Thirteen

"Who's here?" Liulfr asked Nine, who was still struggling to catch their breath.

Nine swallowed. "Lucifer's forces... He's sent a whole garrison. I was scouting around to see what I can find out." Nine wheezed.

"What did you find out?" Liulfr inquired. "... besides the whole garrison being sent by my brother."

"Who's leading them?" Jin Xiao asked.

Nine bit their lip. They looked terrified. "Athan- Athanasia Nyqvist."

"Oh fuck," Zaizriiel began saying.

"If I may ask, what's she done to make this a bad thing?" Jasoslav asked.

"She used to be a Viking," Sethunya said. "Everyone in Hell knows that."

Knock. Knock.

"Anyone home?" A voice outside the inn door called.

Everyone in the inn exchanged glances as they held their breath, returning to look at the door.

"Guys, come on! I know you're in there. No need to ignore me," Athanasia said, outside of the door.

Once again, she got no response.

"Alright, I see how this is going to be." That was followed by a laugh.

Around the inn, creatures began to get in defensive poses.

Suddenly, the inn door flew right off its hinges.

Athanasia stood there, looking cocky, her hands on her hips.

She was most likely the one to have kicked down the door.

Demons crowded into the inn.

Pagan and Seth pushed Jasoslav and Lukyan behind them.

There were so many demons--mainly low level ones like Goraks and Dipucs. Although there were quite a few medium range demons like Ikthers, Ixvins, and Kazorins.

Athanasia entered the inn.

"What do you want?" Pagan growled.

"Isn't it obvious?" Athanasia began to respond. "It's quite simple actually. I just need something from you. And if I don't get them and deliver them to our ruler, Lord Lucifer will be pissed to say the least." Athanasia paced around before approaching Pagan and Seth. She pointed to the boys behind them. "I need them."

Lukyan and Jasoslav began to cling to Pagan.

"Just give me them and I'll be out of your hair. There will be no needless blood-shed," Athanasia explained.

"No," Pagan growled.

"For fucks sake!" Athanasia huffed, sounding exhausted. She lowered her voice to a whisper, approaching Pagan even more. "Look, I'm not gonna take them to Lucifer. You think I give a flying fuck what he wants? No. I don't. Just give them to me, then I'll leave."

"No!" Pagan stomped down on Athanasia's foot.

"Shit!" Athanasia howled out in pain and stumbled backward.

The demons of course saw this and rushed forward to attack.

Soon, Satan's garrison and the resistance force were engaged in battle.

The resistance was nearly out-numbered.

Four demons all rushed at Jin at once. He was struggling to fend them off, so Yuriy and Kyros rushed to his aid.

The only one who seemed to be able to over-power so many demons at once was Zaizriiel. He kept pinning the demons against each other so they'd fight.

Pagan and Sethunya kept backing Jasoslav, Akachi, Bohdana, and Lukyan away from the fight.

Athanasia picked herself back off the ground. She gazed around. She narrowed her eyes. She approached one of the other demons. She tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned around.

She swung at him, punching him in the face.

The demon collapsed to the ground, knocking into a table on the way down.

Athanasia continued to knock out her own soldiers as Lukyan, Akachi, Bohdana, and Jasoslav stared in shock.

Athanasia caught their gazes right before throwing her hand out. She grunted in pain as small sparks entered the air.

Soon, a medium-sized rift appeared, small amounts of darkness escaping into the inn.

"Go!" Athanasia commanded them. "I can't hold it for much longer."

They exchanged glances.

Then, Jasoslav, Lukyan, Akachi, Bohdana, Pagan, and Seth all rushed right into the rift, not looking back.

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