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Winterstone, with a population of about 83,000 people is an average city that's cold for most of the year and rather warm for the rest. However, Winterstone seems to have been getting stranger every day. More and more people are showing up dead or just not showing back up at all. With added strangeness, these things just aren't being noticed as they should. What exactly is going on in this 'average' city?
Episode 1
Winterstone is supposed to be a normal, average, everyday city, but recently strange things have started to happen. People have started to disappear, turn up a couple days later in the river, or just not at all... It's getting a bit dangerous around here.
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Episode 1 is a part of 
Season One.
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Olivia [0] A friend of Genesis who always seems to know more than he lets on.
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Olivia visibly deflated a bit at Genesis' declaration, though he didn't say anything. He would still get to stay in the same house with Genesis, that would be nice.
Owen chuckled tiredly from the front seat as he watched the teens in the rear view mirror. "We'll see what happens, okay.", he told Genesis as he pulled the car up to their house and parked it by the curb. "Now come on... I want some coffee and a nice nap..." He smiled and climbed out of the car, making his ways towards the house. Coffee was in order first, since he knew he wouldn't be napping until Everett returned safely.
Jackson frowned and watched Everett oddly. "Unconventional?", he questioned, a bit confused. "Like what?" In all honesty, he was a little skeptical if everything that had happened so far was actually real. Maybe he was dreaming... He kind of hoped he was. He sighed and looked back out the window. At least if he wasn't dreaming, he didn't have to go to school...
Owen chuckled tiredly from the front seat as he watched the teens in the rear view mirror. "We'll see what happens, okay.", he told Genesis as he pulled the car up to their house and parked it by the curb. "Now come on... I want some coffee and a nice nap..." He smiled and climbed out of the car, making his ways towards the house. Coffee was in order first, since he knew he wouldn't be napping until Everett returned safely.
Jackson frowned and watched Everett oddly. "Unconventional?", he questioned, a bit confused. "Like what?" In all honesty, he was a little skeptical if everything that had happened so far was actually real. Maybe he was dreaming... He kind of hoped he was. He sighed and looked back out the window. At least if he wasn't dreaming, he didn't have to go to school...
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Genesis climbed out of the car and followed his uncle inside. He had to get his room ready for someone else to stay in there with him. He didn't mind sharing his room, but Jackson better know how to stay out of people's things. He frowned a bit as he made his way into his room. It wasn't messy or anything, just slightly disorganized. He had to clean... For a moment he stared at a book that was supposed to be on the bookshelf, he imagine it there, sitting on the shelf where it was supposed to be, and it disappeared. He was shocked, but a grin grew on his face as he started doing it to other things. It was fun, amusing, and a lot easier than physically moving things himself.
Everett nodded. "I will be teaching you to be a hunter, like me. I may not know much about dealing with demons, but we can learn that together. You and Genesis have to learn about the supernatural world, and Owen and I will be your teachers. You will learn spells, prose, and chants. You will also learn about the different weapons and how to use them. It will be hard work, but at least you don't have to go to school, right?"
Everett nodded. "I will be teaching you to be a hunter, like me. I may not know much about dealing with demons, but we can learn that together. You and Genesis have to learn about the supernatural world, and Owen and I will be your teachers. You will learn spells, prose, and chants. You will also learn about the different weapons and how to use them. It will be hard work, but at least you don't have to go to school, right?"
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Owen made his way into the kitchen, quickly fixing up a pot of coffee and drinking it straight from the carafe rather quickly. Once he was done, he put everything away and made his way into his living room and plopped down bonelessly in his arm chair, completely exhausted. He couldn't remember ever feeling so tired...
Olivia frowned and watched Genesis as he went up to his room. In all honesty, he wanted to follow, though it probably wasn't a good idea. With a small sigh he decided to look around the house, since he would be living there after all. It was off how quickly all this was happening. Just yesterday he'd asked Genesis on a date, slayed a zombie in front of him, and now he was living with him after the two of them banished a spirit together. It was weird... even for his normally chaotic life.
Jackson laughed dryly and shook his head. "Sure, I guess.", he replied, frowning a bit. "I mean... my parents are dead, I'm possessed by a demon, and I have to move in with a bunch of people I don't know and be trained to be a hunter.. but at least I don't have to go to fucking school." He sighed and slumped back against the seat, his momentary burst of anger quickly replaced by emptiness. "...why me..?", he asked quietly.
Olivia frowned and watched Genesis as he went up to his room. In all honesty, he wanted to follow, though it probably wasn't a good idea. With a small sigh he decided to look around the house, since he would be living there after all. It was off how quickly all this was happening. Just yesterday he'd asked Genesis on a date, slayed a zombie in front of him, and now he was living with him after the two of them banished a spirit together. It was weird... even for his normally chaotic life.
