Warning! This chapter takes place approximately five years later in the
Forever Young timeline. Events will have happened and new things will have
taken place, which will be explained as you read further. Please enjoy!
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Chapter Eighteen ~ Three to Stand Against the Darkness
Twenty-one year old William Lancaster silently walked down the corridors of the old Victorian town house he had inherited from his parents. Although they had been dead for far more then a hundred years, the Watcher Council, which had been in possession of the house had forfeited it to its rightful heir.
He could sense his beloved Rowena in the parlor with Darcy, whom after these sort five years had become a strong and rowdy teenage much like his father Oz used to be. They still had no idea as to when they would have to assume their destinies. They knew that they belonged together, although drift apart in their own boundaries. William forced a smile, trying hard not to think of what they had ahead of them, two of twenty-one years and one of merely fifteen.
He thought of Angel. Yes Angel was still a Champion, but after receiving his Shanshu, he had slightly lost his touch. The ex-vampire was officially a family man now. Raising a rambunctious two-year-old daughter Kordelia, whom he had with Nina after becoming human. He had Connor and Shamus to deal with also. He thought of his adoptive parents, Wesley and Winifred Wyndam-Pryce and their three-year-old son Warrick. It was a positive help that they were around when they needed them.
There was also Charles; his life was still grumpy and grouchy. Harmony, whom along with Angel had received Shanshu for helping with the fight for good being soulless, was off chasing men and ways to keep from looking older. And then there was Lorne who had remained faithfully single for the sake of his Mandy.
There was Willow and Tara, Rowena's mothers and now nearly his too. Their bond was always there to help them out of all the trouble they couldn't handle alone. There was Buffy and Oz, Darcy's parents, who had been always on the move since their second child was born a daughter, Joyce, a Slayer at birth. Darcy didn't mind that however, that only meant that he had more time to hang with his two best friends.
Pushing those thoughts away, William entered the parlor.
"Hello luv" he said kissing Rowena gently on the cheek.
"So where have you been 'oh knight'?" she mocked.
"Ooh, Will do you have that spell ready yet?" Darcy interrupted with enthusiasm before William could answer.
"Almost"
"What spell" Rowena asked.
"Oh just a simple repelling charm" Darcy replied.
"But those are simple to cast"
"Not on the person it's meant for no"
"Who's that?"
"Anya Harris!" Darcy winced. "She won't keep stalking. She may only be a year younger then me, but its so creepy. She's like family! God everyday I'm starting to believe more and more that she is really the reincarnation of Uncle Xander's old former demon girl friend Anya. I'm doomed!"
William patted the poor teen werewolf on the back with pity. At fourteen, Anya Harris was a nightmare. She chased after all the boys; she had even looked him over as if he were a piece of meat. He shivered at the thought.
"I'm so sorry mate," William said.
"You have no idea"
"Yes, I think I do"
"Then I pity you too"
"So how are your parents?"
The question popped up out of the blue and Darcy raised an eyebrow slightly to look up at his older friend. William hadn't asked that question in some time know.
"Not too sure" the teen replied. "Mom's been fretting overtime since Joy was born. I think the whole thing with her being a baby Slayer has mom in a tight position. She's been sleeping better too know though. Since Aunt Willow and Tara put that charm on Joy to silence those Slayer Dreams, she's started to lighten up. As for dad, I think he has taken them to Romania for the rest of the month. I think Giles and Uncle Xander also went. They did ask if I wanted to come, but I decided to stay with you guys"
"Well I don't think that was really any reason too stay" Rowena said crossing her arms. "You always spend time with us and not enough with your family. I know that we are your family too, but there has to be some boundaries. I would personally like some time alone with William by myself"
"Fine I'll phone dad and ask him if it's alright if I come now" Darcy grumbled.
"Oh now don't you go and take it like that"
"I won't ma'am"
Darcy reached into his backpack to retrieve his cell phone. He dialed up his father's number and waited. He sat there tapping his foot and humming a little tune absent and almost three minutes later, he finally gave up.
"No connection. I guess their out of range"
"Well you can call beck later" Rowena offered.
"Why did you want to stay will us anyway?" William suddenly asked.
"I felt as if something was going happen soon. That you would need me here to help with it" Darcy replied.
"Was it light or foreboding?"
