The demon hunters

The demon hunters

OgheneFejiro · Ongoing · 48.3k Words

766
Hot
766
Views
0
Added
Add to Shelf
Start Reading
Share:facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsappreddit

Introduction

In a world where humanity is fueled by the very monsters that hunt them, Kaito Ishida is a glitch in the system.

After grafting a forbidden Apex-Wire to his spine to save his dying sister, he becomes a Reaper—an elite executioner for a city built on a lie.

But the Static in his head is louder than the law, and Kaito soon realizes that to save his family, he might have to become the monster the world fears most.

Chapter 1

The smell was the first thing that hit him. It wasn’t the metallic tang of blood or the sulfur of an explosion. It was the scent of rotting peaches and wet bleach.

Kaito blinked, coughing as a thick, grey mist settled into his lungs. He tried to stand, but his boots slipped on something slick. He looked down and his stomach did a slow, sickening roll. The street wasn't stone anymore. It was covered in a layer of translucent, vibrating sludge that looked like the remains of his neighbors after their cells had been turned into a biological soup.

"What the hell," Kaito whispered, his voice cracking. "Where is everybody?"

He looked up at the neon signs of the Neo-Kyoto slums, but they were flickering out, choked by thick vines of black obsidian. The demonic ivy was growing up the sides of the buildings. This was a Vex breach—a full-scale outbreak—the kind of event the government just erased from the maps.

Kaito scrambled to his feet, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. He didn't care about the sludge or the screams echoing from the next block over; he just needed to get to the apartment.

He ran, his breath coming in ragged gasps, his feet splashing through the remains of the world he knew. He turned the corner of 4th Avenue and stopped dead.

The apartment building was gone, not collapsed, but melted. In the center of the ruin, sitting among the debris, was Himari.

She wasn't screaming. She was just sitting there, looking down at her own chest. A jagged, pulsing spike of obsidian bone had pierced her right through the sternum, pinning her to the ground like a butterfly in a collection box. The spike was glowing with a faint, rhythmic violet light.

"Himari," Kaito choked out, lunging forward. He fell to his knees beside her, his hands hovering over the wound.

He didn't know what to touch. If he pulled it out, she’d bleed out in seconds, but if he left it in, the infection would finish the job. He could already see the black veins crawling up her neck, mapping out her nervous system.

"Kaito," she murmured, her eyes unfocused. "It’s cold. Why is it so cold?"

"Shut up, just stay quiet," Kaito said, his voice shaking. "I’m going to get a medic. I’m going to find a Reaper."

"There are no Reapers, Kaito," she whispered. "They ran."

Kaito looked around wildly. He saw the bodies of the local defense force scattered like broken toys. About ten yards away, slumped against a fallen power line, was a man in a high-tech tactical hakama—a real Reaper. The gold plating on his shoulder was cracked, and his chest was a mess of shredded meat.

The Reaper was still breathing, barely, his eyes wide and staring at nothing. Along his back, visible through his torn suit, was a flicker of silver. It was a Pulse-Wire, the high-grade military hardware that allowed humans to fight the Vex. The five-foot-long, jagged needle of bio-synthetic metal ran the length of his spine, glowing with a faint, electrical hum.

Kaito looked at his sister. The black veins had reached her jaw. In five minutes, she wouldn’t be his sister anymore; she’d be a drone, a thing.

"I’m sorry," Kaito whispered to the air.

He scrambled over to the dying Reaper. The man’s eyes flickered toward him, filled with a sudden, desperate terror. The Reaper knew what Kaito was looking at.

"Don’t," the Reaper wheezed, blood bubbling at the corner of his mouth. "You’re a Dredge. It’ll kill you. Your brain... it can’t take the Voltage."

Kaito didn't say a word; he didn't have time for a lecture on social classes or biological compatibility. He reached behind the man’s neck and gripped the top of the Pulse-Wire. It was hot, vibrating with a frequency that made Kaito’s teeth ache.

