"Not today, bucko," Gabriel sneers, snapping just as soon as it leaps. He manages to get to the back of the auditorium and collapses in a heap, clearly spent, although he does manage to sit up enough to see the skinwalker come back out of the Rift as so much horrific monster puree.

That settled he collapses again, this time just from exhaustion and rolls over onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. "Here's an idea," he says pointedly. "Let's never do that ever again."