Episode 1

Genesis was still hesitent to believe that this man, this <i>hunter</i> was now on their side, but what else could he believe? He had saved Owen from getting run over by that truck, and he helped them in the car, and even that kid Jackson. Speaking of Jackson, he did wonder how things were going with him and Everett. "Do you think they're okay out there?" He asked, looking at Olivia with a bit of concern. "Your dad didn't look too hopful about anyone being alive at the house..."

Everett guarded the teen that was now behind him, holding the crossbow firmly, pointing it at the kid. "Leave the kid now, and I might consider sparing your disgusting life" As the child took a few more, jerky steps toward them, the man could only do what he thought was right. He didn't want to hurt the child, but being posessed was something that was not easily overcome by a vessel. "Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica... Ergo, draco maledicte et omnis legio diabolica, adjuramus te ... cessa decipere humanas creaturas, eisque æternæ perditionìs venenum propinare..." The boy's eyes went wide at the words he spoke and lunged forward. Oh how much easier would it be if he had made a circle. " Vade, satana, inventor et magister omnis fallaciæ, hostis humanæ salutis... Humiliare sub potenti manu Dei; contremisce et effuge, invocato a nobis sancto et terribili nomine... quem inferi tremunt..." Everett skillfully moved away from the demon child, keeping the teen safely behind him. "Ab insidiis diaboli, libera nos, Domine. Ut Ecclesiam tuam secura tibi facias libertate servire, te rogamus, audi nos.'" (Translation) The child hissed as the demon was extracted from his body, quite violently too, and Everett turned to protect the oh so very vulnerable Jackson that was behind him, sticking a paper seal to his arm so he wouldn't be poossessed again.

Olivia sighed softly and turned to lean against the counter. "He was right to not look hopeful.", the teen stated grimly. "Demons are notorious for leaving behind trails of bodies in their wake." He frowned and shook his head. "I know I wouldn't wish Jackson's situation on anyone... because usually when a demon possesses someone, it makes sure to completely destroy their host's life... It kills their family, friends, wrecks their home... it tries to do everything it can to sever their host's connection with humanity... Doing so allows them to take a firmer hold of the host they say." Olivia looked down, not really wanting to think about what would be awaiting his father and the other teenager, but he wanted Genesis to understand the severity of it all the same. "Jackson's family is dead, Gen. There's no doubt about that... and even more than that... I'm sure the demon left a mess."

Jackson continued to stare, his vision of the scene unhindered even as Everett tried to block him from it. "What the hell is that?!", he yelled frightfully and scrambled back away from Everett as the dark mass that had erupted from the kid loomed over them. It spread and thinned, like smoke, surrounding them and blacking out the rest of the room. Jackson moved quickly back to Everett's side as tendrils of god knows what licked at him from the mist. It was almost as if they were trying to reach into him.... and they seemed to be doing the same to Everett.

Everett hissed a bit. "This is what you'd call a demon." He stated bluntly. "Both of us are protected at the moment. Unfortunately, exercising a demon is much easier than actually killing it." He wished he knew the words to kill a demon, but he didn't. That was more Olivia's place. He also wished he had Owen to help them out of this jam that they're in. Even still, he tried to keep Jackson safe, he was his responsibility now. He murmured a few words, hoping that somehow it would help get this demon away from him. Demons were the worst thing he could ever deal with. He hated dealing with them because they were so damn difficult. Oh he wished he knew a way out of it. Why did he have to have silver bolts instead of iron? He didn't even have any salt. Things were looking far to grim for him and the teen he was protecting. "So kid, did that demon leave anything in your head or are you just a useless teenager?" He questioned before pushing the teen against the wall once they'd found it.

Genesis frowned. "So he's an orphan now, huh?" He asked. "That really sucks. Wonder what's going to happen to him." The teen looked at the food that he and his friend had made and started plating it. "They've been gone for a while... do you think they ran into trouble or something?" He questioned as he picked up the plate and started off to the living room where his uncle was resting.

