You've Got to Have Soul - P/C - COMPLETED 6/28

Post by **splatty** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:56 pm

of course the elders are on cole's side . . they're not stupid (unlike some writers we know. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> ) <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> <div style="text-align:center"> I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</div>

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:41 am

<img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/clap.gif ALT=":clap"> - GO Elders!

Post by **splatty** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 10:51 pm

Thanks everyone for the great feedback. I've got a busy month so I may be slow to update, but I'll try my best! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 10 Meanwhile at the Manor – Phoebe’s face suddenly pales. Her equilibrium wavers as a result of her latest premonition, and she grabs at the table while trying to find the balance. Piper runs to her immediately and helps to steady her, narrowly preventing her from falling to the floor. Paige gasps at the sight. “Phoebe, what is it? Another premonition?” Piper asks alarmed. Phoebe merely answers with huge gasping breaths. She holds her hand up asking them to give her a minute to recover. Paige runs over with a chair and helps Piper slowly lower Phoebe into it. Phoebe’s hands reflexively clutch at her chest as if in pain. In truth, she was trying to reassure herself that she was back; that her heart and soul were still intact. After a few minutes, Phoebe finally speaks. “I saw – I saw – a horrible future.” “About Cole again?” Paige asks intuitively. “Yes, but not what you’re thinking, I’m sure,” Phoebe answers with a touch of bitterness in her voice. Piper braces for another heated argument about Cole, but Paige just winces in response. To prevent what she knew would be an uncomfortable silence, Piper quietly begins to play peacemaker yet again. She reaches over and gently brushes a strand of hair out of Phoebe’s face as she says, “Nobody’s thinking anything. It’s just that we all know that all your premonitions have been about Cole. It’s clear that whatever we are supposed to do, it has something to do with Cole.” Piper looks up at Paige meaningfully, “Isn’t that right Paige?” Paige answers, “Yes, of course. Phoebe, I didn’t mean . . .” “OK, forget it. I’m sorry. The emotional flood I’m getting in these premonitions is just overwhelming. You guys just don’t understand what I’m seeing and feeling. Otherwise, you would never doubt what I know – that Cole is our innocent.” Piper notices that Phoebe still hasn’t released her grip on her own chest. She thinks she recognizes the look of horror in her sister’s face. She’d seen it so many times before. Piper admired her sister’s amazing strength to experience these visions; something she didn’t think she could handle herself. “What did you see? Were you – you – dying or something?” “No,” Phoebe responds solemnly, “worse. My soul was dying.” “Your soul? How is that possible? What does that mean?” Paige asks. Before Phoebe can answer, Leo orbs in. His meeting with the Elders had inspired in him an extra sense of urgency. He inferred what they had been unwilling to say, that this mission could critically affect the balance of power between good and evil. Because he was concentrating hard to keep the three Charmed Ones on his radar (for their protection) he had heard everything. “Your soul? Don’t you mean Cole’s soul?” Leo asks surprising everyone. Everyone begins talking at once, answering Leo’s question with questions of their own. “Eavesdropping, were we?” Piper replies. “How did you know about that?” Phoebe asks surprised. “What does that MEAN?” Paige repeats. Leo handles the confusion expertly, surprising even himself, but his latest meeting with the Elders had awakened more than a heightened awareness of the critical problem at hand. He also now felt a renewed confidence in his ability to guide his most important charges in what was to be their most important challenge to date. He wonders briefly whether his first actual contact with an Elder had given him more than just a vision. “I wasn’t eavesdropping. I was watching over you,” he begins. Then turning to face Phoebe, “I talked with the Elders and they were able to show me what I should have known all along. You were right. Cole is our innocent, and he is in danger of losing his soul.” Phoebe sighs in relief and leans back into the chair, finally able to release some of the tension she didn’t even know she was harboring. “Finally,” she thinks to herself, “someone really on my side – and Cole’s side – for once.” Leo then turns slightly to address Paige, saving the most important question for last. “Without your soul, you cannot have compassion, and without compassion, there can be no good. If we lose our soul, we have lost, period. We give in – to darkness – to evil.” Leo pauses, giving the 3 girls a chance to fully comprehend what he has said. Then he addresses Phoebe once more, “Your vision was of you AND Cole?” Phoebe nods. She was way ahead of her sisters; she knew exactly what Leo was trying to say. “This is really bad – really bad,” Leo mutters almost to himself. “So, this is what they meant when they said the power of 3 was at stake.” Phoebe nods again before Leo even finishes speaking. Piper watches her sister and