A Little Piece Of Heaven

The night fell quickly, none of them concerned with the growing cold or bothered by hunger. Thirst was no problem either but all the boys liked a drink and used it loosen up the guards that Mikey had left watching them. They were all under some level of enchantment but still able to supply useful information about the layout and scope of the bunker. Syn and Zack had already seen the scale of the zombie army and they numbered in hundreds. Not comforting. Johnny appeared, covered in dirt and clearly enjoying himself.
“Can you guys help ? Got some large lumps of rock need shifting here.”
None of them noticed the glance that passed between Dani and Claire as they stepped back. Matt grabbed one rope and put his weight into holding it steady as Jimmy and Syn took the brunt of lifting a huge quartz stone into place. Nimbly, Johnny and Stefanie climbed up a series of ladders to bolt the reflective surface in place. Mikey nodded, pleased at the process as Dani and Claire appeared on either side of him. Claire put on her best serious face.
“We need to discuss the spells involved in raising your friend.”
“Such as ?”
Claire flicked through some pages in the manuscript she held, pointing at some indecipherable script as he frowned. Dani knew that ancient Sumerian was not anyone’s first language anymore and doubted that even the god working through the man would understand it any better than they had. The books that Syn had whispered to them about would solve that but in the meantime it provided a useful answer to their dilemma.
“Blood magic would work best. You have a connection to Patollo so to complete the ritual for this part of the raising it would be useful to have a couple of drops of your blood.”
Mikey blinked, searching her face for signs that she was trying to play him before nodding slowly.
“Fine, whatever you need. Lilith has been searching through some of the scripts, would you like her to assist ?”
“Very much so.”
Zacky appeared at Dani’s shoulder, a small glass vial already in her hand. He gave Claire his blade with a smile, enjoying the flicker of apprehension that passed over Mikey’s face before she gently ran the very edge along his palm. The razor sharp blade drew a line in blood and Mikey clenched his fist so that several drops of his blood leaked into the vial. He was surprised when Claire ran her fingers over the wound and it healed instantly. He snatched back his hand and motioned to one of his goons.
“Bring Miss Lily to these ladies. You have two hours.”
Matt and Jimmy stared at the bottle, waiting until they were alone before turning back to the girls. Syn anxiously looked towards where Mikey had disappeared before returning his attention to what Jimmy was saying.
“Short Shit and Stef can keep working. We take Lilith back to the hotel and get this mojo working. Once we have her back we can use her to keep Mikey guessing until we can spring the trap and make sure there is no god raising bullshit. Will give us a chance to catch up with what Raven has found out.”
“That’s fine if this works.”
Claire could see the fear that Syn was fighting to keep off his face.
“It will work. The hard part will be keeping her from removing his testicles via his ears.”
Jimmy started to giggle and had to turn away as a rotting figure pushed Lilith at Claire. She looked wary, the power radiating off her as her friends remembered that being on the receiving end would not be pretty. Lilith clutched another of the big volumes.
“A Sumerian blood magic spell ?”
“Yes, should help with the first level bindings.”
Lilith didn’t look convinced but followed them out into the darkened streets and across the road to the hotel. Raven was waiting for them, Jimmy quietly pulling her to one side as Dani started pulling together a makeshift alter. Zacky and Syn put themselves in front of the door, it wouldn’t take long for Lilith to realise that what the girls were trying once the spell began and it would take physical power to hold her long enough for it to work.
“Anything ?”
Raven nodded, kissing Jimmy lightly as he and Matt looked at her expectantly. They needed more good news and preferably a diversion. The room was shielded but so much depended on them keeping Mikey in play as long as possible. Raven reached into her jacket.
“We have a visit from Himmler lined up, he’s showing some serious interest in the occult and I think that was Mikey’s way in. There are also some military manoeuvres coming up and some kind of appointment at a local internment camp.”
Matt grimaced.
“Testing that army possibly, particularly if there is top brass involvement. If Mikey gives even part of that zombie army over to the German high command it will tip the balance of the war.”
“As if we needed another problem.”
Claire was listening to the conversation telepathically and trying to work quickly before Lilith became aware that the spell was known to both of them. She tipped the precious red drops onto the hemlock and added a handful of salt. So far, so good and perfectly normal in blood magic. She took a deep breath.
