The Lost Ones

Chapter ten: Vanquish

The sisters couldn't see the demon that just spoke to Ellie but judging from her reaction they knew it couldn't be good.

'No…no…it can't be both C.J. and William said that he was dead they killed him. Please God anyone but him.' Ellie silently prayed to anyone and everyone that it wasn't Aafareet.

"What's the matter Xernina not happy to see me?" mocked a deep cool voice, as he spoke it came out as a hiss almost as if he had a forked tongue.

The sisters saw Ellie start to pale, Paige's reaction was, 'Oh…God if big bad demon bitch is scared what the hell are we supposed to do. We're frozen. Sitting ducks that is what we are sitting, waiting for either one of them to kill us.'

'That's weird Cole was never afraid of anything and I would imagine his sister to be the same. This is so not good. Good she is terrified I felt it…Oh God what are we going to do?' Phoebe was frantic it wasn't bad enough she had to deal with her own fear of being helpless in the situation she now found her self in, she also had to deal with Ellie's fear of the new development.

'Great just great this whole day has gone from bad to worse. And I'm frozen.' Piper was still in a state of resentment.

For Chris it was a different matter he had know Ellie most of his adult lifeseeing her afraid of anything or anyone was new to him. 'For as long as I've known Ellie nothing has ever gotten that reaction from her, who the hell is this guy?'

"You…You can't be…you're dead." It came out of Ellie as an uncertain whisper. But she knew the one thing she feared the most had come true when she heard his bone chilling chuckle.

Ellie remembered the time she first heard that laugh.

Ellie's Flashback:

Ellie along with her brothers were celebrating her sixteenth birthday. Something not done in the underworld. But they would sneak away from the rest of the demons and find a secluded spot by themselves. Birthday celebrations were never anything big but it was a day that they would make sure they got together. That didn't mean there wouldn't be hell to pay when they got home. Being half human madethe small family property of the highest bidder. Half human or not their mother had come from one of the strongest demonic families in the world. They were rare and the other demons made sure that they knew it. Each wanting them for there own reasons.

Ellie had snuck out that day to meet her brothers. Like every birthday after there mother had been vanquished the children would meet. But today was going to be different they didn't know it. They were just so happy to see each other.

After many hugs and smiles Ellie and her brothers said good-bye that they would meet again in three months for William's birthday each needing toget back to where they lived before they got into trouble.

If the brothers had known what would have happened to their baby sister that night they never would have left they would have done what they always promised they would do run away and immerge themselves in the human world.

When she arrived back to the mansion. She looked at the monstrosity of a house and thanked her lucky stars that she was living in the part of the underworld that resembled the mortal world the most. This part being for the upper level demons. To make it easier for them to blend in if they were sent to do something for the Source on the surface. That was another thing only the Sources favored lived here. The Brotherhood of Thorn's leader Rynor with certain members of the brotherhood also had houses here. C.J. said that one day he would either be living life on the surface with her and Will or he would become a member of the brotherhood and own one of the houses. C.J. and Will unlike her both lived with members of the brotherhood. C.J. with the head of the brotherhood Rynor and Will with the second in command of the brotherhood. Both young men were being trained as assassins.

Ellie shock her head and went into the mansion of the Sources councilor Malevant. It was strange he very rarely stayed at the mansion preferring to live on some other plan away from all the beings of the underworld. Yet he insisted he have someone to stay at the mansion and take care of it. On the day the Turner children were being sold he had picked her. When she asked him why he simple said,

"I see great things to come from you." It from then on he insisted she study and learn how to use her powers. But all this hadn't come for free there were many who would try to sway Malevant to give her up. One of these demons was Aafareet. But for the past sixteen years all his attempts had been futile. Until today it was on this day that he had killed a coven of witches that were trying to find away to vanquish the Source. And as payment was givng what ever he desired. Ellie being it.

When Ellie walked into the mansion she saw that Malevant was also home, seeing this she curtsied and said, "Welcome home, Lord Malevant."

