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<blockquote data-quote="arwink" data-source="post: 1839294" data-attributes="member: 2292"><p>Exit 23, Part Fourteen</p><p></p><p>The roar of the demon isn’t quite enough to dull the sound of automatic weapons fire. Ammie can barely believe it when the creature stumbles, knocked sideways by a hail of bullets. She glances towards the shattered doorway of the rest stop, sees Nick standing with an Uzi at his waist. The creature is already healing the bullet wounds, but its slowed by the damage.</p><p></p><p>“Nick!” Ammie screams. She pulls the clip free and tosses it towards him. “Silver!”</p><p></p><p>It falls into the snow a few feet from Nick’s feet.</p><p></p><p>Then the creature is on her again, darting in with claws and frigid breath that almost freezes her breath. Ammie contemplates standing her ground, but chooses to sludge backwards in the snow. Another round of bullets hit the creature in its side as Nick empties the Uzi clip. The demons spins, it’s eyes narrowing as it gazes at Nick and the weapon that’s causing it pain.</p><p></p><p>Ammie takes the opportunity to plunge her sword into its chest, right where the heart should be. It gets her a grunt, then the blade it almost twisted out of her grasp as the demon pulls away.</p><p></p><p>Zac rushes out of the rest stop, the orb gripped firmly in two hands. His voice is strangely clear as he holds the snow globe into the air.</p><p></p><p>“Harriken, I command you to obey me by the power of the talisman!”</p><p></p><p>The demon regards him for a few moments, then extends its claws and charges. Zac runs, orb still held in one hand. The demon almost catches him, it’s claws tearing at his jacket, but Nick gets off his first shot with the silver bullets and draws a cry of rage from the wounded beast. Zac dives beneath the nearest car, swallowing his fear as it sinks beneath the weight of the demon landing on top, and quickly digs a hole in the snow.</p><p></p><p>“Please don’t sense the orbs location,” he prays. The car above him rocks as the creature tears at the frame, trying to dig through to Zac’s hiding place. He can hear Nick firing steadily, the creature roaring, the sound of Ammie climbing over the bonnet to attack with her sword. None of them are going to kill the creature if they can’t find the head, but they may be able to weaken it as long as it doesn’t get it’s hand on the talisman. Zac deposits the snow globe in his hasty hole, it’s top still half-visible, and hopes its dumb enough to follow a diversion when its sees one. </p><p></p><p>The car rocks again, and Zac takes a deep breath before crawling free and preparing to run.</p><p></p><p>He’s airborne before he’s taken three steps, the cold pain in his leg a telling reminder of the demon’s reach and strength. Ammie and Nick watch as the creature snaps Zac against the car like he was a whip, blood spurting from his face as it smashes through the shattered remnants of a windscreen. Zac is struggling feebly in the creatures grasp, trying to kick free with his other leg, but the demon swings again and tosses the big man aside. Zac lies limply in the snow, unmoving.</p><p></p><p>Ammie hammers a blow into the creature’s head, screaming with rage. She splits the distended remnants of Riley’s skull in two, knocking it free. Nick fires a shot into the body, and another into its leg. Both of them circle cautiously as the demon falls to the ground, twitching and writing in the snow. It struggles to move, unable to stand where bullet wounds have shattered bones and torn muscle.</p><p></p><p>“Is it dead?” Ammie asks. One of the demon’s hands reaches out feebly, trying to claw at the orb beneath the car.</p><p></p><p>“Not yet,” Nick says. He walks towards the outstretched hand, clamps it down with one foot and fires a shot directly through the palm. The beheaded form shudders, the other arm stretching forward. Ammie stabs at it with her sword, hacking at fingers.</p><p></p><p>“Goddammit, why won’t it die.”</p><p></p><p>Sword wounds are already starting to close, forming up to leave unmarked flesh. Only the silver bullet wounds remain open, and even then she thinks she can see them starting to close. </p><p></p><p>Nick fires another shot into the creatures hand, knocking it away from the car as it rears and roars with pain. Glancing past the writhing form of the demon, he can still see the snow globe sticking up out of the whole, a small flurry of movement amid the chaos of the melee. He shoots the demon again, watches Ammie hit it so hard that he can see what passes for the demons ribs give way.</p><p></p><p>Still the creature keeps moving, clawing itself along the snow in a desperate effort to regain the globe. It's barely moving further than a few inches before Ammie beats it back, but it shows no sign of stopping.</p><p></p><p>Nick grits his teeth and hopes he isn't about to do something stupid.