Chapter 14

The rooms darkness seemed to be sucked towards Thanatous, as if he was a magnet for it. I growled at him my eyes narrowing as I looked at the floating Deamon. He was larger than he had been before. But that was all that had changed, no weapon or armor, just his normal suit and upturned wings. I gripped my sword tightly as I held it out in front of me. The Deamon smiled wickedly.

"You don't really believe that toothpick can harm me do you?" I looked down at the white hot flaming sword. Could such a weapon hurt him, no could it kill him, I was not going to just hurt him and then let him go. No Thanatous must die. I looked back up at him my eyes simmering with determination.

"It will do what it was made for, to destroy the darkness!" I howled the creatures of the hunt giving voice to me once more and I rush forward. My blade swinging down in a arch at the Deamons chest. My sword was meet with a loud hiss and then the thunk of metal on metal. I stood shocked at what I saw. The shadows that the deamon had been summoning around him was protecting him. I stood there my eyes wide as the deamon smiled and swung out his hand, a spear formed in the shadows and shot at me. I snapped out of it in time to dodge to the right, rolling I sprang up to my feet and slide to a stop, whipping around to face Death.

"Do you still think that you can win, or that your sword can hope to defeat my darkness?" I gripped my sword, in my mind I heard the voice of my father telling me to run. I gritted my teeth.

"No!" I howled the primal animal of the world ripping from my voice, Thanatous flinched back his eyes widening. I slide the sword back into place on my back and flexed my left hand. The bow of shimmering gold flickered to life in it.

"My sword can not defeat you, but my heart can." Thanatous cocked an eyebrow at me and crossed his arms. I imagined the arrow I needed. An as if it was always there it jumped in my mind and then flickered into my hand. I pulled back the string of my bow and aimed, the tip of the arrow shimmered with a gold dust.

"And what do you thinking that will do to me?" Thanatous was looking amused.

"It will give you life." And I let the air of life fly. It hissed threw the world as if all time had stopped, the dark shields that Thanatous controlled flew up to protect their master, but the arrow slammed threw them with a bang then ran its self home into the Deamons heart. He gave out such a yell that I slapped my own hands over my ears.

"Nnnnnooooooooo!" And I watched at the golden dust swirled around the Deamon, picking him up higher, his upturned wings flapped hard as he tried to bring himself down. The golden dust mixed and slowly covered him. Then in a burst the gold dust slammed through the hall and a Thanatous fell to the floor. I did not move as I watched, was he dead? Could life kill the deamon of death? Then Thanatous coughed and slowly rose to his feet. He was his normal size again, but his skin was no longer see through. It was pale, but it was normal human skin. Thanatous hissed and whipped around to face me, his eyes where still black, but no longer held the power they once had.

"I will kill you!" And he lunged for me, a sword of darkness shimmering in his hand, dropping my bow and pulling out my mothers daggers I blocked it and looked into the now human face of death. I smiled at him and kicked out, my foot connecting with his gut. He doubled over and then I kicked out my foot catching his face and sending him back with a loud snap. I watched as he hit the floor holding his nose, red blood flowed from it. I again smiled and walked forward my sword out to strike then I stopped. My arm fell to its side and I looked at the once deamon. He was looking up at me, his eyes begging for death.

"No." I said and turned slipping my sword back into it sheath.

"Kill me!" He hissed standing slowly, the black sword shaking in his hand.

"No, you face your own mortality, you will die just like the rest of us, then I will let Hades be your judge." I began to walk then. I heard the rush of feet, spinning I caught his sword arm and twisted it then kicked him hard in the chest, sending him sprawling.

"Live long deamon." Was the last words I said to him as I stepped back into the world of the living.

My sister stood there with a smile on her face.

"About time, you know how hard it is to keep the daughter of muscle brain at bay." I smiled then fell to the ground as two slim arms wrapped around me in a tackle. I looked up in the face of Willow, who still wore the black slip of a dress. Tears streaked her face.

"Hey.." Was all I got out as her lips meet mine in a crushing kiss. My eyes widened and I pushed her away quickly, I noticed the hurt expression in her face, but I knew that this was not my place any more, the world of mortals was no longer my home. I stood leaving Willow on her knees looking up at me. I turned to my sister.

