(AN: 'Chimera' is pronounced Kigh-mare-ah)
The three witches and their whitelighter could only stand with their mouths agape as they looked in front of them. A tangle of flesh and reptilian limbs laid on the remains of their table. A pair of large wings that reminded them of a bat covered most of their view and lizard-like tail snaked its way over to their feet. The creature on the floor had still not moved but the sister's were finally roused into action.
"Uhhhh... demon?" Piper suggested, cocking her head to the side. She looked at the others for input. "Blow it up or what..?"
Phoebe looked down skeptically, "Well, it hasn't tried to do anything to us yet. Hell, it hasn't even moved. Maybe it's dead."
"Or maybe we should kill it now before it gets the opportunity to take us out." Paige proposed.
"Well, Mr. Guide. What do you say? Have you ever seen anything like this thing before?" Phoebe asked, turning to her brother-in-law.
Leo was looking over the form on the ground, studying it. "I won't be able to tell you what it is. But I'll check with the Elders and see what they have to say about it if you want m..."
Leo was interrupted as the creature suddenly stirred. It shook its head and looked around bewildered. When its eyes came to rest on its audience, it quickly jumped to its feet with a hiss. Standing at full height, the creature was much less intimidating than it had been lying in a confusing heap on the floor. It was only about six feet tall, this mainly due to the creature walking up on the balls of its feet. What was also clearly obvious was the fact that the creature was not an 'it' after all. It was a 'she'.
The sisters immediately adopted defensive stances and at this action, the creature growled deep in her throat warningly. Her wings spread out to their full span and the witches' eyes were instantly drawn to the beautiful, dark blue appendages. The skin in between the structure defining bones was a lighter blue, with a tough and leathery, yet semi-see through appearance. There were reptile-like scales distributed across her body, only slightly on her chest and down the center of her face. The dark blue scales also covered her taloned feet, blending gradually with human flesh across her thighs. The same was true on her arms, with the scale reaching partway through her upper arms. At this point, she flexed her hands and the witches reflexively looked at them. At the sight of the clawed four-fingered hands, the Charmed Ones were ready to take her out.
"Oook, I'd have to agree with Paige's earlier statement." Phoebe said quickly, looking to Piper. "Blow it up!"
"With pleasure. I don't really think we should wait for this demon to do a slice and dice number on us." Piper raised her hands while she talked.
The creature saw her hands rise and immediately flinched and backed down, fear flashing in her eyes. Piper hesitated at that. "No! Please don't!" The creature pleaded. Piper was at a loss. Demons didn't usually beg. Demons came to kill them no matter what, with little or no regard for their own life.
"Umm, demons don't usually beg," she said, voicing her concern to her sisters. "Maybe we should consult the Book of Shadows."
Phoebe nodded her agreement. Paige did the same. "But what are we supposed to do with her? We can't just leave her here. She could still attack us at any minute." The situation was at a stand still as the three witches and their unexpected guest assessed one another. Suddenly Paige smiled and held out her hand. "Crystals," she stated commandingly as a blue light orbed from upstairs into her palm. She added "Circle" and, with a wave of her hand, the five crystals circled the standing creature and their power enclosed her.
Piper looked at her sister approvingly. "Niiiiiice."
"Why thank you," Paige grinned back. She held out her hands again. "Book of Shadows." Instantly, the book had orbed down to her from the attic. She sat in the chair next to her as her sisters perched on either side and Leo looked on. They began flipping intently through the ancient pages.
Forty minutes later, they had not come any closer to finding out who was residing in the crystal prison in their living room. Piper arched her back to work out the kinks. "This isn't getting us anywhere," she complained. She cast a glance over at the pent up creature who was beginning to fidget from side to side in her enclosure. She hadn't said a word since her "Please don't" comment and had barely made any sound since then. Suddenly, as if she had misjudged the size of her corral, one of her wings grazed the electrified sides. She was thrown to the side as the current shot through her body. Unfortunately her lurch caused her to hit the opposite side of the pen and that elected another howl of pain. She fell forward, her head hitting the forward wall of the prison, and began to convulse. All three sisters quickly stood up, Piper with a whispered "Oh my God."
