The Meeting of Minds

Kevin arrived at The wall too late, he passed the guard Max on his was, who grumbled about running to get his stick he wanted to help. Kevin skidded to a halt and the gap and looked around tensely for any signs of his Star. She wasn't there. He called Max back and demanded to be told what had happened, "NO!" he yelled then leapt through the gap, leaving Max stood on his own, Kevin ran around to the back of the caravan he fumbled around in the inside, which looked like they had been hit by a wrecking ball until he found what he was looking for, a tiny white flower, the snowdrop he'd traded yesterday. He unwound the Shetland pony from the caravan and mounted it. He galloped off in the direction that Max had instructed.

Charmcaster pulled her stolen carriage to a stop once she and her captives were inside the huge crater, she pulled them out and into her black mansion home, where she was greeted affably by her sisters.

Darkstar, having rode the entire was from the Port at which Captain Tennyson had docked to the wall, stopped for a moment, glanced down at the corpse on the grass then continued to ride his black stallion, following the wheel marks impeded in the grass.

"the Star" Mormo squeaked excitedly, pulling her sister into a hug "About time" Empusa grumbled, but she too hugged Charmcaster "Now we shall all be powerful" Charmcaster smiled "Who's that?" Empusa asked, taking in the no-longer a servant girl "A slave for us" Charmcaster answered "She will mop up when we've finished with our little guest." The Star and the no-longer a servant girl ware torn apart and Gwen was pulled up to the platform overlooking the dark room, Charmcaster and her sisters tied her to a table using several thick buckles around her ankles, wrists and waist. Two already sharp knives were sharpened. Kevin dismounted his horse and crept over to one of the huge windows he peered inside the mansion and barely managed to hold back a guttural roar as he was Gwen tied to the table that looked so much like an alter, A blade was pressed to his throat, forcing him to stand still "who are you?" Darkstar asked, "What business do you have here?" Kevin caught a glimpse of a tattoo on his attackers hand one word and instantly knew who he was "Darkstar?" he said "I knew your brother" the blade was pressed tighter to his neck "Just answer my Question, what are you doing here?" Darkstar snarled, "Right back at ya" Kevin smirked and Darkstar felt a twinge of pressure on his abdomen, he looked down, there in Kevin's hand was a small knife pressed to the leather jacket, it sliced through the top layer so that a tiny amount of grey-ish skin could be seen "Ahh" Darkstar grunted and they sheathed their weapons.

Both proceeded to peer through the dirt encrusted window, "There are four of them" said Darkstar, talking strategically "We go in, I'll take the two on the left, you the right" Kevin nodded, though he had no intention of doing so, he pulled out his sword and he and the Dark prince burst through the door. Darkstar grabbed the nearest witch and pinned her to the floor, upon seeing her face he stopped "Kayla?" he asked "Darkstar" she gasped, the six deceased brothers who had followed their brother smiled and chorused Sister. Then flames erupted from Mormo's hands she fired them at Darkstar and his leather burned, scalding him in the process -Kevin ducked behind one of the countless caged to avoid the blast- Darkstar fumbled around patting out the flames on his coat, the no-longer a servant girl, who had been identified as Kayla rushed over to Kevin, he held up his sword, ready to attack when "Kevin. No! Kevin" Kayla whispered, "I'm your... your... I'm your Mother" she pulled him into a tight embrace, Kevin's sword clattered to the floor and he hugged her back. Darkstar peered through the smoke that was coming off of him he saw the witches frowning face; her naturally blue eyes seemed to have a glint of red to them. He screamed and threw his sword at her, it hit Mormo in the abdomen, and passed right though her until the hilt his her skin, it sent her flying backwards into a very old set of mahogany draws, Mormo looked down at the sword she was impaled on, choked a high-pitched laugh then slumped, dead. Darkstar's six deceased brothers clapped appreciatively, though no-one could hear them.

