the last hunter

"Mind giving back my wife.... Son?" Spoke the devil finally sending a chill down Aiden's spine. He could hear his sarcastic tone when he called him his son. As if to make him like he was nothing but a basterd in the eyes of the devil. 

Devil.... Devil..... Aiden was slowly calming down as he stopped viewing the giant figure as a devil and started viewing him as his father.

"Did you have to punch me?" Aiden asked as the punch he received in the head was still stinging him. 

"Dear!" Spoke up the angel noticing the injury her flesh and blood have received and started checking up on him with utmost care which was quite the opposite than the devil of a father he had. Slowly he stopped viewing the caring women in his arm as an angel and started viewing her as his mother.

"Don't worry I'm alright so can you like let me breath" He spoke reassuringly while trying to gently holding her hands and getting it off of him. After doing so He sighed in relief after being able to breath! 

"So you have seen your mother right? Well I think you should head back then." His dad spoke up while instantly swopping his mother into his arms. All his mother could do was yelp in surprise when that happened and stared daggers at her husband who avoided her. 

"You want to kick your son out?" Aiden asked as he got off the floor while staring at his father. His red eyes could never match the fury his father eyes carried but that didn't mean he will go down without a fight. 

"Son? You're the one that said we were never a family don't try this shit on me" His father spoke With clear disdain in his tone. He was even surprised his son even came back after what he did. Why was he even back to begin with exactly?

His father didn't know what to think of this and just shook his head while turning to get inside. He didn't want to stress his wife more than she needs to. 

"Wait!" He could hear his son calling out for him making him think he might try something by saying some petty words which made him feel really angry he turned around to start and shout at him but he couldn't get a word in before his son spoke.

"I'm sorry I was the biggest asshole when I said that. I was never in the right state of mind but that doesn't change anything. I will forever be sorry for what I have done and caused but please.... Don't leave me." Aiden genuinely apologized not knowing what else to say. He couldn't get himself to even watch what type of look his father gave him. Was he even madder? Did he feel disappointed in him?

All his father did was just look away from his son and snorted while walking inside. This crushed Aiden even more he of course was sure his father wasn't going to forgive him but believing and seeing so were different. 

"What are you waiting for?" His father spoke up again feeling irritated before he spoke up again. "Get inside before I chance my mind." He didn't even turn to look at his son while saying so and simply continued to walk inside.

Aiden on the other hand didn't know what to say about this. He was surprised this actually worked but thankfully it did! He didn't waste anytime and just continued walking in and closed the door behind him.

When they got in his father finally let go of his mother due to noticing how frustrated she was starting to feel about it. Once she touched the ground she gave one final glare to his father before going back to Aiden and giving him yet another hug but this time she was sure to be gentle. 

Of course he didn't try to push her off and hugged her back. Yet for some reason he felt weird of course he was happy yet he was also sad and guilty. He felt sad for what he have done to his family and felt even more guilty due to knowing that they will experience the same thing in a month but much worse. 

"Mom is grandpa here?" He asked his mother while slowly letting go of her and she only gave him a warm smile.

"In the garden with his old friends. Do you miss your grandpa too?" His mother questioned as if the reason he asked was to meet with all of his family.

"Yeah I do." He spoke with a sad smile knowing that he was lying. Of course he missed his grandpa too but that wasn't the entire reason he wanted to meet with him.

"I see. What about Arthur?" He asked again remembering about his little brother.

"The little pumpkin is playing with his sister in the living room." His mother spoke with a sweet chuckle noticing the slight excitement in her sons eyes. His father was no where to be seen seeming like he didn't have time to waste with him and rather do so with his real family. 

He walked with his mother to the living room and noticed how quiet the hallways of the mansion felt. The hallways were filled with paintings that looked really old and even armour sets. He felt like if he looked at them for too long they might come back to life and just attack him so he didn't bother to look at them for more than a glance.

He finally arrived at the living room and he could feel the tension in the air. He felt like a deer in the headlight when he looked at the people in the living room. His father was holding up a news paper covering his face on the single couch yet oddly he could feel him watching him from under it . His little sister Rose was playing blocks with his little brother Arthur on the floor and didn't notice him come or rather knew and decided to just ignore him. The only one looking at him was his older brother Ben on the big couch, he couldn't tell what his brother was thinking when he saw him. He wasn't sure he wanted to even confront him due to how he was looking it him since even he was giving him the creeps.

"Go on and sit down I'll continue preparing dinner." His mom spoke sweetly happy her family was reunited yet she might have been too sweet and ignorant to notice the tension in the room. 

