Chapter One
Her feet are pounding at the ground which every step she takes. The rain is covering most sounds, but you can still hear her, especially since she's chasing one of her most hated enemies. A demon. And not any kind of demon, a Drevak Demon.
The demon dodges down an alley, but the chaser, a Shadowhunter named Kylie Monroe. Does not give up that easily and she's right behind it.
With nowhere else to run to Kylie traps it in the alleyway. It turns around slowly as she removes her hatchet. Most Shadowhunters use a seraph blade, Kylie uses a hatchet. And keeps a seraph blade around just for safe keeping.
She launches herself at the demon, but the Drevak Demon was waiting for her. And within a second it has it's claws slashing her skin.
She grits her teeth but doesn't give up. Instead she runs at the wall and halfway up she flips backward and brings the hatchet down on its head and kicks it against the wall. Getting gunk on her pant leg.
But without a second to think she brings down the hatchet severing the head from the body.
With that she leaves the dead demon behind and heads back to the apartment Kylie shares with her younger brother. Ashton Monroe. But he's known as Ash.
She walks down the streets of Calgary. Cutting in and out of shortcuts to get back to the home. The home she used to share with her father and older brother. Her father was killed by a demon 5 years ago.
It was a hard for Kylie's older brother, Barkley Monroe, and Ash. But it was even harder on Kylie and Ash when Barkley went missing. 2 years ago, and every day Kylie searches around Calgary. Sometimes using a Warlock to get from one place to another, but never finding what she's searching for.
When Kylie enters the elevator to head upstairs, she takes a deep breath before looking down at her wounded arm. It's got a couple of deep cuts, but nothing bad.
When she enters the apartment, all the lights come on, and there's Ash. Sitting in front of the TV playing a video game.
"You should be in bed," Kylie points out shutting the door with her foot and walking towards the couch where Ash is nestled into. And intently playing.
"And you said you'd be home by 10, it's 12 now," he retorts back.
Kylie walks towards the TV and turns it off. Getting a annoyed sound out of Ash. Till there's a gasp, and she knows that he sees her wounds. He's 14 and she's 17. Yet he acts like he's the boss and has for years.
"What the hell happened to you out there Ky?" Ash asks his older sister. Standing up from his comfy spot on the couch and approaching her.
Before he can step any closer Kylie removes her stele from her belt and draws an iratze rune on her arm and the pain is dulled almost immediately. She holds the blade towards Ash and says, "Now get to bed. I don't need you being tired tomorrow."
He sulks into his room while Kylie enters her's. She's always found her life hard. Their dad taught them everything, so Barkley, Kylie, and Ash never went to school. The only friend Kylie's ever has had is Magnus Bane. And he lives in Brooklyn.
She looks at the photo of the once happy family. And beside it is a photo of 3 happy kids. Behind it is a photo of the only woman Kylie ever loved.
The first photo is of an older man, their grandfather. Nathaniel Monroe, a man who lives in Idris. And has never had contact with his son, Jeremy Monroe, also known to Kylie as dad.
Jeremy looks exactly like Nathaniel. Both are tall. Then both have black hair with greyish green eyes. And their perfectly tanned and muscular skin.
Then the older boy, Barkley. He's 12 in this picture, so 8 years before their father was murdered by a demon. Barkley looks exactly like dad, except for the eyes. Their mother's eyes. Amber.
Then the only girl in the picture. Kylie herself. She's 11 in this picture, but she looks to be 9. She's always been smaller then her age. But she's more powerful then most think. And most learned the hard way.
Kylie doesn't look like Barkley or her dad or her grandfather. Instead she looks like she's adopted. Her mother had nearly perfectly tanned skin, but Kylie has pale. With long wavy dark brown hair with blonde streaks. The same as her mother. And the same eyes as her father and grandfather.
Then there's young, young Ash. Who is the same as their mother, but has their father's eyes.
She sighs then places the photo back onto the side table and flops down onto her bed. And closes her eyes. Life has always been a secret for Kylie. That they were all Shadowhunters. And her entire family was, until a werewolf came into Calgary and became Barkley's new best friend. But he betrayed the family.
By biting 10-year old Ash. It's been 4 years since Ash was bitten, and he's able to control his anger so he doesn't change.
As her thinking slows down Kylie falls into a slumber. But it doesn't last long, it never does.
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It's 6 in the morning by the time Kylie emerges from her sleep. She walks straight into the bathroom and runs under a warm shower.
She dries quickly and pulls on clothing. A white long sleeved shirt with a light blue tank top over top. Then light blue jeans and brings her long hair over one shoulder.
When she exit's the bathroom there stands the great Magnus Bane. "Don't tell me you were watching me shower Magnus," Kylie smirks saying while walking into Ash's room. Then loudly saying, "Wake up Ash!"
Ash jumps out at her, all dressed and everything and starts laughing. He's never been good at scaring people, but he doesn't get much excitement now that it's only the 2 of them.
"Surprisingly no, I came here on official business," Magnus says.
Ash sits down at the kitchen table and I sit on the back of the couch and cross my arms across my chest to look more threatening. But he's Magnus, so he can see through it.
"So why are you here then?" Kylie asks raising an eyebrow at Magnus. Edging closer to the edge of the couch waiting for an answer.
He sighs then says, "You may not believe it Kylie. But it's about Barkley." He pauses as he looks over at Ash then back at Kylie and says, "He's in New York. And the only way he's coming back, is you need to go there."
"New York?" Kylie asks still in disbelief.
Then inside her head she says, New York? I guess I'm going to New York. I'll do anything, to bring Barkley back. Especially since I won't have to deal with the demons here.