A/N
Sorry for the long update but I have been doing the outdoor stuff this summer. I plan on finishing this story by Monday.
fman13: Paige can now heal from a distance instead of being close to someone and Piper can create a time bubble. It kind of works like her freeze but she can now rewind time inside of it to bring someone back from the dead as long as there has not been a lot of time that has past, usually within the first 10 minutes after that it may not work. It is very draining and causes her nose to bleed and she can lose consciousness if not careful.
Kara is complexed to say the least. She is Piper's daughter and has an unusual power called the shadow aspect and is very powerful but it is hard to control and could even take her humanity. But because of being pushed through a portal at the age of 6 and given the serum by Landrick, that power went dormant because technically the Alda universe or world is not magical but genetic. I know I have not got into the Alda world to much as it too has its own mythology, religion and culture that is based on a 3000 year old history. Maybe one day I will get into that, but for now it is more about the sisters and the charmed universe and not the other.
Thanks to everyone for the reviews and sticking with me. We are close to the end of this story but I have a lot of others to finish and start.
Chapter 21
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ligaments
Trinity orbed down and in front of the sisters who were quickly getting surrounded by hundreds of demons. Her fiery red hair and light skin was a good indicator of who she was. She was also dressed in black and ready to kick ass as she smiled at them.
"Trinity?" Paige asks as a smile made its way on her face to see her 20 something daughter looking back at her. She was holding her shoulder as Piper continued to try her bubble with her one good hand.
"Yes and if you excuse me I need to even the odds," Trinity replied and closed her eyes as the others wondered how one person was going to do that. The next thing they saw was ghostly mist shooting out of her body and looked like transparent images of her as hundreds went out in all directions. Trinity opened her eyes and they glow blue as she seemed to be looking into space even though she was looking right at them. Her duplicates appeared behind the demons that were advancing and with one swift movement she cut their throats with a blue blade as she held their heads back.
"Talk about threefold," Prue said as they all watched the demons fall one after the other.
"Oh my god," Paige said with both pride and shock.
"Dammit I can't get the bubble to work," Piper said with frustration as Prue healed Paige.
"I got it," Prue said.
Meanwhile Kara was standing in the middle of the battlefield as demons and other creatures started to surround her. She clinched her fist and readyded herself for the attack.
"Wait she is mine," the king of Punt said as he stepped out to the middle and the others backed away as Farwolf also stepped out but found it was a mistake when Kara gave a quick sideways smile as she used her sharp spikes to go right through his hart and then rip him in half.
"Sorry he was really pissing me off," Kara said as the spikes returned.
"No worries, I didn't like him either," the king said.
"They be mad who believe in the tameness of a wolf," Kara said as she reached behind her back and pulled out a sword.
"Elegant isn't it, there is something about cold steel," he said and broke a red crystal after saying a few words and a sword appeared in his hand.
"Wait your Mirth?" Kara asks a little confused.
"Both," he said while walking around her from a distances.
"You're an Avdone?" Kara asks as her stomach was about to overturn. She began to remember how she almost died fighting one.
"The only one, the first," he replied.
"That is why you are still alive," Kara said.
"It has its perks; I took both serums when the outbreak started."
"Metlillon and Rayress," Kara said.
"Yes I am their creation," he said as he stopped and faced her," 3000 years of experiences, how is yours?" he asks with a smile.
"Technically I am not burn yet, so infinity," she replied as her spikes moved out and around her as she rushed forward and the King pulled out a Crystal and tossed it to the ground and it broke as red misty formed a large rock man that was a duplicate of him.
Phoenix made her way to Bladeking as blood trickled down her lip. She was breathing heavily and had blood not her own covering various parts of her body.
"Tell me Phoenix, do they know what you really are?" Bladeking said as she lowered his hood to revile clear tubes and small electrical devices embedded into his skull.
"Whoa maybe you should just let boldness take over and stop fighting it," Phoenix replied as she used her touch to lick away the blood.
"Odd inset it, someone who has all kinds of phobias has no problem with blood," he said while pulling out a gun looking device.
"We all have our crosses to bear," she said as she teleported to hand guns to her hands and kept to her side tensely.
"It changed you being taken so young with now way to fight back, and the things they did to you," he said as he gripped his gun tightly.
"I got over it," she said.
"No you adapted, you found a way to use Vampire blood to selfheal and to give you stealth, but off cause there is that dam side effect. The loss of control once the adrenaline begins to rush," he said.
"The difference is I used my misfortune to fight for good, you chose evil," she said as she got into a shooting stance.
"No I chose power," he said and he too got into a shooting stance.
"Lets just finish this," she said as her eyes narrowed.
