CORRUPTED
Note: Thanks for everyone who reviewed. It really feels good when a writer knows that she has people to support her and all. It really is encouraging, and I really appreciate those who take the time to review and comment. And just to prove how grateful I am... a LONG CHAPTER! Well, long for me anyways... still have around a week of school left... and still need to study for those finals...
Chapter 9
Piper collapsed onto the ground, clutching her injured side and crying out in pain. Blood seeped past her fingers, staining the cold ground.
Paige stumbled blindly, but quickly got on her feet to avoid another darklighter arrow. She opened her mouth to yell for the crossbows, but the darklighter smoked out, and appeared behind her. Phoebe levitated and delivered a swift kick to the darklighter's temples. Paige quickly rolled out of the way as the darklighter lost his footing. The darklighter angrily stood up to face his newest attacker, and launched an arrow at Phoebe. Performing a well-executed flip in the air, Phoebe, landed behind the darklighter and pressed on with her assault. She slammed her elbow into the back of his neck, causing him to go down once more.
During this hectic fiasco, Piper discreetly summoned another demon. True, he was afraid of facing the Charmed Ones and defying the orders of higher ranking demons, but he was even more terrified of Piper, and the former threats seem meaningless compared to the danger he might face if he dare defy Piper. Nervously, he powered up an energy ball and sent it hurtling at the two Charmed Ones, who were currently engaged in a battle with the darklighter. The energy ball's impact caused Paige to slam into the wall. She collapsed limply. The demon powered up again, hoping to terminate Phoebe as well. However, after seeing Paige collapse in unconsciousness, Phoebe was cautious, and dove out of harms way, which unfortunately placed her in line with the darklighter's next arrow. The arrow pierced through her shoulder, sending her spiralling to the ground.
"Phoebe! Go!" Piper yelled from the other side of the room.
"I won't leave you behind."
"Leave, dammit! Just go!"
By now, Paige was beginning to stir.
"Phoebe, Paige, get the hell out of here!" Piper cried once more.
Phoebe clumsily dodged another fireball, before stumbling into Paige. The two of them barely evaded the next arrow.
"Kill him," Piper ordered the darklighter.
The other witches stared in shock. 'Did one of the Charmed witches command a darklighter?'
"Shocked?" She asked with a hint of amusement. "Leave, she told the demon and darklighter, "And take the whitelighter's body with you."
With a loud cry, one of the witches flung her towards the wall. "Traitor!"
The force of the fall made the arrow pierce right out the other side, the jagged arrowhead ripping away at body tissue. Agony. Blood dripped out of the corner of her mouth.
"Is that the best you've got?" Piper taunted, pulling the arrow out of herself. The speared tip tore through her flesh, but she ignored the pain. The wound sealed the moment the arrow was fully removed. Piper wiped the blood on her mouth away with her sleeve, and flung the arrow at one of the witches, impaling the unsuspecting woman in the heart.
"My turn," Piper stated flatly with a cruel smile, before conjuring up an immense energy ball and vanquishing the remaining witches. "That's better."
Note: Thanks for everyone who reviewed. It really feels good when a writer knows that she has people to support her and all. It really is encouraging, and I really appreciate those who take the time to review and comment. And just to prove how grateful I am... a LONG CHAPTER! Well, long for me anyways... still have around a week of school left... and still need to study for those finals...
Chapter 9
Piper collapsed onto the ground, clutching her injured side and crying out in pain. Blood seeped past her fingers, staining the cold ground.
Paige stumbled blindly, but quickly got on her feet to avoid another darklighter arrow. She opened her mouth to yell for the crossbows, but the darklighter smoked out, and appeared behind her. Phoebe levitated and delivered a swift kick to the darklighter's temples. Paige quickly rolled out of the way as the darklighter lost his footing. The darklighter angrily stood up to face his newest attacker, and launched an arrow at Phoebe. Performing a well-executed flip in the air, Phoebe, landed behind the darklighter and pressed on with her assault. She slammed her elbow into the back of his neck, causing him to go down once more.
During this hectic fiasco, Piper discreetly summoned another demon. True, he was afraid of facing the Charmed Ones and defying the orders of higher ranking demons, but he was even more terrified of Piper, and the former threats seem meaningless compared to the danger he might face if he dare defy Piper. Nervously, he powered up an energy ball and sent it hurtling at the two Charmed Ones, who were currently engaged in a battle with the darklighter. The energy ball's impact caused Paige to slam into the wall. She collapsed limply. The demon powered up again, hoping to terminate Phoebe as well. However, after seeing Paige collapse in unconsciousness, Phoebe was cautious, and dove out of harms way, which unfortunately placed her in line with the darklighter's next arrow. The arrow pierced through her shoulder, sending her spiralling to the ground.
"Phoebe! Go!" Piper yelled from the other side of the room.
"I won't leave you behind."
"Leave, dammit! Just go!"
By now, Paige was beginning to stir.
"Phoebe, Paige, get the hell out of here!" Piper cried once more.
Phoebe clumsily dodged another fireball, before stumbling into Paige. The two of them barely evaded the next arrow.
"Kill him," Piper ordered the darklighter.
The other witches stared in shock. 'Did one of the Charmed witches command a darklighter?'
"Shocked?" She asked with a hint of amusement. "Leave, she told the demon and darklighter, "And take the whitelighter's body with you."
With a loud cry, one of the witches flung her towards the wall. "Traitor!"
The force of the fall made the arrow pierce right out the other side, the jagged arrowhead ripping away at body tissue. Agony. Blood dripped out of the corner of her mouth.
"Is that the best you've got?" Piper taunted, pulling the arrow out of herself. The speared tip tore through her flesh, but she ignored the pain. The wound sealed the moment the arrow was fully removed. Piper wiped the blood on her mouth away with her sleeve, and flung the arrow at one of the witches, impaling the unsuspecting woman in the heart.
"My turn," Piper stated flatly with a cruel smile, before conjuring up an immense energy ball and vanquishing the remaining witches. "That's better."