Chapter 13
Phoebe sat scrying for the demon as Prue tended to Paige while a still shaken Justin looked on. Piper was busy with her usual potion making when Prue turned to her "Make sure that there's enough potion not only for Mike's brother but for Zalil and his friends just in case they decide to renege on our deal"
Looking at the worsening girl she spoke in a whisper "Don't worry sweetie, it's all going to be over soon.
The girl could only reply with a weak smile and a tightened grip on her sister's hand. After an hour had passed the potions were complete and all the girls needed was the location of the demon/whitelighter.
"Finally" Phoebe called out.
"Where is he?" Prue asked jumping to her feet. The woman's head shot up with a scared look on her face "he's here" Before anyone could respond Piper was telekinetically sent flying across the attic. Prue threw a potion in the direction that the wave of energy originated from, forcing the demon to become visible.
"Damn you witches, you killed my family and now you're going to pay!" he screamed as he now sent an energy ball Prue's way allowing her no time to doge and leaving a pool of blood in it's wake.
He then tried to send another ball of death Phoebe's way but she levitated out of the way just in time. Slowly picking herself off the floor Piper tried to blow the demon up, but she was only able to wound the being.
"You're no match for me" he said coldly as he advanced on her with a fireball in hand.
Then without warning he threw it at her but Leo jumped in front of the woman, earning him a confused and betrayed look from the man. On impact it transformed the man into a thousand white lights before he reformed. Justin looked on helplessly from the crystal cage. He wanted desperately to help them but without powers he knew that there was nothing that he could possibly do for his wife or her sisters. Suddenly he heard Paige mumble something as the demon was now closing in on an unconscious Prue. Then out of nowhere the demon let out a deafening scream and was vanquished in a sea of flames.
"Leo quick, heal Prue" Phoebe said as she knelt down next to the woman and took her hand in hers. After a short while the woman awoke with a start.
"Damn it this is getting really old!" she shouted. "Did you guys get him?"
"Yep, so now all we have to do is summon Zalil" Phoebe responded.
"Ok, first things first. We need more crystals set around the entire attic so he can't bring his little friends with him like he did last time. Then we have to make sure that everything he needs to make the potion is included in the circle so we won't be in any danger while it's being prepared." With that everyone had a different task to handle and hurried off to complete it.
Twenty minutes later the girls had everything in place and recited the spell to bring the demon to them.
We call for a power that's dark as night,
Come forth and end out heartbreak and fright.
To make our sisters illness fade away fast,
So that this day will not be her very last.
Once the demon was fully formed the very angry women that surrounded the cage were ready for his reign of terror to end.
"We did what you asked, so now it's time for you to live up to your end of the barging" Piper spoke.
"Everything you need to make the potion is in there with you. So I strongly advise you get cracking."
Zalil just stared at the girls a while longer before speaking "I don't believe you for one second."
"Just do that projection thing that you do and see for yourself." Phoebe finished. Using his powers the demon witness everything that happened in the last few hours and seemed very delighted as the images of the slaughter filled the screen.
He then turned back to the women and spoke "Nicely done. I couldn't be happier with your work."
"POTION NOW!" Prue yelled obviously losing what was left of her patience. The demon simply gave her a wicked grin before getting to work.
Sometime had passed before the potion was finally complete. Prue then removed one crystal from the circle long enough for Zalil to hand her the liquid before putting it back in place. She immediately gave it to her younger sister. Everyone watched with intensity as the girl slowly drank the last drop out of the vial. Two hours later Paige looked as if nothing was ever wrong with her.
"Are you sure that you're ok?" Piper asked as she gave the girl one more hug.
"Yeah I'm fine, physically anyway."
The entrapped demon then decided to make his presence known once more "Ok now that the whole love fest is over with, can I go now?"
"Crystals" Paige called as she willed them back to their proper place. Piper then threw up her hands freeing the demon and unfreezing his head in what seemed like one quick motion.
It was now Prue who wore the evil grin "Did you really think that we were going to let you live after the hell that you put our sister through not to mention the trouble that you put us through"
"Hey you promised…" he never got to finish his sentence before turning into a pile of dust.
"I never get tired of seeing that" Phoebe said with a smile.
"Well now that everything's back to normal, well as normal as things could get in this family anyway I think I'm going to join my husband in our bedroom."
"Ewww, are you trying to make me sick again?"
"Ha, Ha, very funny. Good night guys"
"Night Phoebe" they all called to the woman as she left the attic. Prue then made her way over to her younger sister and threw an arm around her shoulders.
"This has been an interesting couple of days for you hasn't it?"
"To say the least" the girl replied. "Hey, why don't we go pick up some videos, a considerable amount of junk food and have a girl's night in?
"Sounds good to me. Do you guys want to join us?"
"No, we have to get to the club before we go bankrupt" Piper responded sounding disappointed that she couldn't hang out with her sisters.
"Ok we'll see you guys later then" Paige finished as she and Prue exited the attic.
"I am so glad that it's all over with" Piper said as she planted a kiss on her boyfriend. Drawing her in close he spoke "You know for a minute there I thought that I was going to lose you"
"Oh honey, you'll never lose me, besides I have an amazing whitelighter who's super powers make me invincible" she said with a smile. "Listen I'm going to get my things and I'll met you downstairs. Oh and try not to miss me too much while I'm gone" Piper finished giving Leo a hug before heading down the stairs.
Once the woman was out of sight an evil smile crept across the man's face. It was rather easy to convince Zalil that his useless family was a threat to him. Now on one would stop him from marrying a charmed one and creating the most powerful beings the world will ever see. If the seer was correct in her predictions, then his boys will rule the universe and there wasn't a damn thing anyone in heaven or hell could do to stop him.