"Has your back healed or the scars of when the demons whipped you still there?" he said and took aim as she did the same and the guns fired. Phoenix tamped into her other power and was able to dodge the bullets; she smiled as they passed her but when Bladeking was able to block the bullets and then raised his eyebrows while looking behind her, Phoenixes' smile changed to surprise as the bullets were tuning around and heading back right at her. She put up her arm and a metal shield formed as the bullets that were also small exploded, hit the shield and blew her off her feet backwards.
"Phoenix!" Phoebe said as she saw her daughter being blown backwards. She ran towards her as Trinity's ghostly duplicates came back to her body and she almost collapsed as Paige grabbed her by the arm.
"Trinity what's wrong?" Paige asks.
"It does me in," she replied as her eyes closed and she fainted into Paige's arms.
"Trinity," Paige whispered as she lowered her down to the ground.
Prue finished healing Piper's wrist and then tried to heal Trinity but nothing happened as Piper tried to use her bubble but again nothing.
"What's wrong with her?" Paige asks while stroking her long dark red hair.
"She is just exhausted and we can't fix that," Prue replied as she looked out over the battlefield. There was still hundreds of demons left as Kara was not faring well against the King of Punt.
Back inside Jade headquarters Leo and Henry with the kids were running down the main hall as Seth waited on the other end next to a portal. Behind them the remaining shadow-dells were chasing them. Leo held Chris in his arms as Wyatt used his exploding power to blow up the side of the walls to slow them down, causing large pieces of stone to create a barrier.
"Wyatt can you conjure?" Leo asks.
"No dad I think my magic is running low," Wyatt replied.
"Hurry!" Seth yelled.
"We can't go through yet," Henry said as he got to the portal.
"I have my orders," Seth said.
"No we wait," Leo said as he put Chris down next to Wyatt as the creatures were digging through the rubble.
"Fine then we are going to need some help," Seth said and stood in front of them and pulled out some crystals and held them in both hands with a firm grasp and slowed his breath as he waited for the opportunity to use them.
"Ok ladies looks like we are up," Prue said as she took front as the demons were rushing towards them. Piper could see Kara in the distance fighting, but she knew that if anything happened to her then Kara would die. Paige orbed Phoebe back to them so she would not get herself killed.
"What the hell Paige!" Phoebe said.
"We kind of need you right now," Paige replied as she pointed out in front of them.
"So does my daughter," Phoebe said.
"She will be ok Phoebe, she is stronger than you think," Prue said as she readies her hands to shoot lightning.
Coop landed behind them with the remaining cubits and readied themselves as Trinity was still unconscious behind Paige.
Kara was trying to use her silver spikes on the stone giant but they were just bouncing off. She shape shifted into a large Dragon and he broke another Crystal and was also a Dragon. They took flight and Kara used her claws to pull it to the ground and right on top of the King, but he was too fast and was able to move quickly out of the way as he tapped into his Jade powers to give him speed. She used her sharp teeth to rip out the neck of the other Dragon and it dissipated into a mist.
"Is that the best you got?" the King said as he readied his sword. Kara was breathing heavily as sweat dripped from her forehead.
"Is that one of your abilities, is to talk too much?" Kara asks.
"My voice has many uses," he replied as he started a low hum that increased and Kara could feel her entire body vibrate. He increased the tone and she went to one knee as her internal organs were beginning to rupture. She had to shut him up and rushed him. She trusted her sword at him but he blocked it as her spikes were also making their assault, but his speed and agility was making it impossible for anything to make contact as he made as slice on her cheek with his sword.
"You are worthless, the infamous Kara Jade Oseeth is nothing more than a frightened little girl," he said and he used another Crystal and a wave of water formed out of red mist. She shape shifted into an eagle and managed to just get out of the way of the rushing water as he pulled out a throwing knife and tossed it at her.
Piper was blasting one demon after another while simultaneously freezing fireballs energy balls coming their way. Prue was using her lightning to take out some as Phoebe used her power of persuasion and her martial arts to kill others. Paige was orbing some away as she orbed energy balls to others.
"Where do they keep coming from?" Piper asks as she could feel her energy draining with each blast. Above them the crimson prince and the two other guardians were fighting and losing against Bladekings creations that were made of metal and not flesh.
"Guys this is bad," Paige said.
"We need to get back to the portal," Piper said.
"What about Phoenix and Kara?" Phoebe asks.
"We get them," Prue said but before she could even move a large fireball that was the size of a car landed in front of them and the explosion scattered them as they all went flying backwards.