"Leave something in my head?!", Jackson questioned a bit frantically, his voice pitched a bit higher in fright. "How the fuck am I supposed to know?! I thought you were an expert or something!" He chanced a glance at Everett before looking back into the mist around him. The blackness was drawing nearer, pressing them against the wall as the tendrils of smoke continued to bombard them. It didn't seem to interested in Everett, instead looking as if it wanted to get around the man and get to the teen. Jackson couldn't take his eyes off it it, no matter how much he wanted to look away and hide his face like a child.

He whined softly as the smoke closed in even more, tendrils of it crawling across his skin like snakes. He looked for Everett frantically but found he could see nothing anymore. Everything was blackness, and there were so sounds or smells... he couldn't even feel anything anymore... except for a strange sense of familiarity that scared him more than he should have. "Everett...?", he called out, still searching for the other man. A voice replied, though it wasn't what he expected... it was dark and cold... and it simply said. "...Got you."

"I hope not...", Olivia stated, starting to get a little worried. Though his father had always told him that worry never helped any situation. He couldn't help it... Genesis was right, they had been gone a while, and lower level demons were usually always in the shadows of more powerful ones... or so he had read.

Genesis frowned and looked at the plate of food, practically stuffing some into his uncles mouth. "Hurry up and eat damn it. We have to go after those two." He snapped, kicking Owen's leg in the process. He wasn't going to stand for it anymore, and he wasn't going to waste any more time. "Come on 'liv. We're going to go help them." He called as he snatched a bit of food from the plate himself. "Damn this whole situation."

Everett shuddered a bit. This was not good, not good at all. "Jackson!" The man grabbed the teen tightly, holding him close as he started to chant the exorcism over and over. It was too dark to see, and he couldn't risk this boy getting possessed once again. God, did he hate dealing with demons! It would've been great if Owen showed up to do something at this rate he'd lose the kid he was trying to help!

Owen coughed and choked, sitting up quickly. "Gen.. Genesis.. what the hell?", he asked as he brushed bits of scrambled eggs off himself. He frowned and looked over at the teen, noticing quickly how frantic he was... He'd dozed off a bit and hadn't heard what they had been talking about. "....how long was I out?", he questioned quickly as he got up. His body's protest let him know that he hadn't rested nearly enough, but that couldn't be helped at the moment.

Jackson jerked slightly as Everett chanted and quickly began to struggle. He shoved at the other man, easily slipping away with the demon's strength coursing through him. "You're too late, Hunter.", he laughed, though his voice was off. It sounded like Jackson, though there was something inherently dark about it. "As damaged as this body's soul already was... it was easily to slip in and make myself right at home." He snickered and stepped back as the darkness in the room converged on him and seemed to be absorbed into his skin. "He's such a good host...", the demon grinned. "Plenty of room already cleared out for me." He laughed again. "Looks like if you want me out, you'll just have to kill him too... because I'm not going anywhere. I can feel a djinn's leftover energy in this body... and I plan on tracking it to the source."

Everett hissed a bit and shoved back against the teen. "You will not be tracking down that djinn." He warned pushing the crossbow against the teen's chest. "Jackson if you can hear me, you're the only one that can help you." He was trying to think of another way out of this, some way not to hurt the teen. The only way would be Owen, but this demon was tricky. He wanted him to come there... He couldn't let that happen... for some reason.

"About half an hour, come on. Everett and Jackson aren't back yet, we have to go help them." Genesis stated with a frown. "They've been gone too long." In truth he felt worried about the teen that Everett had taken home. Something was not right. Something felt strange and dark, and not to mention dangerous. Should they really go?

Owen frowned and brushed himself off a bit more. "Do you know the address?", he asked Genesis before looking quickly over at Olivia. "Call your father... maybe we're lucky and they're on their way back..." Though even as he said the words he didn't believe them. Something didn't feel right... and as powerful as djinn's were, Owen felt helpless. He couldn't do anything if he didn't know where they were.... he wasn't some tracker. His brother would have been able to find Everett... he was sure of it.

