Chapter 10

"You're wasting time wizard. What are you doing here?" Aiden paced back and forth in front of Harry, his whole being wanting to rip him apart. He was stalling and Aiden knew it. Well two could play that game.

"Do I need to call my man and have him take the girl out somewhere isolated?"

"No, just wait."

Aiden turned to Bob. "You better convince him ghost, or you're all going to be very sorry." He picked the skull up off the ground, just in case Harry got any idea's. "I'll leave you two alone for a minute but don't try anything. You've got that bracelet on and I'll know if you do." With that, Aiden turned and walked into another room. Harry breathed a sigh of relief and turned to his friend.

"Are you ok Bob?"

"I think so. Tell me Harry. What good is it being a ghost if you can still be hurt. I didn't think I was supposed to feel anything anymore, but everytime he does something to my skull, he does it to me."

"I know. I'm going to get you out of here."

"How?"

"I don't know yet." He looked at Bob. He was a ghost, he thought but he looked awful. "Bob, I can't do what he's asking." Bob sighed. "I know."

"I can't let him get that crown, or relic or whatever it's called. If he does, there will be no stopping him. I can't go back to my apartment because if Ancient let's Morgan out, he'll have my ass, and I can't let any of you be hurt anymore." He rubbed his hands down his face. He needed a shave. He looked up at the portal. Aiden's hitchman was still talking to Susan and she didn't have a clue of what kind of danger she was in.

Aiden walked back in. "Well," he addressed Bob. "Did you convince him?"

Bob opened his mouth to speak but Harry stopped him. "I'll get the damn relic, but I need my tools."

"Forget it."

"I can't fight the demons without them. Come on! I'd never win." Aiden considered him for a minute. "Fine. You can have your staff."

"I need them all!"

"You can't have them all. Do you think I'm a fool?" Harry wanted to answer him but held his tongue. He wanted to tell him that hell yeah he was fool. and he could think of a few other choice words to say but decided it best to keep quiet. Aiden grinned. He waved a hand and Harry's staff flew to him. He held it out to Harry, who took it and before anyone could react, he took the silver goblet out of his pocket and sat it on the floor. "Ventrious ferliso!" He yelled as he gathered his energy into his staff. Blue fire shot out from it and into the goblet. A haze formed in the cave that was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

Without waiting for it to clear, Harry ran over and grabbed Bob's skull and yelled for him to get inside. Bob obeyed and quickly entered. Aiden screamed in rage as Harry ran for the cave opening, Bob in tow. When he reached it, bars came up over the opening.

"NO!" Harry yelled and shot the staff at them. The electricity ricochet off of the bars and hit him square in the chest. He screamed out in pain as he was knocked back. He fell hard, the blow knocking the wind out of him. He was barely conscious.

Aiden stormed over and looked down at Harry at his feet and he was fit to be tied. He looked at the bracelet on Harry's wrist and waved a hand. It began to glow and when it did, pain like he'd never felt before flooded his body. He yelled out again.

"HARRY!" Bob's skull had rolled back over to Aiden's feet and he picked it up. Bob was still inside. He started to come out but Aiden forbade him. He called the shadows. When they appeared, he gave orders to pick the wizard up, which they did and held him between them.

Aiden stalked over to his prey. "You should not have done that wizard. You will find me the crown but first, you will be taught a lesson, along with your friends." He looked at the shadows. "Prepare him!" Aiden left on a mission and carried Bob with him, taking no chances and vowed to be back soon.

Harry tried to scream after him. To beg, if that was what it took, but he was having a hard time forming words and right at that time he was fighting not to pass out. If he did, it was over for all of them. He still had a plan up his sleeve, but he couldn't concentrate. He squeezed his eyes closed to push down the panic but they jerked back open when the shadows began carrying him back over to a wall. They chained him to a wall and waited for Aiden to come back and gleefully waited for the pain they knew was going to com