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Everything is the same as in chapter one. Once again, I do not own Charmed in any way. Tepaleth and Lennox, however, are my own creations, and I'm darn proud of 'em. Enjoy!
2. Dream Sorceress
Most people suffer some confusion in the first few moments after they wake up, when they try to determine who they are, where they are and what day of the week it is. Prue was rapidly discovering that waking from death was far worse.
She struggled to figure out what was going on, but a million thoughts were smashing against the side of her head at once. She was pretty sure she had been dead.hadn't she been dead? And now she was sitting in a weird chamber with a load of people staring at her.
Tepaleth, on the other hand, was thinking very clearly. He was amazed as all of his plans suddenly seemed so much closer to success, but he had to remember to remain calm. It wasn't over yet. He had to win her over first, and he had to do it now, whilst she was still confused. Discarding his feeling of nausea from the incantation, he took a few steps towards the slab.
Prue saw him approaching and instantly panicked. She couldn't remember much, but she still had her instincts and she could sense something not right about the man in front of her. Something dark.evil. A similar feeling was brewing inside of her, and it scared her. She felt a strong urge to protect herself from him, and something answered within her, familiar and powerful. That was one thing, at least, that she remembered. She focused on him, allowing her magic to release itself.
A second later, Tepaleth was flying through the air. He slammed into one of the pillars, sliding to the ground in pain. Prue, still trying to sort through the haze in her brain, did the only logical thing that she could do. She ran.
She was almost at the doorway when Tepaleth hollered at the other demons to stop her, but they were still reeling from the impact. She skidded into the hallway and pounded down a corridor leading off to the left. She was surprising herself with how fast she was running. She thought she could remember being fairly fit, but this was something else.
She was halfway along the passage when Tepaleth shimmered in front of her. Trying to stop at the speed she was running was practically impossible, and she slipped on the smooth floor, crashing into the wall. He moved quickly, grabbing her arms before she could struggle back up again.
"Prue, stop it," he shouted. She kicked out, catching him on the leg, but he didn't let go. "You're confused, I know, but I can help you."
"Get away from me!" she screamed at him. "I don't know who you are, but I'm not supposed to be here!"
"Yes, you are. It is you're destiny to be here, and I can help you follow that destiny." He shook her, bringing her eyes to his. "But first, you need to know the truth. Just relax and."
It was at that moment that the full force of Prue's mind hit him as he tried to enter it. It was a mass of conflicting thoughts and emotions that sped in every direction. Fighting through it would be like swimming through treacle.
He delved into her memories, trying to find what he was looking for before she became too aware of his presence. Old events flew past him like bullets, some going years back, some more recent. He sensed enough to know that they weren't what he was looking for. She's been through a lot, he realised, especially between her and her sisters. For a second, he feared that the bonds would be too strong to break, and that he would fail, but he put it out of his mind. Her confusion was his advantage over her.
Just when he was wondering if he would ever find it, he came upon it suddenly and without warning. It moved rapidly among her mind, indistinguishable from another memory to anyone else. The last thing that she ever remembered. He grabbed on to it before he lost it again, pulled it to the surface, and Prue gasped as the images flooded her mind.
.the doctor thrown out of the car.all captured on film.nightmare, street full of people.BANG.in the way. Couldn't they see she was.hospital.GET OUT OF THE WAY.nothing they could do.too late.we're the demons now.BANG.Phoebe gone.have to save him, he's going to be killed.
Prue leapt up, gasping for air as she tried to shake off the images in her head. She didn't even notice that Tepaleth had transported her back to the Crypt. "Shax was.going to kill him.but I don't understand, we vanquished him, how did he."
"It's alright, that's not important now. What's important is what your sisters did."
"My sisters."
"Yes, Prue. What were they doing while all this was going on? Look at Phoebe, gallivanting of to the underworld trying to save a demon that she foolishly fell in love with. She left you all on your own.she was nowhere to be found when you were exposed, and what about when the demon attacked? She cared more about saving a demon than saving her sisters, her own flesh and blood, after you'd been through so much together."
"It wasn't like that.at least.Piper was there."
"Ah yes, Piper. Although, what help was she? You were the one who risked yourself to save the doctor. She could have used her powers on the demon, but she didn't. She just sat there and watched you get blown through a wall. Why didn't she save you, Prue? She could have.if she'd wanted to."