"Can you take her to camp?" My sister nodded slowly.

"Okay, but why, I have to get back in your head, I am still need in there." I smiled and shook my head.

"No little sister, I need you out here, my mind is no longer safe for you." I turned and began to walk, it was Willow who called out to me.

"James, where are you going! Why won't you take me back, what did I do?" I smiled softly and turned to her.

"You did nothing, I did it, my heart is divided and I can not give it to two people, and as to where I am going, I go to hunt." Then I turned and ran. I don't know how long I ran, the valley of death was left fair behind me. I slowed after a time and walked, taking deep breaths and letting the night air fill me. I was looking up at the glowing moon when a cough caught my ear. Turning I look at the face of my father, younger than me by a few years, but just as tall. He walked up to me, his body no longer flickering.

"Hello son." I smiled warmly.

"Hello father, Orion." He nodded and gestured for me to sit upon a fallen log. I did and he sat next to me. His form now flickered and he was now the same old man I remembered, a small beard and tan muscles rippled in the moonlight.

"So, where are you going to hunt?" I smiled looking at the moon.

"With mother, I think it would be a interesting experience. An what about you?" I looked over at him and he smiled.

"I can not die now, you took my soul, I am tied to you son, I will hunt as well, but not with your mother. I don't want to put her in such a position as I did last time." I smiled.

"You mean when you almost made her give up her vows." My father nodded and he looked up at the moon.

"I love her son, I will in every life time, the huntresses, and the prey." He pointed at himself when he said prey.

"But your a hunter." He shook his head.

"No son, I am the prey, no man could beat your mother, all they can do is catch her eye." He smiled up at the moon looking younger than all his years. I looked up as well then looked back, but he was gone I smiled as the wind whispered the last message to me.

"Ill be watching over you son, be good." I nodded and stood a small tear ran down my face and I started to walk again. Several hours of walking and I felt some one following me, I turned.

"Come out!" Three figures left the shadows, a big silver wolf who I knew and two young men who I had tricked.

"Twilight!" The wolf tackled me and licked my face. I petted his head and stood slowly looking at the other two. Nozic and Demiz looked at me and smiled.

"Mother told us what you did." I nodded as Demiz stepped forward with his brother and fell to a knee.

"We offer you are services, as hunters of Edon." My eyebrows went up and then I smiled and reached down pulling both to their feet.

"No need to serve, just hunt with me is enough." With that I turned and the four of us disappeared into the dark.

"The hunt calls to those who listen, listen well."

-New POV-

I stood on the hill of camp watching and waiting for them, James was coming back, though he was in the company of that girl, I did not mind, I would get to see him again. I hide my excitement and stood there with my arms crossed and a glare. Then I spotted them, and I frowned as I walked swiftly down to meet them. Two girl where walking up the hill in silence. The taller of the two had silver hair like fallen moon light and golden eyes, she had a grace to her that was almost animal like. The other had weird blue eyes and long brown hair that hung down you her waist. They stopped as I stood in front of them.

"Where is James?" The one with brown hair shoulders sagged at the question. But she did not say any thing, the silver haired girl spoke and I looked at her, her features where familiar.

"My brother has gone to hunt with mother, where I shale be going after you take Willow of my hands." He voice was rich and hard, I looked at Willow then did a double take at the girl with silver hair.

"Brother?" She smiled and nodded.

"I am his sister, created the same time he was." I nodded numbly, as the rest of what she said sunk in.

"When will he be back?" She shook her head and Willow was the one who spoke.

"He's not, he..." Then she ran past tears in her eyes. I watched then turned back to the other girl.

"Why did he leave?" Was all I could ask, and the girl smiled softly.

"His heart was pulled between two maidens, and he is the soul who does not wish to hurt them." I looked at her, pulled between two maidens, was one of them me.

"Who?" She shook her head.

"You figure it out one day, till then just remember my brother." She turned then an as if the trees swallowed her disappeared. Clarisse was at my side and I heard her tell me every thing would be fine. I felt hot tears spill on my cheeks as I saw the face of James.

"Where friends Jill, nothing will change that." Then I feel to my knees crying.

Hello all ...Rather said finish to such a great second book thingie lol. But worry not the third book is already being worked on. So now on to the thank yous.

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