Lucas's mind was racing. A Shtriga.<i>For fuck's sake. </i>The Demon knew that the things they'd be facing in this group wouldn't be anything too easy - he knew that - but to start off the group with something so invulnerable to attacks. It would truly test the group's strengths and abilities to work together. Thinking through what kind of plan he could devise that would keep Dex safe and deal with the beast in one go, he didn't even realize what was happening as he was knocked to the ground. Or rather, he was knocked into Dex and<i>then</i>on to the ground. Wincing as he lay over the other man, he glanced down at him and shook his head.<i>Oh, hell no. </i><br/><br/>Moving off of the blonde as he struggled to get up, Lucas instantly stepped in front of Dex and surveyed the scene. He could hear the mortal behind him chuckling under his breath and the demon scoffed, shaking his head. It would only be Dex that could find humor in such danger. The kid was going to give Lucas a heart attack. Looking around the small clearing, Eva was on the ground with one of the hags hovering over her, desperately trying to get close enough to steal the very breath out of her lungs and the other took off after the vampire.<br/><br/>Lucas, though his mind was quick to think of a plan, couldn't help but find the behavior of the Shtriga odd. In most cases, these witches preferred young victims with a stronger life force and yet these two seemed to prefer young adults. For a beast that would have been fed recently - as the victims in the hospital showed - it would be odd for them to be so starved even<i>after</i>hibernation to want to go for adults. True, they were going after Rose's victims and they were still trying to figure out exactly<i>why</i>that was happening.<br/><br/>The brunette was dragged from his thoughts as one of the witches screeched loudly - the reverberations of the offending sound rattling the world around him like the call of a Banshee. Turning for a moment, he covered Dex's ears and followed the scene in front of him as the witch's tattered robes burnt around it. He couldn't help but laugh a bit, a little smirk growing over his lips. The vampire had<i>power</i>, and not just any power but control over the fires of Hell. Whether she knew that little detail or not was inconsequential. Any power over flame was a natural - or bought - gift from Hell. He was impressed.<br/><br/>As the flaming Shtriga took off, disappearing into the darkness of the forest, Lucas's attention turned towards the Angel. The vampire's attack seemed to have distracted the second beast long enough for Eva to get out from under its grasp but the fight was far from over.  Dodging each move just a little slower than Lucas expected from her, the hag was quick on the angel's heels and even got in a few good hits. Lucas could understand Dex wanting to see what the girls were capable of - since there may come a time when they would have to rely on these two to get them out of a sticky situation. It was entertaining, to say the least, and Lucas enjoyed himself. Still, he could feel Dex beginning to get restless behind him and knew that if they waited much longer, he would have to drag the blonde away from the danger once again.<br/><br/>As he stepped towards the fight, the Demon was taken aback by the scream that fell from Eva's lips as the witch attacked. Sure, it would hurt, but would it warrant such a noise, really? He was certainly shocked by the way the attack instantly disabled the blonde and he quickly held his hand out by his side. In a second, there was a long, iron sword in his hand with a symbol of Baphomet on the hilt. It only took a few quick strides for Lucas to meet the Shtriga were it stood against the tree, disoriented from Eva's kick. With smooth, agile reflexes, Lucas took the blade and shoved it through the witch's forehead - directly between the eyes.<br/><br/>All fell silent. The Shtriga - now pinned to the tree by the blade of his hell-sword - was dead. While not much could kill a Shtriga, iron was a weakness of theirs that Lucas knew all too well. Turning back to the group, his eyes first landed on Dex and once he saw that his partner was safe, nodded. Turning to the girls, he smirked at Rose. "Well, well...someone has a few surprises up their sleeves, I see." With a little chuckle, he looked over to the bleeding angel and frowned. He had no words. He expected more. An angel's powers were well known to a Demon. Hell, they were well known to humans! So, what the hell? "Check on her, won't you? We can't go after that second one until she's tended to."<br/><br/>A thought returned to his mind and Lucas turned on his heels quickly and pulled the sword from the witch. The body falling to the ground looked more human now than it had been alive. Tugging the ragged hood from the bloodied head, his fingers felt around the neck and frowned. Two clear puncture wounds. Saying nothing, he went to Dex and pulled him aside. "The vampire fed on this one. I'd bet our soul that these two were mated. That firepower of hers...that's hellfire. Now, I have no idea how she got it, but...feeding on one of these things could have done it."<br/><br/>Lucas glanced over towards the girls to see how they were doing before looking back to Dex. "I want you to take Eva back to the hospital. Get her patched up. Stay there where it's safe. Rose and I are going to go after that second one. It will be coming back for its mate and looking to get her. We can deal with this, but you're the only human here and you're at the most risk." He didn't add that the good-for-nothing angel was a liability at this point - it seemed obvious enough without being said. "No arguing...got it? You can hate me later..."