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Chapter 30

All that was left was Zhou's strong hold; we had removed all immortals pushing the survivors inward to the nomad's strong hold. They had usurped my friend's home desecrating it with their filthy presents. Kat and the rest of my family were staying away from me, my temper was on a short leash. Only Lil seemed to not care.

"Michael we are coming up on the city, have you decided if we are taking any prisoners?"

I had killed all outlying scouts not even using Aro's power to see if they were redeemable. "I really don't know Lil, I'm so mad at these ass-holes. In the heat of battle I would say no, but I have to live with myself after." I signal for a stop. "Anyone you feel is being killed unfairly may be held from the fire till after I have read them. Under no circumstances are you to leave them walking do I make myself clear?"

Lil nods, "Cristal Michael." She gives me a smile and the other nod in understanding.

We came upon the last perimeter guard. Kat was fast and deadly, ripping his head off before any could hear. Dragging him back so we could retreat, put him back together so I could read him. He was from one of the outlying cities we had sacked, it was impossible to get them all and the only avenue we left open was inward. It was no surprise that after hearing about our approach the sleazy seven took them in keeping them as fodder to throw ageist me as I stormed their new home. He was a piece of work. Sneaky, sleazy, and shifty, I felt like I needed a bath after touching him. One of the seven knew him and though he vouched for him he told his new coven that he should not be admitted into their coven. I smirked he had heard them and was going to let us pass to spite them, letting him run as we fought. I got the layout of the guards they had amassed, quite a lot of immortals, it seemed we were scarring the shit out of the locals.

I pulled back and before he could speak I ripped his head off. "Make sure to keep that head away from the body we will come back to burn it after."

Kat smiled as I tossed the head to Peter. "Add it to your collection Petty."

Grumbling he pulls a sack he was holding off his shoulder opening it and adding the head to the seven in there. "Fuck off Kat next time you can lug around the heads."

El couldn't help it and broke out in a laugh. "Better you than me brother."

Peter just flipped him off. "Why do I always get the shit jobs?" he mumbles to himself though we can all hear. Carman gives him a hug and a smile but doesn't say a word.

I give them all a stern look. "Can we get down to business? Are we done fooling around? You all know the drill. With the added help of Orrif's coven it gave us 3 more immortals. Eryn was not a strong fighter so we positioned her in-between her coven mates on the perimeter. That freed up Lil to come with Kat and I on the offensive. It made it less likely that any got to the outside reducing the numbers the other had to fight.

It had worked so well before that we just walked up to the gate. The walls of my friend's home were too high to jump for a regular immortal.

Some of the people had seen our tactics before so there was no opening of the gates one of the seven appeared on the wall. "Leave lord Death we wish no fight with you."

I look up at the male he was young looking like he was changed at 14 or so. "I have a problem with that you see you killed my friend and are sitting in his home right now."

"It is agreed by the other five that we will hand over the one who killed Zhou if you leave in peace." He looks at me hopefully.

Kat starts to laugh "you all singed your death warrants the moment you took his first city fool. If he didn't kill you the covens of six would have, well five now."

He makes a small gesture with his hand and we are spayed with oil and a flame is tossed igniting us in a huge ball of fire. We just stood there with eyes closed, mouth shut, slowly pushing air out of our noises. I had long ago made us fire proof Kat liked to sit in the fires at night, she told Peter it felt good, he never had the guts to try. Truth to tell it was Lil and my first time. Oil burns fast and hot as I had thought, but nothing short of lava would hurt us. As the flames die down Kat looks up and she jumps driving her hand into the stone Lil is right behind her doing the same. I leap using my greater strength reaching the top next to the 14 year old ripping his head off and tossing it into the dying flames on the ground with his body making a close second thud. Shit happens fast after that, of the four remaining immortals two bolt for Zhou's fortress; one attacks me, and the other jumps.

Kat yells "we got a runner" and we see Peter heading him off.

The girls make the top as I'm tossing my second one on the flames below. I smile at them "slow pokes."

Kat smiles back "your pretty spry for 3000 and change dad."

I told them there were 15 more in the castle; as we ran after the retreating two. We get to the doors and find them beating on them Kat and Lil make short work of them with Kat carrying a coal and some tinder she gets a small fire going, breaking off a few fingers the venom lights up like flares. It takes seconds to set the rest on fire, she is not leaving anyone behind to be put back together and have to fight them again. Zhou had made the gates and outer walls of his home with impregnated vampire ash. It made them resistant to the force we could bring ageist them. I have been studying them as the girls dealt with our small problem. I reached up putting my palm flat on the face of the gate and unbound them. They turned to dust and ash and fell to the ground 3 very surprised immortals looked back at us then ran. Kat just laughed and we used our superior speed to catch them before they had taken ten steps. Kat took all three heads and flashed back to her marry little blaze and tossed them on making sure they caught before zipping back. I knew where they were my gift told me two had fled seven were grouped together with three off to the side.

We walked at a human pace to Zhou's thrown room my mind going back to the good times I had met my friend there. We stepped in looking at the group ready to fight, none of them were gifted I was unsure how they beat my friend.

A female of 30 human years sits on his seat. "Lord Death we do not wish to fight you."

I don't even mince words I throw Orrif's shield around them. I had taken the time to acquirer it and lean just how powerful it was, she never used it like I was going too. Slowly I brought it inward pushing them closer together. Tighter and tighter till there was no space between them, then the screaming started. Funny thing, pressure can change a thing, from coal to a diamond for instance. I felt heat begin to radiate off the shield Kat looked on with Lil as their bodies started to fuse together. Soon all you saw was a small domed shape block of something that looked like our skin but much much harder. I put my hand on it and use Aro's gift I can feel all seven minds still screaming. A small smile forms on my face.

