Chapter 52

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The excorcism was long and scary. Kendall couldn't understand how these guys did this on a regular basis. It probably wasn't a good sign that Giles and Denver seemed scared. Glory wasn't going down without a fight. Her power flung Kendall across the room, Spike ran in front of her to lessen the impact. Kendall was still knocked unconsciouss, had it not been for Spike she likely would have broken her neck. Spike feared this wasn't going well, he ran up to kill Ben. Giles and Denver were concentrating on their task, would barely notice if Spike did it. And yet, for reasons he couldn't explain, Spike found himself unable to kill this helpless man. In the old days Spike would absolutely kill a doctor to save himself, or for food, for money, or just pure fun. So why couldn't he kill Ben now? It must be Glory's magick, physically preventing Spike from killing Ben. But in the end, the good guys were victorious. Glory was expelled, and Ben was free, for the first time in his life. Later the five of them were resting, and drinking water to celebrate their victory.

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Ben: I cannot thank you enough, all of you.

Kendall: So Glory's gone, forever?

Denver: I hope so. She lacks a physical body right now. It would take time, centuries even, but we can't rule out the possibility that she'll eventually regenerate.

Giles: Ofcourse the allignment will be in a few months, Glory will miss her chance. Most likely, in her discouragement, she will give up. Even if she does come back, by then the Key will likely be lost forever.

Spike: She was pretty powerful. I tried to kill you, she stopped me. It's the only reason I can think of for why I couldn't.

Ben: Apology accepted. That was an apology right?

Spike: More or less.

Kendall: Well, not that that's over. We can focus on protecting Bianca and the other girls from the fraternity cult.