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Chapter 6
Everyone throughout the room stood still. Only the Ladies seem to find something good form Celestial's last statement.
"Well then, you finally see it our way. Make your claim, girl!" Arsena said cruelly. Celestial looked around the room for any last minute escapes, there was none. Slowly she let out a long breath and started to recite:
The past is done, the future is near, My demand you must hear, My claim to be, Bring out the siren within me.
A soft glow developed around Celestial and began to get brighter. Lightning lit up the sky and smoke filled the room. As the room cleared, smiles come across the Ladies faces, for what they saw pleased them. They saw a young girl dressed in a light purple toga type dress with wings coming from behind her.
"Our fourth Lady has finally joined our ranks," Aura said delicately.
"Yes, I have. Now do your part and let them go," Celestial said unsympathetically.
"Yes, we will take away their bonds. Arsena," Selena said without taking her eyes from Celestial, "you have the same heart as your mother, but we will change that. Soon the demon within you will take over." Arsena took the dagger from Selena and moved to cut Piper's ties. She lifted a hand and snapped her fingers. With that the barrier holding back Phoebe and Paige fell. Seizing the moment, Paige yelled out.
"Celestial, Leo is your father!" Everyone went dead silent. Celestial slowly faced the Ladies and said just as slowly.
"You knew."
"Of course we knew. But we had to ensure that you would make your claim first," Selena explained, "but you know, we would be very famous in the demonic world if we destroyed the Charmed Ones. Luckily, we have all three. Arsena, Aura!" Suddenly Arsena grabbed Piper's arm and plunged the dagger into it. Piper screamed, but her gag muffled her. Phoebe and Paige immediately went to Piper, who was now kneeling on the floor clutching her arm and trying to get the gag off at the same time. A soft light gathered around Piper as it did Celestial. The Ladies just stood back and watched, for they knew once one Charmed One was gone, the power of three would be severely weakened.
"And for the last thing," Selena commented as she drew out the dark- lighter's crossbow and aimed it at Leo. Phoebe didn't need a premonition to figure what was going to happen; she started towards where Leo laid.
"You can't do anything, witch. We changed the poison of the arrow. This new poison won't just kill a white-lighter, but it will kill anything it enters," Arsena stated. Hearing this, Phoebe hesitated, but kept going even as Selena loosed her arrow. Then suddenly an invisible force hit her, but the arrow kept going.
"NO!" Phoebe heard Selena yell. She knew something went wrong, so Phoebe looked up from where she landed and saw something horrible. The kneeling before a struggling Leo was Celestial.
She pushed me out of the way to shield him, thought Phoebe.
"Celestial, what were you thinking?!?" Selena yelled.
"As I told you before, I will never become a demon like you," Celestial threw back painfully. She looked around until her eyes fell on Piper. Celestial let out a high shrill, which shattered Piper's gag. "Hurry Piper. Make your claim to be a witch." As pain shot through Celestial's body, she barely noticed that Piper regained her former self. She then looked down at her wound and saw that there was no way for her to survive this disaster. A small shift in the air made her look up. She saw all three Charmed Ones standing against the Ladies holding hands drawing upon each other's power and spoke:
The power of three, Will set us free, Upon this coming dawn, The sirens before us now be gone.
With that all three sirens had time for one last scream before they exploded into millions of pieces and vanished.
"What kind of spell was that?" Phoebe questioned.
"Sorry, we were in a rush," Paige muttered back.
"Not now you two," Piper scolded. As they turned around, they saw Leo already cradling Celestial in his arms. Piper saw the arrow lying beside them. She guessed that Leo had pulled it out so he could heal her. But as he tried to heal her, he was intercepted.
"No, you can't heal a demon," Celestial whispered.
"But you're not a demon.you're," Leo stuttered.
"Stop. You know as well as I do your powers won't work," Celestial said softly, "I'm sorry, though, that I didn't find you earlier, but I am glad that I have finally met you." Celestial lifted her hand so she could touch her father's cheek. She found it very hard to breathe and see now, but she pushed one last word, "Daddy." And then Celestial let out a soft breath, just as Leo reached up to grasp her hand. She then went limp in his arms.
"I'm glad to have met you as well.daughter," Leo whispered and closed his eyes. Piper and her sisters stood aside letting Leo have this moment alone for a while.
Things went too fast. Everything hit so hard. We tried hard, yet we failed. Piper thought as tears formed at her eyes. Then unexpectedly something like a cold chill went through her. Piper gasped.
"What's wrong?" Phoebe asked.