husband communicate in this almost telepathic manner, unable to suppress a twinge of jealousy. Since finding out she was pregnant, she had fought the constant lonely feeling that Leo didn’t understand what she was going through – didn’t understand her. Logically, she knew she was being ridiculous, but emotionally, she often wished they could switch places just for a day so that he may fully appreciate her pain. The nausea, the cramps, the exhaustion. She wanted his undivided attention and devotion, but this was not about her, not about their baby. Something huge was at stake. She could sense a change in Leo indicating the importance of what Phoebe’s visions were trying to show them. She needed to push aside her selfish feelings and focus in order to ensure a safe world for her baby to enter. Her thoughts are interrupted by Paige’s persistent questions. “But how can Phoebe’s soul be killed? Did you see who will be responsible for this? I will look him up in the Book of Shadows.” Phoebe shakes her head. “There is no demon to vanquish, unless you want to vanquish me,” she says somberly. “I am to blame.” Piper putting all the pieces together begins to understand. “No honey,” she answers. “We are all to blame.” Leo agrees, “But it is not too late to change. We can work together to prevent that future vision from ever occurring.” Paige looks at everyone incredulously. Frustrated because she still doesn't understand, she suppresses the urge to blurt out another stupid question. Since learning of her destiny as a Charmed One, she had worked hard to catch up to her sisters. She had just begun to feel confident that she was at least an equally powerful and useful part of this team. She had easily learned to control her telekinetic and orbing powers, much faster than anyone had anticipated. Now she was also a wiz at potion and spell making. But this, this was again reminding her that she was a newbie. Clearly everyone grasped the meaning of Phoebe’s premonitions. She could see that everyone in the room understood the newest evil they needed to fight and even how. Everyone that is, except for her. Paige wanted to ask how they all could be responsible for killing Phoebe’s soul, but she senses correctly, that it would not be the right question to ask. Instead, she merely inquires, “So, what is the plan?” Phoebe looks at Paige suspiciously. Paige would be the last person she would expect to accept that Cole was their innocent let alone why. Paige carefully avoids Phoebe’s eyes, hoping to avoid another confrontation. “So you finally believe that Cole is our innocent?” Phoebe presses, wanting to be sure that Paige is really on the same page as everyone else. “I – I trust your instincts. You – you all have much more experience than I do.” “That’s not good enough,” Phoebe protests. “You need to really understand.” “Why don’t you tell us about your premonition?” Piper interrupts, again playing mediator. “Then, Leo can tell us what the Elders said. Once we have all the facts, I’m sure Paige will understand. Then, we can come up with a plan together.” “Yes, let’s review what we know and then plan our strategy,” Leo agrees. Piper smiles at him, thankful for the support. So, Phoebe relates the details of her latest premonition. “Wow,” Piper says, amazed at the amount of detail Phoebe is able to recall. “Your powers are really growing. You can really see and feel everything!” “Yes,” Phoebe replies. “And I never want to feel that way again. It was horrible – Cole – me – what I was doing to Cole AND myself . . .” Her voice trails off as she recalls the horrible unrecognizable soulless versions of herself and Cole that she had witnessed. “Not just you,” Leo protests. “All of us are to blame for pushing Cole away. I especially blame myself. I have been so blind.” He then proceeds to explain what he had learned from the Elders. “You are being too hard on yourself, both of you,” Piper says. “No,” Leo disagrees. “I must accept most of the blame. I am here to guide you, and I have allowed my prejudices against demons in general to cloud my judgement when it came to Cole. I should have known better. In retrospect, it is so obvious that Cole’s good side had been awakened and strengthened by Phoebe’s love. As his human side is losing hope, his demon side is regaining control.” Phoebe continues, “But it is I who has failed to follow my heart. And in denying the love that we share, I have endangered the power of 3 more than once.” She remembered regretfully her close call with becoming a mermaid. “Enough!” Paige exclaims, surprising everyone. She finally comprehended and now she was ready to attack this problem with unparalleled energy, like she had done so many times before. “Phoebe, the power of 3 has not been lost yet. Don’t talk as if we’ve already lost. Clearly, we must all go to Cole and apologize for the way we’ve been treating him. I have a feeling that by saving him, we will be saving you as well.” “Yes,” Piper chimes in. “Cole has saved us countless times. It is now our turn to save him.” Leo begins to agree energetically, but Phoebe waves her hands and shakes her head in disagreement. “No, not everyone. Just me. I am going alone.” <div style="text-align:center">~~~</div> <div style="text-align:center"> I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</div>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... y>ssplatty </A> at: 4/4/03 10:05:35 pm

