This is just a little Dark-Hunter Guide

This is just a little Dark-Hunter Guide

Let's begin…

What is a Dark-Hunter? A server for Artemis, the Goddess of the Moon (Greek and Roman). She offers Dark-Hunter an Act of Vengeance in return for their soul and an eternity of fighting the Daimons of the world. She takes the soul by laying her hand on the person and it leaves a mark: a double bow and arrow. All Dark-Hunters have one… except one. Dark-Hunters have powers—strength, heightened senses especially eyesight, and many other ones can appear. Artemis doesn't hire ugly people, so all Dark-Hunters are extremely sexy. There are males and females. There are thousands, maybe more, all over the world. All Hunters have black eyes, not their original eye color. They have fangs so they can blend more with the Daimons they are after. Work under the first Dark-Hunter ever, Acheron Parthenopaeus. They cannot go into the sun. They are well paid in jewels and gold and other riches, so most have very expensive houses and "toys."

Act of Vengeance— the dying soul's last request. Example: Sasuke's is another chance to kill his brother. The night a Dark-Hunter is given to extract their revenge. It ends at dawn.

Appolites—the cursed descendents of Apollo, Artemis' twin brother and god of the sun. They are all blonde-haired and blue-eyed. They were cursed because some of their people killed Apollo's wife/girlfriend and their child under the orders of the Atlantean goddess Apollymi, also known as the Destroyer. Apollo cursed his people to never be able to set foot in the sun again so he would not have to see/deal with them, should they however be in the sun they will roast. He also cursed them to die an excruciating death on their twenty-seventh birthday where their bodies would disintegrate to dust until the sun sets. His wife/girlfriend was killed when she was twenty seven. They don't however have to die, they found a way to live longer: by sucking the blood and soul from humans. If they decide to kill a human to live longer, they become Daimons and are free game to the Dark-Hunters. If an Appolite does not go Daimon, they are not to be harmed by the Dark-Hunters.

What is Sasuke? He is a Were-Hunter Panther, or Panthiras. There are different kinds of Were-Hunters: Panthers, Jaguars (Balios), Dragons (Drakos), Hawks Eagles Falcons (Gerakian), Cheetahs (Helikias), Lions (Litarian), Wolves (Lykos), Snow Leopards (Nephetos Pardalia), Leopards (Pardalia), Tigers (Tigarian), Jackals (Tsakalis), and Bears (Ursulan). Were-families are called patrias, like Sasuke's would be the Panthers. (That is why I kept calling his family his pack.) I know how they came to be, but let's just say they are distant cousins to the Appolites and Daimons because I am being lazy; that's the short version. So a Were-Hunter being a Dark-Hunter is kind of like betraying your own family because Daimons and Were-s are cousins and the Dark-Hunter job description is to kill Daimons. Were-Hunters are split into TWO different… races if you will. One "race," is the Arcadian Were-Hunter. Arcadian Were-Hunters have the heart of a human, so they are mostly human. (Making sense?) They were born as human babies and could change into an animal at puberty. The other "race" is the exact opposite of the Arcadians. They are the Katagaria, with the heart of an animal. They are born as animals and can turn human at puberty. These two "races" are forever in a war against each other, the Arcadians believing their "animal" others to be beasts and actual animals. The Katagaria don't like the Arcadians either. The "races" were cursed by the Fates because they were created going against the will of the gods; they were cursed to forever hate each other. Weres age a lot slower than humans and can live up to hundreds of years. They can also use magic and can transport through time. When a Were becomes a Dark-Hunter though, the ability to travel time is taken away. And should I have some of the more complex Were-Hunter info in my story I will explain it later. Let's talk about mating.

In my story when Sasuke was killed by Itachi and then brought back by Artemis, he was mated to Kyuubi. Yes she is a demon fox in Naruto, but in this story she is a Were-Panther and Sasuke's mate. She's mentioned later on in my story quite often. The Fates (more Goddesses; Have you seen Hercules?) In the Dark-Hunter world, the Fates are three extremely beautiful women. Well, they decide your mate. When a Were-Hunter finds their mate, a marking will appear on their hand; both partners will have an identical marking. (A Were could be mated to a human if the Fates wanted.) It normally appears after sex. The female will then have three weeks to decide whether or not to be mated to the male and should they refuse they are free to go, but the male will become… what's the word? They can't have sex any more; they can never be with someone else, let's just go with that. (It's because the Fates are female probably.) You can be mated whether or not you love the person, you don't decide. You seal the bond if you do decide to mate and you can even go further, by making the bond deeper. You make the deepest bond by connecting your life forces so should one partner die so does the other. If the deepest bond is made and the female is pregnant but her mate dies, instead of dying with him she will be able to give birth but then she will die. Sasuke bonded with Kyuubi, but he didn't make the deep bond. He didn't want Kyuubi to die should something happen to him, same for her. Plus, they were going to wait until their kids were taking care of themselves so they would not orphan them. You only have one mate in your entire life, no more. One Were-Hunter gained a new mate while he was a Dark-Hunter, but it's unlikely to happen again.

