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After their team-up with Megaforce, the Legend Rangers used their newfound steam to press on and continue to fight Supernatural forces from the Underworld and from the Dark Void. All the while, Jared tried to establish communication with Scott and his Father, but to no avail.
It was a Friday night, and the Rangers were at a nightclub that was being occupied by Teenagers. The Rangers, Tobias, Lydia attended and, by surprise, Devon was with them.
Noah had told a funny story to which Jared laughed at as he drank from a cup Devon had given him. Out of the blue, Jared's head started to swim; he felt his muscles weaken and his vision blur. Shaking himself out of it, he continued to listen to his friends.
Asher blankly stared at his cup, lost in thought. Everyone, even Tobias and Lydia who also knew Asher's secret, noticed except Jared and Alicia. Sonia nudged the young Light-Watcher and whispered, "Lighten up. We're having a night off."
"I'm trying. It's just I don't know how I'm gonna tell my parents about who they are."
"Just put it out of your mind for now." Sonia suggested.
"Right." Asher got up and said, "I'm gonna go to the bathroom."
The bathroom hall he chose to enter was a bit isolated and as he approached the end of the corridor, an unexpected visitor shimmered in front of him. She was his height, and had tan skin with piercing hazel eyes. Her dark hair was beautiful and lush and she gave off a confident atmosphere.
"Belle?" Asher asked as tears welled up in his eyes. "What're you doing here?"
"I've come for you, Asher." Belle replied, making her left hand glow a brilliant lavender shade. Quickly, she jabbed the hand into Asher's chest. The entire hand sank into him as Asher let out painful groans.
Jared turned around the corner saying, "Asher I know-" He stopped his sentence midway through when he witnessed Belle plunge her hand into Asher. Looking closely, he could see a red tattoo of small wings etched onto the underside of her left wrist.
"Asher!" He called out focusing his Mana. Having a clear shot, Jared punched forward, sending a burst of flames at Belle, making her explode into dozens of particles. The Slayer caught Asher before he fell to the ground. The Light-Watcher was unconscious.
~Cue Theme~
~HQ~
"And she just attacked him for no reason?" Noah tried to comprehend. "No incentive? Just..."
"Yes!" Jared repeated flipping through the book. "She had this mark on the underside of her wrist... Found it."
In the Destiny Book was the exact same tattoo; next to it read the heading: Phoenix Witch.
"The Phoenix Witches are a coven of Witches who are neutral. They can act as Assassins for either side for the highest price."
"Why would an Assassin Witch go after Asher and not us?" Liam asked sitting down. Chris recalled his experience with Shax. "Well, Shax came after me, remember?"
"I think this is different." Alicia stated waking up next to Jared. "It also says in the book that they have the power to strip Witch abilities with their hands. If she wanted to kill Asher, she wouldn't have tried to strip him of his powers."
At that moment, Devon orbed into HQ looking for Jared. "Jared, I was sent to find you." He stated sullenly.
"Ok? Can this wait?" Jared asked about explaining.
"No, it can't. Come on."
Jared looked at his friends and said, "Take care of Asher." With that, Devon orbed the two away.
~Infirmary~
Asher was lying in bed, deep in his dreams that manifested his memories...
~Memory~
The year was 2036 and fourteen year old Asher sat in his room in Arizona. Over the years, the world was in a constant struggle with evil. However, two years prior, a great evil rose up to rule them all. Now, this evil ruled the world with an iron fist, leaving the people defenseless and restricted.
After the deaths of his parents two years ago, Asher was moved to live with his Aunt, Uncle and baby cousin in Arizona. With evil dominating the Overworld, it was wise to have a curfew and get inside houses that were protected by charms and symbols. Asher's Aunt and Uncle lived in a fairly large house that was semi-isolated from civilization. One would have to drive off the road to get to the house.
The area was rather wide and large, resembling a ranch with modern additions. While the main house had wooden structure and stone walls on the outside giving it a natural look, on the inside, it was a beautifully structured fusion of a cabin and a futuristic home. The entire inside walls were a clay yellow with beautiful pictures of nature taken by Asher's Aunt. The ceilings were high and the floors were made of smooth wood.
The kitchen had white tiles and a silver counter that matched the other cabinets and refrigerator. The windows were wide and covered most of one wall over a line of counters, the view leading out to the expansive side lawn.
Across the space from the kitchen was the living room, which was complete with comfortable couches and chairs and other luxuries.
Unlike most people in this time period, Asher's Aunt and Uncle were well off.
His room was moderately larger than his old one back in Bayview. It had the standard teenage boy stuff but it also had a ladder that led to an indoor balcony that had an extra bed.
The boy was lying on his back reading a book when he heard numerous thumps on the ceiling, which worried him.
His Aunt and Uncle had gone outside to refresh the protective circle and they hadn't come back in yet. This was strange since redoing the circle was a quick task.
Pulling on a grey rain poncho, the boy wore the hood and walked outside. It was pouring rain and he could barely see a thing.
This fact became irrelevant when he saw a splatter of blood on the porch.
"Aunt Bloom?!"Asher called out over the thunder. "Aunt Bloom?!" He wanted to step into the shadows and find his family, but he was too afraid. That's when he heard his Uncle yell, "Asher get back in the house-" A loud and sickening crack silenced his Uncle making Asher yell, "Uncle Cody!"
