EPILOGUE
Cole Turner shimmered into the underworld. Lornok turned and looked at him.
“Belthazor,” said Lornok, “I hadn’t expected you. It’s a good thing Malevant is not here. You know how he feels about demons in human form.”
“Malevant is powerful,” Cole said, “but I work for the Triad. Who in turn work for the Source. If Malevant doesn’t want to see demons in their human form he should stay in his own domain.”
“What do you want?” asked Lornok.
“I just learned that some of your underlings were involved in an attempt on one of the Charmed Ones,” Cole said. “The Charmed Ones are my responsibility. I was somewhat drained from my trip into the past or I would have put a stop to it sooner. You’re just lucky your warlock failed. If he hadn’t, I would have destroyed him myself for interfering.”
“First of all,” said Lornok, “he wasn’t my warlock. I only learned about it a couple of days ago. Second, I didn’t realize that the Charmed Ones were off limits. You may have been hired to deal with them but they are still our adversaries. If you can’t do the job….”
“Don’t concern yourself with that,” Cole said. “I’ll take out the Charmed Ones. But I can’t do that if you’re constantly interfering. As you learned, they are no ordinary witches. I must admit, though, it seems like the plan nearly worked. Apparently your warlock underestimated the sisters. And you seem to have lost some underlings in the process.”
“I hadn’t thought a warlock capable of such innovative thinking,” Lornok said. “It’s a shame they vanquished him. He might have been useful.”
“He was only a warlock,” Cole replied. “From now on I want you to stay away from the Charmed Ones. I have some plans in the works for them and your interference can only upset those plans. I won’t have that. The Charmed Ones are my responsibility. I will deal with them.”
“As you wish,” said Lornok. “You have the Source’s favor. There is little I can do about it. I won’t interfere in any of your plans. The Charmed Ones are yours.”
“Just make sure it stays that way,” said Cole.
Cole shimmered out of the underworld. Lornok stood looking at the spot where he had been standing. Why the Source showed such favor to an underling who was only half demon mystified him. As far as Lornok was concerned, a half demon was not much better than a warlock. But as long as he had the Sources’ favor, there was little he could do.
Lornok would bide his time. Cole could not be as devoted to evil as a full demon. His human half would always be a hindrance to him. One day he would make a mistake and Lornok would be able to rid himself of this little annoyance.
The End
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