"Something.nothing bad or evil.but something good and peaceful went right through me," Piper tried to explain, "it was like when Prue was trying to contact us when she was in the other dimension with the horseman."
"Prue? Horseman?" Paige was confused.
"A while ago, when Prue was still alive, we encountered the four horsemen, the bringers of the Apocalypse. When each said a spell to vanquish each other, it accidentally opened a dimensional portal in which one of the horsemen and Prue fell into. The rest of the horsemen and Piper and I had to work together to get them back. Eventually we got Prue back and the four were vanquished. But while they were in the other dimension, Prue got our attention by floating through us. Every time she did that we always got a good and warm feeling," Phoebe explained.
"So, you think it was Prue?" Paige asked. But before anyone could answer, white orbs swirled around in front of where Leo and Celestial where. When the orbs cleared, there standing before them was a young woman who looked a lot like Celestial. She had a light brown skin with long dark brown hair that almost looked black. And her eyes were just like Celestial's; they were blue.
"Hello Leo," the woman said.
"Ceria." Leo stared at the woman.
"Yes, it's me. I'm sorry all this happened all so quickly, but I wasn't able to tell you," Ceria looked down at the limp form in Leo's arms and said, "and I'm sorry to you as well Celestial. But since you have tried so hard to get to your father and since it is your birthday, the Elders granted me a special privilege. So, to you my daughter, a second chance. This time no demon sides or secrets." Ceria reached out her hand towards her daughter and a brilliant white light blazed from her hand. All eyes turned to Celestial. Nothing happened at first, then she drew in a breath slowly and opened her eyes. Celestial blinked once.then twice. She looked around like newborn until her eyes set upon Leo.
"Dad.I thought."
"Yes, you did," Leo smiled upon his daughter then pulled her into hug. Then he turned her over so she could see her mother. At first Celestial didn't recognize her, but then all she could do was stare in awe.
"Mother."
"Hello, dear. Again I'm sorry for what has happened. I wanted so much to help and guide you, but the Elders wouldn't let me," Ceria said kindly to her daughter and then she continued, "Now someone else here wants to see you and you three as well." Ceria nodded to the three sisters, who were waiting on the side.
Then again white orbs began to swirl around in the center. When they settled, all three sisters gasped. They saw standing before them was a young woman with black hair coming just below her shoulders and a familiar mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Prue," Piper said in wonder.
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Chapter 6
Everyone throughout the room stood still. Only the Ladies seem to find something good form Celestial's last statement.
"Well then, you finally see it our way. Make your claim, girl!" Arsena said cruelly. Celestial looked around the room for any last minute escapes, there was none. Slowly she let out a long breath and started to recite:
The past is done, the future is near, My demand you must hear, My claim to be, Bring out the siren within me.
A soft glow developed around Celestial and began to get brighter. Lightning lit up the sky and smoke filled the room. As the room cleared, smiles come across the Ladies faces, for what they saw pleased them. They saw a young girl dressed in a light purple toga type dress with wings coming from behind her.
"Our fourth Lady has finally joined our ranks," Aura said delicately.
"Yes, I have. Now do your part and let them go," Celestial said unsympathetically.
"Yes, we will take away their bonds. Arsena," Selena said without taking her eyes from Celestial, "you have the same heart as your mother, but we will change that. Soon the demon within you will take over." Arsena took the dagger from Selena and moved to cut Piper's ties. She lifted a hand and snapped her fingers. With that the barrier holding back Phoebe and Paige fell. Seizing the moment, Paige yelled out.
"Celestial, Leo is your father!" Everyone went dead silent. Celestial slowly faced the Ladies and said just as slowly.
"You knew."
"Of course we knew. But we had to ensure that you would make your claim first," Selena explained, "but you know, we would be very famous in the demonic world if we destroyed the Charmed Ones. Luckily, we have all three. Arsena, Aura!" Suddenly Arsena grabbed Piper's arm and plunged the dagger into it. Piper screamed, but her gag muffled her. Phoebe and Paige immediately went to Piper, who was now kneeling on the floor clutching her arm and trying to get the gag off at the same time. A soft light gathered around Piper as it did Celestial. The Ladies just stood back and watched, for they knew once one Charmed One was gone, the power of three would be severely weakened.
"And for the last thing," Selena commented as she drew out the dark- lighter's crossbow and aimed it at Leo. Phoebe didn't need a premonition to figure what was going to happen; she started towards where Leo laid.
"You can't do anything, witch. We changed the poison of the arrow. This new poison won't just kill a white-lighter, but it will kill anything it enters," Arsena stated. Hearing this, Phoebe hesitated, but kept going even as Selena loosed her arrow. Then suddenly an invisible force hit her, but the arrow kept going.
