Chapter 6

The eerie hallway was pitch black accompanied by flashes of lights, gunshots echoed off of the walls, three red ants flew by the hall at full speed emitting demonic screeches. Black chains shot out from the ground beneath insects as they were about to turn a corner, wrapping around the monsters and pinning them to the ground.

The ants bit at the chains trying to break free from their grasp and too busy to hear the footsteps gradually getting closer, suddenly blood splattered onto the floor and the room fell silent as the footsteps halted.

“I asked you one fucking question, and you attack me then fled!” As he blew off the head of the second vanguard ant, the protagonist grumbled. He was about to kill the final vanguard when it screeched out, "W-wait!"

Clay raised an eyebrow and hoisted his shotgun over his shoulder,he pressed his foot on the vanguard's back, “first one to actually talk. Better be good or you’re dead, got it? ”the boy stated and added pressure onto the vanguards back,” d-don't kill me! I-I can show you w-where the queen is!” the vanguard exclaimed.

As sounds of something cracking rang against the hall's walls the vanguard screeched out and spitting blood, the young man put more pressure on his foot, “are you sure you're not fucking with me?” Clay asked, applying more pressure to the vanguard ant. “Y-yes, I swear!” exclaimed the vanguard as Clay came to a halt and removed his foot from the ant.

The boy took a small circular disk from his pouch and grabbed the ant's antennae, shoving the disk into the vanguard's mouth and forcing it to swallow it. “It was a remote-controlled bomb, The hall is getting a new paint job if you're lying and leading me into a trap.” Clay was ecstatic.

The vanguard stood up and started walking with the demon hunter following behind it, “I wonder what Cady is doing right now.” Clay pondered as the two disappeared into the darkness of the hallway.

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Cady was on her way to her brother's school because there was a call that said that her idiot brother forgot his bag there. Sighing, the girl arrived at the school gate to see a brunette and redhead girl waiting with Clay's bag in hand as Cady walked to them she took in their features the young girl concluded that this was Amelia and Ashley.

She stopped in front of them which made the two high schoolers look at her confused, “are you Ashley and Amelia?” the black haired girl asked which the two responded by nodding. “I'm Cady, Clay's little sister and I'm here for the dorks bag,” the middle schooler exclaimed as they handed the bag to her. “Sorry if I seem rude but why are you here instead of Clay?” Amelia asked, allowing her curious mind to take over.

“The dork had to go out and do something so that's why I'm here.” the younger girl stated, hoisting the bag over her shoulder, Amelia nodded. The three decided to walk together up until they parted.

They walked in silence until Ashley decided to break it, “So Cady, how old are you?” the older girl asked to which the younger girl raised an eyebrow. “Well why not, I'm bored anyways.” she thought as she answered out loud “I'm 14,” “Oh which middle school do you go to?” Amelia asked, holding her hands behind her waist.

“JBC” Cady started getting a nod from the high schoolers, “I've been wondering, how is Clay when he's at home?” Amelia asked, shrugging the young girl thought “The dork is handy in physical stuff but he's a sleepy, lazy ass that doesn't do any house work!” the middle schooler exclaimed with a huff and a stomp of her feet.

A tick mark appeared on Ashley's and Amelia's heads as they clenched their fists, “Oh we're going to give him a good little lesson the next time we see him.” the two high schoolers started with determination and anger dripping in their voices. Cady giggled and waved it off “No no, you do have to do that.” she said, calming the two down.

Soon they reached their parting point and decided to exchange numbers so that they could talk more and hang out when Clay went out. Cady walked towards her house and looked up at the now orange and red sky as dusk hit, “Come back soon big brother.” the young girl exclaimed quietly as she looked back at the crosswalk.

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Clay and the vanguard ant finally reached a giant door, “t-this is the q-queens room.” the vanguard exclaimed as the young hunter looked at the door and examined it before nodding. Coin sized black spots appeared on the door and chains shot out wrapping themselves around the vanguard and pulled it to the door pinning it there.

“W-what!?” the vanguard shouted in shock as Clay pulled out 5 sticky bombs plastering them around the door and one on the ant. The young hunter pulled his bandana down and looked at the vanguard with a toothy grin showing off his sharp canine teeth. “Hasn't your mom ever told you never to trust a demon hunter? God you’re fucking dumb!” Black smoke surrounded Clay as it hardened into a thick wall.

The young man pulled his bandana back up and detonated the bombs muffling the scream of the ant. The door and vanguard blew up, the wall's around Clay disappeared and the young man grabbed his katana and shotgun before walking in while letting out a blood curdling laugh, “Honey! I'm home~!”

Clay was immediately hit with an awful stench, he was also met with a shocking sight, In the middle of the door was the giant corpse of the queen, “the hell.” the boy whispered to himself as he slowly approached the body holstering his shotgun.

Examining her wounds which he found intriguing, the cuts were calculated and precise, by the colour of the wounds and the dryness of the blood he found which cut came first and ended last. He knows that the queen isn't a fighter but her exoskeleton is hard as hell that's why he brought the shotgun.

The attacker went for the spaces around the queens armour which are pretty hard to find and get too, the cuts he found were located in the middle of her legs, eyes, base of her neck and her antennae, “Damn, I got to say this is some impressive work buddy.” Clay said seemingly to no one until a person clapped their hands walking out of the shadows.

“I'm impressed that you were able to sense me.” the person exclaimed as Clay turned towards the newcomer, he found a girl who looked the same age as him with blonde hair tied up and reaching her lower back, a tight black crop top and a leather pants that showed off her assets, Clays eyes met her golden cat-like ones and quickly snapped to her hands were she held two bloody daggers.

She looked the boy up and down as she licked her lips and walked towards him swaying her hips in a seductive manner. “Hello there handsome~” she purred, Clay swore he felt a small trickle of blood run down his nose which he was happy was blocked by his bandana, the girl leaned down towards Clay and pointed her dagger towards his neck. “You're hot but it's a shame that I'll have to kill you, hun.~” the girl exclaimed.

She took in a sharp breath as she felt something poking her in between the legs, looking down she saw Clay's pistol there, she looked back at the young man to see the amusement in his eyes, “Sorry, hun, but I'm not dying here plus I need to pay you back for taking my target.” he stated as his eyes burned a darker red.