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Chapter 6 - The Hunter

"How dare you come here Bane?! And in HIS body no less!" Aaron yelled. "I needed a nice, young body, so I found one." The now named Bane said in the distorted voice of Jet. "Bane.... How are you alive? Aaron and Jet killed you long ago." Hex said. "Well now I'm back for a rematch!" He said creating a black gooey substance from his his arm. It wrapped around his arm and formed into a sword.

He swung at them and they both dodged it barely. 'Get that asshole out of my body! Kill me if you have to!' Jet said to Aaron in his head. "Calm down. If it's so serious then-" He's interrupted as Jet takes over his body. "If I kill you would it be considered suicide?" Jet asked Bane. "I'd like to think you fighting me is suicide but sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night, not that you need to.".

Aaron took back over and said "Get off my property!". He took out his sword and sent a slice of power towards him. He created a shield but a cut went across his cheek. "Ah! It's been so long I've forgotten what pain felt like!". Bane is one thing but a clan of hyenas is another.

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"HA HA HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" They all heard. All they hyenas left at once and they sat there questioning why. "They.... They left us.... Why did they leave?!" Pyrite asked. "Somethings wrong. I know Heckle, and this isn't his style!" Alex told them. Ruby looked around and said "Wait.... Has anyone seen Ivory?!". Pyrite immediately started panicking.

"WHAT?! We have to go save him! Ivory can't see without his mouth, and if they learn about that then they could actually blind him! They could hurt him or worse-" "PYRITE!" Ruby yelled getting his attention. "We'll find him, we just gotta track him down first." She said calming him. "Well then.... I know where to start." Alex said.

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"IS THIS A CLUB?!" Ruby says as they go to the door of a huge building. "Heckle runs the place, so it's not hard to think Ivory might be here! We just gotta-" "If you say lay low again, I will personally shove a knife down your throat!" Pyrite says to him. His eyes glow a golden color and go dragon like, as he peers through the walls. "I can see a few guards next to a neon pink door. That must be where they're keeping him.".

They walk in and see it's very large and spacious, with a lot of pink strobe lights and coloring. "Is there something with this Heckle guy and pink?". "He says it's to hide any blood.". They walk up to the door and see Ruby smile. "I'll handle this one!" She says. Her eyes glow red and she walks over to them. "Beat it kid." One of them says. "I just have one question.". The three of them all attempt to respond and then she breathes out a red colored gas.

Before they can say anything else she slams her teeth together and they all explode away from the door. "Lets go!" She says as they break through the door. They then see Ivory tied up in the back of a room with a mask covering his mouth. "IVORY!" Pyrite says running over. Ivory kept shaking his head, and when they uncovered him mouth he said "IT'S A TRAP!". They all heard laughing and turned to the door.

A guy who was 16, 5'8, dark pink Mohawk, red jacket with a blue shirt underneath, leather finger less gloves, and ripped jeans walked over to them. His eyes were a almond color and he had tanned skin. He let out a laugh and said "Hello~ Who's this I see in my lovely home? Let me get a look.... Ruby the Scarlet Gem. Pyrite the Golden dragon. Ivory the Silver Dragon. And Alex the Azure Half-Angel.".

The prince of wildix. Heckle the Neon Hyena.

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"BANE! CEASE THIS AT ONCE AND I MIGHT NOT KILL YOU AGAIN!" Aaron yelled from behind a pillar. The response was a blast of black energy towards him. Him and Hex get down and Hex ask "Did you really think he was gonna listen double A?". "Don't call me that! We just gotta wait for the ladies to show up.... If they aren't too wasted.". He was about to fire again when a red scythe almost hits him.

"YO! Eve, we've gotta guy trying to kill our husbands that I kinda wanna practice making balloon animals with!". Eve and Chloe jump down and Eve runs over to the two. "How did you two manage to last an hour without us?" She said. Eve stretched and then made her hands enlarge and get covered in brown fur. Sharp claws appear on them and she runs at him.

"Nice try dog-" Bane says before getting punched by Chloe. He gets staggered for a second before he almost gets sliced into three by Eve. "Whats that I smell Chloe?" She asked as they got side-to-side. "Smells like...." Chloe says. The both glare at him and say "FRESH MEAT!". Bane puts on a black mask and then jumps into the air, attempting to summon wings. When it fails he just starts running as Eve chases him away.

Chloe goes over to them and says "Who the hell was that?!". Aaron stands up saying "THAT, was what I was worried about. Hex, this is why I wanted to warn you.". Hex sighs saying "Say no more. I'll have my guys on lookout, and Aaron. Tell your wife who that guy is. Before your past comes to haunt you.". Eve comes back and says "Explain please!".

Aaron sighs and says "He's.... The thing I thought was dead. Back before me and Chloe met, there was only one other case of a demon and angel hybrid.".

"One day while me and Jet were.... I'd have to say I was about, 4 at the time. And my father and mother had introduced us to this kid.".

*Flashback*

A 4 year old Aaron and a 7 year old Jet see their parents walk in with a child wrapped into a blanket. "Aaron, Jet, this is Bane. He'll be staying with us for the time being.". ("Me and Jet knew Bane was.... Different. He always had this aura about him that showed kindness though, so we always ignored what was wrong."). A now 10 year old Aaron was training with Bane.

Bane's skin was a milky color, and is eyes were relatively normal. He brought out black wings and a back goo leaked from some of his feathers. When Aaron and him charged at Jet, he sent the goo at his feet, trapping him in place. "Oh no you got me! Whatever shall I do?" Jet said. He broke free from them and Bane said "Not fair! You always break out of my traps!".

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("Once I turned 12, and Bane was 13, we were sent on our first assignment. It was also Bane's first time outside the palace."). Bane was clad in black armor while Aaron was wearing silver. "Our target should be right here? Remember, we just have to capture this demon.". ("When we returned.... Bane had started acting differently. He'd always insist to be sent outside the castle. And he became more aggressive! I thought maybe it would stop until....").

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN POISONED?!" Aaron heard Jet yell. He ran in to see Jet on the phone. "N- no. He'd never- We have to what?! .... Okay. I'll call you later.". "Jet?". Jet turned to face Aaron and said "It's father.... He's been poisoned. And.... Bane's the one who did it. We- we have to go stop him. We either bring him in alive or....". ("When we arrived to his location, there were shattered and ruined buildings and bodies.... SO many bodies.").

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"Hm? Aaron, Jet, thanks for showing up!". Now Bane's skin was a gray color, and his eyes were black, with white star shaped pupils. His nails were a black and his hair had now gone from it's ginger red, to a pale gray with white flecks in it. "BANE! Please come home. Sure you might get locked away for what you're doing but you'll be alive! You don't have to-" "HAVE TO WHAT BROTHER?!" Bane yelled to Aaron.

"I have SEEN the state of our city and it is crumbling! While we are sitting on velvet couches and, drinking rich wine, there are people out there that we could be helping! Our fathers death could change that, and WE could fix it! ALL OF IT!". Bane's wings were out and black tears were coming from the corners of his eyes. "Bane, for gods sake- PLEASE, stop this madness." Jet begged him.

Bane's expression turned darker and he sliced at Jet, cutting his eye. Once he hit the ground, Aaron ran up to him, and sent his sword through his chest. Black tears poured from his eyes and he said "I'll.... Be back.".

*Flashback end*

Aaron was crying. "I.... Guess that all those smiles I did when I was young were fake. I still miss him. Both of us do. My biggest regret was not being able to save him from this fate. A forever wandering husk of what he used to be.... But now, we have to finish the job. Before any others die from him.". Aaron looks up with determination and says:

"Bane, the Black Prince.".