Title: Centennial Avatar
Author: CerebralSocko aka Mr. Kaiyanwang
Disclaimer: "Cole", "Avatars", "Piper", "Phoebe", "Paige" and all other characters used are the sole properties of Spelling Television.
Prologue: The Flames
"GOOOOODD, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
Explosion.
That was it. The last cry of the mighty Balthazor, otherwise known as Cole Turner.
As he was engulfed in orangie-red flames and the demonic skull within his head began to crack apart, everything flashed in his mind at once. Memories of the love that he and Phoebe once shared. The demons that they'd vanquished together through teamwork. All of the misunderstanding that he and her sisters had between them -- and their utter lack of desire to correct them. The sacrifices that he had made earlier for that one shred of hope; it was a hope that, perhaps in an alternate reality, the love that he and Phoebe shared would still exist -- no, not just exist, but be stronger than ever.
Even though the vanquish only lasted a few seconds, in his mind, it felt like an eternity.
He couldn't believe it. Were they really not fated to be together? Everything seemed to have went well -- he was in the middle of a surprise birthday party; she was still his wife; hell, even the Seer was still alive and well.
But then, everything fell apart.
He caught Phoebe openly flirting with other men -- openly, dammit. The Seer was beginning to become suspicious of him. And, that bitch Paige had somehow slipped through the cracks and was in the alternate reality that he had created. Prior to her appearance and prior to her slicing off a piece of his flesh, he was already in a bad mood. You would be too, if you had sacrificed much of your power and immortality for the chance to be with a woman, only to later find her in bed with another man.
As flames covered his entire being, feelings of despair, distaught, and betrayal overcame him. His eyes rolled to the back of his head as he let out a piercing scream -- a scream that would echo througout the mansion after the vanquish was over. He felt intense pain; the Balthazor side of his being was responding to the potion.
"GOOOOODD, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!" he screamed.
Poof.
The fire disappeared instantly, taking Cole with it. The echos of his scream and the mightly BOOM of the explosion combined was all that remains.
That was it; Balthazor had finally been vanquished.
Author: CerebralSocko aka Mr. Kaiyanwang
Disclaimer: "Cole", "Avatars", "Piper", "Phoebe", "Paige" and all other characters used are the sole properties of Spelling Television.
Prologue: The Flames
"GOOOOODD, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
Explosion.
That was it. The last cry of the mighty Balthazor, otherwise known as Cole Turner.
As he was engulfed in orangie-red flames and the demonic skull within his head began to crack apart, everything flashed in his mind at once. Memories of the love that he and Phoebe once shared. The demons that they'd vanquished together through teamwork. All of the misunderstanding that he and her sisters had between them -- and their utter lack of desire to correct them. The sacrifices that he had made earlier for that one shred of hope; it was a hope that, perhaps in an alternate reality, the love that he and Phoebe shared would still exist -- no, not just exist, but be stronger than ever.
Even though the vanquish only lasted a few seconds, in his mind, it felt like an eternity.
He couldn't believe it. Were they really not fated to be together? Everything seemed to have went well -- he was in the middle of a surprise birthday party; she was still his wife; hell, even the Seer was still alive and well.
But then, everything fell apart.
He caught Phoebe openly flirting with other men -- openly, dammit. The Seer was beginning to become suspicious of him. And, that bitch Paige had somehow slipped through the cracks and was in the alternate reality that he had created. Prior to her appearance and prior to her slicing off a piece of his flesh, he was already in a bad mood. You would be too, if you had sacrificed much of your power and immortality for the chance to be with a woman, only to later find her in bed with another man.
As flames covered his entire being, feelings of despair, distaught, and betrayal overcame him. His eyes rolled to the back of his head as he let out a piercing scream -- a scream that would echo througout the mansion after the vanquish was over. He felt intense pain; the Balthazor side of his being was responding to the potion.
"GOOOOODD, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!" he screamed.
Poof.
The fire disappeared instantly, taking Cole with it. The echos of his scream and the mightly BOOM of the explosion combined was all that remains.
That was it; Balthazor had finally been vanquished.