Ok. Here we go again...another fun ride with our fantastic magician. Except why is everybody
going on vacation? Stop being on vacation!!! Just kidding. But I hope you guys update your
stuff soon!!

Finally the magician faces Andariel. Will he actually have to kill her? Well I can't tell you
because then what would be the point of the story. Have fun and don't get lost.




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"Is something wrong Zhon?" Ki-Ki asked the magician in worry.

"I don't know how I'll do it. Andariel isn't just some person turned evil or some lowly stupid
monster. She's a real demon. How do we know everyone will live after this?"

"Of course we will live..." Ki-Ki began.

"But what about Rouge and Willy. Dru and Eudora?"

"They'll be fine. We'll protect them!"

"I don't know. But I will go to Akara to prepare."

"What do you mean?"

"You will see. Meet back with me in an hour..."

"Ok." Ki-Ki answered. "I'll go see what Dru is up to."

Zhon went towards Akara's tent and sighted her praying as usual.

"Ms. Akara Ma'am, I am in need of your service!" He said bowing before the old woman.

"What is it that you need Magician." Akara said.

"I wish to buy all the healing potions from you."

"I have many potions. Are you sure you want to buy them all?"

"Yes! And any other potions you have as well."

"I have two mana potions and one rejuvenating potion."

"Good. How much will it all be?"

"5430 gold pieces."

Zhon gave her the appropriate change and carried his many potions away and started mixing
them...


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Ki-Ki crept towards Dru's tent and inside found him on his knees with his sword pointed into the
ground. Salvator neighed outside.

"What are you doing?" She asked quietly.

He opened one eye and looked over in her direction.

"Meditating..." He answered and closed his eye again.

Ki-Ki watched as he crouched before his sword the only movement was his breathing. She
crawled up next to him and put her arms around him.

He stiffened and shot up.

"What are you doing?" He asked a little angrily.

"I was just hugging you!" Ki-Ki explained shocked. "Is that against your Paladin code too?" she
asked annoyed.

"During Meditation a Paladin must detach himself from all his surroundings. With you there, I
find it hard to do so."

"Fine then!" Ki-Ki said annoyed. "I'll leave then."

"I..." Dru began, but Ki-Ki had already marched hastily out of the tent leaving Dru to his
meditation.


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"What cha doing?" Eudora asked Zhon who was busy mixing some potions.

"I'm making bigger and better potions." Zhon said.

"Oh. Well I wouldn't worry about potions. I would worry about firepower! I'm going to see if I
can get my weapon repaired from that huge blond chick."

"Her names Charsi..." Zhon mumbled annoyed.

"Yeah. Charsia." She said mispronouncing the name.

After Eudora left, Kashya came up to Zhon. "I wish I could go with you." Kashya muttered.

Zhon looked over at her in surprise "You can!"

She looked at him in shock. "I can't." She argued.

"And why not, Kashya? You seem like a good and righteous Captain of the Rogues."

"Then who would be here to guard the encampment if it is attacked while we are gone?" Kashya
argued. "And who would stand around looking important?"

"You could come with us Kashya." Zhon said. "It is only yourself which is holding you back."

"I guess so." Kashya said. And she left Zhon and said no more.

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Zhon stood in front of the Rogue encampment wearing a new suit with silver armor and a long
black silk cape. Upon his head a tall black hat stood similar to the one Abe Lincoln wore. (But
no one in Sanctuary knows who he is...)

"Are you ready my friends?" He asked.

"Ready!" Eudora answered and yelled giving a high kick and baring her knives in both hands.
She now wore this nifty black armor which she had bought from Charsi. (But this armor was
worn outside the clothes.) It's black edges were a dull grey. Upon her head she wore a cap
helmet. A red dot lay in the middle of the helmet and it was hard to see her face. Zhon smiled
at her.

"I'm ready Zhon, dear!" Ki-Ki explained. She wore her blue sequined sparkling outfit that
looked similar to that of an ice skaters outfit. She wore simple brown boots and clutched a small
shield in her hand. In the other she held a pack of throwing potions. She held her hand above
her head as if ready to release an array of fire.

"I have meditated and feel as if I am prepared for battle. I have prayed for cleansing and
righteousness." The Paladin said next to her. He had a complete set of grey armor with a helmet
and metal boots. He had a long shield that was customary for Paladins. He held his sword
which gave of a green glow for it was poisoned. He stood there nobly holding the sword above
his head in the salutary position for Paladins to their superiors. Immediately, an aura surrounded
the group.

"Wow! Pretty lights!" Ki-Ki said amused at the array of colors surrounding her.

"Don't put any of your stupid Aura's around me!" Eudora yelled disgustedly. "Take it off me
right now!" She ordered her eyes narrowing.

"I'm sorry ma'am, what's done is done." Dru said hesitantly. "I don't know how to take it off."

While Dru and Eudora argued Zhon looked over at Willy. Zhon knew Willy was ready. He felt
the calmness of Willy's mind. Willy had polished his bow and now wore some clothes which
Rouge had made for him. He wore a red glowing enchanted helmet which Zhon had imbued
with some gems. Willy looked noble...for a skeleton anyway.

Lastly Zhon looked at Rouge. He went over to her. "Are you ready madam Rogue?" He asked.
She smiled up at him.

"Of course Magician." She answered respectably.

"I wish we had gotten to know each other better before we go into this battle with Andariel."
Zhon muttered. Rouge touched him on the arm.