The being looked up at them with a trail of blood dripping from her mouth and nose. She held out her hand and quietly murmured, "Crystal." And with that, the crystal was in her hand, the cage gone.
The Charmed Ones collectively took a step back. Phoebe hissed to Leo, "Umm. how the hell did she do that? I thought only whitelighters could do that whole orbing thing."
"Well, as far as I know you're right." Leo answered her. "If she's a demon and has orbing powers, then that's bad. Very, very bad."
"No, ya think?" Paige snapped impatiently. "Let's just worried about getting rid of her shall we?"
"Wait." Piper said quickly. "I think that we may be going about this wrong. Look at her. She hasn't moved since she got the crystal." Indeed she was still on the floor, her labored breathing sounding heavily. "I think that she may have hurt herself. And if she can orb things..why didn't she do it earlier? Why did she spend all that time imprisoned when she could have made her move while healthy? She waits until AFTER she gets injured to escape?" Piper asked incredulously. "Something is off here."
Leo nodded his head. "I agree." Phoebe and Paige looked at each other, thinking. They too could see something in what Piper was saying. Phoebe turned to her older sibling, "So then what do we do?"
Piper looked thoughtfully at the creature on the floor who was struggling to push herself up, her breathing becoming even more ragged. "Maybe we should try to talk to her." Phoebe and Paige exchanged looks but neither could stop their sister as she stepped over and knelt down next to the prone figure on the floor.
"Hey!" Piper said forcefully in the most no-bullshit tone she could muster. It looked up at her and Piper was immediately struck by her clear brown eyes. They seemed so alive - something that she had never seen in a demon before. And at that moment Piper was incredibly relieved that she had not gone by her first instinct and blown the creature up. She felt her sisters step up on either side of her and once again got down to business. Still looking her in the eye, Piper asked firmly, "What are you?"
The girl in front of her inhaled deeply, drawing in a breath to speak. "I am..a.. Chi..Chimera..."
"Chimera?" Phoebe repeated. "God, why does that sound so familiar?"
Piper continued with her questioning, "We saw you come through the time portal? Where did you come from? Why are you here? Who sent you?"
The creature sucked in another breath and when she answered it was so quiet that the sister's almost missed it. "Future... Ge...Gemini Prophecy... Book..Shadows.."
Paige turned to her brother-in-law, "Leo, do you know wha.." Her voice trailed off as she took in the whitelighter's ashen face. "Leo?" Piper and Phoebe turned to look as well at Paige's concerned tone. Suddenly, Leo was rushing past them to kneel down next to the being. He placed his hands over her chest and as the warm glow began to emit from his hands, her breathing began to return to normal. The witches didn't know what to say, trusting Leo to offer the information when he was able to. When he was done with his task, he gently helped her to her feet. "Thank you," she whispered, the faintest trace of a smile flashing across her face.
"You're welcome." Leo replied humbly.
The sisters were still lost. "Hello? Excuse me Leo but what's going on?" Piper interjected.
Leo strode back over to the chair where the book laid open. He held his hands over it and the pages began to flip obediently until they reached the section labeled Chimera. "Oh, I remember now," Phoebe exclaimed. "The Chimera was a monster from Greek mythology that one of thosse hero guys had to battle. It had the body of a lion, head of a goat, and tail of a lizard or something."
"A snake actually," Leo supplied. "Read." He instructed.
Piper bent over the open book and read it out loud for the benefit of her sisters. "A Chimera is a highly magical and exceptionally rare magical being. They can be either good or evil, depending on their destiny. Chimeras also have the ability to shape shift, much like powerful demons do.." Piper cut off. "Shape shift? You mean that she (Piper indicated to the silent Chimera) could change into any of us here?"
