Chapter 11

Haley didn't like being manhandled and she definitely didn't like having her hair pulled. She fought with Lenya as the demon dragged her and the twins off in a direction away from the Winchesters. She kicked and tried to elbow and punch the demon but it was to no avail. It ended up with her getting her hair pulled even more and that made her madder. She understood now where Nasatya was coming from with his bravado. She looked over to see the boys being held by the two demons that came out of that other one.

Haley had seen things as she started using her powers to hunt and help people but she had never seen anything like the rakshasa. She followed Angela's lead and was comfortable with that since the dhampir knew more and the more Haley saw of her relationship with the Hindu god and goddess, it was better to do so. She ended up learning a bit and that a lot of things she could understand since her roots were similar in philosophy. However, she was unprepared for the rakshasa.

As she fought with Lenya, she hoped that Aaron was okay. When she was patching him up, the demons entered the house and tried to attack. She held them off until she was grabbed from behind and the last she saw was Aaron fighting of at least two of them. Then she found herself here and being forced to find this vision thing, which she had no clue about. All she was thinking about was trying to get free and get the twins free. She managed to get one of her electricity tricks going and shocked one of the demons that held the twins, forcing it to let them go.

The end result was her being flung down by her hair and the demon bitch saying, "That was not nice."

Haley pushed herself up to her hands and knees and scowled at Lenya, "You'd do the same if someone pulled your hair, bitch?"

"It's only hair. It grows back," simpered Lenya.

"And I suppose you told yourself that with that nasty mark." Haley pointed at the demon's face as she got to her feet.

Lenya narrowed her eyes and glared at the witch, "You better watch it or you'll find that there is more to the hair pulling and it involves having you skinned alive. Now you're going to help find the vision and maybe I'll be nice about it." She gave a firm look at Haley as if to dare her to challenge that order she had given.

"And what makes you think I can and will help you? I don't know what you are talking about." Haley decided to get her dander up and back into a corner into her sheer stubbornness. Dean would tease her about being ridiculously pigheaded about things but it proved useful at times. This seemed to be one of them.

"Don't give me that. You juju witches are all the same."

Haley never told anyone what she was. If they guessed witch she let them run with that. It wasn't like a hunter cared about the distinction at times. When something from her world knew, it was a little bit different. She decided to play a little dumb with it. "I'm Celtic."

"Please, you're juju. I could tell because of that lightning trick you did. I remember one who was just as good at it. Besides you're the closest thing to a healer to find it. So you'll do it and I promise I won't hurt the Ashvins." Lenya gestured at the boys with a sweet smile.

"Yeah right. Your word is good for that." Haley snorted at the demon. She crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm not going to help you."

"Yes you will."

"No." Haley reasserted her position and tightened her arms over her chest. She narrowed her eyes at Lenya as if daring her to challenge that.

"Yes you will," Lenya screeched as she gave Haley a hard backhand across the face.

The force was enough to make Haley bend over but not enough to knock her off her feet. It made her angry enough though and she retaliated by using her powers to send Lenya flying through the air and the demon landed hard on the ground. She continued by using her powers to take care of the two demons holding onto the boys, freeing them in the process. "Go!"

Before Haley could do anything else she was knocked over by Lenya. She got to her hands and knees and retaliated with her powers but the demon just walked through it like it was nothing. Haley was well aware that she wasn't what would be considered a master but she could hold up well to most things she had come against. This was different but she wasn't going to give in. She got herself ready to defend herself against Lenya.

Lenya grabbed Haley by her jacket and hair but didn't expect Haley to grab on and in a similar manner. It was the equivalent of a chick fight as they pulled and tried punching each other, neither one of them letting go. Rather they spun in a circle until Lenya managed to throw Haley aside and said, "I'm not in the mood."

At that moment she felt something hit her in the back. She turned to see the twins holding rocks. She narrowed her eyes at them as Nasatya shouted, "Hey, how about picking on somebody your own size?"

"That was kind of dumb," Dasra muttered.

Lenya merely laughed, "Silly little boy but that was not nice."

"This is not nice," Nasatya retorted as he threw his rock and moved to pick up another one.

"Naughty, naughty, naughty."

It was quick as a flash and Lenya sent the boys flying before being grabbed by Haley. She retaliated by slamming the witch into a tree and held her by the throat. "I am a little tired of you witch. I think I'll just kill you."

"How about not."

Haley gasped for air the moment her throat was released. She watched as Lenya was grabbed like a sack of potatoes and flung off to the side. She rubbed her throat as she saw Angela stalk towards the demon before running over to check the on the twins. "You guys okay?"

"We're fine," Nasatya grumbled as he helped his brother up.

