"Don't you think your mother is at the center of it all?" Peter interrupted as he stared at Eviery's direction, who's now frowning. "I mean… those guys are after that thing they called Mortal cup and they took your mother… so that's what she meant about hiding something very important to the Grand Elder." He added as he touched his chin lightly.
"He's alive!?" Alex, Izzy and Khalid uttered impulsively as they stared into each other.
*Beep*Beep*Beep*Beep*
Suddenly, they were interrupted by a police siren outside the abandoned church.
The NYPD also known as the New York Police District. Was outside the church thinking there was someone inside since someone reported a dead body outside the church but they found nothing, just messy things all over the inside of the church.
"Won't they find us?" Eviery worriedly asked directly to Khalid.
"No. Our ward will deter them." He answered calmly. "And the NYPD will do their typical mundie thing for a few hours and then the area will clear." He added referring to the police who went inside the church checking every corner.
"That guy… that guy has the same circle rune with the people who took my mother and Ariann." Eviery stammered while she points out the guy who's laying on the ground.
"They all have the same super dark blue eyes!" Nathalie added the moment she remembered them.
"Does it have a meaning or something? And why are they after her now?" Peter asked out of curiosity.
"All we know is… a long time ago the circle led a revolt. A lot of demonhunters got killed... Including my father." Khalid glances at them while explaining what happened.
"And since the revolt, we've been forbidden to even hear about the circle." Alex added.
"But how is that even possible? It's your h-history." Eviery asked both Khalid and Alex with curiosity.
*Scoffs* "Says the girl who doesn't even know she's a demon hunter?" Khalid said and smirked then walked away with Alex.
"Yeah. Yeah, right. And now, the only person who knows the truth is missing. So I don't care about your rules or what's forbidden… there's got to be someone out there who could tell us." Eviery said determined to know the truth.
"There is." Khalid replied and walked straight to the training ground. "You coming?" He stopped and turned around when he realized that everyone was following him except Eviery.
"There are runes all over the training ground, are you guys sure you can handle it?" Khalid asked the three, Peter, Nathalie and Jacob. "It could kill you." He said casually. While the three swallowed hard.
"Ahmm… Master… W-what are runes exactly?" Jacob asked Peter with a very low voice, almost a whisper.
Alex and Izzy were behind them smiling wickedly, clearly Izzy is having fun seeing the way Jacob reacted.
"They give Demon Hunters our demon-fighting powers." Izzy interrupted them with her sweet angelic voice. Jacob immediately glances at his back and saw Izzy activating her rune in her arm wearing her seductive look, her black leather crop-top was paired with black leather jeans and black leather knee boots and a red lipstick.
"So hot." Jacob couldn't help himself from being amazed with her beauty and with an open mouth and gulp. Khalid as a possessive brother clears his throat, "*Ehemm*eheem*" and give Jacob a sharp look. Peter elbowed his tummy.
"Do you wanna spar with me, little boy?" Izzy moved even closer to Jacob without breaking her eyes from him. "Or we can make dinner together." She added seductively and winked, she is now rubbing Jacob's shoulder down to his lower back causing him to stiffen.
*Khalid inhales and exhales deeply* "On second thought, the runes might be less lethal." Khalid said, crossing his arms while looking at Peter the moment he realized that Izzy was trying to flirt with Jacob.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that." Izzy said, smiling at Jacob and continued, "Please excuse my brother's lack of manners." She added.
"Isabelle! Behave." Alex blurted out to his sister.
"Alright! Alright! Calm down brother." Izzy chuckles and her hands are now up in the air.
They entered the training room and there was a woman and a guy fighting very intently, their sweat was all over their body. The guy is full of runes all over him and there's the most noticeable mark in his neck.
Khalid and Eviery both went to the training ground the moment Hashe and the girl finished the training to interrogate him. Eviery look at him with pity in her eyes. While Peter, Nathalie and Jacob went to the other side together with Izzy, they are now facing a plain gray wall of the headquarters. Alex on the other hand pressed something in the holographic computer and in an instant, the wall that they were facing cracked open and a rack of weapons appeared. They stepped backwards giving the rack its way to show off.
"Cool!" Peter said in awe. His eyes lit up upon seeing the different swords placed in the racks. The swords were short and long, Samurai, Katana, cutlass, Kodachi and many more that he can't even name anymore. He moved and went closer to the rack and carefully touched each weapon with amazement in his eyes.
"Do you also have guns?" He asked Izzy who was now beside him, taking a sword.
"No. We do not use guns as it can not kill a Vampire with just one bullet." Izzy answered.
"These are pious blades and were blessed by the angels. It has its hidden power and has a rune engraved on it. Only Demon hunters can manage to activate this blade's power." Alex seconded.
"So, we are not allowed to use it?" Nathalie asked out of nowhere.
"Ahmm, kinda… But I know you wouldn't need it anyway." Izzy said while guiding them towards the training ground where Khalid and Eviery are standing. "You've got your own weapons, too. I knew it was also different from the usual weapon, mundane cannot even see it like our swords." She added and winked.
Khalid introduced the guy who came from the training ground to them. Hashe Starkweather, their weapon master. And, more importantly, he's a former circle member. After the uprising, Hashe repented and was sent to the headquarters to live and make amends. But he was forbidden to ever leave the headquarters.
The moment Hashe turn his gazed into Eviery, his expression changed and thought she was Evielyn.
"Evielyn." Surprised Hashe called her a bit shaky voice and with a big smile on his face.
It is not new to her anymore, everyone says the same thing about her looking like her mother when her mother was still young, they both have pale skin and a redhead girl.
"I-I'm Eviery, Evielyn's daughter." She hesitated and glanced at Khalid's direction first.
"She was one of my best friends." He said in a sad tone without breaking eye contact with Eviery and couldn't believe what he just saw at this moment. Eviery sighed when hearing it.
"She's been kidnapped...by someone named Grand Elder and his men." She said to Hashe and glanced at Khalid as if she's asking for his help and explained everything to him.
"By the circle, Hashe." Khalid emplied.
"But that's impossible." He moves a step backwards and continues, "Lucifer is dead and the circle died with him." He suddenly grunt in pain when he spoke out the name 'Lucifer'. The circle marked in his neck burns and choked him.
They got alarmed and couldn't react, it was pitiful to look at. Peter wanted to come over to him and help him with whatever he was in pain of but Izzy stopped him before he could do anything.
"What is happening?" Peter asked out of confusion and worries and glanced at Khalid's direction.
"I swore a vow... never to speak of what we did. This is the clave's way of making sure I keep that vow." He shrugged his shoulder panting while enduring the pain.
"We can't torture him, Khalid. Is there anyone else we can ask?" Eviery asked him troubled upon seeing the guy in so much pain. Khalid just shook his head.
"If the circle really is back...and they've taken Evielyn. Our leader...our leader of the circle was Lucifer--" He twisted in pain. *winces* This time, Eviery was about to go near him to help him but he raised his one hand to stop her and continue talking. They could hear the rune searing in his neck.
"We thought he wanted to protect humans just like Demon Hunters but we never realized the lengths which Lucifer was willing to go… the people he was willing to sacrifice.*inhales sharply* Most of humanity would die if we continued Lucifer's plan." Khalid gritted his teeth seeing and hearing Hashe enduring the pain too much.
"But… I still don't understand. How does my mother relate to any of this?" She asked Hashe unbelievably.
He sighs and replies, "Evielyn, your mother was a member of the circle as well."