Chapter 5: Soul Eater

Kyra was the first one to get up in the morning. She ran to their hideout in the nearby park. Kyra does it every morning to maintain her strength. It did not quickly exhaust her while doing it, especially when they were hunting demons. Tyler was one of the last people she expected to encounter at the park. Many women are watching him while he does push-ups. Kyra didn't recognize him at first, but when he smiled at her when he stood up to sip water, he saw her among the women watching him.

When Kyra saw Tyler was about to approach her, she pivoted around and bolted. Tyler simply grinned and pursued Kyra.

Kyra sped away. She didn't glance back to relieve her anxiousness. Her jogging returned to normal after it convinced her she was far away.

'What the hell is she up to? What brings him to our village? Does this imply that he also lives here? Why here, when there are so many villages and subdivisions? 'Kyra thought.

Kyra grimaced as she dashed forward.

"What made you flee? Do you believe I will not pursue you? "Tyler asked Kyra, smiling, as he ran beside her.

Kyra didn't expect Tyler would follow her. It startled her when he suddenly grabbed her earphones, which caught her attention. As Tyler approached Khali, an unexpected flying kick greeted him. Tyler swiftly avoided it, which shocked Kyra as though he expected her to assault him.

"I ran because I knew you'd follow me," Kyra lied. She did not let him know she was surprised.

Tyler chuckled a little. "Is it because you want me to chase you? You always run away?"

"Certainly not. You're being pursued by a swarm of females. I'm not looking for trouble. "Kyra said.

"That's why I'm chasing you," Tyler winked.

Tyler's reply startled Kyra slightly. She wasn't expecting Tyler to say that. "It makes no difference how attractive you are. I've seen a lot of males who are even more attractive than you," Kyra replied.

Tyler chuckled. "You have seen my nakedness, which makes me superior to them. So, despite seeing a plethora of handsome men, I'm still in your thoughts, right? "Tyler asked.

"Yeah, keep pretending you're not even upset; you're tormenting me to make me guilty. "Kyra said.

'How could he remember what happened in the locker room? I've erased his memory,' Kyra thought.

"I'm not doing anything to you; you're the one who feels guilty every time we meet," Tyler said.

Kyra came to a halt and drank the water she was carrying. Tyler came to a halt as well. Tyler startled Kyra by taking her bottled water and drinking from it after she had finished drinking. He ignored that she'd already drunk from the bottle.

Kyra took a deep breath. "Does this mean the rest of my day will be wrong? I saw among the crowd. This is not a lucky day. "Kyra said.

Tyler didn't respond. Instead, he smiled at Kyra, becoming increasingly furious with him. Tyler followed Kyra as she ran once again. Women greeted Tyler multiple times, but Tyler ignored them. It surprised Kyra, but she didn't ask.

"Every time I pass by your classroom, I see you. Even when all your students yell my name, you don't glance at me," Tyler replied.

"It could only signify one thing." Kyra said, "I'm not interested in you, and I don't care about you."

"So, what are you doing in the shower? Only men are there; you have even chosen to hide my shower room. You don't care about me or are interested in me, but you want to seduce me. Interesting. "Tyler smiled as he said this.

"Seducing you? You're the one who undressed in front of me while......" Kyra was about to complete her sentence when Tyler grabbed her.

Tyler grabbed her hip with one hand while she clung to his shoulder. She saw the bicycle riding past.

Tyler asked. "You almost got hit by a bicycle. Are you all right?"

Tyler freed Kyra from his grasp as she shook her head. She altered her posture and stepped away from Tyler.

'Geez, embarrassing,' Kyra thought.

"Don't miss me too much. I have to go. We have a quick practice in the gym." Tyler winked as he said, "See you at school, Kyra."

"As if," Kyra grumbled.

Tyler simply chuckled at what she said. Tyler kissed Kyra on the cheek before rushing away, which astonished her. She was shocked as she stroked her cheek and watched Tyler run. Tyler smiled as he turned his back to her and waved.

'What a pervert! 'Kyra thought.

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Cael and Kyra were driving to university after breakfast when their car stopped at a traffic light. They spotted a woman hastily rushing over the crossing as everyone stared at her. She tripped on the pedestrian line many times and proceeded right across the street to the park.

"Kyra, look at that," Cael said.

They saw a supernatural entity that no one else could see. Cael promptly parked their car and stepped out with Kyra. They track the mystical figure and believe it is following the woman. Kyra and Cael saw the otherworldly entity entering an old structure in the park. The plants were dry, and the gate was old. They will also notice damage to the building's outside wall.

