An Odd Encounter In Vegas

by FlowerofAdversity

A warlock named Algernon is up to some nasty tricks to subdue the world under his control and destroy the entire Universe as we know it, but not if Odd has anything to say about it. Will he be able to convince Harry that there's a warlock loose and vying for ultimate destruction of all we hold dear ?

5. Chapter 5

Chapter 5-Common Ground

Harry had called Algernon out for being a coward and not facing them on their own terms.

'It's not really fair when you can just fiddle with time by flexing your index finger. We might already be bested and simply don't know it. Can we at least form a truce ? No one has to get hurt and you walk away a winner.', Harry mentioned.

Odd had already drawn an alchemist's circle around Algernon. It was heavily fortified with candles pure and white, blazing with holy fire. There was no way that Algernon could break this confinement, even if he tried, because dark was suseptible to light. He had never even seen it coming and he had fallen for the oldest trick in the book. Flattery often got necromancers into tight situations as these and he had only begun playing with mortal's lives and savoring it. Having it come to an end so soon rather miffed him, but he was powerless to escape the binding of the circle.

'Damn you, you cheated. Both of you.', he said, being brought to his knees by the sheer power of the white magic itself. He was still a very formidable warlock and he willed himself to stand up straight in their presense. He was quite a towering maelstrom in and of himself. His eyes bore into their very hearts, doing its best to strike fear into them. Both of them had seen things that would make a normal human being run for cover and hide for months. This was routine for the duo who, although shaken to their core inwardly, showed no sign of budging or backing down. Algernon tried his utmost to unleash a hellish spell but no matter how much he pushed, the white magic had weakened him too much. He felt his strength beginning to wane and his life ebbing away.

'I admit I misjudged the two of you poorly and I regret it.', he said, a bit bitingly. His compliment sounded sarcastic in their ears, but they were happy to take it.

By keeping the flames of the candles lit, Harry was able to cast one final spell to end Algernon for good and with a final burst of light, the warlock simply burned away into nothingness.