"Give it to me," Kaito growled.

He planted his foot on the Reaper’s shoulder and pulled. There was a horrific squelching sound, followed by the screech of metal sliding against bone. The Reaper let out a final, rattling gasp and went limp as the wire was ripped from his body. It was covered in blood and spinal fluid, sparking with blue electricity that scorched Kaito’s palms.

Kaito staggered back to Himari. He felt like he was holding a live power line, his arms shaking so hard he almost dropped it. He looked at the needle-sharp end of the wire. He knew the stories: doing this yourself was a death sentence.

Kaito stripped off his jacket, baring his back to the toxic mist. He felt the cold air hit his skin, and then he felt the heat of the Vex spike growing in his sister. There was no other way. He wasn't going to let her turn into one of those things.

He positioned the tip of the wire at the base of his own neck, right where the skull met the spine.

"One shot," he told himself. "Don't think. Just do it."

He slammed his back against a concrete pillar, forcing the needle into his flesh.

The world didn't just go dark; it exploded. It felt like someone had poured molten lead directly into his brain, and every nerve in his body fired at once. His muscles locked up so tight he thought his bones would snap, and he didn't even have the breath to scream at first.

He could hear it now: The Static. It wasn't just noise; it was a screaming, digital roar that drowned out everything else. It was the sound of the Wire trying to find a connection in a body that wasn't built for it.

"System Error," a voice seemed to hiss in the back of his mind. "Compatibility Zero. Initiating Overclock."

Kaito’s vision shattered. The grey mist of the slums was gone, replaced by a neon-blue grid that mapped out every heat signature in the area. He could see the Vex moving behind the walls, the flow of the sludge, and the massive, hulking shadow of a Vex drone leaping from a rooftop, its claws extended and aiming right for Himari’s head.

"Get away from her," Kaito thought.

He didn't mean to move, but the Wire didn't care about his intentions. His body reacted before his brain could even process the threat. There was a crack of displaced air, a sound like a gunshot, as Kaito vanished from his spot. He didn't run; he just... was there.

He appeared in front of the Vex mid-air. The creature was three times his size, a mass of grinding gears and translucent flesh, but to Kaito, it looked like it was moving through honey. He could see the stress points in its armor, and the flicker of its core.

Kaito pulled back his fist. He could feel the Pulse-Wire in his spine vibrating, sending a surge of blue energy down his arm. His skin started to crack, unable to contain the pressure, but he didn't feel the pain; he only felt the Voltage.

He punched.

His fist didn't just hit the Vex; it erased it. The blow carried so much force that the creature’s head disintegrated into a cloud of black dust. The shockwave blew out the windows of the surrounding buildings and cleared the mist for fifty yards in every direction.

Kaito landed on the ground, his boots cracking the pavement. His knuckles were shredded, showing the white of the bone, but the blood coming out wasn't red; it was a shimmering, electric blue.

The Static in his head reached a fever pitch. He turned toward his sister, his eyes glowing with a terrifying, artificial light. He had the power now. He had the Wire. But as he looked down at his shaking hands, he realized the Reaper was right. He wasn't a human anymore. He was a weapon, and the safety was off.

Kaito threw his head back and finally let out the scream he’d been holding. It wasn't a human sound; it was a high-frequency shriek that tore through the night, a declaration of war against the Vex, the Reapers, and the city that had left them to die.

He reached out and grabbed the obsidian spike in Himari’s chest, his grip crushing the stone like it was glass.

"I’ve got you," he whispered, his voice sounding like two pieces of metal grinding together. "I’ve got you."