Post by **majiklmoon** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:46 am

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 12:30 am

Great update...i hope your Real life Stuff lets you post more <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Post by **splatty** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 12:54 am

thanks PiperPhoebePaige. i hope so too. it's been crazy lately! tracie, i'm trying my hand at cliffies. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> not as evil as yours, but i'm working on it. <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> <div style="text-align:center"> I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</div>

Post by **splatty** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:59 am

Part 11 Everyone protested, but Phoebe was determined. Despite what they said, she knew that she alone was responsible because she had given up on Cole, and now, she wanted to be the one to make it right. “This is about me. My love for Cole is what keeps him going. He has always said so. I have to open my heart to loving him again so that I can save us both,” she tells her family. “No,” Leo disagrees. “This is not just about you. Your love for him awakened his human soul and potential for good. That is true. But his choice to continue to work on the side of good is what has kept him good. We must all go and convince him that he is valued as an agent for good.” “Besides,” Paige adds, “how do we know how much he has already turned? We seem to have forgotten that he has attacked us, and we don’t know why. I don’t think that it’s safe for you to go alone.” Phoebe starts to argue, but Piper interrupts. “At least let us go back you up.” Phoebe watches in disbelief as she sees Paige pick up the bottle of vanquishing potion. “I can’t believe you guys don’t see it,” Phoebe shouts exasperated. “Cole didn’t attack you in order to kill you. He attacked you in an attempt to get us to vanquish him. Don’t you see? He’s still good now. He is losing hope because he has lost my love, but he doesn’t want to go back to his evil ways. So he’s trying this as a way out. It’s not too late to save him yet. But I am the one who must go to him.” Everyone falls silent as they process Phoebe’s interpretation of Cole’s actions. “ALONE,” Phoebe reemphasizes. “Besides, we all know that he would never hurt me, could never hurt me, not even when he was the Source of all evil.” “You have to let us be nearby so that if you’re wrong, we can still charge in and vanquish him,” Paige requests. “Let’s all orb just outside his penthouse, and you can walk in alone.” “No,” Phoebe says adamantly. “I don’t want any hint that I don’t trust him. I want him to understand that I fully believe in his ability to be good. I owe him that.” “But I can’t risk losing you, not another sister,” Piper pleads. “There is no risk,” Phoebe answers confidently. Piper and Paige look uncertainly at Leo for guidance, still unsure that they want to let their sister go. “And even if there were,” Phoebe continues quietly, “I don’t care. He has risked so much for us. It’s about time I returned the favor.” To her surprise, Leo agrees. “I think we have to trust Phoebe on this one. She knows her premonitions and Cole better than any of us.” Piper and Paige nod silently in acquiescence, and Leo notes to himself that it feels good to finally be guiding his charges again. He feels a renewed sense of purpose that had been lacking lately. Sure he had continued to help his other charges, but lately, the Charmed Ones didn’t really seem to need him, except for the occasional healing. Now, they actually needed him, and were actually heeding him. Phoebe stands up to go. “I can’t lie, though. I am going to keep you on my radar.” “Leo, I wouldn’t expect any less from you,” Phoebe replies. She takes the small glass bottle out of Paige’s hand and places it purposefully back onto the kitchen table. Then, without another word, Phoebe leaves the kitchen and walks towards the front door. Grabbing her purse and car keys, she leaves with a smile. She was going to let Cole back into her life, and it felt good. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… As Phoebe exits the elevator outside of Cole’s place, she feels an unexpected nervous flutter in her gut. She had shown no hint of second thoughts to her sisters, but now she couldn’t help but wonder, “After all I’ve put him through, will he still take me back?” She rings the bell to his Penthouse suite and waits. No answer. She wonders where else he would be. This is where they vanquished the Source; this is where she would expect him to be waiting for them to attack. She knocks gently on the door and it opens at her touch. She steps in uncertainly, taking in her surroundings. Everything looks the same, except she doesn’t see Cole. Just as she is about to call out his name, she catches sight of him. He is leaning back in his executive chair behind his