Chapter 12

Raven used her power to break the ropes holding her, and got out of the vehicle. She made her way around to the back of the house. She had been here before so she knew she could get in. She went to the back door using her power to unlock it, and locked it with more power once she was inside. She wondered where they were. She knew they had to have a meeting room here somewhere, but they had never showed it to her when she had been there.

Pogue and Reid looked at one another feeling the power that was used inside the house. Pogue got up and went to the door. Should he go out or not? How in the hell did someone get into the house?

'Pogue? Reid? Caleb?' she projected.

'Raven?' Pogue answered.

'I'm inside the house, where are you?'

He felt her use her power putting more wards on the house. He opened the door and saw her in the hallway. He saw the bruise on her face, and the blood on her shirt.

"Over here Raven," He called.

She looked over and saw him and rushed into the room. She shivered as Pogue locked the door again. She looked around and saw Mrs Danver's sitting in the middle of the room, with Caleb's head on her lap. She heard sobbing from the corner and looked that way. Reid was watching her, but he was holding Tyler. Her heart broke hearing the fear in Tyler's sobs. Blood was flowing down Reid's face from a wound on his head, but he didn't seem to be aware of it. She walked over to Caleb placing her hand on his chest.

Mrs Danver's watched as the girl used her power on her son. Caleb coughed coming to. He looked around and set up fast. "TYLER!" He cried.

"Over here." Reid said.

Caleb breathed a sigh of relief. Then he saw the blood flowing down Reid's cheek. He started to go to him, but Raven stopped him. He looked at her startled.

"What are you doing here Raven?"

"I'm not here by choice Caleb. They had plans for me, but they were stupid and left me only tied up in the vehicle. My brothers on their way here."

She left Caleb's side and went to Reid, healing his cut. "Thanks!" He said.

Raven turned to Tyler, but Reid grabbed her arm and projected to her. 'Now may not be the best time!'

She sighed and walked over by Pogue. Caleb was talking to his mother. Explosions could be heard from outside.

'Where are you Raven?' Rayne penetrated her mind.

'Inside with the sons and Mrs Danvers.'

'Ok stay put we'll come for you when it's over.'

"The Masters of Ipswich are here." She said leaning against the wall.

'Pogue where are you?' He heard his father ask.

'In the Sanctuary." Pogue answered.

'Everyone all right?'

'Yes' Pogue replied.

'Sims wants to know if Tyler's all right.'

'Not really,' Pogue grimaced.

Pogue felt his father break the connection.

"My father and Tyler's are here." Pogue said looking over at Tyler.

Tyler's breathe caught. He felt Reid grip him tighter. How could he face his father?

'Your father loves you Tyler. It will be fine!' Caleb told him.

Raven felt pain course through her. "NO!" she screamed falling to her knees holding her head in pain.

Pogue started to reach for his cousin, but Vincent's voice came to all of them. 'Get away from Raven and put up shields now! Break the wards and let me in! Hurry!'

Caleb used his power to break the wards on the house, as the others put up shields, except for Tyler who was looking at Raven, and Caleb's own mother. He felt Pogue put up shields around them, and he added his own to all of them except Raven.

Raven screamed in pain as a line of power streaked down at her coming in waves. Caleb looked at Pogue wondering if he knew how she could be ascending. Vincent ran into the room catching Rebel as she fell backwards.

"Don't put them down!" He yelled to the others.

Waves of power erupted from Raven shattering stuff in the room. It felt as if the whole house was shaking. They watched as Vincent cried out in pain, but still held Raven. His own shield barely up. It went on and on. Caleb was having trouble keeping his own shields up. He felt Reid's go down. He really hoped it would stop soon.

Blood started pouring from Raven's nose. It stopped as suddenly as it started. Vincent held the now unconscious Raven in his arms sobbing.

"Vincent!" Marcus cried running into the room. He went to his younger brother and hugged him. Their eldest brother Damien was far behind him. He hugged Vincent himself after Marcus pulled away.

"You all right Vin?" He asked.

"This shouldn't have happened!" Vincent sobbed.

"No it shouldn't have, but what's done is done." He wiped his youngest brother's tears away with the back of his hand.

"Let me have her," he said taking Raven in his arms and leaving.

Marcus helped Vincent up.

"What just happened?" Pogue asked. "Why did Raven ascend?"

Marcus looked at the sons of Ipswich. He was the only thing keeping his brother on the feet at the moment.

"She didn't ascend. It was called reckoning. When a loved one dies in our families there power goes to the remaining siblings shared equally. Ridge Downing was just killed by Shane Archer."

Shock and sorrow filled the room as Marcus helped his brother out of the room.