Chapter 5: Moon Clan
At such a young age, Raine could not fathom why everyone must die so heinously. All she knew was that it was her fate to see it all through. She understood that it was her responsibility as a Princess of the Moon Clan to be an impeccable slayer of demons and supernatural creatures. She naturally possessed great skills when compared to other humans, and her race was already predisposed to the job at hand, as her father would always say.
The Moon Clan was one of the three clans that make up the MIRAGE; a powerful underworld group operating in secret known only as a myth to humans.
Raine stopped in her tracks when she saw an old man crawling towards her. He was slowly dying due to the poison injected into his body. He was experiencing immense pain, yet he still strived to gasp for breath. She knew there was no hope for him. Like most humans, these creatures also wanted to live a long life. It was why they constantly tried to blend themselves in with humans in the first place.
"Let me help you take the pain away..." Raine whispered before she bent down and held the old man’s neck.
In one swift motion, she snapped it, taking the werewolf’s life instantly.
Her father began training her in earnest as soon as she turned seven. This training also included killing monsters like this old man, so the usually gruesome act was just an ordinary thing for her.
Moving on forward, she stopped as her eyes darted to the beautiful garden on the right side of the mansion. She walked towards it, hearing footsteps coming from the inside. Following the sound, she furrowed her brows as the sound of rushed steps echoed from within the newly built maze.
"Someone wants to escape," she softly murmured as she fastened her pace to find out. The sound of the footsteps weakened, allowing Raine to catch whoever it was that was trying to escape. Eventually, she finally caught sight of a...
"A boy..."