The Craft

Ravyn silently followed Amon while Sakaki trailed behind her. This time they went up five flights of stairs and came to a sliding metal door with dents on it.

"What are the dents from?" Ravyn asked.

" We had an incident with a former hunter." Amon said shortly.

"That's reassuring…" Ravyn muttered under her breath.

Amon punched in another code and the door slid open. Ravyn walked into a large office that smelled strongly of stale coffee. In one corner sat a boy of about 16 years of age. He had blonde hair and wore glasses. At another station sat a woman with brown hair. And then Ravyn saw her. Robin Sena.

Ravyn was stunned to find that Robin was still alive. Robin looked up from her work desk and gasped, quickly jumping to her feet.

" What is she doing here?!" Robin growled, sparks beginning to ignite around her.

" Nice to see you again too, Sena…" Ravyn replied nonchalantly.

" Amon, get her out of here before I hurt her." Robin murmured, tiny flames licking her body.

" Shut up Sena, I'm not here to kill you… this time." Ravyn smirked.

At that moment, Robin sent a burst of flames at Ravyn. Ravyn summoned a shield of ice that protected her from the flames. She then shattered the shield and sent the pieces flying at Robin. All of the thousands of pieces hit their individual targets and Robin was pinned to the wall by the ice shards that were embedded in her clothes. She was miraculously unscathed.

" A word of advice Sena, don't cross me. Next time, I wont hesitate about finishing you off. I've had enough of your childish games." Ravyn growled.

Ravyn left Robin pinned to the wall as she turned around to meet her other comrades. They were all staring at her with their mouths open, including Amon.

" The ice will melt…" Ravyn said to snap them out of their trances.

Amon closed his mouth and then blinked a few times. He wasn't sure that he liked this new hunter.

"Right…well, this is Karasuma," Amon said pointing to the woman. "And this is Michael, and I suspect that you'll meet the chief at the meeting later today. Um, I hate to tell you this but the living arrangements we made for you are with Robin."

Robin gave a surprised cry while Ravyn simply smiled and laughed.

"Two birds living in one nest…this should be interesting…" Ravyn said as a voice resounded over the intercom.

"HUNTERS. THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN 5 MINUTES. PLEASE BE THERE. THAT IS ALL."

"Alright, lets head down." Karasuma said.

At this time, Robin was still pinned to the wall. Amon looked at Ravyn sternly and she sighed. With a wave of her hand, the ice crystals burst and Robin was released. There wasn't a single hole in her clothing.

They reached the meeting room in two minutes and all took their seats, Ravyn occupying Dojima's old one. Four minutes later, an older man who was short and squat walked into the room.

" You're late Chief." Michael said.

" Shut up Michael." He replied. "Ah, you must be Ravyn! I am Chief Kosaka, the one in charge of all of your missions."

"Nice to meet you Chief."

The Chief bowed and then clapped his hands to grab every ones attention. He nodded at Michael and a hologram of a tall man with long silver hair and green eyes appeared on the table.

" Okay people, this is your new target. Michael, give them his background." He said while Michael began to speak.

" His name is Phaeton. 27 years of age. 6'3" tall. 175 pounds. He is a craft user as well."

"Which craft?" Ravyn asked.

" That's the thing. No one's for sure. It seems that he has the ability to adopt the craft of any witch he comes across and then use it against them, which is impossible." He responded.

" Nothing is impossible…" Amon stated.

" Right. Well anyway, he leads a group of witches that call themselves the Elect. Over the past few months they have been attacking and killing hunters."

Sakaki shifted uncomfortably. He was a hunter sure enough, but he didn't use a craft, thus rendering him weaker than the others. If the Elect were to attack, he could rest assured that he would be the first one killed.