She smiled bitterly and passed her had through her shoulder remembering every moment from the past, every person she met, every person she said goodbye to and every person who left her fight alone.
"-when I was young and started my training, Pryor was doing his best to make a group of elites of the best hunters…we were family, we supported each other, we taught each other, every trick and every move, every day and night…we did our best to be the next protectors, the next hunters…but we ended up being the preys." Her muscles tensed and her aura completely changed and Kieran felt it but he didn't utter a word.
"-there were group who was going to finally graduate in one mouth and since me, Ray and Ellie were the youngest and we were the closest to them. We were the happiest for them yet the saddest because we were going to mess them…we wanted to spent the last month with them in their dorm and they didn't mind at all…the first three days were incredible that we could spent time with our future leads that inspire us to be like them but we didn't think for a second we will be better than them…the third night, the dorm was set on fire and we got attacked by incubus…They killed every hunter and every trainee…They only provided an escape for us instead for themselves…they were supposed to be the future of the kingdom but ended up to be the past…forgotten past, no one remember them or even knew they tried their best, they fight to death and died with honor but incubus never played fair…we were hidden in a cabinet, I was eight and they were nine….the only thing we could hear was screams, blood shuttered, laughs, his laugh when he killed everyone…I was holding a small knife I pick it up on the way running out, Ellie was scared to death so Ray but I promised that they want get hurt…we were praying for our lives, praying for them to survive but one of those filthy monsters found us, he was smiling as if he found a treasure…I stabbed his eyes from panic and tried to run away but we ended up corned…I hugged them as if it was our last moments together and he raised his sword to kill me but the blade moved quickly on my shoulder leaving a deep wound…our leader Alex fought him back while we get out of the window, I kept looking back when I should look front, I slowed down when I should have hurried up…but instead of joy I got sorrow…I saw him get killed and his killer just smiled at me and motioned that I am going to be the next…that moment my feet couldn't hold me anymore and Pryor took us with him to a safe place…he trained us secretly, he made us the best and we promised to be the best. We were the only ones left and he always had that fear to lose us too.
-that explains his panicked behavior and endless faints at the slightest issues.
-yeah but he was tough on us yet cared about our safety and well being…four years later and we decided to flip the tables no more hiding or living in fear, we got back our names as hunters.
-the past five years of hunting that made incubus feel afraid of their new nightmare.
-I love those days…but at the end we proved that we deserved respect…I think Alex saw something in us that we didn't saw in ourselves till lately.
-and now you are feared and appreciated by everyone.
-well not everyone…as a girl and you have scars and don't wear dresses or act like a lady, they still look down on you; even that you are sacrificing your life to save theirs.
-being a hero sucks…
-I am not being a hero to anyone I am just trying not to waste someone's sacrifice and efforts. And I am an assassin that even humans hate.
-so did you took revenge or not?" She smiled at him creepily that his eyes widened at her before she answered:
"-yeah Leo could have chosen a merciful death but he have a big mouth.
-HOLD ON! He was the one who attacked the hunters' camp.
-yeah he attacked, someone else backed him up with weapons and someone else planned for it.
-weapons…wait don't tell me you were the one who killed Brian, our old first commander." She just nodded and he finished:
"-that made sense because he was responsible for girls and illegal weapons traffic too and funding a group of incubus who killed a lot of citizens who was against him for a long period…Leo was his loyal dog who take care of his master dirty business. I didn't like them anyway.
-how did you know that?
-living in the castle for years allow you to hear and know everything behind doors.
-so you knew about the camp thing.
-Accidentally…I was supposed to be sleeping but I was hanging around. I remember that night Pryor brought three kids with him. But it was dark to see clearly, the only thing he kept calling you is my little girl and no one said your name… you were sleeping in one of the maid's room and I was too curious to know the second commander's daughter.
-so to conclude you loved stalking girls since a young age." He just glared at her but she fall on her back laughing at his reaction.
"-well I wanted to know your name and maybe a little company since I was the only child in the castle.
-haven't you attended any of the hunters' competition.
-I wasn't interested and my father took me her every year to spend time with Ayana and he would take care of the competition. The only thing that I knew about you was that you were from Chace family, the best family of hunters.
-I guess we heard about each other at the end.
-yeah coincidence." They kept starring at each other not breaking eye contact but Ayana decided to interrupt:
"-that was a lovely show but we have plans for today. Good bye Kieran."