Witch Way Now

Chapter 7

The demon Cole had let live stumbled through the rocky caverns gripping the wall for support as he walked. His ribs were bleeding and had changed the left side of his shirt bloody red. He came around a corner and attempted to enter the next cavern but was stopped by two large men.

"o-out of my w-way," the demon demanded. "I have urgent news for the Sources."

"Explain," one of the demonic guards instructed.

"Half of their demon army was just vanquished," the demon responded harshly proceeding to push through the guards and into the chamber.

He took a few steps forward then fell to one knee bowing his head. "My lords," he said sternly.

"Who are you?"

"What is your business?"

The demon raised his head and faced the Sources. "I am Hyraxes a soldier in your army," he replied.

"Why are you injured?"

"What has happened?"

"We had just received word that the elders had been killed and were about to attack the humans," Hyraxes began coughing violently; small splatters of red flew onto his hand.

"When Balthazar well he wasn't Balthazar exactly just looked like his human half," Hyraxes began talking in jumbles and stopped to get his train of thought back on the rail. "Balthazar attacked us with two flaming wolves and slaughtered everyone but me."

"WHAT?!"

"How could three vanquish so many?"

"The wolves are so powerful and Balthazar has somehow amassed unknown amounts of power in his absence," Hyraxes replied.

"Half of our army is dead?"

"y-yes," Hyraxes stuttered in fear of replying. "m-my lords,"

"Why are you alive?"

"Did you run in fear?"

"n-no my lords never!" Hyraxes struggled to stand to his feet. "Balthazar let me live." He replied. "He told me to tell all the demons for every human that dies a hundred demons will perish."

"He said this?"

"Y-yes my lords," Hyraxes said. "He said there will be peace between magical and none magical beings."

One of the Sources laughed. "And he will uphold this law by himself?"

"Summon all the demon bounty hunters,"

One of the Sources waved his hand through the air, a moment later demons started appearing around the room by the dozens. Each fell to their knees upon realizing who had summoned them.

"All of the elders have been killed,"

"And now is the time to move and take over the human world,"

"But one demon stands against us,"

"Find Balthazar and bring us his heart and head on a platter,"

"Whoever does this will become a general in the future war on the humans and our right hands when we rule,"

The demonic bounty hunters immediately began disappearing from the room leaving Hyraxes alone with the Sources.

"What are my orders?" Hyraxes questioned.

"You remain here,"

"We have special plans for you,"

Blue and white orbs broke apart releasing Leo into the living room of the Halliwell Manor. Piper quickly stood to her feet and gripped Leo in her arms. "I was so worried about you," she whimpered.

"I'm fine," Leo replied. "I've orbed down to the demon world plenty of times before."

"And you're pretty much all powerful now," Paige said with a smile.

Leo didn't find any humor in that comment. He had seen first hand what Cole was capable of in battle and still wasn't sure if that was the full extent of his power. Leo began staring off thoughts rushing though his head about his battle with Cole.

"So what did you find out dad?" Wyatt's voice broke into his thoughts. "Have the demons found out the elders are dead?"

"Yes," Leo replied to his son. "But apparently Cole and some flaming wolves attacked the demonic army and killed nearly half of the demons."

Phoebe cocked her head to the side suddenly confused and not knowing what Cole was doing. "He killed half the demon army?" she asked in a confused tone.

"Why would Cole kill all the elders then go and vanquish demons?" Paige added.

"Maybe he's not working with the demons," Chris said after a moment.

"But if Cole didn't kill the elders for demonic purposes what reason his he doing all this killing?" Piper asked Leo.

"For him," Phoebe replied to her sister dryly. "Cole's gone mad with power again and I'm gonna have to put him down."

Phoebe sprang from the couch and stormed off upstairs. Paige took her seat, "Cole being back is really bothering her," Paige said like everyone didn't already know that.

"That was the love of her life 20 years ago if you forgot," Piper snapped in Phoebe's defense.

"I still don't understand how Cole got all this power," Leo said sitting down on the arm of the couch. "His power seems limitless."

Wyatt tapped Chris on the shoulder and motioned for his brother to follow him. Chris followed around the corner and into the hallway with his brother. "What's up?" Chris asked Wyatt.

"we should find this Cole guy ourselves and vanquish him so Aunt Phoebe wont have to do it again," Wyatt told his brother staring straight into his eyes letting him know he was serious.

"Think we can do it?" Chris asked his brother. "He beat dad."

"Dad's just getting old," Wyatt shot back with a laugh.

"How are we gonna find him?" Chris asked.

"If the guy killed half the sources demon army the source is going to have demon bounty hunters on the look out for the guy," Wyatt replied slyly.

"So," Chris said.

"Find a demon bounty hunter, make him help us find this Cole guy, and then we vanquish the fucker." Wyatt said annoyed that his brother could catch the picture without so much explaining.

"I don't know Wyatt," Chris said after thinking about it for a moment.

"We can do this," Wyatt said placing a hand on Chris shoulder. "It'll take a lot of stress off mom and them."

Chris breathed deep then sighed loud. "Alright," he finally said giving in to his brother. "We'll leave later on tonight."