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CHAPTER ELEVEN

I reached out to Castiel with all my strength, imploring him to come as fast as he could. I already feared that he would come too late, for Dean did not step away from Alastair, even when Alistair's blade flashed through the air, cutting into Dean's arm, drawing blood, to well out onto the ground below.

Dean cried out, but did not step back, and I trained my katana onto Alastair, trying to run him through with the silver blade. Alastair did not stay still long enough for me to do so, and I growled in frustration. I called for Castiel again, more desperately this time, as Sam strode forward, hand outstretched towards Alastair. His face was screwed up in his concentration, and I recognised the signs of Sam using his powers to pull the demon from Alistair's vessel.

"SAMUEL! NO!" I yelled, unsure now as to who the hell I was supposed to be stopping first - Sam or Alastair.

Behind us, a ripping sound came from deep below the earth, shaking the ground, as a huge gash appeared, cleaving the ground in two, I kept my feet, but Sam and Dean did not. Alastair held his ground too, as Castiel finally arrived, Uriel at his side, noth of the angels looking as grim as I felt right then. Castiel took my right side, while Uriel took my left and as one we faced the crack in the ground, and waited.

Before long a horse poured forth, a white horse, carrying a scabrous rider, with a crown, flesh peeling from his bones as he rode.

I stared grimly up into the face of one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Pestilence, if I recognised him correctly.

"You may need this, Shekinah!" Uriel told me, handing me a flaming sword with one large hand.

I bowed to him in thanks as I took the sword from him, as the second Horseman appeared - War, on his Red Horse, carrying a sword to take peace from the Earth and to set man against man.

The first two Horsemen bore down on us angels, and we fought them, our flaming blades meeting that of Pestilence and War, driving them back towards the abyss that they came from.

As we were fighting Pestilence and War, Famine joined the fray, riding from the brink on a steed of black, carrying his weighing scales, to bring famine upon the land.

I blocked his passage, leaving Cas to fight War and Uriel to fight Pestilence.

The Last Horseman broke free from the gash in the ground, and he was Death on a pale green horse, to kill with sword and with hunger, and with death. He cantered by me, glaring down at me from beneath darkened robes, before he headed straight for Alastair. My attention was diverted back to Famine, as I hacked at his feeble seeming body with flaming sword, and dodging the flashing hooves of his steed. I was exhausted but to had to battle on, even as I heard behind me, Alastair beginning to scream, as Death plucked him from the ground, to carry him back into the abyss he came out of.

It was as if that one small act ended the battle, for War, Pestilence and Famine withdrew from the fight, following Death into the abyss beyond, as though they had never been there.

I plunged my flaming sword into the ground, before kneeling before it, totally spent. I looked up only when Castiel and Uriel knelt beside me, each looking as tired as I felt right then.

"You did good, Shekinah!" Uriel said, with a bow of deference in my direction.

"Thank you, Uriel. I was glad to be of service!" I said solemnly, bowing back.

Castiel drew me to my feet once again, before saying - "You do not need to bow to Uriel, my love! He is not superior to you. It is not proper to bow to your followers! And do not bow to me, your equal either!"

This last said to forestall me from doing just that. I had to smile at that, and did not bow to him.

I turned to face Sam and Dean, only to discover that Ruby was now free, no doubt untied by Sam while my back was turned. Alistair's cronies had long since gone - who knew where, but at least they were gone.

Dean was still laying on t he ground, bleeding from the gash in his arm, but at least he was still conscious. I walked over to him, smirking a little at Ruby when she flinched a little at my presence, before I knelt beside Dean. I soothed the elder Winchester with a stroke to his forehead, before laying my hand on his arm. I closed my eyes and concentrated, a flash of light bursting forth from my hand to seal Dean's wound as though it had never been. After all, I was the angel to keep close to your side, to heal mind, body and soul, and it was the least I could do for t he brave hunter, Dean Winchester.

"He, so you're a freaking angel, huh, Jenna? Shekinah, I mean! Who knew?" Dean said, as I helped him from the ground. "I suppose you are going with Castiel and Uriel now?"

I bowed to Dean, before saying - "It is my duty as angel to remain with Castiel and Uriel, but I am here for you whenever you need me. I am merely a wing beat away from you - just call, and I'll be there!"

"I dare you to start singing something from the Sound of Music!" Dean said, and behind him Sam laughed.

Even Ruby cracked a smile at that, but I merely cocked my head at Dean.

"D'you know what, Shekinah? Never mind! Freaking angels have no sense of humor!" Dean said, walking off with a shake of his head.

I watched him go, before Sam came forward to shake my hand warmly.

"I guess I owe you a thank you, Shekinah! For all that you, Castiel and Uriel have done for us tonight! If not for you, I guess we'd be dead now, and the Apocalypse would be in full swing! I guess that's why Alastair was here. I think he seemed to think that Ruby's demon blood would be enough to open the seal, to let out the Horsemen!" he said, as he continued to shake my hand.

"We can only presume so!" Uriel concurred over my shoulder, scowling at the younger Winchester. "But the demon's blood was not strong enough to open the seal!"

"Hey!" Ruby protested behind Sam without any real rancour.

"Count yourself lucky it was not!" I told her, with my own scowl at her.

Ruby did not argue further - maybe because she thought she couldn't survive being smitten by three powerful angels.

"It's time to go, Shekinah!" Castiel said, as he laid one hand on my shoulder. I looked to him, before smiling and nodding slowly in acquiescence at him.

"It's been emotional, Samuel. Don't forget to call should you need me!" I said to him, at which Sam nodded.

"I won't forget!" he said, before he turned to Ruby momentarily.

By the time he turned back, the three of us were already gone amidst noisy flapping of wings in the night ...

to be continued ...