Chapter 16

My power started to flare when I heard one of the other voices yell that there was someone extremely powerful coming. Pointing at the door, I watched as it exploded then the whole wall just disappeared. Ah! I see there were 10 of them.

“I suggest you let her go before I just kill you in as painful a way as I can.” I calmly said between clenched teeth.

Laughing, the one holding her said, “Sure you want her to come and...” he grabbed his throat, starting to choke, his eyes wide when he realized there was nothing he could do to stop me.

“Since the rest of you didn’t touch her, I will allow you to leave with a limp, mess with me, and you won’t be able to eat solid food for a long time!” Pointing, I took Celina out of their grip, placing her in another room; I turned back, my wrath starting to build. I guess I was going to have to kill a few of them to get my point across. “So, who wants to die first?” I ground out between my clenched teeth.

That’s when things went a little crazy. The leader screamed, “Get him! He doesn’t have the power to take all of us!”

“Wanna bet!?” I said.

They at first tried to surround me, tossing the leader against the wall. I watched him slump unconscious.

“Alright, last chance,” I growled, “stay and not eat well for a while, leave and I’ll over look it.” Here my skin started to glow as did my eyes.

That’s all it took for 5 of them as they scattered out the door the last 4? Well, it wasn’t pretty, freezing all of them. I first removed all their teeth and then grew 3/4 of their mouths closed. I made sure their sex was shrunk and unresponsive to anything. I broke both legs and arms. Lining them up against the wall, I screamed for the council. As soon as they appeared, they tried to calm me, seeing that my power was manifesting itself physically. Pointing to the four on the wall, I growled.

“Take this garbage out before I have to incinerate it here! This one,” I smacked him as hard as I could, rattling his teeth, “is of no concern as he is dead!”

The man looked up wild-eyed, looking at each of the council, his eyes begging.

“You should have looked at the man further before you decided to attack him,” I heard Cloe say, looking at her I could see that what she was saying was genuine.

Well, I’ll be damned, I thought, wonder what has changed in her to allow this? The council all bowed to converse, and a few minutes later, they looked up at the leader of the ten men.

“Tikon Propal, this council hereby approves your execution, the charges attacking a being of less power, employed by an agent of the council. Attacking a facility set up by the council. The last attacking an agent of the council, though it isn’t well known, Tyrome still works directly for the council, sentence to be carried out IMMEDIATELY!” The elder shouted to emphasize the point.

I could only half smile, the rage somewhat less thanks to Cloe. Grabbing the struggling man, we all flashed out to the center of the main magic realm. The Elder quickly repeated what he’d said before and then looked at me.

I heard several screams as I first lit the man on fire, then waved my hand as I let the fire slowly consume him. I figured it would take an hour for him to die, maybe more. I didn’t care. Growling at the council, I flashed out.

When I arrived back at my office, I went to see Celina.

“Are they gone?” She asked her tear stained face looking up at me. My heart melted, all the rage was gone, I sat her in a chair and wrapped a blanket around her, hoping it would help stop the shivering she was doing. A moment later Cloe showed up watching me.

“Do you need anything else? I asked Celina.

“No sir,” she mumbled as more tears started, “I am sorry I failed you, sir; I thought I could handle them.”

Stooping, I gently tilted her face toward mine, “No, Celina, you didn’t fail me; I failed you.” The look of shock on her face made me nod yes. “Had I prepared you more, then you might have stood a better chance, though I have to say you did hold them off long enough for me to act. I am proud of you, so don’t shake your head. No, yes, I am. When you are ready, you can come back. You will always have a job here.”

Celina’s face lit up the first smile that I’d seen on her face, which actually reached her eyes and was plastered to her face.

“You should believe him, as I have found out he is an honorable man.” I heard Cloe behind me, and we both looked at her an actual smile was on her lips. “He does keep his word, unlike so many that I have met, trust me if he says it, he will do his best to make it happen.”

Ok, I must have had a shocked look on my face as Cloe started to giggle as did Celina joining in. Sighing I let it pass thinking about it I bet I did look funny as I too started to chuckle a bit.

“I want you to go home, Celina, and I don’t want you near the office or the school ‘til you are ready, but yes, you’ll get paid.” Again, Celina’s face lit up, hugging me, and I was afraid that the conditioning might be thrown out of whack or her hero worship might kick in again.

“Thank you,” she said. Then she stood up and handed me her keys.

Shocked a moment I shook my head no, “they are keyed to you only, as I said, you can come back when you’re ready, if you don’t have the keys then how can you?” I asked.

Her eyes got wide, then she nodded and smiled, waving her hand. She vanished.

“That was a very good thing you did, Tyrome Greenstick because most would have fired her on the spot or tried to disgrace her. Yes, I know all about you and her, about your plans to marry her. Then you find out that she was as bad as she was. It ripped your heart out; I imagine you threw yourself into work, trying to get killed, didn’t you?”