A lot has changed since I disappeared, apparently demon Hunting became a lot more known since my disappearance.
"Society has accepted that demons exist amongst us and that they won't let there be peace. So I did some research." Leo says.
Even though he was talking about this, I couldn't focus at all. Zara wasn't speaking recently so I didn't know what to think since she was still there when I fought Rin.
"So we've officially been accepted as a form of safety for the public?" Kaede asks.
"Yes. We also have more members that we'll be meeting at the main headquarters within the coming days." Leo answers while standing up.
This is definitely quite a change, but how the hell did anyone believe anything about demons in the first place?
"Will a lot be changing?" I ask while looking up at Leo.
"Not too much. Just a new dress code, and some new standards. But we'll go over that when we meet at the headquarters Friday." Leo responds before leaving the room.
Doing official work to keep people safe is definitely interesting but I planned to help in keeping people safe regardless. I'm just not sure what's going on right now.
"There's a lot more demon hunters than we thought as well." Miro says while his arms are crossed.
"I'd think that it's a good thing." I reply while thinking a bit.
More demon hunters seems like a good thing to me but why didn't we know more about this during our time with Rin? He was literally the demon lord so I'd think more people would be around for such a catastrophic event.
"It is, but I can't say everyone we meet will be 'normal'. Since demons also like to hunt other demons." Miro says with a serious tone.
He's got a fair point but I don't really care much since I technically beat the Demon lord, maybe I earned some respect already. But I did learn that I had been gone for two years.
That's quite a bit of time to have missed since a lot can happen in two years.
"I'll keep that in mind." I reply while sitting there.
I can't believe demons still try to cause chaos without the demon lord being around anymore. I'd have given up if my lord lost when being that close to completing his plan.
That's a tough loss in my opinion but I guess it doesn't matter since demons will always be around it seems.
"You okay Kamako?" Irie asks with concern in her voice.
"Yeah, just thinking." I answer honestly.
There's a lot of questions on my mind but I'm not sure that I'll be able to get answers for any of them right now. A lot of them will take some time to figure out for sure.
But the most important thing is figuring out what happened to Zara since she's not spoken at all since the fight. I don't know if Irie would have any knowledge on it or not.
"I guess we got time to relax for now." Rina says while leaning back on the chair.
"Seems so." Irie agrees with her.
"Irie can I ask you a few questions?" I ask with a serious tone.
"What's up Kamako." She responds with a curious expression on her face.
"Do I still have my power?" I ask with a serious tone.
She immediately stood up and came over to me with a worried expression on her face now. But then she leaned over and kissed me.
"You do, but it's faint." Irie says while backing up after kissing me.
"How does that even make sense?" I question while confused.
"That could be more of a reason why you're alive after everything." Irie answers.
It seems even Irie was giving it her best guess since her expressions on her face showed otherwise with each response.
But she may be right, I should've died back there when I used my power to save everyone from the relic. So her efforts combined with Rina might be why I'm still alive today.
To think that my life was saved by them is amazing but where are you Zara? Are you even still here?
"We'll just have to give it time, but at least you know how to fight so you don't have to entirely rely on the power." Irie says while trying to lighten the mood.
"Yeah." I reply while standing up from the table.
I left the room and went to my room within the sanctuary. I guess I felt off after realizing that I might not hear from Zara anymore.
Maybe I was feeling sad since I had gone through quite a lot with Zara by my side, or maybe I just didn't know how to deal with anything right now. So much has happened and I'm still trying to take everything in.
I basically died and had to go through things in a whole different world that I had never been to before. Maybe I'm just lost lately.
Knock. Knock.
"Come in." I say while sitting on my bed.
"You okay Kamako?" Irie asks while entering the room.
"I don't know." I respond while my thoughts continued to go wild.
Everything was just coming back to me now since I didn't get to process it all back then. Mom, Zara, Irie, everyone that's been there in my thoughts this whole time.
Everyone who has supported me throughout my life, yet it feels like I don't show them enough appreciation.
Before I could say anything else, Irie gave me a hug once more and I could just feel all my emotions coming out at once. Maybe this was all that I needed.
A hug from someone who cares about me, someone who can understand what's happened.
"It's okay Kamako." Irie says while hugging me.
I just felt the tears rushing down my face as she hugged me, this will be the last time I have this for awhile. I'm sure we'll have lots to deal with soon.
A world of chaos awaits.