Information Exchange Part 3
(This is a continuation of the alternate universe I created in Degrees of Evil. I do not own any part of Charmed, I just write about it. And as always, please comment and tell me what you think.)
"PAIGE!" Piper and Phoebe shouted. They ran over and turned Paige over. She was unconscious, and her body was twitching. Piper and Phoebe yelled "LEO!" As he orbed in, Leo asked, "What? What's wrong?"
"We don't know. Now, hurry up and heal her."
As Leo's hands started to glow, he started moving them down her body, trying to find the injury so he can heal her. After about 10 seconds, he looked up at the sisters and said, "I can't heal her!"
"WHAT!"
"Well, there's nothing physically wrong with her. She is in perfect health. No tremors, no tumors, nothing. I don't know what's going on." Leo said. "How long has she been like this?"
"Well, ever since she came back from her date with.that must be who did this to her!" Piper exclaimed.
"Who?" Leo asked.
"We'll explain later. Come on Phoebe, let's head to his shop and have a talk with him." As Piper and Phoebe reached the front door and opened it, they found Michael standing there about to ring the doorbell. He looked at them in surprise for a second, and then said, "Um, Paige left her jacket in my car, so I thought I'd return it."
Piper and Phoebe grabbed him and pulled him in. Piper shouted, "What did you do to her?"
Michael looked at them in confusion, and said, "Um.I didn't do anything to her. Why, is something wrong with her?"
"Don't play dumb, whoever you are." Phoebe chimed in. "We know you're responsible."
Michael's face took on a serious look as he said, "Miss Halliwell, I assure you I had nothing to do with whatever is going on. However, if something is wrong with Paige, why not have your whitelighter heal her?"
"Because he can't heal her, and she has been unconscious since she got home four seconds ago." Piper said.
"Well, let me take a look at her then. After all, I have a fairly substantial knowledge of magic lore, and maybe I can identify what is wrong with her."
Piper looked at Phoebe, who shrugged and said, "What do we have to lose? We can keep an eye on him and deal with him if he tries anything."
Piper looked back and Michael, and said, "Alright."
Michael followed the sisters into the living room, but when he saw Paige's body, he ran over and bent over her. He proceeded to examine her for physical signs, and then he asked, "Could you please go get me some of the Gingerroot you bought from me?"
"Why?" Piper asked suspiciously.
"It is all part of my examination. Also, bring in some water, preferably in a large container."
Piper walked out, and came back in a few moments with the said ingredients. Michael positioned them in front of Paige. He then put the gingerroot in the water, and pulled some sort of dust out of a pocket. As he sprinkled the dust into the water, he began to chant quietly. A fine mist started to come out of the water. It flowed out and over to Paige, and it began to settle over her body.
"What are you doing?" Piper demanded, but Michael ignored her. As the mist settled over Paige's body, becoming a skintight shield, Michael said "Revlos Examos." The mist began to change color. Most of it became blue, with shades of brown. However, the part covering her head became black. Michael nodded, and said, "That's what I thought."
Leo looked at Michael curiously and said, "What are you? Are you a witch?"
Michael smiled and said, "No, I'm just well trained."
"So, what does your mist tell us?" Phoebe asked.
Michael pointed to Paige's head. "It is really quite impressive, and if it weren't so serious, I'd want to study its effects. I've only heard of a couple reported cases. Someone has managed to transport a demon into Paige's mind. It is currently attacking her psyche, and since I'm guessing Paige has no mental powers, she is totally defenseless."
"So, how do we get the demon out of her?" Piper asked.
"Well, normally I would give you a simple spell. However, this invasion is more pervasive than any I've ever seen, and I'm afraid you'd need the Power of Three to get it to work. And I know of no potion that can force a demon out of a person's mind. To be honest, in the last four cases that occurred, the demon won."
"So, we're just supposed to sit here and watch her die?" Piper asked shrilly. "I refuse to accept that. There has to be something we can do."
Michael looked up at Piper, and she saw sadness in his eyes. "I really wish there was a way." He then muttered, "If only Jolene were alive."
"What was that?" Leo asked.
Michael looked embarrassed, and he said, "Oh, it's nothing that would help."
"Come on, tell us." Phoebe urged.
"Well, I was just wishing that Jolene Blackstone were still alive. That is of course impossible, since she lived in the 12th century."
"Why would she be able to help us?" Piper asked.