"He's no longer your lord sweets, I am." Said the hissing voice. Ellie's heart stopped she couldn't believe it. Malevant had sold her, to Aafareet. Everyone knew what he did to half humans. Let alone half human females. And Malevant had always said he'd protect her. 'How could he do this to me?'

At 6'9Aafareet towered over Ellie's small frame. Grabbing hold of her arm Aafareet pulled Ellie to him his forked tongue tasted the air around her. Dipping down he licked up her throat and face.

"I'm going to have fun with you precious." Aafareet then shimmered both himself and Ellie to his home.

The first hours were the worst for Ellie he tore into her skin over and over again. Whipping her, cutting her, anything as he said,

"I wish to mar that white skin of yours precious, make it my piece of art all lovely black, blue, purple, and red. Iwant to hear you scream." He chuckled in her ear, and Ellie couldn't suppress the shiver that went down her spin. This didn't bode well for her. Things were going to get worse.

He kept her in that room for days hands tied together, arms stretched above her head, on her knees. The hard floor caused the pain to become almost unbearable. Her dress was torn stained red with her own blood. Around her on the floor the shorn locks, her hair now was shorter than both her brothers. Her entire face was black and blue; she couldn't see anything both her eyes had swollen shut. Part of her was glad then she didn't have to see all the demons that came in and out wanting to see the offspring of Calistzorninna degraded and a thing for all those to do with as they saw fit.

Days, weeks, started to blur Ellie no longerknew howlong she had been here in the stone room that Aafareet had put her in there were no windows, no furniture, only a door and the rope that held Ellie arms above her head. She had tried to use her powers but very quickly learnt that they only worked against her, on the first day when she tried to shimmer out she found out that only served as a form of torture instead of feeling herself being moved from one place to another, she felt as if she was being torn apart from all different directions.

One day she didn't know when she heard mumbling, "Aafareet always is calling me to clean his messes. Look what he's done to the poor mutt. All nasty black and blue. She was such a beautiful mutt."

"I…I… am not a mutt." Came Ellie's protest is was barely a whisper Aafareet only ever feed her enough to keep her alive.

"Yes you are. Half human and half demon. Equals mutt. Don't worry mutt I'll clean you up. My name's Grmin."

"Grmin…Grmin…the doctor? Why?"

"Oh…that's simple Rynor's pet has becomethe warrior of fortune and Rynor wants to make a gift of you to Belthezor."

That had been the end of her time with Aafareet. She knew that Belthezor was C.J. she was going to be free. But if he had become Belthezor and was a recognized assassin, not only that but had been recognized as the warrior of fortuneto Rynor that meant she had being living here for, ''two years, two…''

Now in the Halliwell living-room nearly a hundred years later that laugh had the same effect on her.

"What did you think precious that you could kill my mate and I wouldn't come for my revenge and the add bonus you've got the charmed ones frozen ripe for the killing?" spat out Aafareet.

The sisters were able to get there first true look at the demon that invoked such fear in the sister of Belthezor.

He was close to seven feet tall, dressed in black around his neck hung a medallion with what looked like an eye imprinted on it. From his jaw all the way into his hair were black scales, his eyes were a sold black. Both sets of hands had long sharp claw like nails.

Slowly he stalked up to the sisters, he stood directly behind Phoebe, both Piper and Paige saw that he did indeed have a forked tongue. He tasted the air as he done with Ellie; he then bent down and liked her neck.

'Oh...gross he just licked her neck.' It seems that all the Halliwell's were thinking the same thing.

'Did he just lick my neck?Oh...gross.'

"She tastes delicious Ellie no wonder your brother feel for her. I'll bet she'll look as pretty as you did after I'm through with her. Who knows I might do to her what I did to you. Just let anyone have their fun…they sure would pay at a chance to taste what caused the mighty Belthezor to become a traitor. Maybe after I'm done you two will become close friends…having living through the same thing…only Belthezor won't be there to save you seedling you made sure of that." He finished with a smirking at Paige.