Olivia quickly scrambled for his phone, pulling it out and pressing a button to call his dad. He rang a few times before cutting off unexpectedly. Cursing, Olivia tried again, getting the same result. "No answer.", he murmured, frowning worriedly as he pushed a few more buttons on his phone. His dad had installed tracking software the year before on both of their phones, though Olivia had never used it. It wasn't hard to get it up though, and thankfully his dad's phone was on. "Got him!", he said quickly as he looked at a small map on his screen with a little red dot that showed where his father's phone was.

The demon raised an eyebrow and grinned at Everett before taking a step forward, the tip of the crossbow pressing into the skin of his chest slightly. "And you think you're going to stop me, Hunter?", he asked smugly. "..with silver arrows?" He laughed and stepped back again, deciding not to bother with the human. The man wasn't strong enough to hurt him, and was so pitifully unprepared, the demon almost felt sorry for him. "Djinn's are delicious, you know.", he stated, smirking at the hunter. "Electrifying... and so full of energy that devouring one's soul can sustain you for years... Oh yes, it'll be a nice treat, and once I have all that energy, I can permanently meld myself to this body... it's such a perfect fit as it is."

Everett cursed himself in his head for not switching out the bolts on the way over. How stupid was he?! The more this demon talked, the more he just wanted to bash it over the head with the butt end of the crossbow. He was useless. A hunter such as himself completely helpless against a demon like this. What had Owen done to him. If he'd just left him alone. This was all that damn djinn's fault, yet he couldn't help but want to keep that man as far away from there as possible. He needed to be safe. "That djinn is mine. I will never let you harm him." He could only hope that Jackson was still conscious in his mind.

Genesis couldn't wait any longer. "We need to go." He stated as he hurried to the door. "I may not know very much about this side of the world, but I know that we need to help them." With that, he left the house and went to the car. There was really no time to waste, and he was thankful that Everett was paranoid enough to put a tracking software Olivia's phone.

Owen and Olivia followed Genesis out to the car, the doors open and the engine running before they even reached it. Owen climbed in the driver's seat and throwing the car into drive before anyone could even get properly settled. "I suggest seat belts..", he stated, glancing at the teens as they put them on, though he didn't bother strapping himself in. He asked Olivia the address again and sped off once he heard it. Something about the situation felt urgent and they couldn't get their fast enough. Owen felt like an idiot for even letting Everett go off on his own to begin with... but he had just been so tired. Damn it, Owen frowned and grumbled to himself, pledging right then and there that if anything happened to the reckless hunter because of his then he wouldn't forgive himself.... He glanced quickly into the rearview mirror at Olivia before shaking his head and looking back at the road. Everett had to be okay for his son anyway...

The demon turned and eyed Everett for a moment before grinning playfully at it. "oooh... possessive, aren't you?" He chuckled and walked back over to the hunter. "If it honestly bothers you that much, I could just make sure you aren't around to see what I do to your djinn.... though, I would like to see you suffer." He smirked and opened his mouth to speak but cut off suddenly, jerking backwards and moving one hand up to clutch at his hair. "What....?", he started, obviously confused, before his voice cut off again. He looked up quickly, his demeanor crumpling into that of the frightened teenager he really was. "Help!", Jackson cried. "I.. I can't keep him away for long... but please.. help! You're supposed to know about this stuff, right?", he spoke frantically. "Get it out of me!"

Everett's eyes widened. "Jackson!" He was honestly surprised about how strong the boy was. He shook his head quickly. "Jackson you have to force the demon out." He didn't think that the exorcism would even work on this demon, but even still, he did his best to say the words he had used on the boy they'd met earlier. He spoke clearly, loudly, though it didn't look like the demon was going to budge. Jackson had to do it himself. He had to be strong enough to push out the demon from his body. Damn it why were demons so difficult to kill?!