"Well, Jolene was the only witch ever who managed to cure this invasion. Unfortunately, she did it using her gift, which has never resurfaced."
"What was her gift?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, it was the ability to physically enter a person's mind. I believe Jolene called it mindscaping," Michael said. He continued, not noticing the looks the sisters and Leo shared. "Jolene was able to enter Paige's body and physically duel the demon. Unfortunately, she has been dead for a long time, and no one has the ability."
"Actually, that isn't true," Phoebe said quietly.
Michael turned to Phoebe, surprise and hope warring on his face, "Someone has emerged with that ability? I've heard of nothing like that. Where is the witch?"
Phoebe turned to Leo and said, "Leo, please go get him." Leo nodded, and orbed out. Piper turned to Phoebe and said, "I know that Cole is good now, and I know we have that on the best authority, but can we really trust him?"
"I trust him to do this," Phoebe said, "And beyond that, we'll have to see. But the bottom line is, we don't have a choice. We can't heal Paige without him."
"Is there some kind of problem with this person?" Michael asked curiously.
"Sort of," Phoebe began, "You see, Cole is my ex-husband."
Michael said, "Oh, you mean Cole Turner? Wait, didn't he used to be." As Phoebe nodded, Michael face went pale. "I.I see."
Just then, Leo orbed in with Cole. "What's wrong? Leo grabbed me in a hurry." Cole asked.
Phoebe turned to him and said, "A demon has entered Paige's mind and is destroying her. We need you to go in and kill it."
Cole looked at Phoebe incredulously and said, "You want me to enter Paige's mind and battle a demon?"
Piper said, "Pretty much, yeah." Cole looked at Piper for a moment, and then a disappointed look came over him. "You still don't trust me, do you Piper?"
Piper said, "Yes we do Cole." But her face said otherwise.
Cole sighed, and said, "I'll do it." He then turned to Paige, and his face took on a look of intense concentration. A few seconds later, Cole's form began to fade, and he became transparent. He jumped at Paige, and entered her body.
Michael said, "Very impressive. I wonder if Cole would be willing to conduct some experiments involving." As Phoebe and Piper stared at him, Michael said, "Sorry, I get distracted like that. By the way, you may want to get ready. I don't know why a demon would do this, but without Paige, you may be vulnerable."
As if summoned by those words, three demons appeared. They each threw an energy ball at someone. As they ducked, Piper yelled, "Great. Just great." ***
When Cole could see again, he found himself in a vast, cluttered chamber. There was an ajar door on one side, and Cole could see a hallway beyond. Cole smiled, and said, "Why does the mess not surprise me." As Cole began to head down the hall, he saw claw marks of some kind of the floor. Either this demon was really bad at walking, or it was using four legs. Cole searched his memory for any demon that had four legs, but it was still too vague. About 200 feet in, he saw a door. As he got closer, Cole heard some kind of noise behind it, almost like someone was destroying something. The door showed signs that something had clawed at it.
Before he went in, Cole tried his deflection power, but it didn't work. I really wish I had brought a sword in with me Cole thought. Suddenly, he was holding one. He looked at it in some surprise, and then shrugged. He really had to figure out what he could and could not do in someone's mind.
Cole opened the door and jumped in, landing in a defensive crouch. When he saw what was there, his heart almost stopped. A Hell Hound. Cole had never seen one, but the Source had vivid memories of them. The Hell Hounds had the ability to absorb a person's memories, and had teeth as long as Cole's fingers. As Belthazor, Cole would have been about equal to them. As the Source, he could have crushed them. As a good witch, Cole was much less certain about the odds.
He didn't have any more time to wonder, for the Hell Hound spotted him. It let out a snarl, and leaped at him. Cole ducked and rolled. When he came up, and Hell Hound was almost on him again. Cole quickly took a step back and swung at it, but the Hell Hound dodged. As it leapt at him again, Cole stepped to the side and took another swing. However, he missed again as the creature had remarkable dexterity, even while off the ground. As the dog landed, Cole and it began to circle each other. This could take a while Cole thought wryly.
***
As the energy balls sailed over them, Phoebe yelled, "Freeze them!"
Piper gestured, and the demons froze. A second later, they were moving again. "Damn, why is every demon recently immune to my freezing power?"
"I don't know," Phoebe said, "but Michael isn't. Unfreeze him!"