"No, it doesn't work like that," Leo answered, "She has two forms: one as a Chimera and the other as a normal human form. Much like Cole and Belthazar."
Piper frowned thoughtfully. "Hmm. Anyway, although Chimeras are traditionally thought of to be a lion/goat/snake entity, this is only one possibility. There are two different types of Chimeras. One is an animal type, such as the popular lion/goat/snake. This is a less powerful Chimera and usually does not come into contact with people. The second and more powerful Chimera is the humanoid type. These are EXCEEDINGLY rare and are usually given important tasks. Humanoid Chimeras have a general human form (two legs, two arms, walk upright) but have additional animal attributes such as feathers, wings, or tails. They are considered to be about the same as a gargoyle in many places and are usually very powerful guardians, which is why they may be found guarding the Houses of God." Piper finished. "Like the things over on the cathedrals in Europe? Those are Chimeras?"
"Yep." Leo replied quietly.
The sisters looked over at the Chimera, who was now sitting on their couch. Suddenly Phoebe remembered, "Wait, what was that other thing she was talking about? The Gemini Sign?"
Leo placed his hands over the book again. The pages flipped once more until they opened to the page right next to the one containing 'The Charmed Ones'. Piper began to read out loud again. "The Gemini Prophecy. Considered to be one of the only prophecies more powerful than that of the Charmed Ones, Gemini will produce two children (a boy and a girl) who will command exceptional amounts of power. They can be swayed to either side until the age of 21, at which point their destinies will be sealed and the destruction of the side that they're against will be imminent."
Piper stopped reading and closed the book. All four heads turned simultaneously to the Chimera sitting across from them. Phoebe finally managed to get out the words, "So are you the Prophecy?"
She smiled back grimly and nodded. "Yes. Yes I am. And I've come to change it."
"You're not the only one." Suddenly another, deeper voice rumbled across the room. The girl looked from side to side, trying to judge where it came from. Without warning, someone blinked in next to her and the sisters gasped as they realized that it must be her twin. He had the same physical makeup of claws and tail but no wings. And where her scales were of dark blue coloring, his were a deep red.
"What are you trying to do here Meika?"
She met his glare with one of her own. "I'm trying to make things right. I'm trying to save you Talyn"
"Save me?" He looked at her with a sinister grin full of pity plastered on his face. "It is I who should be saving you. You know our potential, what we can become! If you join me we can be unbeatable. We can rule together. No one will be able to stop us." His look became a little softer at that, the pleading tone more evident. And for just a second, the onlookers were able to see the human side of the monster before them.
Meika curled up her lips in a sneer, never breaking eye contact. "Go to hell."
The human emotion was gone, displaced once again by a sinister scowl. "Gladly. It's much better than the other alternative." He rolled his eyes upwards. "I've never really been a fan of the pearly whites." He leaned closer to her face, his voice dropping to a dangerously low note. "Go home Meika. Don't make me kill you here. You cannot change what is meant to be."
Once again, his female counterpart held his gaze. "THIS is not what is meant to be. Jakkin fooled with something that he was not supposed to mess with. You know that. You may not act like it, but deep down I know that you know that. And I'm going to correct his mistake."
Talyn was livid at her last statement and he trembled with the rage that he sought to contain. He suddenly cocked his head smirked devilishly. "If that is what you truly believe Meika," the face contorted into a hideous leer, "then I hope you are ready to become a martyr for your cause." Suddenly, his tail grabbed her ankle and he threw her to the floor. A darklighter crossbow shimmered into his hands and he pointed it directly at her chest. "You should have gotten rid of your whitelighter weaknesses while you had the chance." He pulled the trigger, but not before she had orbed out from underneath him.
