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A/N: I am so sorry, everyone, for the vast amount of time between chapters! I am terribly sorry! We just had our registration for school today and I have been struggling to concentrate on my AP Lit summer reading and cross country practices. As soon as I finish my reading, I can get back on the computer all I want. I am trying to finish, I promise! The ending is in sight and I just need to read my summer work! Hopefully by the time school starts I'll have more up, but I'm pretty sure of that, though the following chapter is quite long and won't be up for a while. I apologise in advance. This chapter is very very short, but I just wanted to tell what the Source is planning...
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Ten demons and the Source of All Evil shimmered and flamed into the manor at almost at the same time as the witches, unbeknowest by the Source, vanished into the past. Once inside their nemesis' lair, the demons' senses doubled and the Source took extra precautions right away, not keen to suffer the same fate as Lynxe.
"Divide and search for them," he growled to the lesser demons, who bowed to their master and immediately set off. The Source himself glanced around nervously. Although he couldn't sense his enemy, he could feel something tingle in the air, a hint of Good magic still lurking. They had to be around here somewhere! They couldn't have just disappeared.
In a few minutes, one of his upper-level demons shimmered into his presence, bowing low and murmuring, "My lord, there is no sign of witches anywhere."
The Source whirled to face him, almost losing his head. Already the witches have slipped from his grasp? "Impossible. I sensed them and tracked them here. Have you searched the bedrooms? The attic?"
"Yes, my lord," the demon replied softly. "Everywhere. There is no one here."
A burst of laughter escaped the Source's throat before he knew it, surprising even him. "Well they can't have all vanished off our radar. Have you used the demonic tracer?"
"Lord, no demon is able to sense them but you, not even the tracer." The demon stopped speaking, gulped,and continued somewhat nervously, choosing his words wisely. "My lord. Perhaps they are on a different plane?"
"A different plane? Why would they go to a different plane? Their magic does not work in any other plane but this one, and besides, orbing can not and will not take them there. I know for a fact that they escaped by orbing, thanks to the newest Charmed One. I followed the orb here. So, where could they be?" His demonic chronie did not answer. The Source nodded to the demon who had reported. "Very well. Take a score of demons to the Magicked One's mansion and search there. Leave no inch unchecked. Report back to me when you have completed the task, or if you find any witches. I want them alive. But before you go, post demons in every room, then go summon ten more demons and post them in the attic. I will personally join them. And look sharp. Zoltof will be here later to help. The attic is where the Charmed Ones will most likely return, since it is where they keep their Book of Shadows and when they come back, we will be ready for them."