Chapter 1

Battle in central park

Vincent watched as this slip of a woman battled the demon balthazar and was eventually hit by an energy ball. She had powers that vincent had never seen. If she was a witch, then she was definitely a good witch. But he had never seen a real demon before. he thought that demons only existed in his imagination, his nightmares.

When he saw the demon shimmer out, he ran to the injured woman and carried her into his world.

As soon as he picked her up, a bond, a connection flared up even as she lay bleeding to death in his arms. Hit by the force of the bond he gasped as he leaned against the wall.

when he recovered he continued onto father's hospital chamber, crying out as he felt this amazing life in his arms being snuffed out as he ran. he now had a bond with this woman as he had shared with catherine.

"Father" he screamed "Help her please" father sighed as he realised vincent had bought home another victim of assault.

"Well Well, this isn't the first time that you have bought a stranger here" he snapped "lets have a look at her" Father grabbed his medicine bag and he walked up to the girl laying on the bed.

She had short black brown hair and a leather jacket over her halter top and hipster jeans with leather boots. "Father, is she going to survive?" asked vincent still staring at the girl

"this is a serious injury vincent, how did it happen?" said jacob

"Father, I don't think you would believe me if i told you" Jacob let out a derisive "Ha! try me, you might be surprised" Vincent took a deep breath and told jacob of what he saw in the park.

"Father, i have no doubt that this woman what ever she is, she is human but she has amazing powers she can blow up things with her hands, freeze time and I saw her orb, father she's a witch"

"No, i don't believe that" said father

"Yes father, a good witch I know that, I had no negative feelings from her as I carried her here"

"Father, she was battling a demon. A real demon and she got hit by a fire ball that materialised out of nowhere from the demon's hands."

"Vincent, I've stopped the bloodloss and I have some tylenol for pain relief when she wakes up. I have put some ice packs on that burn. Now I shall go and get william to cook a meal for our new guest. Sit with her will you?" said jacob as he hobbled out of the hospital chamber.

"of course father" said vincent still staring at this new woman in his life.

Vincent sat as he studied this woman. He could see her body was marked by several tattoos. A dolphin on her stomach and a verse from leonardo da vinci. He read it and chuckled. this was a woman that was a force to be reckoned with.

The verse said

the holy grail neath ancient roslyn waits

The Blade and chalice guarding o'er her gates

Adorned in masters loving art she lies

She rests at last beneath starry skies

Vincent filled to brim with curiosity decided he would ask father what it meant.

As he held this woman's hand her eyes fluttered open, she looked at her surroundings and realised she was in another world. As her vision came into focus she felt a warmth surrounding her soul and looked at the strange man holding her hand. He was breathtaking, beautiful. She smiled at him and he felt his heart flip over.

"Hello, I am Rinda" the strange man replied in politeness by giving his name

"I am vincent. Tell me how did you track down balthazar Rinda?"her eyes went wide

"You know I'm a wiccan don't you?" vincent nodded

"But how is it you are not running off screaming vincent?" she asked astonished

"Shouldn't I of all people be asking you that" he chuckled

"No, not necessarily, most people are scared of a woman with powers that could threaten their very existence. I do believe that freethinking women were burnt at the stake for the crime of witchcraft in the 16th and 17th century" this made vincent laugh even more

"Maybe but I don't think that happens now rinda"

"I've seen what happens when magic is exposed vincent, it is terrifying"

"I was going to ask you Rinda, that verse on your stomach about the holy grail...she? the grail is a person, a woman" rinda nodded

"You've never heard the big scandal then about the holy grail" vincent shook his head

"Well this is going to interesting then. But it is a long story and I need food to be able to tell it."