Will they survive?
The four remaining kids had to battle the monsters alone since Erik and Nathaniel ran away.
"That motherfucker!"
They lost too much time thinking Nathaniel would have remained with them to fight the monsters, but he didn't, and they were now trapped inside the alley with the monsters already on them. The four stood their ground, but… They could not win.
Fear crept into Luke's spine in a way it never had before.
Luke looked at Jack, Adam, and Alex, the other three that came with him to kill who they learned was Frant's awakener.
They were showing determination, that was true, but they were as terrorized as he was.
<Calm down, Luke…>
Failure was not an option. Failure was a horrifying death.
<WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, GUYS!> His attempts to reassure the others… Somehow it worked, but… There was a limit to how much reassurance could be provided, given the situation.
"Stay focused and trust in your ability."