She reemerged behind him and before he could turn around she raised her hands and threw him across the room, scattering Leo and the three sisters. With the crossbow still in Talyn's hand, Leo looked worriedly at his wife. She nodded, understanding the danger that he was in and he quickly orbed out. Talyn climbed up from the floor, holding tightly onto his head where something had gashed his temple. He held up his hand and energy balls formed. He began to throw them rapidly across the room. Meika leapt up, pumping her wings once, and attaching onto the ceiling. She scampered upside-down, dodging the projectiles as his assault continued. He seemed to have a change of mind at that point and formed six energy balls at once. She let with her hands, gripping on to the ceiling with only her taloned feet. Throwing out her arms, the balls all froze in mid-air. She waved her hand lightly and all six immediately extinguished. Talyn blinked again, emerging on the other side of her.
Piper, from her place behind the chair, yelled to Meika to watch out but it was already too late. The energy ball hit her squarely in the back, sending the Chimera flying off the ceiling and into the opposite wall with a crack. She laid there dazed as she tried to get her bearings. Meanwhile, Talyn was distracted by the sound of Piper's voice. He had been so caught up in finding out what his sister was up to that he hadn't bothered to check to see who else was in the room. It was a stupid mistake to make and he knew that Jakkin would be angry at him later.
He paused as he drew nearer and Piper met his gaze, holding it. He stopped moving all together at that point, standing still as if transfixed. From behind the couch with Phoebe, Paige saw her chance. "Athamay," she commanded, and one of the demon knives that had been sitting on the mantle orbed into her hand. She quickly threw it in a line drive at the boy's back. Talyn heard her cry though and turned quickly. He raised his hands and the knife was thrown back right into Paige. She cried out as her knees buckled and she hit the floor.
"Paige!" Phoebe yelled, kneeling next to her fallen sister.
"I'm ok," Paige said, attempting to convince her sister and failing miserably. "Piper."
Phoebe nodded and rose back up. "Hey!" She shouted, hoping to draw Talyn's attention away from Piper. It worked as his gaze shifted once more. She started to back away nervously.
"Phooooeeebe, what are you doing?" Piper questioned.
"I don't know. That was really as far as I got in my plan." Phoebe admitted.
"Well," Piper glanced at the creature in front of her, "Think faster!"
Before Phoebe could even react however, Talyn raised his hand again and she found herself being thrown up to the ceiling, back into the wall, and down to the floor. She groaned loudly as she landed next to Paige. Some bones were definitely broken. Damn. "Leo!" Their whitelighter orbed in almost immediately to help them.
As Talyn turned his attention back to Piper yet again, she raised her hands preparing to blow him up. He saw her action and raised his forearms in front of him. Piper's shot merely bounced off, missing him completely. She glanced at her hands, then looked back up at his amused expression. "Uh- oh."
He smiled slightly, "Damn straight," and continued to advance towards her, outstretching his hand as he did so. She back-peddled until her back hit the wall and she could go no further. And it was then that he stopped. She looked at him, unsure of what was going on. He stood only a few steps in front of her with his hand out in front of him, seemingly ready to give a final deadly blow. But instead he was shaking, having trouble holding his hand up. Looking at his face, Piper could see the conflicting emotions playing across it. Even under the scales of his arms, she could see the effort it was taking him to keep his arm steady. She knew in a second that he did not want to do this. He did not want to kill her. At this point, she doubted that he was even ABLE to.
Silently, Meika crept up to his side. She was amazingly still, careful not to get close enough to spook him into doing something stupid but also near enough so that he could feel her presence.
"Talyn," she spoke softly, all traces of the earlier venom gone from her tone. "You don't want to do this. I know you don't want to. You know what will happen if you do it? Don't let him win. He wants you to do it. That's why you're here. He ordered you to. But you don't want to. That's why you're hesitating. You're fighting his control now. I know that you're strong enough to keep fighting it. Talyn..? Keep fighting ok?" By the time she was done talking, Meika had gradually moved over so that she was standing between Talyn and Piper. Talyn looked at her once, pain in his eyes and arm trembling uncontrollably. He suddenly clutched his head in his hands, raking his short, dark hair through his fingers. He screamed a primal scream, baring his canines at Piper and, against her will, she shuddered.