"It wasn't like that."
"You keep saying that, but who are you trying to convince? Sisterly love obviously isn't all that you thought it was." He put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "And no sooner is the funeral over when they're pushing you out of the picture and getting friendly with a new sister."
Prue's eyes widened as the words registered. "New sister."
"That's right. You have a half-sister, and soon it was goodbye Prue and hello Paige. They didn't care about you. It wouldn't surprise me if part of them wanted you out of the way."
Tears burned at the corners of her eyes. No, it couldn't be true. Not after everything.but, as she stood there, another voice came to her. Not a voice in her head or a physical presence, but one that seemed to come from the walls themselves. Questioning, twisting her thoughts until she couldn't think clearly, with one main question repeating over and over.can you really trust your sisters?
Tepaleth watched as Prue came to terms with what he had said. Then, he saw doubt in her mind. Then shock. Then sadness.and when she lifted her head, her eyes blazed with the fire of anger.
"I want to speak to my sisters," she growled.
***
All of the demons and warlocks had dispersed, and now only Tepaleth and Lennox remained, contemplating the last few hours in Tepaleth's chambers. It was several hours since the ceremony had taken place, and they had both almost completely recovered, although Lennox was left with a minor headache.
"Where is she?" Lennox asked after a while, breaking the silence.
"In the crypt. It was the only way to win her over. The ancient evil residing in the walls twist people's minds, influence them to think differently. On my own, I could never have fully turned her against her sisters. The bond is too great." He sat silently for a while "Why do you keep looking at me like that?" he asked.
"You know that this will go down in history, don't you? How long have you been planning this?"
Long enough. You know I've never been one for spur of the moment ideas. Don't start celebrating yet, though. This was just the first stage. We've still got a way to go."
"So what's next? You use Prue to kill the charmed ones and then become the next Source?"
Tepaleth laughed. "Not quite, but I won't make the same mistakes all those demons before us made. They thought that they were stronger than the power of three, and they were all proved spectacularly wrong. I have accepted that the witches could vanquish you and I on the spot. Prue, however, is a different story."
He stood up and started pacing across the floor. "It's true that I believe that she is the key to defeating them - she knows their movements, their strengths and weaknesses, and she has a good knowledge of the Book of Shadows, something which no-one has successfully held on to. As yet, however, she is not ready. She is evenly matched with her sisters, and to win she needs an advantage." He paused, studying Lennox closely. "That is why I intend to make her the Source."
Lennox's face quickly changed from admiration to shock. "What? I don't understand."
"It's quite simple. If I am made the Source then the witches will simply vanquish me, as they have done to those before us. However, the powers of the Source will increase Prue's abilities to incredible levels. She will be more than a match for the others - and trying to vanquish her would prove hopeless, as they cannot vanquish someone with the charmed blood in them, good or evil."
"But Prue isn't a part of the power of three anymore."
"Shhh. All in good time. Things will soon become clear." He made a start for the chambers entrance. "Time to go. We have a lot to arrange, and it won't be long before the elders realise."
He paused a few feet from the entrance. Lennox, following him closely, nearly bumped into him.
"What is it?"
It took Tepaleth a few seconds to answer. "Nothing. That's the problem. There's nothing.follow me" In a second, he had shimmered away. Lennox sensed his path and quickly followed, plunging through the pathways and tunnels littering the astral plane until he arrived at the crypt.
"What's wrong?" he asked again, following Tepaleth's gaze to the floor.
Prue was lying several feet from the slab, completely still, hands up close to her face, feet nearly touching one of the pillars. Even from this far away, Lennox could tell that she wasn't breathing.
"I should have seen this coming," Tepaleth muttered. "I knew when I couldn't sense anything."
"What happened? Did we do something wrong with the spell?"
"No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have underestimated her independent nature." He looked into Lennox's eyes. "Don't you see? Don't you see what she's gone and done?"
***
Paige hated early starts. She loved to just lie in bed of a morning, analysing her dreams and thinking about what she was going to do that day. Getting up early meant rushing around, but she had to make up for all the time off she'd had recently.
She set the alarm clock and laid her head on the pillow, letting her eyes wander around the room. It had been Prue's before she had moved in. She'd tried to make it as relaxed as possible, making a lot of changes to reflect her personality. Yet she couldn't shake the feeling that she was just an intruder in someone else's space. Would there be a time when this place genuinely felt like home, or would she always feel like this?
