The Reaper's Apprentices #1: Awakened Read Online Free
Author: CS Patra
jetlag and not enough sleep?”
“That’s putting it lightly. What a day!” Avani dropped down on her bed. “Three photo shoots, one go-see to try and book a campaign with Versace, and one meeting with a designer over in London. I’d like to think I did well at all of them.”
Avani was the same age as her, but she came from North Carolina and thought of herself as the most spectacular demon to have ever lived. She was an up-and-coming model who had been signed to a New York agency, and her portfolio was getting bigger with each day. There were a few designers who were a little uncomfortable with hiring a fourteen-year-old, but the others didn’t mind. The only rule Avani had was that she wasn’t going to do any nude photos until she was an adult. The agency respected her decisions. Thankfully that didn’t stop the work orders from coming in. There was something new going on every day. Every week, she was traveling to a different part of the country, be it New York or London or Paris. She got jetlagged despite occasionally using demonic portals, but she always had a million stories. If she was lucky and had the time, she would often bring gifts for the other demons. Right now, she was handing Yuka a Fendi scarf that she had managed to buy.
“Don’t tell anyone I got you that. I would have bought one for everyone, but I don’t have that much money. For being demons, they sure don’t pay us much.”
“Thanks! I have no idea how I’m going to explain to my parents where I got this though,” she joked, folding up the scarf. “So you’ve got to tell me what London, Milan, and Paris were like. I’ve never been to any of those cities.”
“Oh, it’s no different from other cities. I was doing mostly fashion related work, so I didn’t actually tour anything.” Avani put away some of her clothes. “I did run into some Italian demons in Milan. They told me about demon slayers going in and slaughtering a bunch of demons at a church.” Yuka frowned at that as Avani opened up her drawer. “Yeah, I know. I don’t know why demons would be at a church in the first place, or why anyone would think to kill them there, but that’s what I heard.”
“Did they ever tell you why they were killed?”
“No. I’m guessing they were trashing the church or something? Not that it justifies killing anyone but…” Avani shrugged. “I asked them if they had ever had a close encounter with one. None of them wanted to answer that question.”
And I don’t think I can blame them, Yuka thought. She had heard stories about demon slayers from other demons too. All she knew was that they were ruthless, determined, and ugly on the inside. She had been told that if a demon slayer was ever to corner her, she would have to rip out his heart. As far as she knew, they were humans without souls or compassion. She noticed that Master Sebastian bristled anytime the words ‘demon slayer’ came up in a conversation.
“They don’t care about what happens to the rest of the world,” he had told her a long time ago. “And you have to stop thinking of them as humans. They are the real monsters on Earth, and they’ll try to get you at any cost. You have to get to them first. It doesn’t matter if they beg for mercy or not. If necessary, rip their throats out. Leave them to die. They will do the same to you if you aren’t quick enough.”
She knew he was protecting her well-being, but the way he phrased the words made her cringe. There was no way she could rip out a human being’s throat if he was begging for mercy. If she did that, then she would truly be a monster. It was bad enough that humans and demons had a small rift between them. Both sides were trying their best to ignore the other, but a few incidents would arise and change everything. These days were getting to be the worst. Demons were now turning to crimes, and hurting people in the process. Despite all the efforts from
“That’s putting it lightly. What a day!” Avani dropped down on her bed. “Three photo shoots, one go-see to try and book a campaign with Versace, and one meeting with a designer over in London. I’d like to think I did well at all of them.”
Avani was the same age as her, but she came from North Carolina and thought of herself as the most spectacular demon to have ever lived. She was an up-and-coming model who had been signed to a New York agency, and her portfolio was getting bigger with each day. There were a few designers who were a little uncomfortable with hiring a fourteen-year-old, but the others didn’t mind. The only rule Avani had was that she wasn’t going to do any nude photos until she was an adult. The agency respected her decisions. Thankfully that didn’t stop the work orders from coming in. There was something new going on every day. Every week, she was traveling to a different part of the country, be it New York or London or Paris. She got jetlagged despite occasionally using demonic portals, but she always had a million stories. If she was lucky and had the time, she would often bring gifts for the other demons. Right now, she was handing Yuka a Fendi scarf that she had managed to buy.
“Don’t tell anyone I got you that. I would have bought one for everyone, but I don’t have that much money. For being demons, they sure don’t pay us much.”
“Thanks! I have no idea how I’m going to explain to my parents where I got this though,” she joked, folding up the scarf. “So you’ve got to tell me what London, Milan, and Paris were like. I’ve never been to any of those cities.”
“Oh, it’s no different from other cities. I was doing mostly fashion related work, so I didn’t actually tour anything.” Avani put away some of her clothes. “I did run into some Italian demons in Milan. They told me about demon slayers going in and slaughtering a bunch of demons at a church.” Yuka frowned at that as Avani opened up her drawer. “Yeah, I know. I don’t know why demons would be at a church in the first place, or why anyone would think to kill them there, but that’s what I heard.”
“Did they ever tell you why they were killed?”
“No. I’m guessing they were trashing the church or something? Not that it justifies killing anyone but…” Avani shrugged. “I asked them if they had ever had a close encounter with one. None of them wanted to answer that question.”
And I don’t think I can blame them, Yuka thought. She had heard stories about demon slayers from other demons too. All she knew was that they were ruthless, determined, and ugly on the inside. She had been told that if a demon slayer was ever to corner her, she would have to rip out his heart. As far as she knew, they were humans without souls or compassion. She noticed that Master Sebastian bristled anytime the words ‘demon slayer’ came up in a conversation.
“They don’t care about what happens to the rest of the world,” he had told her a long time ago. “And you have to stop thinking of them as humans. They are the real monsters on Earth, and they’ll try to get you at any cost. You have to get to them first. It doesn’t matter if they beg for mercy or not. If necessary, rip their throats out. Leave them to die. They will do the same to you if you aren’t quick enough.”
She knew he was protecting her well-being, but the way he phrased the words made her cringe. There was no way she could rip out a human being’s throat if he was begging for mercy. If she did that, then she would truly be a monster. It was bad enough that humans and demons had a small rift between them. Both sides were trying their best to ignore the other, but a few incidents would arise and change everything. These days were getting to be the worst. Demons were now turning to crimes, and hurting people in the process. Despite all the efforts from
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