Nothing worthy of note happened. I just moved to my own house. It is been 4 years since I moved there. Andre and Irwin were now 16, the 2 of them got girlfriends.
Kita and Leiko. Kita is Andre's girlfriend, Leiko is Irwin's girlfriend, the 2 of them are of Japanese descent. Kita and Leiko are twin sister. Both of them have pale skin, small noses, a small body frame, both of them look like they are still children, not teenagers. They had babyfaces, with thin features. Both of the twin girls had heterochromia, Kita's eyes were grey and amber, Leiko's eyes were green and red, Kita's hair is pinkish green with 2 ponytails braids, Leiko's hair is reddish-yellow. They were pretty short and underdeveloped but they were 2 years older than Andre and Irwin. When they first prested them to me, by their height I confused them for children, they are short, like 130cm.
"Mom, I would like to present you our girlfriends"- Andre and Irwin opened the door for their girlfriends to come in
"Hello miss Aireen, I am Kita and on the left is my sister Leiko"- The 2 girls smiled
"Hmmm, how old are the 2 of you?"- I asked them
"18, we are twins!"- The 2 girls smiled
"You, are 18, and look like this?"- I was scared by now
"Yes, here are our IDs. Every time, every goddamn time"- Leiko handed their id's to me, they were 18 indeed
"Thank god you are 18"- After I said this, both of them gave me an angry look
"Let us help you"- Andre and Irwin got them near me, both of them seemed very caring towards the 2 of them
"I will set the table up while all of you stay here. Don't worry mom I got this"- Andre set the table, Irwin got plates for everyone so we can eat, at the table, they sat near their girlfriends, Andre near Leiko and Irwin near Kita.
"So how are the 2 of you feeling?"- They asked them
"Well, Andre. I don't like how people always mistake us for children"- Leiko look at me
"They have a valid reason"- Kita contradicted her
"Yeah whatever"
"Irwin, you have a good mom, she cares about the 2 of you"- Kita applauded me
"How do you earn money miss Aireen?"- The twin sisters asked me
"Well I am a local hunter, I hunt and sell animal pelts and meat"
"Hunting normal animals is boring!"- Kita was covering Leiko's mouth after she had said that
"Don't mind her"
"I wonder if aunt Amy is ok"- Irwin looked at me
"She is, don't worry"- I saw him smiling after I confirmed it
"So, have you heard of the recent killings? It looks like a serial killer is here"- Andre asked us
"Yes we heard it too"- The sisters confirmed
"I don't know if something will happen to us tonight, it is almost dark outside"- Leiko looked outside
I opened the tv, the same news was there, I turned it off since I don't want to scare the kids anymore
"I see a shadow at the window!"- Kita pointed to a window
I used the transparent world blood art with utmost secrecy. I saw Preston outside.
He opened the door
"Ohh, Preston. What are you doing here?"- Andre asked him
"Come to check on you. Aireen, I kinda need to discuss something about your employment. What are you 2 doing here"- Preston's eyes looked at Leiko and Kita
"Hey, Preston why are you here?"- Both of the twin sisters got uneasy
"You 2 are also Hunters or creatures?"- I asked the 2 sisters
"Well, that is awkward."- Andre and Irwin were holding Leiko's and Kita's hands
"Calm down kids. Aireen here is an Aswang, I am a skinwalker, Andre and Irwin are both Lycans and you 2 are Kitsune's, and all of us are hunters"- Preston tried to loosen up the atmosphere
"What?"- I was confused
"Yes, that is true."- Leiko and Kita began sprouting 2 tails
"You have a lot of work to do if you want to archive 9 tails"- Preston looked at them and smiled
"We just want to be like miss Hanako one day"- The 2 sisters were suddenly excited
"If I can find someone suitable for this I will bring her here"- He smiled at them
"Behind you Preston!"- I screamed at him as I saw a knife raised behind him
"What?"- He had made a funny face. I saw a knife sticking out of his back, the person behind him stabbed him a lot of time
"Ok, enough for this child's play"- Preston got the knife out of his back, he turned with the back on us, his wound healed in 3 seconds. He grabbed the person by the throat, he opened the door to my house and threw the guy outside
"He won't bother anyone"- Preston sat down near Andre and Irwin
"So, Leiko and Kita, you 2 have a boyfriend 10 times younger than all of you"- I was more taken back by Preston's comment
"And what? Like you would care"- Leiko and Kita began slapping Preston and Jumped around him. They were trying to hit him, but comically they failed
"Looks like you are as emotionally mature as them, even after 160 years"- He smiled while patting the 2 of them on the head
"So what was the thing you wanted to ask my mom?"- Andre asked Preston
"Well, a Markupo has been sighted around these parts near the swamps of the village you saved from that Mannangal years ago, I just wanted you to do this for me if you want to do it for me Aireen, I would be happy, and the pay is high on this one"- Preston smiled at me
"Yes, what could go wrong anyway"- I accepted Prestons offer
"Well, I will take a vacation to Canada to cool off. Damn it is too hot here"- Preston was out of the house in seconds after he heard that I accepted his offer
"So you 2 are too old for my soons to date you"- I looked at all 4 of them
"But mom, they behave just like us"- Andre tried defending them
"I don't know what to say now. I guess I will let the 4 of you choose. But behave yourselves with them. Understand?"- I asked all of them
"Yes"- all 4 of them turned to make a decision
"We decided we will stay together!"- All 4 of them shouted at me
"Amy, I forgot, Preston came here, he gave me a mission but he gave me no details!"- I shouted at Amy on the other line
"Calm down Aireen. A Markupo is omnivorous so you can bait it out with pungent-smelling smelling herbs"- Amy calmly replied to me
"And one request, can you please train Andre and Irwin to be Hunters?"- I asked her politely
"What!"- The 2 of them were surprised to hear this
"Yes, you 2 need to get in shape."- I looked at all 4 of them. Kita and Leiko were in Andre and Irwin laps
"Your mom has a point here"- The 2 sisters agreed with me. I can't get over the fact that they look like kids by are 10 times older than my sons
"Well, I will get ready to Hunt in the morning. I am tired now. I will be sleeping, when you sleep just remember to tidy up and turn the lights off"- I had slept in my room
12 hours later. I woke up at 9:30 AM
"Hello, did you all sleep ok?"- I asked the 4 of them
"Very good thank you"- Kita and Leiko were looking at me
"So, mum, do you need any help to hunt? The 4 of us can help you if you wish to"- Andre looked at me
"No, I can take care of it alone. Amy gave me more info on it. It will be easy"- I was preparing myself for battling the Markupo.
