"Hey Nomura",I said as she walked in.

"Hello darling,how did your training go?"

"It's was amazing.I killed 24 goblins and 2 changelings!",I said proudly.

"Impressive",she said with a smile.

She walked over and gave me a one sided hug."I'm so proud of you (Y/N).Your one of the most strongest people I know",she said as she held up my chin.

She smiled and looked over at Strickler as he entered the room.

"Don't get to attached,you know the real reason to what we are doing",he muttered.

She made a slight frown and nodded before leaving the room.

As she was leaving,I noticed some bruises on her arms.

"Nomura wait!What happen to your arm?",I asked.

"I was punished for not killing the Hunter",she said.

"I'm sure you'll get him next time",I said.

She smiled and continued her way out.

Strickler walked over to me and handed me a pouch of Grave sand.

"Last night we received a visit from a Troll.I made a few threats and now the hunter will be coming to open the bridge at exchange for his pity friend",he said.

"How did you pull it off?",I asked.

"Just some adjustments here and there",he said.

"Why can't we trick him and kill the dumb troll after he opens the bridge",I asked as I crossed my legs.

"We are doing that but right now we need to keep the Hunters attention.You will sneak in from above and attack if he pulls any minor issues",Strickler said.

"Of course sir.I'd be honored to finish him off",I said.

She smiled."Nomura almost killed him in the woods the other night until his friends saved him",he said.

I stayed silent."Don't make the same mistake",he said while walking off.

After he walked out of the room,he poked is head back through the door."This is the last time you can use the Grave Sand.Use it wisely",he said as he closed my door.

I grabbed my bag and sat the pouch of Grave Sand in it.

Right before I closed it,I noticed something poking out from the side zipper pocket.

I grabbed it and looked at it.It was a photo.

It was a picture of the Hunter and I together.He has his arm around my shoulder as I was eating ice cream.

"Jim?",I asked while looking at the photo.

I shook my head and threw the photo down.

"Remember please",a voice said.

I grunted and held my head.

Get out of me!",the voice yelled.

I smiled. "Oh,I'm not going anywhere till the Hunter is dead",I said to myself.

"Please don't hurt him.He's my best friend.Please don't kill him!",the voice yelled.

"Shut up you nasty rat.Im you now so be quite",I muttered.

My hand started moving without me even trying.

"No!This is my body and you will not take over me",the voice said.

"Is everything alright?",Strickler asked as he entered.

"Yes,Everything is just peachy",I muttered with a fake smile.My hand moved again but I pushed it down.

He nodded and left.

I felt the hand stop moving so I let it go."She is not going to come back",I muttered as I grabbed my sword.

I grabbed the handle and held it above my wrist."Don't try anything when he arrives or both of you will be dealing with a lot of pain",I said.

"Tonight that Hunter is going to see his worst nightmare",I said quietly with a cackle.

I put the sword back in the slot on my belt and walked out of the room to see Bular.

"I assume you know the plan?",He asked.

I nodded.

"Good.My father will be proud",he said.

"It's an honor to work with him",I said with a smile.

Bular walked away.I decided to take a stroll around the museum before opening hours.As I was walking,I spotted the Dragon Hunter amulet on a shelf.

"That shouldn't be there",I muttered.

I went over to it and picked it up.It glowed a vibrant purple as I touched it."Thats weird.This thing never works",I muttered as I toyed with the hands.

"(Y/N)!",I heard someone call.

I placed the amulet back down and left the room.As I was leaving the room,I could have swore I heard a ding sound.Its could just be the broken amulet.

"What now?",I asked as I entered the main room.Strickler was on the second floor,peering over the edge.

I started going into a daze once I saw Strickler.

I looked over the tapestry's on the wall. 

"Hey, look.Claire's talking to Jim",Hannah pointed out.

"Wells that's not something you see everyday",I said as I watched them talk.They were leaning over the edge of the second floor.

"You should go try and talk to him",Hannah said.

"What?"

"You should talk to him.This is a perfect time to get to know him better before the play",she said.

I shook my head."I'm good.Let him talk to his crush",I said.

"Crush?"

"Duh!Its obvious that he has eyes for Claire.You really don't pay attention much to boys do you?"

"Nope.Not a bit",she said as we laughed. 

I shook my head and looked around.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah,I-I'm fine.So what did you need me for?",I asked as I went up the stairs.

"I have a different idea about tonight",he said.

"And that is?"

"What if you supposably turned back to normal and lead the Hunter on.Then tonight when he comes,we attack",he said.

"That's sounds like a very convenient plan but do you think it will work?",I asked.

"Yes.All you need to do is go find the Hunter",he said.

"I need to be nice to him and not kill him?",I asked disgusted.

"You will later tonight but first,you need to get rid of this",he said as he pulled my cloak off.

"Why?I love my cloak",I said.

"Because you will look questioning and we don't want to raise any attention of others",he said as he pointed to my sword.

I rolled my eyes and threw my sword at him."Now go put this on",he said as he handed me some clothes.

"Fine",I said as I turned to change.

When I returned,he looked over me.Proud of his work.

