> >The demon twisted itself and let out a shriek, > >breaking its attempt to get to Derek. Still feeling > >the burning grid closing in on it, the demon gave a > >twisted smile to the others before saying in a deep > >but understandable voice, "You'll never find her now. > >The girl will die if you kill me, alone, cold, and > >hungry," it said, referring to the place where it was > >keeping the real Amber. > > "I think not." Sloan said, right before he pushed the third button with a > cool glance "Consider yourself grounded." > > And with that the lasers cut into the demon's flesh, dismembering it and > keeping it inside it's field until there was nothing more of it but a pile > of dust. The effect was so bright that Sloan had to turn away from the > light it emitted. > Through all of this Derek struggled to move away. He felt as though he were swimming against the current and even being pulled backwards at times. He swore softly under his breath as he tried to keep his mind on what he was doing and away from the pull of the demon. Julia's voice helped him along in this endeavor.
This all stopped with the flash of brilliant light. The pull was gone instanteously and Derek nearly over balanced and sent both he and Julia tumbling. Lucky, his shoulder struck the door frame to the library saving them from that fate at least. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "ARe you all right," he asked Julia.