Jackson laughed dryly and shook his head. "Sure, I guess.", he replied, frowning a bit. "I mean... my parents are dead, I'm possessed by a demon, and I have to move in with a bunch of people I don't know and be trained to be a hunter.. but at least I don't have to go to fucking school." He sighed and slumped back against the seat, his momentary burst of anger quickly replaced by emptiness. "...why me..?", he asked quietly.
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Everett sighed and shook his head. "I often thought the same thing." He admitted. "Why me, why did this happen to me? What did I do to deserve this? The truth is, life just fucking sucks sometimes and you may not deserve any bad thing that happens to you, but it happens and you just have to deal with it. You can't fix the past but you can do your best to prepare your future and take it in stride." He explained. "Years ago, my family and I were attacked by my best friend who had secretly been a werewolf. He killed my wife, and left me with a wound that left Olivia almost orphaned. Yet here I am, still going because it's what I have to do. It's what I've been dealt and that's it. Time can fix your wounds only if you allow it to." He stopped the car in front of Owen's house, they'd been driving for a while, going around blocks several times before he decided it was okay to return.
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Jackson stayed silent for a few moments before sighing and looking over at Everett. "It's... just a lot..", he said softly. "...I can't take this in all in one day.", he muttered before shaking his head and getting out of the car suddenly. He made his was over to the house and let himself in, wanting to be alone. Though... once he was inside he realized that he didn't have anywhere to be alone. He frowned and walked passed the sleeping blond in an armchair, planting himself on a couch across the room and curling up slightly. This was beyond fucked up.
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Everett frowned and followed Jackson inside. He spotted Owen in the chair once again and smirked a bit before going over and taking the cup from him and setting it on the table. "Come on you." He murmured, wrapping his arms around the sleeping man and lifting him up. The djinn was rather light and was more than easy to carry. It also wasn't hard to find Owen's room, and though he woke him up, he didn't apologize when he dropped him onto the bed to actually get some sleep. "Don't worry about helping me and Olivia. I know how to move without magic." He stated, covering the blonde up.
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Owen mumbled tiredly as he was scooped out of the chair and didn't even realize Everett was carrying him to his room until the man dropped him on the bed and covered him up. "Everett...", he mumbled again, yawning softly. There was something he wanted to tell him and it seemed important, though at the moment the djinn's tired mind couldn't fathom what it would have been. "...I only have two guest rooms.", he stated finally, sounding nearly drunk from sleep deprivation. "I was going to ask you to sleep in here but that would probably be weird... right...?" He smiled sleepily and drifted back off before he could hear what Everett was going to say.
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Everett raised an eyebrow before grinning. "You want to share your bed with me?" He questioned. "I'll think about it." He added before leaving the room. "Olivia!" He called when he reached the living room. "Let's go pack our things." He said, though the entire time he was thinking about sharing Owen's bed. Why was it weighing on him so much? Did he want to? Why did he have a sudden attraction to the blonde man that he was suddenly moving in with. Why couldn't he just agree to sleep on the couch or something? Why did things have to be so damn difficult all the time.
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Olivia hurried down the stairs at his father's call and headed over to him. "So we're really staying here?", he questioned as he looked up at his dad. "How long?" In all honesty, Olivia was unconcerned about how long they stayed, he just wanted to know how much he had to pack. He glanced over at the couch across the room and spotted Jackson sitting there quietly and seemingly staring at nothing. "...should we stop at the store for him maybe?", he asked, suddenly full of questions. "And oh, speaking of the store, I need to get some bandages..." He held up his arm that he had injured the night before. It was still a bit sore, especially from all the excitement he'd had that day, but it was nothing he couldn't handle. ...though it did need to be re-wrapped.
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Everett smiled a bit. "We're going to be living here. So until that sleeping djinn in the other room gets tired of me, we live here." He stated. "We'll get things for Jackson in time, right now he just needs rest and to get a grasp on things. You remember your first experience, you know how traumatizing it is." He said as he led Olivia out to the car. There was much to do and much to prepare. Seals were going to be painted in clear coat on walls, ceilings, and doors to keep the demon at bay, windows and doors needed to be reinforced, and there was a number of other things that they needed to add to the house. It was so unprotected, he couldn't just allow the two djinns and now Jackson to be unprotected.
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Olivia climbed into the car and buckled up before looking back over at his dad. "So we're going to pack everything, huh?", he asked, watching as Everett got into the car. "Even the stuff in the basement?" He looked back at Owen's house before over at his father again. "Are you sure there will be enough room? I mean... apparently I'm getting my own room, and I think you are too. Genesis offered to share with Jackson..." He pouted a bit at that, but didn't voice to his father that he would rather be the one sharing with Genesis.
