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Witch Way Now?
Chapter 18
The sky was a beautiful bright blue and the sunlight brightened the afternoon and warmed all outside. The city however was in complete shambles bodies were all over the streets and some were in neat piles being constructed by the demons.
The Minotaur were lifting cars and fixing building structures that were damaged while the demons and other creatures cleaned the streets. The white lighters were overseeing the cleaning process making sure that all that could be done was done.
Cole had ordered the demons and whoever fought beside Nexus to clean and fix the damage they had caused. Dump trucks, cement trucks, and all sorts of materials and assistance was being dispersed throughout San Francisco. Along with fire trucks, ambulances, and the National Guard since the SFPD had been wiped out.
Civilians that had survived the massive war that ripped San Francisco apart were also all over the streets helping in any way they could. Massive search and rescue efforts were going on to free trapped survivors from overturned cars and destroyed building structures. A few fires could still be seen burning in the distance but for the most part everything was back to normal.
In the midst of the destruction a news cameraman and Linda Mitchell, the same anchorwoman from earlier, were walking with Cole.
"So Mr. Turner explain to me again what exactly was going on?" Linda Mitchell questioned. "For the viewers at home who are just toning in."
"Basically the source of all evil tried to bring about the apocalypse and turn all humans into slaves," Cole replied easily while he walked and surveyed the area.
"And you stopped him?"
"Yes,"
"Why?" she asked.
"Because I have a vision for a peaceful future where magical and non magical beings coexist and live together," Cole said looking into the camera.
Linda paused for a moment and pondered her next question before asking. "Magical and non magical beings living together?"
"Yes," Cole replied. "I have invested a lot of my time and energy into making this happen and I'm nearly at the end of my road."
"So why are all the evil creatures now fixing and repairing the damage?" Linda continued with the interview.
"Since I vanquished the source of all evil that makes me the dominate power and they have to follow my rules," Cole explained. "I ordered them to repair all damage caused and let them know they would have to answer to me for any human blood that is spilled from this day forth."
Linda laughed. "Bold words for one man," she said.
Cole grinned. "One man who is more powerful then the entire army you saw destroying the city,"
"So your telling me all these creatures here, even those huge bull creatures fear you?" Linda pointed her hands towards a few large Minotaur that were carrying cars next to them.
Cole nodded his head. "Fear, respect where does one line end and the other begin?" he asked Linda causing a puzzled look to spread on her face. "Yes they do," he said after a moment.
"Tell me more about your powers and magical beings," Linda said as they continued to walk up and down the streets.
...
Leo stood in the clouds crying out loudly. With every shriek and scream that escaped his lips thunder roared and lightning flashed. The clouds around him were grey and sad looking matching the sorrow Leo felt ripping at his heart.
Tears streamed down his cheeks and fell into the clouds causing rain to pour down onto the city below. He cried out and slammed his fist into the cloud several times, around him thunder exploded and bellowed through the night sky.
"CHHHHRRRRIIIS!!"
He rolled to his side unable to maintain balance and began crying even harder.
"Wyaaaattt!" his voice was low and raspy now from all the crying and screaming he had been doing.
The rain below him was pouring at flood causing proportions streaming forth from his tears. The thunder had slowed down but the lightning flared and flashed whenever Cole let out scream or cried out.
At was in this moment of pure sadness and heart wrenching sorrow Leo silently discovered his true power. His emotions alone were causing the very weather to change over the city. He didn't know where he was exactly but he knew it wasn't San Francisco.
Leo had orbed away after a while just needing to be alone. He hoped somehow to question the Gods but now realized he would be questioning himself. Memories and images of his slain son Wyatt kept flashing through his mind fueling his rage. Lightning began to spark from different parts of his body surging into the cloud and down into the city.
Cole had taken the two most important things in his world from him. Leo reached up with his hand and wiped the tears from his eyes then stared up into the sky silently vowing to he murdered son's one thing.
Revenge
...
The kitchen was filled with pots and pans bubbling and cooking on anything that the Charmed One's could make a fire from. The entire stove had giant pots while the counters were covered with little grills that were also burning pots. Paige was moving around the kitchen quickly cheeks lined with black makeup. She worked while she cried, Paige wanted revenge.
Paige had created massive amounts of a vanquishing potion from Cole's flesh she had got before orbing home. She had tested it on a slice of flesh already and the potion blew the flesh to dust.
Piper was in and out of the potion creating session and Paige understood completely. Both her sons were murdered by her sister's ex-husband that they thought was dead over 20 years ago. Piper was a strong woman and usually the strongest in the worst situations but it was Paige's turn to step up and prepare for what she knew was coming.
Paige was going to kill Cole or die trying
...
Phoebe's room was a mess, papers thrown everywhere, pictures all over the floor, her mirrors were broken and the pieces of glass were all over the dresser. No light was on but a few candles that were burning so she could stare at the pictures of Cole she had secretly kept all these years.
When Leo orbed down from the heavens and told her Cole was alive and had killed all the Elders she had at first felt mixed emotions. Phoebe's attitude towards the Elders was always fuck them because of all the things they had done over the years.
And she had secretly missed Cole everyday since she left him in that realm 20 years ago…
Sure things with Jason ended up being fine and they ended up having a beautiful daughter but he was never around. As time went on Phoebe began to think back to how dedicated Cole was to spending every waking moment with her and how he had really truly cared for her.
At one point the grief had got so strong inside her that she orbed back to where she left Cole in hopes that he'd still be there. Of course he wasn't…
She had hoped that maybe Cole would appear and confess that even after all those years he still loved her. Instead she got nothing but insane news from that moment on and now he had finally crossed the line.
Cole had done all types of wrong throughout the years they had spent together, killed countless innocents and Phoebe secretly turned a blind eye out of love but never someone she was so close to. Murdering Wyatt and Chris was the straw that broke the horses back.
She knew Paige and Piper were preparing potions and needed comfort but she couldn't be with them right at this moment. All of these secrets she had been keeping bottled up over the years were spilling out along with the grief of losing her two nephews. Phoebe had to cry alone and get herself together for what she knew had to happen next.
Cole had to die
...
Paige walked into the room and noticed Piper was watching Cole on the news silently crying on the couch. She sat down next to her and pulled her older sister into her arms.
"All of the vanquishing potions are ready," Paige said hoping that would help in some strange way. Piper said nothing just kept crying and staring at Cole on the television.
Paige sighed and gripped her sister tighter then looked over at the television for a moment. Her face twisted in disgust as she read the headlines flashing across the television screen.
"COLE TURNER…HERO…SAVED MILLIONS OF LIVES…WAR HERO…ENDED APOCALYPSE…"
'An apocalypse that started because he killed the Elders!' Paige growled in her head and continued crying.
Phoebe suddenly appeared in the doorway and took a seat in between Paige and Piper cuddling up with them.
"what's are game plan for killing him?" she asked immediately when she looked up and saw Cole's face on the television and what the news was calling him.
"I've made enough vanquishing potion to kill 100 Cole's," Paige grumbled wiping her eyes.
Phoebe reached in her pocket and pulled out a handful of white paper. "I wrote about 100 vanquishing spells," she said placing them on her lap.
"Piper and I made the summoning spell," Paige added grinning.
Then Piper wiped her tears and said the first words she'd spoke in hours...
"Gather up all the potions and we're going to end this saga once and for all,"