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-Scotty


"No, no, no, no, no." I repeated over and over again, screaming.

"Varick." Scott said, voice low.

I laid her down. I stood up and didn't let my gaze leave her. I heard footsteps and then a clattering sound. Chris. I jerked my head up, Nishiko and Kira took a step back as my eyes landed on them. I walked up to them, holding out a hand. Kira was shaking, she offered me her katana. I took it, walking back to Allison. I wouldn't let this happen, this was not going to happen.

"Scott, get back." I said.

He hesitated, looking at me.

"I said get back." I repeated, voice almost a growl.

Scott scrambled backwards on the ground next to Isaac. I grabbed the katana, slashing it along my wrist.

"Varick! What are you doing?" Scott asked, his cheeks stained with tears and he almost choked as if he would start sobbing again at any moment.

I saw Lydia and Stiles at the gate. Both staring at me as blood rushed from my arm. I made a circle around Allison, making a pentagram. I snapped my fingers, candles appeared at all five points.

"What are you doing?" Scott asked again.

"I'm fixing this." I replied.

I sat down at Allison's feet. I started to chant then. Nothing was happening. I slammed my fists on the ground.

"Give her back! You hear me?! I said give her back, dammit!" I screamed.

Suddenly I was surrounded by white light and it was like when I transformed. All of my mother's appearing before me.

"What's going on?" I demanded.

"My sweet child." My most recent mother said, stepping forward.

"I want her back." I demanded.

"We can do that." She replied.

"I'll do whatever you want, I'll do anything." I said.

"That's just the thing; there isn't anything to do." She smiled.

"What does that mean?" I asked.

My first mother stepped forward.

"When I was cursed, it was by a human who had someone else curse me. I valued supernatural life over human life and because of that, her child died. So for the rest of my child's life, they would have to protect the supernatural that I loved so much as punishment." She explained. "With this, willing to sacrifice your own life for the expense of a human life, you have broken the curse."

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"Allison's life with be returned to her and you, you will no longer be the protector." She replied, taking my hands.

"So, I'll be human?" I asked.

"You'll be a fairy, your power will be different and your wings will remain." She replied. "This is the last time you will see us."

I let the tears stream down my face as I returned to where I was. The crystal in my necklace, shattered.

"Varick?" Lydia asked, scared.

My wings had come out. I looked at my hands, trembling. I jerked my head towards Allison, shaking her.

"Allison, Allison!" I yelled.

And with that, she took a deep breath and she jerked up as her eyes popped open. I didn't wait before hugging her. I sobbed, hard.

"Thank you." She said, patting my hair.

I couldn't see the others but I could feel them as them as we were circled and hugged, everyone sobbing. I looked up to see Chris standing a few feet away. I got Allison to her feet and let her go to him.

"What did you do?" Scott asked, taking my hand.

"I'm not the Protector anymore." I replied.

"So, you're a human?" Isaac asked.

"No." I replied. "We need to get out of here."

The sound of cop cars wailed in the distance.

"They had an abd out on Lydia. Isaac, go with Allison and her father. Stiles, go with Kira and her mother. Scott, you stay with me and Lydia." I commanded.

They all nodded, Isaac helping Allison who was still dizzy to her father's car. Kira helping Stiles' to her mom's car. I walked over to the small pool of blood that had drained from Allison's body. I waved a hand over top of it and it slowly disappeared. Glad to know I could still use non-verbal magic. The police showed up, we pretended at though we had just found Lydia. After a few questions, we were released. I dropped Lydia off at home and then went back to Scott's. We showered together, I dropped my necklace in the trash and climbed in to his bed after I dried my hair. Scott grabbed my waist and jerked me towards him.

"You okay?" I asked, running a hand through his hair.

"I thought you were going to die too." Scott mumbled.

"Well, I didn't and we got Allison back. All that's left to do is kill the Nogitsune." I replied.

"Which we don't know how to do." Scott stated.

"We'll figure it out, you always figure it out. We'll talk to Deaton in a few hours. We all need rest after what just happened." I stated.

Scott nodded and I got up, flipping the lights off and getting back in bed.

"No magic?" Scott asked.

"Afraid I might burst a bulb or something. I'm not sure how much was taken away from me yet." I stated.

Scott nodded and then I watched his eyes flutter shut and he was out. I chuckled and grabbed his hand, letting myself drift off as well. I awoke to the sound of Scott's phone vibrating. He groaned slightly, leaning over and getting it.

"Yeah dude?" Scott asked.

"The Nemeton?" Scott asked.

"Yeah, yeah, okay dude." Scott said, hanging up.

"What about the Nemeton?" I asked.

"Let's go talk to Deaton, Lydia wants to come too and I'll explain on the way." Scott replied.

I nodded, rubbing my face and getting out of the bed. I got dressed while Scott did too and we picked up Lydia, taking my car and headed to Deaton's office. Scott explained to me about Kira's mom trapping the Nogitsune at the Nemeton. Deaton let us in to his office.