Last Chapters

You Might Like 😍

Accardi

Accardi

949.6k Views · Completed · Allison Franklin
“I thought we discussed this earlier, Weakness? I warned you. His death is on your hands.”
“I thought you said you were done chasing me?” Gen mocked.
“I am done chasing you.”
Before she could formulate a witty remark, Matteo threw her down. She landed hard on her back atop his dining room table. She tried to sit up when she noticed what he was doing. His hands were working on his belt. It came free of his pants with a violent yank. She collapsed back on her elbows, her mouth gaping open at the display. His face was a mask of sheer determination, his eyes were a dark gold swimming with heat and desire. His hands wrapped around her thighs and pulled her to the edge of the table. He glided his fingers up her thighs and hooked several around the inside of her panties. His knuckles brushed her dripping sex.
“You’re soaking wet, Genevieve. Tell me, was it me that made you this way or him?” his voice told her to be careful with her answer. His knuckles slid down through her folds and she threw her head back as she moaned. “Weakness?”
“You…” she breathed.


Genevieve loses a bet she can’t afford to pay. In a compromise, she agrees to convince any man her opponent chooses to go home with her that night. What she doesn’t realize when her sister’s friend points out the brooding man sitting alone at the bar, is that man won’t be okay with just one night with her. No, Matteo Accardi, Don of one of the largest gangs in New York City doesn’t do one night stands. Not with her anyway.
Taming Her Playboy Bully

Taming Her Playboy Bully

4.9k Views · Ongoing · Jane Lexington
Benjamin Halesten has a huge problem. His father has threatened to cut him off from his lavish lifestyle unless he agrees to see the mysterious Mrs. Black at an elite life coach agency. At the consultation, Mrs. Black lays out the plan. It’s simple: abide by the rules, or Benjamin loses everything. The plan, one of Mrs. Black’s ‘Gem girls’, is to pose as his girlfriend while straightening up his life and public appearance. Benjamin reluctantly agrees, but he is floored when he meets his life coach. Meet the brilliant Dr. Lainey Forest, who has killer curves, a kind soul, and a mesmerizing personality. Benjamin falls for her instantly, not recognizing her as someone from his past. With every minute, every public display of affection, Benjamin is losing himself in Lainey. Lainey, on the other hand, battles with the pure hatred she has towards Benjamin and the slow-growing love that is building in her heart for him. Can Lainey put the past aside to find true love, or are they bound to both end up with broken hearts?
Death By Breathing

Death By Breathing

4.6k Views · Completed · arianniahrain
After a deadly virus shattered civilization, a new world rose from the ruins—one ruled by Alphas.

Females are claimed. Controlled. Bred.

Alex swore she would die before becoming any man’s possession.

Fiercely independent and determined to escape the fate forced on women like her, Alex has spent years surviving under the radar. But everything changes when the powerful Vandicoff brothers—three ruthless Alpha rulers—discover she is their true mate.

The moment they claim her, war ignites.

Alex refuses to submit to their bond, their authority, or the dangerous pull between them. She fights every command, every touch, every instinct threatening to drag her under. But the more she resists, the more obsessed the brothers become.

What begins as a battle for control soon sends shockwaves through the entire Alpha world, threatening the Vandicoff empire itself.

Can Alex survive three possessive Alphas without losing herself in the process?

Or will the one thing she craves most—love—become the very thing that destroys her?
The Last Sempyr: Alpha's Fated Mate

The Last Sempyr: Alpha's Fated Mate

2.7k Views · Ongoing · outdcloset21
I was captured by the one man I should fear most.

Commander Ruel is the Alpha King’s deadliest weapon. A war-forged Alpha feared by armies and obeyed by thousands. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable.

The moment his hand touches mine, everything changes.

He says I'm his prisoner, yet he keeps me chained beside his bed every night.

He says he doesn't want me, yet his wolf growls whenever another man gets too close.

Every day he fights the mate bond.

Every night he comes back to me anyway.

The man who shows mercy to no one becomes terrifyingly protective when it comes to me.

What neither of us expected is the truth hidden in my blood.

He was raised to destroy my kind.

I might be the last of them.

Now a kingdom wants me dead, a traitor wants his throne, and the only man capable of protecting me is the Alpha whose touch feels dangerously like home.

