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Witch Way Now
Chapter 3
Cole carefully pushed a door open and felt sunlight spill over his body for the first time in years. It warmed his skin and he was forced to cover his eyes a little as he stepped out into the world. People moved all around him moving to and fro around the busy crowded streets. Cole looked at the buildings around him things had changed, the buildings looked more futuristic.
But that was the only thing that seemed to have changed, no cars were flying like he expected and he could still sense the anger and hated in the humans around him. He stared for a minute taking in the sight and soaking up the sunlight, it felt good to him.
After a moment he stepped completely out of the doorway and into the streets approaching the nearest person to him.
"Excuse me sir," Cole said stopping the man in his tracks.
The man eyed Cole angrily. "What do you want?" he demanded.
"What year is it?" Cole asked the man.
"Are you some type of idiot or something?" the man replied.
"I had a little too much to drink last night," Cole lied smiling.
"2023," the man answered then walked off quickly mumbling.
"2023," Cole repeated not believing his ears. Had it been that long? It was 2003 when Phoebe and her sisters had killed him; he knew he had been gone for a long time but 20 years in that realm. He couldn't believe it.
He reached his arm out and stopped another person. "Ma'am where am I?" he asked. "What city is this?"
"New York City," the woman replied before walking off.
"New York City huh," Cole repeated again looking up at the buildings. "That explains the people and their attitudes."
Hercules yawned loudly and Thor collapsed to his belly lying down on the ground beside Cole. "You guys tired?" Cole asked them. "Let's find us a place to stay,"
Cole walked down the long block bumping into several people as he attempted to make his way through the crowded streets of New York. He had to catch himself several times when his anger flared and he was moments away from killing several of the people. Cole reached the end of the block and turned into an alley.
"Follow me," Cole said to Hercules and Thor then disappeared in an explosion of flames. Thor and Hercules immediately followed him.
Flames erupted around the floor and Cole stepped out followed by his companions. He looked around the penthouse he had teleported into; looking at the beautiful décor lining it's every inch.
"Search and kill anyone you find," Cole whispered to Hercules and Thor, the beasts ran off in separate directions barking loudly.
"Who the hell are you?" a voice from behind Cole questioned him.
Cole turned around to see a middle-aged man standing behind him holding a gun in his hand, Cole grinned. "Is this your house?" he asked the man.
"Yes and your trespassing," the man replied. "Now get out or I'll shoot you."
"Go ahead," Cole said still grinning.
The man fired three shots into Cole's chest but the bullets didn't even pierce his clothing. Cole laughed loud and flung a fire ball at the man burning him to a crisp. Hercules and Thor walked back into the room barking giving Cole the all clears signal.
"This is our home now guys," Cole said kneeling down and rubbing their heads. "We'll start writing our future's here."
Cole spent a large amount of time catching up on the events he'd missed in the past 20 years. The more he read the more disgusted he became with humans and their lust for power and war. Iraq had been completely annihilated in 2013 by American nuclear bombs. Several species of animal had become extinct over the years. The polar ice caps had melted so much polar bears had died out and destruction of forests due to human expansion killed off wolves, this in particular angered him.
There were no more swamps in America and the Mississippi river had dried up in 2016 due to global warming. There were so much horrible things that had happened over the years eventually Cole grew tired of reading history. He expected change but nothing like this; it seemed the ozone had even begun to dissolve away. The only reason people where not being burned to death was a powerful sun block developed in early 2012.
He was happy he didn't have to drive to get anywhere he needed to be, gas was nearly 20 a gallon. After days of filling his mind with human history Cole decided to move on to past magical events. All Cole knew for certain was that demonic energies were still gathering until the day he left that realm that meant demons were still being killed.
Cole waited till his pets were sleep and erupted into an explosion of flame disappearing. He reappeared in the underworld and could hear demon voices, sounded like arguing. Cole tried to listen as he walked through the catacombs following the voice.
"We cannot defeat the Charmed Ones and their offspring with such little numbers,"
"The key in the plan is trapping them in a demonic barrier blocking them off from each other,"
"That would keep them from using the power of three,"
"And evening the odds,"
"But how many will be trapped in the barrier?"
"The more barrier demons we have the more we can trap,"
"And the more demons we have the more Charmed Ones we can kill,"
Cole walked around the corner and entered the room everyone turned and immediately froze in their tracks.
"Balthazar?" the closest demon said.
"No I'm not Balthazar anymore," Cole replied easily. "I'm much more powerful then any demon could ever be."
The demons looked at each other then eyed Cole angrily. "I thought you were dead," another demon finally said.
"Something like that," Cole replied. "But I'm back now and I need information on the events of the past 20 years."
"Why should we tell you anything?"
Cole opened his palm and created the biggest fireball he could make nearly two feet tall and wide then grinned at the demons cowering back. He closed his hand into a fist and made he ball disappear then crossed his arms behind his back.
"So," Cole said happily. "Fill me in."
The demons looked at each other until one finally pushed another one forward forcing him to speak. He nervously began talking, describing years of the Charmed Ones killing demons, foiling plots and other things they usually do. Cole learned the Charmed Ones had children two boys and there was two girls as well all trained in magic and vanquishing demons.
Instead of one main Source of evil there was now three mimicking the Charmed Ones power of three. The three Sources fed off each others individual demonic energies and all became powerful but still couldn't beat them. Somehow Cole wasn't surprised Phoebe and her sisters were still at it but it sounded like they had become considerably more powerful and had sons and daughters now.
That was none of his concern and he continued to listen to the demon talk about the magical events of past. Unicorns had been wiped out during the Centaur and Minotaur war almost 7 years ago, the war was still going. Fairies were close to extinction because gremlins and evil trolls started eating them as food when their normal supply went dry. The titans had been released and killed by the Charmed Ones new godly powers. Leo had become an Elder then turned his back on them for the sake of his children.
"Enough," Cole said sternly, rubbing his forehead with his hand. "I've heard enough." He turned and walked away from the demons talking to himself in a whisper.
"20 years and all that has happened are continual deaths and fighting," he whispered. "I expected so much more change something better."
Cole turned back to the demons. "Is this cycle just going to continue on forever?" he asked them but they just stared back in confusion. "When I was alone in that realm I found peace and happiness but no such thing exists in this world."
"What are you talking about?" a demon questioned.
Cole fired a bolt of lightning into the demon vanquishing him on impact then he paused for a moment trapped in thought. "Maybe that's why I'm here, maybe that's my destiny." He said a little excited.