> Demon Hunter > by Ninjutsu Master > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1: Why? Sunset Shimmer was slowly making her way home. Even from across the street one could see her puffy red eyes and dried tear stains. Her friends or rather her former friends had turned their backs on her. She pleaded that she wasn't Anon-a-miss, that she wouldn't do such a thing to them after all this time. Now she was on her way home after her break down if front of the school. Sunset lived on the other side of town, combined with her slowed walking night had fallen just moments ago. She was crossing the street when she heard someone speak. "Such a delicious smell." She looked up to see a young man standing on top the traffic light, "Betrayal, depression, hints of malice. Oh what a delicious smell. I can't wait to eat my new snack." He hopped down from the light like he was walking down the stairs. The light shining down on him revealed to Sunset that he wasn't human. His skin was a sickly shade of green, hair that was falling off his head, and black eyes with no pupil or iris. "W-What are yo-o-u?" she asked, fear taking grasp and holding her in place. The man, no, thing stalked forward slowly. Its grin literally splitting its face in half. "Yes, be afraid. I like my meat to be tough. Now stay still like a good little girl...AND DIE!" In a blink of he was in front of her. Pain erupted from her stomach, bringing new tears to her eyes. Looking down she couldn't believe what she was seeing. His hand had speared through her stomach as blood pooled on the ground. Slowly the thing pulled out his hand, the pain started a new causing her to drop to her knees. The monster licked the blood off its hand. Her vision started to blur as the cold began to envelop her. Thoughts were swirling through her head. 'Is this it? Is this how I die? Alone, no friends, no family. Killed at the hands of some monster. I can't believe how weak I am. Not able to fight back even a little.' There was a loud bang that brought her out of her thoughts. In front of her was the blurry body of the monster that stabbed her. There was some type of grey liquid coming out of its forehead. "Hey......thi.......sti....live....." A new voice spoke. She couldn't understand it over the ringing in her ears. The last thing she felt before falling unconscious were two fingers pressing against her neck. Slowly Sunset started to regain her senses. The heavy feeling of bedsheets over her body, the dry taste of copper in her mouth, the soft sound of rhythmic page turning, the uncomfortable smell of dust in the air. Finally she opened her eyes to a dull concrete ceiling. "You are finally awake." She turned her head to the monotone voice. A man around twenty-five years sat in a chair next to her bed. He had pasty white skin and light brown hair, his eyes were a dull yellow. He wore a hard ballistic vest over a long black sleeve shirt and green camo pants. He closed the book he was reading and placed it on a small end table. Sunset tried to sit up but he pushed her back down. "Do not try to sit up. You have been out for the past three days. We were not sure you would actually wake up for a while." He grabbed a glass of water from the table and pressed it against her lips. She greedily gulped up the water, soothing her dry throat. Finishing she took a few deep breaths. "Who are you?" she asked, her voice slightly hoarse. "Ah, That is right. People typically introduce themselves when meeting new people do they not? Call me Blaze." He helped her sit upright in her bed. Her stomach sent out numb pulses as she did so. She looked around the room she was in. Grey concrete walls and floor surrounded her, a metal door on the far side of the room. The room was bare of anything; the only things in the room were the bed, chair, and table. "Where am I? And what was that thing?" Sunset tried to make sense of things. He sat back down in the chair. "You are in one of the many bases of the Demons Eradication Association, or DEA for short. As for the thing that attacked you. Well...It was a demon." Sunset couldn't believe her ears. 'DEMON! Sure ponies and magic and sirens make sense. But demons!? Not even Equestria had demons. But...' "What happens now?" she hesitantly asked him. He hummed in thought, "HQ has given you two options. Either you try to live a normal life with a DEA agent guarding you, or you train to be one of us and fight off the demons that lurk in this world." Sunset knew which choice she would pick. "I'll live a normal life." The demon was terrifying. She couldn't imagine trying to fight them, let alone survive. She wouldn't, no couldn't face more of those things. The red head could only imagine how insane someone has to be to willingly fight them. "I see. Wait here for a moment then." He got up and left the room. Sunset started thinking about the last three days, or rather imagined what happened during that time. Did anyone figure out who Anon-a-miss really was? Did anyone worry about her while she was gone...Did anyone even notice she was gone? Before she could continue down that spiral the door opened again. Blaze with back in with another person. "Bon-Bon?" The girl that always hung around the pony crazed Lyra Heartstrings in school was a demon hunter? She had on a light blue shirt and jean shorts. It was clear she was wearing soft ballistic vest under her shirt. There was a small rectangular like shape under the shirt on her hip. Blaze gestured to her. "This is Sweetie Drops. She will be your...Bodyguard for a lack of a better word. She will live in your apartment with you. Her classes have been changed to match your schedule. She will be by your side twenty-four seven." He pulled out a syringe, "Unfortunately, due to DEA rules you will need to be put into a medically induced unconsciousness." "WAIT WHAT!" He placed the needle in her arm and injected her. Before she could resisted any further she lost consciousness.