"Kira and Stiles said it was the Nemeton that kept it trapped." Scott said.

"The problem is that you aren't fighting a person, it just looks like one." Deaton explained. "It's a human that's taken the shape of a human."

"The shape of my best friend." Scott replied.

"Someone caught it once, someone can do it again, right?" Lydia asked.

"I don't know. This thing was trapped a long time ago, before the Nemeton was cut down. It doesn't have the same power anymore." Deaton explained.

"Is there anything that does?" Scott asked.

Deaton looked me up and down and sighed.

"Varick would have had the power to trap him but no longer being the Protector means that power was dispersed." Deaton explained.

"Back in to the Nemeton?" Scott asked.

"Sort of. There are rare object made out of the wood from the Nemeton and it's dispersed through those as well as the core of the Nemeton." Deaton replied.

"Wait, powerful object as in powerful enough to hold an alphas claws?" Lydia asked.

"Which Alpha?" Deaton asked.

"Talia Hale's." Lydia replied. "Peter had them in this wooden box with the triskele carved in the lid. What if it was made from the Nemeton?"

"It was." Deaton replied.

"How do you know?" Scott asked.

"Because I made it." Deaton stated.

"Then we get Derek to get that box and we'll trap that sucker in there." I exclaimed.

My phone started vibrating in my pocket. A picture of me, Isaac and Allison popping up on the screen.

"Hey, how you feeling?" I asked, answering.

"Better. I slept for so long that I didn't get to tell you guys. When I killed that Oni, I fired a silver arrow head." Allison stated.

"Silver kills them?" I asked.

"Worked pretty well for me." Allison replied.

"Thanks for letting me know, get some more rest." I said, hanging up.

"That was Allison. Silver kills the Oni." I said. "We need to go to my house."

"What? Why?" Lydia asked.

"There's something I need to get." I replied.

"Okay, Derek has the box and he's going to meet us." Scott stated, sliding his phone in his pocket.

I saw Lydia falter, grabbing her arm.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"You can't feel it?" She asked.

"No, when I stopped being the Protector. I stopped having a tether." I replied.

"I got this rushing feeling. We're running out of time." Lydia stated.

"Yeah, I kinda got that feeling too." Stiles said.

He and Kira entered through the side door, he was holding himself up using Kira's shoulders.

"You look bad." I said. "We need to hurry up and end this. Let's get to my place and then we'll find him."

We all went out to my car, sliding in. I pulled up in front of my apartment and hopped up the steps. I opened up my closet, walked inside and moved some other chests around. I opened the large one at the back of my closet and pulled it out. I unsheathed the blade and checked it. The blade long and sharp, the hilt black with a silver swiveled guard around it. I sheathed it and grabbed the belt, fastening it around my hips. I rushed back out the car and set the blade between my legs.

"What is that?" Lydia asked, leaning forward.

"You'll see it soon. Let's just worry about where he's at." I replied.

"He's at the school. I can feel it." Stiles replied.

I turned on my car, heading towards the school and coming to a stop right in front of it. Stiles got out, leaning on Lydia for support. I got out, sliding the sheath through the belt. We got to the doors.

"Wait, I know what you're all thinking. If this works it might kill me too." Stiles said. "But even if it does, you have to go through with it."

"Hey, I already saved one of my friends, I'm not about to not save the other." I smiled, patting his face.

Scott pushed open the doors and suddenly we weren't in the school but a snow covered garden. The doors shutting behind us.

"Well that wasn't part of the plan." Stiles said.

Suddenly there were footsteps in the snow and the Nogitsune we'd seen in Stiles' mind was inching towards us before stopping. Kira unsheathed her katana and I put a hand on my sword's hilt.

"Like I promised, Stiles, we're going to kill all of them." The Nogitsune said. "One by one."

Suddenly an Oni appeared, Kira blocked it's blade with her own. Scott taking a step back. The others stood in a line, two Oni next to the Nogitsune and one behind us. I circled around them and drew my blade.

"What the hell is this? Where are we?" Scott asked.

"Between life and death." The Nogitsune said.

"Bardo." Lydia stated.

"But there are no peaceful deities here, Lydia." The Nogitsune stated, pointing at her. "You're dying, Stiles and now everyone you care about it dying too."

"What? What do you mean?" Stiles asked.

"I've captured almost all the territories on the board, Stiles." It replied. "The hospital, the Sheriff's station and now the animal clinic."

Stiles glanced at me behind him momentarily. I knew what it was talking about. It'd gone after the people we cared about: Melissa, The Sheriff, Deaton.

"Do you know the ritual of seppuku, Stiles?" It asked.

"No and I don't want to." Stiles replied.

"It's when a samurai disembowels himself with his own sword to maintain his honor." It explained. "But that's not the cut that kills you, the killing stroke is made by his kaishakunin who beheads the samurai with his own katana. Scott is your kaishakunin. I'm going to make your best friend kill you, Stiles, but you're going to let him. Because just like you, they are all going to die. Everyone touched by an Oni's blade, unless Scott kills you first."