But if Ruel discovers what I truly am, he may become the one thing I can never survive.
Timeless Us

Timeless Us

1.9k Views · Ongoing · Jennifer Cooper
A strange traffic jam hurls Chloe twenty-three years into the future.
The world she knew is gone.
Her husband, Nathan, is no longer the young man she left behind—he’s successful, respected, and living with a new family.
But when the woman who disappeared twenty-three years ago suddenly returns…
can love survive the years that were lost?
Bound by the Dragon Mafia

Bound by the Dragon Mafia

6.7k Views · Ongoing · McKenzie Shinabery
“No, no, no,” she said, pointing at a platter. “If it’s called ‘Goth Girl French Toast,’ then it has to be black. I don’t care how you do it. Activated charcoal. Blackberries. Food coloring. Demon blood. Whatever.”

The head chef looked like he was silently praying for death.

I rushed forward. “Amara. Stop traumatizing these poor people.”

She spun around, delighted. “Sera! Good, you’re here. Taste this. It’s missing despair.”

The chef’s face morphed into existential crisis.

I grabbed her arm. “Put the spatula down.”

“But—”

“Down.”

With exaggerated offense, she dropped the spatula and muttered, “Fine. But if no one here has artistic vision, that’s not my fault.”

She went undercover to expose a mafia empire.
He offered her thirty nights to save her life.

When investigative journalist Seraphine Vale steps into the glittering underworld ruled by billionaire crime lord Dante Vescari, she thinks she’s chasing a story about missing women and corruption.
Instead, she uncovers a secret older than blood—an empire built on fire, sin, and dragons.

Bound to Dante by a forbidden pact, Seraphine finds herself caught between fear and desire, truth and temptation.
Each night pulls her deeper into his world of power, passion, and danger…
and closer to the monster hiding beneath his perfect skin.

Thirty nights. One bond.
And a love that might just burn the world to ash.
The Contract Wife: Marriage Of Malice

The Contract Wife: Marriage Of Malice

68.2k Views · Completed · Cherie Frost
"Tell me to stop, and I will," he murmured against my ear. "But if you don't..."
He didn't finish. He didn't need to.
I didn't tell him to stop.
Instead, my fingers curled into his shirt, clutching the fabric as though it was my only anchor. Something in him snapped—something he had been holding back for too long. His mouth found mine in a kiss that wasn't tender, but hungry, desperate.
I gasped into him, his hand sliding up to cup my jaw, holding me as if afraid I might vanish.
"You drive me insane," he breathed against my mouth, his lips trailing to my throat. "I can't lose you, Ella. Not you."
My head fell back, a soft sound escaping me as his fingers memorized my waist. My anger melted beneath his desperation.
"James..." I whispered, more plea than protest.
His hand caught mine, fingers threading together tightly. "I'll bring him back. I swear it. Just... don't turn away from me. Please."
The word please—low, ragged, almost broken—undid me more than anything else could have.


Ella never imagined she would marry the man she had secretly loved for years in such a way.
When her brother Theo faced twenty-five years in prison for massive embezzlement, the ruthless business tycoon James Lancaster offered her a deal: marry him in exchange for her brother's freedom.
This wasn't a fairy tale proposal, but a carefully orchestrated revenge. Because in James's heart, Ella was the culprit who had killed his sister Cecilia. He wanted her to pay the price—to atone with a lifetime of suffering.
BROKEN TRUST

BROKEN TRUST

4.4k Views · Ongoing · O.J Thewriter
She broke their marriage. He walked away.

Neither of them knew she was carrying his child.

Emily’s affair didn’t just end her marriage—it erased the life she thought was guaranteed. Ryan left without looking back, carrying his anger like armor and leaving Emily alone with regret she would never outrun. Three years later, fate drags them back into each other’s world, along with a little girl who has Ryan’s eyes and a truth that shatters everything he thought he knew.

