Balthazar stood in front of Dr. Dante with a fighting stance, except he wasn't going to fight. Balthazar narrowed his eyes and looked at Dr. Dante who took a defensive stance just in case. Both sorcerers looked at each other with intense stares.

"Another layer," Dr. Dante said quietly.

"I have a right mind to put you in here too," Balthazar growled.

"I know, but I'm not sticking around Balthazar."

Dr. Dante moved but he crashed into an invisible wall.

"You can't stop me."

Balthazar looked at him with sharp intense eyes: "You betrayed your own city, you teamed up with a witch and her cousin, you tried to kill me, you killed Jocelyn...and know you just want to leave?"

"You don't understand."

"I understand alright, I understand that you are a coward."

Dr. Dante sent a wave of energy towards Balthazar but Balthazar held his stance and took a step forward.

"You betrayed Merlin, you betrayed us, you betrayed me."

Dr. Dante backed up and then said sternly, "You don't understand Balthazar."

"You mind-controlled Mr. Trevelenski didn't you? You controlled him into meeting Abigail, then talking about the plans and Morgana. You knew that I would find a way to get into Mr. Trevelenski's head and you tried to made Mr. Trevelenski a traitor as well."

"It was the only way to distract you."

"Well that failed."

Balthazar sent a tidal wave of wind. He watched as Dr. Dante tried to protect his face and then he sent an ice sphere attack. The ice sphere broke upon impact on Dr. Dante and he was sent flying backwards and sprawled on the ground for a while. Balthazar opened his hand and raised it. Dr. Dante's body rose and then slammed into a nearby house. Dr. Dante got up with a groan and then said: "Aren't you worried about the people?"

"I placed them all under a deep sleep, until this was all over."

Balthazar and Dr. Dante attacked each other but Balthazar had the upper hand and then punched the air. A thousand thorns pierced into Dr. Dante's shield. Balthazar then sent an invisible force which broke through the shield easily. Without hesitation Balthazar raised his hand and vines broke through the surface and wrapped around Dr. Dante's wrists to hold him down. Dr. Dante looked at Balthazar.

"What are you going to do now?"

Balthazar stopped, what was he going to do? He couldn't allow Dr. Dante to leave and escape. He was right there in front of him, it would be easy.

"You're going to kill me aren't you?" Dr. Dante asked.

Balthazar didn't answer.

"Go on, kill me. I deserve it don't I? A death worthy of a true witch, a child of the Devil, a traitor."

Thoughts went through Balthazar's head, Dr. Dante wasn't making it any easier.

"Do it!"

"Shut up!"

Balthazar felt like breaking down but he couldn't. He felt tears stream down his cheeks, Dr. Dante had been his friend for a long time. More hot tears streamed down.

"Go on," Dr. Dante said, "Do it."

Balthazar lowered his hands and the vines around Dr. Dante's wrists vanished instantly. Dr. Dante was surprised and got up. Balthazar didn't look at him and he muttered: "This was all a trap wasn't it? To get rid of me. From the very beginning. You knew that I'd come and that Abigail was planning on killing me. You told Jocelyn and her brothers that I was going out into the woods, that I was a stranger. The bad guy. The Gerinfintis Warrior who attacked Trevor, Akuntimous and I on the way to Salem was your too wasn't it? The foul smell didn't belong to the Warrior, it belonged to you. Your smell of herbs and grasses brushed off you and onto the Gerinfintis Warrior. It was all a big trap."

Balthazar looked over his shoulder to see Dr. Dante still standing there.

"What is your next move Balthazar?" Dr. Dante asked.

Balthazar took out one of the hunting blades Dr. Dante had given too him before his journey to Wenham. He turned quickly on his heel and the blade dug deep into Dr. Dante's chest. Dr. Dante was taken by surprise and then he saw Balthazar looking at him.

"An execution then?" Dr. Dante said, he fell on all fours and blood dribbled out of the corners of his mouth. He was ready to say something, but his words were drowned out by the gobs of blood that poured out of Dr. Dante's mouth. Balthazar watched as Dr. Dante took in a shaky breath and then fall to the ground.

Balthazar looked at the body for a long time, then snapped his fingers and heard rustling within the houses. He dashed back to Dr. Dante's house and packed up his belongings. Balthazar could hear shrieks, and shouts of people as they would have discovered the bodies by now. Balthazar knew that Akuntimous and Betty had ran after the battle. He would most defiantly have to go after them. Pounding noises banged on Dr. Dante's door but Balthazar ignored it and went out het back door.

Outside he could hear the cries and shouts, but he ignored that. Covered in dust, blood and slime Balthazar grabbed a horse and climbed on. He raced out of Salem as fast as he could, leaving everything behind him especially the execution of Dr. Dante Deferonciey.


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