Chapter 3- Family Blood
Emma was currently sat on the sofa in the Halliwell Manor, the introductions had been made of who was who and everyone was currently listening to Emma tell the story of how she knew Darien. " I was just so angry at what Dad had done I orbed down to the underworld and I was stood listening to Darien talking to some demons. So I thought I might as well kill some of them so I changed the temperature of the room, which killed some of the demons but then I sensed some demon was gonna get me but it was too late he was chocking me then he sent the demons away and we had a fight but I orbed away before he could kill me." She said. Piper stood up and started to give out commands " Paige Jack and Emma go check the Book of Shadows for anything on this Darien. Phoebe you can write a spell to vanquish him if there isn't one in the book while I cook up some potions." She clapped her hands and looked at everyone before sighing " That meant go." Everyone went "Oh" before walking off to do his or her various tasks. Billie sat there looking meekly before saying to Piper " What should I do?"
" You can come help me and Phoebe no doubt I'll need your help at some point." Piper started to walk away followed closely by Billie.
Paige Jack and Emma were stood in the attic reading through the Book trying to find any information on Darien however the book had different ideas. It's brittle parchment pages flew in to a frenzy before falling on a page labelled " Elders and Whitelighters" Paige grumbled " Elders and Whitelighters I'm pretty sure he's not one of them." Jack let out a snort of laughter before he quickly turned his face away from Paige. Emma was stood next to Jack; she quickly elbowed him in his side before giving him a look that said " Stop messing about." Paige leapt out a squeal of joy as she quickly tapped the page. Emma and Jack rushed round to Paige's side so they could see the page as well. On the page was a picture of Darien however he had changed since this picture was drawn. Paige began to read the writing aloud " The demon Darien has been known to go after witches who he feels have done him wrong. His power and strength is legendary. Only one Warren witch has gone up against him and that was Melinda Warren who was lucky to escape with her life. However it has been said that Darien was the one behind Melinda been burned not Matthew Tate." Paige sighed as she finished reading aloud knowing that this Darien would not be an easy guy to vanquish.
" What does that mean?" asked Emma
" It means we've got a lot of trouble in front of us, Melinda Warren had all of the charmed powers and if she couldn't defeat him with those it doesn't look good for us." Said Paige
" Yeah but she didn't have the power of three she just had the powers." Piped up Jack. " Which means with me and Emma as well we have a fighting chance." Finished Jack.
" Yeah well we better go and see what Piper Phoebe and Billie are doing." Said Paige as she walked out of the attic her heels clicking on the wooden flooring. Jack and Emma gave each other a look before they followed Paige out of the attic.
Meanwhile Darien was sat on a large chair that had signs carved in to it's arms. Sam was knelt before him trying to persuade Darien " Please Darien I need to do this. It will help you in your goal." Said Sam.
" Very well but hurry up." Said Darien flicking his hand out at him. Sam grinned evilly before black orbs devoured his body. Just as Sam finished orbing out three sets of orbs began to swirl through the ceiling. One set of orbs formed in to Paige and Phoebe, another in to Jack and Billie and the final set in to Emma and Piper. Darien gave a hearty sigh before heaving himself out of his chair "Do you really want to do this again?" he asked them. He got his answer by Piper showing him the blood red potion her and Billie had made earlier that day. He laughed, as he sat back down in his chair "I wouldn't vanquish me just yet witches or else you might just loose two innocents three of you care about so much." At this they all looked puzzled, "I'll give you some hints; Mary and Christy." Jack snarled as he tore of his gloves and threw them on the floor. He ran full force at Darien but Darien flicked out two fingers causing Jack to stumble on to the floor. Emma rushed over to her brother and helped him up, " You know you should think with your brain not with your masculinity." Said Emma dragging him up of the ground.
