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Quote of the Chapter:

"Sin like you mean it."

~Kessar from Dark-Hunters


Chapter 9: Daimon Hunting

Kyrian

Kyrian leaned his forehead on Kiara's door. She had always been his queen. Even when he married Theone, he had never forgotten Kiara. She was the only woman that could make him feel like he was worth something in the world. Theone and the countless of women Kyrian had slept with never made him feel like Kiara had. She had liked him for him. Not his body or his status or his looks (although that might have played some part in it), she had liked him for him and that meant everything to Kyrian.

Kiara was furious at him. For what, he didn't know. She was accusing him of cheating and he didn't know what the hell she was talking about. He had never cheated on her. She had been the only one he had had eyes for… and then she had slipped right out of his hands when she had died in an ambush on her return trip to Thrace… but that had been a lie. She had slipped through his trembling hands when he had shot her. He had never forgiven himself for that.

"Kyrian?" Nick's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Are you… eavesdropping on Kiara? I don't think she'll appreciate it."

"I'm thinking Nick," Kyrian growled, wanting to wipe the smirk off Nick's face. "What do you want?"

"Ash wants you to help him patrol the city. A hunter named Chris Forrester is there along with a few others. There's been a large amount of Daimons there lately and they want help from you and Ash."

"I'll be down in five." Kyrian turned around and headed towards his room. Once he was dressed, he headed downstairs. Ash was waiting for him at the front door.

"You ready?" Ash asked, opening the door.

"Always. Nick, watch Kiara and make sure she doesn't sneak out," Ash warned. Nick nodded as Kyrian and Ash walked out the door.


"Alright, I'll take the east, you take the west," Ash ordered as they got out of Ash's Porsche. Kyrian nodded and headed to the west side of the city. It wasn't long before he saw two Daimons, both guys, trailing two girls that looked about college age.

"Hey girls!" The tall Daimon called. The girls turned around and stared at the Daimons.

"Yeah?" The taller of the two girls called out.

Kyrian growled as he stalked the group. The girls walked with the Daimons into an alley, hiding themselves from the world. Kyrian followed them and when he peered around the corner, the Daimons had the girls cornered in the alleyway.

"What are you going to do to us?" The short girl asked with a whimper. The Daimon just grinned wickedly.

"Whatever we want," The Daimon said, flashing a bright, white smile.

"Hey guys. Have you ever wondered what a pissed off Dark-Hunter looks like?" Kyrian asked, striding up to the Daimons. The Daimons whipped around to face Kyrian. Both of them snarled at him.

"Get out of here," The short Daimon hissed.

"I will… once I kill you," Kyrian said. The girls whimpered. With a jerk of his head, Kyrian said to the two girls, "You two, get out of here."

They didn't hesitate. Both of them bolted.

"That was our snack Dark-Hunter," The tall Daimon said.

"And now it's gone. Come at me boys," Kyrian taunted. The Daimons didn't hesitate. They both lunged at Kyrian who gracefully leaped out of the way. With his blade in hand, he slashed at the nearest Daimon but it managed to scramble out of his way. Kyrian swore as he was knocked to the ground from an attacker shoving him forward. Kyrian flipped over and with the blade in his shoe, kicked the Daimon in the stomach. The Daimon disintegrated. Kyrian pushed himself up and found himself staring at five Daimons.

"Welcome to the party. I can't wait to kill more of you," Kyrian laughed. The Daimons attacked en masse at Kyrian who did a flip above them as they barreled underneath him. He landed gracefully on his feet only to be tackled from behind. They pinned him down with his arms spread out wide. Kyrian panicked.

"Hey kathármata! Mind if I join the party?" Kiara's voice asked with a cheerful tone, with an insulting edge to it. The pressure on Kyrian's back from the Daimon sitting on top of him disappeared. Kyrian jumped up to find Nick there. Kiara was fighting the Daimons. Kyrian and Nick jumped into the fight which only had three Daimons left. It wasn't much of a fight anymore with Kiara, Kyrian, and Nick there. The three of them killed the last three Daimons in a matter of minutes.

"Kiara, Nick, what the hell are you doing here?" Kyrian demanded. Kiara looked offended.

