Chapter 17

'I think we're lost.' Dani said as they made their way down another long corridor. 'Everything looks the same.' She pointed out.

'We're not lost, we've been going in a straight line.' Lauren turned to the group. 'Haven't we?'

'Look, we don't know exactly where Chris is, we just have to keep going and we'll find her.' Katherine assured them.

'If you say so.' Lisa said.

'Wait.' Amy put her hand up.

'What is it?' Dani asked.

'Do you feel Christina?' Lauren wondered.

'No, it's not her.' Amy confirmed. 'But it's really angry. I think it might be Belial.'

'You've never been able to sense demons like that before.' Katherine said.

'It's so strong you guys, I've never felt anything like it.' She admitted. Just then, there was a loud crash from a room to their right.

'What was that?' Lisa asked as they walked closer to a doorway.

'Quiet.' Kathrine said, as she peeked her head into the room. She could see Belial, pacing back and forth, another demon she didn't recognise, and her sister. Katherine looked over to the far wall and saw the key to release Christina. She turned back to the rest of them. 'Chris is in there. With Belial and another demon.'

'What was that noise?' Amy asked.

'It looked like he'd thrown something, smashed it against the wall.'

'He's angry with her.' Amy said.

'Probably because she wont give him the amulet.' Lisa said.

'Okay, so the plan?' Lauren said nervously.

'We need to get Chris out of the cage but Belial is right there. I saw the key hanging up on the wall.' Katherine said.

'I'll distract him, you get Chris.' Dani said. 'Give me some exploding potion.'

'Are you sure Dani? What about the other demon?' Katherine said.

'We can hit him with potions at the same time.' Amy suggested.

'Alright. Here we go.' Katherine said as Dani faded in front of their eyes. She walked quietly into the room and saw it all. She had to try and contain her emotion as she saw the blood surrounding her sister. She was in position and looked back to the door. She made her hand visible and gave a thumbs up, before throwing her potion at Belial's back. Lisa and Amy each threw theirs at the other demon, who was immediately destroyed, before coming into the room. Belial let out a yell and turned around. He saw them all come in.

'Come to join in the fun!?' He growled, but Dani threw more potions at him. Christina heard the commotion and tried to lift her head. She saw Amy and Lauren at the bars. They were trying to speak to her but she couldn't hear them, and her vision was blurry.

'She can't move.' Lauren said. 'Kath hurry!' Katherine was just unhooking the key when she heard Dani. Belial had managed to hit her with an energy ball, sending her back into the wall. She was visible again so Lisa ran over to help, throwing her own potion at Belial as she went. He was walking towards them as Katherine hurried over to the cage and unlocked it, going in with Lauren to get their sister.

'Chris, come on.' Katherine said, reaching down to her. Christina tried to grab onto her but she was very weak.

'She's lost a lot of blood Kath, we need to say the spell now.' Lauren pleaded.

'Lisa, get Dani over here!' Katherine shouted. Amy went over and threw her final potion at Belial, who was weakening, so that Lisa could haul Dani up and bring them over to the cage.

'Is she okay?' Kathrine asked.

'Just about.' Lisa said. 'What about Chris?'

'I don't know. She hasn't said anything, she can barley move. We need to do the spell.'

'Everyone link hands, now.' Lisa commanded, Katherine taking a firm grasp of Christina. Then Lisa began. 'The darkest evil is here in the night, our bodies and souls are here to fight. Send it back to where it should rightfully dwell, in the deepest depths of it's own hell!' Lisa finished, but Belial was still coming towards them. He was slowly turning into ash before their eyes, but pieces kept fitting back onto him.

'It's not working.' Lauren said. 'He's regenerating.'

'We're not strong enough.' Katherine said. 'Not with Chris so weak.'

'The potion!' Lauren suddenly remembered.

'What potion?' Lisa said.

'I have a healing potion, we had one left.' Lauren fumbled around in her jacket and pulled out the vial. 'Chris, drink this.' Lauren quickly poured the liquid into Christina's mouth and they waited.

'It's not working.' Amy said.

'It will.' Dani confirmed, leaning on Lisa. 'She's just really hurt.'

'Kath...' Christina said quietly. Katherine looked down to her.

'Chris, are you okay?' She asked.

'No, help me up.' She said. 'I have to...' She took a deep breath as Katherine helped her into a sitting position. Christina lent on her sister heavily as she fumbled for the amulet around her neck. 'Hands.' She whispered, motioning for them all to start channeling their energy through her.

'Are you sure, it could be dangerous?' Lisa said.

'No choice.' Christina said. 'Spell wasn't enough.'

'She's right.' Dani said. 'And my head hurts so I want to get out of here.' She put her hand on Christina's shoulder, trying not to hurt her, and they all did the same.