"Why are you doing this?" Stiles asked.

"To win the game." It replied.

It stepped backwards, the Oni readying their katanas.

"Scott, Kira." I said.

They both readied themselves, Scott shifted and Kira readying her blade. I held up my blade. Pushing Lydia and Stiles close together behind me.

"When the fight starts, get to the side and stay there." I commanded.

Lydia nodded and grabbed Stiles, ready to move. Then the Oni charged and the fighting began. Kira, Scott and I ended up back to back.

"How is this happening? How are we in this place?" Scott asked.

"You're asking me? A month ago I'd never picked up a sword." Kira exclaimed.

"It's a trick. We just have to figure out how to get out of it." I said. "Scott, Kira; cover me. I'm going to kill one of them."

They both looked at me as I charged one, shoving it to the ground and standing on it's chest. I sunk my blade in to it's chest and watched as it struggled then dissolved in a pool of black smoke. I heard something hit the snow, Kira's katana. She was standing there with two katanas pointed at her. I slid between them and in front of her, wrapping an arm around her to press her against my back and holding out my blade, ready to fight. I watch Stiles pick up the katana.

"Stiles, no!" Scott yelled.

"What if it saves you? What if it saves all of you?" Stiles asked.

"What if it's just another trick?" Lydia yelled.

That's when I felt it, the blades both come down across the front of my body. Kira letting out a scream. I was distracted and even with my guard they brought their blades down on me. I coughed, blood leaking from my mouth.

"No more tricks, Lydia." The Nogitsune said. "Do it, Scott. Let your friend fall on his own sword, do for him what he cannot do for himself. Do it, Scott, be his kaishakunin. Give up the game."

"Stiles!" I yelled.

His head jerked up at me. He looked from me to the sword.

"You have no moves left." The Nogitsune said.

"I do." Stiles said, tossing Kira's sword back to her. "A divine move."

"Varick, you said it was a trick. You're right, it's an illusion. Stop fighting them and just walk out the doors. I know it looks real and it feels real but trust me." Stiles said.

We nodded, I sheathed my blade, Kira doing the same and we walked through. The Oni cutting us with their blades but as we pushed through the doors we were inside the school's hallway and unharmed.

"We're okay." Scott said.

Suddenly Scott was thrown in to the lockers and Kira was smacked the other way. I jumped to the side. The copy-cat Stiles staring my down.

"This was my game, think you can beat me at my game?" He asked, annoyed.

"I don't care." I replied.

Lydia and Stiles began to shuffle backwards and I stayed on the side, hand on my hilt. The copy-cat Stiles began to approach them, making then walk backwards at a greater speed. Ignoring me. Why was he ignoring me? Because he knew I wasn't the Protector anymore. He thought I was human.

"Divine move? Divine move? You think you have any moves?" He demanded.

I moved towards Stiles and Lydia, standing in front of them and pressing them back and back.

"You can kill the Oni but me? You can't kill me, I'm a thousand years old, you can't kill me!" He screamed.

"But we can change you." Lydia pipped up.

"What?" He practically spit.

"You forgot about the scroll." Stiles said.

"The shungendo scroll." Lydia stated.

"Change the host." He replied.

"You can't be a fox and a wolf." I stated.

Scott grabbed him by the shoulder, sinking his teeth in to his shoulder as he let out a scream. Kira nodded at me and we both shoved our swords through his body at the same time then jerked them out. He fell to his knees and crumbled, like literally crumbled as though he were clay. A fly coming from his mouth, Isaac appeared and trapped it inside the wooden box. I saw Stiles eyes roll up and he fainted.

"Is he okay?" Isaac asked.

"I think he just fainted. He's not very strong stomached." I replied.

After a few minutes, he came back to.

"Oh god, I fainted didn't I?" Stiles asked.

"Yeah." I replied with a small laugh.

Everyone else let out a laugh.

"We're alive." Stiles said.

"All of us." I smiled.

I noticed Lydia look to the side, towards the doors. An odd look on her face.

"Lydia?" I asked.

She stood, walking towards the exit. Scott helped Stiles get up and we followed after her. I came to a halt, body frozen over when I saw the scene. Aiden was dying in Derek and Ethan's arms. Lydia turned around, running in to Stiles arms and silently sobbing against him. I felt Scott put an arm around me and I just sat down on the ground.

"I'm sorry." I said.

Derek approached us after a few minutes, talking Lydia down and had me take everyone home. Time passed. Allison, Isaac and her father decided to go to France and if that was permanent was up to them. I'd been hanging out with Lydia pretty much every single day and we'd had Kira over pretty often. School went back to normal. Stiles regained his health. And we added a new member to our pack. Malia Tate. Scott taught her how to shift and the whole were-animal thing. I helped out as much as I could, still trying to test my magic abilities to see exactly what it was I could and couldn't do.

We were going to be alright.