Darkness Chronicles Chapter 3
Leo and Paige orbbed just outside the Elders' chamber.
"Leo...." Paige said quietly.
"What is it?" he asked her.
"I'm....I'm scared." Paige told him. "I realize that this is my destiny, but I don't like that I'll have to kill the sisters I've never known."
Leo pulled Paige toward him and gave her a gentle hug, allowing her to rest her head on his chest.
"I know." Leo said. "But don't think of them as the sisters you've never known. They aren't really your sisters anymore. They're monstorous creatures inhabiting their bodies. Nothing more."
"Leo, you know that's not true." Paige said as she wiped a tear out of her right eye. "When you gave me all that knowledge, one bit of it was that we all have our own dark sides. Piper and Phoebe had to have had evil inside them before this, otherwise what is there to turn them with? It's them on a level, not just monsters inhabiting their bodies."
It'd be a whole lot easier if my lie was true. Leo thought. Then maybe I wouldn't have such a hard time killing the woman I love.
"Paige...." Leo started to say. "I don't know what else to say."
"Piper's your wife, Leo." Paige said. "This must be even harder for you than it is for me. You love Piper deeply, anyone can see that, and yet now you have to kill her. You must be broken up inside, so you shouldn't have to comfort me. I'm going to be the strong one."
The double-doors to the Elders' chamber opened. Paige looked at Leo, who nodded, and she stepped through, as Leo followed her.
"Welcome." one Elder told them. "Did the knowledge transfer go as planned?"
"Yes." Leo responded.
"So, Paige, you realize that it is your destiny to kill the Dark Charmed Ones?" the Elder asked her.
"Yes, I do." Paige responded.
"And you are ready to accept the Sacred Power?"
"Yes." Paige replied.
"Bring her the Sacred Orb."
Another man in a white robe and hood orbbed in, and was holding a clear orb with him. He let go of it and it floated in the air, a few feet away from Paige.
"Touch it." the Elder instructed.
Paige nodded, and slowly reached her hand out to the orb.....
Piper, Phoebe, and Cole were all down in the living room watching television, when suddenly Piper and Phoebe screamed out in pain as they collapsed to the floor.
"Phoebe! Piper!" Cole yelled.
The two sisters held their hearts as they continued to scream in pain.
"Our warriors are in great pain, sir." the Seer said as she looked into the former orb of the Oracle.
"That is because good has been reentered into the connection of power Piper and Phoebe share with Paige." The Source responded. "That could only mean one thing."
"She has the Sacred Power." the Seer said, putting the pieces together.
"Yes." The Source said. "Once the pain ends, that will have meant Paige has finished recieving the Sacred Power and she will be coming for Piper and Phoebe. Prepare them. They must kill Paige during the first attack, before she reaches full power, if they are to prevent her from altering the path of the prophecies."
The Seer nodded and shimmered out.
Paige retracted her hand from the white orb. She could feel the great power that was now running through her veins.
"You must control the Sacred Power." the Elder said. "At this phase, it may be powerful enough to defeat the Dark Charmed Ones."
"What are my powers, exactly?" Paige asked them.
"You have three." the Elder said. "You can toss powerful light energy balls. You can open portals to other realms. And you can orb in and out, but those are from your White Lighter powers."
"So the key to defeating Phoebe is to kill her with the light energy balls, and the key to defeating Piper is opening a portal to another realm and locking her inside there, correct?" Paige asked them.
"You pick up on it quickly, dear." the Elder stated. "Very good. Orb to them. The Underworld entrance is closed but you are the Sacred One, so you should be able to orb there anyway."
Paige nodded, and then turned to Leo.
"Wish me luck." Paige told him.
Leo was silent.
Good luck in killing my bride? Leo though. Good luck in killing my beloved Piper? No, not killing, even worse. Locking her in a dark, silent cell for all eternity. Piper will go mad and wish for death. I cannot wish her good luck in doing that. And yet, I cannot let evil take over. If only there was another way....
Put off by Leo's silence, Paige orbbed out.
"You should be encouraging the girl." another Elder told Leo. "Not giving her the silent treatment."
"I-I'm sorry." Leo managed to say.
"Your personal feelings for Piper should not matter here, Leo." the Elder stated. "You have mistakingly put too much faith in love."