I was wearing a white skirt and a sweater that hanged off one of my shoulders.Then,my under strap could be seen on my open shoulder.I also had a pair of white vans on.

"Do I have to wear this?",I asked.

"Yes because you can't go dressed in fully black",he said.

"Why not?"

"Because you need to dress like, "old," you",he commented

"Alright",I said.

"Now brush your hair and take out your pony tail",he said.

I grumbled a few words before taking out my hair.My hair fell down to my back in waves as I began to brush it.

"Perfect",He said.

"You will regret this",I said.

"Or will I?",He said.

I shook my head and looked at him."Now put this last thing on",he said as he held out his hand.

In his palm was a bracelet.It was a silver chain with a charm on it.The charm was a purple crystal that almost looked real.It was a deep purple that glittered in the sun.

"Hey (Y/N)",Jim said.

"Oh,hey Jim",I said.

"I wanted to apologize again for how I acted when I found out you were Juliet in the play",he said.

"Your fine Jim.I completely understand",I said.

"I know you do but I wanted to give you something",he said.

"Hold out you arm",he said.

I closed my eyes and put my arm up.When I opened them,I saw a purple charm bracelet on my wrist.

"Oh my gosh Jim,you didn't have to",I said.

"I-I can't except this",I said.

"No,I insist.Its a gift from me to you.When I saw it,I thought of you",He said.

"You thought of me?"

"Yeah,I know it's stupid but I was hoping you would like it",he said as he gave a nervous chuckle. 

"I love it Jim.Thank you",I said as I gave him a great big hug.

I shook my head.

"No,I am not wearing that",I said.

"You have to",he said.

"No I don't.Im not wearing that dumb bracelet",I said as I grabbed it out of his hand.I threw the bracelet somewhere down to the first floor and he shook his head.

"Very well.You may go",he said.

"Good.Might as well get it over with",I said as I ran out of the museum.I grabbed a bike that Strickler gave me and rode to the High School.

"Now,I have to pretend that I know everyone and that I'm supposedly normal,"I muttered.

I pulled my bike up to the school and chained it to the bike rack.Then,I walked it the school without a word.

As I walked through the halls,their were silent gasps and murmurs that were spreading across the room.

"(Y/N)?"

I turned and saw the Hunter behind me along with his friend.

"Oh,hey",I gritted through my teeth.

"Are you normal again",he asked as he looked at me.

"I um-yes.I was in a um...trace",I said quickly.

"Okay",He said.

His friend grabbed him by the arm and pulled him down.He whispered,"She's not acting like her normal self.I don't think we should trust her."

"It's fine Tobes.Shes been through a lot",he said.

Toby huffed and rolled his eyes as Jim took my hand.

"I'm glad your back",he said.

"Me too?",I answered.It sounded more like a question than an answer.

His eyes wondered down my arm and he raised my hand.

"Your not wearing your bracelet",he said.

"Pffft.Why would I wear that cheep,ugly piece of jewelry",I sneered.

"What?",He asked.

"Oh,um...nothing",I said as I turned around.

Toby looked over at Jim."I told you!"

Jim shook his head."I'll see you around,be safe.Don't want anything bad to happen",I said slyly as I turned on my heel.

———

"You know the plan",Bular said.

I nodded and grabbed the Dragon Hunter amulet.

I jumped up to the second level,sword in hand.

I was wearing a black tank top,black leggings,and black army boots so I blended in perfectly with the darkness.

There was a slight change in the plan.Strickler decided to make another call to Jim and have me say,"Jim!Don't come save us.We can't let you open the bridge",after I spoke to him in the school.

"He won't come, Bular.Jim is a trained and true Trollhunter",The troll said.

"Shut up",I sneered.

"What happened to you (Y/N)?"

I jumped over to the top of the bridge,next to the troll.

"I don't even know you",I said as I held my sword to his throat.

"(Y/N)!Calm down,we need him as bait.We can't have a dead troll just yet",Bular said.

I growled and pulled my sword away.

"Say one word about me,and you're dead",I said.

"You were a good person!What happened to the one who was loyal to her friends and stood up for what she believed in",He said.

I froze."Your a lier.I was in the Darklands all my life.Im a trained soldier",I said.

I heard talking and jumped back to where i was before.

"Oh, Master Jim, why did you not heed my warning?",The troll said as the Hunter entered.

"You promised we'd build that Vespa together.Remember?",the hunter said.

"Now, cut him down.I brought the amulet",he said.

"Open the Bridge,I will not ask again",Bular said as he held up his sword.

Strickler pushed the boy forward as he started to climb the make shift stairs.

"Sorry, kid.It's business",one baby changeling said.

"No, Master Jim, don't do this! If you release Gunmar and his Gumm-Gumm army, you will be unleashing darkness! The world will not survive Gunmar's reign! One troll's life is hardly worth putting everyone at risk! Think about Trollmarket! Your friends! Your own mother! I trained you better than this!",The troll yelled.

The hunter was so close to putting the amulet in.

"For the glory of Merlin, not another step!",The troll yelled.

Nomora laughed until there was a beeping sound.

"He's wearing a tracking device",I said.

