" Am I going to have to stay here and if so for how long "?
I looked at my Mr. Lorsin for the answer and he just said.
" I don't know but I will need you to come to the council meeting later today ".
I looked at him with a slight frown " why "?
When I had gotten back to this place earlier today I was led to a room that held my stuff I had left in the alleyway yesterday.
As usual, I decided not to unpack my stuff and just left it in the bag. I placed the bag near the door and went in search of Mr. Lorsin for answers.
He didn't even answer my question as he walked out of the room causing me to glare at his retreating back. I didn't like it when people up and ignored me because it is rude but I guess I will have to deal with it.
Since I was bored I decided to go looking around for something to do. I wandered around trying every door to see if it was unlocked until I was able to actually find one that was.
I didn't know what I expected but it certainly wasn't a huge room with weapons and dummy's that I assume they use for practice. There were all kinds of weapons like daggers, knives, swords, bow & arrow, and some I didn't even know.
That isn't what caught my attention though, no it was the glass showcases against the wall with weapons on them. More specifically the ones that were in the middle of the far wall there is just something about them. As I got closer I saw they each had a metal plack and they both read.
Luke Knight
The best knife fighter ever.
Erica Light
Has never missed a shot.
Inside each of the display cases were two types of weapons that had white ruins carved into them. In Erica's display case there was a black bow & arrows, the bow had all different kinds of ruins but the arrows had only one ruin carved into each of them each a different kind.
The second weapon was two guns that looked a lot like pistols but at the same time not it looked a little bigger than a regular pistol and it had ruins a lot like the bows. In Luke's display case there are also two different types of weapons, a set of daggers and two twin swords.
Both sets of weapons looked to be custom made, the handles were quite complicated designs and I wasn't sure how you could hold them. Both sets of weapons had different ruins carved into the design. There was something that was pulling to these certain weapons, I slowly opened Luke's display case and was about to reach in and pull one of the knives when a voice behind me said.
" Those weapons belonged to the greatest Demon Hunters in history, your parents actually ".
I spun around in surprise and came face with a girl who had short ocean blue hair and brown eyes.
Her clothes were an ocean blue and purple jean jacket, a shirt that said ' I love the Ocean ', blue jeans, and purple and blue sneakers. She also had a necklace of keys that were all different kinds of shapes and sizes.
" Who are you "?
" I'm Keys and I'm here to take you to the council for your orientation ".
" Orientation I thought it was just a council meeting ".
She frowned " so you didn't say you were going to join us "?
Before I could say anything Mr. Lorsin came in and said.
" You are the girl in the prophecy Sapphire and to unlock your powers you need to go through the orientation ".
I glared at him " do I even get a choice "?
" Of course but if you don't do this demons will destroy the world ".
With that said he walked out of the room leaving me to stare after him in disbelief.
" Well that's a lot to take in at once," Keys said.
I laughed bitterly " you have no idea ".
She nodded and then gestured for me to follow her, she led me to a door at the end of the hallway which opened to a spiral staircase. When I looked down all I could see was pitch black and I didn't want to go down there. Keys held out her hand and muttered a word in a language I didn't recognize.
" Falamay ".
A fire lit up in her hand lightning the way as she started down the stairs, I stared at her for a second before following after her.
We went down and down and the walls around us kept getting older and older and the temperature was dropping. It was just about freezing when we finally made it to the end of the spiral staircase.
There was a creepy gate looming over us that reminded me of a cemetery gate that didn't make me feel any better.
" Alright this is as far as I can take you, you must walk the rest of the way alone ".
Not wanting her to know I was scared I just nodded pushed the gate open and slowly walked into the hallway. The air somehow became instantly moist and hot as I walked down the hallway.
When I reached the room at the end of the hallway I was slightly sweating because of the heat. In the room, about ten people were standing in the middle of the room in black cloaks and hoods that covers their faces. I slowly walked towards them only stopping as the one closest to me turned in my direction.
" Welcome, Sapphire we have been expecting you ".
I frowned at them " how the hell do you know my name ".
" Once someone joins the council they are about to see the past, present, and future of all Demon Hunters, nothing can be hidden from us " he paused for a second before correcting himself " almost nothing because it seems that we can't see your future ".