'Christina...' Belial hissed. 'You don't want to do this.'

'Oh, I think I do.' Christina said, as she held the amulet towards him. They watched her eyes turn blue and a stream of energy shot out towards him. It was a twister of blue and orange, most of the red faded from the amulet, coursing through every fibre in Belial's body. He screamed as the power went through him, turning his own eyes a blue they had never been before. Christina held on to Katherine's hand tighter, trying to keep her focus. After several long minutes Belial exploded into a million pieces. The light faded and the room became silent. Christina became even heavier in Katherine's arms.

'It worked.' Lisa smiled. 'He's gone.'

'Chris?' Katherine said, looking down at her. She was unconscious. 'No, no Chris.' Katherine laid her down on the floor gently. She reached for the amulet and lifted it over her had. As soon as the amulet was off, Amy felt it.

'Oh my God.' Amy sat back, hand over heart. 'She's in so much pain.'

'But she's alive?' Dani asked.

'Yeah, barley.' Lisa said, looking her over. 'What the hell did he do to her?'

'We need to get out of here.' Katherine said. 'I'll carry her if you guys keep an eye out for demons. Lauren help Dani.'

'I'm good.' Dani said, getting to her feet. 'Let's just get Chris out of here.' With that they all stood up, Christina in Katherine's arms, and made their way to the exit.

The first thing Christina saw when she opened her eyes was Katherine sitting at the foot of her bed. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust but she could tell her sister had been crying. 'Kath..' She tried to speak but her voice was quiet and her throat sore. She tried to clear it and speak again. 'Katherine.' She said a little stronger. Katherine turned to face Christina with a shocked look on her face.

'Chris, oh my god.' She moved closer and wiped tears from her face. 'Hey.' She took Christina's hand.

'What happened?' Christina asked.

'How much do you remember?' Katherine wondered.

'I remember being in the underworld, I remember Belial and the other demon.'

'Do you remember how we got out?' Katherine asked. Christina shook her head and closed her eyes.

'Is everyone okay?' She whispered. Katherine smiled.

'Want to come and see for yourself?' Katherine held out her other hand for Christina to hold onto as she pulled her up gently. 'Alright?'

'Yeah.' Christina said. 'How long was I out?'

'Only a few hours.' Katherine assured her. 'Dani made some more potion, but your body needed to rest. You might still have some cuts and bruises.'

'I can live with that.' Christina smiled. Katherine went around to the side of the bed and helped Christina up. She was a little weak but with Katherine's support she stood up.

'Tell me if you want to stay here and I'll summon the troops to you.' Katherine said.

'No, I'm fine.' Christina laughed. 'Let's go.' She said, but then she noticed the amulet on the bedside table. She looked to Katherine. 'It's completely blue.' She said, shocked. Katherine smiled at her.

'Yep, it's good again, thanks to you.' Katherine said. 'Now at least if a demon does get ahold of it again it'll take them a while to turn it evil.' Christina didn't know what to say so Katherine continued. 'Come on, everyone wants to see you.'

Dani and Lauren were fighting over the remote as Katherine and Christina reached the top of the stairs. Christina smiled as she heard them squabble. Amy was reading a book, and Lisa was on her laptop. 'They're okay.' Katherine told her as they stood still for a moment.

'They're okay.' Christina repeated. 'And you're okay?' She asked Kath.

'I am now.' Katherine smiled as they made their way down the stairs. 'Look whose finally awake.' Katherine said happily as she led Christina into the room. They all turned and looked with huge smiles on their faces as they came closer. Amy moved up to make room on the couch as they both sat down.

'Thanks Kath.' Christina said. 'Everyone alright?' She looked around.

'I think we should be asking you that.' Amy said. 'You don't feel alright to me.'

'I'm getting there Aimes.' Christina said, linking her arm through Amy's. There was a moment of silence before Lisa broke it.

'Do you want to talk about what happened, when you were down there?' She asked. Christina looked over at her and sighed.

'Not really.' Christina admitted. 'But I'll answer any questions if you want to ask.'

'How did you get cut so bad?' Dani asked.

'The demon with Belial was using voodoo magic. He had a doll and it was linked to me so every time he cut the doll, he cut me.'

'Did it hurt?' Lauren wondered.

'Yeah, it hurt pretty bad.' Christina admitted. 'But Belial is gone, for good, and I'm fine. So we don't need to worry any more.'

'Until the next demon attacks.' Katherine reminded them.

'We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.' Christina said. 'Now, what are we watching?' She motioned to the television which had been muted.

'Dani wont let me put the news on.' Lauren complained.

'Who wants to watch the news?' Dani said, turning up the volume of the action movie she had found. Christina smiled as everyone settled back down, and within ten minutes she had fallen back to sleep.

The End