desk. His eyes are closed and his hands are clutching an envelope to his chest. Could it be that he is still writing letters to clients for the law firm? She expected him to have dropped all pretenses of working as he prepared to die. She debates whether to call his name when his eyes suddenly open. Cole jumps up when he sees Phoebe standing before him, staring. He notices that no one is with her and this confuses him. What is she doing here? He realizes that she is staring at the letter and embarrassed, he quickly shoves it in the left pocket of his slacks. Then, he braces himself for the worst. She has come here to yell at him first? He is ready for the challenge. He must be strong, stick to the plan. When she sees he is beyond hope, she will come back with her sisters, and then, he will be free. “Or maybe,” he hopes to himself, “her sisters are waiting in the hallway. Yes, maybe the end is near.” He strides around to the front of the desk with what he hopes is an evil arrogance and then half-sits on it as he crosses his arms. “What do you want now?” he challenges. Recalling her last words to him he says, “I thought you said it was over, or did you change your mind?” Phoebe is not fooled by his tough words, his cruel tone of voice, but she knows she has to take it slow. He will never believe her sudden change of heart. She barely believes it, but her premonitions have never led her wrong before, and she knows her heart is right. “I heard that you visited my sisters earlier today,” she begins. He laughs. His laugh is hollow. “If that’s what you’d like to call it. Yes, I was bored. I wanted the company.” Phoebe is surprised at how easily his act of bitterness seems to come to him. This may be harder than she originally thought. “I know you didn’t mean to hurt them,” she announces. “Oh really?” he asks. He hadn’t expected this. Could she really see right through him? He should have hurt somebody. That is what must’ve given him away. “You’re wrong! I thought if I had to suffer, then you should suffer too.” “Come on Cole. You don’t fool me. They didn’t even sustain a scratch. If you really wanted to hurt them, I’m sure you would have been able to put up a better fight than that.” “Well,” he continues, unwilling to give in, “it was just a little warning visit. Next time, they will not get off so easily.” Phoebe shakes her head, trying to decide what to say next. But Cole doesn’t give her a chance. He realizes with anger and frustration that she seems to be calling him a fool. “Is that all you wanted? To tell me that you know me better than I know myself? Is it not enough that you have scorned my love again and again? You want to come and point out all my other inadequacies too? I’m not a good enough human to be your husband and I’m also not a good enough demon to be a threat to your sisters?” “No Cole. No!” Phoebe starts to run towards him, wanting to reassure and comfort him. She couldn’t bear seeing him in such pain. “Save it. You may go now. I got your message,” he retorts bitterly and with a flick of his hand he halts her progress. Phoebe falls back to the floor. He winces unintentionally when he sees her fall, but continues on, “Be assured, that next time I will kill your sisters. Don’t come back here unless you’re prepared to fight.” <div style="text-align:center">~~~</div> <div style="text-align:center"> I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</div>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... y>ssplatty </A> at: 3/26/03 9:01:29 am

Anla · Post by **Anla** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 3:33 pm

Oh, poor Cole. He's so miserable. And poor Phoebe. It's going to be harder to repair their relationship than she thought. But I have faith that they can do it. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> I'll be waiting for the next part. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> ------------------------------------------------------ "It was you." - Roswell PilotEdited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... lm>Anla</A> at: 3/26/03 1:35:48 pm

Post by **majiklmoon** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 11:23 pm

Patty, i' know you are going through a majorly stressful time, but it's not showing in your writing. it's supurb, as always! <center><a href="http://pub129.ezboard.com/fmajiklmoonsr ... ID=9.topic" target="_new">Majik's World of Fanfic Crossover Contest</a>. Mix your fics, come on, you know you want to!</center><center><a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... a></center>

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 10:46 am

Great update, this story is so exciting. Far better than what the writers did last year and this year!

Post by **splatty** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 12:03 am

Part 12

Phoebe barely touches the floor before she levitates back into the air and then lands easily on her feet. Cole suppresses a sigh of relief.

