Chapter three: Secrets of the Past.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Halliwells, Leo Wyatt, Cole Turner or any other character on the T.V. show charmed. I don't own charmed either cos if I did the plot would be so insane you would all have to stop watching.

Everyone except Leo is in the attic looking for Ishrok in the book of shadows, Leo has gone to ask the elders about Ishrok.

Phoebe: (Reading from the BOS) There is no known vanquish for Ishrok but there are many potions that can weaken it.

Piper: I'll start on some of those potions then. (She goes downstairs.)

(Leo orbs into the attic)

Leo: The elders said that Ishrok has been working in San Francisco for the last two or three weeks and they say that there are certain books we have to use for research. (He takes a list out of his pocket.)

Cole: Wow, the elders have some useful information for a change.

Phoebe: (Taking the list) Paige and I will go and try to find these.

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A shop, Phoebe and Paige are looking for books. Phoebe touches one of the books and is pulled into a premonition.

Paige: What did you see?

Phoebe: A woman being attacked outside come on.

(Outside, they see a woman being pinned to the wall by a demon who has his hand around her neck.)

Paige calls for a small crate that is near by and throws it at the demons head, the demons attention turns to the girls.

The demon shoots lightning at them Paige calls for the lightning and sends it at the demon, which shimmers out. 

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At the manor.

Cole is alone still doing research about his father.

Ishrok shimmers in holding a thick old book.

Ishrok: I believe this is what you are actually looking for. (Hands it to Cole) My master says it is time for you to unite, which is why you have been sensing something out of place.

Cole warily took the book and Ishrok shimmered out. Cole opened up the book and began to read, he found of the reason for the destruction of his family, the destruction of who he was and almost the destruction of his life.

He didn't want to believe it but it made too much sense. He didn't want to believe all the pain had not been because it was merely destiny but because of a curse.

It made everything meaningless, but it also made revenge possible after all you could not take vengeance on destiny but you could take vengeance upon someone who had placed a curse upon you.

Leo entered the room and was surprised to see the book Cole was carefully reading at the expression on Cole's face he said,

Leo: It would be wrong to seek revenge; after all it had to be done. There was no alternative.

Cole: You knew?

Leo: Yes, I thought it would be better not to tell you.

Cole: I still can't believe this is all true. (He was becoming increasingly frustrated, anyone else would have cried. But Cole just shut himself off like he had before and the look in his eyes became icy cold.)

Leo just went to the book and started flipping he knew exactly the page he was looking for. When he found it he turned the book back towards Cole.

Cole looked at the page, unlike all the others that were full of writing this one was mostly blank. He looked at the centre of the page and saw, the words that had haunted him for his whole life:

To destroy them you must love them,

But if you love them you cannot destroy them.