"Maybe you've put too much faith in your Sacred One." Leo stated. "No amount of knowledge can prepare her for facing her own sisters. And Piper and Phoebe won't hold back. They'll kill her."
"She will not let that happened." the Elder replied. "She will end this. She will end it all."
Paige orbbed into the Halliwell home, just as Piper and Phoebe were recovering.
"She's here!" Cole yelled. "The Sacred One is here!"
Paige tossed a ball of white energy at Cole, sending him flying into the wall and knocking him unconcious.
"You little bitch!" Phoebe yelled.
She used her strength to pick up the couch and toss it at Paige, but Paige responded by throwing another ball of white energy at it, which sent it flying into the wall just inches from crushing Cole. Phoebe growled and threw a ball of fire at Paige, who orbbed out just seconds before it hit her. Paige orbbed in back of Phoebe, and tossed another ball of white energy, knocking Phoebe to the floor unconcious. However, Piper waved her hand and Paige was frozen solid.
"This time, there's no Leo to save you." Piper said.
"I wouldn't bet on that."
Piper turned around to see Leo standing there.
"How the hell did you orb in here?" Piper asked him angrily.
"When Paige orbbed in here using her Sacred Powers, she created a temporary hole of sorts, that I could use to orb here as well." Leo stated. "And I brought some help with me."
A black-haired witch stood next to him.
"Great power, great sacrifice, the traitor does not comprehend, so she must be punished. End her reign and restore peace." the witch chanted.
"No!" Piper screamed as her body began to flash with white light and she fell to the ground.
"It won't vanquish her." Leo said. "She's too strong, and the whole unkillable thing."
"Yes, but it should weaken her long enough to allow us to free Paige." the witch responded.
Leo nodded and walked over to Paige. Using his healing power, he quickly defrosted her. Paige shook for a second, then turned to Piper.
"Open the portal and banish her!" Leo yelled.
"Stop!"
All three turned to see Cole standing there, awakened and holding a gun.
"This will kill the two witches and injure you, Leo." Cole said. "So I'd back away from Piper if I was you. I may be powerless, but that doesn't mean I can't fight back."
"Cole, you're a human being, not a demon or a Warlock." Leo said. "Why are you helping Evil?"
"For Phoebe." Cole said. "Always for Phoebe."
"Then shoot us, Cole." Leo said. "Go ahead."
Cole hesitated, allowing Paige to fire another ball of white energy that sent Cole flying out of the living room and down on the floor of the hallway, dropping the gun.
"Too bad humans have conciouses." Paige said.
"Too bad I don't."
Phoebe was back up, and she tossed a fireball at Paige. Paige orbbed out, and instead it hit the other witch, frying her out of existance. Paige orbbed back in next to Leo, and tossed an orb of white energy. This time, however, Phoebe smacked it away with her right hand.
"Emotions make people stronger, Paige." Phoebe said. "I just watched you hurt my lover. Now I'm going to hurt you."
Phoebe blinked out, then blinked in behind Paige. She kicked Paige in the back of the head, and then tossed a ball of fire at her. Paige narrowly dodged it, only to be hit in the face by a table Phoebe tossed right after, knocking her unconcious.
"Now you die." Phoebe said, and tossed another fireball at her.
Leo, however, used himself to shield her, and in the middle of this intense pain, managed to orb out with her.
"Damnit!" Phoebe screamed.
Piper made it back to her feet.
"Is she dead?" Piper asked her.
"The other witch is, but Leo escaped with Paige." Phoebe said angrily.
"Great." Piper said. "Just great."
Phoebe turned to Cole as he was sitting up, trying to shake the cobwebs out of his head.
"And you!" Phoebe yelled. "You had a chance to kill her! And you didn't!"
"Phoebe..." Cole began to say.
"Save it Cole!" Phoebe replied. "I don't want to hear it!"
She blinked out angrily. Piper turned to face Cole.
"I don't know what she expects." Piper growled. "After all, your just a human. A weakling controlled by his emotions and his concious. Of course you couldn't kill her."
"Yes, well, I'm sorry if I'm not Belthazor anymore." Cole said. "And times like this I wish you could still be killed, so I could DO IT MYSELF!"
Cole stomped angrily up the stairs, leaving Piper to glare in his direction. A few seconds later, a demon shimmered into the house.