Asher stumbled back into the house and slammed the door. The sound of his Uncle dying made his heart pound in his ears. He had always enjoyed listening to the stories Cody would tell, which is why he was always so interested in Cody's stories when he had gone to the past. He made a run for the baby room where his cousin, Gabby was. He threw the door open and gasped. Gabby wasn't in her crib, rather, she wasn't anywhere. The window, however, was broken; Gabby had been taken.
Fighting back the tears, Asher slammed the door and ran across his house only to slip on the wooden floor. He felt the cold wood against his face as his vision became blurred. Getting up, and orienting himself, the young boy found himself face to face with three hungry vampires, each with blood around their lips.
"Dessert..." One mused licking his lips. The fiend lunged at the boy, but he threw his hands up in defense sending out a telekinetic wave, throwing the vampire into a coat hook on the wall. The hook went through his heart and vanquished him.
The last two Vampires grabbed Asher and threw him into a pool table. This was it... he was going to die. Asher closed his eyes and welcomed death... Suddenly, another Vampire screamed in pain.
Asher reopened his eyes and focused on a struggle between a girl and the last Vampire. She had blonde hair with black highlights and her eyes were a fierce green. She wore all black and moved swiftly.
She knocked the Vampire onto its back and staked it, killing it.
"Are you ok?" She asked Asher to his feet.
"Yeah, thank you... Who are you?"
"My name is Veronica and I'm a Vampire Slayer."
From the morning after on, Veronica stayed in Asher's home and trained him how to fight and to use his telekinesis as she had telekinesis too.
After getting a handle on his powers, Veronica stuck with Asher as she guided him to California to a safer place. Along the way, they gathered different companions; an old nun with a kind heart named Molly, a former stand up comedian named Chuck, a young pregnant woman named Kristen, and a twelve year old boy who lost his family too. His name was Billy.
The longer the journey went on, the more Asher began to feel safe around his newfound family. However, near California, things went wrong. Mutated Vampires known as "Berserkers" ambushed their camp and forced them to run. With Kristen slowing the group down due to her nearly grown baby, escape seemed impossible. However, Molly sacrificed herself to make sure they all got away.
The next few days in the group learned they were being stalked by something or someone. A late night scream from Billy alerted that the thing that was stalking them was the most dangerous mutation, "The Ringer," an intelligent breed that has strong hypnotic powers. This Ringer killed Billy's family and used his influence on the boy to trace him and his group. Without a significant purpose, the Ringer killed Billy. He kidnapped Chuck and Kristen to draw out Veronica, who would prove to be a good fight.
Veronica wanted to get to California, but Asher went after the Ringer and followed him to a barn. He tried fighting on his own but lost severely only for Veronica to slay him. However, the worst possible outcome came of it; Chuck hung dead from the ceiling while Kristen was nailed to a wall. Staking Kristen's heart so she wouldn't turn, Asher kissed her forehead in sorrow...
Alone once more, Veronica and Asher finally got to California; they even found a truck to drive in. However, one night, Veronica found that she had a small cut on her arm. It was small, but deep.. she realized that Vampire Venom was slowly making her way through her body. She had to do the unthinkable to keep the Slayer line going.
She left that night while Asher was asleep, leaving a silver pendant in the Truck for Asher to keep.
Even as he continued to live and go on his mission to save the past, Asher wore the silver pendant, shaped like an arrow, in Veronica's honor.
~Present Day~
Jared stood next to Devon in some sort of arena. "Devon where are we?"
"It's just a test, Jared. Don't worry." Jared knew this was a lie because Devon was more withdrawn and avoided eye contact.
Jared studied the surroundings and it was that of a Roman arena. No one was there and no sounds could be heard on the outside. The grated gate on the opposite end of the arena opened and a vampire came out of it.
Suddenly, the overwhelming confidence in strength that came with being the Slayer dwindled. Putting it out of his mind, Jared jumped forward and kicked the Vampire only to be caught. This shocked him; usually, he'd send his target flying but he had no power.
In seconds, he himself was sent into a wall, eyes widening in fear for the first time in years.
~Somewhere in Bayview~
Black dust particles spiraled together in a mini twister to reform Belle the Assassin Witch. She knew going after Asher was too risky. She had to stall the Rangers out somehow. Determined, she shimmered away.
~HQ~
Chris was busy scrying for an Assassin Witch hopefully to get more information on Belle while Alicia tried to use her Empathy and Telepathy to read Asher; unfortunately, she couldn't get through to him.
"Got one." Chris informed them. "She's in Bayview's suburban district."
~An Apartment~
Belle shimmered into a small apartment. Children's toys were strewn everywhere and the smell of cookies hung in the air. Ignoring it, Belle proceeded to go through everything looking for something. Behind her, a woman in her mid to late 30's shimmered in behind her. Raising a fireball, she asked, "Who are you?"
"Calm down." Belle said, annoyed. "I'm your unborn daughter. You'll have me in a few years." The girl raised her wrist to show the tattoo.
"You're... Belle."
"Yes, I am." Belle, uninterested, looked around more. "I came back to complete a mission and I need our family's book to do it."
"This is... wonderful... I have so many questions for you."
"We can talk later, now where's the book?" Belle pressed with anger.
Her mother waved her hand and made it appear in Belle's. "Good. I have to go."
"So soon?"
"Yeah, this is important."
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Yes. There is, actually. When I'm born and I grow up... and I ask you what it feels like to kill, don't lie to me; don't lie and say you don't feel a thing." With that, Belle shimmered away, leaving her mother with a horrified look on her face.
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