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Yes sadly, we are reaching the final chapters of this story. I think. But my story has never been really planned so who knows what happens. I have just been writing whatever comes to me and I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Piper gasped. She didn't realize she yelled.
Chris' mind was racing. He knew there was a reason why that attack affected him so much.
That demon was the very same demon that had killed his mother.
Of course he wouldn't have recognized the demon just by looking at him.
But by reliving that day in his nightmares, he could still recognize him.
He could hear his laughter. The same laughter that haunted him for so long.
Sent a chill down his spine.
Brought tears to his eyes every time he heard it.
Broke his heart constantly.
"I can't believe I didn't remember…" he whispered off into space.
"Remember what? The demon?" Piper asked gently, taking his hands into hers.
Chris looked at his mother and father, his eyes full of sorrow.
Piper and Leo's hearts just broke, seeing that sadness on such a young face.
Especially on their child's face.
"I can't believe I didn't remember him…how could I forget?" Chris stammered.
Piper looked at Leo, unsure of how to handle this situation. This was going to torment Chris, seeing the demon that had killed her. It had already been tormenting him, making him push her away, push everybody away.
"I never really saw his face, but his voice, his laughter…I could never forget it." Chris said quietly.
Leo sat next to Chris and began rubbing his back. Up and down, up and down, trying to soothe him. Bring him peace.
"Okay!" Paige said, hurrying into the room, "I found the demon. He worked with a group of assassin demons. They kill of powerful witches to gain evil an upper hand," She said smirking.
"That's great Paige. Thanks for doing that," Piper said, turning to face her sister. "How do we vanquish it?"
"There is a potion and a vanquishing spell."
"Is it the Power of Three?"
"Nope. Which is good because Phoebe got called into work again." Paige said, sighing.
"What about Wyatt? He didn't go with her did he?" Leo asked.
"No…I put him down for a nap. Phoebe took him shopping, and you know, shopping with Phoebe is exhausting." Paige joked.
"Okay good. So do you want me to come with you to vanquish the demon?" Piper asked as she stood up.
"Let me do it." Chris said suddenly.
"What?" Paige raised her eyebrows.
"Let…me...vanquish...the...demon." Chris said slowly.
"Honey, I am not slow. I just can't believe you would go after the demon in…your condition," Paige ended her sentence quietly.
"Aunt Paige. I am not sick. I am not incapable. And I am not fragile if that's what you're implying." Chris said angrily.
"Paige, let him do it. It's important." Piper said pointedly.
"Okay fine. I'm sorry Chris, I didn't mean to sound condescending. I just am your overprotective Aunt I guess."
Chris smiled.
"Yes, yes you are. And I love you for it," Chris said, giving her a quick hug.
"Aww…okay here is the spell, and here is the potion!" Paige said quickly, handing Chris a vial and a piece of paper.
"Oh my God…" Chris whispered seriously.
"What?" Paige asked, alarmed.
"I can actually read your writing!" Chris said with a big smile.
Paige smacked his arm playfully. Chris ran away and Paige, Leo, and Piper could hear his laughter down the hall.
"Brat." She joked. She looked at Piper and Leo who seemed very happy, and yet sad at the same time.
"What's up happy parents? You are giving me mixed signals here."
"It's just that, Chris was really unhappy a few minutes ago. And then suddenly, he's making jokes and laughing like nothing happened." Leo said.
"He seemed really determined to get that demon. Do you think he misses being a full time witch or something?" Paige asked, sitting down.
"No…" Piper seemed lost in thought.
"Out with it missy. What's on your mind? What's up with my nephew?"
"He is off vanquishing the demon…that kills me in the future." Piper said simply.
"Oh my God…" Paige breathed.
"Yeah I know…"
"I guess he is going to change 'The Event' then," Paige said suddenly.
"I didn't even think of that! I wonder if Chris realizes?" Piper said, panicked.
"Why are you so worried? You are being saved here, Piper. I thought you would be…oh I don't know, happy?" Paige teased.
"Oh be quiet!" Piper said in mock anger. "I just can't believe Chris had such a quick change of heart about changing the future in that way."
"Well he obviously adores you Piper, and wants to protect you no matter what." Paige said.
"I agree," Said Leo. "I mean, I think just reliving that experience made him want to change it. He didn't want to go through that again and it almost happened sooner."
"True…"
Chris orbed into a cave, reading the piece of paper his aunt gave him. He smiled at the rhyme. It always amazed him that some of the spells his mother and aunts wrote actually worked. This one wasn't goofy though.
"Okay, time to vanquish." He said quickly, memorizing the spell and taking out the vial of potion. He had grabbed extra vials from the pot in the kitchen in case he met the whole assassin group.
"Oh I hope I do…" he whispered determinedly.
He was in luck. He was met at the end of the cave by the whole group of demons. He remained quiet, and quickly threw all the vials at the demons, paralyzing them. Then he recited the spell:
Demon hide your evil face,
Kagato assassins, die and leave no trace
One by one, the demons burst into flames and were vanquish. The last to die was the demon who attacked at P3.
The one who had killed his mother.
In a wave of smoke, he was gone.
Chris heard the demons cold laughter no more.
"That one was for my mom." Chris said to the empty cave and orbed out.
TBC…
Ooooh. Revenge! And yes that vanquishing spell was from the episode "Ex Libris". I just reworded it a bit. (I don't own Charmed or it's spells, or it's characters, etc…). And the demon name came from an anime series. I asked my brother to name the demons :)
So what do you think of this chapter?