Phoenix and Bladeking were using every piece of technology they had as one would fire some kind of weapon that did not look of this world and the other would find a way to block it. The sound of objects bouncing off metal shields, mixed with the demons doing their battle cries as they continue move forward.
"Come on Phoenix we are evenly matched so why not join forces?" Bladeking said as he stood up while she was on her back trying to get her composure and strength back. She pulled out a syringe and gave herself a shot of the vampire blood. Her small wounds healed immediately but her other one's where taking more time.
"We are not even," she said through her teeth as she got to her feet.
Piper struggle to stand as the world spun around and her ears ringed from the explosion. Her long dark hair was soaked with blood from her head as she looked around for her family. Phoebe was already on her feet and making her way to Phoenix who was getting attacked by other demons from behind. Piper yelled for her but she could not even hear her own voice. Trinity slowly opened her eyes and when she finally got up and got a good look around, she knew that a drastic measure would be their only savior. Kara was on the ground with a knife in her shoulder as the king of Punt was approaching her. Prue was unconscious or dead from what she could tell and Paige was barely moving. Coop and the other cubits were trying to fend off the demons but his arrows could not keep up with the onslaught and he too was getting surrounded. The guardians above were falling from the sky including the crimson Prince. She looked down at her hand and one line went down the middle. She could feel his presence behind her and when she looked up, there was an archangel standing on top of the building looking down at her. She nodded and he did the same as he too looked at his hand. She saw the line disappear and she picked up a dagger that was beside her. She knew there was only one way to win and hoped that her Aunt would forgive her. She walked over to Piper who was still yelling at Phoebe and still staggering as her injuries were keeping her offkilter. Trinity grabbed Piper by the arm and made her face her as she plunged the knife into Piper's hart. Their eyes met, one pear pleading for forgiveness while the other was in disbelief.
"Why?" Piper gasps out as she fell backwards while Trinity let go of the dagger and it fell with Piper onto the ground. Leo grabbed his chest and Wyatt with Chris began to cry as they felt the loss.
"Piper," Leo whispered as the shadow-dells broke through the barrier and Seth tossed both crystals on the ground to form a steel wall in front of them.
Phoebe stopped as she felt a hole in her heart; she turned around and could see Trinity standing there above Piper's body.
"No," she said as she heard Phoenix scream in pain. She turned around as Bladeking shot Phoenix and the shoulder. "Phoenix!" Phoebe yelled as she ran to her.
Bladeking smiled as she stumbled backwards but her expression changed from pain to anger and her eyes flashed red. She rushed him and he began to walk backwards while firing his gun. The blood was now working at full strength and her reaction time was just as fast as the bullets coming towards her. Some she redirected with her sword while others she was able to dodge as she screamed while running towards him. He tried to use his teleporter but the moment he looked down to push the button was the moment he felt cold steel go through his neck. He looked for the last time into inhuman eyes as she pulled it out and blood came with it. He fell back as Phoebe finally got to her, but she did not know to stay away from Phoenix when she is in this state. Phoebe put her hand on her shoulder and then felt a sharp pain in her abdomen as warm liquid ran down her stomach.
"Mom," Phoenix said like a child. Phoebe was at a loss for words as she went to her knees. "No please someone help!" she yelled as she cradled her.
"Its ok sweetie, I love you," Phoebe said as she knew Phoenix did not mean it.
"Please god help!" Phoenix pleaded.
Coop grabbed his chest," Phoebe," he gasps.
Paige finally was able to get up right as Trinity collapsed," Trinity!" Paige yelled and then saw Piper's eyes wide open and the dagger sticking out of her chest," No!" she yelled and ran to them both.
The king of Punt was about to thrust his sword into Kara's chest but stopped when he saw black smoke coming out of her eyes. "What are you?" he asks out of curiosity. She stood up as black smoke was billowing out of the corners of her mouth.
"Darkness," she replied with a hard voice. He tried to stab her but it just went through her body like she was just smoke. She grabbed his throat and she began to change into dark mist as he tried to free himself but found nothing to grab hold of. The smoke encircled him and they both left the ground as he gasped for breath. He could feel his body being ripped apart piece by piece; chunks of flesh mixing with black smoke filled the air around them.
"Piper hang on," Paige said as she pulled out the dagger and started CPR. Prue crawled over to them while tears rolled down her face mixed with blood.
"What happened?" Prue asks.
"I don't know," Paige said as Prue checked Trinity for signs of life. "Is she ok?
"Just keep working on Piper, she can use her bubble to bring her back," Prue replied not wanting to tell that her that daughter was dead.
"Come on Piper breathe," Paige pleaded.
Kara forms back into herself and was covered in blood but then looked at her hand as it started to disappear. She looked across the battlefield and could see Piper being worked on by Paige.