“Undo this binding with my will and the power of mother Isis, return will and thought to my sister…”
Lilith’s head snapped up and Dani found herself propelled into the other wall as her former friend launched herself at the table and Claire. Syn was already moving, putting his bulk between them and hanging on grimly. He allowed the demon to come forth and poured the strength it gave him into keeping Lilith restrained. The lights flickered and dust seemed to shake from the ceiling as Claire was forced to shout the incantation over the noise. Matt had scooped Dani up into his arms, carefully checking she was ok and holding her close as they all watched. There was no hope of interfering, this battle would be fought between the sisters and the vast power both held.
“Lilith come forward, this broken magic has no hold over you. By the power of the thrice horned god, I COMMAND IT !”
“Shut the fuck up, you bitch !”
Claire nodded grimly, adding the third and last drop of blood.
“That’s my girl, c’mon Lilith you make me shut up.”
“I will give your body to the Master as a gift.”
Syn growled as his head connected with the wall and Lilith was free. There was a moment of pause as the noise seemed to reach its peak. Claire threw herself down to avoid the flying chair that Lilith had tossed into the air. She screamed the last words of the spell and felt Dani next to her, adding another voice as Jimmy pushed Raven under the table and joined Syn and Zack in trying to get a firm hold of Lilith.
“I cast off this binding now !!”
The air filled with the smell of brimstone and there was a deep rumbling before the whole room seemed to jump and settle. A vast pall of fire spread across the ceiling and Claire felt a moment of despair as she stared into her sister’s eyes and saw no recognition. Maybe this hadn’t worked and now they faced losing her to Mikey permanently and tipping him off that the whole deal was a scam. There was another bright flash and Claire closed her eyes.
Zacky crawled over, choking on the fumes and smoke as he pulled Claire into his arms and frantically looked around for his friends. It was hard to see anything, there was a fog of mist and rolling smoke but now no noise. He could make out Dani and Matt but nothing else.
“Everyone ok ? Syn ? Jimmy ? Where’s Lilith ?”
“Here.”
Jimmy crawled in that direction as he heard Syn and Raven managed to make it to a window, flinging it open and letting the cool night air in. As the atmosphere started to clear she realised that Lilith was out cold, lying in Syn’s arms as the others checked themselves over and moved the broken furniture out of the way. The bowl containing the hemlock and blood had been completely destroyed. Syn looked frantically at Claire.
“Did it work ?”
“I don’t know.”
Zacky considered for a moment and then did the only thing that he could think of. The resounding slap echoed around the room and Lilith sat up sharply, her eyes flying open as a heavy book from the ruined table connected sharply with the back of his head.
“What the fuck was that for ? You are such a pissy fucking bitch Zack !”
Syn started to smile, the tone was undeniable and he didn’t let go of her as she stared around the room and the people in it. Lilith had no clue where she was or what was happening, random images filtering in as she remembered the farmhouse, rough sex with Syn and then an explosion. Her eyes widened and cautiously Claire drew in closer after checking that her lover didn’t have a dent in his pretty head.
“Lilith ? Do you remember us ?”
The dark haired woman shook her head and pulled away from Syn before turning around and staring at him. It was flooding back now, the fear of not knowing if he was dead, finding Stefanie and then the conversation with Mikey….the curse….
“Jesus fucking Christ !”
Syn yelped as she landed on him, frantic kisses peppering his face and hair until he couldn’t keep back the delighted giggles and his arms wrapped around her. Jimmy stood up and pulled Raven from the window as the others picked themselves up of the floor and looked around the wrecked room. After a clear minute and a half Zacky cleared his throat and looked at Matt.
“I think she remembers him.”
“I guess so. Guys, keep the clothes on. We are supposed to be working here.”
Lilith looked up, a slight look of apology passing over her face before she landed on Matt too and kissed him hard. All of them got thorough hugs and kisses, Claire more than anyone before Lilith finally ran out of breath and winked at Jimmy.
“Working….so Mikey worked some serious binding shit on me. Fill me in.”
It took another ten minutes of piecing everything together before Lilith got the whole picture and didn’t like it one bit. She kept the somewhat vivid memories of sleeping with Mikey to herself, not about to admit that she had enjoyed it and made a mental note to kill the bastard in some really imaginative way. So imaginative in fact that she literally paled when Jimmy explained the next part.
“Excuse me ? You want me to play along ? Let the fucker think I’m still his plaything ? Err….NO.”
“It’s the only way we will get enough inside information to stop Patollo.”
Lilith snarled and retreated into Syn’s arms.
“I’m not good at acting.”
“Enough time for us to work out the rituals. That’s all. Then you get to kill him.”
Jimmy’s cheery smile was echoed around the room as Lilith and Syn thought of all the fun ways that particular exercise could be stretched out for hours. There was a hint of optimism in the air as all of them looked back towards the caverns across the road.

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