Hunted by demons

Disagreements

Ridge is thrown back staggering, one hand clasping his jaw, the other behind him to stop him from crashing into the table. All the hunters in the group, sans Lewis, Zoey, Fiona, and Rythian who weren't in the room, stand by in shock and confusion, while Hannah reels her fist back to strike again. Thinking fast, Duncan and Sips grab her arms and hold her back.

"Let go of me!" She shouts. "He made Lewis look like a goddamned corpse!"

"That demon had information and I interrogated it!" Ridge defends, rubbing the sore side of his face.

"You could've killed him!" She struggles again, nearly breaking free of their grasp. Seeing this, Kim steps in front of her, trying to talk her down.

"Hannah, just think about this. You need to calm down!" She says. Hannah ignores her, still glaring at Ridge and seething with rage.

"You don't car one bit about any of us, do you?" She accuses.

"No, I don't." Ridge replies. She stops struggling once hearing this, she knows it's true but didn't expect him to outright say it. "I don't give a rat's ass about any of you, I've planned the deaths of a number of you and seriously considered some of them. In most cases I would leave you in this mess on your own, but when those black eyed bastards started tracking me down I knew this was one mess I couldn't get out of on my own. I'm not expecting us all to get along, just asking to stay off of each others throats long enough so that as many of us make it through this alive as we can manage. After that we can all go back to our mutual dislike of each other, just like old times."

Everyone pauses, observing how Hannah reacts to this. She sighs angrily, breaks free from Sips and Duncan's grasp, then folds her arms.

"What do you want?" She asks belligerently. Ridge smirks, pleased with himself, and casually leans against the table.

"While the information I got from that demon will make it a hell of a lot more possible to attack Israphel, now that it's back in hell the army definitely knows where we're hiding so we need to relocate. I have a safe house a few hours over in Montana that should be safe and hidden. I doubt anyone knows about it since I haven't used it in years."

"Why didn't we go there in the first place?" Trott asks.

"Because I wasn't sure if all of you would fit. But now it seems like the best bet." He answers quickly. "We don't know when the demons are gonna get here so we should pack up and leave sooner rather than later. Hat boys, you get as many guns as you can and load them into as many cars as you need." Smith, Ross, and Trott nod and head for the basement. "Duncan and Kim, help Zoey and Fiona load Lewis into their van." They nod and go downstairs as well. "Do any of you know where Rythian went?"

"He went out for some fresh air, I'll go get him." Nilesy says, already heading outside.

"Everyone else start packing up, we're leaving in an hour." Ridge finishes. Everyone begins collecting any of their possessions and loading them in their cars, readying them for the road. Downstairs Smith, Ross, and Trott take guns from a metal cabinet by the armful and carry them upstairs to their car. Duncan and Kim head over to where Zoey and Fiona are bandaging up the last of Lewis's wounds.

"We need to get Lewis in your van, we're heading out soon." Duncan says immediately.

"Where to?" Fiona asks, already preparing a makeshift gurney.

"A safehouse in Montana, Ridge is leading the way." He answers.

"Okay, help me get him on this board." She instructs. The four of them roll Lewis onto the gurney, with minimal complaining from him, and they carry him outside to the van. Outside they pass Rythian and Niley having a casual conversation. Once Lewis is settled they all start to go inside, but Nilesy stays behind to accept a call and Duncan and Kim stay out of curiosity.

"Nilesy's phone. Whatcha need?" He answers. The other voice on the phone says something that the others can't hear and Nilesy turns very serious.

"Oh. Oh god! Right, I'll be right on it." He hangs up and starts racing towards his car.

"Nilesy? What's wrong?" Duncan asks.

"Demon activity is lighting up all over the place! Hunters and civilians are all getting attacked nationwide!" He informs.

"Nilesy wait! You heard what Ridge said, it's dangerous for us to go too far away from the group. I know it's bad but they're probably just trying to lure us out of hiding. We need to play it safe." Kim says.

"Screw safe! This is a demonic terrorist attack! A dozen people aren't worth a country! Half of Newport, Oregon has been burned down, and that's just one city on the growing list." He says, climbing into his driver's seat.

"Newport?" Duncan asks.

"Yeah, and that along with a hundred other reasons is why I've gotta go!" He starts reversing onto the road but Duncan keeps up with his car.

"Wait, wait, what about Newport? What's happened to the south beach, by Yaquina bay?" He asks.

"I think that's where most of the attacks have happened, actually." Nilesy says, slowing down.

"Oh, shit!" Duncan whips around and starts sprinting towards his car, with Kim closely following.

"Duncan, what's wrong? What's the matter with Newport."

"They're not just attacking at random, the demons are trying to draw us out. They're attacking my goddamned sister!" He leaps into the driver's seat while Kim races around to the passengers side.

"Your sister?"

"Yes, Rosie Jones. She lives in the south beach of Newport, it's not about the city it's about her. I bet all the other places the demons have attacked have our friends and family in them as well."

"Oh god, my mum's out there! I need to call her!" Kim digs her phone out of her pocket as the three of them drive away. Ross comes outside with an armful of rifles just in time to see the two cars disappear into the treeline.

"What the hell?" He mumbles, before bolting back inside.