"NO!" Phoebe heard Selena yell. She knew something went wrong, so Phoebe looked up from where she landed and saw something horrible. The kneeling before a struggling Leo was Celestial.
She pushed me out of the way to shield him, thought Phoebe.
"Celestial, what were you thinking?!?" Selena yelled.
"As I told you before, I will never become a demon like you," Celestial threw back painfully. She looked around until her eyes fell on Piper. Celestial let out a high shrill, which shattered Piper's gag. "Hurry Piper. Make your claim to be a witch." As pain shot through Celestial's body, she barely noticed that Piper regained her former self. She then looked down at her wound and saw that there was no way for her to survive this disaster. A small shift in the air made her look up. She saw all three Charmed Ones standing against the Ladies holding hands drawing upon each other's power and spoke:
The power of three, Will set us free, Upon this coming dawn, The sirens before us now be gone.
With that all three sirens had time for one last scream before they exploded into millions of pieces and vanished.
"What kind of spell was that?" Phoebe questioned.
"Sorry, we were in a rush," Paige muttered back.
"Not now you two," Piper scolded. As they turned around, they saw Leo already cradling Celestial in his arms. Piper saw the arrow lying beside them. She guessed that Leo had pulled it out so he could heal her. But as he tried to heal her, he was intercepted.
"No, you can't heal a demon," Celestial whispered.
"But you're not a demon.you're," Leo stuttered.
"Stop. You know as well as I do your powers won't work," Celestial said softly, "I'm sorry, though, that I didn't find you earlier, but I am glad that I have finally met you." Celestial lifted her hand so she could touch her father's cheek. She found it very hard to breathe and see now, but she pushed one last word, "Daddy." And then Celestial let out a soft breath, just as Leo reached up to grasp her hand. She then went limp in his arms.
"I'm glad to have met you as well.daughter," Leo whispered and closed his eyes. Piper and her sisters stood aside letting Leo have this moment alone for a while.
Things went too fast. Everything hit so hard. We tried hard, yet we failed. Piper thought as tears formed at her eyes. Then unexpectedly something like a cold chill went through her. Piper gasped.
"What's wrong?" Phoebe asked.
"Something.nothing bad or evil.but something good and peaceful went right through me," Piper tried to explain, "it was like when Prue was trying to contact us when she was in the other dimension with the horseman."
"Prue? Horseman?" Paige was confused.
"A while ago, when Prue was still alive, we encountered the four horsemen, the bringers of the Apocalypse. When each said a spell to vanquish each other, it accidentally opened a dimensional portal in which one of the horsemen and Prue fell into. The rest of the horsemen and Piper and I had to work together to get them back. Eventually we got Prue back and the four were vanquished. But while they were in the other dimension, Prue got our attention by floating through us. Every time she did that we always got a good and warm feeling," Phoebe explained.
"So, you think it was Prue?" Paige asked. But before anyone could answer, white orbs swirled around in front of where Leo and Celestial where. When the orbs cleared, there standing before them was a young woman who looked a lot like Celestial. She had a light brown skin with long dark brown hair that almost looked black. And her eyes were just like Celestial's; they were blue.
"Hello Leo," the woman said.
"Ceria." Leo stared at the woman.
"Yes, it's me. I'm sorry all this happened all so quickly, but I wasn't able to tell you," Ceria looked down at the limp form in Leo's arms and said, "and I'm sorry to you as well Celestial. But since you have tried so hard to get to your father and since it is your birthday, the Elders granted me a special privilege. So, to you my daughter, a second chance. This time no demon sides or secrets." Ceria reached out her hand towards her daughter and a brilliant white light blazed from her hand. All eyes turned to Celestial. Nothing happened at first, then she drew in a breath slowly and opened her eyes. Celestial blinked once.then twice. She looked around like newborn until her eyes set upon Leo.
"Dad.I thought."
"Yes, you did," Leo smiled upon his daughter then pulled her into hug. Then he turned her over so she could see her mother. At first Celestial didn't recognize her, but then all she could do was stare in awe.
"Mother."
"Hello, dear. Again I'm sorry for what has happened. I wanted so much to help and guide you, but the Elders wouldn't let me," Ceria said kindly to her daughter and then she continued, "Now someone else here wants to see you and you three as well." Ceria nodded to the three sisters, who were waiting on the side.
Then again white orbs began to swirl around in the center. When they settled, all three sisters gasped. They saw standing before them was a young woman with black hair coming just below her shoulders and a familiar mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Prue," Piper said in wonder.
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