Part 24: The Seals II
Castiel paced in front of the dilapidated sanitarium muttering to the angel at his side and the others in his network. "They are coming." He muttered glancing at Uriel who nodded.
"I feel them as well." The angel agreed.
"A lot of them." Castiel muttered.
"You know why they are here Castiel." Uriel muttered softly not wanting the humans to hear. "The time is upon us."
Castiel sighed looking at the building in front of him fearing what was transpiring behind closed doors. "Not much longer now." He whispered
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Reid made the first move as the ghost of the child tried to get at him, he couldn't control the power the power was controlling him. He extended a pale hand and a strange blue light spread out in a thick blanket of energy pulsing from his hand like a stunner. Dean shot Jeff in the arm when Lilith was looking towards Reid; he made sure Maria was out of range before he started firing at the man. "Get Liz and Maria out of here now!" He ordered. Alex and Kyle jumped forward grabbing the two beaten girls, their fathers hot on their heels as they bolted towards the door with Nancy leaving the strongest hunter and witches behind as well as Tess.
The demons that had been hiding around the sanitarium converged on the room forcing the others to fight as well. Tess cried out as she felt a foot connect with her side. "Tess run!" Caleb yelled over his shoulder as he saw her favoring her side.
Tess elbowed the woman in the face using the fighting technique that Nasedo had taught her as she kneed her in the stomach and ripped at her red hair pulling with all her might as she brought her knee to the woman's nose. The woman never stopped it was as if she felt no pain, as if she was a machine.
"Tess!" Dean grunted tossing something to her. A sharp blade sliced through her hand but she knew that it was what the bitch needed to die. Tess took another hit to the stomach as she finally was able to get the knife into position as she rammed it into the woman's stomach. Black smoke pooled out of the woman's mouth before she fell to the ground a black circle around her body on the floor. Tess didn't see the ghost of the Salem Screamer behind her when a cold blade ripped into her pale throat.
"I'm sorry." The woman croaked as Tess grabbed her throat a warm sticky liquid coating her fingers. "I'm sorry."
Tyler stood there shocked as he watched the blonde girl fall to the floor blood pooling around her. It happened so quickly, he felt a fist slam into his side rudely bringing him back to reality. His hand shot out and connected with the man's skull his fingers digging painfully as he used his powers to penetrate his skull forcing the demon out through intense pain. He could feel the power pulsing in his fingers as the man wailed black essence pouring out of his mouth.
Dean glared at Lilith's white eyes as the others concentrated on keeping the others out of his way. Lilith was his fight. "Well Dean you wanted me all to yourself and it looks as if you have got me, now are you going to do?" She taunted the face of Liz's father contorting into a cruel smirk.
"What I have to." Dean said glancing at the knife on the ground in Tess's hand. Lilith saw the movement and jerked Jeff's hand bringing the knife to him.
"You think this little knife is going to kill me?" Lilith asked twirling it about between Jeff's fingers the silver knife suddenly plunged into Jeff's heart effectively killing the man within but not the demon.
"Shit." Dean muttered. He saw the others slowly wining against their opponents and he knew what he needed to do to make this finally end.
Dean ran at Lilith tackle style and connected with Jeff's solid form but Lilith stayed steady as they headed towards the old wall crashing through it. Lilith ripped him off and slammed a foot into his stomach breaking ribs. Breathing no longer came easy to him but he couldn't give up as she waved Jeff's hand sending him flying into another wall; debris slicing his skin open. He had to keep her busy.
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The three aliens watched as the angel in front of them continued her pacing and mumblings. "Is she ever going to stop?" Michael asked.
"Doubtful, I think she is kinda crazy." Max mumbled.
Gabriel turned to them annoyed. "How many times do I have to tell you people I am not crazy. Hell if anyone in this room should be considered crazy it is you three." She grumbled. "Hell Mary wasn't this thick."
Isabel turned to her brothers and mouthed 'who'. Michael being the straightforward guy he is decided to sate his curiosity. "Who are you talking about?" Michael asked.
"Mary you know the Bible's home girl." Gabriel said pulling some weird gang pose. "You know mother of the Christian savior, a profit in Islam, a blasphemer in Judaism." She said. "The Mary."