Darkstar bent down and retrieved another sword from a set that had all been stored in a basket. From her place of the balcony Charmcaster grasped her sisters arm "Stay here" she muttered then stepped forward, she took out a small clay doll from the folds of her dress and muttered something to it, the aura around the clay doll flashed black she took one of the arms, the right to be specific, the same arm that Darkstar held his sword with, and bent it. The bones in Darkstar's right arm cracked, he dropped his sword and grasped his elbow, Charmcaster took the clay dolls leg and bent that too, Darkstar's left leg cracked and he crumpled to the floor. Charmcaster dangled the doll over the huge black fountain underneath the balcony "Let's put out those flames, shall we?" the doll slid between her fingers and dropped with a quiet splosh into the still black water. As the doll sunk, Darkstar found he couldn't breathe, like his lungs were filling with water, wait they were filling with water, he was drowning! He desperately tried to breathe again but with his broken arm and leg, he found himself too weak to even move, with one last splutter, Darkstar slumped to the marble floor, his clothes wet. And another spirit joined the six dead brothers So, what happens now? Secundus asked, We have to learn to live with each other, Tertius grumbled Forever? Sextus asked. Each of the brothers groaned then resumed watching.

Charmcaster turned to her remaining sister, Empusa, "Let's get on with it" she said, smiling callously at Gwen, who lay buckled to the altar. Kevin took his mother's hand "Get outside" he told her, she started to ask why but Kevin cut her off "Just go!" she did as he said. Then Kevin Levin, in all his nervous, loathsome glory stepped out from his hiding place. Gwen had been watching, terrified, as her captors had sharpened their knives once more, "HEY!" a loud voice called, she knew that voice, it belonged to, she turned her head and shone as the sight of him. Kevin. She whispered his name and her heart started racing "Get him" Charmcaster instructed. Empusa grimaced in a kind of excited way, he ran forward and leapt off the balcony, the floor shook when she landed, she walked over to Kevin until they were a few meters apart, out of the corner of his eye, Kevin saw the animals in the stacked up caged run to the bars, they squeaked and it they loathed her, acting on impulse he swung his sword at the lock and cut through it, the animals scurried out, and headed directly for the approaching witch, she laughed wickedly until started clawing at her dress, ripping the fabric away, cutting her smooth skin with they're claws. Kevin cut open another cage, then another, then another. The animals all headed straight for the witch, they bit and clawed and scratched until there was nothing left of her, Kevin should have been disgusted at that, he should have looked away, but instead he watched, a cold hearted grimace on his face, she deserved it, she took Gwen. Once the animals were done they left via the door, they did not attack Princess Kayla they appeared to be full.

Then Kevin continued across the hall, Charmcaster the Star's side to meet him. He held out his sword, she laughed and shot a clouded purple flame at him, it didn't touch him, so she tried again, still nothing. Kevin smirked; he looked down to the button hole in his obsidian jacket, and tapped the small snowdrop he'd threaded though. "Fine" Charmcaster said, her voice was tight and filled with hate "but that stupid little flower won't protect you from thins" she waved her hand, a huge pot lifted off the floor and swung at Kevin, he moved out of the way, but it came back a crashed into him, knocking him to the floor and shattering in the process, he heard Gwen whimper, and sat up, his face twitching into a frown. Then he remembered the Captain's gift. The lightning. He took the strap off his shoulder and pointed the long tan tube at the witch, he removed the lid.

The crackling white light hit her full in the chest, and sent her tumbling backwards until she slammed into the edge of the fountain, then Kevin discarded the empty container. Charmcaster grunted and using the black marble of the fountains rim, helped herself onto a sitting position, she stared into the water and smiled contemptibly plunging her hand into the water she grasped the clay doll, the body of Darkstar, grasped his sword and stood up "Dude?" Kevin asked. The spirit of Darkstar, was received a confused frown from his brothers, he shrugged, indication that he, himself didn't know. Darkstar's body sword at Kevin, who blocked, and ran his blade through Darkstar's body, nothing happened, Darkstar continued to fight, It was fortunate that Kevin had actually paid attention during that lessons with Captain Ben, otherwise he wouldn't stand a chance. Still moving the doll around Charmcaster limped up the stairs and over to the altar on which the star lay. As Darkstar's body backed him into a corner, his sword extended, Kevin felt something press against his back and it wasn't the wall. It was two ropes, following the ropes with his eyes he saw that they lead to the black crystal chandeliers, he cut though one and the Chandelier over the fountain dropped into the water. So he took hold of the remaining and sliced through it. He shot unto the air and the crystal chandelier dropped on Darkstar's body, crushing him.

Kevin landed on top of Charmcaster as she reached the top of the stairs; he scrambled to his feet and ran over to Gwen's side he fumbled with the buckles that bound her to the table

"Kevin! LOOK OUT!"