Chapter 2
Where ever you've gone
How, how, how?
I just need to know
That you won't forget about me
Don't forget about me-Cloves
The first video showed Rowena alive and smiling in her long red dress and Sam's eyes burned, knowing that the video was from a few hours before Lucifer killed her.
"Dean, Samuel... If you're watching this video, it's because Lucifer found me and probably killed me, which is a pity, because I was hoping to live a little longer..." Her eyes looked sad for a moment, but then she smiled maliciously. "Dear Samuel, I owed you a favor because you took me to see my grandson, believe me, but I really enjoyed meeting him for the first time, even if it had been only for a few hours so conside what's in the last video, a favor, although I'd prefer to pay my debts in another way." And she smile slyly, making Sam blush and cough, while Dean stared at him, gaping, before Rowena continued to say:
"I may be a witch who had been against you for most of the time we've known each other, but I do believe you two will be able to save the world of whatever happens, I've seen you do this several times and whatever the difficulty is, it hasn't met the Winchester yet, so keep fighting but also, finding the lull in your hearts."
"I wanted a quiet life now, without having to be constantly dealing with my son's demons or running away from Lucifer. But I can't complain too much, because 300 years ago, before the magic, the conven, I was just a pale and frightened girl in Scotland, deceived into thinking she would be loved by the man who had left her pregnant." She went on coldly and shaking her head.
"That's why I prefer not to feel love, it makes you weak and knock you down. The magic reared me, making me stronger so I'd never be deceived by another man again, but I think it didn't work with evil angels, because I ended up believing in Lucifer that first time and then he broke my neck. This must be the price you pay for being a witch and soon, I'll be a dead witch telling you my story." She sighed and waved gently with her hand, turning off the video.
The brothers were silent for a moment, touched by Rowena, who had been somewhat perverse and manipulative, but had shown that she had a heart in that message and liked the brothers. Sam then ran a hand over his tired face, feeling his eyes wet and opened the next video, which was smaller:
"Dean, Dean, I can only say that I'm going to miss our fights, they were fun and without doubt, the bar's was one of the best." Rowena smirked and raised an eyebrow. "And believe me, you're not only a good hunter, but a good person as well. Hunting is your passion, because for you, one less demon is a step toward a safer place for your brother and those you love, so keep fighting, because it's your strength."
Dean was surprised by the message, knowing that since the day she had helped him, he had stopped hating her and he sighed, turning to the refrigerator and grabbed a beer, making a toast to the witch and took a long drink, absorbing the words from the video before sitting again so that Sam could open the other video.
Sam counted to five, before playing the other video, his heart beating fast because he was nervous with what he would see.
"Samuel, my dear. Our deals were always full of tension and threats and we didn't trust each other, but over time I realized that our relationship had improved and that you treated me with more respect than many men and devils with whom I've dealt with and believe me, you attracted me to you and even made me feel something for you." She gave a small smile to the screen, a glint in her eyes and her cheeks flushed lightly and then she looked behind her to see if anyone had entered and then looked back to the camera.
"You and your brother are so different, but so alike, for you don't rest until you make the world a safe place. But you also use your heart and brain and you can see the good in the bad, like you did with me, you accepted me as an ally. I think I'll miss you, Giant... Stay alive."
And when the third video ended, and Sam's eyes burned with the tears he was holding, his lips trembling with the tightness in his heart, realizing that even if he didn't trust her, his affection for her was turning into new feelings along with the attraction.
Rowena was dead, but he wouldn't forget about the witch that now was a dead woman that after the last video, wouldn't say another word to him.
Dean held out his beer to his younger brother, but he just shook his head, not wanting to speak, and then focused on Rowena Macleord's last video, which seemed more urgent as she held her cell phone to record, her brow furrowed with concern.
"As I said in the first video, I'm returning a favor, but I didn't do it alone. Fergus and your angel friend helped me." Dean and Sam looked at each other in confusion. "A few days ago, Castiel came to me, talking about his concern for Lucifer's escape, and that his son, still in the womb, was creating temporary slits that could be dangerous especially if in the hands of his father, since they would connect this reality to others and that Lucifer had been controlling what his son was showing him, still in the womb."
"The three of us knew that we would have no chance against Lucifer. So I used a spell from the Book of the Damned that I saw when Sam had called me to undo the Mark of Cain. Castiel handed me one of his feathers along with a drop of Lucifer's blood, from when he had been tortured by the Darkness and Fergus gave me a flame from Hell. With these ingredients I performed a spell that created a temporary veil to where all supernatural beings who die would end up there. This veil will exist as long as I don't destroy this pendant."
And she showed a small glass pendant with a red liquid inside.
"And, if Lucifer ends up trapped in another reality, it will be as if he died and will go to the veil as well. Keeping Lucifer in the veil will make him stay away from his son, but I won't be able to open the veil for the dead to return, because it'll take 5 minutes to close it everytime and Lucifer could easily pass by me, so Castiel, Fergus and I decided not to open it for anyone to pass by. And then you'll have to keep the nephelim under control until one of the angels remove his grace."
"The angels aren't coming, damn it." Dean said angrily, punching the table. "With that line in the sky, any angel that tries to descend the Earth will end into another reality. His powers are growing fast, Hell is rebelling and Heaven, fighting not to collapse."
"If they don't come. " The witch continued, speaking faster now, looking behind her and then to the camera. "There is a special invocation spell that should be made with an Ouija board next to Castiel's vessel if he dies with me and Fergus. This spell will make him pass through me so he can find his shell on Earth, giving him a pale imitation of life for an hour, enough to locate the nephelim and extract his grace."
"This spell is from the Book of the Damned, and to keep Lucifer from accessing it, I got rid of the book."
Sam massaged his forehead, but waiting patiently because he knew there was more, as Dean turned his back to the computer, taking a deep breath, and she continued:
"I cast a spell so that whatever was written on it would be written on my bones, and only being able to be read with a witch's crystal and in case Lucifer learned how to open encrypted videos, I got rid of my crystals as well and I don't know if there are still witches alive out there, so I hope you don't need to read it."
"The invocation spell is encrypted in your email, Samuel, something I learned to do it with your friend, Charlie."
Dean's turned and gave a small smile, surprised to realize that even dead, Charlie had helped them again and was grateful to her and to Rowena as well.
Sam was surprised because the two women never liked each other and realized that the video was almost over, feeling the first tear drop, which he'd been holding, seeing the sacrifices of Castiel, Crowley and especially Rowena, and he lowered the hand that was on his forehead slowly, watching Rowena parting her lips for a moment, reaching for the button of her cell phone and saying with a smile:
"Even with Lucifer locked in the veil and removing the nephelim's grace, that won't be the end of the fight, because the demons in Hell are still going to rebel and the angels will be fighting to restore Heaven, and this will last until the end of time and therefore the world needs the hunters."
"This was an unexpected alliance, but we all wanted the same thing: stop Lucifer. We know you two will be ok and will stop the nephelim's powers. This was my last video and now I must be dead, and dead women tell no tales. Goodbye Winchester."