Chapter 1: Human Eating Creature

There are creatures of good and evil that we cannot see or understand in the world around us, but there are also creatures of good and evil that lurk within ourselves.

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Kyra was on her way to the basketball team's locker room. Kyra has turned around, and, thankfully, the players had a practice that afternoon. Kyra gently unlocked the locker room door and rushed inside. She pressed the bracelet she was wearing, and the magnetic energy flowed into her hand. She had a dagger in her hand in an instant. It's a unique dagger capable of killing demons and monsters.

Yes, she is a demon hunter, and the world's peace depends on people like her. Hunters are the fighters in the dark who fight against those ordinary eyes that can't see so humans can live peacefully.

Kyra scanned the bathroom. 'It seems there is no demon here,' Kyra thought.

Kyra took her phone and immediately dialed Beatrix's number. "Bea, the area is clear. Are you sure this is the right place? I've never seen a supernatural here," Kyra said.

On the other line, Beatrix responded, "I am certain, Kyra. Scanned the place one more time. The supernatural is still there hiding."

When she heard a noise outside the locker room, Kyra was about to respond. The players are on their way in.

'Oh crap! 'Kyra thought.

Kyra finds no place to hide within the locker room other than the shower area, which has a curtain between each shower. Kyra entered the small shower room.

Kyra could hear the athletes entering the locker room. They brag about their game.

"Myca duped you, Tyler. She tossed the iced coffee at you on purpose, expecting you to strip in front of her."

Everyone outside the shower room was laughing, which Kyra overheard.

"How come you haven't given in yet? She only wants to see you shirtless."

Tyler has said nothing. Instead, he removed his shoes and went into the shower room. Tyler's favorite area is the furthest shower room. Thus no one else showers. He grinned slightly as he approached the shower room. He drew back the curtain and entered.

Tyler went into the restroom and stunned Kyra. Tyler was someone she was familiar with. They knew him well around the campus for being the most valuable member of their varsity basketball team. He was giving her a serious look.

"What are you..." Tyler couldn't continue what he was about to say because Kyra wouldn't allow him. Kyra covered Tyler's lips with her finger. Tyler cocked his head.

"Please do your normal thing." Kyra muttered, "I don't want the others to find me in your shower room."

Kyra withdrew her finger from Tyler's mouth when he didn't respond. She had not expected him to strip down before her. Tyler hung his clothes on the shower's empty handlebar. Kyra instantly averted her gaze. Kyra felt Tyler approach closer to her, expecting Tyler to do something to her. Still, she heard a noise as Tyler switched on the shower. As the water from the shower poured down on her, her eyes widened as the shower's water grew very loud.

"What are you doing?" Kyra asked. Kyra's heart rate increased. She looked as though she was about to pass out. The water in the shower soaked her. She cleaned her face with her palm a few times.

Tyler explained, "I'm pretending you're not here."

She couldn't take her gaze away from Tyler as the shower water poured down his head. Tyler took a step forward and leaned forward.

"What the hell are you up to? "Kyra asked.

"What else do you think? I take off my pants because I can't take a nice bath when I'm still clothed," Tyler explained.

The water from the shower soaked Kyra, but her face was red because of what the man was doing. Kyra immediately glanced up to avoid his nude body. Tyler hung his trousers on the side of his clothes, and then he went closer to her.

"What are you doing? "Kyra asked, stuttering in bewilderment that a handsome man was nude in front of her.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in here?" Tyler asked.

"I'm on the lookout for something," Kyra explained.

Tyler put his hand between Kyra and the wall, which astonished her. Kyra could dump the man, but she stopped herself since she needed to remain in hiding and avoid causing rumors at the university. Besides, the man was nude, and she wasn't sure it was true that it had not left a single cover on his body.

"Something? Isn't it someone?" Tyler asked.

Tyler's teammates yelled out of the shower room before Kyra could respond.

"Hey, Tyler, are you finished yet?"

Tyler didn't blink while staring at Kyra. "I'll come after you, guys," Tyler replied. "I have to take care of things."

"OK, man. We're going. I'll catch up with you in the bar."

They heard the door close. Kyra shoved Tyler and dashed out of the shower room.

"Damn it! I'm soaked," Kyra whispered.

Tyler explained, "It's all because of you." As Tyler emerged from the shower, Kyra glanced at him. Tyler covered his lower half with a towel and wrapped his damp clothes in plastic. "Who are you? Are you a pervert?"

"Excuse me, but..." Kyra's response "You're the one stripping naked in front of me."

"You came in here, hiding in the shower room. Act normal, you said. So, aren't you a voyeur? "Tyler said.

Kyra said, "I can't believe this."

Tyler was going to say anything when Kyra noticed the creature in the locker room. She even lifted her hand to silence Tyler. Kyra pressed down on the bracelet's button. Tyler spotted Kyra's odd weapon being released.

Kyra drew closer to a locker with each step. Tyler did not follow, preferring to stare at Kyra. As Kyra neared the locker, Tyler was astonished to see a strange monster. Tyler spotted its fangs as it growled, although it seemed to be an ordinary human. It has a scissor fang and sparkling white eyes.

The creature leaped over Kyra and evaded it almost instantly. Kyra swung her two daggers at it again, but the beast was both strong and fast. It flung Kyra into the wall many times.

The beast roared once again as it moved closer to Kyra. Kyra grabbed the plug and drew the electricity from it. Because of what she did, the lights flickered a few times. After slashing the creature with his knife, Kyra swiftly sprang up and dashed back to it. The creature burst into flames and then vanished with the wind.

"What on earth is that?" Tyler asked.

Kyra cast a glance toward Tyler. "It's a Wendigo,"

"A what? "Tyler asked. "Is that a monster?"

"Yes. The Wendigo is a human-eating shapeshifter," Kyra explained. "They only seem like a human, but when they smell humans, they get hungry. They turn into monsters when they're hungry."

"And you killed it? "Tyler asked in shock.

Kyra took a step towards Tyler. When he got dressed, she couldn't tell. Tyler gave her an icy gaze and riddled his visage with uncertainty rather than terror. Kyra took Tyler's arm and approached him.

Kyra explained, "I need to remove your memory of what happened."

Tyler did not respond, so Kyra cast a spell. "Oblivio!"

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Tyler awoke panting from a nightmare as though he had fled. He sat up and brushed his sweat-dampened hair with his fingers.

Tyler remembered his dream. That incident happened in the locker room. A woman drew electricity from the outlet and held it in her hand. He couldn't see her face. There was a monster in front of them. Tyler could hear the snarl reverberating around the locker room. When the woman chased the beast, it surprised him. The woman could transmit electricity from her palm to the blade she wielded, which she used to slash the monster's body.

Tyler reached for the bottled water on his bedside table. He heard a woman's voice as he drank the water.

"Yes. Wendigos are shapeshifters who feed on humans. They seem human, but when they smell humans, they become hungry. They turn into monsters when they're hungry."

"What kind of nightmare is that? "Tyler said.

Tyler reached for his phone, which he had hidden under his pillow. He was desperate to figure out what the dream was about and convinced it had happened. He frowned as he gazed at the phone's screen.

'What is she?' Tyler thought.