Chapter 9

Point of view- Benny

I stared in shock as I saw what used to be the home I lived in my whole reduced to burnt wood and smoke covered bricks. I saw motion to the left of me seconds later a claw the size of a bear smashed through a wall beam only inches in front of me. I leaped into the air while grabbing Ethan and Melinda's hand rushing us to the other side of my burnt house. Once I had enough distance between the monsters and me I slammed my foot into the ground whipping my body around I let go of my friends hands, throwing both of my hands in the direction the attack had come from I put as much energy as I could summon into my hands while shouting. "Shieldum protectdum!"

A dark blue translucent wall now separated me and my assailant. I looked up to see what I was up against only to see nothing like anything I had ever fought. Two creatures that looked as if someone had put the head of a crocodile with horns of a ram on top of or a bears body. Melinda whisper into my ear. "Benny their demons, but look on their necks." I looked to see they both had what reminded me of a golden collar on both of their necks. "That means that they aren't just your run of the mill demons these are some high level baddies that where summoned by someone with major power and are controlling them and somehow found a way to keep them on earth for an extended amount of time. Take Ethan and you need to get out of her and find your grandmother and the rest of your group. I'll take these jerks down and meet up with you once you've found somewhere safe."

I looked back at her while keeping my concentration on my spell. "No way did I just spend the last month of suffering just to waste it by running from the first challenge I face."

Melinda stared at me in disbelief. "We don't have time to argue, get out of here kid."

Ethan spoke from behind both of us. " You're right so stop wasting time since neither of us are leaving and let's come up with a way to send these demons back to hell."

Melinda gave one of her signature sighs of frustration before finally realizing we were not leaving her. "Fine this is what we'll do, Benny you distract the one to the left I'll do the same to the one on the right. Ethan while we distract them you get out of here to find the closest source of holy water you can."

All three of us nodded agreeing on the plan, I faced the demons again they were now only a few feet away. I pushed more magic into my hands causing the shield to expand and push outward pushing the demons farther away. Melinda glanced at me before jumping to the left biting her thumb she spread a vertical line of blood across her other palm before slamming her hand into the ground while shouting. ""Summona familiara!"

Three wolfs that had to be twice the size of a normal wolf materialized in front of Melinda. All three looked to Melinda for orders. She pointed to one of the demons not needing another command the wolfs charged at the demon Melinda turned back to Ethan. "Get out of here now!" She screamed to him.

Ethan sprinted toward what used to be the back exit of my house but was now just some left over burnt wooden beams. I was still using my shield to put as much distance between me and the monster. I knew what my next move had to be I quickly yelled."Transforma to trapa!"

The wall slowly started to morph into a bubble that would encase the beast I kept pushing as much magic as I could into the bubble but the as the bubble was only halfway complete the demon opened it's mouth as fire shot out of it. I tried to make the dome to keep forming but it promptly shattered. The monster faced me I ducked as a stream of fire came at me feeling the heat above me. The beast moved it's mouth to aim at me again. I had no cover and apparently my shields couldn't withstand the blast, I looked up to see the fire come at me but just as it was a few feet from me I felt myself being picked up and grabbed into someones arms the person jumped out of the way of the blast and through the air carrying me with them I was set on the floor I looked up to see blonde locks of hair that had blue eyes below them with a goofy grin under that I knew right away that the hero who had saved me was none other then the love of my life Rory. He looked down at me his grin turning to a look of worry before asking. "Are you okay babe?"

I jumped to my feet before giving him a kiss. "I've never been better now that you're here."

I heard Melinda shout from behind us. "Okay ladies your couples reunion is over let's get back to the fighting!"

I looked over to see Erica speed next to Melinda before looking to us and pointing to her. "I like this chick. Sarah is helping Ethan find some holy water now let's see if we can take these things down before they get back."

My entire body was filled with a new feeling of hope, I knew it was time to try some of the new spells I had learned from Melinda. I looked back to the demons before gather as much magic as I could into my fists then yelling. "Poseidontium furyum!"

The ground started to shake all around us as sections of ground shot out boiling water like geysers. I moved my hands in various motions causing the water to stop in mid air and shoot at both demons. I heard both let out animallistic screeches. I nodded to Melinda she looked to her wolves without another second ran at the demons biting and tackling them to the ground. I let out another spell before they had a chance to recover. "Airium bladedium!"

Blades of wind shot into the demons forms. I twisted my wrists and clenched my hands into fists the blades expanded before causing small explosions all over the demons. The Demons figures started to flash in and out. I bit my thumb smearing a vertical line across my other hand slamming it into the ground I called for my familiar. As soon as the bat was summoned I commanded it to help keep the demons down. I looked to Erica and Rory. "Now use your speed to run over to them and ripe those golden collars off."

Erica and Rory sped at the Demons but when they were a couple feet away the Demons touched hands causing a massive burst of fire to shoot from their bodies. Melinda and I unanimously threw our arms out before shouting. "Shieldum protectdum!"

Rory was covered by a dark blue shield just as Erica was covered by a maroon one. The blast receded back into the demons I saw our familiars didn't survive the blast and were sent out of our plane. Erica and Rory leaped back to where Melinda and me were standing. I prepared myself for the next attack when I heard footsteps behind me. I turned to see Ethan and Sarah behind me with Ethan holding two water gallon jugs in his hand.

He smirked to me before saying. "Guess we're not late to the party after all."

He passed a jug to Rory and the other to Sarah. I high-fived my best friend in the whole world before turning to look at my his girlfriend and the best boyfriend. "Erica you and Melinda take the one on the right and Ethan and I will get the second one. Rory and Sarah once the Demons are weakened you two throw the holy water on them then me and Melinda will finish them off."