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"You don't need to be sharing a room with Genesis to begin with." Everett said quickly, feeling the fatherly protectiveness kick in. "And I will be staying in Owen's room since there are no other rooms to get. As for the basement... I'm sure we can find a place for everything, even if we have to rent a truck to get it to the new house." He explained. The thought of Olivia sharing a room with Genesis was just... no.
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Olivia raised an eyebrow and looked over at his dad. "Sharing with Owen? But with Jackson sharing with Gen, you would have your own room... unless we use that for storage." The white haired boy made a thoughtful face and bit at his lip. "...that might work. Okay..." He frowned a bit and cocked his head as another thought occurred to him. "I though you didn't like Owen though?" He asked, smirking a bit at how flustered the question made his dad. "...though, you did bring him coffee, and save him from getting hit by a truck, and I saw you carry him to his room..." The teen was practically grinning by now. "And he made you breakfast and tucked you in last night on the couch."
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Everett frowned at everything Olivia was saying and slowly turned to look at him. "Olivia Oliver Innes, don't you say another word about this." He stated. "Or I will be forced to tell Genesis a multitude of embarrassing things about you." He gave a small warning as he turned his eyes back to the road. His house wasn't too terribly far away, so it didn't take long to get there. The house was as protected as ever and when they got inside, he realized that he really didn't feel like packing everything. "Maybe we should just call someone to pack... or wait for Owen to come and help us move..."
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"Oh you would like that, wouldn't you?", Olivia asked, a slight smirk on his face as he looked through some of the things cluttering up their living room. They really did have a lot of things. "...it's not a bad idea though.", he smiled and looked around a bit more. He paused when he cast his eyes over a few pictures sitting on the mantle. They didn't keep many pictures around, so the few sitting there were really all they had. He sighed softly and went over to pick one up, gazing down at a family picture that had been taken when he was eight. His mom was in the picture smiling happily at the camera, and even his dad looked happy and so much younger too. The teen sighed and looked over at his dad who seemed to be watching him. "...what are we going to do with mom's things...?", he asked quietly.
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Everett frowned at Olivia. "We'll put them in storage." He stated. "It's time we did that anyway, the pictures can stay out though, there's no reason for them to be put away." He added as he walked over and looked at the pictures. "It hurts much less now than it did. I can still never forgive that man for what he did though... even if it wasn't completely his fault." He murmured. With a deep sigh he turned to look at everything. "We can start by packing our clothes." He said as he walked to his room. "Get all you can."
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Olivia nodded quietly and watched his dad head off before going to his own room. He had plenty of bags to pack things in, and his dad wasn't big on buying him clothes, so he didn't have much. Honestly, it didn't take long for him to have most of his room packed up. He hoped his dad was faring as quickly. Olivia was pretty tired and just wanted to head to his new home and sleep for awhile, Owen got to... Speaking of Owen, Olivia couldn't help but be amused by his dad's apparent crush on the other man. Honestly, who would have thought? Though... it did hinder his plans with Genesis a bit...
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Everett packed what he could, he didn't have much himself, but he still took his time. He'd bought this house after his wife was killed. They'd been there for so long... Packing things up almost hurt, but he kept his head high. He was starting a new life. A new life living with a djinn... what kind of person was he turning into? What kind of person was he even attracted to? He frowned a bit to himself. Owen had two guest rooms... he could easily take one of them... no. Jackson could have it when he's ready to do so. Until then it was storage. He would share Owen's room. A sudden explicit thought entered his head and he nearly fell over when he was moving boxes. No, no, no! He couldn't be thinking of that! It would make everything weird!
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Before long Olivia had packed pretty much everything he could. His room was stripped clean, the kitchen was neatly packed away, and all the niknaks in the living room were tucked away. Even things from the bathroom found there way into boxes. There was no arguing he would need new shampoo though... But pretty much all that was left was the large furniture or just heavy things he couldn't quite get to. His dad would have to take care of that... and the basement too probably. It was filled with all their supernatural supplies and weapons of various kinds. It was also a workshop of sorts... Olivia was still curious where they would store all those things... Owen's house was already packed with furniture. The teen sighed and shook his head before heading off to look for his dad, finding him only a few minutes later still in his room. "Dad?", he called softly, watching his for a moment. "I'm all done... and well.. it's been like six hours... It should be dark soon. Should we head back?"
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Everett looked at his son and nodded. "You're right. we can pack all we can in the car and head back to Owen's. Maybe he's awake and making dinner or something..." He was hungry after working so much that day. After everything that had happened, he was just ready to fall face first into bed, or on the couch, or anywhere really if he got the chance. Even though he was hungry, there was no stopping the amount of exhaustion that he was feeling. He finished packing the box he was working on before gathering a couple more, carrying them out to the car and stuffing them in the trunk.
