A/N: Okay, so I have decided to split the chapter in two so there is one more chapter after this one. I hope you guys enjoy these last two chapters!

Chapter 19

Dark of the Moon

Chuck sighed as he leaned back in his chair, rereading the last page of his newest prophetic book. The more he read it the more he hated it. This was a common, vicious cycle that commonly happens with writers and no matter how many times you fix it you always end up the same thing you had before. And the worst part was that he couldn't edit one bit of it. They may be his words but it weren't his story.

The prophet had had this vision before the gang had barged into his house after seeing his last book. He knew they would ask questions if he told them he had seen until the end of their newest mission so he decided to keep his trap shout and hope that his trap didn't get broken by two very strong men.

And one of the worst parts was that he has seen what was going to happen after their mission. It's like reading a spoiler article about a movie coming out and there is no way you can un-know it and it just ruins the suspense for it. Chuck wished he could un-know it. He wished he could un-know everything.

Chuck took a sip of a very strong drink that he had forgotten the name of and took a look at his watch. They would be leaving soon.

The book was now done as well. It would probably be released in a few months to his tight circle of overly excited fans that were anxious to see what would happen to their favorite heroes. All it needed was a title. And he knew exactly what it would be.

Balance.

-B-

"What?" Dean looked over at Megan skeptically after she told them what Exarp had told her.

"We have to kill a Goddess," she repeated. After Exarp had left she quickly changed into clothes other than pajamas. She had put on her Jake English t-shirt and a pair of jeans, along with her favorite Converse. Her usual attire. She also had on the necklace that Exarp had gotten for her for her birthday. It made Megan kind of depressed that no one else wished her a happy birthday.

"And not just any Goddess, a Zodiac Goddess," Castiel said. The way he said it made this task even more frightening. "They are very powerful. They still feed of the prayers of the ones born on their days. Since that is a good part of Earths population that makes her almost invincible."

"I'm just pissed that those goddamn Angels lied to us," Dean huffed.

"I think you're missing the big picture," Sam said to Dean.

"I just don't think we should risk our lives for these guys especially if one Angel is just going off a hunch," Dean explained.

"Exarp wouldn't have told me if he wasn't sure," Megan said. "And if he is right imagine what an evil Zodiac Goddess could do with Tablets that can control and destroy the four main elements used to make up the entire Earth."

Dean was silent for a few moments before saying, "Alright fine."

"We should get going, we don't want Rylie to beat us to the punch," Megan said, taking out the little slip of paper with the address to Libra's castle/palace thing.

"Great, we get to see that douche bag again," Jinx said sarcastically.

"Should we call Gabriel?" Balthazar asked.

"That might not be the best idea," Castiel spoke. "Gabriel had earned a reputation with most Gods and Goddesses after the night he died while facing Lucifer. I don't think the whole situation would go over well if he came with us."

"Okay then," Sam said while opening up a duffle bag on the couch. "Everyone choose their weapons."

Everyone took something, including the Angels and Megan just in case they had to go through one of those archways again that temporarily took away their powers. Megan just took the Demon killing knife because, to be honest, she didn't have the best aim with a gun.

"So, where are we going?" Jinx asked. Megan looked down at the piece of paper.

"I can't even pronounce that," she said, looking at the name. It was probably some remote country somewhere. She passed the paper to Castiel, who undoubtedly understood where they were going, and in a blink of an eye they were there.

In front of them was an almost ineffable castle, one that looked straight out of Alice in Wonderland. It had an ominous feel to it but also a weird sort of glow that made it look inviting. It was like good and evil had a love child and that child was that castle.

The castle was mostly covered by fog, making it look like it was made on top of a cloud. As they got closer Megan could see that the castle was probably made out of palladium or something like that. She was almost sure it was made out of some sort of metal infused rock which is what probably gave it that weird glow.

But what really gave Megan a chill down her spine was that, yet again, etched into the side of the castle were the words Thou shalt not kill. Seriously, what the hell was up with that phrase?

"Okay, this place is giving me the creeps," Dean said. "It's like happy is going through a phase."

Megan nodded in agreement as the group entered through two very large doors and stepped into some main foyer area or something.

It didn't look like a house or castle or anything. The floor was stone, no rugs or anything. The walls were bare and old, looking like they could crumble at any moment. Fog went up to the ankles, giving them the feeling as if they were walking on Cloud 9. And the most breathtaking part of it was that when they looked up all they saw was the sky.

"This is just like Harry Potter," Megan said half to herself.

They walked a little closer so they could see past the fog. In front of them they saw a throne that was perched up on some steps. But it was empty.

"You guys are so slow." Megan turned to see Rylie. Surprisingly it was just him. Looks like his entourage ditched him.

"Look who it is, the world's biggest douche bag," Jinx said. Rylie shot a glare at her.

"I never thought I'd see you guys in a place like this," the Demons said, ignoring the comment. "There's a Goddess that lives here, correct?"

Nobody answered him. Instead Megan said, "What happened to your Demon friends? They all leave when they saw your face?"

"They got swallowed by a volcano," he deadpanned. That must've been where the Fire Tablet was. Now Megan was somewhat glad that they didn't have to go through that. "You know, I've had fun with this little game of ours. But it's time for someone to be crowned the winner. And I intend that to be me."

Rylie looked like he was about to run at them but he never got the chance. He stood there, frozen for a moment, as a knife sliced across his throat. His eyes flashed gold and he fell to the floor with a thump. Rylie was dead.

They all stood there with their mouths open in surprise until the killer stepped out of the fog and into view. It was Crowley and he was holding the Demon killing knife that was now bloodied.

"He who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind," Crowley said out of the blue.

