It had been easier to attack the Inimi after Rayner had blown through them, now he had to prepare to take them head-on.A man with decoration on his bl...ck sash showed up among the Inimi, ordering them to form up too. Both sides now stared across at each other, waiting to see who would make the first move. It would not be his side. Their goal was to buy time for a relief force to rescue them, not win a pitched battle.A human whispered to him the number of the enemy was about 200 to their 70. “How. ‘I’ll kill you!’ The demon roared sending volleys of energy blasts out pulverizing several cars and tearing chunks of asphalt and concrete up with each orb. Not a moment too soon Shinku felt the ball of energy in his stomach explode filling his body with a wave of white hot energy that stood his hair on end. He always thought it felt weird when he loosed that part of his energy, his arm hairs stretching to their full length. His veins bulged beneath the skin particularly visible on his arms and. There wasn’t exactly training for confronting demons in most places. Most people, even devout Catholics and other Christians who believed in the literal existence of demons, didn’t really factor them into their daily lives or planning, did they? Massena paid lip service to Catholicism, but like many mobsters, there was a necessary level of doubt, since they seemed more likely damned souls than most.Naturally, the gangster brought a Catholic priest with him, but the man was hardly an expert. No one still had any idea how it had gotten smashed. I wasn’t there, so I’d probably never know, but everyone involved had gotten a good lesson in being slow and careful when moving a boat or ship near an immovable object like a quay.While Jono had gotten the crew and supplies together, I’d gotten the missile-launcher installed and its crew trained and ready. We were only carrying a dozen missiles, but they were all the same size, shape, and weight. They all had fire-hardened points and turkey.