Demon Hunter

Chapter 31

The town itself was infested with demons. The whole thing was possesed. Castiel wasn't letting us anywhere near it until his siblings and parents came. Lana called in her older brother, Nikolai, and their dad, Matthews. There were fourteen of us in total, Dean came. I'd wanted Gabe to hang back, catch any demons that made it past us, but he gave the compelling argument that it was time he grew up. Also that Henry was his brother, and Drew was his friend. I couldn't argue any further. He was just to stay near me at all time. I was to stay near Cass.

I handed out weapons with Jacob and strapped first aid kits on the backs of Adela and Corena's wolves. They were the extraction team, they were to get in, get the boys, and get out. Cass wanted me on that team too, but I wanted to shove my knife into Atarius's neck. Dean wouldn't be able to get into any buildings, they'd angel proofed all of them for sure. He'd scooped the place out for us. The majority of the people the demons were possessing were dead. Those who were alive were young and stationed closer to the place where Drew and Henry were. It was more leverage I guess, I wouldn't kill them if there were still people inside of them.

Lana, Liam, and Alistar were a team, going into building in search of the boys and Atarius. Me, Castiel, Gabe, and Jacob were a team, with the same purpose. Dean, Nickolai, and Matthews were a team, killing anything that we flushed out. Lucian and Annabeth were hanging back, getting the ones that made it past Dean and them. If Corean and Adela got Henry and Drew out mid-battle, Annabeth was to drive them out while the girls operated. Lucian would serve as point, protecting them from any threats. We were a well oiled machine with a drive that could not be stopped. We were getting them back tonight, and that was just how it was going to be.

"Everyone with their teams? Weapons check." The sound of guns being cocked a holstered came into my ear and I smiled. I had Betty and had replaced the silver bullets with ones filled with rock salt. My knife belt was at capacity with the angel knife bouncing against my leg when I walked. I nodded, and we started towards the target. We assumed that Atarius would be held up in my old home with Henry and Drew. It made sense, with the intel Jade had given us. I was leading the way, Jacob and I being the only two who knew where the house was. We stuck to the shadows, killing demon's quietly. We wanted to get as close as possible before making any noise. If Atarius knew we were coming, I didn't know if he'd need Drew anymore.

"Hey!" Someone shouted. We were still blocks away from Maple St., where the house was located. We were currently on Main. Dean was in front of the demon in a flash, he placed his hand on the demon's head and it screamed, it's body beginning to glow. It dropped to the ground but it was too late, the noise had alerted several other demons. "Spread out, find the boys!" I yelled and we dispersed into our teams. The wolves shifted, and gun shots range through the streets. I ignored it all, one goal in mind.

"Gabe, Jacob." I waved them over. Gabe removed his knife from a demon's body and ran after me. There was a road that lead directly onto Maple from Main, all we had to do was get to it. Several demons came at us, I aimed at the one nearest to me, it was hard to shoot and run. I pulled the trigger and the demon dropped. I holstered Betty, opting for the angels weapon. It was like a miniature sword. We were forced to stop, the demon count rising. I swung at the male demon who'd jumped at me, slicing it's head clean off.

The demon behind it was started, jumping back when I swung. He smirked at me, taunting me. Having enough, I pulled Betty from my belt and shot it in the face. I stepped over the body and drove my knife into the demons eye. Rock salt wouldn't kill them, but it slowed them down.

We fought our way to Maple, taking out around twenty more demons. The population of the town was 297, I hoped he hadn't brought anymore in. I chanted in my head that their numbers were dwindling but they just kept coming. "Close your eyes!" I heard Dean's voice. I knew what he was going to do, I lodged my knife into the demon in front of me before squeezing them shut. Even behind my eyes lids the light was blinding. Screams filled my ears and I hoped everyone had heard Dean. The light faded and I opened my eyes. The demons blocking the way to the house were dead. I took a second to catch my breath before running towards my old house. I could see it, the wrap around porch and white shutters. Heavy footsteps pounded behind me but I didn't look back to see who it was.