Kat looks at me "what did you do dad?"

"I imposed an eternal prison sentence on them, they are aware, feel pain, and will live as long as no one breaks the shell and let the venom out. Who says there is no justice?"

I look over at the 3 chained up to the wall, barely able to stand from lack of food one of them is Torice Zhou's youngest only 200 years old. "Kat get them someone to eat Lil help her." I flash over too them and look at my friends son. Your brother Toa sends his regards, he was not aware that any of Zhou's loyal followers had survived or he would have died trying to get you out."

He gives me a week smile, "better he didn't try. I made that mistake and watched my sister burn from here, the bitch kept me as a bargaining chip after the first city of immortals you killed."

"Where are the keys for these," I point to the shackles.

He laughs and points to the round rock "in there."

I look at them with the gift of binding they are like the gate made with vampire ash. I grabbed the two cuffs on his wrists and unbind them rust and ash falls to the floor.

"Thank you Mac." He tells me as he rubs where they were.

"And these two?" I ask pointing to them.

"Passer byes, they refused to bow down to that bitch. Henry and Silva is a mated couple, she just didn't get around to killing them yet. I think she was going to kill Henry and release Silva, then watch as she slowly went insane."

I let them go and Silva tottered over to the rock and spit on it, her venom rolling down the side, steam hissing in its wake. I walked over and put my hand on the face of the stone. "Well that's unexpected; it seems to cause them some pain when you did that."

She smiles at me "good" and spits again.

Kat and Lil come back in dragging 4 humans apiece all unconscious. She drops them in front of the 3 starving immortals looks at Lil and without a word they head out for more.

As they started on the second group Kat and Lil had brought in, Peter and the rest dragged in the three runners. Looking at Kat, "we cleaned up the headless corps you left littering the ground on your path here."

Without missing a beat "thanks Petty."

He just shakes his head and looks at me, "what are we doing with these?"

"Just hold on to them for now "I pull Torice aside letting him know how things stand. He confers with the mated pair.

"We wish to form a coven and hold the city"

Kat pipes up right away, "that's fine but my coven is taking first pick."

I give her a dirty look but she gives it right back. It's in our nature to take spoils, it's hard to fight, even I have had to have a few things from every city. I give her a nod letting her know she gets her bobbles.

He nods to my daughter "of course it is fitting that you take all you wish."

I pull him aside so the others can't hear. "What of the other three would you take them into your new coven you will need numbers to hold the city from those seeking an open territory?"

He shakes his head, "they have no loyalty, they bowed down to save there hides, then ran at the first chance they had, not someone to watch your back I'm thinking."

I looked at them what he said was true but what would I do without my gifts. "What if they agree to be bound? I would make them loyal to you and your coven I have the same gift Zhou had I can do this."

"I do not wish to have slaves Mac."

"I would not make them so Torice." Looking a little hurt he would think I would do something like that. "They would still be able to piss and mown but would put the needs of the coven and its members first."

He moves over to his other coven mates and they discuss it. After 40 minutes he walks over with them, "all right Mac we do need the help and I think they need a home."

I turn to the three that my family holds they have been listening in the whole time. "Well do you wish to live or die?"

One of the three knows of the gift I will be using, "exactly what are the words you will use?"

I look right back at him, "you are part of Torice's coven, you will never do anything to bring harm to them, you will defend your coven mates at all times."

The air is heavy my words hang in the air as he stares at me, "agreed."

The other two answers almost at the same time right after the first "agreed."

The power snakes out and raps around the minds forcing an unbreakable bond to the newly formed coven and its leader. I look at Peter "go get your heads." Then turned to Kat, Lil, EL, and Carman "you four get to drag back the bodies." I remember the shit they gave Peter.

The biggest shit eating grin is on Peter's face "I'll never complain about dragging the heads again dad!"

Kat mumbles "kiss-ass" as she stomps out the rest taking it with good grace.

The heads were just outside the city some of the bodies were almost a day's run away Lil and Kat took the farthest out while EL and Carman took the closest. Peter zipped back with his heads and he passed them to me one at a time. The first three I tossed in the fire pit in the center of the room. I set the next two aside, tossed the next two in the pit again. The last one I set down with the two I saved. "Torice what about these three I point at the heads from the bag?"

"Same deal as the other three?"

"Yes if they agree to being bound."

Of course the bodies for the heads I saved happened to be the furthest out and Kat and Lil were bringing them back. While we waited I had Peter pull the gold and make two even piles. EL and Carman made it back fairly quickly and we tossed the bodies on the fire turning them to ash. I had Carman go through the jewelry taking ½ picking pieces her sisters would like. Peter eyed some wall hangings I told him to roll them up and I would deal with Kat. Peter went out with Orrif's coven to retrieve both boxes making two trips. We had both come with empty boxes Kat believed the best pickings were going to be here. We had a decent pile going when Kat stormed in looking pissed off at the pile.

"Petty I swear if there is a fucking piece of furniture in that pile I'm kicking your ass."

Peter hid behind me.

"Kat there are four other people in our coven yours is not the only opinion that matters." I tell her with a stern look.

She puts her head down and mumbles "sorry petty."

"No prob sis that's why we left it piled up here so we could all decide as a coven."

Torice looked on as our two covens took all the gold and jewelry Kat taking first dibs then Orrif taking the rest. I felt a little bad but if he wasn't here we would have taken the same things. I did have a privet word with him letting him know the other cities are open to him till someone takes ownership of them. When Kat could not cram one more thing in side we picked it up Peter actually groaned as we lifted it up. With my extra strength it wasn't too bad but I did notices in the soft soil my feet sunk in an inch or two as we stood there. Saying good bye to the new coven of nine, we headed toward home the first trip of three.

two this week was on a tear