We all threw our hands in the middle of the group and gave each other a look of reassurance. Ethan and I darted to the left as Erica and Melinda did the same in the opposite direction I looked to Ethan. ""Give me a boost." Ethan cupped his hands I jumped his hand getting as much altitude as I could. I looked to my target before casting. "Diamondium cycloneium!"

A small twister formed in front of me I moved my hands above my hands above my head causing the funnel to send shards of diamond straight at the Demon. All it could do was cover it's face to while the rest of it's body was being covered in small cuts.

I looked over to see the other demon being hit by blasts of what looked condensed blizzards. I saw Rory and Sarah fly above the Demons ready for me to give the signal. I dug my feet into the ground while I pushed more magic into the twister making it spin faster as well as sending larger spikes at the Demon. I threw my hand into the air giving them the signal.

They both chucked the jugs onto the demons smoke coming off both of them as they let off cries of pain. I knew it was time to finish them Melinda and I ran to each other grabbing each others hands and started. "Repeat after me." I nodded. "Banish thy demon to hell."

We both continued to chant this several times but when I opened my eyes to look the demons seemed to be frozen in place as their physical forms flashed in and out but they kept coming back. I closed my eyes again trying to concentrate harder when I heard someone approach from behind me. I felt a wave of relief wash over me as I heard my Grandma's voice. "Ethan, Erica, Sarah and Rory head to the church on main street. Jane is already there, wait for us there."

I heard footsteps leaving moving farther away from me then I felt grandma's hand grab my free one before chanting with us. I heard a loud bang then felt the air around me suddenly feel as if I was in the middle of the desert.

I opened my eyes again to see two large piles of ash on top of the blackened floor.

I opened my eye's and hugged my Grandma as tight as I could I let a few tears fall before I said. "I'm so glad you're okay, I love you so much Grandma."

She hugged me back before kissing me on the cheek. I heard Melinda cough behind us then interrupting our moment something she loved to do for me. "What happened I thought you had protection spells galore around this place."

Still hugging me my grandma defending herself. "I did but a house protection spell doesn't work if there is no house and I since my powers are weakened I couldn't risk fighting these things while Jane was here." She let go of me before continuing. "The three of us need to get to the church now my I've already set up as many protection spell as I could plus a church it's self has different forms of protection against evil forces already so that is the safest place for us right not." I grabbed both of their hands up again before casting a teleportation spell.

Ethan's point of view

I walked into the church first walking down the isle to a younger man wearing a black shirt and black pants standing behind a podium looking as if he were preparing for a sermon . "Sir are you a pastor here?"

Without looking up from his notes he gave me a quick response of. "Yes I am."

He was my best bet of someone who would be able to let the three vampires inside. "Sir is there any way you could invite my friends over there into this place?"

He looked to me confused. "I'm sorry son but why would I need to do that."

I was about to come up with an excuse but I saw Jane walk up to the man before twisting her hand and whispering. "Followey directioney."

A pink trail of light hit the mans back causing his head to snap up before waving his hand at the three vampires. "Come in children I invite you into this house of god."

The man then went back to reading his notes as if nothing had happened. Rory, Sarah and Erica sped next to me. An older man wearing the same cloths as the younger man opened a door coming from behind the stage he grabbed Jane's hand pulling her closer to him. He looked to the younger pastor. "Robert I need you to grab some candles from the basement."

The man looked up surprised to see the older man holding Jane behind him he looked ready to question it but the man held out his hand before casting the same spell Jane just had. Robert closed his mind and walked to the door the older man had came out of.

The older man held up his cross necklace to me and my friends. "Who sent you!" He yelled.

"We were sent here by Mrs. Weir that is my sister Jane you're holding." I explained to him

The man looked to Jane to see if I was telling the truth she rolled her eyes before saying. "Yes the long haired dummy and his group of other dummys are with me."

The man let go of his necklace as well as Jane. "I'm sorry to be so rude. My name is Walter like I was saying I'm sorry for the rude introduction but these are troubling times and Mrs. Weir trusted me with protecting Jane."

I nodded to him showing I accepted his apology. "Thank you for that. I have a feeling she put trust in you for a reason."

He started to walk to the door waving his hand for the five of us to follow him. We walked down a gray stone stair case for what felt like two or three flights of stairs. Till we reached what looked like a the basement. We passed the younger man who was looking through different boxes. We turned a corner into a narrow hallway where we had to walk single file to fit. Walter stopped short before in front of a brick wall. He started speedily saying words under his breath. Suddenly entrance to the hallway we had just walked down closed leaving us in complete darkness next the walls of the hallway started to expand.

A slight glow showed from in front of us it became just bright enough that I didn't have to cover my eyes but I couldn't see what it was. The brightness died down so that I saw a door had replaced the brick wall that had just been there. I looked at the door in awe it looked as if it were composed of a crystal substance with different types of markings and symbols covering it.

Walter turned around looking to us. "This is a door carved from the wood from a blessed tree but enchanted to be stronger then diamond and able to withstand any spell or natural disaster. The only way to open the door is with the permission of the head pastor of this church which is me. The enchantment also spreads to cover the rooms inside. I'm not sure how long you will be staying here but know that you will be safe."

Since I was the closet to him he motioned for me to walk closer to him. He touched my for head. "Just walk though the door." He instructed.

I did as he said slowly walking up to the door I reached my hand up to the wall my hand disappeared inside of it. I brought the rest of my body through then stood at the entrance waiting for my friends.