"Charmed One, The Source wishes to see you in his chambers." he began to say.
Piper raised one hand in his direction and he was frozen solid, she didn't even have to look in his direction. After a bit more glaring, she walked towards him and with one punch, shattered his head.
"NEVER interrupt me when I'm glaring." Piper said, and pushed over the remains of his body. "I love the sound of frozen bodies shattering."
She blinked out with a slight laugh.
"I apologize." Paige said. "I should have been more careful."
"Do not feel the need to apologize to us, dear." one of the Elders said. "We're just glad you're still alive."
Paige and Leo were back in the Elders' chamber, following their escape.
"If it wasn't for Leo, I wouldn't be." Paige said, then turned to face him. "Thank you."
"It was nothing." Leo said. "Well, okay, there was burning flesh, but other than that, nothing much."
Paige laughed.
"You must concentrate on growing stronger, Paige." the Elder said. "When the next confrontation with the Dark Charmed Ones comes, you must be ready."
Paige nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Piper blinked in on the platform in The Source's chamber.
"You called?" she asked him.
"Yes." The Source replied. "I have a mission that requires you."
"Why not Phoebe?" she asked him.
"Phoebe has that.....thing.....with the human." The Source answered. "This mission requires seduction, not killing. I figured you'd be better for that task considering the circumstances."
"Well, I techinically have a husband, but considering the fact that I hope he dies, I don't have a problem with it." Piper said with a slight smile.
"Good." The Source said. "The Seer will fill you in on the details. Go to her."
Piper nodded and blinked out. Afterwards, a woman dressed in a black gown shimmered in front of him.
"You have an assignment for me?" she asked him.
"Yes." The Source replied. "Your job is to kill the Sacred One."
"Easy." she said.
"Now, Ashinia, I know you are my most skilled demonic assisan, which is why I called you for this mission." The Source said. "But the Sacred One is no ordinary witch. You must be careful."
"I will, sir." Ashinia replied. "I am sorry for being so over-confident."
The Source nodded as she shimmered out.
"The Sacred One does not stand a chance against Ashinia." The Source stated. "And Piper will seduce the painter and turn him to our side, preventing him from becoming the Saviour."
To Be Continued......
Leo and Paige orbbed just outside the Elders' chamber.
"Leo...." Paige said quietly.
"What is it?" he asked her.
"I'm....I'm scared." Paige told him. "I realize that this is my destiny, but I don't like that I'll have to kill the sisters I've never known."
Leo pulled Paige toward him and gave her a gentle hug, allowing her to rest her head on his chest.
"I know." Leo said. "But don't think of them as the sisters you've never known. They aren't really your sisters anymore. They're monstorous creatures inhabiting their bodies. Nothing more."
"Leo, you know that's not true." Paige said as she wiped a tear out of her right eye. "When you gave me all that knowledge, one bit of it was that we all have our own dark sides. Piper and Phoebe had to have had evil inside them before this, otherwise what is there to turn them with? It's them on a level, not just monsters inhabiting their bodies."
It'd be a whole lot easier if my lie was true. Leo thought. Then maybe I wouldn't have such a hard time killing the woman I love.
"Paige...." Leo started to say. "I don't know what else to say."
"Piper's your wife, Leo." Paige said. "This must be even harder for you than it is for me. You love Piper deeply, anyone can see that, and yet now you have to kill her. You must be broken up inside, so you shouldn't have to comfort me. I'm going to be the strong one."
The double-doors to the Elders' chamber opened. Paige looked at Leo, who nodded, and she stepped through, as Leo followed her.
"Welcome." one Elder told them. "Did the knowledge transfer go as planned?"
"Yes." Leo responded.
"So, Paige, you realize that it is your destiny to kill the Dark Charmed Ones?" the Elder asked her.
"Yes, I do." Paige responded.
"And you are ready to accept the Sacred Power?"
"Yes." Paige replied.
"Bring her the Sacred Orb."
Another man in a white robe and hood orbbed in, and was holding a clear orb with him. He let go of it and it floated in the air, a few feet away from Paige.
"Touch it." the Elder instructed.
Paige nodded, and slowly reached her hand out to the orb.....
Piper, Phoebe, and Cole were all down in the living room watching television, when suddenly Piper and Phoebe screamed out in pain as they collapsed to the floor.