" Is that a good or bad thing "?
" We don't know yet it depends on what happens during your orientation ".
He or she gestured for me to walk into the circle and when I did they locked hands again with the person next to them. In the middle of the circle was a table full of weapons like the ones I saw in their training room. In the middle of the table was an old-looking book that also had ruins all over it.
" What do you want me to do "?
" Close your eyes and try to find a pull that will lead you forward ".
I sighed but decided not to argue with them and closed my eyes, I felt for the pull that they told me to find. When I did find it I let it guide me forward until I touched something that felt like leather. Gasps of surprise can be heard around the room and I opened my eyes to see I was touching the old book.
" You are a ruin caster but that's impossible," they all said.
" A ruin caster, what's that "?
I had turned back to look at the only person that has talked to me, they gestured for everyone else to leave. They left though we're quite hesitant to do so when the rest had finally left the one that stayed pulled down there good. My eyes widened in surprise as I stared into the eyes of my Uncle Raven.
He smiled at me, a sad smile " hey ".
I didn't return his smile " so this is where you've been hiding since my parents died "?
He sighed and said while ignoring my question " let me tell you about how the Demon Hunters came to be ".
I glared at him hoping he would have some explanation for leaving me alone but he just kept talking.
" Surprisingly Demon Hunters were created by the same being that created the Demons because as most know there must always be a balance of good and evil. We were originally human but our creator placed a drop of Demon blood in our veins making us Demon Hunters. We used ruins to fight the Demons that had control over the earth and they hid in the shadows. The Demon Hunters also turned to the shadows and let the humans have control of the earth. Everything was going great, there was a balance in the world that we thought no one could tip. But someone did tip it, Vlad Dalamore, he was the great great great great great grandson of Drake Dalamore one of the first Demon Hunters. He thought the Demon Hunters should rule the world because we were superior in all ways. He gathered up those who agreed with him and started the ruin war. It lasted for centuries and humans had started to notice different things that the war had caused. The good side ended up prevailing but to make sure a war like this never happened again our creator took away our ability to cast ruins. We could still do magic of course but it was not as strong as ruin magic but more controllable. We taught ourselves how to draw the ruin that we remembered. Each ruin had a word to activate it in a language we created. The ruins were created by the first-ever Demon Hunters. Though we can still cast ruins by drawing them it is a painstaking process that only the most involved person can master. Even then it was not as good as it was when it was natural to us. That book you touched is a ruin book and can only be opened by a ruin caster. To be able to cast ruins you need to have a ruin wand carved for you. You will need to visit Maltac after we are done here ".
" A wand am I going to be Harry, where's Hogwarts "?
He shook his head in amusement " only you would be able to make a joke at a time like this ".
I shrugged " was it at least a little bit funny ".
He didn't say anything so I decided to ask another question, one I'm hoping he would answer.
" Uncle Raven, what are you "?
He looked at me for a second before he sighed " you remember me erasing your memories don't you "?
I raised my eyebrow at him as if to say what do you think.
He sighed again " well I'm a Demon Hunter but at the same time I'm not ". He paused for a second before continuing " as you know me and your father are twins, what you didn't know is that because we were twins I was born with a sickness. A sickness that has been trying to kill me since the day I was born. We figured out to cure me I either die or dring a drop of demon blood. I chose to drink a drop of blood from a Warlock which turned me into one. So all though I was still a Demon Hunter I was also what they call a lesser demon. Which put me at odds with most Hunters besides your parents. Of course, when you were born and your parents went into hiding they knew I would be the only one they communicate with. So they made me a deal if I never use my powers again unless it's life or death then they would let me lead the council. Quite a few were hesitant to follow me but when I proved myself they stepped into line ".
He became silent for a while before saying " you should probably pick out two weapons because you can't rely on ruins to always help you ".
I nodded before turning and picking up a set of six knives and a bow and arrow, the instant I touched each of them they all turned silver like my hair. When I turned back to uncle Raven he was already gone and in his place was Keys.
" Are you ready to go back up "?
I nodded " I've been told I need to visit someone named Maltac ".