Genesis buckled himself and held onto the door of the car as if he was holding on for his life. Then again that's what he felt like at that moment. The way Owen sped down the street, he was surprised that he didn't actually hit anything, or get the cops called him or something. It was crazy really.

"Good thing I never claimed to be a good driver...", Owen stated, trying to make a joke to ease the tension everyone was feeling. He chuckled though it fell short pretty quickly as he pulled up beside Everett's car on the curb. He got out quickly, feeling something dark emanating from the house before he even got close to the door. "Stay back...", he stated, looking back at Genesis and Olivia. "...I don't know what to expect... so just stay back."

"I.. I don't know how.", Jackson replied quickly, jerking slightly and pulling at his hair. He went rigid suddenly for a moment before slumping to the floor in unconsciousness.

Owen pushed the door open and stepped cautiously into the room, just in time to see Jackson hit the floor. He frowned worriedly and looked around the room quickly, taking in the scene before hurrying over. He knelt down beside the teen, checking that he was breathing before looking up at Everett. "What happened?", he asked quickly before looking over Jackson again. The teen seemed fine... his vitals were fine, and honestly... now that Owen was in the house, he couldn't feel the dark presence anymore.

Everett gave a frustrated growl and knelt down to Jackson. "Hey, you can't pass out at a time like this!" He said as he shook the boy a bit. When Owen came into the house everything changed. To tell the truth, he never really knew how to deal with demons, other hunters always dealt with these kind of things. Demons were a bit of a weak spot for him. "Owen you shouldn't be here, damn it!" Everett snapped as he tried to shove him away. "This damn demon wants to consume you!" He didn't like this at all. Jackson passing out, the room clearing, the sudden silence of everything. "Owen, you need to leave. It's too dangerous here."

Genesis frowned. "I didn't come here to stay in the damn car!" He snapped as he slammed the car door behind him. However he did stop, and he stayed by the car. The amount of bad feelings coming from the house were too much for him, and he really didn't like the feel of it at all.

"And it's not dangerous here for you?", Owen growled in reply, not liking the way Everett had shoved him. He moved back over to Jackson, placing his hand gently on the bare skin of the teen's neck and his eyes widened at what he felt. He could feel energy coursing under his skin, more than should have been there, but it was dormant. "How did this happen again?", he asked, turning his head quickly to look over at Everett. "What happened?"

Everett was saved from answering right away though as Jackson let out a soft cough and open his eyes slowly, obviously disoriented. "Huh...?", he asked, his voice his own once again. He blinked wearily as sat up carefully, before shaking his head as if to clear it. "What happened...?", he asked, frowning as he looked over at Everett before turning his attention to Owen. As he looked at the blonde man, he felt a hunger grow in his gut that he couldn't explain, it weirder him out a bit, but he shook his off, more concerned as to when Owen had gotten there. "...Really.. what's going on.", he frowned before looking around. As his eyes swept over the gore in the room, everything came flooding back quickly.

Olivia went over to his dad's car as soon as Owen disappeared in the house and dug through the trunk quickly. With in a few moments he was well outfitted and felt much better about taking on whatever happened to be in the house. He had holy water, iron pellets, rock salt shot, and even a fancy dagger with latin prayers carved into the blade. He made his way over to Genesis and paused beside the other boy, looking up at the house with a frown. "...you feel it too?", he asked, though he already knew the answer.

Genesis nodded. "I don't like this at all... Should we go in?" He asked, staring at the house like it was going to move. He was unarmed, unlike Olivia, unlike Owen, or even Everett. Everyone but him (and Jackson) knew what was going on and he didn't like feeling like he was useless.

