A Change of Will
"Let me go" Maki screamed as she struggled against Roxas grip.
"Calm down my princess, soon everything will be in order" Roxas replied.
"In order? Ok first of all, I'm not your princess, and how the heck do you plan for everything to work out, when your a cheater?" Maki asked. "Whatever happened to your game loyalty?"
"I believe your confusing me with the real Roxas my dear. Who wouldn't, I might add, throw you in a cage" Roxas grinned.
All of sudden a metal cell appeared and Roxas shoved Maki inside, then locked her in.
"You bastered, you think this can actually hold me" Maki shouted.
The princess stuck her tongue out at her capture, then disappeared in flames. But when she resurfaced again she was still in the cage. Roxas grinned at her failure, but it didn't put Maki's hopes down. She lit a fireball in her hand, and threw it at the cage, but it bounced off with a shock and she had to duck to avoid it.
"What have you done to my powers?" Maki screamed.
"Nothing. The cell on the other hand, well.. It keeps all you demonic powers locked in, you can't escape. At least until I'm done with you, but by then you won't wanna leave" Roxas claimed.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Maki asked.
Roxas turned on his heels and began to walk out of the room they were in towards an alter area.
"You will learn in all good time my princess" he said, leaving Maki to wallow.
Chris pounded his fists into the cavern wall of the underworld. He had lost the girl of his dreams to a trickster, and had no way of getting her back. The white-lighter stepped away from the wall, and tired to think of Maki and then orb to her, but he just came back in the same place.
~Roxas must be using another cloaking spell, that's why the sisters couldn't get to us~ Chris thought.
"Dammit" he shouted and pounded his fists into the wall again.
Barbes took a seat on the floor calmly in the manor attic.
"You know if we are going to be working together I suggest you let me out of this cage" he said.
The charmed ones shook their heads, and continued to look through the Book of Shadows.
"That old thing can't help you, but I on the other hand can" Barbes declared.
"Will you just shut up" Paige screamed at the fear demon. "We're not letting you out."
White lights appeared in the attic and Chris showed up. The girls ran over to him quick, worried.
"Hey you're alright" Piper said.
"I've been better" Chris replied.
"So you got away, does that mean you won the challenge?" Paige asked.
"You could say that" Chris said.
His answers were so cryptic and soft.
"My dear boy" Barbes spoke up. "Where is Maki?"
Chris looked over at the demon of fear surprised by his presence, he did not notice him before. The lost boy tried to ignore the question and slumped down in a chair.
"What's he doing here?" Chris asked.
"He's helping us. Now answer his question, where is Maki" Piper ordered.
"She was right behind me" Chris lied.
"You know son I would appreciate the truth, and so would the charmed ones" Barbes said.
"Chris what happened?" Piper asked.
"Its seem your nephew has been tricked and now Roxas has the halfbreed" Barbes answered.
"It was accident and I can't get to her" Chris told them.
The youngest Hailliwell explained to his family what went down in the underworld.
"You know I do anything to get her back, so if your here to help, then help" Chris said to Barbes.
"I would if I wasn't trapped" Barbes said.
Chris stood up and grabbed one of the crystals, ready to let the demon out.
"Wait what are doing" Paige yelled, running over to stop him.
"He wont hurt us" Chris argued, then tossed the crystal away.
The waves went down and Barbes stood up and stepped out of circle.
"Thank you, now lets began" he said. "Dear boy, what was your wager when you challenged Roxas?"
"If I won he would leave this time and stop his plan" Chris answered.
"And?"
Chris let a long sigh and sunk his head.
"He asked for Maki to be his bride if I lost" Chris finished.
"Chris how could you promise that?" Piper yelled.
"I had no other choice, it was either agreeing or letting Maki die. I couldn't let that happen. But then when I won he just stole her and ran off" Chris answered.
"I see, so that probably means he's still gonna try to get his winnings" Barbes said.
"How exactly does he plan on that, I mean its not Maki would agree to marring that jerk" Phoebe stated.
"Not with her own will anyway. Roxas just has to find a way to let her evil control her and then Maki will take her. and destroy everyone she cares about" Barbes answered.
