Of course this is a diary, fool!

[C a s]

Thanks! Next entry will be up sometime today.

[C a s]

Dear Diary,

All right, time to continue explaining.
So, I got downstairs, and El and Jace started to explain.
My mother, River Barker, was a Shadow Slayers. The Shadow Slayers are a group of elite demon hunters. Of course, I thought this was some joke. I mean, Shadow Slayers? Really? It sounds like the plot of a cheesy book. And demons weren't real...or so I thought. They took me down another flight of stairs, and was shown a row of cages - filled with dangerous beasts - demons.
Jace insisted it was in my blood as we went to a different room. This one was a stadium of sorts, and one of the demons - a wolf-like creature - was chained on one side. Another dog, and older, more elegant one, was watching us.
"Are you sure she can do it?" she questioned Jace.
He nodded. "She'll understand. She can do it."
"Fine." the dog handed me a scythe. "This was your mother's weapon of choice."
"My mother?" I asked, and she nodded. "Did you know her?"
The dog nodded. "Yes. First, you must show yourself that you are a Slayer."
My tail drooped. "I'm not!"
She shook her head, backing into the stands. "Jace."
Across the stadium, Jace broke the latch on the demon's chain, and time slowed.
The wolf-shadow dashed at me in slow motion.
Swing! My mind shouted, and I swung the scythe. It sliced through the beast, and it disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
I stood shell-shocked, blinking as the smoke began to clear.
Clapping in the stands caught my attention. I didn't know who I was anymore.
"Well done!" the wolf, who I now know is named Torunn, said. "You're right, Jace. She's River's daughter. Take her to he corridor, and I'll have Turret show her around in a bit."
I didn't speak until we got to my room.
"Eleanor left some clothes for you," Jace said.
I immediately demanded where my dad was, where I was, and how these dogs knew my mom.
Jace sat down with me and told me I was in the local Slayer home. They all lived here, too. Well, now. He, El, and the others were assigned here, and I was their mission, once they'd found out I was here. He also said that they were looking for my father.
"I have to go, get some rest and change. Turret will be here to show you around later."
With that, he left.
I opened the drawer on the bedside dresser, and inside was the dress I'm now wearing. A note was on it:

So I'm sitting here waiting for Turret. I think I'll est now, see you later.



Here's that mysterious Torunn...:

[blackwolf22]

awesome!

[blackwolf22]

I'm begging you to write more

[C a s]

Wow, ten days with no entry >.<
I wonder what could possibly be keeping Gwyn...>:)

[C a s]

Dear Diary,

I wish you were a person. Then maybe you could comfort me.
Let's take it from the top...

So, here's that Turret guy who finally showed up:

Pet's name: Turret

He's actually really sweet, and funny! He showed me around the whole place and gave my a small map, like you'd get at an aquarium or museum or something. Kinda odd, but okay. We sat down for lunch in the cafeteria, and he started answering my questions, THANK DOG! Here's how it went, blue is him, red is me:
"Who are the Shadow Slayers, really?"
"The Shadow Slayers are an elite group of demon hunters. Legend said the first was created when a demon killed a poor farmer's son. The Great Rabbits took pity on him, and granted him a sword of fire and a scythe of ice to destroy the demons. The fire and ice, as it is said, became part of his soul and spirit, and was passed down through the generations too us. We all have the mark on us - a coloured rabbit. It usually appears on the shoulder blade, like mine, but not always. Chris' is on his tail."
"Great Rabbits...? Marks?"
"The Great Rabbits are the spirits that we believe in. They're like...our guardians. No one but the farmer who began our bloodline has seen them."
He moved a bit to show me his mark, on his shoulder - a rabbit, looking like a scar in his skin, a light shade of blue.
"The mark of the Rabbits. We all get one, when we start our training. Move your hair."
A pushed my hair behind my shoulders. He tapped my shoulder. "Here it is. Red? That's pretty rare."'
I looked for myself, and sure enough, I had the mark.
"So...I'm a natural-born demon killer."
"We all are, here."
"All righty then. What about my Dad?"
"John was a great Philosopher! They'll get him back!"
"But who took him?"
"..."
"Turret? Turret?!"
"...follow me, Gwyn."

I followed him away from the cafeteria, and down a flight of stairs, into a library. He pulled an old, dusty book from a shelf, and we sat at a table. He flipped it open.
"These...are the Drelians."
Looking in the book, I saw the massive, jet black creature. It's ivory fangs protruded from it's closed mouth - which I assumed held more teeth -, and it's large claws were the same ivory, but looking as if they had been dipped in blood. It's eyes were pure black, no other colour to be seen. On their backs were golden saddles.
Upon the saddled are what I presumed were the Drelians. Taller than humans, and with snow-white skin, they were oddly terrifying. Their eyes were a golden colour, and they held curved blades of shadows.
At that moment, the door was thrown open...and my world would never be the same, with three words:

"Jace is dead!"

[pinkgeneguy]

Dangit Alex isn't a Shadow Slayer
I think she's pretty angry

[C a s]

Sorry, I don't include everyone in every chapter. She's around somewhere. Gwyn is REALLY gonna need her, Eleanor, and Skyler.

[C a s]

Dear Diary,

It's been two weeks since the funeral. This is the first day I've done anything but lie on Alex's couch. I've been bunking with her. Eleanor, Alive, and Skyler have been trying to take care of me.
I don't know how I'll go on without him...but I guess it'll have to be by fully accepting my Slayer side and wrecking some demons.
Tomorrow, someone is supposed to bring me some photos of Mom as a Slayer. I can't wait to see her mark. Mine is fully showing now.

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I went out for some training with Eleanor. I saw her talking to Turret in the hallway...they seem close...

Well, Diary, I'm thinking about dying my hair white like Jace's...

What do you think? I'll have to ask my friends...

[blackwolf22]

What! Jace is actually dead! NOO!