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Marcus went silent for a few seconds; he just could not get his head around it that Bathe was evil or behind the attacks. Xavier, Bathe, and Marcus were like three very close sibling brothers. They did a lot together in their teens like the three musketeers of the Vitrians community in Norway.
“Sofia!” Marcus called his wife, still trying to make sense of the whole thing. “Maybe they have been attacked, and he is on the road trying to get away.” The man defended.
“And he hasn't called you or Xavier, his close friends. I think you should call him.” She raised the mobile phone up to call Bathe as her husband slowed down the car.
“We are here now,” he said, pointing his left hand as he held onto the steering wheel with his right, “you see that church, you need to step into the compound.”
“I remember,” Sofia replied. “You've shown me the place several times before. It’s one of the places that are safe hideaway from demons.” She paused. “The fence and gate are rather low,” Sofia complained as they slowly drove past the low two feet fence of the compound and close to the gate.
“You know this, Sofia, I have explained it before, and you've read about it yourself in the Vitrian books. It is not the height of the fence that protects you, but prayers that have been made to consecrate the area, which covers the walls and compound around the place.” Marcus answered.
“Y-e-s,” she responded reluctantly, “this is one of the sanctified locations of the Vitrian, and no demon will see or come near me once I step into the compound.” She spoke, looking at her husband, but he kept his gaze away, knowing what would come next in their discussion.
“The building is lit and warm. Inside, in the basement, you'll find beddings, toiletries, all you need for you and Wanda to lay on and get some rest.”
“I don't want you to go and leave us alone.” Sofia shook her head in objection. “What if you never come back? What if it's all true, but the demons you meet there are difficult for you to handle.”
“Sofia,” Marcus turned towards his wife. “I need to help Celina. Alexis went to London on behalf of the Vitrians, and his wife is now in danger. I can't just leave Celina helpless and stay here with you and Wanda; neither can I take you guys with me. By the way, there is no demon that I can't handle. You know that.”
“You really will go to Celina, wouldn't you?” She asked.
“You will leave your own family.” Her voice went an octave higher. “What has she done to you all? She clearly has you under her control under her spell.” She opened the door and stepped out in anger, holding on tight to her daughter, whom she had under her winter jacket that was hanging over her shoulders without being correctly worn. She slammed the door shut in annoyance as he was about to speak and took a few steps towards the gate. She purposely wanted him to know she was annoyed. Marcus closed his eyes tight, angered by Sofia's reaction, but knowing he was doing the right thing dropping them off in a safe place, he pulled the car back on the motorway and skidded off angrily.
Sofia took a deep breath and turned; she closed her eyes and hated herself for reacting like that. Knowing the Vitrians, she knew that her husband, being a leader, had to go and help others in danger, but she was jealous, more so because it was Celina that he was going to help.
She was still in deep thoughts, standing in front of the gate when she sensed something was close to her. She turned to the left slightly to see the figure of the creature as it descended. It was huge, a Night Furfur one and half the size of the others that had been sent previously. The woman in the hooded dress, who was consulting the demons to attack them, had specifically sent this large one to Marcus. The woman knew Marcus was a very skilled fighter, and Marcus could truncate the plan of killing The Chosen and every child similar in traits or connected to The Chosen.
The Night Furfur came down, and immediately, Sofia herself knew it would take a miracle for her to survive. The creature stood at over nine feet, and huge, one strike of its talon in the right position was enough to kill any human. Moreover, Sofia was not skilled nor had any training on how to fight it.
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