A.N.: And another chapter is added to this episode. I hope that I surprise you with this chapter.

So without any more delays, I don´t own W.I.T.C.H. in any possible or conceivable way (a pity). Just this story that is my property, so I say GET OUT OF MY PROPERTY YOU RASKALS! Just kidding. Please read and enjoy.

Siblings clash: Meridian 3rd civil war

Part 4

"AND NOW YOU WILL PAY FOR MY BROKEN HEART WITH YOURS."

Daka raises his right arm and from his hand came forth five tentacles. Will and the others recognized those tentacles. The nightmare that they all shared recently had this particular scene, followed by the strip of the Heart of Kandrakar and then...

Now they were struggling even more than before. There was no way that they would let this brute finish them of like this. Will even tried to electrify herself in the hope of forcing this monster to release them. But still to no avail. The five tentacles kept coming in their direction.

"It`s no use. He won´t stop if we continue like this." said Will.

"Can´t you overheat yourself Taranee? Maybe he will finally let us go." said Hay Lin in an urgent tone.

"I am trying that already. It is not working either." yelled Taranee.

"Then we have try something else or we are done for." said Cornelia as she sees one of tentacles closing on her.

"THERE IS NO HOPE FOR YOU NOW. AFTER YOUR HEART I WILL TAKE YOUR HEADS." roared Daka in triumph.

"We will see about that. Release us, release us, release us NOW!" thought Irma as she sends telephatic commands to Daka.

Suddenly the tentacles stop mere inches of their chests. Daka´s eyes widened in shock. He did hear the telephatic message but it was not that what stopped him. It was the voice, which was familiar to him, very familiar.

"What did you do to him?" asked Cornelia to Irma.

"I don´t know. I just sent a command to him, but he didn´t release us." said Irma.

"But it must have worked somehow. Otherwise why he would have stopped?" said Taranee.

Daka was still, his arm and tentacles still reaching for the girls but at the same time something as holding him. For some reason the Water Guardian starts to become familiar to him, but not just her. The others are becoming familiar to him, like he knows them, like they are...

In a fast movement Orube takes this chance and cuts the hand with the five tentacles which drops hard on the ground, tentacles still moving and weezing. Daka lets out a piercing roar of pain while he holds his right arm and the other tentacles release the girls who dropped on the ground.

"What in the world..." said Irma.

The girls stare in surprise at Orube. They have never seen someone like that. She seemed a girl of 18-19 year old, much like Cassidy appears to be. Black hair entangled in some kind of pink headband and dressed in strange white clothes similar to those who trained martial arts. She could have been mistaken for a human if not for the pointed ears, cat like eyes surrounded by a strange red shade and her fingers which ended in claws. Yep, a strange catgirl or catwoman.

Orube was standing firm, looking occasionally at the Guardians and seeing if they are unharmed. Good, they are well for now. She was not supposed to reveal herself this soon, but Daka didn´t give her much of a choice. The Heart of Kandrakar can never be in the hands of the Forgotten, not to mention that the Founders wanted the Guardians alive too. She grasps her energy sword even more firmly while she says in an urgent tone:

"You have to get out of here, QUICKLY."

"No, we have to put him down while we still can." said Will.

"But you are too tired to do something. Leave now while you still can. I will hold him as much as I can." said Orube.

"No, I still want him to pay for what he did to Elyon and the others on Meridian. And now that he is injured we can all beat him to a pulp." said Cornelia in a harsh tone.

"You idiots. Nothing can truly harm him. In time he will..." Orube stops as her and the girls look at Daka who was raising his right severed arm. From the cut several tendrils sprout out and reach for the hand, attaching to it and pulling it back to his owner, leaving no mark or scar, like the hand was not cut in the first place.

"Hewwww. And I thought that the monsters on Meridian were gross." said Hay Lin.

Daka moves his previously severed arm, to make sure that all is attached properly. Then he looks in the direction of the one who dared to strike at him. He sees Orube and his eyes widen in alarm. There is something that he is sensing on her. A power signature similar to the Guardians or the Light of Meridian. So she has...

"A HEART? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?" asked the Forgotten in a yell.

This interference was not expected, that´s for sure. The Forgotten could see that this new individual was a basilíadian and not just any basilídian. It was the Heart of Basilíade, Orube if there is no mistake. It doesn´t make any sense. Could it be that Kandrakar have sent her? After all she has connections with some members of the council.

"No. Kandrakar could not have known what was going to happen. I made sure of it. But it is not a coincidence either. This basilíadian seems to know Daka. Wait a minute..." thought the Forgotten as a sudden realization comes to its mind. The pupil in its red eye widen in surprise but also in delight and malice. The Forgotten would have smirked if it had a mouth in his true form.

