#α΄ α΄Ι΄α΄α΄Ιͺα΄ Β Β βΒ Β Β aΒ selectiveΒ originalΒ characterΒ heavilyΒ influencedΒ byΒ variousΒ depictionsΒ ofΒ supernaturalΒ huntersΒ andΒ secretiveΒ religiousΒ ordersΒ inΒ differentΒ media. formerΒ supernaturalΒ huntressΒ forΒ theΒ sanctumΒ purorumΒ [Β sanctumΒ ofΒ theΒ pureΒ ]Β whoΒ isΒ nowΒ beingΒ huntedΒ herself,Β runningΒ fromΒ herΒ pastΒ &Β theΒ consequencesΒ ofΒ herΒ ownΒ actions.
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allΒ herΒ lifeΒ veronicaΒ hadΒ followedΒ theΒ rules.Β everyΒ stepΒ sheΒ tookΒ andΒ everyΒ thoughtΒ sheΒ hadΒ wasΒ guidedΒ byΒ theΒ doctrineΒ ofΒ theΒ sanctum.Β sheΒ wokeΒ beforeΒ theΒ crackΒ ofΒ dawnΒ toΒ pray,Β spentΒ hoursΒ inΒ ritualizedΒ meditationΒ andΒ lostΒ herselfΒ inΒ theΒ pagesΒ ofΒ ancientΒ books,Β committingΒ theΒ codexΒ ofΒ supernaturalΒ entitiesΒ toΒ memory.Β whenΒ sheΒ wasnβtΒ studying,Β sheΒ trainedΒ relentlessly,Β honingΒ herΒ bodyΒ andΒ mindΒ forΒ combat,Β learningΒ toΒ containΒ andΒ eliminateΒ theΒ threatsΒ thatΒ lurkedΒ beyondΒ theΒ sanctumβsΒ protection.Β everyΒ shadowΒ inΒ theΒ forestΒ wasΒ aΒ testΒ ofΒ herΒ vigilance.Β theΒ rulesΒ wereΒ clear:Β noΒ hesitation,Β noΒ mercy,Β noΒ compromise.Β andΒ sheΒ believedΒ inΒ everyΒ word,Β inΒ everyΒ commandΒ theyΒ gaveΒ her,Β certainΒ sheΒ wasΒ fightingΒ theΒ rightΒ fightΒ andΒ thatΒ eachΒ actΒ ofΒ violenceΒ againstΒ monstersΒ wasΒ anΒ actΒ ofΒ divineΒ service.
thatΒ wasΒ untilΒ sheΒ metΒ someoneΒ whoΒ showedΒ herΒ aΒ worldΒ beyondΒ theΒ blackΒ andΒ whiteΒ oneΒ theΒ sanctumΒ hadΒ paintedΒ forΒ her:Β oneΒ whereΒ thereΒ wereΒ eitherΒ monstersΒ orΒ huntersΒ andΒ nothingΒ in-between.Β inΒ theΒ eyesΒ ofΒ aΒ soΒ calledΒ βmonsterβΒ sheΒ sawΒ aΒ struggleΒ thatΒ mirroredΒ herΒ own:Β revealingΒ someoneΒ trappedΒ inΒ aΒ worldΒ thatΒ demandedΒ survivalΒ andΒ secrecy,Β someoneΒ whoΒ foughtΒ theirΒ ownΒ battles,Β dayΒ byΒ day,Β justΒ likeΒ sheΒ had.Β love,Β aΒ feelingΒ sheΒ hadΒ beenΒ taughtΒ toΒ fearΒ andΒ viewΒ asΒ weakness,Β bloomedΒ andΒ sheΒ allowedΒ herselfΒ toΒ imagineΒ aΒ lifeΒ outsideΒ theΒ sanctumβsΒ rigidΒ walls.Β aΒ lifeΒ withΒ him,Β aΒ werewolf,Β oneΒ ofΒ theΒ veryΒ beingsΒ sheΒ hadΒ swornΒ toΒ huntΒ andΒ purify.
theΒ sanctumΒ foundΒ outΒ andΒ everythingΒ sheΒ hadΒ builtΒ crumbled.Β veronicaΒ wasΒ exiled,Β castΒ outΒ forΒ herΒ love,Β forΒ seeingΒ theΒ worldΒ asΒ itΒ trulyΒ was.Β theΒ huntressΒ wasΒ nowΒ theΒ oneΒ beingΒ hunted.Β notΒ justΒ byΒ theΒ orderΒ whoΒ fearedΒ whatΒ sheΒ knew,Β butΒ byΒ theΒ veryΒ creaturesΒ sheΒ onceΒ pursued,Β seekingΒ revengeΒ forΒ herΒ pastΒ deeds.
now,Β inΒ herΒ newΒ hometownΒ ofΒ knoxville,Β nestledΒ againstΒ theΒ appalachianΒ mountains,Β sheΒ hasΒ toΒ followΒ newΒ rules.Β rulesΒ thatΒ areΒ simple,Β butΒ unforgiving:
donβtΒ goΒ intoΒ theΒ woodsΒ afterΒ dark.
neverΒ leaveΒ aΒ markedΒ trail.
neverΒ whistleΒ inΒ theΒ woods.
ifΒ youΒ hearΒ someoneΒ [orΒ something]Β callΒ yourΒ name:Β no,Β youΒ didnβt.Β doΒ notΒ answer,Β becauseΒ youΒ neverΒ knowΒ whatΒ youΒ mightΒ inviteΒ intoΒ yourΒ life.
inΒ theΒ shadowedΒ edgesΒ ofΒ aΒ quietΒ city sheΒ hasΒ learnedΒ the most important lesson of her life :Β survivalΒ meansΒ knowingΒ whenΒ toΒ run.Β
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