And in a blink he was gone.
TBC
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The three witches and their whitelighter could only stand with their mouths agape as they looked in front of them. A tangle of flesh and reptilian limbs laid on the remains of their table. A pair of large wings that reminded them of a bat covered most of their view and lizard-like tail snaked its way over to their feet. The creature on the floor had still not moved but the sister's were finally roused into action.
"Uhhhh... demon?" Piper suggested, cocking her head to the side. She looked at the others for input. "Blow it up or what..?"
Phoebe looked down skeptically, "Well, it hasn't tried to do anything to us yet. Hell, it hasn't even moved. Maybe it's dead."
"Or maybe we should kill it now before it gets the opportunity to take us out." Paige proposed.
"Well, Mr. Guide. What do you say? Have you ever seen anything like this thing before?" Phoebe asked, turning to her brother-in-law.
Leo was looking over the form on the ground, studying it. "I won't be able to tell you what it is. But I'll check with the Elders and see what they have to say about it if you want m..."
Leo was interrupted as the creature suddenly stirred. It shook its head and looked around bewildered. When its eyes came to rest on its audience, it quickly jumped to its feet with a hiss. Standing at full height, the creature was much less intimidating than it had been lying in a confusing heap on the floor. It was only about six feet tall, this mainly due to the creature walking up on the balls of its feet. What was also clearly obvious was the fact that the creature was not an 'it' after all. It was a 'she'.
The sisters immediately adopted defensive stances and at this action, the creature growled deep in her throat warningly. Her wings spread out to their full span and the witches' eyes were instantly drawn to the beautiful, dark blue appendages. The skin in between the structure defining bones was a lighter blue, with a tough and leathery, yet semi-see through appearance. There were reptile-like scales distributed across her body, only slightly on her chest and down the center of her face. The dark blue scales also covered her taloned feet, blending gradually with human flesh across her thighs. The same was true on her arms, with the scale reaching partway through her upper arms. At this point, she flexed her hands and the witches reflexively looked at them. At the sight of the clawed four-fingered hands, the Charmed Ones were ready to take her out.
"Oook, I'd have to agree with Paige's earlier statement." Phoebe said quickly, looking to Piper. "Blow it up!"
"With pleasure. I don't really think we should wait for this demon to do a slice and dice number on us." Piper raised her hands while she talked.
The creature saw her hands rise and immediately flinched and backed down, fear flashing in her eyes. Piper hesitated at that. "No! Please don't!" The creature pleaded. Piper was at a loss. Demons didn't usually beg. Demons came to kill them no matter what, with little or no regard for their own life.
"Umm, demons don't usually beg," she said, voicing her concern to her sisters. "Maybe we should consult the Book of Shadows."
Phoebe nodded her agreement. Paige did the same. "But what are we supposed to do with her? We can't just leave her here. She could still attack us at any minute." The situation was at a stand still as the three witches and their unexpected guest assessed one another. Suddenly Paige smiled and held out her hand. "Crystals," she stated commandingly as a blue light orbed from upstairs into her palm. She added "Circle" and, with a wave of her hand, the five crystals circled the standing creature and their power enclosed her.
Piper looked at her sister approvingly. "Niiiiiice."
"Why thank you," Paige grinned back. She held out her hands again. "Book of Shadows." Instantly, the book had orbed down to her from the attic. She sat in the chair next to her as her sisters perched on either side and Leo looked on. They began flipping intently through the ancient pages.
Forty minutes later, they had not come any closer to finding out who was residing in the crystal prison in their living room. Piper arched her back to work out the kinks. "This isn't getting us anywhere," she complained. She cast a glance over at the pent up creature who was beginning to fidget from side to side in her enclosure. She hadn't said a word since her "Please don't" comment and had barely made any sound since then. Suddenly, as if she had misjudged the size of her corral, one of her wings grazed the electrified sides. She was thrown to the side as the current shot through her body. Unfortunately her lurch caused her to hit the opposite side of the pen and that elected another howl of pain. She fell forward, her head hitting the forward wall of the prison, and began to convulse. All three sisters quickly stood up, Piper with a whispered "Oh my God."
