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(A/n) I love this story…

Witch Way Now?

Chapter 8

Cole pulled open the shower door and grabbed a robe from off the sink. The bathroom was filled with steam from the hot shower water that had been running. He reached into the cabinet behind the mirror and pulled his toothbrush and tooth paste from inside then proceeded to brush his teeth.

Cole was moving around slow and lazy, he had become quite carefree since he was learning his full extent of power. Plus Hercules and Thor proved to be just as powerful in battle this made Cole even more careless. He wasn't worried about demons finding him as pathetic as the demon bounty hunters were in his time.

Cole laughed at the thought then finished rinsing his mouth out. When he reached up and closed the mirror he saw the reflection of a demon standing behind him. It didn't startle Cole but it surprised him so much at that moment it looked like it did.

"Don't move Balthazar," the demon bounty hunter grumbled in a rusted and crusted tone.

"You bounty hunters have stepped your game up in the last 20 years," Cole commented him slowly turning around. "It only took you two days to find me," a grin spread apart his face. "And you attack me in the shower of all places when I'm at my most vulnerable."

The demonic bounty hunter opened his palm and produced a fairly decent sized fireball. "Silence Balthazar the sources have commanded you're death."

"The sources?" Cole said confused but then remembered that some demon had told him before there was three sources now.

Cole snapped back to reality and waved his hand exploding the bounty hunters fireball in his hand. Cole rubbed his chin deep in thought as he turned and went for the door.

"DON'T MOVE BALTHAZAR!" the bounty hunter roared.

"I'm not Balthazar," Cole said annoyed. He didn't even turn around just leaned his arm back and released lightning bolts into the bounty hunter vanquishing him.

Cole pushed the bathroom door open and stepped into the hallway just in time to see a massive fireball engulf another bounty hunter. He walked around the corner laughing "good morning boys," he said happily down to Thor and Hercules. "I see these bounty hunters won't be much of a problem for you either." Cole laughed.

Thor and Hercules rubbed their flaming bodies up against Cole and set his robe on fire. "Aw c'mon guys I thought we talked about this." Cole said angrily then disappeared from the area moving his naked self to his room.

Thor growled and turned around just in time to dodge an energy ball from behind. Flames erupted from Hercules mouth and swallowed the bounty hunter vanquishing him instantly.

Cole pulled a white tank-top over his head and slid his feet into some house shoes before standing to his feet. A fireball flew into his shoulder but was deflected off by an invisible demonic barrier. Cole causally turned around and vanquished the bounty hunter with a flick of his wrists.

He moved slowly towards the door and opened it to two energy balls that slammed towards his chest but were deflected by the barrier. Cole grabbed the bounty hunter to the right by the neck and lifted him from the ground before snapping his neck and flinging his body into the other. Cole then groaned and stretched a little yawning loudly while the second bounty hunter struggled to lift his dead partner off him.

Cole shot a wave of flames down at them burning their bodies to a crisp. He laughed a little as he strolled merrily to the kitchen and opened the fridge scrimmaging for sum food. He grumbled sum whispered words then slammed the door shut realizing there was no food. Cole turned and watched Thor and Hercules pounce on a bounty hunter one biting his leg and the other an arm.

"I'm going to get some food," Cole shouted over to them. "Be back in a few." Cole stepped backwards and faded away into the air leaving Hercules and Thor to finish eating the bounty hunter.

Cole pulled open the door and stepped into Jack 'N the Box for the first time in 20 years. A lot had changed since then; the inside looked like a scene straight out of a science fiction flick. Jack's massive head was now a cube for some reason and the burgers were enormous. Cole walked to the back of the short line and stood there whistling a dandy little tune to himself.

A bounty hunter suddenly appeared next to him grabbing his arm in an attempt to throw him. Cole forced his arm down slamming the demon into the ground then lifted his foot and drove it down smashing the bounty hunters head. Cole felt an energy ball deflect from his side and looked over at another bounty hunter. The humans in the area were scattering, screaming, and running for their lives.

Cole opened his hand and created a gigantic fireball staring evilly at the bounty hunter. "I suggest you and your friends only attack me in non public areas," Cole grumbled. "I'm attempting to keep the peace."

The bounty hunter nodded his head fearfully then disappeared from sight. Cole made the fireball go away then brushed himself off and smiled a big smile. He looked down and waved his hand making the dead bounty hunters body and blood disappear.

Cole moved to the front of the line and leaned over. "Can I get some service please?" he shouted into the back.

A skinny girl slowly began rising from behind the register shaking violently. "U-um, um-u, u-m c-c-can I t-take, t-take y-your order?" she struggled to get the words out of her mouth.

