Introduction

Demon's Bane is a fantasy series filled with numerous different races and characters. This series is filled with magic, dragons, gods, Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and demons as well as Demigods.

Background: About 2,000 years ago, the evil god Jilok attempted to conquer the mortal world and destroy the other gods with his demon hordes. His invasion would be defeated by the united mortal races where they drove Jilok and his hordes back to his personal plain of existence. After the invasion, a group known as the Rangers was founded and built a city inside of his realm to prevent his forces from invading again. After 2,000 years it seems the demonic forces have been held at bay. Recently, however, demonic activity has started to increase drastically. One such notice is of Demons growing more intelligent and relentless. With a new generation of Rangers, there is one team up to the challenge; Demon's Bane.

Demonic Forces Arc

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Rangers

The young human looked out the window of his train. The train was above the clouds on the way to the Sky City, home of the Sky Elves. He looked directly at the sun. Strangely, the brightness of the sun did not affect his eyesight. He could look directly at the sun with no negative consequences. He has had the ability for as long as he could remember. The train came to a screeching halt. He took one last glance out the window to sun and blue sky. He then exited the train.

"Now to find the Ranger HQ." he said letting his brown hair flow in the wind.

He carries a sword on his back. It was a gift from his family. He immediately was lost. He saw a another human sitting nearby with blue hair and a strange tattoo on his left arm and carried several staves on his backs. He approached the human.

"Excuse me, do you know where the Ranger HQ is?" he asked.

The blued haired boy, who looked about the same age as him, sneered.

"Another fool seeking fame and fortune I see."

"I simply wish to battle evil." he said with a smile.

"Or die on day one. Whatever. I'll take you to the HQ. But one question."

"Yes?"

"What's your name?" he asked.

"Gwilln." he replied.

"Gwilln. Alright, follow me Gwilln."

The blue haired human lead Gwilln to the Ranger HQ.

"Alright, were here. Registration is right inside."

Gwilln thanked him and ran inside. He registered and was told he would be tested later that day and assigned a team. He was assigned to Demon's Bane. He had heard of them but never really thought he was going to be assigned to them.

Later, the teams had come in to gather their recruits. The recruits all stood watching as the teams stood up front. They began calling out names of the recruits. Gwilln wondered which was his.

"Zora Apalla; Team Dragon's Breath."

"Nico Portella; Team Iron Smiths."

"Gwilln Treeshaper; Team Demons' Bane."

Gwilln went over to his team. He was surprised to see what the team was made up of. A Sky Elven girl with long dark hair and purple eyes stood up front and had a sword at her side. Standing behind her, a tall Human stood with dark skin and wore armor all over his body. He wore a cape and two streamers came off the back of his helmet. He carried a massive glaive on his back. Sitting on the other side was another Human wearing all red armor and the style of the armor looked Draconic. In fact, the only thing that wasn't red was the part of his helmet he could see out of but it, however, darkened out his face. On the back of his helmet was a long plume and on his back was a sword that was entirely red. Sitting behind all of them was the same Human who showed him the to the Ranger HQ. Gwilln pointed at him.

"Hey! You're the guy that lead me here!" Gwilln exclaimed.

"Yeah." He casually replied.

"You didn't tell me you were a- "

Gwilln was interrupted by a slap from the Sky Elven girl.

"Shut up both of you!" she said.

Gwilln immediately fell quiet.

"I am Demon's Bane's leader Reyla Faala. Behind me is Nunda, my second in command. Right here is Red Dragon Knight, our scout. Behind us is," she struggled to say it and began to cringe "Aaravit, our mage."

"Yup! And don't you forg- "

He was interrupted by slap as well.

"Did I say you could speak?!" she said angrily.

"What? You usually don't care when I say something stupid." he replied casually.

"Well we're getting a new recruit so I'd prefer you weren't stupid today…or ever."

She rolled her eyes and turned back to Gwilln.

"Don't expect things to be easy. We're going to whip you in shape…if you survive."

"I'm counting on it." Gwilln said with a smile.

"Smile while you can, cause your future will be hell. Anyways, your name is Gwilln? Why does a Human have a Forest Elf name?"

"I was raised by Forest Elves. I don't know who my Human parents are."

"Very cliché. Anyways, make sure your skills are prepared. You'll need it."

Later that day, the recruits were brought to the Sky City's arena where usually the local Guilds would hold competitions and was also used for Ranger training. Demons they had captured from Jilok's realm and were using them to train the recruits. Recruits must be able to slay that Demon. Nunda stood next to Gwilln and asked,

"Do you have any combat experience?"

"Yes actually. I use to hunt bears and other predators with my village." he replied.

"Well there is a difference between a Demon and a simple animal."

Gwilln stepped into the arena when he was called. His Demon was released. The creature crawled on all fours, had huge claws, and sharp teeth as well as red skin. The creature ran at him. Gwilln drew his sword and prepared himself for a fight. The Demon leapt into the air. Gwilln stepped back. When the creature landed, it swung it's claws at him. He knocked the creature's hand aside, backed up, and cut off its hand. The monster shrieked in agony. Not letting the Demon recover, Gwilln immediately swung his sword and decapitated the creature. Blood dripped from the sword onto the sand. The observers were about to call in the next recruit when all of a sudden, there were screams of terror and people running. All of a sudden, a four legged Demon that looked like a demonic rhino burst through the wall.

"How did that Charger escape?!" Reyla exclaimed.

"Guess the cage wasn't strong enough." retorted Nunda.

Two workers came in to try and subdue the creature but were instantly smashed aside. It then saw Gwilln and charged at him. With a surprised look, he dove out the way and the beast hit the and cracked it. The Charger was stun locked. Gwilln drew his sword and took advantage of the situation. He went over to the Demon, jumped on its back, and stabbed it all the way through its neck. The beast tumbled over dead. The team went down to see him.

"You alright?" asked Nunda.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Gwilln replied.

"Impressive. I've never seen a recruit able to solo a Charger." Reyla commented.

"So what's that mean?" Gwilln asked.

"You just got your ticket in," Reyla said, "Welcome to the Rangers."