"Crowley?" Sam asked, ignoring his little comment. "You…what?"

Megan scowled. She hated Crowley. The Demon had kidnapped her the first time they met. He used her as bait to get to the Winchesters. And when that failed he teamed up with Raphael to kill her. After she killed Raphael she never saw the Demon again. Until now.

"I'm going to have to explain myself, aren't I?" Crowley said, twirling the knife. How the hell did he get that knife? Megan was carrying it the whole time!

"Oh, sorry for taking your little needle," he said, tossing the knife back to Megan, as if reading her thoughts. "I'm a good pick-pocket."

"Why'd you kill Rylie?" Dean asked.

"Well, you see, I was helping this arse hole out. I've been the one telling him where the Tablets were and giving him advice. But like you said before, he's a douche bag. I've had to the last straw. He wouldn't listen to anything I said and if he had just listened to me then he would have all the Tablets instead of just two," Crowley growled. "Granted once he did have all the Tablets I was going to kill him anyways."

"What was that you said after you killed him? That gibberish or whatever?" Dean asked.

"It's from the Bible, Dean," Balthazar explained.

"They used that line in the play Inherit the Wind," Megan said. They all looked at her. "What? We had to read it in school. It was pretty good, actually."

"Let me dumb it down for you lot," Crowley said. "Basically it means karma. Rylie was reckless to himself and to his other Demon pals. So he got what he deserved."

"But why say that quote?" Jinx asked.

Wait… quote? Suddenly it all clicked together in Megan's head. "Rylie got trapped in one of the tunnels back at Hollywood, didn't he? He got a quote just like us! And it predicted his death!"

"Whoa, calm down there kid," Crowley said.

"Sorry, I'm just really happy that that douche bag is gone," Megan said, wiping some of the blood from the knife onto her jeans. "Can I kill him now?" she asked, pointing at Crowley.

"Well, that's my queue to leave. Have fun fighting the Goddess," he said then disappeared. Megan frowned.

The six stood there, a little unsure of what to do next after that fast sequence of events, but after a while Megan decided to go and get the Tablets from the dead Rylie. She slowly walked up to him, looking at the blood that pooled around his throat and head, his eyes lifeless and staring up at the transparent ceiling. Normally Megan wouldn't want to touch Rylie with a ten foot pole, but this was serious business. She crouched down and looked under his suit coat. As she suspected, the Tablets were there hidden in his coat pocket. She quickly plucked them from the pocket and inspected them. They looked almost exactly like the other Tablets but they both dawned different symbols. One for Water and one for Fire.

Megan put the Tablets off to the side as she looked for another important thing: the Horsemen rings. Luckily they were in the same pocket. She let out a sigh of relief and put the rings on the chain of her crystal necklace, the two now hanging around her neck. Megan let her eyes close for a few moments as realization kicked in. No more Lucifer. She was safe. Well, as safe as she could get.

"What is going on here?" Megan snapped open her eyes and spun around as a new voice entered the room. In front of the throne was a woman with long black hair and soul piercing eyes. Her voice was very posh and she was dawned in a fairly ridiculous outfit that probably went out of date over a thousand years ago. It was Libra.

Standing next to Libra were The Powers. Oro and Luna stood straight and tall, like soldiers. But Exarp on the other hand was looking down, his hands folded in front of him. He caught her eye for a moment before looking back down. For some reason, out of every other time Megan had seen him, this was the moment when she saw Exarp for who he truly was. He wasn't a soldier. He didn't even seem like an Angel. He seemed almost human. And maybe that's what he wanted.

"Oro, please explain to me why your little helpers are in my castle," The Goddess demanded.

"I don't know m'lady," The Angel of Fire answered, not making eye contact with her.

"Well, then maybe one of these mud monkeys would like to explain," she said, turning her icy gaze over towards the group.

"Wow, bitch alert," Megan half mumbled.

"Don't you dare insult me!" she yelled and Megan saw Exarp grin a little.

"Is that a challenge?" Megan said and picked up the two Tablets. She knew that Dean still had the Earth Tablet and once she got that from him then they would be able to kill her. "Challenge accepted!"

Libra looked like she was going to blow a fuse. "Powers, please escort these people out of my castle before I personally execute them!"

"No," Exarp said and looked Libra right in the eye. "I invited them here."

"Oh, really?" Libra said as she looked at the Angel next to her. "And why's that?"

"I invited them here to kill you, you crazy evil bitch." Exarp's grin widened and he disappeared, appearing next to Megan. "I know what you're plan is. You want to the Tablets all to yourself so you can rig the scales on Earth so that they're in your favor. You're tired of being the butt of the Gods and you want to be back on top."

Libra's face had turned beat red due to rage and she didn't even try to cover up her evilness. "You're a traitor!" she yelled. Oro and Luna looked over at their boss in surprise as they discovered her true plan. But yet they still stayed by her side.

"I don't care," he said, standing taller than ever before.

"Then you will receive the punishment of a traitor," Libra said and made an Archangel Blade appear in her hands. Megan stiffened.

It happened fast. Libra had disappeared from her spot in front of her throne and reappeared behind Exarp. Exarp had seen it coming and turned around just in time to deflect her advance, sending her flying back. But Libra obviously had the advantage over Exarp. She had discovered his weakness. And she attacked it at full force. She was running towards Megan.

Just as she was about to stab Megan in the gut time seemed to slow down. Megan wasn't sure what to do; she was trapped in that moment of thinking of what to do and actually executing that action. She had little time to do anything of that. And just when she thought it was the end of all ends, when she would be dead for good, something she wished would never have happened did indeed happen.

Exarp appeared in front of her, the Blade digging into his stomach.