Stars glittered brightly in the moonlit sky outside her window. She often imagined soaring among the clouds on a beautiful night like this, just letting her troubles float away and looking down on the world, totally at peace.
A loud crash in the passage outside her room brought her down to earth with a bump. Probably Piper off to the bathroom, she thought. It's gonna get really bad when she starts getting morning sickness.
"Piper, is that you? She asked. No answer. She stumbled over to the door and yanked it open. "Piper, I'm trying to sleep."
Paige never finished, because she was instantly taken aback by what was outside. She was pretty sure that the hallway walls hadn't been covered in candles when she went to bed, and they had been more wooden and a lot less stone. If it weren't for the doorway to her bedroom, she could have sworn she was in the corridor outside the Source's chambers, which was unusual, to say the least. Looking back to check, she was equally surprised to see herself lying asleep on the bed.
She breathed a sigh of relief. "Good, I'm dreaming." She said aloud, "I was getting worried."
"Me too" said a voice behind her. She spun around to find Phoebe standing there, one hand resting on the rough cave walls.
"Phoebe! You're here too?"
"Uh huh. This is kinda weird - and not my usual dream. Ben Affleck's usually shown up by now. Why I am dreaming about you?"
"Er.Phoebe, I think I'm dreaming about you."
"No you're not." She paused while she tried to figure out what was going on. "Maybe we're not just dreaming about each other. Maybe we're both here."
"How come? Isn't it a bit strange that we're both having exactly the same dream?"
Definitely. We'd better check this out, but be careful." She slowly headed off down the corridor, with Paige close behind.
It seemed a lot more disturbing than Paige remembered. The candle flames flickered eerily, making the shadows dance along the walls. She cursed herself for having such an active imagination.
It wasn't long before the passage opened up, and they found themselves in what were unmistakeably the Source's chambers. At least, it looked like the Source's chambers. They'd vanquished the Seer and a whole bunch of other demons here only a couple of weeks ago. Phoebe still looked back on it with a certain amount of pride, even under the circumstances. It was like the last four years had been building up to that one climactic day. Although.the chamber seemed a lot bigger now.
Paige, however, was too busy staring at the demons lining the walls to pay any attention to the size of the room.
"Should we be worried? I mean, they're just standing there, it's creepy."
"Piper."
"What?"
"It's Piper. Look."
There was a figure standing in the centre that she hadn't noticed before. Rushing to her side, she saw that it was Piper, but she looked a wreak. Tears streamed down her face and she stood staring straight ahead, completely motionless.
"Come on honey, it's OK, there's nothing to."
Phoebe never finished. She looked up while speaking and caught sight of the figure sitting on the large seat at the head of the room.
"Hello girls. Long time no see."
***
A wave of emotions rushed through Phoebe as she tried to believe what her eyes were showing her. She was breathing heavily and could feel tears forming in the corners of her eyes. The day that everything had changed flashed across her mind - Escaping from the underworld, getting back to find Piper dying.and Prue.so cold.
"Prue," she gasped. "I can't believe you're here."
"We need to talk," she interrupted.
"What? About what."
"About abandoning me and leaving me to do."
Phoebe could hardly believe he ears. "OK, if this is a nightmare now would be a really good time to wake up."
"Oh no, this is very real." She glared angrily at Phoebe. "The truth is that you cared more about saving your boyfriend than your own sister. How do you think that makes me feel?" She stood up and began pacing towards them. "And what about my other sister."
"Prue," Piper choked through her tears, "It wasn't like that, the demon."
"SHUT UP!" Prue shouted, "You didn't do anything to stop him. Don't try and deny it." She stopped, staring at Paige. "And this is the new girl. Hope my replacements been shaping up well. How long did it take you to forget all about me, I wonder?"
"We've never forgotten about you," Piper cried. "But we had to move on to survive. It was really hard for us after you died."
"It was hard for YOU?" She quickly walked back behind the bench. "In a way, dying really did me a favour. It showed me just how little you guys cared about me."
She stopped with her arms at her sides. Then, she slowly brought her right arm up, using her powers to float the bench into the air. It hovered just above her head.
"And now it's time to pay," she growled, before thrusting her arm forward, sending the bench flying across the chamber towards them.
