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Chapter 14: Checkmate

Chapter 14 - Checkmate

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Anna recoiled in shock as the investigator flew sideways out of view, dematerialising before her eyes through the narrow door frame. Immediately, two more bolts erupted, filling her narrow vision with light, that flew away down towards a street corner to the left of the court, slamming the side of the building and rocketing away to the street opposite, quickly popping out to cast a quick Expelliarmus, before hiding behind the door frame. She ran to the edge of the door, hitting the wall to grab cover, as the fight continued beyond her view. The pair of Aurors went back and forward with their attackers, the noise of curses only interrupted once by the sound of smashing glass on the other end of the street, followed by more fighting, then a dull cry of pain.

She peeked out into the wrecked street, seeing one Auror down and the other not going to last. She had to do something she realised, as the last man barely held off a three pronged attack. She had no idea how Faust had anticipated their attack, but she didn't think about that, instead taking a deep breath and sprinting out to cover. The evening had grown cold, but her heart was roaring and flaming into the inky black night lit only by the sparks and crackles of bolts of light stretching back and forth. She hunkered down behind a line of plants, using her small stature to creep round to her left, sneaking into the building in the west side of the courtyard, forcing the window open and slinking inside the velvet carpeted old building, and open a brief investigation she found the two men firing from the Aurors flank through a door. As she slowly crept round into the building, with the pair of attackers too preoccupied to notice her before she was able to shout "Petrificus Totalus!", and halt the first one, causing the second one to turn in shock, though too slow too avoid Anna getting the jump on the man, forcing him up against the wall.

"Who are you." she hissed, holding her wand in his face, but far enough to not grab out of her hand.

"A.. Arthur Meinhardt.." he shakily whispered, looking at his friend, who as she looked at the man lying on the floor whom she'd hit first looked quite similar, though she couldn't really tell in this light..

"Your brother?"

Arthur nodded, not moving. She briefly thought, before coming to a realisation.

"Join him then. Petrificus Totalus." she whispered, putting the pieces together in her head. Identical twins working under someone trying to kill Faust. She sighed as she exited through the north door, walking back to the right towards the courtyard, sneaking behind the man firing from behind the edge of the building, whose bulky frame and slow movement gave him away before she ever got close.

"Evening Hagee."

He froze, turning to face her, opening his mouth before she interrupted.

"Fancy seeing you again. I thought you were locked up."

Hagee paused, before grinning. "I could say the same for you."

"I came with the Aurors."

His face fell to a look of horror. "Aurors?"

"Yes, aurors, come to get Faust."

He looked shocked as he almost fell back.

"You messed up Hagee."

"It wasn't me..."

"Sure. You're the ringleader."

"No!"

"Shut up. C'mon, let's end this."

She prodded him with the wand, forcing him to walk out into the courtyard at wandpoint. His skittish response was confusing, and it was causing some concern in the back of her mind. And how had he got out? But he must be the ringleader she thought, and if he surrendered the rest would. The pair of them walked slowly out into the dark yard, in view of the Auror taking cover and the last attacker hiding somewhere in the building to their left. She kept an eye out just in case the hidden guy would try something.