" I think I've learnt the hard way." Said Jack looking at Emma, who held her hand out for her brother to help himself up with. Paige gave a sigh of relief as she briskly walked over to her new found siblings. Paige stood next to Jack and Emma and whispered to them " I think you guys should find your mum and see if she's ok. Just to be on the safe side." Giving Darien a quick glance. Jack nodded quickly and grabbed Emma's wrist before she had time to protest and orbed out. A quick smile appeared on Darien's face as he saw Emma and Jack orb out. Another smile appeared on his face as he saw Billie trying to creep closer to him; he rose from his seat and began to walk closer to her stopping a couple of feet away from her. " So you want to know about your sister do you?" he asked cocking his head to the side slightly.
" Tell me what you know now!" demanded Billie her blonde hair flaring out slightly which got a surprise look out of Darien.
" Oh me and your sister Christy right. Have become quite close we've become such good friends." He said a fake wistful grin on his face. Billie snarled and threw her arm out expecting him to fly across the cave but instead an aura of inky blackness surrounded him before he disappeared from the walls of the cave.
" Well that was unexpected." Said Phoebe
" Yeah I know I'm guessing it's some sort of astral projection." Replied Piper looking around quickly just to make sure her assumption was right.
" Are we sure he's gone and it's just not something like invisibility." Said Billie looking a tiny bit scared.
" I'm guessing he'll appear soon." Said Paige standing next to Phoebe her arms crossed.
Suddenly a voice broke out throughout the cave causing echoes to sound out as well " I'm here there and everywhere." A swirl of fire began to form in the middle of the cave, Piper seeing this launched the potion at it but Darien was too quick he telekinetically deflected it back at Piper who dodged it but a ripple of pure energy was unleashed. Piper was sent crashing in to a nearby wall causing her to fall unconscious while a trickle of blood began to seep from the wound on her head. Paige orbed out just before the ripple hit her causing the wall behind her to crumble slightly causing large pieces or rock shards to fall to the dusty ground. Phoebe and Billie were sent sprawling from to the opposite end of the cave while Darien was sent stumbling to the ground as he had only caught the tail end of it. Paige orbed in to see Phoebe and Billie groaning on the ground but not moving much while Piper was still motionless on the ground. Paige glared at Darien who was pulling himself up of the ground. " You know you and your sisters are really becoming pains in my…" before he could finish he felt a piercing stab in his right shoulder he whirled to the side in pain, his face scrunched up. He turned back to face Paige who had her hand held out, Darien gasped as he pulled the long piece of sharp rock from his shoulder causing a spurt of black blood to leap from he shoulder. He threw the rock to his hand and began to walk towards Paige, but suddenly he began to writhe, Paige turned around to see Phoebe lying on the floor still reading the spell she had written earlier that day.
" Demon of pain who wishes to gain,
Power by using personal pain,
By the power of three
You shall no longer be."
Darien began to moan as smoke began to wisp around his body, however he merely disappeared from the cave. " Thanks Pheebes." Said Paige walking over to help her fallen sister up.
" Your welcome but I think that only transported him away not vanquished him for good." Said Phoebe looking slightly saddened.
" Yeah I guess your right at least we got rid of him for a while." Said Paige shrugging her shoulders.
" Piper!" Phoebe gasped looking over Paige's shoulder to where Piper was still lying motionless. Phoebe rushed over to her side, her hands shaking as she went to feel Piper's pulse. She gave a sigh of relief as she felt a weak but still beating pulse under her fingers. " Paige can you heal her, while I go see to Billie." Paige nodded as she bent down next to Piper and placed her hands over the gaping wound on Piper's head. A golden glow encased Paige's hands as she began to heal Piper's wound.