Haley made a slight face and shook her head slightly. She looked around and gestured for them to follow. "Come on. We gotta go."

The twins followed her lead and she tried leading them away from the area and back towards where they had been taken from. It was better than nothing and Haley had faith that the Winchesters would have cleared out the rakshasa. Sam had a tendency to make her not wary but scary respectful for his ability to think things out and the quickness in which he did so at times. It was as scary as Angela's ability to make someone piss in their pants just by a look. Also Dean was a terror with a gun and/or knife if the stories were anything to go by so Haley was confident that they could make their escape.

They were able to skirt along the edges and avoid being seen by Lenya but Haley was certain Angela knew where they were. Dean had told her once that she had the ears of a bat and a nose for evil ass shit. He didn't mean anything insulting by the latter but Haley understood that she was not your average dhampir so it wouldn't surprise her that the woman could follow their scent and noise and not bat an eye. It was a testament to being able to stay focused.

They were almost home free when Haley noticed something was not right. She felt her limbs seem to freeze and looked over at the boys who seemed to be in the same predicament. Nasatya was a little more vocal as he grunted and tried harder to move but to no avail. It was enough though to get attention of the two combatants that had been facing off. Lenya was the one that chuckled and said, "Thought it was going to be that easy, Little Sister?"

Angela felt the tension in her shoulders rise as she saw Haley and the twins held still. She turned towards Lenya and demanded, "Let them go."

Lenya merely chuckled, "And not have any fun? I don't think so."

Angela turned and let her eyes flare. She twisted her hand in the direction of the captives to release them but nothing happened. She frowned as she looked at them still frozen in their positions. Nasatya was still struggling and trying to move and was close to cursing. She tried again but nothing happened but the sound of laughter filled her ears and it wasn't just Lenya but a deep rumble accompanied it and forced her to look around.

"What's the matter Little Sister? Having trouble getting it up?"

Angela turned to look at Lenya. "Let them go," she demanded. Her hands were clenched into fists as she narrowed her eyes at the demon.

"No," Lenya replied with a smile, "The Ashvins are the advantage to the gods and because of you, they will be quick to help you. Can't have that."

"You would risk upsetting the balance of things for this?" Angela looked at the demon. It sounded rhetorical and it more likely was since Lenya could care less about the balance of things. She would just destroy something for the fun of it and have no material gain or her favorite sport of attacking things that would cause a rise out of her.

"A little bit of that and of course to torment you." Lenya smirked at Angela before pointing to her left. "And because of him." She giggled a little as she shifted her position to watch the reaction of Angela.

Angela shifted when Lenya pointed and her eyes widened slightly when she saw who it was. "Indrajit."

The newcomer laughed at that, "You really have forgotten haven't you? Shifa'."

Angela ignored the hooting from Lenya about her name that had been given to her by her adoptive family. She now recognized who it was that was holding the twins and Haley captive. She eyed both of them warily and breathed, "Of course. Ravana."

Ravana grinned as he looked at her. "So you do remember me."

"I remember what you tried to do to Lady Parvati," she replied in a quiet calm. "Indrajit tried to stop you but you wouldn't let it go. You were determined to destroy the devas and rule over them."

"A noble goal and one I still have. Amazing what alliances can create such as with Lucifer."

Angela shook her head slightly. She hadn't expected this when she went in. Now it made sense though. Lenya was capable of grand scale scheming like this but the introduction of the pisacha and then the rakshasa and now Ravana… All staged because she had what the other side wanted and she wasn't going to let go so easily.

Ravana mistook her silence like a silent admission of defeat. "Yes. There is one way this will end. It does depend on you since Lucifer seems to think you can be reasoned with or rather you tried to reason with him."

Angela bit back a retort since it was still an option she was considering. It would keep Sam safe but if Dean said yes to Michael he would be forced to go against her and that was another matter entirely. But she was certain that Dean would do the right thing. He knew what was at stake and he may not like it but… "I know," she replied. "I know that I spoke to him about it. It is a matter of consideration."

"Interesting way of justifying things."

"Oh little sister always had a way with words," Lenya cut in. She smirked at Angela and added, "For the most part it boils down to the fact that she is leaning towards it but still won't exactly say yes." She looked at Angela, "Am I right, little sister."

"I'm not your sister."

Ravana couldn't help but chuckle at the back and forth. It was petty but he knew better than to disregard it. After all this was the Malachi of Absolution and he was curious as to what the stories said about her. He knew what she was as Shifa', the beloved of Shiva and Parvati but he wanted to see for himself. The way to do that was… a bit of a challenge.