"Phoebe! Piper!" Cole yelled.
The two sisters held their hearts as they continued to scream in pain.
"Our warriors are in great pain, sir." the Seer said as she looked into the former orb of the Oracle.
"That is because good has been reentered into the connection of power Piper and Phoebe share with Paige." The Source responded. "That could only mean one thing."
"She has the Sacred Power." the Seer said, putting the pieces together.
"Yes." The Source said. "Once the pain ends, that will have meant Paige has finished recieving the Sacred Power and she will be coming for Piper and Phoebe. Prepare them. They must kill Paige during the first attack, before she reaches full power, if they are to prevent her from altering the path of the prophecies."
The Seer nodded and shimmered out.
Paige retracted her hand from the white orb. She could feel the great power that was now running through her veins.
"You must control the Sacred Power." the Elder said. "At this phase, it may be powerful enough to defeat the Dark Charmed Ones."
"What are my powers, exactly?" Paige asked them.
"You have three." the Elder said. "You can toss powerful light energy balls. You can open portals to other realms. And you can orb in and out, but those are from your White Lighter powers."
"So the key to defeating Phoebe is to kill her with the light energy balls, and the key to defeating Piper is opening a portal to another realm and locking her inside there, correct?" Paige asked them.
"You pick up on it quickly, dear." the Elder stated. "Very good. Orb to them. The Underworld entrance is closed but you are the Sacred One, so you should be able to orb there anyway."
Paige nodded, and then turned to Leo.
"Wish me luck." Paige told him.
Leo was silent.
Good luck in killing my bride? Leo though. Good luck in killing my beloved Piper? No, not killing, even worse. Locking her in a dark, silent cell for all eternity. Piper will go mad and wish for death. I cannot wish her good luck in doing that. And yet, I cannot let evil take over. If only there was another way....
Put off by Leo's silence, Paige orbbed out.
"You should be encouraging the girl." another Elder told Leo. "Not giving her the silent treatment."
"I-I'm sorry." Leo managed to say.
"Your personal feelings for Piper should not matter here, Leo." the Elder stated. "You have mistakingly put too much faith in love."
"Maybe you've put too much faith in your Sacred One." Leo stated. "No amount of knowledge can prepare her for facing her own sisters. And Piper and Phoebe won't hold back. They'll kill her."
"She will not let that happened." the Elder replied. "She will end this. She will end it all."
Paige orbbed into the Halliwell home, just as Piper and Phoebe were recovering.
"She's here!" Cole yelled. "The Sacred One is here!"
Paige tossed a ball of white energy at Cole, sending him flying into the wall and knocking him unconcious.
"You little bitch!" Phoebe yelled.
She used her strength to pick up the couch and toss it at Paige, but Paige responded by throwing another ball of white energy at it, which sent it flying into the wall just inches from crushing Cole. Phoebe growled and threw a ball of fire at Paige, who orbbed out just seconds before it hit her. Paige orbbed in back of Phoebe, and tossed another ball of white energy, knocking Phoebe to the floor unconcious. However, Piper waved her hand and Paige was frozen solid.
"This time, there's no Leo to save you." Piper said.
"I wouldn't bet on that."
Piper turned around to see Leo standing there.
"How the hell did you orb in here?" Piper asked him angrily.
"When Paige orbbed in here using her Sacred Powers, she created a temporary hole of sorts, that I could use to orb here as well." Leo stated. "And I brought some help with me."
A black-haired witch stood next to him.
"Great power, great sacrifice, the traitor does not comprehend, so she must be punished. End her reign and restore peace." the witch chanted.
"No!" Piper screamed as her body began to flash with white light and she fell to the ground.
"It won't vanquish her." Leo said. "She's too strong, and the whole unkillable thing."
"Yes, but it should weaken her long enough to allow us to free Paige." the witch responded.
Leo nodded and walked over to Paige. Using his healing power, he quickly defrosted her. Paige shook for a second, then turned to Piper.
"Open the portal and banish her!" Leo yelled.
"Stop!"
All three turned to see Cole standing there, awakened and holding a gun.
"This will kill the two witches and injure you, Leo." Cole said. "So I'd back away from Piper if I was you. I may be powerless, but that doesn't mean I can't fight back."
"Cole, you're a human being, not a demon or a Warlock." Leo said. "Why are you helping Evil?"