</p><p></p><p>“Hold on,” he shouts. “This’ll either kill it or kill us.”</p><p></p><p>Then he aims the gun at the globe and squeezes the trigger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arwink, post: 1839294, member: 2292"] Exit 23, Part Fourteen The roar of the demon isn’t quite enough to dull the sound of automatic weapons fire. Ammie can barely believe it when the creature stumbles, knocked sideways by a hail of bullets. She glances towards the shattered doorway of the rest stop, sees Nick standing with an Uzi at his waist. The creature is already healing the bullet wounds, but its slowed by the damage. “Nick!” Ammie screams. She pulls the clip free and tosses it towards him. “Silver!” It falls into the snow a few feet from Nick’s feet. Then the creature is on her again, darting in with claws and frigid breath that almost freezes her breath. Ammie contemplates standing her ground, but chooses to sludge backwards in the snow. Another round of bullets hit the creature in its side as Nick empties the Uzi clip. The demons spins, it’s eyes narrowing as it gazes at Nick and the weapon that’s causing it pain. Ammie takes the opportunity to plunge her sword into its chest, right where the heart should be. It gets her a grunt, then the blade it almost twisted out of her grasp as the demon pulls away. Zac rushes out of the rest stop, the orb gripped firmly in two hands. His voice is strangely clear as he holds the snow globe into the air. “Harriken, I command you to obey me by the power of the talisman!” The demon regards him for a few moments, then extends its claws and charges. Zac runs, orb still held in one hand. The demon almost catches him, it’s claws tearing at his jacket, but Nick gets off his first shot with the silver bullets and draws a cry of rage from the wounded beast. Zac dives beneath the nearest car, swallowing his fear as it sinks beneath the weight of the demon landing on top, and quickly digs a hole in the snow. “Please don’t sense the orbs location,” he prays. The car above him rocks as the creature tears at the frame, trying to dig through to Zac’s hiding place. He can hear Nick firing steadily, the creature roaring, the sound of Ammie climbing over the bonnet to attack with her sword. None of them are going to kill the creature if they can’t find the head, but they may be able to weaken it as long as it doesn’t get it’s hand on the talisman. Zac deposits the snow globe in his hasty hole, it’s top still half-visible, and hopes its dumb enough to follow a diversion when its sees one. The car rocks again, and Zac takes a deep breath before crawling free and preparing to run. He’s airborne before he’s taken three steps, the cold pain in his leg a telling reminder of the demon’s reach and strength. Ammie and Nick watch as the creature snaps Zac against the car like he was a whip, blood spurting from his face as it smashes through the shattered remnants of a windscreen. Zac is struggling feebly in the creatures grasp, trying to kick free with his other leg, but the demon swings again and tosses the big man aside. Zac lies limply in the snow, unmoving. Ammie hammers a blow into the creature’s head, screaming with rage. She splits the distended remnants of Riley’s skull in two, knocking it free. Nick fires a shot into the body, and another into its leg. Both of them circle cautiously as the demon falls to the ground, twitching and writing in the snow. It struggles to move, unable to stand where bullet wounds have shattered bones and torn muscle. “Is it dead?” Ammie asks. One of the demon’s hands reaches out feebly, trying to claw at the orb beneath the car. “Not yet,” Nick says. He walks towards the outstretched hand, clamps it down with one foot and fires a shot directly through the palm. The beheaded form shudders, the other arm stretching forward. Ammie stabs at it with her sword, hacking at fingers. “Goddammit, why won’t it die.” Sword wounds are already starting to close, forming up to leave unmarked flesh. Only the silver bullet wounds remain open, and even then she thinks she can see them starting to close. Nick fires another shot into the creatures hand, knocking it away from the car as it rears and roars with pain. Glancing past the writhing form of the demon, he can still see the snow globe sticking up out of the whole, a small flurry of movement amid the chaos of the melee. He shoots the demon again, watches Ammie hit it so hard that he can see what passes for the demons ribs give way. Still the creature keeps moving, clawing itself along the snow in a desperate effort to regain the globe. It's barely moving further than a few inches before Ammie beats it back, but it shows no sign of stopping. Nick grits his teeth and hopes he isn't about to do something stupid. “Hold on,” he shouts. “This’ll either kill it or kill us.” Then he aims the gun at the globe and squeezes the trigger. [/QUOTE]
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