She switches tactics. “Is it a fight you want then?”

“Yes,” Cole answers with a smile of satisfaction.

“Then you will lose. We will vanquish you. We have the potion and spell ready,” she informs him.

“Good. Bring it on.” He secretly congratulates himself for leaving enough blood upon the athame for the girls to concoct the vanquishing potion.

“Why did you stop me from coming towards you?” she challenges. “Afraid of some good old-fashioned one-on-one combat?”

Cole snorts.

Phoebe drops her purse to the ground and removes her coat. She levitates in the air again, assuming a ready stance.

“Let’s settle this now.”

Cole removes his sport coat and tie in reply. “This is a joke. I know all your moves. Do you forget that I taught you everything you know?” He never expected this, but he can't help answering the challenge. If she wants a fight, he will give her a fight. It may be the last time he will ever feel her touch.

Phoebe feels her heart begin to race in anticipation as she sees him roll up his sleeves and unbutton his shirt in preparation of the fight to come. Those days when he used to train her in the basement were some of the best in her life. She can't wait to show him how much she has progressed since the last time they trained.

“Yes, but sometimes the student surpasses her master,” she answers with a smile. Reminiscent of the Keanu Reeves in the matrix, she calls him towards her with a flick of her hand.

And it begins. He jumps in the air towards her with a high kick. She drops to the ground and rolls forward allowing him to sail over her. Cole lands behind her, having missed. She swings her leg in a circle cutting him down just as his feet hit the ground. Cole falls on his back in surprise and before he can rise, Phoebe is on top of him. He expects her to pin his arms or hold a dagger to his throat, claiming victory. But to his surprise, she deftly reaches into his left pants pocket and pulls out the letter with her right hand. She quickly jumps off of him before he can snatch it back.

Dismayed at being outwitted, Cole doesn’t even attempt to stand up again. It wasn’t time for her to read the letter. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.

“Why can’t you just vanquish me?” he hears himself plead.

Then he sits up when he hears no answer. He sees Phoebe holding the unopened envelope in her hands and standing in a trance-like state. He sits still, not knowing what to do. He had never seen her have a premonition before.

“Phoebe?” he calls uncertainly.

He sees a tear drop down her face. As soon as Phoebe had begun to open the letter, she was able to see the contents of the letter in her mind. She could feel how Cole felt when he wrote it. He had said good-bye to her before, and he thought he had conveyed his true feelings about her as best he could back then. He had told her the plain truth, that his life began when he met her and that their love kept him alive. This time he chose to describe his feelings in a poem for her. Knowing it was her favorite type of verse, he had written her a Villanelle. It wasn’t Dylan Thomas; some of the rhymes were forced, but she loved it. She couldn’t believe that he would work so hard to write her something so beautiful.

Phoebe opens her eyes and runs into his arms. Before Cole knows what is happening, she is kissing him, loving him, just like old times. His cold hard shell begins to crack; his heart begins to melt. He can feel the ice turning to water and running down his face as tears. It must be a dream because it is too good to be true, but he doesn’t care. It is the best dream he has ever had, and he was going to enjoy it while it lasted. Without hesitation, he passionately returns her embrace.

<center>A Farewell Villanelle to My Halliwell

Farewell my dearest wife
I’ll keep you in my sight
Your love sustains my life

The blood upon that knife
Will lead me to the light
Farewell my dearest wife

Our challenges were rife
Although we lost the fight
Your love sustains my life

To end our bitter strife
I now take off in flight
Farewell my dearest wife

Do not mourn this lowlife
I’ve no regrets tonight
Your love sustains my life

This poem is my fife
I hope the words played right
Farewell my dearest wife
Your love sustains my life</center>

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~~~</center>

Post by **majiklmoon** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 11:19 am

Awesome action scene Patty. That was great! <center><a href="http://pub129.ezboard.com/fmajiklmoonsr ... ID=9.topic" target="_new">Majik's World of Fanfic Crossover Contest</a>. Mix your fics, come on, you know you want to!</center><center><a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... a></center>

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 8:19 pm

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Post by **splatty** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 10:48 pm

don't worry. this isn't the end. i've got another crazy month but i'll try to update as soon as i can. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> <div style="text-align:center"> I want to be what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.</div>