"Oh, right." Piper gestured, and Michael could move again. One of the demons turned to the other and said, "Landeras was right. Kill that one," it pointed at Paige, and one of the demons nodded and threw and energy ball.
"No!" Piper shouted, and threw out her left hand. That is when something very weird happened. A cone of orange light shot out of her hand, and as it touched the chandelier, the chandelier fell. The energy ball hit the chandelier instead of Piper. Piper looked down at her hands in disbelief and muttered, "What the Hell happened."
"You can ask later," Michael said. He took something out of his pocket and threw it at Paige. It was a small round blue ball. As it flew over Paige, Michael shouted, "Protecteras Vetos." The ball split into six pieces, each landing on a side of Paige. Paige was enveloped in a shield of blue light, and the next energy ball bounced off. The demon who threw it turned and growled at Michael. Micheal held out his hand and chanted, "Visevekos Enovs Nathaska." Four white bolts shot out of Michael's fingers, and slammed into the demon. He fell to the floor, lay still for a second, and then got back up.
"This demon's are tough," Phoebe said. She levitated and delivered two kicks to a demon in front of her. The demon staggered back, and then gestured at Phoebe. Phoebe felt herself lifted and thrown across the room. She landed on Leo, who was about to tackle another demon. She looked down, and said, "Sorry, one of the demons has Telekinesis."
"Phoebe, look out!" Piper yelled. Phoebe turned around to see an energy ball heading straight for her. She tensed up, fearing the worst. However, the energy ball exploded an inch from her face, and Phoebe felt nothing. She touched her stomach and murmured, "Thanks Gabriel." She then did a running tackle of the demon that attacked her.
Piper finally said, "Enough's enough." She gestured, and one of the demons exploded. She smiled and said, "heh, took care of that one." The other demons looked at her in fear, and then they shimmered out. Piper turned to the other and said, "That was interesting. Phoebe, go get the Book of Shadows, I want to ID those demons, and look up the name Landeras." Phoebe nodded, and headed up the stairs. She then looked at Leo and Michael, and said, "Well, all we have to do now is sit and wait."
***
Cole and the Hell Hound had been fighting for quite a while, and both showed it. Cole had numerous claw and teeth marks, while the Hell Hound had several visible rents in its fur. Cole knew he couldn't last much longer, however. He was getting tired, and the Hell Hounds never tired. As the Hell Hound leapt at him again, inspiration struck. He fell back and shoved his legs straight out. The Hell Hound, not expecting such a move, hit his legs. Cole then heaved the demon against the wall, where it slammed with a crunch. Cole quickly spun and threw his sword. The Hell Hound was just getting to his feet when the sword pierced its side, pinning it to the wall and vanquishing it instantly.
Cole sighed, and sat back down. That was one tough fight he thought. Oh, well. I guess it's about time to leave. Even as he headed out the door, Paige's mind began to go back to normal, as if the Hell Hound was never there.
***
As Paige's tremors stopped, Piper and Phoebe heaved a sigh of relief. A few seconds later, she gave one great heave and Cole reappeared. He was bloody and wounded, but victorious. Leo quickly ran over and began to heal him. Paige suddenly shot straight up and said, "What happened?"
"You had demons on the mind," Piper responded with a smirk. She then turned to Michael and said, "Nice working with you."
Michael nodded, and said, "Same to you." He then turned to Paige and said, "Hell of a first date. Can't wait to see what tomorrow's like." Michael then walked out the door. "What a peculiar man," Piper remarked. "Yeah, but I like him anyway." Paige responded.
***
Landeras sat in his chair and waited. A few minutes later, a heavily wounded Hell Hound appeared. Landeras held out his orb, and the Hell Hound faded. Landeras smiled. This had been risky, but everything had gone like he had thought it would. He had wished Belthazor had not survived his encounter with the Hell Hound, but no one's perfect.
Landeras put the orb on the table, and said, "Show me the memories of Belthazor." The orb paused for a second, and Landeras felt a moment of apprehension. What if the Hell Hound hadn't been able to read Belthazor's memories while they had fought? Then the orb glowed, and images began to flash in Landeras's mind. He saw Cole's death as the Source, and he also saw him survive and thrive in the Wasteland. Landeras blinked, and the images faded. So, that is how Belthazor did it. Well, two can play that game. All Landeras needed was one final piece, and the he would have everything he wanted. And then he would have his vengeance, on Belthazor and all his associates.
TO BE CONTINUED.