Old wounds reopen, grief masquerades as rage, and love refuses to stay buried. As parenthood binds them together and the past demands accountability, Emily and Ryan must face the question neither of them is ready to answer: is broken trust the end of their story… or the beginning of a love forged through loss, forgiveness, and brutal honesty?
I Found the Babies

I Found the Babies

4.6k Views · Completed · MinnieMeenyMinyMoe
Terrence didn't waste a moment in pressing me up against the kitchen counter.

"When..." He growled in my ear, "When we will be getting married, I will be your only king, do you get my point? Only one queen, no misters or mistresses. Just me, just you, and yeah, our babies."

I shivered.


Alyssa Reynolds found herself in a situation, while returning home from work, and she had three choices:

Simply walk away and forget that you ever heard the sound of wailing infants.


Call the police and inform them about the innocent wails.


Follow the sounds of the wails and take the matter in your hands, deciding what to do later.

Being a kindhearted soul and a sucker for babies, she found herself choosing the third option, finding the two little lives.

Two little lives that changed her whole life, her love life included. Her life now revolved around the babies as diapers, vomit and shit seemed to surround her.

Just when she thought that now it's just her and the babies, her whole world flipped over and she found herself living under the same roof as the egotistical, obnoxious and hot-as-hell Terence Powers, the business tycoon who was not going to let the woman fend off for herself and the babies alone.
The Hockey Alpha's Fake Girlfriend

The Hockey Alpha's Fake Girlfriend

10.5k Views · Ongoing · midaspen78
Vivienne has always felt small. At home, she’s trapped in pain she can’t escape. At school, she hides in the shadows, counting the days until she can finally be free. But one choice shatters everything, leaving her broken and more alone than ever.

Then there’s Rafael. Dark. Untouchable. The boy everyone talks about but no one really knows. He should be the last person Vivienne gets close to, yet she can’t look away. He pulls her in with a kind of danger that feels both terrifying and safe, like he sees the parts of her no one else can.

But Rafael carries secrets—secrets that could destroy them both. And the closer Vivienne gets, the harder it is to tell if he’s her way out… or the reason she never escapes.
Let Them Kneel

Let Them Kneel

231k Views · Ongoing · My Fantasy Stories
Kaelani spent her life believing she was wolfless.
Cast out by her pack. Forgotten by the Lycans.
She lived among humans—quiet, invisible, tucked away in a town no one looked at twice.

But when her first heat comes without warning, everything changes.

Her body ignites. Her instincts scream. And something primal stirs beneath her skin—
summoning a big, bad Alpha who knows exactly how to quench her fire.

When he claims her, it’s ecstasy and ruin.

For the first time, she believes she’s been accepted.
Seen.
Chosen.

Until he leaves her the next morning—
like a secret never to be spoken.

But Kaelani is not what they thought.
Not wolfless. Not weak.
There is something ancient inside her. Something powerful. And it’s waking.

And when it does—
they’ll all remember the girl they tried to erase.

Especially him.

She’ll be the dream he keeps chasing… the one thing that ever made him feel alive.

Because secrets never stay buried.
And neither do dreams.
The Hunter and The Hunted

The Hunter and The Hunted

4.9k Views · Ongoing · Sashalouise Prior
My skin heats with each thrust of his fingers, and each forceful lap of his tongue, and i cannot stop the moans of pleasure tearing through my slackened jaw. My hand is wrapped in his hair, giving the impression that I have control, but I don’t. I control nothing, and I like it.
Mihai’s hand slowly slides up my stomach, his fingers wrapping around my neck as he cuts of my ability to breathe, black spots clouding my vision, and yet, I am not afraid. I want more. I want everything that he can give to me.
He slowly inserts a third finger, the intense fullness that I feel teetering me over the edge of a cliff I cannot even see, and then he sucks and pulls at my clit. Sparks erupt throughout my body, the orgasm shaking my soul, and destroying what was left of my resistance.


She was the Daughter of a Hunter, he was one of the creatures that her family had sworn to destroy, what could possibly go wrong?
When their worlds collide, who will be left standing, will it be the hunter or the hunted, and which is which?