***
TBC
Everything is the same as in chapter one. Once again, I do not own Charmed in any way. Tepaleth and Lennox, however, are my own creations, and I'm darn proud of 'em. Enjoy!
2. Dream Sorceress
Most people suffer some confusion in the first few moments after they wake up, when they try to determine who they are, where they are and what day of the week it is. Prue was rapidly discovering that waking from death was far worse.
She struggled to figure out what was going on, but a million thoughts were smashing against the side of her head at once. She was pretty sure she had been dead.hadn't she been dead? And now she was sitting in a weird chamber with a load of people staring at her.
Tepaleth, on the other hand, was thinking very clearly. He was amazed as all of his plans suddenly seemed so much closer to success, but he had to remember to remain calm. It wasn't over yet. He had to win her over first, and he had to do it now, whilst she was still confused. Discarding his feeling of nausea from the incantation, he took a few steps towards the slab.
Prue saw him approaching and instantly panicked. She couldn't remember much, but she still had her instincts and she could sense something not right about the man in front of her. Something dark.evil. A similar feeling was brewing inside of her, and it scared her. She felt a strong urge to protect herself from him, and something answered within her, familiar and powerful. That was one thing, at least, that she remembered. She focused on him, allowing her magic to release itself.
A second later, Tepaleth was flying through the air. He slammed into one of the pillars, sliding to the ground in pain. Prue, still trying to sort through the haze in her brain, did the only logical thing that she could do. She ran.
She was almost at the doorway when Tepaleth hollered at the other demons to stop her, but they were still reeling from the impact. She skidded into the hallway and pounded down a corridor leading off to the left. She was surprising herself with how fast she was running. She thought she could remember being fairly fit, but this was something else.
She was halfway along the passage when Tepaleth shimmered in front of her. Trying to stop at the speed she was running was practically impossible, and she slipped on the smooth floor, crashing into the wall. He moved quickly, grabbing her arms before she could struggle back up again.
"Prue, stop it," he shouted. She kicked out, catching him on the leg, but he didn't let go. "You're confused, I know, but I can help you."
"Get away from me!" she screamed at him. "I don't know who you are, but I'm not supposed to be here!"
"Yes, you are. It is you're destiny to be here, and I can help you follow that destiny." He shook her, bringing her eyes to his. "But first, you need to know the truth. Just relax and."
It was at that moment that the full force of Prue's mind hit him as he tried to enter it. It was a mass of conflicting thoughts and emotions that sped in every direction. Fighting through it would be like swimming through treacle.
He delved into her memories, trying to find what he was looking for before she became too aware of his presence. Old events flew past him like bullets, some going years back, some more recent. He sensed enough to know that they weren't what he was looking for. She's been through a lot, he realised, especially between her and her sisters. For a second, he feared that the bonds would be too strong to break, and that he would fail, but he put it out of his mind. Her confusion was his advantage over her.
Just when he was wondering if he would ever find it, he came upon it suddenly and without warning. It moved rapidly among her mind, indistinguishable from another memory to anyone else. The last thing that she ever remembered. He grabbed on to it before he lost it again, pulled it to the surface, and Prue gasped as the images flooded her mind.
.the doctor thrown out of the car.all captured on film.nightmare, street full of people.BANG.in the way. Couldn't they see she was.hospital.GET OUT OF THE WAY.nothing they could do.too late.we're the demons now.BANG.Phoebe gone.have to save him, he's going to be killed.
Prue leapt up, gasping for air as she tried to shake off the images in her head. She didn't even notice that Tepaleth had transported her back to the Crypt. "Shax was.going to kill him.but I don't understand, we vanquished him, how did he."
"It's alright, that's not important now. What's important is what your sisters did."
"My sisters."
"Yes, Prue. What were they doing while all this was going on? Look at Phoebe, gallivanting of to the underworld trying to save a demon that she foolishly fell in love with. She left you all on your own.she was nowhere to be found when you were exposed, and what about when the demon attacked? She cared more about saving a demon than saving her sisters, her own flesh and blood, after you'd been through so much together."
"It wasn't like that.at least.Piper was there."
"Ah yes, Piper. Although, what help was she? You were the one who risked yourself to save the doctor. She could have used her powers on the demon, but she didn't. She just sat there and watched you get blown through a wall. Why didn't she save you, Prue? She could have.if she'd wanted to."
