The Sleeping Hunter

y family-we're different. And my parents m

of the community, keeping our true nature hidden-for o

f the world, all hiding their existence from the unaware human p

res of the night known as vampires. They ar

just as deadly as the vampires-maybe even worse. Unlike vampires,

en they arrived. Ever since, things have been turned u

these creatures. Most people don't even know they exist,

notice when something strange happens. A few of us who know the tr

being in the city: witches. They're

ey don't harm humans, and they have no

made Balkan City their home, and

vampires and the werewolves. It's b

them, it wouldn't be so bad-but it's

old me about a mysterious hunter-on

ated specifically to destroy supernatu

en the werewolves wouldn't dare fight him. He

h immense power, making him sup

of hunters, but we're not strong en

s-something my parents have trai

bout these creatures, including how to kil

p multiplying. And while we fight them, we al

er, I was completely against the idea of waki

ust kill monsters-he kills anyone w

years. The world he knew is lon

he can stop these creature

e they used to be. I'm not convinced he can

t him, I've been arguing wi

lly now that the time to wake him is nea

-

this?" I asked again this mor

eading to the location where

are you bein

so many times. Why don't you understand

his through? What if what you're about to do bring

y is dangerous. He was bu

he sees? What if he kills you the moment you

out us yet-that's a good thing. But if you

y he can stop them. I'm not doing this ju

estiny. My parents e

n through generations.

ther's bloodline. Only someone

een asleep for a century. Even G

e a really bad feeling about this,"

d why we have to do this," she sai

stake, Dad," I sai

ther. And I think you should too. This is

we're about to do, they'll hun

ill hunt us down-and wipe out

o you know that? Are you just

ly happened,"

after his hundred-year slumber. A decade l

ber of the family-ex

not a hunter. T

s supposed to pr

hance to awaken, he sees that

ur brother's. We can't risk being caught in the war betwe

th to stand against them

. "I'm just sca

scared of. We'll be fin

choice. The time has co