"I think a little of both. William – why do you ask"
William remained silent. His icy eyes had a clouded look to them. Darcy and Rowena both knew what was going to happen now. William began to shake uncontrollably and he fell to his knees. His shaking wouldn't stop as if he were in some kind of trance. Then his eyes flashed and he went still. Taking a shuddering breath and looking up at his friends with watering eyes, William spoke.
"Something bad has happen"
At that moment Darcy's cell phone began to ring. They turned at once to stare at the phone. None of them wanted to answer it, as if they did a bomb would go of. Gathering up the courage, Darcy walked over and picked up his phone.
"Hello?"
"Darcy is that you?"
It was Uncle Xander.
"What happened" Darcy demanded, his voice rising.
"I think we should take this slowly" Xander's voice was shaking as though he had been crying.
"No not slow, just tell me"
"But I – "
"No! Now!" Darcy was becoming hysterical.
"Your mother and father were killed alone with Giles by a gang of demons out to take your sister!" Xander suddenly cried out from the other end loud enough for William and Rowena to hear.
"We didn't have a chance. They ambushed us. They got Giles first. Oz put up a good fight in wolf form, but it wasn't enough. Buffy – Buffy they took their time with. I only just managed to escape"
"What of Joy! What about Joyce!"
"I have her, Willow and Tara are tending to her, but she wants you. I can't stand her crying. She knew, oh god she knew" he sobbed.
Darcy stood firmly planted to the spot in which he stood. He couldn't move; everything seemed to turn cold around him.
"I shouldn't be telling you like this. This is too much for a teenager to handle"
Darcy dropped the phone. They could hear Xander calling out to him to see if he was still there. He could pick it back up. Rowena did that for him, while William moved closer to the frozen boy. Darcy turned to look at him and after a moment gave a strangled sob and fell to the floor much as his friend had done not long before. William was at his side at once. It was these death they both knew had begun their destines.
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William slowly walked towards the O'Flanagan home. He had left Rowena to care for their traumatized friend. Xander had agreed with Rowena, Willow and Tara that he was to tell Angel and the others. The large house in Ireland was beautiful, but even that couldn't keep his mind off of the news he had just learned.
He saw Shamus sitting on the front porch with Kordelia. When the two saw him coming, they got up and ran down to great him.
"William!" Shamus shouted.
"Wilim, Wilim!" Kordelia giggled with glee.
They ran down the cobble path towards him, but stopped seconds later when they began to sense that something was terribly wrong.
"You better be careful" Shamus whispered. "Dad and grandpa are having one of their famous rows again"
"Thanks kid"
He ruffled Kordelia's hair as he passed and entered the house. You could hear the yelling that filtered out from the back training room. Sighing, William stood unnoticed by the two arguing men. He cleared his throat to get Angel's attention and only managed to earn a momentary glare.
"Go away William" Angel snarled.
"I can't do that" William replied.
"This is my house and you'll do as I say"
"No"
"Do you want me to force you out?"
"I just want you to listen to what I have to tell you. Its important"
"Nothing can be more important then proving my point" Connor snorted with disgust towards his father as Angel turned back to him so that they could continue their argument.
"Buffy just died"
Angel stopped in his tracks and the room went deathly silent. He turned back to William so slowly it was as though he had aged to his true age in a matter if seconds.
"Wha – what?" he stuttered, his voice barely audible.
William now couldn't find his voice in which to speak, but at the pained look in Angle's eyes, he managed to force the words out of his throat.
"– She, Oz and Giles were – were murdered by a group of demon assassins that were trying to kidnap Joyce. Xander only just got her out there, but he's not doing very good right now"
Affected by the same speechlessness, Angel eyes were the only things that could speak. People always said that you eyes were the window to your soul and William could see that his were screaming with grief.
"I'm going to leave now. I have to get back to Rowena and Darcy"
Silently William forced himself to leave. He was an adult now and he didn't want to feel like a child any more. He could hear Angel crying as he entered the hall and he could hear Connor fruitlessly trying to calm his now inconsolable father. Not being able to stand the feelings of darkness any longer, William broke out into a breakneck run from the house.
He passed Shamus and Kordeila without a word and continued down the cobble path out into the rolling fields until he no longer had the strength to carry on. Gasping for breath William dropped to the ground and sat still, trying his utmost to keep the memories of Spike at bay. If he let them come he would have to suffer with seeing Buffy through Spike's eyes. Her second death in which Spike had mourned like never before and those weren't his memories to have.