"Wait this all sounds familiar" Phoebe wondered.
"It should, way back your dear sister Prue was turned over by the same spell, a dark alter marriage to a demon she didn't even know. How original" Barbes added.
"I wont let that happen" Chris shouted, standing up.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but by letting Maki into Roxas's hands the ceremony has already began" Barbes claimed.
An electric shock ran through the cage Maki stood in. She fell to the ground in pain, but didn't pass out. Roxas flipped a switch again, and another shock hit the princess.
"Why are you doing this?" Maki tried to scream.
"Precaution" Roxas grinned.
He touched the switch one last time and Maki passed out from the pain. Once sure that she was completely out, Roxas ordered two demons to take her out of the cage, and lay her down on a small alter table. The demons did so then disappeared and two women took their place.
"Dress her up nicely and prepare everything, call me when your finished" Roxas told the women.
They nodded their heads then the shifter left. The women began to redress Maki in a beautiful black dress. It had thick straps that made a cross in the back, and it hung just below the knees. A v-neck and a little slit on the bottom showed off some skin, but not to much. Then a silver bracelet with a matching necklace was placed on Maki. A charm of a crescent moon hung from the jewelery, making it even more elegant.
A third women appeared and scanned over Maki.
"Is she ready?" the lady asked the others.
They nodded their heads then left the women alone with Maki. She grabbed a small bowl and began placing herbs in it and mixed them up.
"My lord, she is almost ready for you" the women called as she clipped off a small piece of Maki's hair.
Roxas walked in in an all black suit, he looked over Maki and a grin lit up his face.
"She looks perfect. How much longer?" he asked.
"A minute, I have to stir in the rest of the ingredients" the women answered.
She grabbed a wooden spoon and mushed in more herbs with the small pieces of Maki's hair. Then she grabbed a bottle of some deep blue liquid and mixed it in with everything.
"Take your finger and run this across your lips, then as say this spell, kiss your bride. My words and this potion will bind this girl to you for eternity" the women said.
Roxas's grin widened, he was actually going to get away this. He dipped his finger in the liquid and rubbed it on his lips. Then he grabbed Maki's limp body and sat her up, as the women began to chant.
Chris paced the attic floor.
"How do we stop this? How do we find her?" He shouted.
The sisters shook their heads, and turned to Barbes.
"Am I to assume, that this girl and I are connected somehow?" the demon of fear asked.
"What are you talking about?" Chris wondered.
"Answer the question, it may be are only hope" Barbes yelled.
"Yes, your connected" Chris almost whispered.
"Then I might have a chance locating her, if I am right about how strong that connection is."
"Chris what is he talking about?" Piper asked.
"So they have no idea, how lucky" Barbes smirked.
The demon of fear closed his eyes and searched for his daughters essence. He was about to give up when he felt a spark and found her. Barbes opened his eyes to see Chris had taken his hand.
"Did it help?" Chris asked.
Barbes nodded his head and gestured to the sisters to follow them, then the boys disappeared to the underworld.
Roxas layed his lips on Maki's and her eyes shot open, Chris and Barbes appeared with the charmed ones on their tail, but they were all to late.
"NO" Chris shouted as he ran towards Maki and Roxas.
Roxas released his new bride and grinned at the group.
"It is finished my lord" the women said, then disappeared.
"Excellent! My queen" Roxas began turning towards Maki. "Kill them all."
Maki smiled and lifted herself off the alter table. She lit a fireball in each of her hands and began walking towards Chris.
"Maki wait, you don't want to do this" Chris tired to reason as he stepped backwards.
But the young princess didn't say a word. Her face remained expressionless as she stepped closer to Chris and the rest of the group.
"Maki" Chris shouted.
"It's to late my boy" Barbes spoke as Chris stopped in front of him. "We've lost her."
"Destroy them" Roxas yelled.
Maki flipped her head towards Roxas, nodded, then turned back towards her targets. She rose her hands in the air and began to throw the fireballs. It seemed to be the end for the charmed ones, Maki's father, and her lover.