"The very fact that you are willing to fight Andariel for my people means more than you will
ever know." She answered. "And I thank you for introducing me to Willy." She added putting
her arm around the skeleton.

Zhon felt the happiness in Willy's mind. "He feels for you Rouge." Zhon said.

"I know." Rouge answered.

Zhon looked Rouge over. She wore some enchanted leather armor he had found on the way to
the Monastery. Upon her head she wore a simple leather cap that he had quickly bought from
Charsi. Her bow was freshly re-strung and a new leather strap was tied around the middle. 'I
should have bought her better stuff.' Zhon thought.

"Well are we going or not?" Eudora asked impatiently.

"All right eager one!" Zhon said a little perturbed. "Lets go end Andariel's Reign of Anguish!"

"Yeah!" Eudora said and ran through the wilderness towards Andariel's lair.

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"Well you see, being evil isn't all it's cracked up to be!" Zhon was explaining to a very mad
Andariel.

Meanwhile Dru was chopping at her quickly calling upon the aura of might! Eudora was busy
sending flames with Fists of Fire and attacking with her Dragon Claw move. Ki-Ki, who
somehow had quite a collection of throwing potions, was throwing them at Andariel from afar.
Willy and Rouge were shooting Andariel from afar as well. Rouge was trying to use a frozen
arrow to freeze Andariel, yet it did not completely work. Zhon was simply explaining to
Andariel to give up her evil ways. Andariel listened to him attentively while the others attacked.

"How do you know?" She asked. "I'm sure you have never tried to walk the dark path!" She
sneered. Then screamed as Eudora's move discharged flame upon the demonesses skin.
Andariel swatted at Eudora and she fell back. Dru cautiously moved back and out of the way.
Willy and Rouge paused in their shooting and Ki-Ki had run out of throwing potions.

"Believe me. I know." Zhon said with a look of worry toward his friends. "Why I am sure a
pretty...uh..demon like yourself could find other work quite easily." He continued wanting to
catch the demonesses attention. He found his eyes starting to lower from her face toward her
thorax...

'Must not look there!' He commanded himself.

'I must stare into her...pretty face...'

"I am a Demon for goodness sakes!" Andariel announced looking at Zhon in shock. "The only
job open for Demons is to do evil stuff!"

Willy shot her and Andariel threw some sort of Green blob at him.

'Willy.' Zhon thought worried. But Rouge went over to help him up. But it was too late. Willy
fell apart!

"No!" Zhon heard Rouge shout. And she desperately ran at Andariel and shot her at close rang.
Andariel simply swatted at her as if she was a fly and continued to wait for Zhon to talk.

"So you see." Andariel announced when she saw that Zhon was not going to say anything else.
"I have to be evil..."

"No. You DON'T have to be..." Zhon was saying. "You are wasting your life away... Can't you
see that?"

Andariel looked to her side to see Dru chopping at her skin.

"All I see is some Paladin chopping at my..." Andariel began.

"HEY! WAIT A MINUTE!!!" She bellowed. "This is a trick isn't it? You pretend to be my
friend while your comrades try and kill me! Why you little..."

Zhon couldn't help but say, "You JUST now noticed that? You're even more airheaded than I
thought!"

And with that Andariel swatted at Zhon who got out of the way as quick as he could. He took
out his wand and shot them above her head. Fireworks erupted and she looked at them amazed
by the colors. While Andariel was distracted, which she seemed to be very easily, Zhon zapped
her with lightning that came out of his wand.

A big boom sounded through out the room as another firework exploded above her head. And
Zhon zapped her again. She cringed at the lightning zap, but still continued to look at the array
of colors exploding over head. Zhon zapped her again and this time she noticed. Her long
tentacle-like hand came swooping down and Zhon tried to jump out of the way, but was too
slow.

Zhon flew backwards toward his friends. He surveyed his comrads. Rouge was crying over
Willy's pile of bones. Eudora was knocked out against the wall. Dru was gasping for air while
Ki-Ki tried to care for both the assassin and the Paladin at the same time for Zhon had given her
all the potions.

"I need a potion!" Zhon yelled at Ki-Ki, but it was too late. Andariel had already swung at him
again and he was thrown away from his friends.

"Hah hah hah hah!" Andariel laughed as she loomed over his friends.

"Leave them alone!" Zhon whispered as Andariel unleashed a fury of fire upon them. He heard
their screams...and quickly jumped to his feet though he was wounded in the chest. He pointed
his wand at Andariels feet and immediately a series of flames erupted under her.

"Learn what hell feels like!" Zhon whispered menacingly. Andariel howled in agony and turned
over to him. She opened her mouth and out shot a poisonous cloud. Zhon coughed and fell
backward.

"No, it can't end like this!" Zhon shouted. And suddenly he saw an arrow fly towards Andariel's
heart! As if wielded by some mystical force it slowed down as it shot toward her chest. White
ghostly figures grabbed a hold of the arrow and led it to Andariel's body. Zhon saw it in slow
motion as it embed itself into her chest. The demon cried out, but he did not hear anything. He
thought he glimpsed the outline of many ghostly Rogues pushing Andariel down. She fell and
immediately a bright light broke through her and all the ghostly figures of Rogues seemed to
rush out of her and into the light disappearing into the roof.

Then he fell into Darkness...


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Kind of left you with a cliff-hanger there.... Heh heh heh. I am evil. Hah! You will just have to
see what happens in the next chapter. And um...do I need to tell you? Have you been trained
well? Well anyway, leave a review at the end of this chapter. Oh wait! It is the end. How
ironic!

: )