Cole laughed a little. "two number 4's super sized with bacon curly fries, 6 number 1's with chili bacon and ranch, and a number 9 super sized with more bacon curly fries."

The girl had to use her left hand to steady her right hand so she could push the buttons right. Cole grinned and reached into his pocket pulling out a 50 dollar bill he had found in the home he'd stolen. Since nobody was behind him Cole leaned his elbows over and stood at the register watching the frail little girl prepare his delicious meal.

Cole stepped out into the street carrying the two grocery sized bags he needed to carry his massive order home. His apartment was right across the street so he didn't bother to teleport back it was a beautiful day he could walk. Cole moved off the sidewalk and proceeded to cross the street but was stopped as two bounty hunters appeared in front of him.

"Not while I'm carrying my food," Cole grunted. He stared forward and fired beams of fire from his eyes vanquishing both the bounty hunters in the crosswalk.

A dozen bounty hunters suddenly appeared around the area a few armed with dark-lighter crossbows. Cole sighed and placed his bags down on the ground. "Let's get this over with so I can eat," he said angrily motioning for them to bring it on.

Three arrows flew forward and fell to the ground deflected by the barrier. Cole stepped forward over his bags and flicked his wrist roughly into the air causing fire to explode from the ground beneath the bounty hunters with crossbows. People were now leaving their cars and running in fear a few revved up and smashed off one was speeding directly towards Cole.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU MONSTERS!" the man shouted. Cole looked over and saw the dead body of his wife in the passenger's seat of the car, a dark-lighter arrow in her head.

"Casualties of war," Cole whispered and turned to face the car. He lifted his hands up just as the car was about to hit him lifting it into the air and throwing it off into the distance.

The other bounty hunters attacked tossing energy balls and fireballs at Cole to no avail; all attacks were deflected by Cole's barrier. "Is that all you got?" Cole mocked the bounty hunters.

It seemed like a snap of his finger and Cole had killed all of them with fireballs bigger then anything they had ever seen before. He barely even thought about it as he released the wave of fireballs it was so easy. No lower level demon could hope to have an even the slightest chance of burning Coles hair at most. He grabbed his bags of food and disappeared shaking his head to his apartment.

A familiar jingle sound filled the dark area along with blue and white bright lights from a corner. Wyatt's head slowly withdrew from the corner and looked around the area then quickly pulled back.

He leaned up against the wall with his brother Chris. "Three bounty hunters over there," Wyatt whispered to Chris.

"Three?" Chris asked him.

"Yea three," Wyatt replied annoyed. "Vanquish two keep one to find Cole." He continued. "Follow me and be quiet."

Wyatt got low the ground and stepped around the corner quietly leaning close to the wall. He came to a stop beside the dumpster directly next to the demonic bounty hunters.

"He's killed nearly 30 bounty hunters already," Wyatt and Chris could hear their conversation clearly.

"30?"

"30 the day alone,"

"We need a plan of attack,"

Wyatt sprang from beside the dumpster and drove Excalibur through the demons heart. Chris orbed behind the other and vanquished him with a blue energy beam the last took steps back and prepared him.

"Calm down," Chris told him.

"You're going to help us find this Cole guy," Wyatt said poking the demon in the shoulder with Excalibur.

"What is a Cole guy?" the demon grumbled angrily.

"The guy that's killed the elders and a bunch of demons," Chris said.

"Balthazar?" the demon asked.

"Whatever his name is you're gonna help us find him," Wyatt gave the demon another jab with Excalibur.

The bounty hunter laughed. "You two think you can defeat him?" he continued laughing.

"We handled your friends pretty easy," Chris shot back.

Cole reached his hand up and closed the blinds over his windows shutting out the night sky. His apartment was a bloody mess from the feasting Hercules and Thor had been doing all day. Guts, blood, and dismembered body parts were all over the living room while his two pets lay in St. Bernard form sleeping on the floor.

Cole started to walk to his room but was stopped by another set of bounty hunters. "C'mon guys its getting late," he wined. "I don't want to play anymore." Cole released lightning into them all vanquishing them and proceeding down the hallway to his room. He burped and reached back scratching his butt cheek and stumbling lazily to his bed. Upon entering the room he was greeted by a few energy balls.

Cole didn't even bother looking up and seeing how many bounty hunters was in the room. He snapped his fingers and a circle of fire expanded from his fingertips around the room vanquishing everyone.

Cole yawned not breaking stride to the edge of his bed, stretched up tall then down low and collapsed backwards almost immediately falling asleep.