Chapter Twenty-Nine: Patrolling
"Come in." A young woman yelled as she stared at her reflection in an expensive mirror.
A door opened behind her and she saw in the reflection two of her demon minions walk in looking nervous.
"Begging your pardon, most splendorous one," The first minion said, "But, we may have some bad news."
She sighed and demanded, "What is it? Do you know where the Key is yet?"
"Not quite, most magnificent one," The second minion spoke, "It seems to be shielded in some way by magick, but the last place it was isn't too far from here."
"Huh, shielded magically?" She asked her two minions as she moved over to lay on her bed.
The two minions nodded is affirmation, both still looking a little nervous.
"Yes Glorificus, but that is not the only news we have." The first minion said, nudging the second to continue.
"Uhh, yes. We have also heard some rumours from other demons, rumours that may rise to be a problem to you." The second demon said fearfully.
"What kind of rumours?" The woman said sitting up on her bed looking cross.
The two demons winced and the first said, "Well, most remarkable one, we have heard that some one else, is also looking for the Key for them selves. A powerful wizard."
"Oh? Who?" The woman asked checking her golden hair for any split ends, looking unconcerned.
"People call him Lord Voldermort. He has a large number of magical followers, even demons." The first one said.
"Huh." The woman said putting down her hair and pondering if this wizard may be a threat to her.
"But he doesn't want to kill the Key, right? I mean, even if he does get it first, I can still get it of this guy alive, right?" The woman asked the two minions.
"Uhh…" The two minions started, glancing at each other for help, "We aren't to sure exactly what his purposes for the Key are exactly, but we believe he wants it to extend his strength, as it is believed that the Key gives immense power to anyone who uses it."
"Right, except you didn't answer my question." The woman said getting angry again as she stood from her bed and her two minions backed away.
"He doesn't want to kill the Key, right?" She repeated herself stepping closer.
"We… we are not sure, most stunningly beautiful one," One of the minions said, speaking quickly and cowering in fear, "In most situations, to absorb the Key's power it involves killing it, but however we-"
"No, that cannot happen!" The woman yelled furiously as she picked up the edge of her couch and threw it across the room into her wall.
"Of-Of course most-'' One of the demons began but was interrupted.
"Now, let me tell you, what you are going to do." The woman said lividly as she walked up to them, "You are going to lift whatever spell is protecting that thing from me, and get a location. Then, we are going to go get it, preferably before this wizard guy gets it first! Do you understand?"
"Yes, of course." The demons said trembling.
"Good, now get out!" The woman said as the her two minions scurried out of her room.
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Buffy shook her head, trying to get her blurry vision back to normal as she lay on her back.
She blocked the demons blow and kicked him back, enough time for her to get back onto her feet.
She flipped back onto her feet and quickly grabbed her small axe next to her, holding it up ready to finish this.
The large demon growled as he rushed her again. This time, she knew how fast he was and ducked quickly to avoid a lethal blow to the head and while he recovered and his defences were down, she delivered a high kick to his head.
He stumbled back trying to keep his balance and Buffy saw an opening in his guard and buried the axe into his chest. The demon let out a roar as he fell to the ground motionless.
Buffy stook there, waiting for a few seconds.
"Great." Buffy sighed. "These guys don't go poof either."
Buffy grabbed the demons arms and began pulling him deeper into the forest so no one, especially students, could stumble upon him by chance.
"I should be getting paid overtime." She commented as she began burying a whole to put the demon into.
After an exhausting half an hour, Buffy tried to see what time it was on her watch.
She squinted at her watch trying make out the small hands in the dark and moving her wrist trying to catch a ray of light from the moon.
She sighed and took out her wand lighting it up to get a proper look.
It wasn't that she didn't like using wand magic, she just trusted and relied more on her slayer abilities, especially since she was more used to them. She had only found out last week she was able to use a wand. This was because her Slayer abilities were forged by magic, making her part magical allowing her to perform some small spells.
She saw her watch read nearly midnight and decided she would pack it in, especially since she had a class to teach first period.
As Buffy began to make her way back to the castle, she heard something.
She strained her ears, she could tell someone was walking.
