back and she loved him. More to the point - he loved her.
She was in heaven.
Soon Sebastian would be gone and they would be together. She had no doubts that Daniel could do it - he had destroyed Sebastian the first time. He would do it again. And now he had had help from the witch, he would succeed.
Sarah lay in a hazy daze for some time before sitting up and dressing. It was late but she was still buzzing from her time with Daniel, buzzing from his blood in her veins.
Daniel.
She continued to smile as she pulled on a sweater and cracked open the door, not wanting to disturb Megan and Bea.
As she walked past Megan’s room she heard her moving, and a gentle tapping. Sarah opened her door to check on her.
‘Megan - NO!’ Sarah screamed.
Megan was just opening her window to someone outside - a woman who was balancing on her window sill.
As Sarah shouted the woman pushed the window hard - sending Megan flying back to her bed. Megan looked up at Sarah, ‘She told me to invite her in Mommy!’ She wailed.
The woman was swinging her legs inside. She was blond and her eyes flashed. Sebastian.
Sarah ran forwards burning with rage. How could he do this? He used Megan! What had he been planning to do?
Power surged within her and she pushed with all her might, sending Sebastian flying back through the window. He fell out, hitting the ground. Sarah leapt up without thinking twice. She was on the window sill and she jumped. Adrenaline running in her veins as she fell to the ground.
She braced herself for the landing, bending her knees so they wouldn’t snap on impact, and springing to her feet.
Sebastian was before her, anger penetrating through the darkness and rain. She stalked towards him. She was ready to fight.
***
Daniel paced his room a few times, wondering where Sebastian would go. Then a panic swiftly rose in him. Sarah!
Daniel flung open his window, held the urn tight, and swiftly transformed into a buzzard. He soared out into the dark, the rain battering his feathers. He flew at high speed towards Sarah’s house.
As soon as he spotted it he started to descend. He saw Sarah charge at a young blond woman, who dodged out of the way; laughing.
Daniel extended his talons and landed next to Sarah, instantly taking his human form. She met his eye briefly before Daniel was struck back by Sebastian. He stumbled, dropping the urn.
Daniel knew what he had to do. He thought back to Heather’s instructions.
‘Sarah, get out the way!’ He shouted.
As Sarah quickly moved aside, Daniel focused his power within. He saw Sebastian moving towards him, seeing his eyes burning with hate through the girl.
It seemed like Sebastian was moving in slow motion which gave him time to react.
Daniel channeled his power down his arms and out of his fingers. As it left the tips he used his mind and focused hard on it burning as bright as possible and hitting Sebastian. His power ignited, lighting the front garden, and illuminating Sebastian’s widening eyes. As it hit him he dropped the bag of ashes from under his arm and sprang aside. His clothes were burning.
Daniel moved towards him. He was about to kick him down, but Sebastian fought back. He rammed into Daniel’s chest and this time Daniel fell back. Daniel was just summoning his power again when Sarah ran in to tackle Sebastian, so Daniel couldn’t fire.
‘Sarah, get back,’ he called to her.
As she turned to run, Sebastian grabbed her neck with both of his hands. Daniel sped forwards but watched in dismay as Sebastian twisted, snapping her neck.
‘NO!’
Sarah fell to the ground and Sebastian kicked her hard, sending her body flying out of sight.
Daniel’s heart tore with pain and rage. He was on Sebastian and had snapped his neck before he realized he had done it.
Daniel heard wails pierce the night from within Sarah’s house, but he blocked them out.
Darkness materialized from the body in his hands, and Daniel leapt back, summoning his power again. This time he gave it all he had, hammering the darkness with burning fire. He saw it shake into Sebastian’s form, but he was wispy, weakening. Sebastian was trying to fight back, to protect himself from the fire.
Daniel continued to fire energy with one hand, holding his weakening spirit with the fire while he reached for the bag of ashes. He used his foot to break open the bag and scoop