Everett watched Jackson for a moment. "Jack, do you still feel it?" He asked, placing a hand on the teen's forehead. The demon had to still be there. There was no way. Had Jackson pulled it back somehow in his unconscious state? "There was a demon here when we entered, the young boy over there had a lesser one, but this one is far more than some common, lesser demon. Even my seal didn't protect him." He explained as he lowered his head. "I'm sorry Owen, I can't ask you to extract this demon, it might latch onto you and the last thing we need is a djinn powered demon."

Owen frowned but moved back slightly, letting Everett deal with the confused teenager. He stood and looked around the room, a soft sigh escaping. What the demon did here was tragic and not something that could have been pleasant for Jackson to see. He shook his head and in a blink the bodies were gone from the room. The blood was cleaned from the walls, the furniture fixed and put back in place and generally looking like nothing had happened.

"...I feel sick.", Jackson muttered in reply to Everett's question as he placed a hand on his upset stomach. He frowned, nearly overcome by queasiness from what the hunter was saying. "There... there's really a demon in me?", he asked frightfully, his eyes darting between Everett and Owen. He covered his mouth, feeling another wave of nausea rising up. He turned his head quickly away from the two adults, coughing heavily and retching up a puddle of oily black liquid. He shuddered and wiped at his mouth, smearing his hands with the liquid as well. The sight of the stuff had him feeling sick all over again, though puking it up had cured his nausea completely.

Olivia frowned and watched the house for a few moments, unsure of what to do. Owen had already been in there for a little while and he hadn't called to them yet. Did they go in after him? The white hair teen frowned and glanced over at Genesis before shaking his head slightly. No... it was his best interests to stay outside and protect the other boy. Genesis was unequipped and Olivia couldn't stand the thought of anything happening to him. "We'll wait here.", he said with finality. "They'll come out... I know it... but if something comes out before them, there has to be someone here to stop it."

Everett frowned. "This is some nasty thing." He murmured. "Owen, I don't want to put you in danger again, but I have no choice. This thing is going to end up fusing itself to him, we need to get it out of him somehow. The exorcism doesn't work, I've tried, so I don't really have much choice of anything other than him pushing it out himself." The man was at a lose once again and started to feel that lack of usefulness. What kind of hunter didn't know how to take care of a demon? Well... okay sure there was one way of getting rid of a demon but he wanted to keep the teen alive, not kill him.

"I don't think I have the energy...", Owen replied, frowning as he rejoined Everett and Jackson on the floor. "I still haven't recovered from the first one..." He shook his head slightly and leaned closer to Jackson, getting a good look at the teen's eyes as he touched the boy once again, pressing his hand to the bare skin of Jackson's neck. "...I can't even feel the demon.", He stated, puzzled at the revelation.

Jackson frowned and looked between Owen and Everett a few more times. "I... kind of feel better.", he admitted, though he was confused as well. He glanced over at the oily puddle on the floor, which seemed to be sinking into the carpet and disappearing. He shook his head before pushing himself up slowly until he was finally standing. "This is so fucked up...", he stated, running one of his hands through his hair anxiously. "God this can't be real." He shook his head again before looking around the room, finally noticing that everything was cleaned up, and his parents... they... He frowned again before looking over at Everett and Owen as they both stood as well. "...my mom and dad...", Jackson said quietly, his voice trailing off. "They're really dead... aren't they...?"

Owen sighed and dropped his head a bit before turning to glance at Everett. Jackson sounded almost exactly like Genesis had so many years ago when his parents had been killed... and hearing it all again, Owen almost couldn't take it.

Everett frowned, letting out a sigh. "Yes, Jackson. They're dead and they're not coming back. The demon seems to be gone for now too... though we'll have to keep an eye on that." He stated as he stood up slowly. "Come on, we can get your things and you can come live with me and Olivia." Everett always wanted a son... not that Olivia wasn't his son, he was just well... too much like his mother to be much of a son. He was more like a daughter really. The man shook his head. "Everything will be fine now, you just have to trust me... and I guess Owen since apparently he's not a monster."