Lenya countered, "You'll always be my little sister considering the all the good times we had downstairs. And I'm sure you must know that Deanie was like how we imagined. You know he broke in three months and then he started Daddy's work. I loved watching the pleasure on his face as he cut into those souls. You didn't."

Angela stared at Lenya, her throat convulsing. She knew what it was like for Dean. While she didn't go through the exact same thing, she had an idea and there were things that she knew that cast dark shadows on everything and she still wouldn't tell… except for one time only. It was the only reason she was still standing today. "I feel no pleasure in causing others pain."

"Not true. You enjoyed that one soul in particular." Lenya smiled in that sweet way of hers that brought chills up the spine. She sauntered up towards Angela but detoured and stood in front of Haley and the twins. She put her hand on Nasatya's shoulder and watched the look on Angela's face. "Such a sweet boy he was and in the end he decided to endure the worst of all torment for you. Especially after what you did."

Angela saw the inquiring looks on the three people she was trying to rescue and looked at Lenya with a firm look. "That's not going to work bitch. Now release the Ashvins and the juju witch and leave."

"I don't think so," Ravana replied. He grinned at her expression. "You see Shifa' we want the Ashvins and so do you and we know you know where the vision is." At the look she was giving he explained, "Oh we know that this little juju witch doesn't have what it takes. Close enough but not exact. That and you were always good at finding that sort of thing. I know you have it."

"No."

"No?"

"No," Angela replied with a shake. "I can't let you have it."

Ravana looked at her. "Stubborn as ever like Shiva approves of." He sighed, "Then I will have to do the worst then."

Angela knew what that meant. It would mean a fight and one possibly to the death. She didn't like it but she was not going to let anything happen to the twins. She twirled her blade in her hand and held it firm to indicate she was ready. Unfortunately she was going up against a powerful being and one that she wasn't sure of completely and the other was a demon that she truly hated. She was outnumbered but she would fight.

The attack came first from Lenya as she tried using her powers. Angela was ready and managed to dodge but that left it open for Ravana to attack and he came at her with an ornate blade suitable to his office. Angela blocked and jumped back while giving a shrill whistle. It was a long shot but if she could…

It wasn't easy fending off two different attackers but Angela was determined to get the twins and Haley to safety. She whistled again and continued to fend off the two. She knew Lenya was just playing around and her true strength lay within a blade; she was good at the cutting. She just had to buy some time. She twirled to dodge another attack.

At one point Absolution was knocked from her hand and she was basically leading them on in a chase. She got caught by Lenya and hit a tree. Falling to the ground, she gasped for air and tried to clamber to her feet but Lenya was on her back and pushing her to the ground. She felt her limbs being pulled into a submission hold and gritted her teeth.

"I admit you disappointment me, Little Sister," Lenya said through a smile as she pulled hard in the submission hold. "I would have thought that you'd at least show off that prowess you did when you were in hell and when you were human."

Angela pushed against Lenya but the hold was making it difficult. She remembered this one and she got herself caught in it. She gritted her teeth as she pushed against the demon bitch. It was taking a lot of effort since it seemed Lenya was pulling out all the stops with this. "Sorry but I'm still me." She pushed harder.

Lenya tightened her grip and pushed Angela into the ground. "Indeed," she replied grinning. "But not really." She pushed Angela into the dirt so she was on her stomach. She enjoyed the fact that she basically had her favorite in the dirt literally and at her mercy. "You see I don't think you'd care if we take the Ashvins and do what we want with them and your witch here. It only makes sense since you left them behind; left him behind."

Angela grunted as she was pushed into the ground. She tried to get her hands to move and get better leverage. She noticed that her blade wasn't too far away. If she could just move and get to it… She grunted from the shift in the weight. She then heard Lenya's words and it felt like time was going to stand still.

Lenya pressed harder when she saw the movement. She continued as she reached for her blade. As much as she didn't want to, now it was time to eliminate the one thing that would prevent Sam from saying yes to Lucifer. Even though he wanted her alive, she knew that it was a pointless gesture. That is, unless she was forced into joining their side. She poked the tip of her blade at the soft flesh of Angela's abdomen just so it was felt and she watched as the movement stiffened. She leaned forward and whispered, "I know you care for him and more than you should. Sam will say yes to Lucifer one way or another. I'll just make sure that you cause it… with a little fun along the way. Just… like… Cian."

Angela didn't need it spilled out to her what that meant. She would not let that happen again. Her pupils widened and she felt rage course through her as she growled and pushed up from the ground. The force was enough to knock Lenya off her back and she sprang to her feet. With a growl she summoned her powers and released Haley and the twins from their hold at the moment a pair of dark brown horses appeared looking abnormally huge and one had a broken white foot. She didn't look at Haley or the twins and merely said, "Go."