"SO THEY HAVE FINALLY MADE THEIR MOVE. INTERESTING." said the Forgotten.

The dark entity looks at the blackening globe which still depicts the image of the conflict in Meridian. It seems that things were going well there. It is just a matter of time for Phobos to win. Might as well to pay a visit to her now.

The red eye closes and the tendrils start to shrink back to the black mass, not to mention the black mass itself was shrinking. Then it started to take a humanoid shape and color, revealing the image of a man with feline aspect, including pointy ears and claws.

"Lets have a talk between family little Orube." said the man while he smirks maliciously.

The battle in the courtyard continues. The Rebels and the Guards are doing as much as they can, not to mention Gargoyle and Sandpit. But the Lurdens don´t seem to yield. Even if they knock one down, another ten are ready to take his place not to mention that the one knocked down recovers in a matter of minutes.

"They are fighting more aggressively than before." said Julian while he swings his sword at one of them.

"Not to mention that they are more numerous now. And to think that this is only half of their forces." said Aldarn while he kicked another.

"It doesn´t matter. We just need to continue." said Caleb while he was dealing with another.

The Lurden that Caleb was dealing was different from others that he had fought before. It was smaller and seemed less experience in fighting. Also, Caleb could see some hesitation and fear in its eyes.

"Wait a minute. Don´t tell me that..." those thoughts were interrupted as another bigger and aggressive Lurden came and almost slash Caleb. He avoided it just in time while he steps back to join his father and companions.

"Now I know how they got this many Lurdens. Their women and children are also fighting." said Caleb.

"But they never putted their women and children in battlefield before. Not to mention that they should be beyond Dryhill." said Julian.

"Actually, a month ago we have captured most of them." said Drake.

"What? But Queen Elyon give orders to let them go free." said Caleb in surprise.

"We didn´t have much of a choice. They raided a few villages, mainly for food and water. There were only minor injuries in the attacks but we feared that they would do worse." said Drake.

"So that was what Vathek was talking about a few weeks ago, when there was a riot when more Lurdens came to the Infinite city." said Aldarn.

"And that explains why they are fighting more aggressively. In their minds they want to punish us and at the same time to protect their families." said Julian.

"Lurdens don´t have families. They are just mindless beasts who served Phobos. Nothing more than that." said Drake.

"Before I may have agreed with you, but now I am not so sure. The one who attacked me was trying to protect the child. I could see it in its eyes." said Caleb.

"Regardless we have to continue to defend ourselves. We fight to protect our families too." said Julian.

They move out of the way just in time as Frost was charging in his rhino. He laughed in pleasure and delight at the plight of anyone who was at his front.

"Out of the way you maggots, or I will pass through you!" yelled Frost while he conducts Crimson to another charge.

Some of the Guards flee to escape the brute and his rhino and they reach the front gate or what remains of it, noticing Phobos who was merely standing there, with an almost bored expression on his face. Needless to say that they tried to strike Phobos.

"Useless." whispered Phobos as he points his arm and sends an energy wave strong enough to take the Guards of their feet.

"You can´t strike me and you know it. You can´t even touch me." said Phobos smirking a little.

"We will see about that." yelled Tynar as he launched himself to Phobos.

However, a scale green tail envelops him. Then he was pushed directly to Cedric, who was smiling maliciously at him.

"I can´t really wait to make you pay for your treason." said Cedric while he launches Tynar to a nearby wall, knocking him out cold.

"You are late Cedric. Did you find any problems at your task?" said Phobos while he looks at Cedric.

"A few minor inconveniences, but nothing to worry about. I successfully captured all the Rebels and their families in the village, not to mention everyone who collaborated with them." said Cedric while he bows to Phobos.

"Very good. And now that you are here they can´t escape from us now." said Phobos with satisfaction.

"If you allow me saying this, my Prince, but why don´t we strike with all of our forces? That way we could crush them in an instant." said Cedric.

"Because I don´t want just to crush them. I want them to realize that there is nothing that can be done against me, that I will always rule this world no matter what they try." said Phobos.

"I see. So that is why you sent Miranda to capture the queen. To force them to surrender." said Cedric.

"Not only that. I wanted to make sure that my dear sister didn´t miss this special occasion. My return to the throne of course." admitted Phobos while his eyes gleamed in anticipation.

"Are you sure that she will do as you ordered? She is not very fond of your sister my Prince." said Cedric.

"Yes I know that. I know how much she hates me and my sister, there is nothing new about that. But you know that she fears me more than she hates me or my sister. Besides, it doesn´t really matter in the end. I will just kill her if she does any permanent harm on her. Only I should have that pleasure, but what really matters is that I take back what is rightfully mine." said Phobos letting out a malicious laugh.

