World on Fire

Prologue: Abigail hunted by fellow Hunters, escapes through paddock to burned barn. Now includes subtle supernatural foreshadowing - unusual sensory awareness Arthur warned her about, a dark impulse when considering violence, and unexplained physical trembling hinting at something beneath the...

Abigail searched the area surrounding the old mining town, and it didn’t take her long to find what she was looking for: a hidden entrance at the top of a waterfall leading underground. It was covered by a number of huge stones, and it took them a good thirty minutes to clear the area.

Haatim awakens after the battle with Belphegor. Abigail contacts Frieda to cancel the strike and report success. Haatim learns that his spiritual knowledge and prayers now have real power against evil.

Abigail confronts Belphegor in the factory. The demon offers to return Arthur alive in exchange for retrieving a hidden knife from the mine tunnels. Abigail refuses the deal to preserve Arthur's ideals. The demon attacks with devastating telekinetic power, hurling machinery and tools.

Abigail hunts Belphegor through town. She sends Haatim away in a hot-wired car. She tracks the demon to a motel where Desiree (Bret's mother, driven insane) reveals Bret was taken to the factory.

Haatim calls his father Aram directly, leveraging his own presence in the city to delay the airstrike. Aram confirms his involvement with the Council. Frieda grants Abigail one hour to stop Belphegor, warning of consequences.

Abigail and Haatim are ambushed by townsfolk driven mad by Belphegor. Gunfight through Raven's Peak streets. They take cover in a FedEx building and fight off attackers. Frieda calls to warn: the Council has declared Raven's Peak a dead zone - napalm strike in 2 hours, disguised as forest fire.

Arthur descends to nine-walled chamber beneath manor where cultists summon Mal'akheth (the Unmaker). He battles through thirteen cultists and rescues Abigail from basalt altar using holy water. Demon remains undefeated; gateway opens regardless. Arthur escapes with Abigail and reunites with team.

Arthur leads tactical assault on cult manor to rescue captured child. Team breaches perimeter and splits. Arthur fights through cultists, discovers demonic saturation, and rescues Abigail from ritual chamber using holy water. The demon claims the ritual continues regardless.