Jackson nodded slightly but didn't speak any further, instead he turned towards the door and made his way outside, not stopping to look back even once. He didn't even stop to look at Genesis or Olivia, who obviously seemed happy to see him. He just pushed past them towards Everett's car, getting inside and sitting quietly in the passenger seat.

Olivia followed Jackson with his eyes before frowning over at Genesis. They both knew what was wrong with the boy and knew that nothing they said would be able to help. Only time would ease the pain.

Owen sighed and watched Jackson leave the house before turning to look back at Everett. "...I think the three of you should stay at my house.", he said out of the blue. "...I.. I don't know what else might come after us, and it would be easier to keep an eye on Jackson that way." The djinn didn't say that he was also worried about Everett's own safety should the demon reappear, but the look he gave the hunter told enough.

Everett frowned for a moment before agreeing. "You're right. I may not like the idea completely right now, but it's best. Besides..." He paused. "maybe you can help me ease the pain again later." He said as he walked to the door. "Do we just want to get this kid some new things?" He questioned, looking back at the djinn. "And what are we going to do when people realize that this kid's parents are missing? Have you thought of that yet?" It was a valid concern, and because Owen had cleaned everything up, it was going to be more difficult to explain things if the authorities came knocking.

"I'll take care of it.", Owen replied as he followed Everett over to the door. "Once I regain some of my energy I can make some things for him... as well as you and Olivia if you like." He sighed tiredly and rubbed at his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "I'll talk to the authorities too...", he continued, "If I have to... though..." He frowned and looked back at the room. A small ripple seemed to go through it before everything was suddenly how they had found it, the gore and the bodies included... though this time... Jackson seemed to be among them. "...this should make things easier.", Owen said softly, his voice sounding more tired than ever.

Everett nodded. "I'll take Olivia to the house later to pack, for now we need to get Jackson settled." He said as he made his way over to the cars. He spotted his son and smiled, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You prepared well, but this isn't over. The demon is still within your friend, so we're going to have to keep an eye on him. To do this however, and to keep everyone safe, you, Jackson, and I will be moving into Owen's house and living there from now on." He explained as he walked to his car. "I will take you home later today to pack your things. For now, just go with Owen, I have to speak with Jackson." He added, climbing into the car and driving off, leaving the two teens and Owen standing at the other car.

Owen watched the car drive off before sighing softly and heading to his own car. "Come on guys.", he said, looking back at the teens as he climbed into the driver seat. He actually started it with a key this time, feeling too drained to do otherwise. "I need more coffee...", he muttered, laying his head back against the seat as he waited for Gen and Olivia to pile in. "So you heard Everett, right Gen? Him, Olivia and Jackson are going to be staying with us.... though... I only have two guest rooms..." He frowned, entertaining the thought that Everett might share with him before quickly deciding he was too tired to follow that train of thought. "...we'll work that out later, I guess.", he said simply before starting to drive off. "For now, the two of you need to know that there is still a demon in Jackson, so we'll have to keep a close eye on him..."

Jackson sat quietly in the car, staring out the window and not even acknowledging Everett. He felt drained... and tired.. but at least he didn't have that hungry ache anymore. He sighed softly and chanced a look over at the man driving. "....so what happens now..?", he asked quietly, suddenly finding himself in need of answers.

Genesis frowned as he sat in the front seat of the car. "I chose to share a room with Jackson." He stated suddenly, glancing at Olivia for a mere moment before back at his uncle. "It might be safer that way or something. Besides, I think Jackson and I have a lot in common.. all considering." He said, murmuring the last part. Not only that, he really didn't want to stay in the same room as Olivia considering how clingy the boy was. He just couldn't take a hint, could he.

Everett glanced over at Jackson. "Think of this as me adopting you because you were orphaned by a mass murderer." He stated bluntly. "You will no longer have to attend school, but you will continue to have lessons, albeit more unconventional ones." He needed to make sure this teen knew what kind of world he was just brought into, like Genesis, Jackson had much to learn.