"Nice," Eri narrowed her eyes, "Thrilled to meet cha. Stand still so I can shoot you."
"I think not," The reaper spoke softly, gesturing with his staff.
Eri was thrown back, knocking into Dean.
Charon turned to Sam and waved the staff again, pulling the taller hunter to him. Another short wave and Sam was forced to the ground, his gun tossed over the edge and he felt his insides churning. He spat out blood and bile and looked up to Charon.
"You have been a thorn in my side Sam Winchester," He spoke menacingly, "I hardly make trips out of Athens, but I simply had to come fetch you!"
A shot rang out and Charon looked up in mild annoyance as Dean fired at him.
"Boy," He drawled, waving his staff.
The gun was jerked out of Dean's grasp and he fell, spitting blood like Sam.
"Why?" The ferryman asked, "Why are you two so special? Who gave you the right to use my foxholes?"
"Maybe it's cause they aren't giving people cancer," Eri shouted, standing up.
"My dear," Charon mused, "Unless you want to be tossed out into nothing, I suggest you leave."
"Sorry," Eri shrugged her shoulders, bringing up the arrow, "I kinda like them, especially the tall one."
She fired, the arrow flying through the air. Charon however simply planted his staff in front of him.
A concussive blast shot out, splintering the arrow into pieces.
Eri was thrown back into the room while the brothers were slammed through the railing.
They screamed, falling into the thorny rose bushes below.
"Sam!" Dean shouted, puling at his brother, "Sammy!"
"I'm alright," Sam said, standing up and running around the side of the house.
"Alright! He broke the arrow!" Dean said, following, "Now what do we do?"
"It's ok!" Sam said as they raced up the stairs inside, "We have a plan!"
"A plan?" Dean asked, "A plan and you didn't tell me?"
Just as Sam was about to answer a loud boom sounded and the house shook.
The brothers looked at each other and quickly pounded down to the master bedroom.
"You are not who you say you are," Charon mused as the boys walked in.
He stared curiously at Eri who was pinned telekinetically to the wall. The bow had fallen on the bed. As hard as she tried, the bow would not move to her.
"You two," Charon raised an eyebrow at the brothers, "Do you realize who you've found? Do you realize the dangers that you are unleashing?"
With a graceful sweep of his staff, the boys were thrown against the wall. The ferryman stalked over to them, his robes billowing in a strange wind of power and anger.
"Of all the idiocy of the tales of the Winchester Brothers never did I imagine such foolishness! Next thing you'll be setting loose the devil again! Or worse!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Dean asked as he fought against the invisible hand that pinned him.
"Her! She is not human!" Charon thrust his staff at Eri who screamed at the increased pressure.
"Hey neither am I!" Sam shouted, "We both have demon powers!"
"Demon?" Charon looked alarmed, "You think she is the same as you? You think that demon blood fills her veins?"
"What else could it be huh?" Dean asked.
"You children," The ferryman hissed, "She is not part demon, she is something far older then demons, then the Christian faith you so profess!"
Sam looked at Eri who screamed as Charon pointed his staff at her. Blood dripped from her mouth as he was sure Charon twisted her organs.
He looked back at the reaper, shocked at his latest shout.
"She is the daughter of Thantos! She is a demigod!"
Silence crowded Sam's ears as he stared in fear at Charon.
"What?" Dean asked, "You're crazy! There's no demigods! Is there Sam?"
"It's possible," Sam shrugged, panicking, "90% of the lore on Greek Gods is about how they came to earth and had children with mortal humans."
"Yes," Charon nodded, "Hercules, Achilles, Theseus, Perseus. All of them great heroes to everyone on Earth, but truly great villains to the natural order. Sort of like you two!"
"Whoa hey man, we are not demi gods!" Dean countered.
"No," Charon drawled, "Demigods were destined for greatness. All you two are destined for is to rot!"
"Why don't you let off them huh?" Eri screamed, "Come and get me you bastard!"
"Bastard?" Charon asked, sweeping to look at Eri, "You are the bastard here! Someone in your line fell in love with Death. That power has manifested in you. I wonder how..."
Charon danced his fingers over Eri's chest and suddenly struck her.
His hand delved into her chest, a gold light emitting just like when Castiel had checked Sam for a soul.
Eri roared, her scream so powerful the splintering glass in the room completely shattered.
"You have already crossed over!" Charon said as he pulled his hand free.
He raised his arms high and turned in circle, allowing all three hunters to fall to the ground, exhausted.
"You died, and your true soul stayed behind. The soul that holds a piece of Thanatos! It is no wonder of all the places in the west I chose to arrive and settle here! I know the pull of her power anywhere!"
"What does that mean?" Eri asked, clutching her stomach in pain, "I can't die?"
"No," Charon said slowly, "You can, but only by another of similar power."
He waved his hand around the jewel on his staff. Sam watched as it elongated and grew into a sharpened, shining red spear point.
Sam didn't think.
He lunged forward, whipping out his trusty pistol from his back. He fired at the powerful reaper who simply swung at Sam. The actual staff connected hard with Sam.
It knocked him in the ribs and the hunter felt at least 4 break as he crashed into the bed.
"Sammy!" Dean shouted as he stood up, "Alright man you've made a big mistake!"
"I don't think I have," Charon walked forward calmly, "You have! But I shall consider sparing you for the moment in exchange for the death of the girl!"
"Not gonna happen!" Dean snarled.
Dean attempted a punch but Charon caught him mid strike.
"Pity there's no door here," He said pushing back on Dean's fist.
Dean was hurled through the wall completely crashing through plaster and support beams into the bathroom next door.
He knocked his head on the hard rock of the tub and fell to the tile floor.
Sam however had quickly jumped over to Eri with the bow.
She strung another arrow and fired.
Charon turned, slamming his staff.
A second blast, like the first sent the other two hunters against the wall.
"I always wondered why Thanatos loved humans so much," Charon spoke softly, "They all die and it's not like they can grace the same plane of existence as her in the beyond."
"Maybe it's the pizza," Eri snapped, rolling away as Charon thrust his new spear point.
It struck the wall, spiderwebbing it with dark black cracks.
With a simple gesture, Charon summoned the spear into his hands.
"You don't have to kill us!" Sam said, "You can walk away! Go back to Greece, go back to whatever hell you serve!"
"Serve?" Charon roared, "I should be leading it! Not that pathetic boy Hades! In fact I should be here! America is a mess! You Winchesters are just the start! How many people do you think strike deals to bring back loved ones? And for what? A soul in 10 years? In Greece you must earn them back! You must show devotion and sacrifice! America is a disgrace! It's reapers do not follow through!"
Sam side stepped Charon as he struck lightning fast at him. The ferryman's face finally twisted, showing a murderous rage for the first time.
"I must thank you, you bought attention to a very big problem! I'll be sure to rectify it! With your death as a start!"
Just as Charon was about to stab Sam, Eri struck him with an arrow.