"It wasn't like that."
"You keep saying that, but who are you trying to convince? Sisterly love obviously isn't all that you thought it was." He put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "And no sooner is the funeral over when they're pushing you out of the picture and getting friendly with a new sister."
Prue's eyes widened as the words registered. "New sister."
"That's right. You have a half-sister, and soon it was goodbye Prue and hello Paige. They didn't care about you. It wouldn't surprise me if part of them wanted you out of the way."
Tears burned at the corners of her eyes. No, it couldn't be true. Not after everything.but, as she stood there, another voice came to her. Not a voice in her head or a physical presence, but one that seemed to come from the walls themselves. Questioning, twisting her thoughts until she couldn't think clearly, with one main question repeating over and over.can you really trust your sisters?
Tepaleth watched as Prue came to terms with what he had said. Then, he saw doubt in her mind. Then shock. Then sadness.and when she lifted her head, her eyes blazed with the fire of anger.
"I want to speak to my sisters," she growled.
***
All of the demons and warlocks had dispersed, and now only Tepaleth and Lennox remained, contemplating the last few hours in Tepaleth's chambers. It was several hours since the ceremony had taken place, and they had both almost completely recovered, although Lennox was left with a minor headache.
"Where is she?" Lennox asked after a while, breaking the silence.
"In the crypt. It was the only way to win her over. The ancient evil residing in the walls twist people's minds, influence them to think differently. On my own, I could never have fully turned her against her sisters. The bond is too great." He sat silently for a while "Why do you keep looking at me like that?" he asked.
"You know that this will go down in history, don't you? How long have you been planning this?"
Long enough. You know I've never been one for spur of the moment ideas. Don't start celebrating yet, though. This was just the first stage. We've still got a way to go."
"So what's next? You use Prue to kill the charmed ones and then become the next Source?"
Tepaleth laughed. "Not quite, but I won't make the same mistakes all those demons before us made. They thought that they were stronger than the power of three, and they were all proved spectacularly wrong. I have accepted that the witches could vanquish you and I on the spot. Prue, however, is a different story."
He stood up and started pacing across the floor. "It's true that I believe that she is the key to defeating them - she knows their movements, their strengths and weaknesses, and she has a good knowledge of the Book of Shadows, something which no-one has successfully held on to. As yet, however, she is not ready. She is evenly matched with her sisters, and to win she needs an advantage." He paused, studying Lennox closely. "That is why I intend to make her the Source."
Lennox's face quickly changed from admiration to shock. "What? I don't understand."
"It's quite simple. If I am made the Source then the witches will simply vanquish me, as they have done to those before us. However, the powers of the Source will increase Prue's abilities to incredible levels. She will be more than a match for the others - and trying to vanquish her would prove hopeless, as they cannot vanquish someone with the charmed blood in them, good or evil."
"But Prue isn't a part of the power of three anymore."
"Shhh. All in good time. Things will soon become clear." He made a start for the chambers entrance. "Time to go. We have a lot to arrange, and it won't be long before the elders realise."
He paused a few feet from the entrance. Lennox, following him closely, nearly bumped into him.
"What is it?"
It took Tepaleth a few seconds to answer. "Nothing. That's the problem. There's nothing.follow me" In a second, he had shimmered away. Lennox sensed his path and quickly followed, plunging through the pathways and tunnels littering the astral plane until he arrived at the crypt.
"What's wrong?" he asked again, following Tepaleth's gaze to the floor.
Prue was lying several feet from the slab, completely still, hands up close to her face, feet nearly touching one of the pillars. Even from this far away, Lennox could tell that she wasn't breathing.
"I should have seen this coming," Tepaleth muttered. "I knew when I couldn't sense anything."
"What happened? Did we do something wrong with the spell?"
"No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have underestimated her independent nature." He looked into Lennox's eyes. "Don't you see? Don't you see what she's gone and done?"
***
Paige hated early starts. She loved to just lie in bed of a morning, analysing her dreams and thinking about what she was going to do that day. Getting up early meant rushing around, but she had to make up for all the time off she'd had recently.
She set the alarm clock and laid her head on the pillow, letting her eyes wander around the room. It had been Prue's before she had moved in. She'd tried to make it as relaxed as possible, making a lot of changes to reflect her personality. Yet she couldn't shake the feeling that she was just an intruder in someone else's space. Would there be a time when this place genuinely felt like home, or would she always feel like this?
