Chapter 1 Storm; It starts again

Normal. At least that was the illusion we gave. We went back to life as we knew it. Since Raven had gone all the major threats seem to go too, sure we still had the stray Demon out of line but the queen, Nightwolf soon put them in line. On tradition we all moved back under the same roof, it was easier in case things changed. No one, not even Iziah was naive enough to believe that we were through the worst of it. Hunting always taught us that anything at anytime could happen so you had to stay sharp. Our clan was just as strong as ever, I made sure it was. It was my last promise to Raven, she wasn't just my queen, mentor and cousin, she was my best friend. I didn't believe for a second that she was dead, in hunting Raven used to say; unless you see it die you can't be sure its dead. Well I didn't see her die, no one did. To me that meant she was alive, she was out there somewhere. While the others continued on with life and dealt with the unexpected surprises, I had my own plan to take up my time. I was going to find Raven, one way or another.

On a dull gray saturday morning I headed out of bed that I shared with Jeff again, we were still going strong. Hunting had bought us together just like it did for Raven and her partner. I gave a grim smile to myself, history had never told me who her partner was and I couldn't remember Raven ever mentioning him. I crept downstairs and went to my laptop in hopes that I would find something new. Everyday I uncovered a peice of her history, I just hoped that it would lead me to her or at least to her body, if I found her dead corpse then I would be at peace with her death. Just as I loaded up the computer and grabbed a fresh coffee the day kicked off.

"Storm!"

Right in the middle of my living room was a warrior by the name of Kano, he was an old friend of Raven's which was shocking. His kind and our kind weren't exactly friends. I rushed to his aid, blood and bone marrow falling everywhere. He was dying and fast.

"Kano who did this?" Whatever had done this was powerful, Kano wasn't exactly bottom of the food chain.

"New threat" He whispered falling in my arms, blood soaking into my skin "Old war restarted. You must find her" He clung tight to my black shirt before he lost all grip. His eyes closed and he was dead in my arms. His body evaporated and I was left stained in warrior blood. "Guys!"

In a flash the clan was downstairs eyeing the scene. Jeff was at my side instantly his face etched in worry. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah its not my blood. We may have a problem"

"The problem being you waking me up from a pleasant dream of murder" Izzy grumbled her hand locked in Rey's.

"Kano was just murdered"

"Yes!" Iziah cheered, she didn't like Kano for the one time he was the enemy he wound up shooting Raven, Iziah just wouldn't let that go.

"He had a message. He said there was a new threat and the old war would be restarted and we must find her"

"Who?" Iziah asked confused.

"Raven"

Her eyes darkened at the mention of her sister and on instinct Vampiro and Rey, our other two Demons recoiled in fear of their queen's temper.

"Raven's dead Storm" She bit out, all the evil of the world reflecting in her silver eyes.

"In hunting-" "I don't care about hunting! She's dead!" Iziah roared making the house shake.

"She's alive Iziah, I know she is"

Harmoni, Vampiro, Matt, Lita, Jeff and Rey didn't know what to do, it wasn't the first time me and Iziah had argued over this. They all stayed silent as again we went over this. I always thought that if anyone would believe me about Raven being alive it would be her twin but Iziah seemed hell bent on her being dead.

"Jamie saw her die Storm, she saw her take Death's hand and walk to her resting place"

"Jamie also see's purple monkeys dancing on the moon"

Iziah's eyes narrowed further, besides Rey, Jamie was the only other person she cared for. "And whats that supposed to mean?"

"It means that Jamie's eyes decieve her and we all know how crafty Raven can be. She wanted to escape this but I know deep down that she didn't die"

"Raven is dead Storm, thats the end of it" She grabbed Rey's hand and began pulling him towards the basement that was their bedroom.

"Ok just answer me one question Iziah"

She stopped but turn around "If Raven is really dead then where is her body because it sure as hell isn't in Val Hala"

"How do you know that?"

"Because I checked. She's also not on the ghost tracks. She isn't in Heaven and she isn't in Hell so where is she"

Iziah let out a puff of air, turning around she gave me one last look and for a moment her eyes held sadness. "Why do you want her to be alive so bad?"

Honestly? I missed her. She was my best friend and in all honesty of it all, me being queen of Hunter's didn't feel right. Raven would always be the queen, it was just natural.

"Why do you want her to be dead?"

"Because if she isn't dead then she..." Iziah trailed off sadly.

"She what?" Harmoni finally asked gently, strangely enough it was Harmoni that could always get a straight answer from Iziah, possibly because they had spent so long together as siblings.

"She left us" Iziah said simply "She said she wouldn't leave and thats what she has done"

"Well now its time to find her Iziah and when we do you can ask her why she left"

"You really think she's alive?"

I shook my head honestly "She has to be"

"Why?" Matt asked, after all this time he was still asking stupid questions. "Why does she have to be alive?"

"Because if not then we're all fucked and thats just not an option." I looked to Iziah and the rest of my clan. "Well are in this together?"

"I'm in" Iziah nodded "And when we find Raven, I'm gonna slap the taste right outta her mouth for leaving me to deal with you clowns" She gave us look of pure loathing before she and Rey finally went back to their room.

As the clan dispersed I couldn't help the sudden rush of excitement, finally a puzzle that would be a challenge.