Thank You J.B. Tilton....It means a lot to me so here's chapter two. The
Enchantress of Darkness
Chapter Two The Last Crusader
"Ow Ow OW! Leo!" Paige protested. He smiled down at her as he helped her to her feet. The rain had stopped some time ago and the air smelled clean. The hole in the attic wall was emitting a thin black trail of smoke. Her sisters were already patching it up with plywood. "I woke up last I see."
"Yeah well you're awake aren't you?" Piper said over her shoulder. "Damn! What is going on?" she moaned throwing the wood to the floor. "I mean can anyone tell me why a crazy woman just came flying through my wall a few hours ago?"
"Don't look at me," Phoebe answered. "I'll see if the book is ok." She carefully peeled back the cover and found the first pages safe and untouched but several pages in the middle were torn out. One of them was partially in place revealing a name. "The Last Crusader?"
"What?" the other two sisters chorused.
"That's all that's left of one of the pages she destroyed. Leo, go..."
"Already done." Leo orbed away to consult the elders. Much quicker than expected he returned, a look of anguish on his face. "I think you all should sit down. This is not a pretty story to tell." The Charmed Ones looked at him for a moment before flopping down to hear his tale. Leo took a deep breath. "Centuries ago, the Charmed three were not as rare as they are now. In fact there were two sets, two family lines with that sort of power. One of course is yours and the other was the Vostefa line." Leo waited a moment to read their reactions. Each sister had a look of astonishment plastered on their faces. "I'll just go on. As you were on opposite sides of the globe there was no feud between you and the power of there was not disrupted by a power influx. Your line however was the only one that stayed that way. The Charmed Three of the Vostefa line were the strongest witches of the age. Each, as you do, had their strength and weakness in the Craft. The three sisters Ariella, Katerina, and Saraset were an even match for each other in powers of good. Ariella however was conceived through a union between the Lady Vostefa and the Source." Paige gasped and Piper reached for the other girls' hands. "When Ariella turned 18, she murdered her sisters. She stole their spirits, their essence, and their powers. She wove them together and bound them to her own soul. On her nineteenth birthday, she met the Source, her father, and promised him her power for immortality. He accepted and when his defenses were dropped she took his essence as well. Her power is that of the Charmed ones and the greatest demon of the old ages. I hate to give you all this bad news but—"
Let me get this straight," Piper spoke in a cracked tone, still clutching her sister's hands, "A genocidal demon super witch just burst into our attic...why? What in the hell does she want?" Leo hesitated for a moment.
"She...well the elders think she wants...well you. She wants the three of you to either surrender your powers or to die. Sorry girls I really am." Leo tried to smile but couldn't. He left the sisters in their attic, Piper holding her sisters in her arms refusing stubbornly not to cry.
~So...what do you think? Should keep going....RR and live a little! Enchantress
Chapter Two The Last Crusader
"Ow Ow OW! Leo!" Paige protested. He smiled down at her as he helped her to her feet. The rain had stopped some time ago and the air smelled clean. The hole in the attic wall was emitting a thin black trail of smoke. Her sisters were already patching it up with plywood. "I woke up last I see."
"Yeah well you're awake aren't you?" Piper said over her shoulder. "Damn! What is going on?" she moaned throwing the wood to the floor. "I mean can anyone tell me why a crazy woman just came flying through my wall a few hours ago?"
"Don't look at me," Phoebe answered. "I'll see if the book is ok." She carefully peeled back the cover and found the first pages safe and untouched but several pages in the middle were torn out. One of them was partially in place revealing a name. "The Last Crusader?"
"What?" the other two sisters chorused.
"That's all that's left of one of the pages she destroyed. Leo, go..."
"Already done." Leo orbed away to consult the elders. Much quicker than expected he returned, a look of anguish on his face. "I think you all should sit down. This is not a pretty story to tell." The Charmed Ones looked at him for a moment before flopping down to hear his tale. Leo took a deep breath. "Centuries ago, the Charmed three were not as rare as they are now. In fact there were two sets, two family lines with that sort of power. One of course is yours and the other was the Vostefa line." Leo waited a moment to read their reactions. Each sister had a look of astonishment plastered on their faces. "I'll just go on. As you were on opposite sides of the globe there was no feud between you and the power of there was not disrupted by a power influx. Your line however was the only one that stayed that way. The Charmed Three of the Vostefa line were the strongest witches of the age. Each, as you do, had their strength and weakness in the Craft. The three sisters Ariella, Katerina, and Saraset were an even match for each other in powers of good. Ariella however was conceived through a union between the Lady Vostefa and the Source." Paige gasped and Piper reached for the other girls' hands. "When Ariella turned 18, she murdered her sisters. She stole their spirits, their essence, and their powers. She wove them together and bound them to her own soul. On her nineteenth birthday, she met the Source, her father, and promised him her power for immortality. He accepted and when his defenses were dropped she took his essence as well. Her power is that of the Charmed ones and the greatest demon of the old ages. I hate to give you all this bad news but—"
Let me get this straight," Piper spoke in a cracked tone, still clutching her sister's hands, "A genocidal demon super witch just burst into our attic...why? What in the hell does she want?" Leo hesitated for a moment.
"She...well the elders think she wants...well you. She wants the three of you to either surrender your powers or to die. Sorry girls I really am." Leo tried to smile but couldn't. He left the sisters in their attic, Piper holding her sisters in her arms refusing stubbornly not to cry.
~So...what do you think? Should keep going....RR and live a little! Enchantress