"Oh shit...," I breathed, choking slightly as the smoke in the air got thicker. I could feel the heat on my skin as I looked around, trying to see where everyone was.

I jumped up and ran towards the door, with Kian following suit. I saw my mum through the smog. Grabbing her hand I tried to find the others. I could just make out Michael and Harry Jekyll standing next to him, but not Dylan.

Shit. Where the fuck is he?

"Dylan!" I called out.

"I'm here."

I felt a hand take mine, and relief flooded through me. Now, we just needed to get the hell out of here before we all burned to death.

"Follow me!"

A burst of green caught my eye as Victoria's voice called out. Pulling the others along with me, I followed Victoria's bright green flames towards the door and our only way out.

After what seemed like forever, I finally made it outside and collapsed to the ground, catching my breath and coughing up violently. I turned back towards the shack, which was now completely engulfed in flames.

Our future, our home... all gone.

My thoughts were cut off by the sound of a familiar voice.

"Well, isn't this a nice surprise?"

Will Jackson, dressed in a tight black shirt and grey trousers. He had sunglasses on, and his messy black hair was smoothed down as he stood looking at the shack, the flames reflecting in the lenses of his sunglasses.

I was going to fucking kill him...

I pushed myself up and started sprinting towards Will with a roar.

He raised his hands in mock defence and smiled, showing off his fangs, before turning his head to look at the tree line.

I stopped and followed his gaze. I saw them then; Dorian Gray, in his neat suit, and the magician 'M' who wore bright red robes and a look of glee on his face. The flames that surrounded his hands answered the question of where the fire had come from.

M raised his hands and the flames appeared to merge in front of him into one large ball of fire before it quickly split into several balls that then hovered in front of him.

He pointed his hands and the flames flew over to where Victoria, Kian, Dylan, Michael, Harry Jekyll and my mum were all still recovering on the floor. The flames began moving faster and faster, swirling around them until a wall of flames formed, separating me from them.

Oh, crap... that's not good.

Kian's eyes met mine through the fire, and I heard his voice appear in my head.

Alec, don't worry, we'll get out of this. Just keep your cool.

I nodded and took a deep breath, watching as the fire surrounding them seemed to grow bigger and brighter.

I could hear Will laughing behind me and I looked over to see him smirking.

What a fucking dick...

I wanted to rush him and snap his neck like a twig, but with him being a vampire, I wasn't sure how effective that would really be. It probably wouldn't even hurt the bastard that much.

The flames had almost completely consumed the shack now, the roof had fallen in and only part of the back wall was left. I stood staring at Will, the flames in the lenses of his sunglasses dancing around.

He was enjoying this.

That's why he had sent the flames, he knew exactly what he was doing. And he knew I would never attack, not while everyone I cared about was kept trapped.

Well, fuck him...

He had betrayed me, turned my brother into a vampire and killed my dad. He had managed to free Lucifer and start the apocalypse, but, I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of manipulating me. No bloody way.

But, where was Lucifer?

Dorian Gray and M were both here, so where the fuck was the King Of Hell? Surely he would be here somewhere? Although, I was glad that he wasn't here. Lucifer had an odd effect on the people he was around. I didn't have the time to get distracted right now.

"Alec, did you miss me?" Will asked me, a massive grin on his face "You didn't invite me to your party, so I decided to make my own entertainment. I do enjoy a good fire."

I clenched my fists, feeling the anger bubble up inside of me. This piece of shit wasn't going to get away with this. Not if I could help it. Closing my eyes for a moment, I summoned up every ounce of control that I could muster before I replied.

"Too bad. You weren't invited, asshole, so get lost." I spat, making sure I held eye contact with him. I could feel everyone's attention on us, waiting to see what Will was going to do next.

I thought that I was ready for anything, but before I could even move Will launched himself at me. His arms wrapped around my shoulders, pulling me forwards. He then slammed his knee into my groin, sending me tumbling onto the ground. The pain sent my brain into shock.

"Oh! that was satisfying!" Will said with a laugh "You see Alec, no matter what, you will always lose. No matter how hard you try, you will never win."

I let out a strangled cry, clutching my crotch tightly as the pain spread.

Fuck! Why knee me there? Why? bloody undead bastard!

Before he could come at me again, however, Kian was there, his clothes and hair singed and burnt from the flames. In one fluid motion, he grabbed Will's wrist, twisting his arm behind his back until I heard the bone snap. Will immediately dropped down to his knees in pain, crying out as Kian continued to hold onto his wrist tightly.

"Don't you fucking touch him!" Kian growled, tightening his grip until the bones cracked further "I am not going to let you hurt him. Do you understand me?"

"You broke my bloody arm!" Will yelled as Kian let go of his now useless hand.

"Yeah, I did," Kian replied.

Kian stepped back slowly, allowing Will to stand on his own. Once he was standing upright, Will moved closer, holding the hand that Kian had broken in the other.

"Do not ever touch my family again," Kian told him coldly.

Will scoffed "Family? Oh please, you are nothing more than an addict. An addict for dead man's blood... your too messed up to have a family."

A loud crack rang through the air, and Kian fell to the ground, gasping for air as blood began to pour from his mouth. It trickled from the corner of his lip, as he struggled to catch his breath.

Looking over to where the sound had come from, I saw Dorian Gray holding up a pistol that was pointed directly at Kian. Dropping to his knees, Kian held onto his stomach, blood pouring out over his hands.

Oh, shit...

Will chuckled softly, lowering his broken arm, and walking forward to kneel in front of Kian.

"Now you've shown us all how truly stupid and incompetent you are," he smirked "Shame it won't kill you though. This is a warning!" he announced loudly so that everyone could hear him "The end is here! You can't fight it. This world is going to change, and you are all going to die."

Kian laughed as blood dribbled down his chin "Oh yeah? Well, we're gonna live through this. We will beat you and everything will return to normal."

Will rolled his eyes "It will never be normal, Kian. Not for the vampires or the witches, or the humans. Lucifer will tear everything apart. You lot are nothing more than an inconvenience."

"Well, at least we're not fucking batshit crazy..." I said slowly getting up from the floor, my groin still in agony.

"No, you are ignorant fools. You have never experienced true suffering. Never been tortured for fun before, because you cannot die." Will said, "Trust me when Lucifer destroys this planet and everything on it, there will be nothing left to fight for."

"And where is Lucifer, Will?" I asked "Because I don't see him here leading the charge. What happened, did he realise how much of a boring twat you are?"

Will snarled and his eyes glowed red, but before he could react, there was the sound of something ripping through the trees and we all looked around. Nothing.

Until a black blur came speeding towards us from the tree line.