Hey, y'all. It's me, after my long vacation. Sorry I didn't get this done before I left, but things happen... Anyway, I'm back now and I really need to finish this story because it's taken way too long to do. Besides, I got other things I'd like to do!
chyp: Hope you enjoyed your boy scout camp. Sounds like a lot of fun. And thanx for your words, as usual!
With the power of all three brothers combined, the spell worked immediately as the Book of Light appeared in James' hands in a shower of white lights. A sigh of relief was audible throughout the room as all four people exhaled deeply. Their sighs were soon answered, though, as Sabo magically appeared in the basement, fading into view.
"So," Sabo said, "I see that your brothers have found you. And you have once again stolen the book, as I had asked you not to do. I will have it back, please."
Sabo extended his hand and the Book of Light jumped out of James' hands and sailed through the air towards Sabo. Thinking quickly, John reached out with his own hand and before the Book could reach its target, it glimmered out of sight and reappeared in John's hands. He threw it to Matthew, who caught it, and motioned at Sabo. The demon disappeared in a sea of lights and reappeared in the air, hurtling towards the wall. He slammed into it full force, but soon recovered.
"Say the spell!" John shouted as he ran towards Sabo.
As the three began to read from the paper, Sabo's eyes flashed red and they all flew in separate directions. Matthew landed on the floor opposite Sabo, Wesley had flown to Sabo's right, and James to his left. They all hit the ground with a thump and tried to regroup, but Sabo's power had weakened them considerably. John, meanwhile, had thrown a punch at the demon, but Sabo easily dodged it and retaliated with a punch of his own that sent John flying into an old shelf.
Wesley was the first one to break out of his daze and threw his hands out at Sabo. This time, to his relief, Sabo froze. He quickly ran to his brothers and shook them back to reality. John was still lying in the rubble he had created by crashing into the shelf, unconscious, but otherwise alive.
"We have to get John," Wesley said.
"He's not the priority right now," James said, pointing at Sabo.
The demon began to twist and turn out of Wesley's freeze, eventually breaking it. He forcefully threw a ball of crackling blackness at the three brothers. James had stepped in front of the other two and thrust his hand out, repelling the attack towards Sabo. As it hit the demon, it simply vanished upon impact. The force of the recoil, though, threw James back into Matthew, who was barely able to catch him.
"You are no match for the greatest demon in history," Sabo said with a snarl.
"Get over yourself," James said, waving his hand at Sabo.
Sabo quickly shielded himself by crossing his arms over his face. He slid back a few feet as James' telekinesis took hold of his body. He threw another ball of black energy at the brothers. Wesley reached a hand out and froze it in midair. James then used his powers to reflect it, but the projectile only inched its way back towards Sabo at a very slow pace.
"What's wrong with your powers?" Matthew asked.
"In my world," Sabo answered, "your powers may be able to affect me, but not for long. Your powers will eventually become as useless here as they were in your world."
"You're all talk," Wesley said as he froze the demon. He picked up the paper off the floor and held it out for his brothers to see.
"But my words are true," Sabo said as he broke Wesley's freeze again, this time much more quickly.
He was about to threw another energy ball when an old couch appeared in the air quite suddenly and hit him in the chest, knocking him backwards. The brothers turned to see John standing amidst the debris, breathing heavily. He motioned towards anything that he could find; old chairs, tables, other shelves, boxes all glimmered towards Sabo, bombarding him relentlessly.
"Say the spell now!" John shouted as the brothers finally got a chance to read from the paper.
"Reverto nos quattuor
Quo nos errant pro."
James, Matthew, Wesley, and John suddenly found themselves standing back in the Council's chamber. It seemed like they had never gone anywhere in the first place, as if it had all been a dream. But it was real; the fact that Matthew was there with them proved it. Matthew quickly scanned his surroundings. He had never been in the Council's chamber before. He felt a little uneasy, as did John and his brothers.
"What's our next move?" James asked as he slowly approached the Council's pentagram-shaped table.
"Now," Tenebrion said, "we wait."
"Congratulations on getting your brother back," Anamalech said. "Welcome, middle child."
"Cut the crap," James said. "Once we get rid of Sabo, we're out of here. How do we do it?"
"There is a spell," Mastiphal explained, "hidden in both the Book of Shadows and the Book of Light. Only when the two books are together will the spell show itself. It must be read by both sides, good and evil, to contain the evil that has been unleashed."
Mastiphal held up the Book of Shadows while James held up the Book of Light. Within seconds, both books began to glow a strange orange color that gradually brightened until it completely illuminated the chamber. At the peak of the glowing, Mastiphal chanted, "Ex Suum Ut Nostri."Then, the light subsided and the books returned to normal.
"Did it work?" Matthew asked.
"One way to find out," James said as he opened the Book. "It's here. Right on the front page. Did it work for y'all?"
"Yes," Mastiphal said. "Better than we had hoped."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Matthew asked.
"We must prepare," Andras said. "Sabo must know by now that we are looking to destroy him. He will stop at nothing to let that happen. He must stand in between us and you all, good and evil, for the spell to work. The combined power of the spell should be sufficient enough to vanquish him."
"He's kind of strong," James said, rubbing his head as a testament. "It seems…"
His words were cut off as the entire chamber began to rumble and shake violently. John and the brothers were thrown to the ground, as the Council members managed to stay rooted to the floor. Before anyone could say anything further, Sabo materialized into the area, his eyes glowing a red like nothing ever seen before. They were so brilliant that they illuminated anything in their path, casting a reddish hue over everything. He shot an annoyed glance at the brothers and they immediately flew off the ground and into a solid stone wall. He turned his attention to John, who began to glimmer out of his path, but with a flick of his finger, John's glimmering lights exploded in a violent blaze. The Council members all raised their hands simultaneously and Sabo was blasted by an invisible force. The attack flung him across the chamber and into a wall, where he created a large imprint.
"John!" Wesley shouted as he shook his head. He turned to his brothers. "He killed John!"
Pretty strong words to end a chapter with, don't y'all think? What's gonna happen next?