Aiden almost jumped from his place when he noticed his brother getting up from the couch and walking up to him. If his fathers eyes carried nothing but horror but fury his brother's red eyes were hard to even read. He couldn't even tell what those eyes were hiding which only made it scarier. Who wouldn't be scared of such a thing?

Finally both brother were standing face to face Infront of each other. Unlike Aiden who's hair was from his mother Ben had brown hair like their father. He would have looked like their father if not for his pale skin tone which they got from their mother. He was rather tall while Aiden was close to 180 meters at 17 years old Ben was closing in to 200 meters tall! He was really making use of their father's gens as he himself was already at the 210 meters range! He was thankful he didn't receive his mothers gens when it came to height as she was only in the 160 meters range in height. 

Unlike the skeleton build Aiden had his brother's build was fit for a warrior. If he had to guess he might be fit enough to even use any weapon he wished! Aiden felt nervous and he wasn't really able to hide it. He was starting to have bad thoughts not knowing what Ben was going to try to do. 

He noticed a change in him, his body started to relax and he had his hand on Aiden's shoulder before sighing in annoyance. "Dude took you long enough!" He spoke feeling slightly irritated but not for the reason he was expecting. 

"You are not mad?" Aiden asked ben and he just answered with a warm smile. It seemed as warm as his mother's yet there was something odd about it.... He blinked as he felt himself falling to the ground. What happened? Why was he he on the floor? His mouth felt wet and he noticed he just spat a weird mix of saliva, blood and acid. Then it came, at first it was a slight sting and it just became unbearable. He clutched his stomach in desperation. He couldn't see himself in his home anymore but rather the mansion of the demon. His vison was bloodied as he watched the demon laugh at him with other ones who stood over his friend Andrew. He felt helpless in this situation even as he saw hand the demon's hand approaching him. 

"GET AWAY FROM ME." He kept screaming as he demanded the wretch being to just leave him alone. he felt the fire in him diminishing before he passed out out of panic.

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Azrael never really knew what changed in his son when he came to visit them. Even though he was mad for him being her he was still pleased since this made his wife in a better mood.

He sat at the couch and ignored the existence of his second son. He probably will have to bring up about how he should sleep over for the sake of his mother which further annoyed him so he focused on the news paper. Yet that didn't last long when he heard a loud thud. He lowered the news paper to see what was going on he thought Arthur was slamming the bricks on the floor which made him think he should grab his phone and start taking pictures of the little rascal. Yet he couldn't have been any further from the truth when he saw Aiden on the floor with his eldest son ben standing over him. He could see slight blood coming out from Aiden's mouth indicating he received a punch in the gut from Ben yet Ben was too careless in how much Aiden could handle.

He froze when he saw this even Rose held Arthur close in her arms when she saw such a sight feeling shocked too, while the little rascal felt confused ignorant of what's going on. But he started crying when he realized he couldn't play anymore 

"Now I'm not" Ben have finally spoke while rubbing the back of his head and laughed a little as if this was all a joke. He offered his hand to Aiden yet Aiden's expression changed to a mortified one as he covered himself while screaming for Ben to leave him alone. Azrael didn't know what to feel at that moment yet he got up to check up on Aiden yet he have already passed out due to his panic.

What happened to his son? His own flesh and blood? He knew he wasn't afraid of Ben due to the punch yet he knew he was triggered... Was he getting bullied at school to this extent?..... His father kept looking at his son who was still on the floor with a pained expression. He would never in a million years look at any of his children in such a state. He gripped his hand till it started bleeding as if to let out his frustration and started acting.

"Rose take Arthur and stay with grandpa. Ben call the doctor." He spoke with a voice of authority as if daring anyone to challenge it. His kids didn't bother to question and just acted on his orders.

His mother rushed in the living as she heard the screams expecting the kids to be bickering between each other. Yet the sight of her son Aiden on the floor unconscious just made her instinct act fast. She tried holding him in her arms while her tears kept streaming. While her husband heart only ached it was all his fault....... 

He remembered the day his son came back three months ago and he was oddly distant and cold. When he heard of his girlfriend cheating on him he felt angry for such a girl to break his heart for maybe a good for nothing man. He knew his son was perfect! He was every man a women could ask for! Yet he wasn't really the type to comfort so when he spoke it seemed he was angry at his own son. "So what? Get back to training and move on!" Was all that it took for his son to leave them. He was the one that pushed Aiden out of the family when he needed them the most.

He walked over to his wife and carried his son in his arms and into the couch. This time he will not let such thing happen again. He will not let his son go no matter what happens. 

end of chapter 3