"You said the Trollhunter was alone!,Nomura yelled.

"Not Trollhunter.Trollhunters!"Jim yelled.

"I am Toby! Grandson of Nana! Fan of hard rock!",a boy said as he entered.He turned on some music.It was a slight melody of classical music.

"Sorry.Wrong playlist.Hold on one second.Oh, okay, here it is!",he said.

"For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command!",the hunter yelled.

"Kill them all!",Bular roared.

"He's mine",I growled.

"I am Draal the Deadly, son of Kanjigar, and you will suffer for my father's death!Kill them all! ",a second troll yelled as he wrestled Bular.

He was a very bulky,cyan colored troll with spikes.

While everyone was busy with each other,I did a flip off the railing.I landed on my feet,right in-front of the Hunter.

"Toby Domzalski! - You are in way over your -",Strickler said until Toby hit him where the sun don't shine.

"Rule number three!",he yelled.

Strickler wined and fell over.

I looked up and saw Jim looking at me.

"Just hand the amulet over and you may leave the fight in one piece",I said.

I gripped my sword and held it out.

"(Y/N)!You don't have to do this!",he said.

"Carful Master Jim!Im afraid she was taken over by the blade of Gunmar!",The troll yelled.

"Toby was right!We knew you weren't back to normal.You wear that bracelet I gave you everyday",he said.

I shook my head."So you figured it out, huh?Well the last thing you will ever see is your blood on my sword",I said as I jumped at him.

I barely missed him as he used his sword to deflect mine.

"I don't want to hurt you",he warned.

"Go ahead and try.You won't get far",I said as I sliced at him.

He flipped backwards to dodge my hits until he noticed me holding the Dragon Hunter Amulet.

I pushed him to the ground and held my free hand at his arms.

I raised my sword and was about to strike him until something kept my hand from moving.

No!You won't kill him!

I struggled to keep control over my arm.

"Stop you little rat!",I sneered.

I used the sword and make a slight cut on my wrist.

I seethed in pain but I did it too keep her from letting me kill him.

"(Y/N),you can fight her.Don't let her take control of you",the hunter said.

He tried to get up but I kicked him away.

Strickler then grabbed him and forced him to place the amulet in the bridge.

"No!No!No",he yelled.

Under the bridge,a black whole opened up that lead into the Darklands.

"The bridge is open",I yelled.

"No!",the chubby boy yelled.

Then the bulky troll,known as Drawl,jumped on the bridge.

He used his hands to try and take out the amulet.

The Hunter grabbed Strickler and they switched positions.

"No!No Drawl,let go!Let go!",The Hunter yelled.

"No!No!,don't let him!",Bular yelled.

My eyes widen as the bridge started to glow.

I quickly pushed Strickler away and got in front of the Hunter.

———
Jim's POV
The bridge exploded as (Y/N) got in front of me.

The bridge exploded from under me.
I groaned as I hit the pile of rocks.

I slowly sat up from the pile of rocks and looked around as the dust started to disappear.

Once I saw Drawl,I ran over to him.His arm was stone.

His arm fell off and broke into a million pieces.My amulet was in the pile of rocks.

I sighed.

"I would hand you the amulet but-"

"You're alive!",I yelled.

Wait...I looked around and spotted (Y/N) in the corner of the room.

"(Y/N)!"

I ran over to her and turned her on her back.

"Come on,wake up",I said.

I continued to shake her,trying to wake her up.

I felt her wrist and felt no pulse.

I froze and looked down."Its my fault.She took the blow for me.Even her dark side wouldn't let me die",I muttered.

Toby,which woke up not to long after me,walked up behind me.

"Jim?"

"She gone Tobes",I said as I started crying.

"We-"

We heard a roar and turned around to see Bular.

"Guys,help us out!",I yelled.

AAARRRGGHH ran over with Blinky behind.

AAARRRGGHH and Blinky grabbed Drawl as I picked up (Y/N).

"We need to find a way out",I said.

Toby picked up a piece of the floor and moved it to the side.

"Are you kidding me?",I asked.

"No way!Im not going down in the sewer!Theres got to be a chicken surprise down there,maybe two",Toby said.

When Bular roared again,Toby said,"Bon appetite!"

They all jumped in but I gave (Y/N) over to AAARRRGGHH.I followed them into the water.

In the water,AAARRRGGHH caught all of us except me.

——-
(Skipping ahead because we all know what happens)
——-

Once Bular was crushed my AAARRRGGHH for good this time,I looked back at (Y/N)

"Blinky,is there anything I can do?"

He shook his head."It seems as though she was still there but had no control over herself."

I kneeled down beside (Y/N) and grabbed her hand.

I felt one of her fingers fidget a little.My head jerked up to see her head moving side to side.

"(Y/N)?"

I shook her shoulders as her eyes started to open slightly.

"Jim?",she murmured quietly.

"What happened?",she asked as she sat up.

I couldn't help it.I just had to do it.

———

Hahaha I'm an evil person.You can probably guess what happened .

Anyway,I'm so proud at how far this book has come.I can't believe there's only 1 chapter left!

I hope you all enjoyed this extra long chapter and I hope you will continued to read!