*
"I don't smell a soul anywhere on you. Why do you care?"
"I made a promise to a lady"
"Oh? ... then I'll send the lady your regrets"
*
He had protected Dawn her – which was Darcy's aunt. 'Till the end of the world, even if that happens to be tonight'. So much had happen that he wasn't suppose to remember and he was determined not to.
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"Rowena?"
The young witch looked up to stare at teenager that lay curled up on her couch.
"Yes?" she asked quietly.
"Where's William?"
Rowena sighed and turned fully around to Darcy and smiled lightly.
"It was his job to deliver the news to everyone. You weren't in any position to do so and we thought that any more stress would be good. So William agreed to go tell all the closest friends and family"
"He did that for me?"
"He did. I felt a shock of pain earlier, so I don't think it went too well for him"
Darcy sat up and turned away from her, staring down at his hands.
"When Uncle Xander gets better and brings Joyce, she's going to be the only one I have left you know" he whispered slightly.
"That's not true! You have William and I and everyone else that your parents loved"
"Do you think, that if I'm given a chose – that Joyce and I could live here with the both of you?"
Rowena suddenly choked out a laugh.
"Darcy, you have practically lived here for the last four years. You were nearly never at home and of course we would take the both of you in"
"Well sure, its jus – " Darcy broke off went William unexpectedly appeared beside him.
Without a word he passed out on the couch next to the startled teen. He looked paler the usual and his ears had started to go pointed. When that happened, you just knew the William had begun to lose his mental hold over his other form. The feline was begging to brake threw the barriers and that hadn't happened in long time now.
"I know you'll never love me – " he mumbled.
When Darcy looked to Rowena in confusion, the witch only waved it off.
"He's remembering things about his life as Spike. He does that sometimes" she assured.
"I know I'm a monster. But you treat me like a man and that's – "
They continued to watch. But when he mumbled again, his voice had changed.
"Go get your stuff. I'll be here"
"He was remembering my mother, wasn't he?" Darcy asked when it was apparent that William had succumbed to a deeper sleep.
"Yes of her and many other people too. Mostly of his mother though. From what he has told me from what he has left from his memories as the William before Spike, she was an amazing woman. Much like Buffy was actually"
"Anyone else?"
"Oh yes there was Cecily Addams, she was the one that he loved hopelessly when he was alive the first time. Her rejection sent him off to his death by the fangs of Drusilla. But that's not all, she became the vengeance demon Halfrek" Rowena snickered.
"Wasn't she killed when Uncle Xander's old ex-fiancée Anyanka traded her life for that she could be human again?" Darcy asked.
"Yep and don't worry, we'll find out who did that parents. I promise"
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~ Meanwhile ~
"So did you get the child?" a dark and imposing figure asked.
"No master" answered the largest of the five demons before him.
"What!? You mean to tell me that I wasted my time send the group of you in the first place?"
"No master" they all said at once.
"Then what went wrong and better yet, did you do anything right?"
"Yes master, we have done something right. The Slayer and her dog are dead, along with her Watcher. The other Watcher escaped with the child, however, he was badly injured and couldn't have gotten to far"
The man stood and paced the room, not a pleasant sign for the five young Shimarin demons that he had hired for the job.
"You know that I will have to tell the Order about this, you know that? They will be extremely displeased with you. The child slayer has invaded are clutches and into back into the arms of the legendary Dark One"
"You don't mean it Karling! Master; tell you don't mean it!" one shouted.
"But I do!" Karling snarled at them. "The Dark One is the child's brother. The Order wanted him to because still a child himself, but protected on top of that by the Protector and the Fair Haired. You have failed us. We don't like it when our people fail us"
"Please master" another cried.
"You'll thank me for this. Its far better then letting the Order or the three to stand against the darkness that made us all!"
Before any of them could make any kind of protest, Karling unleashed an incinerating blast of fire from his fingertips. Unnatural screams of anguish filled the room and then were cut short as there was nothing left of the demons that had made them.