The being looked up at them with a trail of blood dripping from her mouth and nose. She held out her hand and quietly murmured, "Crystal." And with that, the crystal was in her hand, the cage gone.
The Charmed Ones collectively took a step back. Phoebe hissed to Leo, "Umm. how the hell did she do that? I thought only whitelighters could do that whole orbing thing."
"Well, as far as I know you're right." Leo answered her. "If she's a demon and has orbing powers, then that's bad. Very, very bad."
"No, ya think?" Paige snapped impatiently. "Let's just worried about getting rid of her shall we?"
"Wait." Piper said quickly. "I think that we may be going about this wrong. Look at her. She hasn't moved since she got the crystal." Indeed she was still on the floor, her labored breathing sounding heavily. "I think that she may have hurt herself. And if she can orb things..why didn't she do it earlier? Why did she spend all that time imprisoned when she could have made her move while healthy? She waits until AFTER she gets injured to escape?" Piper asked incredulously. "Something is off here."
Leo nodded his head. "I agree." Phoebe and Paige looked at each other, thinking. They too could see something in what Piper was saying. Phoebe turned to her older sibling, "So then what do we do?"
Piper looked thoughtfully at the creature on the floor who was struggling to push herself up, her breathing becoming even more ragged. "Maybe we should try to talk to her." Phoebe and Paige exchanged looks but neither could stop their sister as she stepped over and knelt down next to the prone figure on the floor.
"Hey!" Piper said forcefully in the most no-bullshit tone she could muster. It looked up at her and Piper was immediately struck by her clear brown eyes. They seemed so alive - something that she had never seen in a demon before. And at that moment Piper was incredibly relieved that she had not gone by her first instinct and blown the creature up. She felt her sisters step up on either side of her and once again got down to business. Still looking her in the eye, Piper asked firmly, "What are you?"
The girl in front of her inhaled deeply, drawing in a breath to speak. "I am..a.. Chi..Chimera..."
"Chimera?" Phoebe repeated. "God, why does that sound so familiar?"
Piper continued with her questioning, "We saw you come through the time portal? Where did you come from? Why are you here? Who sent you?"
The creature sucked in another breath and when she answered it was so quiet that the sister's almost missed it. "Future... Ge...Gemini Prophecy... Book..Shadows.."
Paige turned to her brother-in-law, "Leo, do you know wha.." Her voice trailed off as she took in the whitelighter's ashen face. "Leo?" Piper and Phoebe turned to look as well at Paige's concerned tone. Suddenly, Leo was rushing past them to kneel down next to the being. He placed his hands over her chest and as the warm glow began to emit from his hands, her breathing began to return to normal. The witches didn't know what to say, trusting Leo to offer the information when he was able to. When he was done with his task, he gently helped her to her feet. "Thank you," she whispered, the faintest trace of a smile flashing across her face.
"You're welcome." Leo replied humbly.
The sisters were still lost. "Hello? Excuse me Leo but what's going on?" Piper interjected.
Leo strode back over to the chair where the book laid open. He held his hands over it and the pages began to flip obediently until they reached the section labeled Chimera. "Oh, I remember now," Phoebe exclaimed. "The Chimera was a monster from Greek mythology that one of thosse hero guys had to battle. It had the body of a lion, head of a goat, and tail of a lizard or something."
"A snake actually," Leo supplied. "Read." He instructed.
Piper bent over the open book and read it out loud for the benefit of her sisters. "A Chimera is a highly magical and exceptionally rare magical being. They can be either good or evil, depending on their destiny. Chimeras also have the ability to shape shift, much like powerful demons do.." Piper cut off. "Shape shift? You mean that she (Piper indicated to the silent Chimera) could change into any of us here?"
"No, it doesn't work like that," Leo answered, "She has two forms: one as a Chimera and the other as a normal human form. Much like Cole and Belthazar."
