DEMON HUNT

Chapter 21: In the demons' den.

Mari places his right hand on his cheek as everyone else watches silently. Jolie breaks the silence, speaking mockingly.

Jolie: Some leader you are.

Mari: I'm terribly sorry.

Renard, who is standing far from the group, still wearing his shattered mask, opens his mouth to speak.

Renard: You hit the wrong person.

Enraged, Sinister begins to make his way towards Jolie.

Sinister: Of course she hit the wrong person. How dare you lay your hands on your superior!

Lisandro stretches out his hand, intercepting Sinister.

Lisandro: You won't hit a woman.

Sinister: I don't see gender, I see actions. You let them call you by your name and they soon begin to think you're their equal.

Mario, who hasn't moved ever since,
speaks in a low tone.

Mario: I think we've all had a long night and should return to our various homes...

Mari: Ruhe day will end in a couple of hours.

Sinister: The D-pad still hasn't come up. I doubt that bus I saw on the way here will work either. Apparently, only devices within a small radius were affected. I know a place for autos. We just have to walk a bit.

Sinister turns to Jolie.

Sinister: Pull yourself together. We've lost two already. Let's not lose another.

Jolie: No one touches Yash.

Jolie turns invisible.

Sinister: Let's get out of here. We're heading south.

Sinister suddenly notices Lisandro's attention is fixed northwards.

Sinister: Sandro, we're done here.

Lisandro: You guys go ahead. There's something I want to check out.

Sinister grabs Lisandro by the arm, talking in a hush tone.

Sinister: We may be captains, but we are hunters...humans...,and you're more human than the rest of us. We're not superheroes.

Lisandro turns to Sinister and replies him calmly.

Lisandro: You don't have to come with me, Jace.

Sinister angrily withdraws his hand and turns away from Lisandro, making Lisandro stand behind him.

Sinister: Suit yourself. (To the others) We're leaving. Let the girl carry her brother herself. Renard, you're carrying the other boy. Everything I just said is an order. Start moving.

Mario finally moves. He walks up to Lisandro.

Mario: Aren't you going to need the blade?

Lisandro: I've been fighting for years before today. Besides, I just want to check something out.

Mario: Be safe.

Lisandro: Hunters can never be safe, but I'll say the same to you.

Lisandro bids the others goodbye. Yash's body is seen 'floating' in the air, indicating Jolie is ready to go. She had previously broken the arrow stuck in his neck. Soon after they all turned to leave, they disappear from Lisandro's view. Lisandro's warm character instantly changes to reflect a more focused and serious composure. He begins to mutter to himself again.

Lisandro: Fifty, fifty five, sixty... seventy five, a hundred, five hundred...seven hundred and counting. So many of them. There doesn't seem to be a particular dress code.