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Olivia helped his dad stuff as much stuff as they could into the car, focusing mostly on the important stuff. "Alright, I'm all ready.", he stated, smiling at his dad as he climbed into the car. It was actually kind of exciting that they were moving to Owen's house. It was bigger than their own, and close to a lot of things in town. Plus he got to see Genesis more. Things were definitely looking up after the exhausting day they'd had.
Back at the his house, Owen was just rolling out of bed. He was still tired, but figured he'd slept enough. He vaguely recalled Everett saying that he and Olivia were going to get some things from their house, but couldn't remember much more than that. Yawning he trudged to the kitchen and started making a pot of coffee. He felt like breakfast too... even though it was passed seven in the evening. Oh well, breakfast for dinner it was then. The djinn smiled to himself and poured a cup of coffee, sipping it as he went over to the fridge and pulled out some food ingredients that he knew hadn't been there earlier. He wasn't sure how long Everett and Olivia had been gone, but he was sure that he could have dinner done by the time they got home.
Back at the his house, Owen was just rolling out of bed. He was still tired, but figured he'd slept enough. He vaguely recalled Everett saying that he and Olivia were going to get some things from their house, but couldn't remember much more than that. Yawning he trudged to the kitchen and started making a pot of coffee. He felt like breakfast too... even though it was passed seven in the evening. Oh well, breakfast for dinner it was then. The djinn smiled to himself and poured a cup of coffee, sipping it as he went over to the fridge and pulled out some food ingredients that he knew hadn't been there earlier. He wasn't sure how long Everett and Olivia had been gone, but he was sure that he could have dinner done by the time they got home.
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Everett got in the car after locking up the house, he was more than eager to bring in the boxes and just pass out somewhere, but that wasn't an option. Once they reached Owen's house once again, he killed the car and got out, grabbing as many boxes as he could at a time to try to make the effort a little shorter. "Owen, do you think you could help us out?" He asked once he was inside.
Genesis groaned a bit as he woke up, hearing the noise from downstairs. When had he fallen asleep? How long was he even sleeping for? He looked around the room and remembered a bit, he was moving things around, rearranging things, he probably just passed out or something from doing too much. Cleaning always made him tired after all. Not only that, he was quite hungry. What time was it?
Genesis groaned a bit as he woke up, hearing the noise from downstairs. When had he fallen asleep? How long was he even sleeping for? He looked around the room and remembered a bit, he was moving things around, rearranging things, he probably just passed out or something from doing too much. Cleaning always made him tired after all. Not only that, he was quite hungry. What time was it?
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Owen peeked out of the kitchen, watching for a moment as Everett and Olivia set a few boxes in the already cluttered living room. In a blink, the rest of the boxes that had been in the car were sitting beside them. "All done.", he said, grinning as he looked over at the surprised hunter. "You can repay me by getting Gen and Jackson down for dinner." He smirked and withdrew back into the kitchen, enjoying the look Everett gave him as he left.
Jackson hadn't moved from his spot on the couch, but he had spread out a bit and was napping pretty heavily. He hadn't even budged when Everett and Olivia came home.
Jackson hadn't moved from his spot on the couch, but he had spread out a bit and was napping pretty heavily. He hadn't even budged when Everett and Olivia came home.
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Everett nodded and went over to the couch where Jackson was sleeping, shaking him lightly. "Hey kid, you have to get up, it's time for dinner." Thankfully, he didn't have to go upstairs to collect Genesis, as he was making his way down while he was trying to wake the other teen. The young djinn looked tired, like he'd just woken up or something, which after the morning they had, wasn't all that surprising.
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Jackson jumped up quickly from his position on the couch, highly alert, though he calmed considerably when he saw Everett. He huffed and plopped back against the couch cushions, taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down more. "...I had a nightmare...", he stated stiffly, frowning at the hunter when he caught him eyeing him weird. "...I can't remember it now though..." He wasn't quite ready to get up, but smells wafting from the kitchen sent a pang of hunger through him. The strange thing was... the smell didn't quite seem like food.
Olivia was already in the kitchen, setting the table for Owen as the djinn went around making sure everyone had a full plate. He remembered from that morning how Everett like his eggs and had them ready and waiting for him. It was weird that it felt like they were suddenly all family, but Owen found that he quite liked it. It had been just him and Genesis for so long, and though he didn't know Olivia or Jackson well... and had absolutely hated Everett only the day before, he was willing to get along with them all.
Olivia was already in the kitchen, setting the table for Owen as the djinn went around making sure everyone had a full plate. He remembered from that morning how Everett like his eggs and had them ready and waiting for him. It was weird that it felt like they were suddenly all family, but Owen found that he quite liked it. It had been just him and Genesis for so long, and though he didn't know Olivia or Jackson well... and had absolutely hated Everett only the day before, he was willing to get along with them all.