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began to swoop in fast and then banked at the barrier of the hallowed ground and
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rolled upward. Serena whimpered and wrapped her arms around him. Her presence
helped to calm him. He held her closer and stared at the mist surrounding the mouth of
the cave. The demon’s face appeared in the smog. The skin had melted where the holy
water had touched it. His brother’s face was now torn and burned showing muscles in
some places and bone in others. The teeth marks where he had torn out Terrance’s
throat were visible now. A sense of dread settled in his soul. Staring at the effigy which
had once been his brother, he knew Terrance no longer remained in his flesh. What was
before him was completely the demon.
“You think you can fool me, wolf?”
“I have and I can, demon. God always prevails over Lucifer. He showed that
with the lake. He’s given me His strength so that I can defeat you. He has made me one
of His disciples. Light always triumphs over the dark.”
“You can’t defeat me! Nothing can.”
Bruno didn’t flinch at the cold wind which was stirring up to surround him.
Serena buried her head in his shoulder. The demon’s power couldn’t touch them while
they were on sacred ground. Bruno was true in his beliefs. Nothing was going to shake
him now. He knew the Lord watched over him no matter if he was a werewolf or man.
“Make it go away,” she whispered.
“I’ll try, baby. Demons are pesky creatures. This one is powerful.” He kissed her
ebony cheek. She huddled closer to him.
“Is the little bitch scared of the big bad demon? You should be because I’ll
inhabit your flesh once more after this is all over. You won’t be able to keep me out.”
The demon made a kissy face toward her and then laughed.
The wind grew stronger and its face disappeared. The fog increased around them.
A great pressure pushed on the barrier which was protecting them. Bruno’s
determination strengthened. He released Serena, whose hot body tried to mold itself to
him, and stepped closer to the barrier. Her deep heady scent almost diverted his focus,
but he ignored it and drew on the resolve deep inside of him. He closed his eyes and
cleared his mind.
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He brought his hands together and began to pray. “Almighty Father, help us drive
the hell spawn from our sight and from my brother’s soul. Help us banish the fiend
from this holy place. You’ve helped me once before. Now I need your help again.”
Immediately a crack of thunder split the cloudy sky. Cool rain began to fall around
them. He lifted his face to the heavens and let the water wash over him. Once it touched
him, he felt the same cool peace he had when he was praying. When he was traversing
the land and sharing the word with his congregations. It was a perfect moment. It
almost made him forget the demon was there.
After a few seconds, the tranquility was broken by a piercing shriek. The fog
cleared. The sky darkened more and the rain began to pelt their naked skin. Wind blew
hard enough the branches started creaking from the force. The more it blew the less
suffocating the atmosphere was. Another wail tore through the air and then it died
down. During the shriek, he saw the welted body of his brother twitching where the
rain fell on his flesh. He stepped toward the body, but Serena grabbed his arm.
“Don’t. It’s a trick.”
He smiled. “It’ll be okay. I have to be sure.”
He gave her arm a small squeeze and crept over to the body. He knelt down and
felt Terrance’s neck. There was no pulse and the corpse was cold. He sent a silent prayer
up to Heaven for his brother’s soul and hoped he now ran free with the rest of the pack.
Bruno shook his head and stared at the gray clouds. The wind was dying down, but the
rain wasn’t letting up. They had to get out of the compound and figure out a way to
drive the demon back to hell. The only way he knew was to find out its name. The only
person he trusted to do the job was miles from here. They had to hurry before the evil
entity came back. First he had to get his clothes, get his bike, and Serena’s things. They
had to make a break for it while the rain was still coming down. A flash of lightning lit
the sky. When it did, he thought he saw the shadows of angels’ wings.
“Is he dead?” Serena called.
He walked back to her. “He’s dead, but the demon isn’t gone. Listen, we have to
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