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(Soul 2 Soul)

The Haruspex searched the room for the Sage. It was dark and the cheap incense smell did nothing to mask the odor of wet, molding wood. Powerless against her unless she showed herself he announced to the room "We have work to do!"

She appeared in a corner of the room and asked "Are we ready?"

"Their White-Lighter interrupted. I was unable to complete the transition." He turned to face her "I will need to go back to retrieve the witch's soul".

The Sage knew she could not remain a spirit in this realm too much longer or their two souls would be forced to cross over. She floated towards him "We had a deal! How are we supposed to make the exchange now? You let a Being of Light stop you? When will I get my body?! I sacrificed my soul to give you that witch's essence. You owe me!"

"Owe you!?" Even now she was terrified by his tone. "You, I could do without. Your kind are a dime a dozen. Psychics, Soothsayers and Future Seekers you're all con artists." He laughed under his breath.

"If you allow the witch to remain in this state soon she will be forced to move on and you will loose everything. We are running out of time! How will you switch our souls and gain the vital power you seek? The power you deserve." Pleading her case she prepared to present him with the proof. "With the ultimate power you could revive all the Haruspices, change the future and rule over those in power." Trying to tempt him she floated passed his ear "If you wish. You can have all that and more for eternity but only with the witch and me. You need me."

Holding back his desire to extinguish her soul at that moment he bellowed "I can always find another Sage the soul of the Charmed One is my prize. You are insignificant to me!"

"Insignificant! How do you know another will not betray you? I worked for months calling to this witch, searching out a Charmed One. If it were not for my powers, you would have nothing." The old woman felt her strength fading. Calmly she declared "For centuries Demons have sought the ultimate power and used the knowledge of the Oracles for assistance. It is only recently with the arrival of the Charmed Ones that the ability to gain this power can become a reality. We have a covenant that has been blessed in ceremony, you are bound by honor." She thought it best to keep an eye on the Haruspex as she knew he was not to be trusted.

"Shut up old woman and leave me." Haruspex would need the old woman for the convergence of souls to work. He knew her desire to seek revenge on the warlock who tricked her into the body of an ancient relic would blind her to his plan. She was blood thirsty and his only aspiration was acquiring the ultimate power. Being forced to create an alliance with a charlatan sickened him.

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Piper, Paige and Leo heard a loud crash and the three of them ran to the conservatory to investigate. Puzzled they searched each others eyes for an explanation but nothing was out of place. Piper heard a whisper in her ear.

'Piper'

"Did you hear that?" A little surprised Paige reminded her sister the noise was the reason they all came running.

'Piper'

This time the whisper was accompanied by a soft breeze on the edge of Piper's nose. "No that! I know you heard it that time!"

"Piper what are you hearing?" Leo asked.

"I could have sworn I heard Phoebe call my name. Maybe I just imagined it" Piper felt nauseous. She was worried and so many thoughts were running through her head. Other than sacrificing vital organs and obtaining the ultimate power the Book of Shadows offered nothing more on the Haruspex. How were they going to stop the demon from obtaining this so called ultimate power without loosing Phoebe and returning her to her former self? There wasn't much to go on. Piper was frustrated she did not like feeling out of control.

Standing in the middle of the room it was obvious she was listening for something. "No I don't hear anything." Paige thought it weird that if Phoebe were here why weren't they able to see her? Spirits have appeared to them before what made this different. Phoebe waived her hand in front of Paige's face but Paige had no response.

Angered Phoebe started turning over lamps, throwing papers and knocking books off of shelves. Leo turned in one direction and Piper in another. Paige leaned backward avoiding what she thought could have been a demon but was only the sound of furniture crashing. They could hear destruction all around them but nothing was out of place. Phoebe tried to get their attention by picking up a pewter framed picture of Grams and throwing it across the room. Paige turned and tilted her head in disbelief of what she saw. Phoebe stopped when she noticed she had gotten Paige's attention. Phoebe waited for a repsonse. Then she noticed the picture of Grams was still on the table where she first found it but the wall she used as target practice had a dent in it the exact size and shape of the pewter frame.

Paige called out to Piper and Leo who were still trying to figure out what was happening. "Guys come here and look. Was this dent here before?" Paige still bewildered placed her hands on her hip and let out quick grunt under her breath. Leo and Piper stood by her side sizing up the dent in the wall. "No I think I would have noticed that." Piper said.

Realizing the only explanation would be Phoebe Piper called out. "Phoebe? Phoebe can you hear me?" Phoebe floated across the room to where the three of them stood. She had their attention but now what?