"Well, no more evidence"
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Hi! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but the disk I had originally save this chapter on had to go into the garbage. I have also changed around the ending from the first draft, but most of it is the same. I would also like to ask everyone to give me some suggestions on who to deal with these bad guys and to make it done in at least 1 – 2 chapters as I am planing to wrap up this fiction. Thanx & Later!* G_E_V
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Chapter Eighteen ~ Three to Stand Against the Darkness
Twenty-one year old William Lancaster silently walked down the corridors of the old Victorian town house he had inherited from his parents. Although they had been dead for far more then a hundred years, the Watcher Council, which had been in possession of the house had forfeited it to its rightful heir.
He could sense his beloved Rowena in the parlor with Darcy, whom after these sort five years had become a strong and rowdy teenage much like his father Oz used to be. They still had no idea as to when they would have to assume their destinies. They knew that they belonged together, although drift apart in their own boundaries. William forced a smile, trying hard not to think of what they had ahead of them, two of twenty-one years and one of merely fifteen.
He thought of Angel. Yes Angel was still a Champion, but after receiving his Shanshu, he had slightly lost his touch. The ex-vampire was officially a family man now. Raising a rambunctious two-year-old daughter Kordelia, whom he had with Nina after becoming human. He had Connor and Shamus to deal with also. He thought of his adoptive parents, Wesley and Winifred Wyndam-Pryce and their three-year-old son Warrick. It was a positive help that they were around when they needed them.
There was also Charles; his life was still grumpy and grouchy. Harmony, whom along with Angel had received Shanshu for helping with the fight for good being soulless, was off chasing men and ways to keep from looking older. And then there was Lorne who had remained faithfully single for the sake of his Mandy.
There was Willow and Tara, Rowena's mothers and now nearly his too. Their bond was always there to help them out of all the trouble they couldn't handle alone. There was Buffy and Oz, Darcy's parents, who had been always on the move since their second child was born a daughter, Joyce, a Slayer at birth. Darcy didn't mind that however, that only meant that he had more time to hang with his two best friends.
Pushing those thoughts away, William entered the parlor.
"Hello luv" he said kissing Rowena gently on the cheek.
"So where have you been 'oh knight'?" she mocked.
"Ooh, Will do you have that spell ready yet?" Darcy interrupted with enthusiasm before William could answer.
"Almost"
"What spell" Rowena asked.
"Oh just a simple repelling charm" Darcy replied.
"But those are simple to cast"
"Not on the person it's meant for no"
"Who's that?"
"Anya Harris!" Darcy winced. "She won't keep stalking. She may only be a year younger then me, but its so creepy. She's like family! God everyday I'm starting to believe more and more that she is really the reincarnation of Uncle Xander's old former demon girl friend Anya. I'm doomed!"
William patted the poor teen werewolf on the back with pity. At fourteen, Anya Harris was a nightmare. She chased after all the boys; she had even looked him over as if he were a piece of meat. He shivered at the thought.
"I'm so sorry mate," William said.
"You have no idea"
"Yes, I think I do"
"Then I pity you too"
"So how are your parents?"
The question popped up out of the blue and Darcy raised an eyebrow slightly to look up at his older friend. William hadn't asked that question in some time know.
"Not too sure" the teen replied. "Mom's been fretting overtime since Joy was born. I think the whole thing with her being a baby Slayer has mom in a tight position. She's been sleeping better too know though. Since Aunt Willow and Tara put that charm on Joy to silence those Slayer Dreams, she's started to lighten up. As for dad, I think he has taken them to Romania for the rest of the month. I think Giles and Uncle Xander also went. They did ask if I wanted to come, but I decided to stay with you guys"
"Well I don't think that was really any reason too stay" Rowena said crossing her arms. "You always spend time with us and not enough with your family. I know that we are your family too, but there has to be some boundaries. I would personally like some time alone with William by myself"
"Fine I'll phone dad and ask him if it's alright if I come now" Darcy grumbled.
"Oh now don't you go and take it like that"
"I won't ma'am"
Darcy reached into his backpack to retrieve his cell phone. He dialed up his father's number and waited. He sat there tapping his foot and humming a little tune absent and almost three minutes later, he finally gave up.
"No connection. I guess their out of range"
"Well you can call beck later" Rowena offered.
"Why did you want to stay will us anyway?" William suddenly asked.
"I felt as if something was going happen soon. That you would need me here to help with it" Darcy replied.
"Was it light or foreboding?"