(This is a continuation of the alternate universe I created in Degrees of Evil. I do not own any part of Charmed, I just write about it. And as always, please comment and tell me what you think.)
"PAIGE!" Piper and Phoebe shouted. They ran over and turned Paige over. She was unconscious, and her body was twitching. Piper and Phoebe yelled "LEO!" As he orbed in, Leo asked, "What? What's wrong?"
"We don't know. Now, hurry up and heal her."
As Leo's hands started to glow, he started moving them down her body, trying to find the injury so he can heal her. After about 10 seconds, he looked up at the sisters and said, "I can't heal her!"
"WHAT!"
"Well, there's nothing physically wrong with her. She is in perfect health. No tremors, no tumors, nothing. I don't know what's going on." Leo said. "How long has she been like this?"
"Well, ever since she came back from her date with.that must be who did this to her!" Piper exclaimed.
"Who?" Leo asked.
"We'll explain later. Come on Phoebe, let's head to his shop and have a talk with him." As Piper and Phoebe reached the front door and opened it, they found Michael standing there about to ring the doorbell. He looked at them in surprise for a second, and then said, "Um, Paige left her jacket in my car, so I thought I'd return it."
Piper and Phoebe grabbed him and pulled him in. Piper shouted, "What did you do to her?"
Michael looked at them in confusion, and said, "Um.I didn't do anything to her. Why, is something wrong with her?"
"Don't play dumb, whoever you are." Phoebe chimed in. "We know you're responsible."
Michael's face took on a serious look as he said, "Miss Halliwell, I assure you I had nothing to do with whatever is going on. However, if something is wrong with Paige, why not have your whitelighter heal her?"
"Because he can't heal her, and she has been unconscious since she got home four seconds ago." Piper said.
"Well, let me take a look at her then. After all, I have a fairly substantial knowledge of magic lore, and maybe I can identify what is wrong with her."
Piper looked at Phoebe, who shrugged and said, "What do we have to lose? We can keep an eye on him and deal with him if he tries anything."
Piper looked back and Michael, and said, "Alright."
Michael followed the sisters into the living room, but when he saw Paige's body, he ran over and bent over her. He proceeded to examine her for physical signs, and then he asked, "Could you please go get me some of the Gingerroot you bought from me?"
"Why?" Piper asked suspiciously.
"It is all part of my examination. Also, bring in some water, preferably in a large container."
Piper walked out, and came back in a few moments with the said ingredients. Michael positioned them in front of Paige. He then put the gingerroot in the water, and pulled some sort of dust out of a pocket. As he sprinkled the dust into the water, he began to chant quietly. A fine mist started to come out of the water. It flowed out and over to Paige, and it began to settle over her body.
"What are you doing?" Piper demanded, but Michael ignored her. As the mist settled over Paige's body, becoming a skintight shield, Michael said "Revlos Examos." The mist began to change color. Most of it became blue, with shades of brown. However, the part covering her head became black. Michael nodded, and said, "That's what I thought."
Leo looked at Michael curiously and said, "What are you? Are you a witch?"
Michael smiled and said, "No, I'm just well trained."
"So, what does your mist tell us?" Phoebe asked.
Michael pointed to Paige's head. "It is really quite impressive, and if it weren't so serious, I'd want to study its effects. I've only heard of a couple reported cases. Someone has managed to transport a demon into Paige's mind. It is currently attacking her psyche, and since I'm guessing Paige has no mental powers, she is totally defenseless."
"So, how do we get the demon out of her?" Piper asked.
"Well, normally I would give you a simple spell. However, this invasion is more pervasive than any I've ever seen, and I'm afraid you'd need the Power of Three to get it to work. And I know of no potion that can force a demon out of a person's mind. To be honest, in the last four cases that occurred, the demon won."
"So, we're just supposed to sit here and watch her die?" Piper asked shrilly. "I refuse to accept that. There has to be something we can do."
Michael looked up at Piper, and she saw sadness in his eyes. "I really wish there was a way." He then muttered, "If only Jolene were alive."
"What was that?" Leo asked.
Michael looked embarrassed, and he said, "Oh, it's nothing that would help."
"Come on, tell us." Phoebe urged.
"Well, I was just wishing that Jolene Blackstone were still alive. That is of course impossible, since she lived in the 12th century."
"Why would she be able to help us?" Piper asked.