I heard that Markupo's are water snakes, Amy told me that they rarely leave the water, and yes they breathe through water and they can breathe on land. The sun is hurting their skin if they are exposed enough to it.
Well Aireen now you have to run to that village
I never looked around at the environment before, I should be able to find some bait for the Markupo there.
At the Village
"Hello there Antonio!"- The Village's only farmer. It is mostly a tourist destination, he is the main source of dairy for the village
"Hey Aireen"- He has a big nose with a face filled with pimples
"Do you know the lake, that lake that had caused problems?"- I tried to ask him
"Well just head North-East of here"- I was gone before he can notice
Now you got to buy something that might attract it meat with condiments, yes that will be a great way to deal with the baiting part
I arrived at the lake, I saw a person at the edge of the lake, I saw a Hunter badge on his shoulder.
"Don't get close to the water!"- I dragged him farther from the lake's edge
"I just want to have some alone time"- He shouted at me
"It is dangerous, I thought you will know that because you are a Hunter"
"You after the Markupo too?"- He asked me. I noticed he had long hair, a small nose, and a doll-like face.
"Yes but one problem. I have no bait. I am Aron by the way"
"I am Aireen. I have the bait if you want, we will have to wait but we still need for it to stay steady"- I poked my eyes to unleash the blood art transparent world
"Yes, it is very deep in the lake. Markupo are lizard-like creatures that live in the water, the sun hurts them the most"- I looked at him too, he was a little taken back by this
"How can you see?"- He seems to not know about the blood arts
"I am a local vampire species, every vampire can use blood arts"
"Vampires too? I only thought demons can use that"- He was looking at me very awkwardly
"Blood Arts: Crimson Crystals"- I formed the Crimson Crystals out of my blood
"Blood Arts: Crimson Barrier"- Aron created a barrier out of Crimson Crystals
"Well, demons have more blood arts. And we invented most of them, most of the crimson crystal ones"- He was looking at the lake again
"I have an idea, I need a little boost"
Aron boosted me over the lake, when I was in the middle I unleashed a new blood art
"Blood Arts: Crimson Crystal Pillar"- A pillar of Crimson Crystal formed, it had a sharp point, I threw the bait on the sharp end, now we have to wait
2 hours later
The Markupo was trying to get the bait
"Aireen, be ready"- Aron threw Crimson Crystals at it
"Blood Arts: Exploding Blood"- Its body exploded but it was no good
"Damn it, the scales are tougher than I imagined them to be"
"Blood Arts: Flaming Crimson Crystals"- Aron threw flaming Crimson Crystals at the Markupo.
"Blood Arts: Exploding Crimson Crystals"- I released my blood arts, exploding Crimson Crystals at it, one Crystal pierced it. It blew it up in pieces.
"That was rough"- Aron commented
"Well I have to go now, call the clean-up crew for me"- I left the place as fast as I could
I arrived home
"Were the 4 of you good today, don't forget to... ok what the heck is this?"- I screamed at Andre and Irwin, the kitchen was a mess
"Sorry miss"- Leiko and Kita bowed their heads
"You 2 are responsible for this?"- I asked the 2 of them, not trying to be angry
"Yes, we are, we used our magic here, we try to clean it up"- The 2 girls continued to clean
"Fine, just clean it. I will be sleeping, I am exhausted"
I fell asleep, just like that...
The next day:
"Woke up miss"- Leiko tried to wake me up
"What is it"- I was looking at her groggily
"Preston is here. Also, Amy is here too"- Leiko had gone out of the room
"What happened Preston? What now?"- I asked him
"Good news and bad news"- He looked at me
"Bad news"- I replied without thinking
"Well, Ishna had gone rogue, he was investigating a cryptid with mind-reading capacities like skinwalkers, it had now possessed him. The good news is that I found a vessel for Hanako"- Preston looked very conflicted on this
"Hanako? And Ishna how?"- I was surprised, I knew Ishna for a long time
"Well, I was with him, I fleed while I could. Hanako is the sister entity to Zamir, she was his sister, she is also the entity with the highest death rate when it is transported in the subconscious, he didn't died yet, and by the way, I am just a blood clone"
"What is the kid's name?"- I asked Preston
"Leo, his mind was compatible with Hanako. He meet the requirement needed to survive, not having emotions or having shallow emotions, as I can see he can activate and repress them at will"- He looked at me smiling
"Blood clone?"- I was surprised that walkers can use blood arts
"Yes we are copycats"- The clone dissolved
I stayed there, helping my kids clean the mess they made