Piper frowned thoughtfully. "Hmm. Anyway, although Chimeras are traditionally thought of to be a lion/goat/snake entity, this is only one possibility. There are two different types of Chimeras. One is an animal type, such as the popular lion/goat/snake. This is a less powerful Chimera and usually does not come into contact with people. The second and more powerful Chimera is the humanoid type. These are EXCEEDINGLY rare and are usually given important tasks. Humanoid Chimeras have a general human form (two legs, two arms, walk upright) but have additional animal attributes such as feathers, wings, or tails. They are considered to be about the same as a gargoyle in many places and are usually very powerful guardians, which is why they may be found guarding the Houses of God." Piper finished. "Like the things over on the cathedrals in Europe? Those are Chimeras?"
"Yep." Leo replied quietly.
The sisters looked over at the Chimera, who was now sitting on their couch. Suddenly Phoebe remembered, "Wait, what was that other thing she was talking about? The Gemini Sign?"
Leo placed his hands over the book again. The pages flipped once more until they opened to the page right next to the one containing 'The Charmed Ones'. Piper began to read out loud again. "The Gemini Prophecy. Considered to be one of the only prophecies more powerful than that of the Charmed Ones, Gemini will produce two children (a boy and a girl) who will command exceptional amounts of power. They can be swayed to either side until the age of 21, at which point their destinies will be sealed and the destruction of the side that they're against will be imminent."
Piper stopped reading and closed the book. All four heads turned simultaneously to the Chimera sitting across from them. Phoebe finally managed to get out the words, "So are you the Prophecy?"
She smiled back grimly and nodded. "Yes. Yes I am. And I've come to change it."
"You're not the only one." Suddenly another, deeper voice rumbled across the room. The girl looked from side to side, trying to judge where it came from. Without warning, someone blinked in next to her and the sisters gasped as they realized that it must be her twin. He had the same physical makeup of claws and tail but no wings. And where her scales were of dark blue coloring, his were a deep red.
"What are you trying to do here Meika?"
She met his glare with one of her own. "I'm trying to make things right. I'm trying to save you Talyn"
"Save me?" He looked at her with a sinister grin full of pity plastered on his face. "It is I who should be saving you. You know our potential, what we can become! If you join me we can be unbeatable. We can rule together. No one will be able to stop us." His look became a little softer at that, the pleading tone more evident. And for just a second, the onlookers were able to see the human side of the monster before them.
Meika curled up her lips in a sneer, never breaking eye contact. "Go to hell."
The human emotion was gone, displaced once again by a sinister scowl. "Gladly. It's much better than the other alternative." He rolled his eyes upwards. "I've never really been a fan of the pearly whites." He leaned closer to her face, his voice dropping to a dangerously low note. "Go home Meika. Don't make me kill you here. You cannot change what is meant to be."
Once again, his female counterpart held his gaze. "THIS is not what is meant to be. Jakkin fooled with something that he was not supposed to mess with. You know that. You may not act like it, but deep down I know that you know that. And I'm going to correct his mistake."
Talyn was livid at her last statement and he trembled with the rage that he sought to contain. He suddenly cocked his head smirked devilishly. "If that is what you truly believe Meika," the face contorted into a hideous leer, "then I hope you are ready to become a martyr for your cause." Suddenly, his tail grabbed her ankle and he threw her to the floor. A darklighter crossbow shimmered into his hands and he pointed it directly at her chest. "You should have gotten rid of your whitelighter weaknesses while you had the chance." He pulled the trigger, but not before she had orbed out from underneath him.
