Crane and the others scoured the books they had brought , in hopes of finding the information they needed to rid themselves of the demon . After nearly an hour , Jake Wells had exhausted his first stack of books , with no success . He got up from his chair , and walked around the room , stretching his legs . "What happens if we can't find the spell ?" , he questioned .

      Looking up from the volume that he was studying , Crane replied , "I have not yet abandoned hope , Master Wells . But in response to your inquiry , we would be forced to utilize the mirror ." 

      Hawley's head snapped up abruptly ."Mirror ? What mirror are you talking about ?" , he asked .

      Ashley snorted . "Dude , I don't see how you could've missed the ugly fucker . It takes up most of the dining room wall ."

      Joe turned to Ashley , saying , "We only went through the dining room to go to the basement . Besides , Crane covered it up last time , remember ?"

      Responding to the question , Jenny said , "Apparently , Reverend Horton's son was in the military , and he brought a gateway mirror home with him after he finished his tour in the Middle East . It's still in the house , so if we can't find the spell he used , we'll have to figure out how to get it out of Greg Horton's body , and back into the mirror ."

      "Well , why the hell didn't somebody tell me that before ? I found that incantation twenty minutes ago !" , he exclaimed , digging into the pile of books next to his chair , and pulling out a tall , thin tome , with a crumbling leather cover . 

      "Excellent , Master Hawley ! While that is not our preferred solution , it does provide a quite serviceable back - up plan , if we're unable to locate the spell that the good reverend utilized ."

      "What's wrong with that plan , anyway ?" , Andy interjected . "Get the bastard in that mirror , end of problem , right ?"

      Completing his circuit of the room , Jake Wells came to a stop next to Andy's chair . "Not completely . That would take care of our problem , yeah . For now , at least . But if it manages to locate another mirror , it could become somebody else's problem . Or , it might try to figure out a way to find us again , since we've been such a pain in its ass ."

      A rueful expression crossed the singer's face . "Okay , then . Back - up plan , gotcha ."

      "Guys , I think I've got something !" , Jenny called out , causing everyone's attention to turn to her . "This passage here talks about a two - part spell , which is to be used on a possessed individual . The first part binds it to a particular location , which makes it simpler for the second part to cast the demon out . It gives the name of the book , I think , but I can't decipher it ."

      Crane held out his hand , saying , "If I may , Miss Jenny ?" She passed the book across the table , and he scanned the page she had indicated . After a moment , he began rifling through the still unexamined books on the table . "Here we are !" , he announced , holding up a small , yet thick , book , roughly the size of a paperback , bound in a thin sheet of some sort of heavily tarnished metal . Opening it , he started scanning the pages , finally stopping about halfway through .

      He laid the book back down on the table , and the others gathered around , trying to see what he was indicating . The markings on the yellowed pages made no sense to most of them , but Jake Pitts  leaned forward to get a closer look , remarking , "That kind of looks like Russian , but not quite ."

      Crane raised his eyebrows in surprise ."You have a very good eye , Master Pitts . It is one of the precursors to modern Russian , from when the various cultures were just starting to develop their own identities , many centuries ago . Do you speak Russian ?"

      "I'm trying ." , Jake replied . "My wife is Ukrainian , and I've been taking some lessons . Not very good at it yet , though , there's still too much of a chance of me embarrassing myself if I try to do it in public ."

      "I totally understand ." , Diana told him . "I decided to learn some basic Farsi when I was in the Marines , and even though I had native speakers teaching me , I still had to be very careful not to mis - pronounce something and wind up offending someone ."

      As Crane and Jenny turned their attention back to the book , Jon's phone rang . He answered , and after listening for a time , and replying "Yeah" , or , "Uh - huh" , several times , he ended the call and announced , "That was the trucking company . They're sending somebody to pick up the truck in the morning , so that means that we actually need to get the gear unloaded ."

      Glancing at the clock , CC said , "We should have at least a couple of hours of daylight left , so if we get started right now , we can have it done before dark . Then we won't have to worry about it if we're going to try to get rid of Mr . Creepy tomorrow ."

      The band members and their crew rose from their seats and started putting on their coats and boots , and pulling on their gloves . As they did , Jake Wells said , "I could use some air right now , so I'll give you guys a hand ."