I neared the house and entered the lawn. There were demons on the porch. Castiel's giant wolf jumped over me and tore into them. I grabbed some of his fur and pulled him back. "They might be alive in there." I said and he nodded. Instead of killing he knocked them away so I could reach the front door. Jacob ran up to the porch and took the same path I did. I didn't bother with the knob, instead I raised my foot and kicked the door in. On the inside the house was quiet, and empty. I peeked up the stairs and saw nothing. I moved cautiously further back into the house. Behind me there was a scream and I swiveled around. Jacob's eyes were wide as he looked at me, then down at himself. There was gurgling and Jacob fell to the ground. Behind him was an older man with Jacobs beating heart in his hand. He made a fist around it, crushing it. Angry tears slid down my face. I made a move towards the demon, he had to be Atarius, only to be thrown against the wall. My knife was knocked from my hand and I couldn't move.

"Finally! We can get this show on the road." Atarius said, grinning. "You know how long I've waited for this moment? Nineteen years, 14 years longer than it was meant to be." He moved towards me slowly and I tried desperately to get my body to move. Suddenly, the window shattered and Castiel's wolf came crashing through it. Atarius flicked his wrist and Castiel was being pressed against the wall as well. "I can't kill you, wolf. Not without the Moon Goddess getting on my ass. But that doesn't mean I can't break every bone in your body." Castiel howled and it turned into a whimper. "Leave him alone!" I yelled and Atarius's black eyes came back to me. "That is right, if you die, so does he." He looked as if he was thinking it over before shrugging. "Oh well. The Moon Goddess is nothing compared to Lucifer." He smiled innocently at me and took a step forward. Castiel barked and Atarius slammed his body against the wall. "Shut up, mutt!" He shouted glaring at Castiel.

"I don't need you, Aurora. Just your blood, all of it." Suddenly he was in front of me. He reached down and snatched the angel knife from my hand. "How kind of you to bring me a knife." The metal burned his skin but he didn't seem affected. He held the knife between us, directly in front of my face and then moved it to my neck. I pressed my head against the wall, trying to move away from it.

"Atarius!" I looked up and Dean was behind Atarius in an instant. Atarius swiveled around and Dean slapped his hand against Atarius's forehead. Atarius screamed as his body began to glow. He dropped to a heap on the floor and my body was released. I dropped from the wall to my feet with an umph. Castiel crumpled to the ground. I ran towards him and moved his head into my lap. He was bleeding and his eyes were unfocused. A shadow passed over us and then Dean was touching two of his fingers to Castiel's head. "He's fine now, just needs to rest." Castiel's eyes closed as Dean took his fingers away. "What about Jacob?" I looked up at Dean and he sighed. "I can't bring him back." He said and I choked on a sob. I stroked Castiel's fur once and gently laid his head on the floor. I got up and wiped tears from my face with my sleeve.

"Come on, we gotta find the boys. Who know's what he's done to them." Dean nodded and I lead the way to the basement door. There was a lock on it. I stood back and used Betty to shoot it off. I pushed the door opened and took the stairs down two at a time. Dean appeared in front of me and went to the left. I followed him with my eyes. He hovered over Henry. Henry was strapped to a metal table with a tube in his arm. The blood was flowing away from him. Dean ripped the tube out and touched his fingers to Henry's head. I went further into the basement, behind the stairs. There was another door and another lock. I shot it off, the sound ringing in my ears. I opened the door and sighed in relief. Drew was in there. He was bruised and bloody, his entire face swollen, but he was conscious. I dropped to my knees in front of him and yanked on the chain that that connected his wrist to the wall.

"Rora where's Weni?" His voice was small and gruff. My jaw hardened and more tears streamed down my face. "Just be quiet now Drew." I whispered yanking on the chain again. "Dean!" I yelled. He appeared in the doorway with Henry in his arms. He disappeared for a moment and when he came back Henry was no longer with him. He touched the cuff around Drew's wrist and it fell away. Drew's wrist was incredibly raw. Dean went to touch his forehead and Drew limply batted his hands away. "Where is she Rora?" He asked again and I looked away.

Drew choked on a sob. "Oh, no. No, no, no." His voice got louder until he was screaming. I held him down and Dean touched his forehead. Drew stopped struggling and his wounds disappeared. I held his head to my chest and rocked him. "Just rest now Drew." I whispered, closing my eyes.

Listen to "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran to set the mood for this chapter.