"No, I have to stay here. My mother wouldn´t run from my brother if she was the queen. I will stay." said Elyon.

"But Elyon, you are the one that Phobos wants most. If he gets his hands on you we will eliminate you without a second thought. You have to stay safe so that Phobos can never reclaim the throne." said Alborn.

"But he will always take the throne regardless I am alive or not. Besides I was always protected while others had to suffer because of my brother. I just can´t leave like this." said Elyon in defiance.

Raythor could see that this was taking them nowhere. While he understand why the young queen wouldn´t want to leave her people behind, sometimes it was necessary. He needed to do this.

"Forgive me your majesty, but this is for your own good." said Raythor while he takes Elyon by her arm and preparing to drag her out of the palace.

But before Raythor could do it a spider web comes out of nowhere and ensnares him. He tries to struggle to release himself but to no avail. He was completely immobilized.

Elyon and her parents watch in shock and horror at the menacing spider form of Miranda, who was stuck in the ceiling holding Blunk in her right arm.

"Why Elyon, are you preparing to leave without a single goodbye? I am crushed. And here I thought that you at least would say goodbye to an old friend."

Daka was staring to the strange cat girl, his eyes narrowed in concentration but also in contempt. How dared her to interfere. He will slaughter her first and then the Guardians.

Orube is looking at Daka with apprehension. Even if she is an experienced warrior she doesn´t know if she can win. And to think that the previous Daka was even stronger.

In a sudden movement Daka launches his lower tentacles at Orube, who avoid some of them while she slashes others. But while she moves the tentacles keep following her, trying to slash at her. Some even turn their points in blades, axes or hammers.

"It is almost like fighting a dozen of warriors at the same time." thought Orube as she evades some of the tentacles while she cuts others with her sword. Still, dozens of those tentacles surround her. And like one, they attack simultaneously against her.

However, the tentacles stroke thin air as Orube disappears. Daka turns to his back in surprise, just in time to receive a blast of energy against him. It was so powerful that it pushed the beast several feet away.

"Owww. The catgirl sure knows how to fight." replied Irma.

"Yeah, but I don´t think that was the last of him." said Will.

Indeed, as Daka turns to Orube with his black sword raised. In a lightning movement he strikes against the energy sword of Orube as she blocks the attack. Both of them try to overpower the opponent with their respective swords, but for now it seemed that they were evenly match. Orube then moves to her left in an incredible speed, hoping to catch Daka by surprise.

But the surprised one was her, as Daka moves with an equally impressive speed in pursuit of her. Orube fires another blast but this time Daka deflects it with his sword. Orube sees an opening and goes straight to him, putting a great amount of her energy in her sword. As the sword was almost striking at Daka head, a black round shield comes out of nowhere and blocks the strike.

Orube pulls back as she watches the black round shield that Daka formed in his left hand. That surely surprised her. She didn´t thought that he could make weapons or other objects with his left hand.

Daka takes advantage of her surprise and retreats both the sword and the shield, raising both arms and from the hands came two little black masses that joined and formed a black sledgehammer.

"Oh no." thought Orube as Daka strikes at the ground, causing a powerful shockwave that sends away rocks and concrete pieces of several sizes. The strike raises an enormous cloud of dust, covering the battle area.

Sylla felt that shockwave, almost like an earthquake. Heck, all town should have felt that. He need to get to that blasted state as fast as possible, but for some reason there is block roads in all streets that go there.

"No matter. I know what to do." thought Sylla as he picked his cellphone.

"This is agent Sylla. Send a helicopter to Cornerback street. Immediately."

Orube opens her eyes as she was expecting to be covered with rocks. But she found herself to be lifted in the air instead. She turns back and realizes that she was in the arms of the Earth Guardian, Cornelia.

"And that makes us even." said Cornelia.

Normally she would have thanked for someone to save her from a possible dead blow, but instead she says:

"You fools. I have already told you to run away. Why you didn´t listen you idiots."

"That`s a funny way to say thanks." said Hay Lin somewhat annoyed.

"Yes, because if the idiots didn´t save you, you would have been buried by a mountain of rocks by now." snapped Will. Orube sighs and says in a more calm tone:

"Listen, we can´t argue now. Daka can never have the Heart. You have no idea of what will happen if the For..."

From the dust cloud Daka emerges, advancing at great speed in the air, directly at the Guardians and Orube with sword ready too. Will and the others (minus Cornelia) launch beams of lightning, water, fire and air in Daka direction, but he avoids one, and another, and so on.

"He is getting too close." said Will in an urgent tone as Daka is mere meters from them, preparing to strike with his sword. But out of nowhere came a big boulder that stroke Daka, making him land on the ground hard.

"Good timing Cornelia." said Irma.

"I would like to take the credit, but it wasn´t my doing." said Cornelia.

