Thanx so much to the faithful few who read and review my stuff. It really means a lot to me, especially since I'm creeping up on that monumental 20th review! How exciting! So exciting that I decided to post 2 chapters! Meanwhile, I just wanted to say thanx and that my berfday is this month (October). I'll be checking for presents...

Matthias sat in silence, meditating deeply. Using his magic, he had been able to unlock James' and Matthew's warlock halves. Wesley, however, was a difference picture. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't find the evil hidden within Wesley. So he decided to leave him to die in the park. It was a win-win situation for him; either way, at least Wesley would die and end the threat of the Complete's Prophecy.

His meditation was broken by William's sudden appearance. William had finally managed to break out of captivity by fully tapping into his warlock half. As a result, he had become consumed with rage and an intense longing for revenge. He had always hated his father for killing his mother, but that hatred had been magnified many times over, thanks to his uncontrollable rage.

"Hello, father," he said, startling Matthias. "Did you think you could keep me captive for long?"

"No," Matthias said, turning to face him. "However, I knew that if I invoked your better half, that is to say my half, then you would eventually come to your senses."

"I have no senses now," William said coldly. "My only desire is to vanquish you once and for all."

Almost immediately, William flicked both his hands at Matthias, tapping into his power to explode things. Matthias' body jerked once, then burst into countless pieces of flesh that scattered across the ground. However, William's feeling of satisfaction was short-lived as Matthias' remains began to reconstitute themselves. Moments later, Matthias was once again standing in front of William.

"Your rage has obviously clouded your judgment," Matthias said, smiling. "You forget about my power of copycat. Now, what was that thing you did with your hands?"

Matthias, having copied William's exploding power, now flicked his hands at William. As William had done with James before, the air exploded in front of William and the impact threw him mercilessly into one of the stone walls. He slumped to the ground, hurting but still conscious. Matthias raised his hands again, but William quickly blinked out of sight. He reappeared behind Matthias and kicked him with all of his might. Matthias fell to the ground.

William was about to attack again, but a strange feeling overcame him. The good side of William was still very much alive inside him, and was fighting fiercely to reclaim control. His eyes went back to normal for a moment, but the redness returned and a voice echoed inside his head.

"You cannot stop me!" the voice boomed. "Evil is a part of you! It cannot be destroyed!"

"Maybe not," William's good half argued, "but it can be conquered!"

William's body shook as good and evil clashed within him. Matthias, who had recoiled, watched on with amusement. William's eyes were now switching constantly from red to gray. His good side was struggling to overcome his dark side, but his dark side was so strong that it seemed impossible. That only made his good side fight even harder. He was determined not to give in to evil, especially when his descendants' lives were at stake.

Wesley's body disappeared in a shower of white lights. In that moment, all of the energy balls converged, creating a giant explosion and a shockwave that rocked all the trees in the vicinity. Wesley reappeared in the same shower of lights in the same place, unaware that anything had happened. He felt somewhat dizzy and disoriented, but he blamed it on getting hit by all of the energy balls. What was so strange, he thought, was that he hadn't felt a thing! Perhaps not being able to die wasn't so bad after all...

He let out a huge sigh of relief and ran to his car, anxious to get to the bottom of things. Just as he got his key in the ignition, James and Matthew appeared from out of nowhere, just as Matthias had earlier. They stood on both sides of him.

"Don't do that!" Wesley shouted, jumping from fright. "Y'all scared the hell out of me! Wait! How did y'all get here?"

"It doesn't matter," James said, waving his hand.

Wesley was thrown away from the car, landing on the concrete ground. He managed to fall on his behind, minimizing the pain, but Matthew wasn't as generous. He grabbed Wesley by the throat and lifted him off the ground. He threw his younger brother back toward James, who caught him and pinned him against his car, hands clasped tightly around his throat.

"You think I'm stupid, don't you?" James asked, his eyes a fierce red color. "You think that everything is my fault? You think I don't know what I'm doing?"

"N-No!" Wesley said quickly between breaths. "I c-can't br-breathe!"

"That's the point," James said. "Hey, Matt, how about a little help over here!"

"I thought you'd never ask," Matthew said, walking over to them. "Still think all we do is 'rule you?' You're about to see the extent of our authority."

Matthew punched Wesley hard in the stomach while James still held him by the throat. They laughed as Wesley groaned in pain. Matthew punched him again; he enjoyed hitting Wesley. James finally let go of his throat and he slumped to the ground, gasping for air. Before he could make sense of anything, James kicked him in the side, making him jerk in pain.

"What's wrong with y'all?" Wesley asked, groaning. "What did I do?"

"It's not a question of what you did," Matthew said. "It's more like what you didn't do."

"Meaning what?" Wesley asked.

"Meaning that you didn't listen to me," James said, pulling Wesley from the ground and throwing him against the side of his car. "Meaning that you didn't care about our parents, or us for that matter."

"That's crazy talk," Wesley said as calmly as he could. "Of course I listen to you, Jimmy. I listen to both of y'all. And I care about our parents. And I care about y'all. Where are y'all getting this trash from?"

"I've heard enough from you," James said. He motioned with his hand and Wesley was lifted high into the air, helpless.

"Jimmy!" Wesley cried. "Stop! Whatever is controlling you and Matt, y'all have to fight it now! Do y'all hear me? Fight it!"

"Nothing is controlling us," Matthew said. "We've just had a change of opinion."

"Please," Wesley said in a determined tone. "Don't do this. It's not right."

They ignored Wesley's pleas as James used his power to lift Wesley higher and higher into the air. Being afraid of heights, Wesley was starting to become queasy. Trying to figure a way out of the situation, he flicked his hands, hoping for any kind of effect. To his surprise, both James and Matthew froze in place. Wesley fell from the air, landing on the roof of his car. He jumped down, still in a lot of pain. He examined his two brothers closely. Both of their eyes were a deep red color, the same as William's. He muttered a quick apology and grabbed an electric taser from his car. He kept it in cases of emergencies.

He hesitated a little before turning it on. He took a deep breath and pressed it into Matthew's side, sending 100,000 volts surging through his brother's body. Matthew collapsed to the ground. He turned and did the same thing to James. After they had both been taken care of, Wesley jumped in his car and sped back to his dorm room, hoping that the Book of Light would have something that was of help. He acted quickly; he knew that he was working on borrowed time.

Interesting, huh? At least I thought so... Coming up next chapter: the authority figure changes as Wesley makes his way back to his dorm room. Can he make it back before his brothers come to and find him again?