"For Phoebe." Cole said. "Always for Phoebe."
"Then shoot us, Cole." Leo said. "Go ahead."
Cole hesitated, allowing Paige to fire another ball of white energy that sent Cole flying out of the living room and down on the floor of the hallway, dropping the gun.
"Too bad humans have conciouses." Paige said.
"Too bad I don't."
Phoebe was back up, and she tossed a fireball at Paige. Paige orbbed out, and instead it hit the other witch, frying her out of existance. Paige orbbed back in next to Leo, and tossed an orb of white energy. This time, however, Phoebe smacked it away with her right hand.
"Emotions make people stronger, Paige." Phoebe said. "I just watched you hurt my lover. Now I'm going to hurt you."
Phoebe blinked out, then blinked in behind Paige. She kicked Paige in the back of the head, and then tossed a ball of fire at her. Paige narrowly dodged it, only to be hit in the face by a table Phoebe tossed right after, knocking her unconcious.
"Now you die." Phoebe said, and tossed another fireball at her.
Leo, however, used himself to shield her, and in the middle of this intense pain, managed to orb out with her.
"Damnit!" Phoebe screamed.
Piper made it back to her feet.
"Is she dead?" Piper asked her.
"The other witch is, but Leo escaped with Paige." Phoebe said angrily.
"Great." Piper said. "Just great."
Phoebe turned to Cole as he was sitting up, trying to shake the cobwebs out of his head.
"And you!" Phoebe yelled. "You had a chance to kill her! And you didn't!"
"Phoebe..." Cole began to say.
"Save it Cole!" Phoebe replied. "I don't want to hear it!"
She blinked out angrily. Piper turned to face Cole.
"I don't know what she expects." Piper growled. "After all, your just a human. A weakling controlled by his emotions and his concious. Of course you couldn't kill her."
"Yes, well, I'm sorry if I'm not Belthazor anymore." Cole said. "And times like this I wish you could still be killed, so I could DO IT MYSELF!"
Cole stomped angrily up the stairs, leaving Piper to glare in his direction. A few seconds later, a demon shimmered into the house.
"Charmed One, The Source wishes to see you in his chambers." he began to say.
Piper raised one hand in his direction and he was frozen solid, she didn't even have to look in his direction. After a bit more glaring, she walked towards him and with one punch, shattered his head.
"NEVER interrupt me when I'm glaring." Piper said, and pushed over the remains of his body. "I love the sound of frozen bodies shattering."
She blinked out with a slight laugh.
"I apologize." Paige said. "I should have been more careful."
"Do not feel the need to apologize to us, dear." one of the Elders said. "We're just glad you're still alive."
Paige and Leo were back in the Elders' chamber, following their escape.
"If it wasn't for Leo, I wouldn't be." Paige said, then turned to face him. "Thank you."
"It was nothing." Leo said. "Well, okay, there was burning flesh, but other than that, nothing much."
Paige laughed.
"You must concentrate on growing stronger, Paige." the Elder said. "When the next confrontation with the Dark Charmed Ones comes, you must be ready."
Paige nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Piper blinked in on the platform in The Source's chamber.
"You called?" she asked him.
"Yes." The Source replied. "I have a mission that requires you."
"Why not Phoebe?" she asked him.
"Phoebe has that.....thing.....with the human." The Source answered. "This mission requires seduction, not killing. I figured you'd be better for that task considering the circumstances."
"Well, I techinically have a husband, but considering the fact that I hope he dies, I don't have a problem with it." Piper said with a slight smile.
"Good." The Source said. "The Seer will fill you in on the details. Go to her."
Piper nodded and blinked out. Afterwards, a woman dressed in a black gown shimmered in front of him.
"You have an assignment for me?" she asked him.
"Yes." The Source replied. "Your job is to kill the Sacred One."
"Easy." she said.
"Now, Ashinia, I know you are my most skilled demonic assisan, which is why I called you for this mission." The Source said. "But the Sacred One is no ordinary witch. You must be careful."
"I will, sir." Ashinia replied. "I am sorry for being so over-confident."
The Source nodded as she shimmered out.
"The Sacred One does not stand a chance against Ashinia." The Source stated. "And Piper will seduce the painter and turn him to our side, preventing him from becoming the Saviour."
To Be Continued......