Lenya was getting to her feet and was going to use her powers when she was stopped by Angela. That left Haley and the twins open to Ravana, who was making his way to the twins at the moment. Haley tried to stop him but she got a hard backhand to the face and was almost going to be skewered by the being's blade. At that moment a large blur of fur entered growling and clamped on the wrist of Ravana. It took Haley a moment to realize that it was one of the dogs. She scrambled to her feet and ushered the twins and was joined by Angela covering them. She asked, "Part of the plan."

"Just making it up as I go," Angela replied as she watched Lenya and Ravana start to approach. "Take the horses and get the twins out. The horses are the key."

"What?"

"Go, Hale," Angela urged and pushed Haley and the twins towards the horses. She didn't wait to see if they were on before lunging to cover their escape. She held up her hands in a defensive position since she hadn't managed to get back her blade.

"You can't win Shifa'," Ravana replied with a grin. "We will have the Ashvins and Sam Winchester no matter what you do."

"Not on my watch," Angela countered as she ducked when Ravana swung at her. She heard the swoosh of the blade as it cut through the air. She continued to duck the swings meant to decapitate her and calculated her move. When she made it, she caught the hand with the blade and held it firm and glanced at it and then at Ravana, "You stealing swords now? What did you do to your son?"

Ravana snarled at her as he tried to break free but couldn't. "Indrajit was weak." His gaze shifted slightly.

Angela saw the shift and countered by bringing her free hand back and backfisted Lenya in the face. She still held onto the hand with an iron grip. "You were the one that wanted him to be like Lord Shiva."

"I wanted him to aspire to that to help me conquer the devas. Your devas' rules of not interfering unless it is needed is weak and pathetic. The gods are meant to flaunt their power. You of all people should understand that. Shiva favored you above all his Abhibhavak." Ravana struggled to get free but couldn't because of Angela's tight grip. So that meant a change of strategy.

Angela grunted as she struggled to maintain her grip on Ravana. She heard Lenya's screech of pain and anger and twisted to avoid the blow that was coming and took Ravana with her. The being took the brunt of the blow but it didn't stop there since Ravana twisted back to try and fling her away and into the path of Lenya's blade.

Angela knew that she had to let either try again to fling Ravana into the path of the blade or let go and avoid death. She went with the latter and fell back as she let go. She watched as Ravana's blade sliced into Lenya. She saw the look of surprise on the demon's face as the blade sliced into her and heard the screech of pain. Then there was the familiar flicker and she realized that Ravana carried a special blade that could kill demons and probably other beings. It wasn't too farfetched to think of that. She backed away as Ravana removed the blade from Lenya and the demon dropped to the ground in shock and it was clear that she was dying.

Ravana looked at her but his face held no remorse for what he had done. He merely shrugged, "Well that's that." He turned to look at Angela as she stood there watching the scene unfold and he twirled his blade and faced her and pointed it at her. "Now for you."

Angela took a step backwards to get into a battle stance. She didn't have anything else but she had the idea of maybe getting Ravana's blade or get close enough to hers. She also knew that it was coming down to the wire. She evened out her breathing and moved when Ravana moved.

Ravana was not human and he could be called a god. It was not too different from taking on an archangel. However, Angela knew that her disadvantage was that she wasn't an equal in that respect. She dodged and blocked by using her hand to bat the arms away. She managed to get close enough to grab Lenya's blade and give herself an advantage but it didn't help when Ravana sent her flying into a tree and knocked the wind out of her and causing her to grimace.

"Looks like you are not what they say Shifa'. I am going to enjoy handing Sam Winchester over to Lucifer."

"Not gonna happen," a voice rang out and a rock came out flying.

Angela felt her eyes widen in fear as Ravana turned to reveal the twins standing there and looking ready to do battle. She saw that the god was ready to do battle and he advanced towards them with his blade raised. She sprang forward and jumped in front of the twins to defend them. She blocked the move but the blade slid into her abdomen and she felt it pierce through her back.

It was painful and it was fatal. Still Angela was not going down without a fight. She grabbed onto Ravana and drove Lenya's blade into his shoulder. The result was Ravana grabbing her by the embedded blade and throwing her across the clearing. The last thing she heard was someone calling her name and the dogs growling and barking.

She landed hard after hitting one of the trees. She was lucky the blade didn't go in further but she was bleeding out and she couldn't move. Her breathing became shallower and darkness appeared at the edge of her vision and slowly she began saying something in a language she was very familiar with.

A/N: Seems like there's a lot of emotion on Angie's plate and now she's in trouble. Stay tuned for the conclusion of Vision of the Horse Lords...