Chapter 7

Michael met with Spike on a warm evening towards the end of March. Spike came into his room.

"Got you some bloody expensive information on this demon after Destiny. Cos a re-in-souled vampire her life" Spike said.

"That's terrible what happened. I'm sorry to hear that".

Spike described the previous night and how he'd gone to the demon bar in Totness. He explained how he wanted some action and a vampire with a soul from Greece had led him to a small nest where an old one was dwelling with two newly sired women. One of the female vampires staked the Greek vampire who was helping Spike.

"I believe re-in-soulling vampires is one of the noblest things that witches do and I am sorry to hear she died" Michael said.

"Well at least she went out helping our slayer" Spike sighed.

Spike explained how the Greek vampire lady had informed him how this demon who could altar reality was trying to enter this world at present. Spike expressed how he would help Destiny fight the demon.

"I'll stay here at the guesthouse until Destiny has defeated this thing. Keep training the lass because she's going to need it" Spike said.

Michael and Spike planned to ask the with Meredith to visit them. She travelled around these parts of the country doing good work such as re-in-soulling vampires and creating protection spells.

"I'll email here right away" Michael said.

"You bloody do that", Spike huffed, "Right then. I'm off to watch some TV. You get your Slayer ready and I'll be ready when the big nasty comes looking for her".

Spike left Michael in peace as he went back to his own room to watch TV. Michael opened up his personal laptop which he had recently acquired, not wanting the watchers council to be able to track his emails.

Using a new email address, he emailed the witch Meredith.

'Dear Meredith- My name is Michael White and I am a new watcher living in Paignton Devon. My slayer has only recently been activated. Yet I am psychic and have had visions about the demon Mythos who altars reality wanting to harm her. I need your help in finding our how and when he will try to kill her. I need your help to protect her with your magic. Please respond as soon as possible, so that I can meet with you'.

Michael then awaited her response. He had his email attached to his personal phone which was also new. It was a sleek Iphone which didn't have any connection to his Android model which the watchers council provided and paid for the phone bill.

He heard a ping on his work phone. Opening the text it read that his studio flat in Paignton had been acquired. Esme would deliver him the key's once it had been furnished.

Michael felt excited to think of his new home. Hopefully he would live there for a long time. If Destiny survived her trails which he believed she would with Spikes help. Yet it was paramount that the witch Meredith help too.

Michael left the guesthouse and went for a walk along the town. He enjoyed the view and took a photo of the large seagulls which frequented this part of the country.

He cared a lot about Destiny. She was a decent girl and had the responsibility of the world on her shoulders. Like so many girls do around the world yet she was his slayer and he would die to protect her.

Michael had worked with Slayers in his training as watcher. He had been trained with a slayer who often visited the council to show watchers in training how to train slayers. He had watched that slayer take out a small nest of vampires. It had been a one time event yet it had prepared him in his mind for a job he was certain one day he would be called for.

There were so many Slayers, that watchers were always in work. Those few watchers who didn't get a Slayer would work in admin and research which was also rewarding work within the watchers council which was a huge organisation all around the world.

Over the next week Michael moved into his studio flat in Paignton. His purchased new books and placed his watcher's journal in a small safe. He placed some artwork which he had purchased from a local gallery on the walls.

The small property was home. He liked the flat which was part of a house converted into two flats. The neighbours downstairs was a deaf old lady who introduced herself as Laura.

Destiny had visited the flat. The watcher's council gave him a wage of twenty thousand pounds a year. It was reasonable money and he also had his own car and flat which he could live in for as long as he was a watcher.

He hoped very much that he would always be a watcher and that Destiny would always be his slayer due to living a long and healthy life.

His training with Destiny was going well. She was excellent at Tijitsu which he was training her in at the watcher's centre in Exeter. He would soon be formally grading her in her first belt, so that she could learn the moves of the next belt. Yet she was stronger than any human practising martial arts, she was a slayer and had the power.

Destiny was also using the money he had given her to learn Kick boxing in a non contact class. It was useful for her Slayer training. He had offered to pay for anything she might need yet she wasn't particularly materialistic.

Her mother worked in a supermarket and her dad was an art teacher at the towns Grammar school. She had an averagely comfortable life. She had a good life. Yet it was evident she was a little lonely and having this new purpose in her life had been welcomed.

Over the next few weeks Destiny and Michael found a low level yet evil Demon for her to slay. She was shocked by it's appearance and how ugly the beast was. Yet she thought with the second natured power of the slayer and slayed the beast without needing Michael's help.

The witch Meredith was to meet with Michael and Spike on one condition, that they inform Destiny of the dangers.

When Michael explained to Destiny about the events it was over a pizza in his flat. It was where they often went after training as he taught her about Slayer business.

"And this Spike" Destiny said after Michael had explained everything, "He'll make sure I win the battle?"

"He's saved the world a number of times. This demon will be no match for the two of you".

Destiny smiled as she picked up a slice of the vegetarian pizza, "I'm a slayer, it's my job to face evil. I'm glad your my watcher and helping me through all of this".

They spent the rest of the evening talking. Michael agreed that on the weekend, not only would Destiny meet Spike but the witch Meredith who would help conjure a protection spell against the forth coming demon's magical powers.