"Then who…" started Taranee as she and the other girls noticed Kadma almost collapsed on the ground. Near her were the other ex-Guardians helping Kadma to stand on her feet.

"I almost forgot how tiring it is to use our gifts without an auramere or the Heart." said Kadma breathing with some difficulty.

"True, but at least we can still put them to good use." said Yan Lin.

"GRANDMA." shouted Hay Lin as she and the others descend to them. As they land, Hay Lin ran straight to her grandma hugging her.

"Calm down kiddo. I am glad that we arrived just time." said Yan Lin. However her eyes widen as she notices who is with them.

"Orube? What are you doing here?" asked an equally surprised Halinor.

"It is good to see again honorable Halinor and friends." replied Orube as she bows to them.

"Wait, you know her?" asked Will.

Before Halinor could say anything, a noise from their side indicated that Daka was slowing recovering. Orube realizes that she didn´t have more time to stale, so…

"Sorry for doing this, but you need to leave NOW!" shouted Orube. Before anyone could ask or say anything Orube hands glow and she forms a big energy shield that envelops the Guardians, former and present ones.

"What are you doing Orube?" asked a surprised Halinor.

"I will merely folding you to another place, don´t worry about it." said Orube as behind the shield a house-sized fold starts to form.

"You can´t do this. He will kill you." protested Will as she tries to break the shield but found it impossible.

"Perhaps, but the Heart of Kandrakar can never be at its hands. You are not ready to face him." said Orube.

"Hey, we fought other monsters before, some bigger than him." exclaimed Irma.

"Not like him. It is not a question of power or ability in this case, it is a matter of will. When two forces seemingly equal clash the one more determined wins." said Orube.

"And you think that we don´t have enough determination to win?" asked Cornelia offended.

"No, you do have determination to win, but his determination is not to win against you. All he wants is to destroy you, in every form or possible way. And believe me, he will do whatever it takes to eliminate you, no matter the sacrifice. He will even put his life on the line just to make sure that you don´t breath again. Tell me Guardians, what can you do against someone who only lives to destroy you?" said Orube.

That silenced them. Could this monster really be that serious in wanting to eliminate them? At all costs? Needless to say the situation was new to them.

"But why? We didn´t do anything to him. Why does he hate us so much?" asked Hay Lin with an almost sad voice. Orube sighs and says:

"It is not your fault or his for that matter. He is living the life of another and you are paying for the mistakes of long ago. Know this, don´t give in to sorrow and despair. Otherwise you will belong to the true Master of the Fallen just like he is close to."

Before the Guardians could inquire more Orube launches the shield to the fold. Daka turns just in time to see the Guardians disappearing before he could react. Orube turns to him almost collapsing in exhaustion.

"There. And don´t try to follow them. I send them to Zamballa, and you know that you can´t get them there, not against three Hearts, right?" said Orube smirking weakly. She was at her limit now, even with a Heart. If he wants he could take her Heart now.

However, taking her Heart was the least thought in Daka mind. He losed them. Again. All because of her interference. Screw her Heart. She will pay, and so will this whole town.

Daka roars in fury and raises his sword above his head, shining red along with his lines and eye image on his chest. Orube could feel the dark energy accumulating once more. But this time more and more energy was being accumulated on that sword, black lightning cracking and striking on the ground. Orube eyes widen in fear. Could he…

"NO, STOP IT. THAT MUCH ENERGY WILL DESTROY THIS TOWN. THEY HAVEN´T DONE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU." said Orube but to no avail as Daka points the sword to the ground, ready to pierce it. If that much energy is released…

Time seems to freeze as Orube dashes straight to Daka, while the beast moves his sword. She will not be able to do it. This town his doomed. The sword is mere inches to the ground…

"STOP!" shouted a loud ominous voice, with two different tones: male and female.

The sword stops mere inches to the ground, still cracking with dark energy. Daka seems to struggle to continue his action.

"I appreciate the effort, but you don´t need to wipe out this whole town just to take a Heart. Besides, the Guardians will not come back in time to stop you, and I still need this town in one piece. Withdraw your sword, NOW! " said a male voice standing behind the massive form of Daka. The beast seems to calm down as his sword stop glowing.

"Don´t worry, you will have another chance. Sooner or later I will need that Heart and you will get it to me, I assure you of that." said the voice as a figure moves from behind Daka and in clear view to Orube.

Orube eyes widen in shock at seeming the figure at her front. Of all the people she wasn´t expecting to see him once again.

"You should thank me you know. A moment later and you and this town would be gone for good. I needed to see you. I promised that we would see each other again, remember?" said the man with cat like features, smiling maliciously.

Only one word escapes from Orube lips.

"Papa?"

Continues in part 5