Chapter 20 Welcome to the Order and a Plan.
This is the moment Parker has been waiting for so long now. Today, she will be invited into Xander's order. She will officially be one of its members. Soon she and Xander will have everything they desire. They would have no worries, no enemies they would know nothing but peace and perfection. Still on their own private and cloaked island. Hours have flown by on the island and the two are dancing on the now cold sand as the tide comes back and forth.
"We have to leave soon," Xander commented.
"I know, I wish we could have a little more one on one time together," Parker confessed.
"I too, but soon we will have eternity together with no worries, that will make up for us not staying here for too long," Xander said.
"True," Parker replies.
"You're not still struggling with the possibility of fighting your sisters, are you?" Xander asks.
"No not anymore, I won't kill them, I know I can handle them," Parker answers.
"Good, because we can't let anyone get in our way," Xander says.
"I won't let anyone, get in our way, I didn't go to that hellhole and back to let people spoil my chance at the perfect life," Parker tells Xander.
The time came for Parker to be invited into Xander's order. She was a little nervous, but she wouldn't admit, she didn't want to show any form of weakness. The order's base is in an underground temple in one of the deepest parts of the Underworld. The source of the lighting in the temple is multiple torches which lie on the stone walls. In the centre of the temple lies a massive engraved pentagram. Parker is standing in the centre of the said pentagram. While she is surrounded by all the other members of the Order, the other members are all wearing long black robes that have the Celtic symbol for past, present and the future to honour their master. While masks covering their faces all except their eyes and mouths. The masks are plain silver except for one which is gold to show who the leader of the Order is.
"Today, we welcome a new person into our Order, someone who has shown, she is dedicated and loyal to our cause and our master," The leader said.
"She's a Warren witch," One of the members pointed out clearly not happy.
"This Warren witch has done more for this cause than anyone of us, I have increased your protection wards, cast all the spells your collective power isn't capable of and so much more," Parker snapped.
"Enough, the decision is final the witch is invited to join us," The leader says. Xander approached Parker offering her one of the Order's cloaks, which he puts over her. Another demon approaches her with a silver mask and covers her face with it. Xander then passes Parker an athame and steps back.
"We now link ourselves with our new member making each and every one of us stronger," Xander said. After Xander saying that each of the other members cut their left palms with an athame of their own one by one they approach the pentagram and allow blood to drop into the pentagram before finally, Parker cuts her own palm and lets her blood to drop. The Order than chant an ancient spell in Greek completing the ritual.
After the ritual was completed, the leader requested to speak to Parker and Xander in private. The leader leads them to a private chamber hidden behind two grand and seemly never-ending staircases. The chamber consisted of many statues of their master throughout the ages from birth to adulthood, his entire story is displayed on the walls through ancient paintings and a forgotten language. In the centre of the room is a large stone altar that is also covered with all kinds of runes on the altar lies two swords made out of refined crystal and a type of metal never seen by neither magical creature nor humans before. As well two crowns both gold each holding several white diamonds. Finally, two silver bands bracelets each with an inscription written in ancient Greek.
"Why did you wish to see us in private?" Parker asks.
"I need my most powerful and skilled members this information is between the three of us and the three of us alone," The leader answers.
"What could be so important you hide this from the other members?" Xander asked.
"I've been spying on the Halliwell brothers, they have one of the pieces of Cronus' Sundial, they know we seek it and want all pieces for themselves," The leader answered.
"We already have one that makes two accountable leaving three pieces we need to find," Xander says.
"Not necessarily," Parker spoke.
"Pardon," The leader said.
"We let them find the other pieces and then we force them to hand those pieces over to us," Parker explains.
"What makes you think they would hand them over?" Xander asks.
"Simple because we're going to attack them through their hearts. We won't attack them as if they were witches," Parker answered.
"Parker Halliwell, you may actually be one of our wisest members ever," The leader tells Parker.
"I would say the wisest, but I'm trying to be humbler," Parker said.
End of chapter 20.