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exactly they were pitting themselves against, and how many more were coming.
    “ That’s all of them,” a small, hushed female voice said from just behind Gabi. “The portal has closed. No more can cross tonight.”
    “ You’re sure?” Doug demanded from the slightly built Magus.
    “ Positive,” “Trinity knows what she’s talking about when it comes to portals,” one of male Magi quickly backed her up.
    “ OK then,” Doug continued quickly, “let’s see what we have to deal with.”
    The Demons had started to get their bearings and the wraithlike one raised a tattered sleeve and pointed towards the group of Hunters standing ready and waiting. The Wraith was wearing a heavy, dark cloak that covered its entire body, if it even had a body. Nothing could be seen except for glowing, yellow-green orbs floating around in the depths of the cowl.
    Matt, the tall, heavily muscled Werewolf, was the first to stake his claim. “I’ll take the skinny green giant.” The tallest of the Demons, it was over eight feet tall and covered in bits of leather armour which sprouted vicious metal spikes. Its skeletal arms and legs were covered in flaky pea-green skin and its hands ended in three inch, dagger-like claws; dripping with a dark, oily substance that hissed and spattered when it came into contact with the grass at its feet. It turned its human-shaped head to look at them and Gabi realised it had no discernable mouth and only holes for nostrils. Three large eyes, completely black, were situated just below a ridged brow of dark green spikes protruding from its forehead.
    “ You’re welcome to that one,” countered Lance, “I think I’ll take Godzilla over there. Weapons aren’t going to pierce its armoured skin easily, so let’s see how it takes to being slow roasted inside its shell,” he finished with an evil smirk. This Demon was also tall and hulking, though not as tall as the first one. Straight out of a B-grade monster movie, it was mostly reptilian in appearance, though standing upright on thickly muscled legs. It was covered in large, metallic scales all the way down to its massive tail, which was easily as long as Gabi was tall. Its gaping jaws were more like those of a crocodile, and were filled with thousands of razor sharp teeth which oozed with slimy, black saliva.
    Doug interrupted quickly as Gabi and Kyle started to claim their targets. “I’ll take the birdman,” he said, jerking his head upwards towards the stick thin, avian Demon hovering in mid-air. It had motley yellow and brown skin and no feathers, but leathery bat-like wings that were far bigger than the rest of its emaciated body. It had scrawny human arms and legs, but instead of a mouth it sported a vicious looking hooked beak sprouting from its humanoid face. It was carrying a crudely fashioned crossbow. “I can change to something with wings to chase it down if it tries to run.”
    “ You’ll need to watch out for that crossbow,” Lance cautioned. “If I get the chance I’ll try to set fire to it.”
    “ OK, but don’t lose your concentration on Godzilla.” Then Doug steeled himself, Gabi wasn’t going to like what he was about to decree. He drew in a deep breath. “Hellcat--”
    “ Yeah, yeah, I know,” she interrupted with an annoyed sigh. “I get the short one.” The shortest one of the bunch was around Gabi’s height or a little shorter. It was squat and heavily muscled with huge hairy feet and long coarse fur sprouting out all over its body and head, including its face. It flashed a macabre grin baring rows of needle sharp teeth from its overly large mouth. It carried an odd assortment of weapons, all medieval in nature; maces, clubs, spears and battle axes. Gabi knew it made sense that she took on the one closest to her in size, the men would have to change their fighting style to accommodate the difference in height, and there was no room for egos in a fight like this one. “But once I’m finished with Shorty I