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Chapter 5: Free For Now

The first things that caught Chris's eye on the roof were two demon guards. "Oh this is just great" he muttered. They were a little thrown by Chris suddenly appearing on the roof but were recovering fast. As one of them snarled threateningly and began to move towards him he realised he still had the athame in his hand. Chris quickly threw it at the demon closest to him, vanquishing it, and waved his hand at the other demon, causing it to fly into the door which led back into the building. The door burst open and Chris could hear other demons coming up the stairs.

Before the second demon could recuperate Chris continued looking desperately around him, looking for an escape route. He could see there were steps going down the side of the building, a fire escape probably. He ran over to them and began leaping down them even as he could hear footsteps chasing him.

He glanced down the steps and noticed that there were demons in front of him, probably having entered from the fire exit for the floor below. They were blocking the way and didn't look as if they were going to let Chris pass without a fight. A fight Chris didn't think he could win, especially as the demons behind him would be able to catch up and join the fight.

'Well, my levitation hasn't let me down so far today.' Chris thought. He slowed down and could see the triumphant grins on the demons below as well as hearing the footsteps behind him slowing. 'Here goes nothing' he thought and flung himself over the railings of the steps.

The demons were surprised, probably not thinking that Chris could use his levitation power to slow down his fall, but one of them had the presence of mind to reach out and try to grab Chris as he fell. Chris felt the demon's claws slice his arm but the demon didn't manage to get a grip on Chris.

In Chris's mind he fell agonizingly slowly but he didn't dare let himself fall any faster. 'Splattering myself across the ground might save the demons some effort but it's not exactly what I'm aiming for," he muttered to himself, grinning slightly.

As Chris neared the ground he used his levitation power to slow himself down even more so he landed lightly, on his feet, in an alley down the side of the building. He could hear harsh alarms going off inside the building and hurriedly began to sprint away dodging a few probes as he went. He managed to use his telekinesis to stop the demons that were patrolling the outside of the building and after an exhausting run found himself alone, near some unused and dilapidated warehouses.

His arm was bleeding where the demon had slashed him but Chris had other thing to think about. Where was he going to go? He didn't dare go back to his apartment because Wyatt probably knew about it; Wyatt wouldn't have tried to capture him if he thought he might have somewhere to go that Wyatt didn't know about. The same went for the resistance group. But he needed to warn them that Wyatt most likely knew where they were. The only way he could think of doing this without exposing himself was by phone. Chris hoped that this was such an unmagical method that Wyatt would overlook it. As Chris carefully made his way to the nearest public phone Wyatt was in his penthouse receiving reports from two of his demon followers.

"You let him escape?" he snarled threateningly, "I'm supposed to have the most powerful demons here to protect me and yet all of you together can't stop one solitary witch from escaping?"

One of the demons shifted uncomfortably but the other one raised his head to look Wyatt in the eye. "With all due respect, sire, your brother is a powerful witch and it was hard to try to stop him without harming him."

Wyatt stared lividly at the demon before creating a fireball in his hand and throwing it at the demon, vanquishing it in a ring of flames. The second demon stepped back and bowed his head respectively although Wyatt could sense the fear and apprehension off him.

"Go." He demanded. He gestured to the scorch mark left by the vanquished demon, "and let this be a lesson for you. Never fail me again."

The demon left the room as hurriedly as he could without seeming to. Wyatt walked over to the window where he could oversee his city. Yes his city. He controlled it, 'well... most of it.' he admitted to himself. 'Not Chris.' Wyatt sighed and swept his glance over the buildings in front of him. He wondered where Chris was hiding. Although Wyatt felt angry at Chris for refusing to listen he couldn't help but feel proud of him also. His brother had overcome him and a bunch of powerful demons to escape and was still loose in the city. No-one else had managed to do that. Wyatt felt a flicker of worry as he thought about what Chris was capable of and his mind went back to the prophecy. 'The prophecy' Wyatt thought worriedly. That was what had started his crusade to get Chris if not on his side at least not fighting against him. Not just because Chris was his brother but because of the prophecy. Wyatt thought back to the day about a week ago now, when he had visited the Oracle. He had good cause to be worried about what Chris could do after hearing that. About what Chris might do. 'I won't let it happen' he promised, 'I won't let him stop me.'