"Well, Jolene was the only witch ever who managed to cure this invasion. Unfortunately, she did it using her gift, which has never resurfaced."
"What was her gift?" Phoebe asked.
"Well, it was the ability to physically enter a person's mind. I believe Jolene called it mindscaping," Michael said. He continued, not noticing the looks the sisters and Leo shared. "Jolene was able to enter Paige's body and physically duel the demon. Unfortunately, she has been dead for a long time, and no one has the ability."
"Actually, that isn't true," Phoebe said quietly.
Michael turned to Phoebe, surprise and hope warring on his face, "Someone has emerged with that ability? I've heard of nothing like that. Where is the witch?"
Phoebe turned to Leo and said, "Leo, please go get him." Leo nodded, and orbed out. Piper turned to Phoebe and said, "I know that Cole is good now, and I know we have that on the best authority, but can we really trust him?"
"I trust him to do this," Phoebe said, "And beyond that, we'll have to see. But the bottom line is, we don't have a choice. We can't heal Paige without him."
"Is there some kind of problem with this person?" Michael asked curiously.
"Sort of," Phoebe began, "You see, Cole is my ex-husband."
Michael said, "Oh, you mean Cole Turner? Wait, didn't he used to be." As Phoebe nodded, Michael face went pale. "I.I see."
Just then, Leo orbed in with Cole. "What's wrong? Leo grabbed me in a hurry." Cole asked.
Phoebe turned to him and said, "A demon has entered Paige's mind and is destroying her. We need you to go in and kill it."
Cole looked at Phoebe incredulously and said, "You want me to enter Paige's mind and battle a demon?"
Piper said, "Pretty much, yeah." Cole looked at Piper for a moment, and then a disappointed look came over him. "You still don't trust me, do you Piper?"
Piper said, "Yes we do Cole." But her face said otherwise.
Cole sighed, and said, "I'll do it." He then turned to Paige, and his face took on a look of intense concentration. A few seconds later, Cole's form began to fade, and he became transparent. He jumped at Paige, and entered her body.
Michael said, "Very impressive. I wonder if Cole would be willing to conduct some experiments involving." As Phoebe and Piper stared at him, Michael said, "Sorry, I get distracted like that. By the way, you may want to get ready. I don't know why a demon would do this, but without Paige, you may be vulnerable."
As if summoned by those words, three demons appeared. They each threw an energy ball at someone. As they ducked, Piper yelled, "Great. Just great." ***
When Cole could see again, he found himself in a vast, cluttered chamber. There was an ajar door on one side, and Cole could see a hallway beyond. Cole smiled, and said, "Why does the mess not surprise me." As Cole began to head down the hall, he saw claw marks of some kind of the floor. Either this demon was really bad at walking, or it was using four legs. Cole searched his memory for any demon that had four legs, but it was still too vague. About 200 feet in, he saw a door. As he got closer, Cole heard some kind of noise behind it, almost like someone was destroying something. The door showed signs that something had clawed at it.
Before he went in, Cole tried his deflection power, but it didn't work. I really wish I had brought a sword in with me Cole thought. Suddenly, he was holding one. He looked at it in some surprise, and then shrugged. He really had to figure out what he could and could not do in someone's mind.
Cole opened the door and jumped in, landing in a defensive crouch. When he saw what was there, his heart almost stopped. A Hell Hound. Cole had never seen one, but the Source had vivid memories of them. The Hell Hounds had the ability to absorb a person's memories, and had teeth as long as Cole's fingers. As Belthazor, Cole would have been about equal to them. As the Source, he could have crushed them. As a good witch, Cole was much less certain about the odds.
He didn't have any more time to wonder, for the Hell Hound spotted him. It let out a snarl, and leaped at him. Cole ducked and rolled. When he came up, and Hell Hound was almost on him again. Cole quickly took a step back and swung at it, but the Hell Hound dodged. As it leapt at him again, Cole stepped to the side and took another swing. However, he missed again as the creature had remarkable dexterity, even while off the ground. As the dog landed, Cole and it began to circle each other. This could take a while Cole thought wryly.
***
As the energy balls sailed over them, Phoebe yelled, "Freeze them!"
Piper gestured, and the demons froze. A second later, they were moving again. "Damn, why is every demon recently immune to my freezing power?"
"I don't know," Phoebe said, "but Michael isn't. Unfreeze him!"
