"I'm pretty sure you know who I am, so let's just get straight to the point."
We walked into the house back to where Theodore told me to stay put once.
As I looked around, everything still looked the same but this time the host wasn't as nice as the last one. He pointed at the sofa and told me to put Harrison down and to sit down on the other one.
I did as I was told and sat down. I looked around looking for that book that I read, but it wasn't where I last put it. Instead, the doctor had it and was reading it.
"I knew that gate looked familiar, was it only you two or did you get help opening it?"
Was it his? Did he write that journal?
" Were you the one that wrote it?"
" I asked dodging the question "
" Don't change the subject, did you open it alone or with someone else."
"It was only me, Sr.."
"What about the other guy? The one you broke into this house with?"
The doctor looked angry, but I didn't lie so why is he so mad? Was it a secret project that wasn't out yet? Maybe, I had never heard of something like it. Not before I read that book about it. So it could have been. I thought hard about it.
" How pathetic" the doctor slammed the book down.
" You can't even answer a simple question. I can't believe you opened something that could have killed many innocent people. Why did you do it?"
". . . you don't need to know that, it's private."
" Private?"
I nodded "yes, private Sr." I raised my voice with an attitude
"Did you just. . ."
He was pissed. It looked like he wanted to murder me, with that look. I looked at him seriously, trying to not look nervous nor did I say anything that could provoke him anymore.
"Never mind, I heard that every one that went in came out alive."
"Who allowed you in this house anyways ?"
He looked at me with a very curious expression,he was mumbling to himself as well. " There's no one left from this family to actually let you in, so how."
He looked at me with a complex expression
"Could it be true? Did you meet 'Lil-Bunny' in that gate that day? Was it true?"
I was already tired of all the interviews I had after returning from that gait, I didn't want to answer any questions about it anymore. It took months to get them off my ass about it and then finally I got out of it.
I closed my mouth and pouted, turning away from him.
"And if I did?"
"What gate was it?"
"It was one that opened near our friend's house."
" The one you came here with? Where's your friend?"
Of course he wouldn't know about Theodore. I looked at him but before I was able to fully answer him I got cut off.
" Doctor. you see he-"
" Why are you telling this guy about him?"
I turned to look at where Harrieson was. Harrieson had just woken up. Even while still not fully being awake he looked strait at the doctor with a dark expression.
"That's nun of your business Sr. Why should we tell you about him?"
"His name. Give it to me, who was it?"
The Doctor looked at him waiting for the answer, but if I continued talking I would probably not hear the end of it from Harrieson. Would it even be worth telling??? if I'll just get yelled at for hours on end. I don't think so. Harrieson looked pissed and the doctor did as well.
I just sat there looking up at the covered painting on the wall.
But then the doctor just sighed looking disappointed, almost like he was going to give up on the answer.
"Did you see him?"
"Who?"
I asked at him confused
"Lil-Bunny, He wasn't hurt or anything right?"
"He seemed good. Though I wasn't really able to get a good look at him."
"I see." He seemed pleased with the answer.
But I had just Lied . . . He looked fantastic, better than anyone I've ever seen in my life. With a face like that, it was a perfect score, but with an attitude like that it brought him down a lot. He also had a great build a bit short for a hunter though.
When I came back to my senses both Harrieson and the doctor looked at me with a confused expression.
"Sylvester? What were you just thinking about?"
Harrieson looked at me tilting his head
" uh? Why are you asking?!?"
"It's just you- uuhhm . . forget about it."
Harrieson turned to look at the doctor. " Do you know who he is Sylvester?" He then pointed at the doctor.
"Yes, that is the top hunter doctor, Harvey Nole. The brother of one of the top hunters right."
"Yes. Then why are you talking about Theodore with him? If Theodore wasn't a hunter but a low level crafter?" He whispered to me.
I looked over at the doctor who was looking at us.
"Well, we kinda broke into the house I guess?" I replied back to him.
"Are you finally going to tell me the name? Will you tell me who's the other kid you came here with?"