Stars glittered brightly in the moonlit sky outside her window. She often imagined soaring among the clouds on a beautiful night like this, just letting her troubles float away and looking down on the world, totally at peace.
A loud crash in the passage outside her room brought her down to earth with a bump. Probably Piper off to the bathroom, she thought. It's gonna get really bad when she starts getting morning sickness.
"Piper, is that you? She asked. No answer. She stumbled over to the door and yanked it open. "Piper, I'm trying to sleep."
Paige never finished, because she was instantly taken aback by what was outside. She was pretty sure that the hallway walls hadn't been covered in candles when she went to bed, and they had been more wooden and a lot less stone. If it weren't for the doorway to her bedroom, she could have sworn she was in the corridor outside the Source's chambers, which was unusual, to say the least. Looking back to check, she was equally surprised to see herself lying asleep on the bed.
She breathed a sigh of relief. "Good, I'm dreaming." She said aloud, "I was getting worried."
"Me too" said a voice behind her. She spun around to find Phoebe standing there, one hand resting on the rough cave walls.
"Phoebe! You're here too?"
"Uh huh. This is kinda weird - and not my usual dream. Ben Affleck's usually shown up by now. Why I am dreaming about you?"
"Er.Phoebe, I think I'm dreaming about you."
"No you're not." She paused while she tried to figure out what was going on. "Maybe we're not just dreaming about each other. Maybe we're both here."
"How come? Isn't it a bit strange that we're both having exactly the same dream?"
Definitely. We'd better check this out, but be careful." She slowly headed off down the corridor, with Paige close behind.
It seemed a lot more disturbing than Paige remembered. The candle flames flickered eerily, making the shadows dance along the walls. She cursed herself for having such an active imagination.
It wasn't long before the passage opened up, and they found themselves in what were unmistakeably the Source's chambers. At least, it looked like the Source's chambers. They'd vanquished the Seer and a whole bunch of other demons here only a couple of weeks ago. Phoebe still looked back on it with a certain amount of pride, even under the circumstances. It was like the last four years had been building up to that one climactic day. Although.the chamber seemed a lot bigger now.
Paige, however, was too busy staring at the demons lining the walls to pay any attention to the size of the room.
"Should we be worried? I mean, they're just standing there, it's creepy."
"Piper."
"What?"
"It's Piper. Look."
There was a figure standing in the centre that she hadn't noticed before. Rushing to her side, she saw that it was Piper, but she looked a wreak. Tears streamed down her face and she stood staring straight ahead, completely motionless.
"Come on honey, it's OK, there's nothing to."
Phoebe never finished. She looked up while speaking and caught sight of the figure sitting on the large seat at the head of the room.
"Hello girls. Long time no see."
***
A wave of emotions rushed through Phoebe as she tried to believe what her eyes were showing her. She was breathing heavily and could feel tears forming in the corners of her eyes. The day that everything had changed flashed across her mind - Escaping from the underworld, getting back to find Piper dying.and Prue.so cold.
"Prue," she gasped. "I can't believe you're here."
"We need to talk," she interrupted.
"What? About what."
"About abandoning me and leaving me to do."
Phoebe could hardly believe he ears. "OK, if this is a nightmare now would be a really good time to wake up."
"Oh no, this is very real." She glared angrily at Phoebe. "The truth is that you cared more about saving your boyfriend than your own sister. How do you think that makes me feel?" She stood up and began pacing towards them. "And what about my other sister."
"Prue," Piper choked through her tears, "It wasn't like that, the demon."
"SHUT UP!" Prue shouted, "You didn't do anything to stop him. Don't try and deny it." She stopped, staring at Paige. "And this is the new girl. Hope my replacements been shaping up well. How long did it take you to forget all about me, I wonder?"
"We've never forgotten about you," Piper cried. "But we had to move on to survive. It was really hard for us after you died."
"It was hard for YOU?" She quickly walked back behind the bench. "In a way, dying really did me a favour. It showed me just how little you guys cared about me."
She stopped with her arms at her sides. Then, she slowly brought her right arm up, using her powers to float the bench into the air. It hovered just above her head.
"And now it's time to pay," she growled, before thrusting her arm forward, sending the bench flying across the chamber towards them.
***
TBC