"No," Kara said as the rest of her was starting to fade away.
Piper's eyes flickered and she took in a deep breath as the wound healed itself without Paige doing anything. Phoebe also did the same as Phoenix began to come back as she too was fading away.
"What happened?" Phoebe asks as Phoenix held her tight.
"I don't know but I am so sorry," Phoenix replied.
"Ok I can't breathe sweetie," Phoebe said and laughed a little as the hole in her heart was filling again and she knew that Piper was back with them.
"Piper are you ok?" Paige asks while helping her up.
"I think so, Trinity stabbed me," Piper replied as she rubbed her chest.
"Bring her back and we can yell at her together," Paige said and Piper tried to use her bubble as Phoebe and Phoenix ran up to them as Coop was yelling for help.
"I will help him, you guys fix her," Phoebe said as she with her daughter went to help Coop fight off some demons.
"Its not working," Piper said as she kept trying but nothing was happening and Trinity began to fade away.
"No Piper please," Paige pleaded.
"Paige I am trying," Piper said as she frantically flicked her wrist.
"Its no use," a voice said from behind them.
"Who are you?" Prue asks as the Archangel approach them.
"It was her last favor," he replied.
"What do you mean?" Piper asks as she recognized him from before.
"She had three that were granted and her last would cost her, her life," he replied.
"She killed me," Piper said in confusion as Kara fought though some demons to get to them as other Jade members were also fighting.
"It was the only way," he replied as he looked at Kara.
"For what?" Prue asks.
"For Kara to be able to defeat the King of Punt. She needed to become the shadow aspect and in order to do that, you had to die," he replied.
"Please don't take her," Paige pleaded.
"She is still here Paige, just the smaller version," he said referring to her baby that was with Henry.
"But then she will die in her 20s," Paige said.
"If there is one thing I have learned about all of you, is that death is never permanent," he said and gave a small smile while looking at Prue and then he took flight and was gone.
Paige could not help the tears from coming as Piper held her.
"Guys we still have demons to deal with," Kara said as more were coming.
"Let me," Paige said as sorrow was tapping into something and she could feel it.
"Paige," Piper said as she backed away from her.
"Chaosian," Prue said and started to back away as well.
"Her trigger is sorrow," Kara said.
"Get away from me," Paige said as her body began to tremble and a blue glow began to form around her and they could feel a wind coming from behind them and dirt being picked up and drawn towards her.
"We need to go now!" Prue said as she grabbed them except Paige and orbed to Phoebe, Phoenix and Coop to orb them away as well.
Paige turned to face the oncoming demons as the dirt around began to move like a sandstorm as it was being pulled into her. She was becoming a black hole and sucking everything into her that would be destroyed the minute it entry the shield around her. First small things like rocks and twigs and then it moved outward taking trees and boulders. The remaining Jade and Mirth members that Kara gave the signal to retreat used their tablets to get out of there. The demons who had no idea what was going on tried to throw fireballs and energy balls at her, but they would just dissipate to nothing as they hit the outer shield. They could feel they bodies being pulled into the vortex and they tried to shimmer away but all it did was speed up their particles and they would be pulled in. All the topsoil and anything that was not bolted down to the center of the earth were being pulled in.
Prue orbed in and the moment Leo saw Piper he ran to her. "Piper I thought you were dead," he said while hugging her as the children grabbed her leg.
"I was but we need to get out of here," she said as she could hear scratching from the other side of the large steel wall in front of her.
"Kara," Seth said and hugged her.
"Thanks for protecting them," Kara said as she hugged him back.
"What about Paige?" Henry asks nervously.
"Her power is kicking in and she will be fine, but we will not if we don't leave," Prue replied.
"Can we get back?" Leo asks.
"Yes," Kara replied as she pulled out her tablet and the sound of metal beginning to bend as the stone around them was beginning to break part.
"Is that her?" Henry asks impressed.
"Yap," Prue replied.
"Let's go," Piper said as she picked up Chris and took Wyatt's hand and ran through the portal. The others followed and they were back in the manner as it closed.
"Wait Trinity," Henry said and the others looked away.
"Henry we will fix it," Piper said and he looked down at the baby carriers were Sophia and Trinity were looking at him. He understood what she meant and he sat down as tears rolled down his cheek. "I never got to say I love her," he said.
"She is right there Henry," Prue said as she picked up baby Trinity and put her in his arms.
"How long should we wait?" Phoebe asks.
"Just give it a few more minutes and then I will need to get into her head to help her defeat her trigger," Prue replied.
"What does sorrow look like?" Piper asks.
"I think I am about to find out," Prue replied.
To be continued…