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Chapter Six: Fire
Gaius, trying to maintain his haughty attitude, stood smirking. He sent a ball of energy at Rem, and was taken aback when it flew into his own stomach. He gasped and knelt on the ground. The ground was the last thing he saw before four forces of energy flew at him, tearing his human body apart. He didn't have time to scream as his human skin began to shed.
The Sons of Ipswich and the Daughters of Hecatewatched, some in shock, others in horror. They had killed the human half of Gaius, but not the demon. The thing that knelt before them began to heave, getting used to breathing. It still had the shape of a human, but its skin was somewhat slimy, and a brownish red color. Its teeth were all jagged, and eyes were yellow. "Well, it seems you are more powerful than I thought." The voice of Gaius had changed, it was deeper now and more coarse. "But it is still not enough." He shot what appeared to be fire at Brianne, who jumped, managing to only get burned on her feet. It was still enough to cause her to fall and shout an obscenity at Gaius.
Rem and Caleb were the first to recover from their state of shock. They stood close together and hurled an enormous ball of power at Gaius. Pogue and Monica did the same from behind. Gaius fended off Rem and Caleb's attack with more fire, but grunted as Pogue and Monica's hit him. Rem and Caleb sprang apart to avoid being hit by the fire stream. Brianne, from her spot on the ground, nudged Reid, and they attacked at the same time that Kira and Tyler did. Caleb, Rem, Pogue and Monica wasted no time and hit him again. This time, Gaius fell to the ground, and didn't get up. "Is he dead?" Reid asked. When no one answered, he took a few steps forward and kicked Gaius, who still made no movement. "Guess so. Brianne, are you all right?"
"He melted my shoes!" exclaimed Brianne. "They were new!"
Monica rolled her eyes. "She'll be fine." Rem knelt next to Brianne, waving a hand over her feet. Her eyes turned black as Brianne healed and thanked her. Reid helped Brianne up.
"Aren't you glad we got the privacy fence?" Tyler asked Caleb, who just smiled. Tyler had forced the Sons to build a privacy fence when they moved into the house.
Pogue and Monica, meanwhile, sent Gaius' body back to Nathaba. "I still think that we should combine everyone's power before we face Nathaba. Just to be on the safe side." She glanced at Rem, who nodded.
"Caleb?" Rem asked.
Caleb nodded. "Let's go inside though. Don't need anyone getting more suspicious about sounds from the backyard." The eight agreed and adjourned to the basement.
The night was long for them. Combining powers with just one person was painful enough, but to combine with six more, at the same time, was not a good idea. Everyone was worn out, and no one made it out of the basement that night; all were too tired to move. However, when they woke up the next morning, they knew that it was worth it...Each of the eight felt more powerful, stronger than ever before. Any injuries sustained from the fight with Gaius had vanished. They were ready to fight.
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