<strong>Melinda</strong><br/><br/>Melinda wrapped her arms tightly around the Vicar and stared hatefully at the demon before them. The man in her arms shook uncontrollably and his broken whimper made her heart hurt. She tried to soothe him with a soft hand over his shoulders but as Sha'Kos spoke her hand faltered, the horror of his words sinking in quickly.<br/><br/>The world exploded and she wrapped her body over the Vicar, her eyes darting about to see the car behind them shattering. If the demon wanted to scare her he was doing a good job she realized, tears falling down her cheeks. Suddenly even their home did not seem to be the safe haven it had always been for the family.<br/><br/><em>“You won’t be able to save the cop, just like you now failed to protect the small child here…”</em><br/><br/>She spun around just in time to see little Molly fall in a heap to the ground, her neck twisted in an unnatural angle. Her stomach heaved painfully and she buried her face in the Vicar's shoulder, desperate to hide from the horrible reality of what had just happened.<br/><br/>Distantly Melinda heard her sister try to attack Sha'Kos but she knew that the demon was long gone. He had come here to scare them, to make sure they knew he had the upper hand. He would not stay around any longer than he had to, not tonight.<br/><br/><em>"Lets get inside and get Bryan here. We need that scroll, we have to end this before anymore innocence die."</em><br/><br/>Nodding with determination she led the Vicar inside and settled him into a large overstuffed chair in the living room. After wrapping a blanket around the trembling man she turned to help her sisters protect the house with their strongest safeguards. She grabbed her crystals and began distributing them at the four corners, an alarm system she loved to use when fearful of a demon breaking into their home.<br/><br/><strong>"Brian! We need you to get back here to us!"</strong>she called out as she walked around securing all the various weak points in their home.