Satoshi, you know you'll never be able to capture Dark, Krad thought at his alter-ego. Not with a Whitelighter protecting him.
So what do you suggest I do about it? Satoshi responded in annoyance.
That Whitelighter…needs to lose her wings, replied Krad sadistically. If we eliminated one of her charges, she would lose all will to fight. She'd lose her powers.
'Eliminate?' As in kill? Because I'm not going to do that.
I never said you had to.
"Pearl!" Satoshi said.
Pearl orbed. "Yes? I sensed your distress…something wrong?"
Satoshi sat down heavily in the chair, struggling for control. "He wants…to kill…your sister's charge…"
"You mean Daisuke?" Pearl asked.
"No," Satoshi had caught his breath now. "Someone else. He said that would—"
"Make her lose her powers," Pearl said. "Among Whitelighters, it's called 'losing your wings'. And after that…he would be able to capture Dark easily."
"Samii," I said, orbing in. "I told you, you can trust me."
"Yeah, trust someone who used to be Charmed, is currently a Guardian, and also orbs in without asking," Samii replied, mixing a potion in a pot.
"Who are you vanquishing today?" I asked cheerily.
"Not vanquishing…" she muttered.
"What then?" I asked.
"Magic school," she said in her softest voice.
"MAGIC SCHOOL!" I exclaimed, hugging her around the neck.
"Come on…get off…" Samii said, but she was smiling.
"How sweet…" a familiar voice, like from a nightmare.
A white winged angel stood at the window, expression anything but angelic. He shot me with some kind of white energy before I could I could even begin to protect my charge. I fell against the wall.
"Samii…run…" I said weakly.
I looked up, and saw the angel stab her.
"NO!" I screamed, tears running down my face.
Krad turned on the window, and was gone.
I ran to Samii's side. I put my hands to her wound, struggling to heal…but it was too late. I fell on the corpse, sobbing. "No…no…you were doing so well…I thought I could protect you…I'm so sorry…I'm sorry…"