"You spoke to her?" Isabel asked looking at the girl in awe.
"Duh." Gabriel said rolling her eyes, "I was the one telling her she was expecting my brother. Geez crap a book lady." Gabriel muttered before she froze in place her eyes glazing over.
"Gabriel." Max called but the girl remained unresponsive for a moment before she unfroze her gaze wild.
"We need to get back to the sanitarium, they need you Max." Gabriel said pulling the aliens up.
"What, why?" He asked as the four huddled together.
"Liz is dying."
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Sam and the three elder Covenant witches leaned against the Impala impatiently staring at the building. Something was happening they could feel it, the air felt heavy and crisp and a strange warmth spread over them in the winter cold. Lights flickered in the distance surrounding the building.
"What the hell was that?" Sam asked the others as they all stood on alert.
Uriel chuckled darkly. "The time is upon us." He said as figures came out of the shadows all staring up at the sanitarium.
"I can feel the power building." Castiel whispered a look of awe on his face. People appeared at the entrance of the sanitarium six walking one being carried out.
" Nancy!" Paul yelled when he saw his sister.
"We need help!" Nancy yelled as Kyle carried her baby girl as she helped Maria hobble along. "Liz isn't waking up."
Castiel grabbed the small girl and set her on the ground his eyes widened as he assessed her. "Get Gabriel here now!" He barked at one of the new people moving from the shadows. "Hold on Elizabeth please hold on." He muttered as he watched her light start to dim. "We can't lose this seal."
Six men moved to stand beside Uriel all looking intently at the building as if they were waiting for something to happen. A blinding flash of light alerted Sam to the new presence of a girl standing with Max, Michael and Isabel. "Liz!" Max gasped as he ran towards her his face stricken with pain. "Liz open your eyes please you have to look at me." He croaked holding her in his large hands. "Please Liz open your eyes."
"She has lost too much blood to remain conscious." A dark song of a voice trilled from behind them, a man standing next to Uriel moved forward to stand next to Castiel. "I might be of some assistance here." He said.
"Who is that?" Maria muttered as her head lolled on Nancy's shoulder.
"I am the one they call Rafael. I believe I can wake her enough for you to heal her young one." He said in the same beautiful voice. Max nodded slowly as the angel kneeled next to him and brushed his pale hand over Liz's forehead. Max watched as the light struck the man just right and giant winged shadows danced behind him. "By what grace has been given me open your eyes herald." Rafael whispered softly as a soft blue glow emitted from his palm illuminating Liz's dark features, highlighting her wounds.
Her dark doe eyes fluttered open and Max moved forward faster than anyone had ever seen him move and he forced the connection with Liz. The others watched as he strained in healing her soft gasps of pain leaving him at sporadic intervals. Max slowly pulled his hands away from Liz intense pain on his face.
"Liz." He breathed as she slowly stood up. Rafael moved to steady her as she looked the angel in the eyes.
"It is time." She whispered and he nodded, the two ignoring the gasping alien next to them.
Michael moved to help Maria even though he was not great at healing. "Maria." He called softly. Her green eyes flickered to him relief on her face.
"You're okay." She croaked. "I hoped you were alright." She whispered tears filling her eyes. "I am so sorry I brought you and Tess into my mess." She cried.
"We aren't." Michael whispered. "Maria, Tess and I knew what we were getting into we knew that it was reckless and dangerous but we wanted to go after Liz as well. Never blame yourself." He whispered. "Now can I please try and heal you?" He asked.
While Michael was taking care of Maria the others were watching as Liz moved to stand next to the seven arch angels. "It is time for the herald to do her duty." Uriel said giving the human girl a small smile.
"You ready for this little one?" another asked and Liz nodded.
"Senior audite mihi quod servo mihi meus vicis of postulo. Nostrum abbas quisnam professio Olympus succurro mihi pugna malum quod orbis terrarum suus malum. Dies vetus vadum fio novus quod prothoplastus filius senior vir vadum exsisto prognatus iterum quod pervenio a novus sublimitas vox. Ex universitas ut tunc effrego suus humanus." Liz yelled her eyes losing all pigment as each word grew in intensity.