When Damon noticed a woman racing into the building, he halted. He recently left his job at a convenience shop. It was close to his university. When he entered the building, he observed the woman lying on the filthy floor with half of her body elevated off the ground. A white light eventually emerges from its lips.

Damon couldn't see what was going on at first, but after a while, he noticed a creature only a few inches taller than him. Compared to its body, it has a big head. It has enormous eyes and a wide mouth. Two curving horns and a pointed snout distinguish it.

'What is this strange creature?' Damon thought.

After eating the woman's little ball of light, the creature turned to face Damon. The woman's half-body hit the ground. Damon stepped back, and suddenly the flames erupted from his two hands. He dodged the beast and immediately tossed the fire at it. It moved oddly and rushed over to him as he heard it snarl. The thing approached Damon swiftly and waved its long-clawed hands, but Damon could repel it. He shielded it with his hand of fire from all attacks. He kicked it to the ground and hurled it.

Meanwhile, Kyra and Cael see a weird light within the old building. They dashed in, not expecting to run upon the man fighting the supernatural being. Kyra pushed her watch against her wrist and scrutinized the thing in front of them.

Kyra said, "Soul Eater."

"Does this creature consume its victim's soul? "Cael asked.

Kyra swung her dual-bladed dagger at the soul eater, who dodged her assault with ease.

The creature dashed towards Damon, flailing its long claws. Damon gasped in pain as the creature's claws struck his back.

"Aahhhhhh! "Damon screamed.

Damon's hands emitted a more excellent fire than previously. Cael swung his boomerang dagger towards the soul eater's body, which slammed into him.

Damon spotted electricity burrowing into the floor, which he assumed would be the thing. Damon noticed the unusual energy in the woman's fingers as he gazed at the two strangers. And the man beside him wielded a unique weapon. Damon couldn't believe his eyes when he saw electricity flowing through an invisible container. Inside that unseen item, the soul eater fights back against the energy hitting it. Kyra's brow wrinkled as well as she realized the creature was being held captive by something invisible.

'It's that intangible thing. It's back,' Kyra thought.

Damon tossed the fire he was holding into the unseen item, which exploded with electricity. That beast let forth a scream. The weird boomerang that Damon spotted shining when it struck the creature's flesh came next.

The creature's body burns moments after the unseen item of electricity and fire vanishes. It transformed into smoke and was carried away by the wind. They spotted a swarm of little white lights floating through the air. The soul eater ate those souls all day. Damon noticed a small light ball enter the lips of a woman he believed to be a saleslady at a nearby mall.

Damon approached the woman. Cael and Kyra also went close to Damon. Damon slightly tapped the woman on her cheek, and a moment later, she woke up. She was terrified and struggled with Damon's grip on her.

"Wait a minute, Miss," Damon said.

But the woman did not listen. Kyra held the woman's hand. "Oblivio."

The woman seemed to faint for a few seconds. The woman stood up and walked out of the building.

"Come on, wait a minute, Miss," said Damon.

The woman did not listen and went straight for the walk. Kyra, Cael, and Damon just watched it. Cael looked at Damon.

"Hello," Cael said. Damon looked at Cael and then looked at Kyra.

"Who are you?" Damon asked. "Agh," Damon remembered. He had a wound on his back. He knelt when he felt the pain again.

"You have a wound. Cael, help him." Kyra said.

Cael immediately approached Damon. "What are you going to do?" Damon asked.

"Take it easy, man. I'm just healing your wound," Cael said.

It surprised Damon when the man across from him cut off his wrist and put the wound in his mouth. They noticed Damon's hesitation.

"Drink my blood for immediate healing," Cael said.

"No, why do I have to drink the..." Damon says.

Damon didn't finish what he was about to say because Kyra grabbed Damon's head and dipped his mouth into Cael's wound. Damon was almost throwing up, but he did nothing as he swallowed the blood.

Cael pulled her wrist out of Damon's mouth, and the cut gradually disappeared.

"Your wounds will heal. Just wait," said Cael.

Cael's wound healed quickly, along with his. Damon couldn't believe it and promptly got up and touched his entire body. Damon wasn't weak anymore, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Who are you? And what sort of people are you?" Damon asked, confused.

"We are the hunters," says Kyra.

Damon looked at them, who were almost the same age as him. "How did you see that supernatural being?" Cael asked.

"Shouldn't that be visible?" Damon asked Cael.

"Looks like you're one of us," Cael said with a smile. "Chief will be happy when we introduce him. What's your name?"

"I'm Damon. You? Who are you?" Damon asked.

"I'm Cael, and she's Kyra. We're called hunters. Teen hunters." said Cael. "Do you want to be a hunter like us?"