The following is a list of where some of the story's inspiration came from.

Chapter 1 references

"Once I get my whip..." - the character of Isabell in the Mortal instruments series

"... to hunt that Ruguru?"- Supernatural

The Sebastian character being a demon came from the character of Sebastian in the Mortal Instruments series

Chapter 2
"A green and silver snake tattoo..."- Slytherin from Harry Potter

"...he almost missed the yellow flash in Sebastian's eyes."- Supernatural

"I'm a demon hunter and you're a demon. CHRISTOS!!!"- 'Finding Out' by bluewolf84

chapter 3
"...Sanzi became a living tattoo."-the living tattoo idea came from the one bad guy in Elecktra who could make his tattoos come to life