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die here.” He sits up in his chair. “He was reluctant to give up his pet, but it was becoming clear that you have your own agenda. We know that you will cause us problems down the road if we allow you to live.”
    “That sounds like Nal. What did you promise him? More power? More land?”
    “Your demon.”
    My heart sinks. Part of me wants to give up Eunie, but only if I could guarantee that I get to go topside. Right now the only guarantee is that I get to sit in purgatory until this war is over, when they finally decide to sort the souls of those left down there.
    “How, exactly, do you plan on getting Eunie? If I die, he goes down to purgatory with me.”
    “That does create an interesting problem.” He reaches down and grabs my backpack. “I believe you have something in here we can use for that.” He pulls out my Bible and places it on the table. “There we go.”
    “I’m well beyond saving.”
    “Ahh, but your friend isn’t. Inside your Bible is the key to removing a demon from a living host.”
    “Exorcism? That would get him out of me, but you would still lose him.”
    “That’s where this comes in.” Thigh, from the hospital, limps into the room. In his hand is a glowing white orb. “This is the Orb of Souls. With this we can trap Einuir’s spirit to use on Roman later.”
    Well shit. I guess this gig is up.
    “My associate here will handle things from here. I have some important business to attend to.” He laughs, leaving me in the room alone with Thigh.
    “Told you Dunc was gonna fuck you up,” Thigh says. His lips curl into a smile, “You’ll wish he stayed to do this. I’m gonna make sure you suffer as long as possible.”
    “Still sore over getting your ass kicked in the hospital?”
    Thigh reaches back and takes a swing at me, stopping about a foot from my face. “You are lucky you are in the trap.”
    “Wouldn’t stop me.”
    He reaches down into my bag and pulls out a few of my vials and sets them next to the bible. I guess he is too dumb to realize that he may end up sending himself into the orb too. He leans back on the rear legs of his chair and grabs my bible. He starts to thumb through it, looking for the verses to use.
    This may be my only chance.
    I take a deep breath and reach out and try to touch the table, expecting to hit a wall that my arms will not be able to escape. Nothing stops me so I push the table into Thigh, knocking him to the floor.
    “I don’t know how you escaped the trap, but it doesn’t matter.” He picks up the angel blade and pulls himself to his feet. “Now I’m just going to have to kill you instead.”
    I back into the corner as he works his way around the table towards me. He lets out a grunt and stabs the sword at me. I dodge the blow and move my way towards the table.
    “You are going to have to be a lot faster than that, dickhead.” I reach down and turn the table, putting it longways between us.
    “That table won’t save you.” He jumps on top of it and starts heading towards me.
    I glance down, looking at the Devil’s trap on the floor. When I notice him close to the trap, I move to my right. He jumps off of the table, trying to get an easy shot. He hits a the wall of the trap and loses his grip on the sword, dropping it to the ground. I reach down and pick it up.
    “You are about as stupid as they come.” I bend down and gather my stuff and the orb. “Lucky for you, I have more pressing matters.” I start to walk out the door.
    “Duncan is going to have his way with your bitch while you watch, demontouched.”
    Why can’t assholes like him leave well enough alone?
    I turn around and stick the sword through Thigh’s chest. The wound begins to smoke. I look into his eyes, wanting to watch the life drain out this piece of shit. Smoke starts billowing out of his eyes and floats into the orb in my hands.
    I look close at the orb trying to see if I can notice a change. I shrug and place it in my backpack. Zeke is going to want