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“Asmodeus!” Julian called as the demon again flailed its tail and sprouted wings. The Alpha sensed the grief in the air, but if they didn’t all kill this fucker, they’d all be dead. “Sayuri! Kenji! We have to do this now! It’s going to fly. We must kill it now … banish it back to Hell.”
Cassia transformed to human and set her palm onto Sayuri’s shoulder. “I am sorry for your loss. Makoto fought with honor. Please … we need you.”
“He’s dead!” Sayuri cried.
“Sayuri, we need you now,” Kenji told her.
Julian ran to Kenji who stood over his brother’s body. Though all the humans and cambions had been slayed, the demon rallied, growing larger. The sound of Asmodeus chanting echoed throughout the mountaintop, its wings growing larger.
“Kenji. I need you to drop the sword and monitor the sky. If you’ve got a dragon in there….it’s time.”
“I don’t know if I can do it,” he admitted.
“I need your sister to slay Asmodeus. More cambions will come soon. Greyson had to take most of the injured wolves back. It’s getting too dangerous … Kenji. Cassia. We need air support. Rafe, stay on the ground. Take out any stray humans that pop up.”
“I’ll try to fire up my dragon,” Kenji promised, his voice shaken. “It’s been a long time.”
Cassia locked eyes with Julian and nodded, her palm on Sayuri’s shoulder.
“Look what they did to my brother. How will we ever defeat Asmodeus? It’s too late.” Tears streamed down Sayuri’s face.
“Let me worry about taking him down. But I need you to bind and vanquish him. You must use your sword. You have pledged your service to me and my pack. As your Alpha, I command you to rise and fight now.” Julian touched her shoulder and released his magick. As his energy flowed to her, she lifted her head, her grief replaced with rage. “You can do this.”
Asmodeus stretched his wings and roared, his body growing over twenty feet tall. Though still tethered to the earth by the spell, it attempted to fly.
“We’ve got to move now.” Julian raised his arm and nodded to Cassia. She morphed back to eagle and flew up onto his wrist. Rafe ran to his side, waiting on his next command.
“I’m doing this for Makoto. That monster is never going to be released from Hell again.” Sayuri nodded to her older brother.
Kenji closed his eyes and within seconds the great dragon emerged. The silvery green beast flapped its wings and took off into the sky.
Julian looked to Cassia. “Be safe, my courageous mate. Let’s get this over with so we can begin our beautiful life.”
Cassia took flight next to the dragon. In the distance, more cambions flew toward them and they began the battle.
“Rafe. If more humans come, take care of it. Grey-man will be back any minute.” The wolf growled and barked in acknowledgement .
“We need to get close enough. Don’t let his tail get you. Let me take him on first.”
“I’m ready.” Sayuri wore a somber expression, rage flickered in her eyes.
Julian transformed to wolf and took off running toward Asmodeus. The demon spat streams of acid at them, stinging the ground. Julian dodged the spittle, his hackles singed by the spray.
He’d have one chance to take down Asmodeus, to allow Sayuri enough time to slay it. Rafe took off after a human who attempted to flee. Above him, Cassia and Kenji fought an army of winged cambions. Outnumbered, they had only minutes to destroy the demon.
Julian transformed and held out his hands, conjuring the power of his ancestors and his royal bloodline. Asmodeus roared with laughter, but Julian’s concentration remained unfettered.
“Come on, come on, come on!” He called on the power, the light glowing from his fingertips. “Yes, yes, yes … get ready Sayuri … one more …”
The wind ripped all around him and Julian steadied his stance. Rolling his arms around his head, he whipped the energy into a frenzy and targeted the demon. The Alpha’s magick detonated from his hands, the white light exploding like a missile. Asmodeus flailed but was no match for Julian’s magick. It stumbled to the ground, growling and cursing the wolf.
“Fuck yeah. Fuck you Asmodeus! Die! Die now!!!” The Alpha kept his beam of light aimed at the demon, holding him to the scorched earth. But as Julian glanced above, he caught sight of Cassia fighting a cambion. It tore at her feathers, and he struggled to keep concentration on the monster. “Now, Sayuri, now!”
Without a word, Sayuri leapt onto the demon and stood on its neck. Through the din Julian heard her release her vengeance.
“Asumodeusu! Sosen no ha to watashi no kekkan ni yadoru chikara de, watashi wa anata o shibari, horoboshimasu. Watashi no ototo, Makoto no kioku ni, anata ga satan ni yotte sen no jigoku o keiken shimasu yo ni. Itte, jigoku ni eien ni shibara re nasai!”
Sayuri swung the blade, cleaving open its throat. As she raised her sword again and dealt a final blow, she lost her balance and fell backwards onto the demon. Kenji, the great dragon, flew down from the sky toward Sayuri and scooped her up in his arms.