She reemerged behind him and before he could turn around she raised her hands and threw him across the room, scattering Leo and the three sisters. With the crossbow still in Talyn's hand, Leo looked worriedly at his wife. She nodded, understanding the danger that he was in and he quickly orbed out. Talyn climbed up from the floor, holding tightly onto his head where something had gashed his temple. He held up his hand and energy balls formed. He began to throw them rapidly across the room. Meika leapt up, pumping her wings once, and attaching onto the ceiling. She scampered upside-down, dodging the projectiles as his assault continued. He seemed to have a change of mind at that point and formed six energy balls at once. She let with her hands, gripping on to the ceiling with only her taloned feet. Throwing out her arms, the balls all froze in mid-air. She waved her hand lightly and all six immediately extinguished. Talyn blinked again, emerging on the other side of her.
Piper, from her place behind the chair, yelled to Meika to watch out but it was already too late. The energy ball hit her squarely in the back, sending the Chimera flying off the ceiling and into the opposite wall with a crack. She laid there dazed as she tried to get her bearings. Meanwhile, Talyn was distracted by the sound of Piper's voice. He had been so caught up in finding out what his sister was up to that he hadn't bothered to check to see who else was in the room. It was a stupid mistake to make and he knew that Jakkin would be angry at him later.
He paused as he drew nearer and Piper met his gaze, holding it. He stopped moving all together at that point, standing still as if transfixed. From behind the couch with Phoebe, Paige saw her chance. "Athamay," she commanded, and one of the demon knives that had been sitting on the mantle orbed into her hand. She quickly threw it in a line drive at the boy's back. Talyn heard her cry though and turned quickly. He raised his hands and the knife was thrown back right into Paige. She cried out as her knees buckled and she hit the floor.
"Paige!" Phoebe yelled, kneeling next to her fallen sister.
"I'm ok," Paige said, attempting to convince her sister and failing miserably. "Piper."
Phoebe nodded and rose back up. "Hey!" She shouted, hoping to draw Talyn's attention away from Piper. It worked as his gaze shifted once more. She started to back away nervously.
"Phooooeeebe, what are you doing?" Piper questioned.
"I don't know. That was really as far as I got in my plan." Phoebe admitted.
"Well," Piper glanced at the creature in front of her, "Think faster!"
Before Phoebe could even react however, Talyn raised his hand again and she found herself being thrown up to the ceiling, back into the wall, and down to the floor. She groaned loudly as she landed next to Paige. Some bones were definitely broken. Damn. "Leo!" Their whitelighter orbed in almost immediately to help them.
As Talyn turned his attention back to Piper yet again, she raised her hands preparing to blow him up. He saw her action and raised his forearms in front of him. Piper's shot merely bounced off, missing him completely. She glanced at her hands, then looked back up at his amused expression. "Uh- oh."
He smiled slightly, "Damn straight," and continued to advance towards her, outstretching his hand as he did so. She back-peddled until her back hit the wall and she could go no further. And it was then that he stopped. She looked at him, unsure of what was going on. He stood only a few steps in front of her with his hand out in front of him, seemingly ready to give a final deadly blow. But instead he was shaking, having trouble holding his hand up. Looking at his face, Piper could see the conflicting emotions playing across it. Even under the scales of his arms, she could see the effort it was taking him to keep his arm steady. She knew in a second that he did not want to do this. He did not want to kill her. At this point, she doubted that he was even ABLE to.
Silently, Meika crept up to his side. She was amazingly still, careful not to get close enough to spook him into doing something stupid but also near enough so that he could feel her presence.
"Talyn," she spoke softly, all traces of the earlier venom gone from her tone. "You don't want to do this. I know you don't want to. You know what will happen if you do it? Don't let him win. He wants you to do it. That's why you're here. He ordered you to. But you don't want to. That's why you're hesitating. You're fighting his control now. I know that you're strong enough to keep fighting it. Talyn..? Keep fighting ok?" By the time she was done talking, Meika had gradually moved over so that she was standing between Talyn and Piper. Talyn looked at her once, pain in his eyes and arm trembling uncontrollably. He suddenly clutched his head in his hands, raking his short, dark hair through his fingers. He screamed a primal scream, baring his canines at Piper and, against her will, she shuddered.
And in a blink he was gone.
TBC
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