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It was one of those big important parties in the industry where everyone who was someone or wanted to be somebody were present.
Celine was forced to participate, the company threatened her to drop her if she didn't go. It wasn't even a year since Miyeong and Jiwon died. She hated it, hated the fact she wasn't able to mourn them properly, that she couldn't stop working, being forced to become a soloist, in music and in her hunting activities.
The sole reason she was going to participate was Rumi. Everything that she does now is for Rumi.
If she didn't, she would probably lose the custody, and Rumi would probably end up in the system, or worse, with her mentors.
If the mentors knew what Rumi is, no matter how much Celine begged, they would kill her or worse.
[There's a door.
There is cold.
There is darkness, the sweet and intoxicating smell of incense.
There is hunger.
There is pain.
There is so much blood, so much pain, and darkness again.]
She wishes her beloved teammates would be by her side, Celine was always the least chatty and extroverted between them, she can only wish now. The girls are dead, buried six feet under, and it was all her fault. They died because she wasn't faster enough, she wasn't strong enough. If only she could run on four legs and have her tails, she could have save them.
So now she's forced to give her best idol smile, be a little flirty with people the company wants, it makes her sick, trying to act as if she's not blaming herself for everything that goes wrong, "you were born WRONG."
In the other side Ahri was enjoying herself while Evelynn was trying to find a new victim to feed from, the Entertainment industry was full of them, tired idols who were trying their best to succeed because their company were greedy bastards.
Until her eyes landed on HER, she smelled divine, as if the gods themselves were punishing this woman simply by existing. Such misery behind one of the most beautiful faces Evelynn has seen, and mind you she's married to the most beautiful creature to walk on this earth.
Ahri wraps her arms around Eve, "Is she the one?" Evelynn nods and Ahri starts appreciating the girl who seemed engaging in conversation, but her smell told a different story. She was annoyed, it just her luck she will have two knights in shining armor.
Celine could feel eyes on her, not like always, these eyes felt dangerous, as if she were a prey or prize to be won. She's not, she is a hunter, never a prey. She will not let herself be intimidated, with ease she found them. The ones who are eyeing her so intensely.
Two women, almost the same height, the way they're standing so close to each other she would call them a couple. They have the guts, in a place like south Korea, homosexuality is not something that is accepted, but in this case people around them seemed to ignore them.
The couple used their charm to get some information on their prey.
Her name is Celine, she's an idol, 21 years old.
The sole survivor of the break in on the Sunlight Sisters apartment that ended in tragedy.
They wonder what's the real story behind it.
Well… They might have the answer later, when they have her under them.
They would charm her, give her some drinks, take her somewhere else and feed off her, leaving her lightheaded enough to believe she's hungover. At least, that was the plan.
They try to get closer to Celine, moving in the shadows. They know she's aware of them.
To Celine's displeasure there's a tear on the Honmoon nearby. And now she has an excuse to leave this party, if only her shadowy companions would leave her alone.
They don't.
Instead they stalk her through the night, curious to why their precious prey would leave the party so early. the answer? Demons, lots of them.
She's a Hunter. A bloody Honmoon Demon Hunter.
The last time they came across a hunter was centuries ago, they tried to cut Ahri down, they have to be cautious. Evelynn wouldn't let Ahri be harmed again.
Celine cuts through most of the demons while the other two entities?, demons?, spirits? she doesn't know, she's pretty sure one is a gumiho, deal with the rest.
"You're not like them. You have no patterns." The Hunter leaves only a sword in her hands, not in an offensive stance. Her eyes curious but distrustful.
"We have no master." The fox girl responds.
"What's your deal, then?"
"Would you believe us if we told you we liked your vibe?" The smile Evelynn gives her is hungry, as if she couldn't wait to have her.
Celine doesn't want to admit she felt her pulse race a little.
"So you tear demons apart to catch my attention?"
"Yes and no, my darling here–" Ahri waves in a playful manner. "–can find a demon based diet useful... and you looked like you needed help."
Demon based diet?
[The Honmoon was screaming at her.
The air felt wrong, there was a strong smell of copper and sulfur. Celine was breathless when she finally got to their Penthouse.
She found a group of demons in a circle watching a figure, no, not a figure but a person.
There, Jiwon was looking at her with dead eyes, her face frozen in eternal agony, her body laying on a big puddle of blood. The demons cackling above the body.
She was late. Jiwon was dead.
There was an inhuman, eerie, drawn-out wailing sound coming from her chest.
There was the sound of broken bones, tearing flesh and the screams of the demons.
There was one in particular begging for his life.
"Celine please…"]
Celine's nose flares upon the smell of strong iron, Ahri was close enough Celine could see the blood sticking on her hands and jaw. Her eyes that were a soft blue were now molten gold.
Celine looks at her lips, they look soft and full, now tinted with the dark crimson of blood. Her hand itches to touch her. Her tongue runs through her teeth as if savoring the rich coppery taste of blood. Why does she knows how the blood taste? Why is her breathing becoming heavier. She's salivating at this point.
Why is she salivating? Why does she feels so aroused?
A small gasp leaves Ahri's mouth, she takes a deep breath and her pupils starts dilating. Celine meets their eyes, instead of just one pair of eyes, she finds two. She feels the shadowy tendrils crawling on her skin.
"You know you want us…" She hears the other woman, her lips unmoving but her voice clear in her head.
Evelynn licks the blood trickling down Ahri's chin. It's sick. She wishes it was them licking the blood from her.
Panic surged. As if she was hit with a bucket of cold water.
And Celine ran, she ran as fast as she could. Horrified by the thoughts running her mind.
"Run little hunter, but you cannot hide"