "Angels and demons are superior to us, we can do nothing. Then someone from your race? Or was it the demons? Decided… to kill God. " My body tensed up at what he said, what? I thought God disappeared long time ago. "Of course, they didn't make it themselves but us… half-bloods." "Because we"re the lowest of the low, angels and demons started experimenting us. That is where you discovered the blessing. " She continued. "Do you think your ancestors discover blessing just like that? Of course not, they experimented with us and made blessings to kill the lord. " I saw him hold out his hand and saw the same scar I saw on other people in the cave. "This is the sign of the experiments, scars that last generations to generations. When someone gives birth, they always have this scar on their body. " He explained. "It doesn't go away and it goes on forever, it can't be cured at all." I slowly touched his hand with a scar. "W-what happened…? Why don't we know- "I didn't finish what I was going to say because he just smiled. "The experiment was successful and the Lord disappeared completely. But one of us turned into monsters… that's what you call a corrupted species. " -Calypso. My eyes widened. "S-so you mean… you"re…" "Yes… we are the corrupted species. But we"re not the same time, it"s because a certain someone has the blessing to turn us into monsters. " He interrupted what I said. "We are the ones who are closer and more suitable to be corrupted because we are half angel-demons. Our kind makes the strongest corrupted species. " She sighed. "Angels or demons can also but they were weak." I was swallowed up over and over again by what he said. "B-why you… why did your peers use you? You said that person turns people into monsters. Why are you fighting? " I asked. She shrugged and smiled. "That person was the one who killed God and created a corrupted species for revenge. Revenge to those who wronged that person. " "That person became powerful and created many corrupted species which lead us to extinct. We asked for help in the angel and demon case… " "They saw you as monsters?" I asked again and she nodded. "That person hates angels and demons?" "Of course, that person is the reason why we are suffering today. As with all races, the corrupted species won"t be killed if you don"t have a blessing, right? " I nodded at what Calypso said. "When that person killed God, it got even stronger. That person became greedy of power. " "It's a good thing that person didn't bother us anymore. So we live peacefully, somehow we also kill our kind, corrupted species. But we are having a hard time… " "Many died and many also became corrupted species in our race. There are only a few of us left. " He added. "Actually, someone helped us. Those couple were kind. But their help didn"t last long, they died helping us. " To be continued...

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