Chapter 10
The big day had finally come. Mythri and Arthur were awoken from a fitful night by their door banning open. In through the frame marched 8 demons, who lined the wall opposite to them, closely followed by Crowley with a smug grin on his face. He moved to stand in front of them and just told there, leaning back, relaxed, confident. It was the most obnoxious thing Arthur had ever seen. Mythri however was seething with murderous rage and if there chains confining her hands were not there, that smug bastard would have been dead by now, even with the the 8 other demons and lack of weapons. Well, maybe not but she would certainly try to make it happen. Arthur had more a reasonable mind about things, but he still wanted him dead. All Crowley could think was how lucky he was at this very moment with everything right at his finger tips.. It was all so amazing.
"Hello, im guessing you know what day it is by the parade accompanying me." Crowley grinned, having so much fun. His captives just glared at him. "Come on, lighten up. Today is the day your lives change forever. You should be ecstatic at the moment." After waiting a moment, Crowley stepped back and signaled to his men. At once they moved forward and began to unshackle Arthur. He resisted a little but was relatively civil, bidding his time till he could make his escape. Only 2 of the 8 were left to keep him in line, the rest were left to deal with Mythri. The raven was making them work for her submission. She was bitting, scratching, kicking, and everything else that could cause them any grief. In one burst of anger after one of the monsters punched her hard she began to curse in the same low growing the clone had heard a while before. Crowley, who had been watching with glee in his eyes, sobered at the sound of it. It seemed to enchant him for a moment. Just for a moment. In a second he was back to the gleeful demon king about to get his prize. It was startling. After Mythri was beaten black, blue, and bloody, both her and Arthur were dragged out of the room. They were bound, gaged and brought to face a pair of black limousines. It was at this moment Arthur became less than docile, though it was not because it was the perfect moment to escape. It was mainly because they began to lead him towards one car and Mythri towards another. Mythri decided to join in once again with the blond. They both had to be knocked clean out before the black eyed men could get them into their respective cars.
Before Crowley had decided that as much as the girl intrigued him she was of no further use to him so he would get rid of her. Her outburst when pulling them out of the cell had almost made him reconsider. He knew about dragon lords and their strange tongue but he supposed he could get all the information he needed from Merlin. It was just a slight misfortune that the prince had gotten attached to her. Harder to control when they have feelings and thoughts with other people.
The Winchesters spent the morning in silence. The pent up anxiety slowly suffocating them. Once or twice they tried to interact with Merlin but h brushed them off with a small fake smile and ducking out of arms reach. In the end they just stopped trying, looking on with thoughtful and concerned eyes. They piled into the car, silence only being broken by Merlins instructions on how to get to the place. Seeing as no specific time was mentioned they had all decided to arrive around noon. When they pulled up, the building seemed to look in front of them, stealing the light and filling the sky. Merlin shivered. It was exactly how he remembered it. Dark, cold, foreboding. At the time, he had thought it his own imagination but now he knew this was a horrible place, dedicated to dark forces. No wonder Crowley had picked it. Sitting outside the warehouse sat a long, sleek limousine. Crowley had already arrived.
No one moved from the car once they were parked. No one even opened the door to leave the car. Once again, Dean tried to speak but this time it was almost as if his voice was being stolen from him. With a glance in the rear view mirror and at Sam he reluctantly pushed his door open. Once one of them began moving, the others followed easily. They did as they practiced, grabbing the weapons they would need out of the trunk. Sam and dean both took guns and holy water. Merlin took the knife. Within minutes the three were lined up once again motionless, right in front of the door, merlin in the middle. It was then that the silence was broken for real by dean.
"Lets do this." On his command they pushed the door open into blackness.