The Master's Tale - Catherine's Baby, Book 1, Part 5

Chapter 10 - The Night the Earth Stood Still

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"Spiritus anum sanctuarium, defendat nos castellum, magna potentia nos malum."

Dean finally came up the stairs with a flashlight, glancing back at Mandy as he rushed into the utility closet, "Is the barrier up?"

Mandy's eyes glowed a faint purple as she used her magic to turn the page, nodding, "Almost."

Dean continued to unload multiple jugs of holy water at the foot of the stairs, eventually going back into the closet and coming out with a sawed-off shotgun, a whole box of rock salt rounds and a golden jug of holy oil.

Mandy finally closed her eyes as she breathed in, speaking lightly as she chanted the spell out loud, "Defendat nos malum. Fiat."

Suddenly a ring of bright purple light began to form in the ground around the house in a large circle, joining together as a sheer veil of magic started to spread up around the house in a large dome shape before eventually coming together at the top and trapping the angels inside the barrier with the house, giving off final blast of purple energy as it sealed itself and ricocheted back to the ground, shaking the very foundation of the house and surrounding trees.

Mandy sealed up her book, Dean coming up behind her and offering her a shotgun, "You gonna do this your way or the old school way?"

Mandy shrugged with a smirk as she took the shotgun from him, "Maybe both?"

Dean's face started to crack into a half smile when Mandy's face suddenly got serious, nodding back at him, "No matter what happens, just know... I really care about you a lot."

Dean hesitated, shrugging as he started to come in closer, "I'll take it."

They both closed the distance, Dean pulling her close with one arm as their lips met, sharing a brief but passionate kiss just as Mandy pulled away again, patting his chest and offering a half smile, "Let's kick some evil ass."

Dean nodded with a resolute look on his face, "You make sure nothing gets through these doors. No matter what it takes."

Mandy nodded, a determined look in her eyes as she spoke, "Nothing is getting past me. I promise."

Sariel then appeared behind them, her voice stern yet sounding shaken as she called out to them, "Where is my daughter."

They both turned around, Mandy immediately going into defensive mode as she held her hands out in front of her and her eyes began to glow purple, "That's on a need to know basis, and unfortunately for you, you're no longer on the list of people who need to know."

Mandy then grunted as she threw her hands at her, a blast of purple energy blowing Sariel back into the stairs before Mandy pushed Dean away, "The holy oil! Go, Dean!"

Dean started to rush for the golden jug when Sariel disappeared and reappeared in front of Mandy, grabbing onto her and reappearing with her back outside as she blew her back, sending her crashing into the side of the house and crumpling to the ground.

Sariel stood up tall, beginning to take off her suit jacket as she stepped back towards Mandy, tossing it to the ground as she stared down at her, "I won't ask nicely again. Where is my daughter?"

Mandy grimaced, fighting her way back to her feet as she scowled back at her, "Fuck you."

Just then there was the sound of a distant scream echoing from beneath the ground, spreading past the barrier just as the ground began to shake beneath them and the clouds started to get heavy, fat drops of rain now hitting the barrier and lighting it up all around and causing Sariel and Mandy along with all the angels to look up at the sky just as a distant tornado siren began to sound.