"I think a little of both. William – why do you ask"
William remained silent. His icy eyes had a clouded look to them. Darcy and Rowena both knew what was going to happen now. William began to shake uncontrollably and he fell to his knees. His shaking wouldn't stop as if he were in some kind of trance. Then his eyes flashed and he went still. Taking a shuddering breath and looking up at his friends with watering eyes, William spoke.
"Something bad has happen"
At that moment Darcy's cell phone began to ring. They turned at once to stare at the phone. None of them wanted to answer it, as if they did a bomb would go of. Gathering up the courage, Darcy walked over and picked up his phone.
"Hello?"
"Darcy is that you?"
It was Uncle Xander.
"What happened" Darcy demanded, his voice rising.
"I think we should take this slowly" Xander's voice was shaking as though he had been crying.
"No not slow, just tell me"
"But I – "
"No! Now!" Darcy was becoming hysterical.
"Your mother and father were killed alone with Giles by a gang of demons out to take your sister!" Xander suddenly cried out from the other end loud enough for William and Rowena to hear.
"We didn't have a chance. They ambushed us. They got Giles first. Oz put up a good fight in wolf form, but it wasn't enough. Buffy – Buffy they took their time with. I only just managed to escape"
"What of Joy! What about Joyce!"
"I have her, Willow and Tara are tending to her, but she wants you. I can't stand her crying. She knew, oh god she knew" he sobbed.
Darcy stood firmly planted to the spot in which he stood. He couldn't move; everything seemed to turn cold around him.
"I shouldn't be telling you like this. This is too much for a teenager to handle"
Darcy dropped the phone. They could hear Xander calling out to him to see if he was still there. He could pick it back up. Rowena did that for him, while William moved closer to the frozen boy. Darcy turned to look at him and after a moment gave a strangled sob and fell to the floor much as his friend had done not long before. William was at his side at once. It was these death they both knew had begun their destines.
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William slowly walked towards the O'Flanagan home. He had left Rowena to care for their traumatized friend. Xander had agreed with Rowena, Willow and Tara that he was to tell Angel and the others. The large house in Ireland was beautiful, but even that couldn't keep his mind off of the news he had just learned.
He saw Shamus sitting on the front porch with Kordelia. When the two saw him coming, they got up and ran down to great him.
"William!" Shamus shouted.
"Wilim, Wilim!" Kordelia giggled with glee.
They ran down the cobble path towards him, but stopped seconds later when they began to sense that something was terribly wrong.
"You better be careful" Shamus whispered. "Dad and grandpa are having one of their famous rows again"
"Thanks kid"
He ruffled Kordelia's hair as he passed and entered the house. You could hear the yelling that filtered out from the back training room. Sighing, William stood unnoticed by the two arguing men. He cleared his throat to get Angel's attention and only managed to earn a momentary glare.
"Go away William" Angel snarled.
"I can't do that" William replied.
"This is my house and you'll do as I say"
"No"
"Do you want me to force you out?"
"I just want you to listen to what I have to tell you. Its important"
"Nothing can be more important then proving my point" Connor snorted with disgust towards his father as Angel turned back to him so that they could continue their argument.
"Buffy just died"
Angel stopped in his tracks and the room went deathly silent. He turned back to William so slowly it was as though he had aged to his true age in a matter if seconds.
"Wha – what?" he stuttered, his voice barely audible.
William now couldn't find his voice in which to speak, but at the pained look in Angle's eyes, he managed to force the words out of his throat.
"– She, Oz and Giles were – were murdered by a group of demon assassins that were trying to kidnap Joyce. Xander only just got her out there, but he's not doing very good right now"
Affected by the same speechlessness, Angel eyes were the only things that could speak. People always said that you eyes were the window to your soul and William could see that his were screaming with grief.
"I'm going to leave now. I have to get back to Rowena and Darcy"
Silently William forced himself to leave. He was an adult now and he didn't want to feel like a child any more. He could hear Angel crying as he entered the hall and he could hear Connor fruitlessly trying to calm his now inconsolable father. Not being able to stand the feelings of darkness any longer, William broke out into a breakneck run from the house.
He passed Shamus and Kordeila without a word and continued down the cobble path out into the rolling fields until he no longer had the strength to carry on. Gasping for breath William dropped to the ground and sat still, trying his utmost to keep the memories of Spike at bay. If he let them come he would have to suffer with seeing Buffy through Spike's eyes. Her second death in which Spike had mourned like never before and those weren't his memories to have.
