The war was full‑on now. Every troop found themselves fighting for dear life. Johan leapt off her horse, jumped onto a demon rhino, and steered it straight into other rhinos. Sophie swung her blade at a mutant rider, the mutant slashing back with a rusted machete. Chaos everywhere mutants fighting on foot after their rhinos fell, humans screaming, steel clashing. Sophie's sword struck the rhino's bone armor and the impact knocked her off balance. The mutant swung again. Sophie barely blocked it, then countered, slicing his throat. The mutant froze, stunned, and toppled off the rhino. The rhino locked onto Sophie and charged. Sophie pulled her horse away but the rhino pursued. Johan slammed her rhino into the demon beast, flipping it over and killing it instantly. She fed her rhino a treat."General," Johan said, "they're still coming. We must return to formation."Sophie nodded. "Back in formation!" Her troops fought while reorganizing, pushing the last mutants back. Sophie looked toward Luke. He was in the middle of a fight with a rhino and two mutants. She looked toward Ice. He was riding a rhino full speed, running over demons like they were nothing.Then Sophie saw the next wave. Not rhinos. Demons. Armored in bone. Carrying every weapon imaginable. A drumbeat thundered louder and louder."Look out!" Sophie screamed. "The next wave!" Riot sliced a mutant through the chest, then looked up thousands upon thousands of demons were charging. Luke screamed, "Get back in formation!"Ice yelled, "Back to formation!" But it was too late. The demon wave smashed into the front line.The battle became personal. Luke sliced demon after demon, sticking and moving. Ice got off the rhino and fought back‑to‑back with Tupu stabbing, punching, head‑butting anything in sight. Toa rode through the chaos, slicing heads clean off. Thomas flared up, destroying any demon that came near. But then several demons grabbed him, pinning him down. Thomas yelled, trying to rise, but more demons piled on, dog‑piling him until he could barely breathe. Luke and Riot rushed in, fighting demons off while dodging others trying to kill them. Luke cut off a demon's head but another blindsided him, knocking him to the ground. Riot's eyes turned white.
His aura flared gold and fire. Demons screamed "Another one with power!" Azazel watched from the sky. "Another one has risen", Azazel thought. The man Thomas helped earlier appeared out of nowhere, stabbing his spear into the chest of the demon that blindsided Luke. Luke stood up. "Thanks, soldier. We have to help Thomas!" About fifteen demons still dog‑piled Thomas. A goblin‑like demon crawled toward Thomas sharp teeth, no nose, cave‑skin, holding a six‑inch bone dagger. He grinned too wide."I will have all the glory," the goblin hissed. "To take you down, hero." Luke sliced the goblin's head in half.The man with the spear yanked demons off Thomas one by one. Riot fought alone, surrounded blade flashing, demons falling like cockroaches. Ice shouted into the earpiece"Albert we need firepower! "Albert responded, "Yes, sir!" Seconds later, Albert barreled down the middle in the bus.
Tyrese stood on top with the .50 cal, shredding demons apart. Kwame fired a automatic assault rifle from the window, mowing down demon after demon. More vehicles arrived small tanks blowing up clusters of demons with each shot. Special forces on four‑wheelers sped through the battlefield, shooting demons and rescuing humans.The army of humanity cheered a war cry so fierce it sent shivers through the battlefield. The man with the spear tried to help Thomas, but a demon lunged at him from behind. Luke sliced the demon's chest open."I'll cover you!" Luke shouted. The man nodded, stabbing and yanking demons off Thomas. But one demon jumped unexpectedly knocking the man down. The demon pinned him, snarling, teeth inches from his face. Then a hand punched straight through the demon's chest. Light. Light lifted the demon and growled "Make sure to tell your wife you won't make it home."Light dropped the demon, flaring a red aura."Where's Thomas?" The man pointed. "Under there!" Light roared and tore demons off Thomas, one by one ripping out eyeballs, breaking windpipes, throwing bodies aside. Finally, Thomas lay unconscious."Damn," Light said. "They were trying to suffocate him." He shook Thomas, trying to wake him. A demon tried to stab Light from behind but Luke cut the demon's arms off."Not today," Luke said, slicing its head off. Light shouted, "Luke do you have smelling salts?" "No," Luke said, seeing Thomas unconscious. "Medic!" A woman rushed over dried blood and fresh blood on her clothes."Yes!" she said, opening her small medical bag."We need him awake now!" Light said. The man with the spear whispered, "Please… Thomas… get up…"The medic cracked smelling salts under Thomas's nose.Thomas jolted awake, confused. "Where am I?" Light, Luke, and the man all exhaled in relief. Light grabbed Thomas and pulled him up."Get up. We have a battle to win!"