Trial and Error Chapter 8

Disclaimer: Go read it in the prologue.


The man behind the door was tall, unearthly handsome, and had blonde hair and blue eyes. When Rezutka saw him, she flinched back from him, hissed at him, and then tried to close the door on the man. Finally realizing that that action wouldn't work on the Daimon, Rezutka manifested an ancient Greek xiphos to prepare for battle. Ravyn did the same thing when he heard his mother manifest her sword,—there was a specific noise for manifesting something—but instead of a xiphos, he manifested an ancient Egyptian kopesh. The rest of the inhabitants in the room were all confused because they didn't know why the two snow leopards were acting so brazenly towards the person behind the door if that person had said that they were family.

"What are you two doing?! Didn't he just say that he was your brother, Rezutka?" Sam demanded.

Nodding, Rezutka replied with, "This is not him. This man—even though he's not really a man, per say—is called a Daimon. They're like vampires, but they don't need your blood to survive. They need your soul. Daimons are super strong, super fast, have canines—like us, too—and are also animalistic like us. Daimons are cousins to the Were-Hunters, so we don't really bother each other. There are those—like my family and I—who don't like our cousins and hunt them instead. The Daimons come from Apollites when they take their first human soul. Then, they have to keep on taking souls to live longer and to live past their 27th birthdays."

"And after they take their first soul, they get a black inkblot on their skin, near their hearts. You have to stab them there so they'll die and release the human souls they've taken. There are usually some men and women who hunt these Daimons—called Dark-Hunters—but sometimes, our family is called in to help. Anyways, the things the Apollites, Daimons, and Dark-Hunters have in common are fangs, animalistic natures, and not being able to go into the sunlight. That's because the Greek god Apollo banished the Apollites—even his own lineage—from the sun long ago and gave them animalistic natures because of what he thought they did to his mistress and child. It looked like she was killed by a wild animal and she was only 27—technically, she was 28, from our sources—when she died. And that's why the Apollites shrivel up and die—unless they take human souls—on their 27th birthdays." Ravyn finished the story when his mother had stopped talking.

Clapping, the Daimon said, "Good job, cats. For what it's worth, I'm here on behalf of Vikram. He told me to say that so I could tell you that he needs your help. I'm one of his few friends. Oh, yeah. You forgot to say that us Daimons and Apollites can't go into private dwellings whenever we want. We have to be invited in. But public places, like this motel, we can go into without permission. Anyways, my name is Ryne. If you don't believe me, go ahead and ask your brother. You can also put your weapons away since I'm not here to hurt any of you." Ryne said. Nodding, the humans, leopards, and angels put all of their weapons back in their special places. Sighing in relief, Ryne went over to the closest bed and plopped down on it.

'Vikram, it's Rezzi. What do you need our help with? Why didn't you come to us in person? And why did you tell a Daimon—of all beings—where we were? How did you know where we were, brother? You know we're enimies with them. How does he know my name, too?' Rezutka sent to her older brother. Sam, Dean, John, Michael, Gabriel, Ravyn, and Ryne were all waiting for something to happen after Rezutka had sent her message. When it did, they'd finally get to meet the real Vikram Picci. For now, they'd just have to settle in for Rezutka to tell them about her older brother and his plans.


(AN: Alright! Finished writing this chappie on November 21, 2015. Same day that I finished typing up chapter seven. Finished typing this up on November 30, 2015. Hope y'all like the twists and turns of this particular chappie! F.Y.I. THIS IS NOT A CROSSOVER! I say that because I've brought one more type of character from Sherrilyn Kenyon's books into this story. He's technically not in any of her books. This is also an AU story, so I can put what I want in here. Not really following the show's or books' timelines. Anyways, I gotta go! Later, peeps!)