She didn't even acknowledge I said anything but instead of walking back up the stairs she turned to the right and walked down a hallway that I didn't see before. It was so dark that I could only see a couple of feet in front of me. That was because the light in Key's hand was the only light source.
It didn't take long for us to get to the end of the hallway, we stopped right in front of a plain wooden door. Key's gestured for me to knock on the door.
" I can't go in there with you but I can wait out here if you want ".
" Depends, how long will it take "?
She shrugged " don't know I wasn't even born when they stopped making these things, I've never even seen one in real life ".
" Really they don't have any on display somewhere ".
" Nope after our ability to ruin cast was taken away from us they got rid of any reminder ".
I nodded " well if it takes more than half an hour you can go ".
Before she could respond to what I said I turned and knocked on the door. It was quiet for a second before I heard a voice tell me to come in. I pushed the door open and cautiously walked inside the room.
It was also pitch black in here so I couldn't see a thing, I could hear the door slam shut behind me though. The sound kinda echoed through the room so I think I was in a big space.
" Umm hello if you can hear me can you please turn on the light ".
A voice chuckled " it's been so long since I've had a visitor but you are the first that couldn't see the light, are you sure you are a Demon Hunter "?
I glared in the direction of the voice " there is no light to see ".
The voice chuckled again " oh there is you just need to see the light in the darkness ".
I threw my hands up in the air " and how exactly do I do that "?
" Close your eyes and imagine a light ".
I laughed " and what there's going to be light "?
The voice sighed " just do what you were told, girl ".
I rolled my eyes but decided to close them and I imagined a black light at the top of the room bathing everything in light.
" Hmm, a black light that's a new one," the voice said.
I opened my eyes and looked around, I was in some kind of huge chamber that was completely empty besides a pool of water in the middle. Besides the pool of water was a person in a cloak that covered their whole body and face.
I frowned at them " who are you "?
They chuckled " the question isn't who am I it's who are you "?
" Alright then who am I," I asked deciding to play along.
" Come and drink from the cup and figure out ".
A cup that wasn't there a second ago was hovering right beside them. I slowly made my way over to the cup and grabbed it before putting it to my lip and taking a sip. Barely a drop got into my mouth before my vision was going blank. Right before I lost consciousness I heard the person in the cloak say.
" Make sure to remember the symbol that chooses you ".
I wake up in a chamber a lot like the one I was just in but this time there were five stones in the middle. On top of each stone, a symbol was carved and on top of each symbol was an object. The five objects were different types of what I assume was a ruin wand.
The wand in the middle had was the color black and had a dark feeling coming off it. The one to its right was pure white and made me feel as if only the pure can touch it. The one to its left was a light brown color and it was meant for someone with the heart of a warrior. The last two were green and purple, for some reason none of these wands felt right for me.
I was to look around to see if another wand was anywhere in the room when I heard the sound of stone grounding against stone. The sound was coming from the wall in front of me, a part in the middle of the wall was pulling up revealing an entryway. I stepped around the stones and slowly made my way to the entryway.
I couldn't see anything when I tried to look into the room I'm about to walk into.
' Guess I'm going in there blind ' I muttered.
Or at least I tried to but my voice was not heard though it did echo through my mind. I refused to focus on that and instead slowly walked into the room past the entryway. The instant I got past the entryway the stone slammed closed behind me.
It was pitch black for a second before a silver light spread across the room.
I shook my head " silver, I personally like black but I guess it's going to be silver from now on ".
When I looked around the room I saw that I was in a thrown room though it was empty at the moment. There were five throwns, the one in the middle was black, the two to the right are white and green the ones to the left are purple and brown. Each of the banners had a certain symbol on them.
In the middle of the room was a silver pedestal and on top of the pedestal was a silver wand and a note with my name on it. The wand looked to be carved out of pure silver and had the five symbols carved into it. There was also a handle and when I picked it up it fit the curve of my hand perfectly.
I jolted awake clutching something to my chest as I gasp for breath.
" Interesting it seems someone already made you a wand, it's a pity it has been so long since I was made one I was hoping to be able to make one again ".
I nodded " I should get going ".
They didn't respond to what I said as I stepped out of the room and made my way to the room they gave me.