"Never…never…never... NEVER!" Ellie said first as a whisper then louder and louder until she yelled it.

Using all that pent up rage and hate Ellie directed an energy ball towards Aafareet.

"Ellie that is not how you treat your master." Aafareet directed an energy bolt towards her. Ellie deflected the energy bolt sending it hurling towards the grandfather clock.

'Oh…not again do they have any idea how much that coast to get fixed?'

"You wish you had been my master Aafareet hasn't that always been your problem? You always had to have what Malevant had. Poor Aafareet always second best. You never could quit measure up could you?"

Ellie didn't know where she got the nerve to antagonize Aafareet like this. Maybe it had been the comment about Cole being dead or maybe it was the fact that he was taunting her with a memory she tried to forget. Either way it felt good.

"Ouch Ell? I thought woman always said size didn't matter." Chris thought.

"Oh…Chris that's what we say but we all know that size really gets to men the whole I'm a macho man thing. Now if you don't mind I have a demon to vanquish."

Ellie started rapidly firing energy balls towards Aafareet to no avail. He kept on moving out of there way. When Ellie saw that Aafareet was getting to the bassinet that held Wyatt the same bassinet she had put Ben next to she knew she had to change her plan to attack.

She simmered to the children putting herself between Aafareet and the children Wyatt had activated his protective shield the moment the first energy ball had been fired. He was now wailing away trying to get his mother's attention. Ben unlike Wyatt was to weak to activate his own shield need to be protected. Ellie prayed to any God that was willing to listen that what she was about to do would work.

'All children are innocent. Do it Ellie.' Gesturing with her hand Ellie shimmered Ben into the bassinet with Wyatt. He now was under Wyatt's protective shield. As soon as Ben was in with Wyatt his cries started to die down but his shield remained up.

'So you weren't crying for your mom you were crying for Ben?' Ellie thought.

"How sweet the brats will die together." Hissed Aafareet.

"No you will." Came from a deep gravely voice.

"Liam" Ellie let out his name with a sigh.

William stood before his sister in his demonic form. Much like his brother's the only difference being in the shape of the black marking.

"Well isn't this nice, Chaoslist, I haven't seen you in a long time."

"Yeah if I remember correctly I vanquished your sorry ass."

"Well you of all families should know dead doesn't always mean dead."

"This time for you it will. Sis." Will nodded his head to Ellie telepathically telling her what to do.

"Hey! Aafareet did you ever wonder why no one went up against the charmed ones and live to talk about it?"

Aafareet turned to Ellie and gave her a questioning look.

"Something tells me he's about to find out." Paige said.

"Piper" Phoebe said.

"On it" gesturing with her hands she froze Aafareet and every demon in the room.

"You'll need a power of three spell if you plan on vanquishing him." Said Ellie

"What…what…how…my power works on everyone but by sisters."

"Well obviously not everyone. Any how didn't you think it was weird this afternoon when you came to save me, and what didn't happen?" Ellie said with a raised eyebrow.

"How long was I out?"

"Not long Liam. I see that you forget to bring Grmin."

"I didn't I just felt you and Ben and thought better of coming to help. We can getGrmin any time we need him. Lower demon and all." Will said with a wave of the hand.

"Okay that looks weird on a demon it's to human like." Said Paige. This got her an eye role from both Ellie and Will.

"Just vanquish Aafareet then will save Ben and will be out of your hair. Deal." Ellie said looking to the sisters.

"Yeah right so you can double cross us again." Snorted Paige

"Later will take care of everything later. Right now there's a demon that needs a vanquish." Chris cut in. Thinking it would be best for all those involved that somethings remain unsaid.

"Uh…you the one that froze Aafareet how long to you think he'll stay frozen?" Will asked looking to Piper.