"Oh, right." Piper gestured, and Michael could move again. One of the demons turned to the other and said, "Landeras was right. Kill that one," it pointed at Paige, and one of the demons nodded and threw and energy ball.
"No!" Piper shouted, and threw out her left hand. That is when something very weird happened. A cone of orange light shot out of her hand, and as it touched the chandelier, the chandelier fell. The energy ball hit the chandelier instead of Piper. Piper looked down at her hands in disbelief and muttered, "What the Hell happened."
"You can ask later," Michael said. He took something out of his pocket and threw it at Paige. It was a small round blue ball. As it flew over Paige, Michael shouted, "Protecteras Vetos." The ball split into six pieces, each landing on a side of Paige. Paige was enveloped in a shield of blue light, and the next energy ball bounced off. The demon who threw it turned and growled at Michael. Micheal held out his hand and chanted, "Visevekos Enovs Nathaska." Four white bolts shot out of Michael's fingers, and slammed into the demon. He fell to the floor, lay still for a second, and then got back up.
"This demon's are tough," Phoebe said. She levitated and delivered two kicks to a demon in front of her. The demon staggered back, and then gestured at Phoebe. Phoebe felt herself lifted and thrown across the room. She landed on Leo, who was about to tackle another demon. She looked down, and said, "Sorry, one of the demons has Telekinesis."
"Phoebe, look out!" Piper yelled. Phoebe turned around to see an energy ball heading straight for her. She tensed up, fearing the worst. However, the energy ball exploded an inch from her face, and Phoebe felt nothing. She touched her stomach and murmured, "Thanks Gabriel." She then did a running tackle of the demon that attacked her.
Piper finally said, "Enough's enough." She gestured, and one of the demons exploded. She smiled and said, "heh, took care of that one." The other demons looked at her in fear, and then they shimmered out. Piper turned to the other and said, "That was interesting. Phoebe, go get the Book of Shadows, I want to ID those demons, and look up the name Landeras." Phoebe nodded, and headed up the stairs. She then looked at Leo and Michael, and said, "Well, all we have to do now is sit and wait."
***
Cole and the Hell Hound had been fighting for quite a while, and both showed it. Cole had numerous claw and teeth marks, while the Hell Hound had several visible rents in its fur. Cole knew he couldn't last much longer, however. He was getting tired, and the Hell Hounds never tired. As the Hell Hound leapt at him again, inspiration struck. He fell back and shoved his legs straight out. The Hell Hound, not expecting such a move, hit his legs. Cole then heaved the demon against the wall, where it slammed with a crunch. Cole quickly spun and threw his sword. The Hell Hound was just getting to his feet when the sword pierced its side, pinning it to the wall and vanquishing it instantly.
Cole sighed, and sat back down. That was one tough fight he thought. Oh, well. I guess it's about time to leave. Even as he headed out the door, Paige's mind began to go back to normal, as if the Hell Hound was never there.
***
As Paige's tremors stopped, Piper and Phoebe heaved a sigh of relief. A few seconds later, she gave one great heave and Cole reappeared. He was bloody and wounded, but victorious. Leo quickly ran over and began to heal him. Paige suddenly shot straight up and said, "What happened?"
"You had demons on the mind," Piper responded with a smirk. She then turned to Michael and said, "Nice working with you."
Michael nodded, and said, "Same to you." He then turned to Paige and said, "Hell of a first date. Can't wait to see what tomorrow's like." Michael then walked out the door. "What a peculiar man," Piper remarked. "Yeah, but I like him anyway." Paige responded.
***
Landeras sat in his chair and waited. A few minutes later, a heavily wounded Hell Hound appeared. Landeras held out his orb, and the Hell Hound faded. Landeras smiled. This had been risky, but everything had gone like he had thought it would. He had wished Belthazor had not survived his encounter with the Hell Hound, but no one's perfect.
Landeras put the orb on the table, and said, "Show me the memories of Belthazor." The orb paused for a second, and Landeras felt a moment of apprehension. What if the Hell Hound hadn't been able to read Belthazor's memories while they had fought? Then the orb glowed, and images began to flash in Landeras's mind. He saw Cole's death as the Source, and he also saw him survive and thrive in the Wasteland. Landeras blinked, and the images faded. So, that is how Belthazor did it. Well, two can play that game. All Landeras needed was one final piece, and the he would have everything he wanted. And then he would have his vengeance, on Belthazor and all his associates.
TO BE CONTINUED.