*
"I don't smell a soul anywhere on you. Why do you care?"
"I made a promise to a lady"
"Oh? ... then I'll send the lady your regrets"
*
He had protected Dawn her – which was Darcy's aunt. 'Till the end of the world, even if that happens to be tonight'. So much had happen that he wasn't suppose to remember and he was determined not to.
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"Rowena?"
The young witch looked up to stare at teenager that lay curled up on her couch.
"Yes?" she asked quietly.
"Where's William?"
Rowena sighed and turned fully around to Darcy and smiled lightly.
"It was his job to deliver the news to everyone. You weren't in any position to do so and we thought that any more stress would be good. So William agreed to go tell all the closest friends and family"
"He did that for me?"
"He did. I felt a shock of pain earlier, so I don't think it went too well for him"
Darcy sat up and turned away from her, staring down at his hands.
"When Uncle Xander gets better and brings Joyce, she's going to be the only one I have left you know" he whispered slightly.
"That's not true! You have William and I and everyone else that your parents loved"
"Do you think, that if I'm given a chose – that Joyce and I could live here with the both of you?"
Rowena suddenly choked out a laugh.
"Darcy, you have practically lived here for the last four years. You were nearly never at home and of course we would take the both of you in"
"Well sure, its jus – " Darcy broke off went William unexpectedly appeared beside him.
Without a word he passed out on the couch next to the startled teen. He looked paler the usual and his ears had started to go pointed. When that happened, you just knew the William had begun to lose his mental hold over his other form. The feline was begging to brake threw the barriers and that hadn't happened in long time now.
"I know you'll never love me – " he mumbled.
When Darcy looked to Rowena in confusion, the witch only waved it off.
"He's remembering things about his life as Spike. He does that sometimes" she assured.
"I know I'm a monster. But you treat me like a man and that's – "
They continued to watch. But when he mumbled again, his voice had changed.
"Go get your stuff. I'll be here"
"He was remembering my mother, wasn't he?" Darcy asked when it was apparent that William had succumbed to a deeper sleep.
"Yes of her and many other people too. Mostly of his mother though. From what he has told me from what he has left from his memories as the William before Spike, she was an amazing woman. Much like Buffy was actually"
"Anyone else?"
"Oh yes there was Cecily Addams, she was the one that he loved hopelessly when he was alive the first time. Her rejection sent him off to his death by the fangs of Drusilla. But that's not all, she became the vengeance demon Halfrek" Rowena snickered.
"Wasn't she killed when Uncle Xander's old ex-fiancée Anyanka traded her life for that she could be human again?" Darcy asked.
"Yep and don't worry, we'll find out who did that parents. I promise"
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~ Meanwhile ~
"So did you get the child?" a dark and imposing figure asked.
"No master" answered the largest of the five demons before him.
"What!? You mean to tell me that I wasted my time send the group of you in the first place?"
"No master" they all said at once.
"Then what went wrong and better yet, did you do anything right?"
"Yes master, we have done something right. The Slayer and her dog are dead, along with her Watcher. The other Watcher escaped with the child, however, he was badly injured and couldn't have gotten to far"
The man stood and paced the room, not a pleasant sign for the five young Shimarin demons that he had hired for the job.
"You know that I will have to tell the Order about this, you know that? They will be extremely displeased with you. The child slayer has invaded are clutches and into back into the arms of the legendary Dark One"
"You don't mean it Karling! Master; tell you don't mean it!" one shouted.
"But I do!" Karling snarled at them. "The Dark One is the child's brother. The Order wanted him to because still a child himself, but protected on top of that by the Protector and the Fair Haired. You have failed us. We don't like it when our people fail us"
"Please master" another cried.
"You'll thank me for this. Its far better then letting the Order or the three to stand against the darkness that made us all!"
Before any of them could make any kind of protest, Karling unleashed an incinerating blast of fire from his fingertips. Unnatural screams of anguish filled the room and then were cut short as there was nothing left of the demons that had made them.
"Well, no more evidence"
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Hi! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but the disk I had originally save this chapter on had to go into the garbage. I have also changed around the ending from the first draft, but most of it is the same. I would also like to ask everyone to give me some suggestions on who to deal with these bad guys and to make it done in at least 1 – 2 chapters as I am planing to wrap up this fiction. Thanx & Later!* G_E_V