Ash ducked behind Xilon's horizontal form as spears whizzed overhead. Demons here had primitive weapons. On Earth, they just used whatever was handy: guns, knives, a long-stretch limo.
Peeking over Xilon's back, she spotted a wave of hundreds of the monsters rushing toward them.
Sh*t! Her stomach clenched. No way could she fight them all. "I'll take you up on that ride now." When he didn't respond, she nudged him with her boot. "Xilon?"
A faint whisper in her mind answered, "I can't move. Must have added something to the poison...a paralyzer.
"F*ck." She yanked out her sword. "What about your dragonfire? Can you blast them?"
"If I could've done so, I would have by now."