      Diana and Faith also dressed to go outdoors , as they had been inside all day , and soon they all filed out the door , as the others continued to develop a strategy for dispelling the demon . The snow had begun to melt slightly , making it heavier , and harder to walk through , but they pushed through to the truck , and opened the doors of the trailer . Yanni , Jesse , Blasko , and Andy climbed inside , and started moving things towards the door , so the others could pull them out , and start transferring them into the house .

      Within an hour , they had the trailer nearly emptied , with only a few of the bulkier items remaining . As the guys inside the trailer began muscling the heavy amplifiers toward the opening , Jinxx , standing by the door , turned his head , looking behind him . Cocking his head to one side , he asked , "Does anybody else hear that noise ?"

      Everyone paused , and eventually became aware of a peculiar whistling sound , but no one was able to pinpoint where it came from . Unzipping her jacket , so she could access her weapon , Diana stated , "I don't like this , guys . Everybody go back inside , until we know where that sound is coming from ."

      As Andy and the others prepared to exit the vehicle , it began to shake violently , throwing Jesse out of the trailer , and knocking the others to the floor . Ashley and Jake Wells started to put down the amplifier they were carrying , and as they did , the air itself seemed to open up behind them , and two creatures appeared . 

      One of them was the demon that had been taunting them , not bothering to cloak itself with illusions , and grimacing in pain as the sunlight caused its skin to blister and split . It's large - eyed , nearly featureless face gave it a non - threatening , almost meek appearance , until it opened its mouth to snarl at them , revealing its jagged , filthy - looking teeth . The other , which hovered behind it , was like nothing they had ever seen before .

      The thing floated above the ground , and looked like a bizarre cross between an enormous jellyfish and an octopus , with the exception of the two huge , muscular arms emerging from the sides , ending in large , clawed , four - fingered hands . The edges of the creature's body rippled continuously , and it was clear that this was where the whistling sound originated .

      "Crane ! Jenny ! Get out here , now !" , Diana screamed , pulling her weapon from the holster . Faith did the same , but both quickly realized that they wouldn't be able to get a clear shot , as there was too much chance of hitting one of their friends .

      As the front door flew open , the creature began lashing out with its tentacles , striking at everyone within reach . Jesse , Jon , Ashley , and Jake Wells were hit by the appendages , and almost instantly fell to the ground , seemingly unable to move . As Crane and the others dashed out onto the porch , the floating monstrosity reached out its hands , grabbing Jesse and Jon , and then coiled its tentacles around Jake . The other demon shot forward and grabbed Ashley's inert form by one arm and looked at the group , emitting a shrill cackle of laughter . It then hissed a couple of unintelligible words , and the creatures vanished as quickly as they appeared , taking the four men with them .

      For several seconds , everyone simply stood where they were , completely dumbfounded by what they had just witnessed . Then , as the reality of it began to sink in , the situation became chaotic . Everyone was shouting and cursing , almost panic - stricken , when Crane and the others finally reached them .

      "What the fuck do we do now ?!" , CC shouted . "The motherfucker called in reinforcements , and they got four of us !"

      "Miss Jenny and I , and the rest of our team , will go to the house straightaway and retrieve them . The rest of you remain here , and call Chief Potter ."

      The response to this statement was immediate , and negative :

      "Not gonna happen !"

      "Like hell I'm staying here !"

      "You're crazy , dude !"

      Then , Crane and the others were utterly taken aback when Faith moved forward , until she was nearly close enough to force him back into the porch railing , her hazel eyes blazing . Her response was short and simple : "No"

      "Miss Faith , I don't believe you understand how ..."

      "No ."

      Hawley stepped forward and attempted to intervene . "He knows what he's doing , kiddo . Why don't you ... "

      She wheeled on him , snarling , "Nicky , just shut the fuck up ! I'm either going with you , or I'm going by myself , but I . Am . Going . And if you're stupid enough to think about trying to stop me , they'd better be able to work short - handed , because I'll put at least one of you out of commission before you do !"

      He simply looked at her for several seconds , then held up his hands as a gesture of surrender and replied . "Okay . But you stay with me , and if I tell you to run , just do it ."

      "Master Hawley , I hardly think that this is advisable ." , Crane began , but Hawley simply held up a hand to cut him off . He turned to look at Crane , and while everyone else was merely puzzled , both Jenny and Crane seemed to be startled by his response .

      "Neither was your little trip to Purgatory , was it ?"