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 10:50 pm

Sorry for the crazy upcoming month, but believe me when I say, I'll be waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for your next update <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Anla · Post by **Anla** » Sun Apr 06, 2003 2:11 pm

splatty - Great chapter. The poem was so sad, but then things get much better for our couple. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Hope that your crazy month isn't too crazy. ----------------------------------------------------- "It was you." - Roswell Pilot

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:18 pm

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Post by **splatty** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:58 pm

Hmmmm, does anybody even remember my fic anymore? I'm not sure I do. Thanks everyone who has been reading this and leaving such great feedback. I hope I can finish this up soon so I don't keep leaving you all hanging for so long. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Part 13 As they kiss, Cole inadvertently finds himself remembering the last time he saw his former demon mentor, Raynor. Although Cole killed him 2 years ago, he still cannot not fully rid himself of Raynor’s haunting words. The more he tries to push Raynor out of his mind, the more Raynor’s old words seem to gain strength until all Cole can hear ringing in his ears are the same words over and over again, “You are truly evil now. You are truly evil now.” Cole quickly pulls out of the passionate embrace, pushing Phoebe away. He purposely avoids his wife’s eyes, knowing what he must do. And he knows that he cannot do it if he looks into those beautiful loving eyes. He gazes downward until he turns away from her and holds his hand up warning her not to approach him. “No, Phoebe. You were right. I am truly evil. We cannot be together. I am too great of a danger to you. If you cannot vanquish me, you must stay away from me.” He blurs out before she has a chance to protest. What Cole did not know, was that Phoebe did not interrupt him because she was unable to. While kissing him, she had somehow connected to his memory of Raynor. She received a vision of the last encounter between Cole and Raynor, but unlike Cole, she was able to experience this meeting from both Cole’s and Raynor’s points of view. Cave in the underworld. Cole shimmers in. Raynor: I knew you'd come back, I've been waiting for you. Cole: My father's soul, where is it? (The bright glowing ball appears in Raynor's hand. Cole carefully takes it from him.) Raynor: Of course, now that you're evil, what can you do with it? Cole: That's not your concern. Raynor: True. You're my only concern. Cole: How'd you get me to do it? A spell? Raynor: Does it really matter? But you enjoyed it, didn't you, killing the witch? Cole: Not as much as I'm going to enjoy this. (He stabs Raynor in the stomach.) You killed Phoebe's love for me. Now I'm gonna watch you die. Tarnak accepts that death is imminent. He had tried every trick he knew to awaken the evil Balthazor so that it may overcome and overtake the good humanity in Cole which had been strengthened by Phoebe’s love. However, despite his ability to turn Phoebe against Cole, he was unable to fully return Balthazor to his great pure evil state. As this realization hit him, it angered him. With every agent of evil that Cole destroyed, his good side was getting stronger. Well, Tarnak wasn’t going to go down without a fight. Cole didn’t know that killing demons could be his salvation, and he wasn’t ever going to find out if Tarnak could help it. Raynor: I feel your heart; it's racing even as mine slows. You're enjoying this, I can feel it. (Cole digs the knife in deeper.) This is what I hoped for; your inner-demonic nature finally showing itself for all its glory. (Cole pushes him away.) You're truly evil now, Belthazor. Welcome home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoebe, still adjusting to the new strength of her premonitions, is barely able to stand as Cole pushes her away. She vaguely hears Cole telling her something. She thinks he’s leaving her again. “No,” she thinks to herself. But she cannot make the words take form in her mouth. Like Cole, she seems only to be able to hear Raynor’s haunting words, “You are truly evil now. You are truly evil now.” The room starts to spin, and the last thing she sees before she passes out, is Cole’s blur. The only man she could ever love has left before she can tell him the truth that could save him. <div style="text-align:center">~~~</div> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... y>ssplatty </A> at: 7/31/03 12:59 pm

Post by **majiklmoon** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 9:27 am

who is this Splatty, and when did she start posting on this board <img src=http://www.majiklmoon.com/ezboardsmilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"> Great update Patty <center>It all started with a boy, a girl, and a silver handprint.</center><center><a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... a></center>

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:19 pm

Welcome back! I'm so sorry real life had kept you from updating this great story. THanks for taking some of your free time to give us this great update <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

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