wind swept through them. I raised my arms slowly and the roof of the church started to tear itself apart, the wood flying up into the sky and out of sight. Then I threw my arms out to the side and at the same time the east and west walls of the church collapsed.
“Keira…” Eligos said.
“Time for a surprise visit!” I said, not taking my eyes off the pool. “I’ll let you know when I need you,” I told Eligos.
I sent a circle of earth and dust rotating around the whole church; I didn't want any of them escaping. Then I watched as I started to fade away. A second later I was lowering myself into the church. Once I landed I glared at Argyle.
Chapter Nine
The Final Story Time
“I don't need to carry on since you were there and saw the rest with your own eyes,” I said, looking at each of them in turn.
All of them had worried looks on their faces.
“What…what would have happened if you hadn’t appeared in the church?” Lily asked.
“Well, I now know that when Eligos saw that Argyle was going to get the better of you, he was going to get me and we would have come anyway.”
“What if you hadn’t?” Tyler insisted.
“I think it’s best if none of us think like that,” Danny said seriously.
He was right. If we hadn't seen it happening we might never have known, and that meant one thing. All of them would have been dead, but that didn't bear thinking about. I don't know what I would have done if any of them had been killed; it was bad enough that Tyler had already died. I couldn’t cope seeing them all that way. I think it would have driven me insane.
“Why did Lilith want to stop you helping us?” Lucian asked me.
“It wasn’t that she didn't want me to help you; she cares about you all. You’re close to me, and mean a lot to me, so you mean a lot to her too. It was because I was still learning the full strength of my power. I was a full demon then. I had no life in me, so I had no limitations. Like I told you, the Palace started shaking at the same time the church did. I think she was just worried in case I did damage or hurt anyone there as well as here.”
“Why did Eligos and his army come out of the floor?” Jake asked.
“They were gateways,” I explained, “from the realm of Hell to this realm.”
“Yeah but the possessed people with Argyle just teleported themselves inside.”
“Eligos and the others could have done that too, but they wanted to surprise and frighten Argyle and his followers. I mean, come on, did you see their faces? They didn't know what was coming, did they? They were all scared.”
“Yes that's true,” Danny agreed.
“Besides there’s nothing wrong with making a good entrance. I made sure I did,” I giggled.
“You’re damn right you did! We were all frightened; we didn't know what the hell was going on.”
“That creature that hit you, wow, he looked frightened to death when he saw Eligos. It tried to run away but Eligos went after him. He looked livid!” Lucian said.
“I know I was there,” I smiled at him. “I saw him go after it.”
“Why was he so pissed with the creature? I know that might sound like a strange question, but you could heal yourself and you weren’t seriously hurt,” Jake asked me.
“Because it was his job to protect me and I think he felt like he had failed. I don’t know why he tortured it so much though.”
“Aww…” Lily smiled. “I think that’s really sweet.”
I sat there smiling to myself for a moment, then all of us went quiet again.
“What happened to Argyle and the others?” Lily asked, ending the silence.
“They all had their souls destroyed,” I told them. “After being tortured.”
“Why tortured?”
“Because we wanted one of them to tell us who the big bad guy or girl was. But none of them said anything really; most of them just laughed and said the end was near for us. Oh apparently one of them said there was more of them than we could imagine, and that their numbers
“Keira…” Eligos said.
“Time for a surprise visit!” I said, not taking my eyes off the pool. “I’ll let you know when I need you,” I told Eligos.
I sent a circle of earth and dust rotating around the whole church; I didn't want any of them escaping. Then I watched as I started to fade away. A second later I was lowering myself into the church. Once I landed I glared at Argyle.
Chapter Nine
The Final Story Time
“I don't need to carry on since you were there and saw the rest with your own eyes,” I said, looking at each of them in turn.
All of them had worried looks on their faces.
“What…what would have happened if you hadn’t appeared in the church?” Lily asked.
“Well, I now know that when Eligos saw that Argyle was going to get the better of you, he was going to get me and we would have come anyway.”
“What if you hadn’t?” Tyler insisted.
“I think it’s best if none of us think like that,” Danny said seriously.
He was right. If we hadn't seen it happening we might never have known, and that meant one thing. All of them would have been dead, but that didn't bear thinking about. I don't know what I would have done if any of them had been killed; it was bad enough that Tyler had already died. I couldn’t cope seeing them all that way. I think it would have driven me insane.
“Why did Lilith want to stop you helping us?” Lucian asked me.
“It wasn’t that she didn't want me to help you; she cares about you all. You’re close to me, and mean a lot to me, so you mean a lot to her too. It was because I was still learning the full strength of my power. I was a full demon then. I had no life in me, so I had no limitations. Like I told you, the Palace started shaking at the same time the church did. I think she was just worried in case I did damage or hurt anyone there as well as here.”
“Why did Eligos and his army come out of the floor?” Jake asked.
“They were gateways,” I explained, “from the realm of Hell to this realm.”
“Yeah but the possessed people with Argyle just teleported themselves inside.”
“Eligos and the others could have done that too, but they wanted to surprise and frighten Argyle and his followers. I mean, come on, did you see their faces? They didn't know what was coming, did they? They were all scared.”
“Yes that's true,” Danny agreed.
“Besides there’s nothing wrong with making a good entrance. I made sure I did,” I giggled.
“You’re damn right you did! We were all frightened; we didn't know what the hell was going on.”
“That creature that hit you, wow, he looked frightened to death when he saw Eligos. It tried to run away but Eligos went after him. He looked livid!” Lucian said.
“I know I was there,” I smiled at him. “I saw him go after it.”
“Why was he so pissed with the creature? I know that might sound like a strange question, but you could heal yourself and you weren’t seriously hurt,” Jake asked me.
“Because it was his job to protect me and I think he felt like he had failed. I don’t know why he tortured it so much though.”
“Aww…” Lily smiled. “I think that’s really sweet.”
I sat there smiling to myself for a moment, then all of us went quiet again.
“What happened to Argyle and the others?” Lily asked, ending the silence.
“They all had their souls destroyed,” I told them. “After being tortured.”
“Why tortured?”
“Because we wanted one of them to tell us who the big bad guy or girl was. But none of them said anything really; most of them just laughed and said the end was near for us. Oh apparently one of them said there was more of them than we could imagine, and that their numbers
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