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Marcus paused for a moment and studied his wife briefly. He could see she was engulfed in fear. She was not a Vitrian but had been informed about the Vitrian ways and given the gift to see demons because she was married to a Vitrian. She waited for her husband to answer her question if more demons were coming. Not that she could do anything if more demons were coming, but she pressed her husband for an answer.
"Yes, Sofia, more demons are coming that is the call for assistance or help from one Night Furfur to another," Marcus replied and then began to rummage in extremely high haste for something in his drawer.
“What are we going to do?” Sofia's expression was designed by fear.
“We have to leave this place. Every trace to find us is linked to this house. We have to be out of here right now.” Marcus brought out a unique object from his drawer. An object about his arm’s length; shaped like a thin cone and made of wood and silver.
“Your Praying Méndez,” Sofia called the name of the object that Marcus had picked up. He picked up some other objects that were made of silver and had the Vitrian symbol on them. The Vitrian symbol was the same on the knife he just used to fight the Night Furfur. The symbol was harmless to humans but deadly to any demon. It was a supernatural symbol that glowed whenever a demon was present near a Vitrian. The symbol had a design with a thin cone in the middle that had two snakes wrapped around it and wings at the top. Marcus concentrated on the objects as he focused on them, and he shrunk them in size as he concentrated.
“To the car! More demons would be here in a few seconds.” Marcus pulled his wife towards the door. He knew she was relatively new to the Vitrian's way of life, so he didn't complain whenever she was slow to react or didn't know what to do.
At the entrance, Marcus pulled Sofia's and Wanda's jackets and threw them on Wanda and his wife. His wife only looked at him; she was disturbed, and at the same time, annoyed that everything he promised would not happen to them had suddenly unfolded in the middle of the night. Marcus took hold of his own jacket, placed the shrunk objects in his hand into the elastic hooks inside the jacket. Marcus wanted to put the jacket on when a loud sound of a heavy object landing on the rooftop startled them. Sofia shrieked in fear and pulled her daughter, who was also fear-stricken, very close to her body.
Marcus wasted no time thinking about what was on the rooftop. He pushed the door open and pulled his wife and daughter out behind him. Sofia was going to inquire about the roof when the creature jumped and landed in front of them.
Marcus instantly brought out his Praying Méndez; the object glowed sufficiently bright instantly in front of the demon, showing he was a praying Vitrian and well equipped to fight the demon. A supernatural heavenly-like light emanated from the Praying Méndez, blinding the demon. The demon cried and crumbled as it tried to move back.
“I bind you,” Marcus began to command. “I bind you and order you back to the Abyss, your home.” The demon grunted as the unquestionable order it had been given took effect. Abruptly, it began to fight with an unseen power that seemed to hold its wings and body tighter and tighter. Within a few seconds, the Night Furfur disappeared.
Marcus wore his jacket and pulled his wife hurriedly towards the car. He drove off fast as snowflakes fell from the sky. Sofia, on the other hand, held on tight to their daughter, her heart throbbing hard in fear.
She had heard about how Vitrians battled with demons, but she had never witnessed any of the battles. She had been told demons didn't come attacking Vitrians because demons are aware that Vitrians can destroy them.
“I am dropping you off at the church!”
“Dropping me off ... and where would you be going?” Sofia complained.
“I will be luring the demons away.”
Sofia looked at her husband, who kept his eyes straight on the road as he drove fast. She did not believe what he was saying, and she suspected that he would be going to Celina's.
“What if a demon attacked us or attacked your daughter? What should I do? I am not skilled with the knowledge of fighting them as you are.”
“They are not going to come looking for you there. Sofia, you know this is not an ordinary place; it is a place of protection. The demons would not even see you once you step into the compound.”
“You are leaving us because you want to go and help Celina,” Sofia let her thoughts out as she stared in deep annoyance at her husband. “I have been a fool believing you truly had nothing to do with Celina. She has poisoned you all.”
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