Kat looked at Wulf and smiled. "I don't have to hold it forever. I only had to hold it long enough for the calvary to arrive."
Stryker hesitated, then looked over his shoulder at the same time Wulf attacked.
Wulf killed one Daimon, then went for Stryker. Stryker turned around and blasted Wulf with a god-bolt that knocked him back into the wall.
Hissing in pain, Wulf saw movement out of the corner of his eye.
It was Ash and Zarek.
Kat immediately vanished while Stryker cursed.
Wulf and Zarek went after the last two Daimons while Ash and Stryker faced each other.
"Go home, Stryker," Ash said. "The war is over."
"It'll never be over. Not so long as my father"-he spat the word out-"lives."
Ash shook his head. "And I thought my family was dysfunctional... Let it go. You've already lost. My God, you just killed your own son, and over what?"
Stryker roared with anger, then attacked Ash.
Wulf grabbed his son from Chris at the same time Zarek pulled Cassandra behind him. Wulf wanted to get them out and to safety, but they couldn't reach the door while Ash and Stryker fought in front of it.
Stryker shot a god-bolt at Ash who took it without flinching. Instead, he gave the Daimon a blow that knocked him up into the air and slammed him against the wall.
Wulf whistled low. They all knew Ash was powerful, but he'd never seen the Atlantean do something like that.
Stryker attacked again. But for some reason, Ash didn't kill him. The two men slugged it out as if they were humans and not...
Whatever the hell the two of them were.
His face bloody, Stryker shot another blast at Ash.
He deflected it. Ash raised his hand, and as he did so, Stryker was lifted from the floor.
Stryker shot a bolt at him that caused Ash to stagger back and release him.
The Daimon hit the ground running. He wrapped his arms around Ash and rammed him into the wall.
But before he could strike Acheron again, a yellow-fleshed demon appeared out of nowhere. Her eyes flashing, she wrapped her arms around Stryker and then vanished into nothingness.
Acheron snarled at that.
"While you're at it, Apollymi," Ash shouted. "You better keep him there."
"What the hell are you?" Wulf asked Ash as he turned to face them.
"Don't ask questions you don't want answered," Zarek said. "Believe me. You're so not ready to know the truth."
"Is Stryker gone?" Cassandra asked.
Ash nodded.
Cassandra hugged Wulf, then took Erik from his hands and held him against her shoulder to quiet him. "I know, baby," she cooed. "But the scary man is all gone."
"What grabbed the Daimon?" Kyra asked. "Where did they go?"
Ash didn't answer. "You're safe now, guys. At least for a little while."