She began moving to her right, the direction the noise was coming from, and stuck to the trees careful not to be seen.
Buffy hid behind a tree and peered round. About three hooded figures stood in a small clearing, their faces hidden, but she heard indistinctive murmuring from them.
Buffy, unsure if these things were human or demon, began to creep closer to see if she could catch what was being said.
As she stepped around her tree, hefting her axe in her right hand, she managed to step on a few dry fallen leaves, alerting the three figures to her presence.
"Uh-Oh." Buffy said as all three human figures turned, withdrawing their wands.
"Who are you?" A male voice shouted at her all wands pointed at her.
"Me?" Buffy asked edging closer. She wasn't sure she could dodge all the spells thrown at her if they all came at once.
"Yes, you!" The male voice shouted again heatedly.
"No one, just… came out here for the view!" Buffy said pointing to the stars above her.
"Kill her already!" A angry female voice yelled and suddenly spells and curses were aimed her way.
She quickly jumped behind a tree as the curses flew past her.
She looked about her for any distractions she could use trying to think fast before they circled her.
She moved back a bit and aimed her axe to a low branch hanging off a tree right above the three wizards position.
She threw it with accuracy, causing it to fall onto where the three wizards were standing a second ago.
As they quickly dived out of the way avoiding the collision, Buffy rushed forwards to the closest one, sending a powerful punch to his face.
As he lifted his wand arm and began to deliver another spell her way, she send a front kick which connected with his wrist causing his wand to fly out of his hand.
As she heard the female yell a curse, she ducked quickly out of intuition and a fellow bolt flew over her head, connecting with the man she just faced sending him flying into the air for a few meters before colliding with a tree.
Buffy charged forward, avoiding another two curses and sent a double kick to the woman whilst delivering the last man a punch as he tried to stop her.
As the woman tried to stand up, Buffy ran over and stood on her wand wrist, applying just enough pressure so she couldn't get free. The man began to regain his own balance and Buffy quickly stepped on the woman's wand, snapping it in two before rushing over to deal with the last one.
The woman gasped in shock and Buffy saw the man facing her even look at her in surprise and trepidation.
"We have to get out of here!" the woman yelled as she began to get up.
Buffy was going to see to it that they didn't all make it out of here, not with out telling her why they were here and what they wanted in the first place.
She ducked under yet another spell and send a push kick to the last man sending him onto his back winded.
"Now," Buffy said as she bend down next to the man grasping his wand arm, applying pressure and threatening to break it, "Why are three wizards such as your selves hanging around a school at this time of night?"
Buffy waited for an answer making sure to keep alert in case she were attacked from the woman behind her, but she had heard the female run off after she had broken her wand.
When the man refused to answer, she applied more pressure, receiving a yelp of pain from the wizard.
"We are," The man began in pain, "keeping watch over the school under orders."
"Why?" Buffy asked.
"In case he needed help in completing his task." The man said as he struggled against Buffy's grip.
"You mean Draco?" She asked him getting worried.
When he didn't reply, she put of her weight onto his and he gave a small shout and nodded in affirmation.
"And would this assignment be about finding the Key?" Buffy asked already sure his answer would be yes.
The man nodded, tears welling in his eyes.
"Has he found it yet?" Buffy asked forcefully, "The Key, how much does he know?"
The man struggled against her grip, whimpering.
"I cant tell you anymore!" The wizard pleaded, "He'll kill me!"
"Trust me, if you don't answer me, I'll do a lot worse than kill you." Buffy said vehemently.
"He, he's narrowed it down to a one or two students," The man said with difficulty, "but he thinks it's the new one from America, the-"
The wizard was cut off as some one from behind her yelled something and Buffy, not having enough time to duck as she realised it was a spell, went sailing through the air, stopping as she collided with a tree.
Buffy tried to lift her head but everything in her vision was swimming and her head felt as if it were made from lead. She squinted to see what was happening, and saw a figure helping the man she was getting information from before up, but then all she could see was darkness.
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heya, hope u all enjoyed this extra long chapter, there just didn't seem like any other place i could cut it and it still be a reasonable length. Plz r&r :)
