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Chapter 10- Beastly Battle

Melinda and Chris charged out of the building and searched around for their elder brother. They turned their attention to the nightshow in the crimson skies. Several columns of the brightest, sparkling blue and white orbs were skyrocketing up and the source of it all was the eldest child of the Halliwell line. The two youngest ran towards him and Wyatt stopped orbing people away upon seeing them.

"Mel, you're okay," he said. There was still awkwardness from when she released a blast against his chest, but as the eldest, he had to make the initiative to show concern. Especially since she became famous for not doing so.

"Yeah, I'm alive and that's saying a lot," Melinda replied. "Look, as much as this kills me, but I'm sorry that I knocked you on your ass. I just have to get Verok and now I have to get this damn beast..."

"Is this really supposed to be your apology?" Wyatt asked.

Melinda chuckled, "Recognize it for what it is. That's the best you're going to get."

The eldest nodded and held his hand up over her, noticing she still had various scars on her face. "Want me to heal those for you?"

"You're not my only option," his sister replied, turning to Chris. "Need I be more obvious?"

Wyatt walked over to his younger brother and patted him on the shoulder. "It's about damn time. We'll get out of here in a moment, I have to finish sending these guys home." He pointed to the crowd of witches, eager to escape the realm and dropped his hand back to his side.

"There's no time," Melinda stated. "We have to go back to where you found me before in the Underworld."

"Why?"

"She wants us to save a demon," Chris answered for Melinda. "Pretty insane, huh?"

"It's not that insane. Broncian knows how I can defeat Verok. Our ancestors sure as hell didn't know how, but he does and that's what matters," Melinda explained. "Broncian is the one that made Verok stronger and he's also the key to destroying him. Only he knows how, so let's go save ourselves a damn sorcerer so we can maybe save my state of mind afterwards!" The witch was panting and her cheeks were red, but hardly noticeable under the crimson skies that showered down its light.

"But the witches..." Wyatt started.

"Will be safe if they go inside the building. I have some teleportation potions left in there," Melinda explained. She turned to the witches and instructed them, "Go inside the big building and only use the potions that are blue. If you smash the others to the ground, you're going to lose a leg. If there's not enough, take a stranger home and cast a spell later. You might even make a friend."

The witch turned back to her brothers and grabbed both of their arms. She looked at Wyatt and said, "We can't waste anymore time. Go."

Wyatt shot an apologetic look to the witches and orbed away with his siblings.

(X)

Wyatt, Chris, and Melinda orbed directly into Broncian's lair. The young witch immediately shook her head in disbelief.

"This is far from good, guys," Melinda said. She scanned the floor for Broncian's body, but only saw the Carrier's.

Chris pointed at the Carrier's body and said, "So that's not him, is it?"

"No, he's my handy work," the young witch stated. "He's the demon I killed to get his hand."

"All to get his hand?" Wyatt questioned. "Where the hell is the logic in that?"

"He's a Carrier. His sole purpose in life is to carry people back and forth through to get here! We didn't use the hand, so that must mean that the creature came and killed Broncian, it's the only way that the realm would become unprotected," Melinda explained, still looking around. "Now where the hell is Broncian? Maybe he fled."

She turned her attention to the entranceway to the cave that Broncian made for the creature while keeping him in containment. She pointed, "There!"

Melinda took lead and ran ahead of her brothers, who quickly caught up with her. The sight upon entering was that of the creature carrying Broncian in his arms, dead.

"You bastard!" She screamed, she immediately threw up her hands to blast him.

The creature acted quickly and threw Broncian's body in the way and Melinda's blast tore the dead demon apart.

The witch was stunned. In complete awe of the creature's actions. "He was your master!"

"He had me imprisoned. I owe him nothing," the creature replied. "And didn't I leave you dying?" He turned and looked at Wyatt and Chris. "I'm assuming they did the saving. You'll all die together." He held out his claw-like hand and formed the familiar blue ball, known for tearing through the flesh of witches. He released it towards Melinda.

She activated her freezing power, but it didn't freeze, only slowed down. Chris held out his arm to deflect it back, but it seemed as if the deadly shot was fighting through the telekinetic force as well. Wyatt was hoping his powers of being the eldest mixed with having the power of telekinesis would be able to send the shot back. He pushed his arm out and the blue blast slowly sped backwards.

The witch threw out her hands once more and flicked them, unleashing a blast against the creature's shot. The blue ball blew up in-between them and a series of three rings were released, knocking the Halliwells to the ground face first. The creature stumbled back and tried his best efforts from falling to the ground, but to no success.

Melinda felt more scrapes on her arm, but could care less. She struggled to get back on her feet, but charged the creature with a series of blasts when she did. The blasts weren't repelling off his chest to her content, but streams of smoke seemed to be the only effect of the blast. He wasn't groaning in pain, but she had to keep trying.

The creature rose to his feet telekinetically and grabbed Melinda with his claw. He lifted her off her feet and asked, "Haven't we gone through this already? You just don't learn and now I have to ensure your death." He released her from his claw's grip, but she didn't fall to the ground. She remained hovering in the air due to the creature's telekinetic force. The force began to constrict her throat and she tried to push the invisible power off of her to allow her to breathe.

Wyatt and Chris charged the creature and began to punch him. Their fists grew bloody when they were in contact with the creature's metal-like shell. They didn't care. They had to save their sister.

Wyatt took several steps back and yellled at Chris, "Get back!" The younger brother did so and Wyatt released an orange blast in the form of a wave. The blast hit the creature and he slightly bent over in pain. "No one's ever survived that." The eldest was shocked and looked to Melinda. "Chris, grab her and orb away."

Chris ran under his sister and jumped into the air. During his ascent, his body began to take on a glowing form. His hands grabbed the ankles of his sister and the swirling orbs finally consumed the both of them.

"No!" The creature shouted, failing to kill Melinda again.

Wyatt saluted his opponent and smirked, "See ya." The eldest vanished, but before he fully teleported away, he heard the echoing screams of the creature.

(X)

Chris and Melinda flew out of the orbs and landed with a great thud on the attic floor. Chris's head was in pain from the explosion that knocked him to the ground, but Melinda was in worst condition. Blood was trickling from her nose, she had various scrapes all over her body and a red ring was around her neck as if someone was really choking her, and not just a telekinetic force.

Wyatt appeared seconds later and saw the sun casting a soft glow on his siblings. It was finally morning. "He's still alive."

Chris turned to Melinda and said, "And she's on the verge of dying, so heal her. I'm too weak."

Wyatt rushed to his little sister and began to restore her life with the golden light showering down from his straightened palms.

Piper rushed into the attic and her eyes widened, "Oh, my God, what the hell happened? Are you all alright?"

"I'm dying here," Melinda weakly managed to get out. "I'll be doing that 'alright' thing in a matter of pressing seconds."

Chris noticed the terrified look on his mother's face, "Don't worry, Mom, it's been worst. Melinda was closer to death earlier."

"That's not exactly what a mother wants to hear," Piper commented.

Melinda was now fully healed and gestured a 'thank you' nod to her brother. "Not only did I almost die, but I saw a couple of special guests."

Chris and Wyatt turned, just as curious as their mother.

Melinda rose to her feet and placed her hands on her hip, "I saw Dad and Verok."

End of Chapter

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