It really does look bad when one of the top hunters entered someone else's home without permission. Although the other person was somehow able to enter with no problem.
"Theo-"
-SMACK!!-
I felt a sting on my mouth. Harrieson had just smacked my mouth shut.
That shit stung like a mother fucker.
I knew he was strong but this was way too much. That really stung more than it hurt. So it must have hurt a lot in his end.
"What the fuck Harrieson!"
"I told you not to say his name."
The little patience I had was slowly running out. I started feeling frustrated. I understand that he didn't like hearing his name and avoiding anything that reminded him of Theodore, but he didn't have the right to tell me what I couldn't say about him.
Although I was not as close to Theodore as he was. I was still his friend.
" What's the big deal??
It's not like saying his name will change anything! He's fucking dead!
what can the doctor do with his fucking name!"
The doctor looked at us surprised with the answer. Then pissed.
"So, you did know what opening that gate was for. Do you even know what could have happened if you actually bought him back!"
I looked at the doctor. " I don't care what the consequences were. That's something I was willing to pay for."
"So you, knew . . wh-what did you take from him to open that?"
I flinched hearing that. It felt wrong answering that question. It made me feel like an asshole for even doing that to him, when he was dying like that.
". . . "
He must've known what I did. Why else would he ask that, If he really wrote that book he shouldn't be asking something so obvious. Something so fucked up.
When I first read that page it was hard to understand what it meant. It was just horribly written down as if it was still being worked on.
The doctor asked again and I still didn't answer. I just looked down to the floor. But maybe because of the guilt I felt I opened my mouth.
"He loved 'beautiful things'. And there was a flower he liked a lot and would only stare at. And the last thing he told me was to- Give it back to him when ' he ' came back. I don't think he was in his right mind when he said that, but that was what he wanted.
They looked at me like I was crazy. They didn't understand what I was saying.
"What are you even saying Sylvester?"
"What was that gate for?"
Harrison looked at me confused by what I said.
"I'll be taking my leave."
I pushed him away and left. The doctor was still not happy and Harrieson was following me from behind.
While walking I bumped into someone. It was the same guy I saw that day. The last day Theodore was still here.
The young man turned and picked up his hat.
"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't see you there- "
He frowned after seeing my face.
" oh it's you."
"You!! Where have you been this whole time!"
I walked up to him grabbing his collar. He just looked at me indifferently.
"What's your problem? Let go of me."
"Why is that the first thing you say to me after killing somebody in front of me. You should be arrested for that."
" Then arrest me. But you know you can't accuse someone for killing a person without evidence."
He smiled at me while saying that. Was it amusing to him. It looked like he was enjoying himself. On that day I tried getting the security footage but there was nothing. All the cameras were tampered with. I asked around, trying to see if anyone else knew him but there was nothing.
And so Theodore's death was just marked as a natral death because he was sick. No one believed me when I said someone else killed him because there were no marks on his body, only blood stains.
Then I heard another voice. They sounded tired, were they running?
" Paxon! Come help me! He's heavy."
I turned to my left to see someone with red hair carrying someone that seemed to be knocked out. I couldn't see their face, only their hair that looked dark. They both looked to be around the same age as me.
That guy, the one that was being carried, looked familiar. As I approached the other person Paxon grabbed my shoulder.
" there's some things you shouldn't see."
"What? what are you saying? Why should I listen to a killer? "
He grabbed me and pushed me off to the side.
"You really need to mind your own business. You'll one day regret what you done."
He was talking as if I've done something to them when I haven't even seen or talked to them at all.
"The only reason we're here is because of the serenity levels. This place was the only place that was stable enough for us."
"What are you talking about? I am one of the top leading hunters. I have the right to see whatever I want. Who are you even?"
" you might be the top one here, but you're not even close to any of us."
"What are you—"
Paxon pulled out his ID.