"What is she saying?" Sam asked as Castiel watched the scene silently.
"She is announcing the dawning of a new era and giving your brother the power needed to stop the evil." Castiel said as figures moved in the entrance of the building. Pogue, Reid, Caleb, Tyler, and Eric raced out of the building as if the devil himself was after them.
"Run!" Reid yelled, "Run far fucking away!"
"Don't worry witch we won't let them get out." Gabriel said.
"Come on Winchester show us what you got!" A guy off to the side yelled startling Sam. He could tell something strange was happening.
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Dean watched as the others ran leaving him with Tess's body to get his ass kicked. Lilith smashed him into another wall ripping at his flesh. He felt broken and dead inside the pain reminding him of his time in the pit with sickening similarities. Dean seized up on the floor as a cold fire built up in the pit of his stomach forcing the air from his body, white tinkering lights danced in front of his eyes. He saw Jeff Parker freeze and the dust particles in the air stopped. A soft whisper sang in his ear and Castiel's voice slowly grew louder followed by other voices muttering back and forth.
"Cas?" Dean groaned out.
"Dean!" He heard the angel sigh. "It worked."
"What worked?" He asked.
"Liz, she announced you're breaking your human bonds and started your transformation." Castiel said.
"I think you are scaring him." A female voice droned.
"Am not." Castiel huffed.
"Are too."
"Am not!" Castiel yelled.
"Enough you two." A melodious male voice trilled. "Gabriel, Castiel back to your duties."
"Who are you?" Dean asked freaked that he could swear he was looking at a man surrounded by an opaque light dark green wings majestically protruding from him and a blue glow at his very core.
"I am Michael the head arch angel. Welcome to our ranks Dean Winchester." The man trilled in an inhumanly beautiful voice.
"What?" Dean croaked.
"You Dean Winchester are now the one we shall call Dean the eighth arch angel."
"Oh you have got to be kidding me, I'm dead?" Dean asked.
"Not yet." The same female voice sang. "The transformation starts when you are human. You won't become one of the big annoying guys until you are dead for real."
"I am so confused." Dean groaned.
"You are starting the process of becoming an angel Dean. The way this happens is through you slowly gaining a grace light. You get to live out your life as a hunter and with the people you want but upon your death you will join us." Castiel said.
"I am so not angel material." Dean muttered.
"Time is running out Dean Winchester you must subdue Lilith and get out of Skyler Hill so we can take care of this mess finally." Michael said.
The white lights slowly disappeared from his eyes and the world around him started to move. He saw Jeff Parker's fist heading for his skull and he quickly moved. With surprising strength Dean managed to land a punch shocking the hell bitch. As Lilith crashed through a wall Dean took off like a bat out of hell his legs pumping faster and harder than they ever had before. He could hear Jeff crashing down the stairs behind him but he kept running passing Bobby's body and through the front door.
"Now!" A voice yelled and a blinding white and gold light sprang up all around Skyler Hill shrieks of pain from the building screaming in his ears as he covered his eyes the light too blinding. Dean felt arms wrap around him dragging him away from the building. The sounds of tearing steel and crumbling rock shocked him as the ground beneath his feet shook.
"That was close." A girl grumbled him, from what he gathered she was the one dragging him away.
Dean cracked an eye open and saw a girl with amused sparkling blue eyes staring down at him. "Hi there." Her familiar voice sang.
"I heard you in my head." Dean accused.
"The name's Gabriel, not Gabby or Gib Gab, it is Gabriel." She said as if she were speaking to a dumb man. "Pleased to meet you."
"Dean!" a familiar angel's voice breathed relief apparent in her sweet voice. Dean was released by the small girl and he saw Liz standing off to the side looking at him worry clouding her face.
"Liz." He choked out as he stumbled towards her pulling her into his arms and crushing her against his chest. The ground still shook around them as the building underwent divine intervention.
"That is so cool." Maria muttered.
"Dean are you alright man?" Sam asked looking at his brother and Liz strangely wondering why the hell they were hugging each other so tightly.
Dean looked down at Liz in his arms allowing a small smirk to show, "Now I am." He whispered.