Meanwhile orbs began to from in the Aisbett's living room; as soon as the orbs had formed Emma snatched her arm from Jack's grasp " What are you a magical high jacker, I can orb myself." Emma stared at Jack before waving her hand in front of his face " Hello anyone there?" she said but Jack eyes were fixated on something behind her, Emma turned around to see the living room in ruins; bits of furniture were strewn about while broken glass and shards of pot were littering the floor. " Em what happened in here?" asked Jack
"I dunno but we better see if mum's here." Said Emma walking towards the kitchen; she opened the swinging wooden door only to be met with another room that was in ruins. Emma looked sadly at the kitchen before walking out of the room to see Jack lifting a fallen wooden cabinet up but what was underneath terrified them both more than wondering what had happened to the house, because underneath the cabinet was none other than Mary Aisbett. Emma rushed to her brother's side kneeling down next to their mother. " Mum." Said Emma gently shaking their mum trying to rouse her. " Mummy." Said Emma tears began to form in her hazel coloured eyes. Jack fell backwards landing on a piece of broken furniture. " Jack orb us to Paige while I hold her, Paige can heal her." Said Emma the tears she had been trying to hold back spilling freely down her tanned skin. " Emma its no use mum's dead." Said Jack a thin trickle of tears falling down his cheek. Emma whirled around and slapped Jack across his face causing a bright red mark to appear on his face. " Don't you dare say that she's alive I know she is." Said Emma as she broke down her head falling on to her mother's stomach, her hair-slipping forward casting a curtain over her face. Jack moved over and began to cuddle Emma hoping to calm her down. " Don't worry Emmy." Said Jack using Emma's nickname from when they were young children. " We're going to find the monster that did this." Said Jack stroking Emma's hair.
" You won't have to look far." Said a voice behind them. Jack and Emma turned around looking startled only to be greeted by their father.
"Dad what are you doing here?" asked Jack looking nervously at him.
" I came to apologize to your mother when I found her like this." Said Sam pointing to Mary's fallen body.
" Exactly like this?" asked Jack edging him and Emma up to a standing position.
" Yes son exactly like this, why are you asking all of these questions I've just lost my wife for God's sake." He said his voice rising angrily.
" Yeah well we've just lost our mother!" shot back Emma whose facial expression was marred by anger.
" Please Emma it's ok I'll look after you." Said Sam opening his arms to coax Emma in to a hug. Emma began to walk over to Sam but Jack tug tugged on her t-shirt pulling her back " What are you doing?" hissed Emma
"There's something different about Dad." Said Jack. Sam let out an evil cackle
" Well I should of known you'd figure it out Jack you were always the quickest one." He said his face squinting in disgust.
" What's happened to you?" said Jack his face looking puzzled.
" I've been given a gift, and I'm going to use it." He said sending out a crackling green energy ball. Jack jumped up in the air and began to float quickly to the ceiling, allowing the energy ball to fly harmlessly underneath him. Sam groaned in frustration and set his sights on Emma, Emma seeing this began to back away, " Dad please don't do this." She said but Sam laughed and sent out a green energy ball causing Emma to fly through the glass doors that connected the dinging room to the living room. Glass pierced Emma's back as she landed roughly on the floor. Jack floated gently down to the ground staring at his sister horrified Jack yelped as an energy ball hit him in his side causing him to crack his head of the cabinet door the energy ball had hit before. Jack fell to the ground dazed. Sam grinned and walked over to Jack causing a shadow to appear over Jack's face. " I'm sorry son but this for the best." Said Sam as he knelt down beside Jack and pulled a syringe out of his pocket; he inserted the point of the needle in to vein on Jack's arm drawing out half a syringe full of blood. He stood up and walked over to Emma his feet crunching on the broken glass that was sprinkled around Emma. He knelt down next to Emma and pulled out another syringe and repeated the process of drawing her blood out. Sam heard a moan from behind him and saw Jack stirring slightly. Sam stood up and briskly walked over to the centre of the living room, he held his arms above his head. He closed his eyes and suddenly streams of visible heat began to stream upwards causing the paint on the ceiling to sizzle and burn. Out of the blue fire began to tear across the ceiling causing smoke to condense in the room. The fire continued to leap and dart around the room, Sam let out one last laugh before he orbed out leaving Emma and Jack in the middle of a blazing fire.