A few more things about Were-Hunters. Each patria has a leader known as a Regis. They meet at the Omegrion which is the ruling council of the Were-Hunters. They handle laws and stuff like that; they try to keep the peace as much as possible. The Omegrion is headed by Savitar, a man of many mysteries. He likes to surf and hates being messed with. He is EXTREMELY powerful and trained Acheron to use his powers. The gods fear him and he cares for almost no one. I'll tell you a secret… he is a god killer. He keeps the gods in line when he needs to. Were-Hunters run sanctuaries which are places where NO violence is allowed. You can be Daimon, Appolite, Dark-Hunter, human, anything and you are safe there. The only sanctuary I will mention in my story is Sanctuary/ Peltier House. It is run by the Peltiers who are Were-Bears. They have like eight sons and one daughter, Aimee. Mama Bear and Papa Bear are over protective of their cubs and will kick you out if their cubs are threatened. Sanctuary is like a biker bar and is featured in a lot of the novels. I might mention more sanctuaries, but for now the only one people in my story will go to is the Peltier House. I think that's everything for the Weres right now; if I think of something you need to know I'll just write it into my story.

Squires-- humans that work for Dark-Hunters. A lot of Dark-Hunters have one, maybe more. These humans are sworn to protect their Dark-Hunter at all costs. They control the website and everything. They protect the Dark-Hunter during the day. It is against the rules for Dark-Hunters to have relationships with their Squires and vice-versa. To stop that from happening, a male Dark-Hunter is usually given male squires and females are given girls, unless the Dark-Hunter likes that certain gender.

Artemis—also referred to as the "bitch goddess." She is a cold hearted witch that only cares about herself. She is in love with the head Dark-Hunter, Acheron, and has him prisoner. She always seems to have him trapped when he's needed most. No one likes her.

Acheron Parthenopaeus: the head Dark-Hunter. He was the first one ever made which was over 11,000 years ago. He is very powerful and incredibly secretive. He was trained by Savitar and you don't want to be on his bad side. He is also a god killer. He is probably one of the sexiest men alive and he is always changing his hair color. He is really tall and has a commanding presence that while sexy also scares and intimidates people. He has swirling silver eyes that hold all his pain and power. He has a dragon tattoo that randomly changes places on his body… it is his Charonte Demon, Simi. Whenever he needs her she can take the form of a dragon or human, which ever she prefers. He treats her like a spoiled little girl and considers her his daughter. She LOVES the show QVC and barbeque. She HATES Artemis, the "heifer bitch goddess," because she keeps Acheron locked up and uses him. Acheron could kill the heifer, but he'd die too. That's all I'll say about him right now, anything else should be in the story. Oh yeah, he is Atlantean and the only thing that can hurt Simi is an Atlantean dagger, but Acheron destroyed the last one when she almost died.

The Fourteen Cardinal Rules of the Dark-Hunter

Never expose your powers to uninitiated humans.

Be a part of the world, but never in it.

Never be in the presence of a god.

Never let sunshine touch you.

An unconscious Dark-Hunter is a dead Dark-Hunter.

No significant others.

Never touch your Squire.

No family, no friends who knew you before you died.

Let no Daimon escape alive.

Never speak of what you are.

You cannot be in the presence of another Dark-Hunter.

Whatever you do to another Dark-Hunter, you will feel tenfold.

You walk alone.

Keep your bow mark hidden.

More Dark-Hunter Things:

Should a Dark-Hunter be killed, they will turn into shades. A Shade is like a ghost. It wanders around, humans can't see it. It gets thirsty but can't drink, hungry but can't eat… it is an awful existence to live. It's like a pain that can't be soothed, a soulless spirit in eternal pain. Acheron tries to save as many Dark-Hunters as he can so they don't turn into Shades. He loves his Hunters and has the power to make their death peaceful.

The only way to be free of eternal servitude to Artemis is to find true love. It is against the rules to have significant others, but that doesn't stop some Dark-Hunters from trying. (They can have random sex as long as it doesn't mean anything.) If a Dark-Hunter could find a woman/man pure of heart, then that person could get their soul back from Artemis. Acheron has to bargain for the souls because the bitch goddess will only listen to him and few others. Once Acheron has the soul, the Dark-Hunter must die. You would have to find something about the Hunter that weakens his Dark-Hunter powers and then kill him. The soul is in a medallion type thing that is incredibly hot to the touch and nearly impossible to hold onto because of the heat. The human has to hold the soul in their hands despite the pain until the Hunter is dead. When the Hunter's heart stops beating, the human must place the medallion on the double bow and arrow mark and wait. Afterwards, the Dark-Hunter should be human again. Should the human drop the medallion… (shakes head sadly) I am sorry for the Dark-Hunter because he will become a Shade.

There's probably something I'm forgetting… Any questions?

p.s. All information on this page I got out of The Dark-Hunter Companion, by Sherrilyn Kenyon with Alethea Kontis. I only made up the Naruto stuff. I am working really hard on my stories, so you will have to bear with me!! YAY!! smile