Enough light filtered down the hall
to see Lilith when she appeared in the doorway. The demoness’ exaggerated body
swelled against her sweater and slacks. Despite her impressive proportions, the
sharp-toothed snarl that twisted her face ruined any semblance of beauty. Malevolence
pulsed from her in noxious, malignant waves. It was as if a cancerous tumor had
taken human form.
Alex battled the urge to bolt. She
kept motionless in the shadows as her enemy stalked into the room.
Lilith walked past her. She passed
by, not seeing Alex hiding there in the shadows. It was as good a chance as the
Segreto could hope to get. Alex flung the vial towards the demoness and prayed
that something remained in it.
A sound like bacon sizzling and the
sickly-sweet smell of burning flesh filled the already rancid air. Lilith’s
shriek rebounded off the walls.
Alex stepped out of the shadows. She
shouted, “In the name of God, I command you to depart this world!”
Lilith twisted to face her. Before Alex
could react, the demoness charged at her, talons reaching. Lilith crashed her
body into the Segreto with the force of a runaway train, hurling her into the
hallway. Alex flew backwards, and her head bounced off the wall. White spots
exploded before her eyes. She crashed to the floor. She lay stunned, unable to
move.
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