"Not long, he seems very strong. And the name in Piper."

"Okay,B...Ellie I think we should reinforce her power."

"Yeah…do you want to the spell or crystals?"

"Spell so we can easily remove it for the vanquish, crystals are harder."

"Okay. Here goes nothing."

Ellie formed an energy ball in her hand. Will formed a fireball in his hand. They merged the to magical balls and started to chant.

"Magic used once, twice as strong. Bind this power, till answers we find. Twice as strong magic once used."

They then shot the joint magical ball towards Aafareet. The ball instead of blowing him up went into him. Allowing itself to absorbed.

"Well that will keep until you find a way to vanquish him." Will said to the sisters.

Turning away he walked up to the bassinet where he saw the two children. Wyatt was still fussing, and Ben wasn't much better. Leaning over he picked up Ben which caused Wyatt to let out a ear piercing wail.

"Okay buddy I get it you want to be picked up to." Will said to Wyatt still in demonic form. Gently shifting his nephew into one arm he leaned down to pick up Wyatt with the other and said, "my aren't you a big boy."

The sisters couldn't believe it not only had Wyatt protected Ben with his shield he had let an obvious demon pick him up, without ever activating his protective shield.

"Put my son down." Piper said through gritted teeth.

"Wyatt baby come to auntie Phe?" Phoebe tried to encourage Wyatt to orb to her.

"Hey buddy why don't you go to mommy?" said Will trying also to get Wyatt to orb away from him the last thing he needed was for the charmed ones to think he was going to hurt their baby.

All this got was a giggle from Wyatt, who put his hand on Will's face and said, "Goo, goo."

"Please tell me Wyatt isn't saying that a demon is good." Came Paige. "He must be traumatized."

"Liam hand Wyatt over to his mother. And the rest of you start working on that vanquish the sooner Aafareet is out of the way the sooner we will be too. I'll start working on the vanquish potion. All your herbs and stuff are in the kitchen right?" Ellie asked looking at Piper.

"Yeah. I'll come with you." With Wyatt on her hip Piper went with Ellie into the kitchen to start working on the vanquish.

"What are we going to do with you?" Paige asked Will in a distasteful tone almost as if talking to him left a bad taste in her mouth.

"What do you mean what are we going to do with you? I'm just going to sit here and take care of my nephew while you and your sister work on the vanquishing spell. And Piper and B…my sister will work on the vanquishing spell. And if you feel you can't trust me leave the whitelighter here he'll keep an eye on me. Plus someone needs to stay here and makes sure that Aafareet doesn't start moving again. Both Cole and I had sent him with what we thought was a won way ticket to hell hopefully with your help he'll stay there this time around."

"Listen you girls need to work on the vanquish. Don't worry I'll watch over him." Chris tried to reassure the sisters.

Reluctantly the sisters nodded their heads and went up to the attic to see if they could find a vanquish or if they had to right one for themselves.

This left Chris, Will and Ben by themselves. Will turned to Chris and said, "Wanna see what's on T.V.?

"Sure." After sitting for a few minutes in front of the T.V. Wyatt orbed to Chris and the four boys sat down watching T.V. waiting for the girls to finish.

About three hours everything was ready. It was funny that the same demon that really demolished the living-room. Only took five minutes to vanquish.

"Oh…no this is going to be one hell of a clean up." Piper moaned. As soon as she finished saying this she saw that everything went back to how it was before both of the powerful demons decide tostart WW III in the living-room.

"One of the perks of being half demon. No such thing as an anti-personal gain clause." Ellie said with a shrug to her shoulders.

"Listen I was telling the truth before I froze you guys. I'd understand if you didn't want to help but…"

Ellie's attempt to plea for nephew was cut short by the sound of orbing. Just then Leo materialized and said, "Piper, there's something you need to there's a powerful demon he just…"

The rest of Leo sentence was cut short when he looked at Ellie. He couldn't believe it.

"Mom?"

To Be Continued…