Post by StoryGirl83 on Aug 27, 2008 23:38:16 GMT -5
Chapter Seven – What Happened?
and a Demon
and a Demon
Back at the park Chris had noticed the battle ahead of them. “Wy, we’ve got trouble,” Chris told his brother as he pointed ahead. Both brothers broke into a run. As they reached the battle, Chris swung his left arm out hard, throwing the demon to the ground. “Wy, see if you can heal him.”
Wyatt knelt down beside the downed man and held his hands over him. A warm gold glow shown from his hands.
Chris reached the woman’s side. “How are you doing? Any wounds we need to worry about?”
She shook her head. “Will me husband be all right?”
Chris looked at Wyatt, relieved when his brother nodded.
Several feet away, the demon pushed himself up. He held his hand out wide and clapped them together. Branches broke off of trees, turning to point at Wyatt, Chris, and the two witches, Matt and Lindsey Price.
Wyatt saw it coming and put his shield around himself and Matt. Unable to focus on both the shield and healing, he focused fully on the shield.
Chris tackled Lindsey, covering her body with his. At the touch of a branch tip hitting his leg, Chris panic orbed himself and Lindsey out of phase for a second, reappearing a second later, when all the branches passed, stunned.
Wyatt kept his shield up, but was likewise stunned. “Chris, you . . .”
“I know,” Chris admitted. He ducked as the demon sent rocks at his head. Once they had passed he stood, waved his arm sending the demon down. The demon, down again, he helped Lindsey stand.
Wyatt dropped his shield and held his hand over Matt. A gold glow surrounded his hands as he got back to healing the other witch.
With Wyatt busy healing Matt, Chris turned to Lindsey. “Ideas?”
Lindsey shivered. “Did you orb us?”
“Yes,” Chris admitted. With a wry smile he added, “Believe me, I’m almost as shocked as you are.” He looked over to where his brother had finished healing Matt. “Wy?”
“We’ll talk later,” Wyatt informed him with a shake of his head. Excitement danced in his eyes and a grin formed on his face as he added. “I know.”
“I meant,” Chris smiled indulgently, “do you have any ideas?”
Wyatt stood as Lindsey hurried to her husband’s side to help him up and reassure herself that he is all right. Wyatt closed his eyes, thinking. When he opened them he began to chant. “Sticks and stones will hurt my bones. Some may even kill me. What this demon throws, only hones, the timing when his end will be.”
Chris raised an eye brow as the demon began to push himself up. Seeing the demon, Chris began to look around for something to use against the demon.
Not yet discouraged, Wyatt began another spell. “Branches flying all around, the only cover is the ground.”
The demon pushed his hands up sending a boulder at the group.
Chris orbed out of the way, this time deliberately, not daring to question why.
Wyatt, in front of the Prices, put up his shield. The boulder hit his shield, causing the shield to sputter.
Chris orbed back in a few feet out of the boulder’s path. He swung his arm out. It didn’t move the boulder so much as it nudged it, but it was enough. The whole thing took only seconds, but left both brothers somewhat drained. Chris waved his hand in a come-hither movement, sending a downed tree limb protruding into the demon.
The demon merely looked down at it. “Foolish witch. You should have stayed out of this.”
“Not a chance,” Chris proclaimed. “I don’t leave innocents behind to die.”
“This it will be you who dies,” the demon decided.
“Not going to happen,” Wyatt informed him.
Chris turned to Lindsey and Matt. “I suggest you get out of the way and let us handle this.”
“Not going to happen,” Lindsey told him, repeating Wyatt’s words. “He attacked us, not you.”
“We appreciate your help,” Matt agreed, “but this is out fight and we aren’t running.”
“In that case,” Chris conceded, “ideas?”
Lindsey nodded suddenly. She held out her hand and flames spread from the tips. It was just enough to leap from her hands to the branch, impaled in the demon, and catch the branch on fire. As horror filled the demon’s eyes, Lindsey breathed a sigh of relief before turning to Chris. “Glad that’s done.”
“Don’t let your guard down,” Chris warned.
The demon sent more branches at them with a clap of his hands.
Wyatt’s shield came up, deflecting branches.
Chris once more orbed Lindsey out of the way, this time higher, hitting the invisible barrier.
By the time Chris and Lindsey hit the barrier, the branches were past. The demon burst into flames, unnoticed by Wyatt or Matt.
Wyatt dropped his shield and orbed the materialized and dropping Lindsey to the ground, follower instantly by Chris.
Matt ran to his wife’s side. “What happened?” He dropped to his knees to check Lindsey for life. Relief ran through Matt’s body as he found a weak, but steady pulse. “What happened?” he asked, again.
Wyatt reached his brother’s side and held his hands over Chris. He held them there long enough for a glow to form and hold a few seconds. As soon as Chris’ eyelids started moving, Wyatt stood and moved to Lindsey’s side to repeat the process.
“What happened?” Matt asked for the third time.
Wyatt stopped as Lindsey’s eyes opened and she pushed herself up.
Chris still lay on the ground, as Wyatt had only stayed long enough to make sure his brother survived.
Wyatt looked over at Matt. “I’m going back to my brother to finish healing him. Once he is healed I will see if I can answer your question. Have patience.”
Matt nodded. He looked at Lindsey.
Wyatt went over to Chris as the Prices began to talk. He held his hands over his brother as a glow emitted from them.
Chris’ eyes blinked open. “What happened?”
Wyatt looked at him for a few seconds before breaking out into laughter.