"We're saving your ass, mister," Kiara spat. Advancing towards him, Kiara growled at him. "You're damn lucky we arrived when we did. Your leg was about to chopped off."

"Why did you bring Nick along? It's dangerous for him Kiara!" Kyrian shouted.

"I sure as hell wasn't going to leave him alone at the house when the monsters that kidnapped his mother are out and about because they may want him too! Besides, we were going out for ice cream and we happened to hear the tussle here."

"He would've been safer at the house! Daimons can't get into houses without being invited in and Nick isn't stupid enough to do that!" Kyrian argued.

"Do I need remind you of what happened at my house? You don't have to invite them in. If they can get some person to break in for them and let them in, Nick would've been in a worse situation than he just was!" Kiara defended, poking Kyrian in the chest. When she dropped her hand, Nick could see her moving the finger she had just used to poke Kyrian around. Nick guessed she had hurt her finger poking Kyrian (because it wasn't like he had the softest chest in the world).

"You're impossible Kiara!" Kyrian growled as Nick answered his phone.

"I'm impossible?" Kiara laughed incredulously. "You're the impossible one!"

"Um, guys, we might want to head back to the house. Ash just got a lead," Nick announced. Kiara and Kyrian turned to look at Nick.

"Did he say what it was?" Kiara questioned.

"Don't you think Nick would've told us if Ash had told him?" Kyrian inquired impatiently.

"No. If you were around I wouldn't say anything. But I forget Nick trusts you which is a mistake on his part… no offense Nick." Kiara headed down the alley and out of Kyrian and Nick's view.

"She's going to be the death of me," Kyrian grumbled as he shoved Nick to get him moving.


The drive to the house wasn't a long one. Kiara had beaten Nick and Kyrian there but when they entered the house, she was nowhere to be found.

"Ash?" Kyrian called.

"I'm in here," Ash called. Kyrian and Nick walked into the living room. Kiara wasn't with him.

"Where's Kiara?" Nick asked.

"With Apollo." Ash grimaced.

"What the hell is he doing here?" Kyrian muttered in annoyance. The thought of the god being alone with Kiara unsettled him for some unknown reason. It bothered Kyrian knowing that he wanted to know if Kiara was alright. Why should he care about her when it was so obvious she had no love for him… at all?

"He was visiting me. His company is enjoyed, unlike someone's," Kiara said as she walked into the room.

"Shut up," Kyrian told her tiredly.

"You're not the boss of me, no matter what our past may have been like," Kiara whispered threateningly.

"Both of you shut up. I got a lead that leads us to Alaska," Ash said.

"Alaska?" Kyrian and Kiara both shouted in shock. They glared at each other before turning their attention back to Ash.

"Yes. I'm glad you two know how to pronounce the word. Zarek's going to be helping us," Ash informed.

"Oh lovely," Kyrian mumbled.

"Zarek's going to be there? How is he doing?" Kiara asked. It seemed to Kyrian that she actually had some feelings for Zarek.

"Infatuated with Zarek are you?" Kyrian chuckled. Kiara turned on him.

"I'm not infatuated with him. He was one of the few… never mind. You don't need to know anything," Kiara said with a wave of her hand.

"No, what were you going to tell me?" Kyrian persisted, wanting to know what Kiara had been up to in the past.

"I said drop it, Kyrian," Kiara warned. Kyrian didn't want to drop it but if he dropped it for now, perhaps he could soften her up a bit and get her to open up to him, little by little.

"So when do we leave for Alaska?" Nick asked impatiently.

"We leave tomorrow night. We're being flown there, so are our cars. We will be picked up at the airport in my jet," Ash explained. "The sun will be up in a few so get some sleep. Kiara, Kyrian don't kill each other while I'm gone."

"I'd ask where you're going but I know you won't tell me. Be careful, okay?" Kiara kissed Ash on the lips before heading upstairs. Ash grinned at the scowl on Kyrian's face before disappearing into thin air.

"Maybe if you actually talked to her, you'd know why she's treating you the way she is," Nick pointed out.

"Like I haven't tried, Nick!" Kyrian snapped. "She won't listen to me… at all."

"Try harder." Nick bolted up the stairs before Kyrian could slap him upside the head.


And there's the ninth chapter! I hope y'all enjoyed! Please review if you liked the chapter!