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Demon Hunters: Paxon
Level: S-
Class: K⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ K⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
ID: 0002
*—-Solaris Hub—-*
Home: Blackstar Point 1 - ⬜️0⬜️
Creator: ⬜️⬜️⬜️ v⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️
Subject of: ⬜️⬜️⬜️ v⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️⬜️
—
0002? He must have been one of the first to awaken or his power must be unique.
"PAXON!! Come help me."
Paxon turned to help the other person who looked at both at us.
"I told you to wait over there. Why are you here?"
"Yeah, yeah. But he has a bad fever. Does he have a home here or something?"
"I'm not sure but I will get an apartment somewhere."
Could they be hunters as well? I've never heard of them. I opened the hunter list but it still hasn't been updated.
" Sylvester!! Wait . . Up."
Harrieson also ended up catching up to me.
"Sylvester,"
he was catching his breath while talking.
"Why did you leave like that?? Why didn't you just answer him in a simpler way?"
"I did."
"No you didn't!!"
"Shut up will you. You only know how to yell and nothing else." I turned my head away.
"OH MY GOD!!! Why don't you just-"
As I turned he stopped talking. I looked back at him wondering why he had stopped talking all of the sudden.
He was looking at the two other people who were arguing as well. It must have intrigued him because he actually ended up shutting up.
"Hey, who are those guys?"
"Uhm? Them? Someone called Paxon and the other two I'm not sure. Why? "
" Are they hunters? Do you know?"
" The taller one, yes but other two, I'm not sure. Paxon, he had an ID from Solaris Hub. and not only that . he's a killer."
"Solaris Hub, uh. He must be strong if he has an ID from there. But why is he here? Is something going on?"
Harrieson tilted his head. Thinking hard about everything that has happened. But nothing out of the ordinary came up. He even ignored the killer part.
"I think if anything they would have said anything to me. I'm also a top hunter."
"That's a given, who wouldn't tell you anything. That's all you ask for, information."
He gave me a side eye. But all the information I ask for I need so he shouldn't be complaining. He uses it as well.
"Whatever."
Excuse me."
We both looked over, it was the red head guy. Looking at him up close he also looked as intimidating as the other guy paxon. But he, on the other hand, seems more approachable.
Harrison smiled now, ignoring whatever we were talking about before.
"Yes, do you need help with something Sr." he extended his hand greeting him.
The other smiled and greeted him back.
"Yes, we're looking for our friend's house but we can't quite find it. We know he lived around here but we don't know where."
"Of course we can help. What's his name? We can find him in the records. He pulled out a tablet and started typing away."
"What's his name?"
"Astor Rayburn"
" Age and Birthday? "
"Oh,I'm not quite sure about his birthday, But he's 26 I think."
"Any family members who live here?"
"Not sure."
"Is he an awakened individual? If so, what is his class?"
"He's a crafter. . . An B class one."
"Which hub?"
I looked over at Paxon. Paxon was just kinda just side eyeing him when he was answering the question the whole time. He was carrying that person with such care, you wouldn't believe that he killed someone.
Then I heard a quiet voice. A whisper?
" I'm tired, why are we still out here?"
" Did you just wake up? you didn't tell me where you lived. Could you tell me?"
"my head still hurts. I don't remember, I'm sorry."
"It's fine, don't worry about it. We'll figure it out."
"have you asked Harrie?"
"Harrie? we did but it seems like he also didn't know."
"What about Sylvester?"
"Are you talking about that top hunter here?"
" Yes,"
"no, I don't think we should keep talking to him."
I looked over at them now, fully staring at them. The fuck did I do? That guy was the one who committed a crime here, not me. The only reason he's even free is because there's no proof of it. why is he saying I'm the bad guy here. just wait till I find-
Then I felt a hand tap me. It was Harrison.
" It seems he's a hunter as well. So two hunters and a crafter. I can't seem to find him. What should we do?"
" Can't find him? Is He a new awakened? if so the hub hasn't updated yet. we need to wait around 2-3 weeks. "
"Then what can we do?"
I thought about it for a bit and then.
"let them stay over your house. I'll sleep over as well."