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Chapter 99 - The final reckoning

James sat on the front porch of his house with son Silver in his arms sleeping. Mara held their daughter Emily in her arms. She was rocking gentle back and forth in her chair.

There was a sudden boom and clash of lightning in the skies followed my a sudden rain storm that quickly woke up the children. James was calm though and handed over his son over to Mara before she quickly went inside. The moment the door closed a protego surrounded the house.

James took a few steps off the porch out of the energy spell shield into the open elements. He stood as the rain and wind raged around him. He glared up at the troubled skies.

James frowned. "Do you really want to do this? I can promise you that it's not going to go the way you want it to. Just go away old lady. I really don't want to do this. I just want to hold my kid and relax with my woman on Sunday afternoon. Leave me alone." He asked the raging skies above his head.

The rain storm became more violent and the wind blew hard and whipped against his jacket. There was a musical laughter in the wind as it whipped against his cheek and a second later he felt a cut against his cheek. He frowned and touched his right cheek and looked at his hand. Fresh blood was on his finger tips.

James sighed. "Damn. You really want to go old lady. Let's go! If there's anybody at library it's go time. It's time to try out the new security alert you installed." He said before rolling up his sleeve to reveal his owl tattoo. It was already glowing and seemed to come alive as the wings started to flap as it went into flight.

There was the sound of loud horn that sounded out. Copies of the lightning sword flew in the air. There was a rumbling on the ground as something started coming. Thunder and lightning followed next raining down around him.

James nodded. "Bring all you got old lady. I told you to leave me alone." He said.

Angus appeared beside him with his sword in hand. "Looks like we got company son. Ariel and her people are handling down the road. Nick and the boys are coming soon. You ready to end this shit." He said.

James nodded. "Yeah. I am and you can bet money on that shit." He said and held out his hand and his staff appeared before him and he stabbed it down on the ground.

A giant protection spell surrounded the ranch and skies above in a dome. James smiled when he heard the laughter in the sky. "Now. You can't leave old lady." He said silencing the laughter.

The wards on his jacket and jeans started to glow as he rose up into the skies. Lightning strike against down on their heads.

There was rumbling from the ground as the sounds of an army started to arrive. Angus took off toward the direction of the army as entire court of owls appeared running with him into the army of magical creatures of the night and wizards advanced toward them.

James still stood where he was waiting. He drew his peaceamaker as a tall male Vampire appeared before before and blasted a golden fire beam of energy toward the vampire setting him on blaze as he attacked him. He stared up at the skies.

"If that's all you got old lady maybe you should sit your ass in the back and let the men folk fight your battle for you." He said.

A blast of Ice spells hit his body in casing James in a block of ice. There was laughter in the skies that was quickly silenced as the block of ice was heated from with in and then there was an explosion and James stood whole.

"This is getting tiresome old lady. Get the hell off my land. There ain't nothing you can do I haven't already seen coming by now. Let me make this clear for you. Your a coward and you don't have the balls to face me directly." He said.

Dago appeared beside him. "Hey mate. You need some help?" He asked.

James turned toward him. "Your back early. I thought we agreed that you needed to go off on your own." He said with a hand to his peacemaker." He said and started to circle around him.

Dago frowned at him. "What's got you up in a shit fit. It's me." He said.

James stared at him. "Huh. Leave now. I don't want you here. Like I said before it's Dago's time to fly. Your not supposed to be here. So get the hell off my land." He said.

Dago laughed and he nodded his head. "You got me there. I still came back to help you out. Do you believe I'm a faking being who I am." He said.

James stared at him. "I don't give a piss. I told you to get the hell off my land. You not supposed to be here. It is what it is. Get off my land." He said.

Dago grinned. James turned and then spun his back leg back at the same time kicking Dago in the stomach. Dago went backward flying toward the ground. He took aim and fired on Dago.

Dago disappeared in puff of smoke. Lightning storms hit the ground around James. He turned around keeping alert. He was glared around himself. The laughter was gone and there was a silence in the air.

"Eat shit asshole!" Angus said from the skies. James looked up as dementor was destroyed.

Angus appeared throwing James another peacemaker. James caught at the same time wizards appeared around them. He took aim and fired on the wizard taking him down as Angus came to stand back to back with his son.

They stood back to back twisting and moving in time taking down wizards as killing spells came at them from all direction and they moved and evade the shots.

Five minutes later bodies were on around them on the ground. Both James and Angus were still breathing heavily.

A dark creature appeared suddenly and grabbed James by the shoulder and started dragging him on the ground. James roared and then he was free and lay on the ground bleeding from his shoulder and legs.

James set up as he watched as Angus and Ava fought the dark creature together. The creature used dark magic and lighting. Angus wielded his sword and as Ava cast killing spells at the dark creature.

The creature suddenly attacked Ava with a blast of black flames only to be blocked by magical shield around around her body. Ava continued the attack while Angus pressed his attacks with his lightning sword slicing into the body of their enemy with lightning.

Grandpa Harry appeared taking hold of James shoulder. James yelled as he felt the wound being scaled with healing power. He then put a bottle to James lips and made him drink it all down. He stared at James. "It's healing potion. It will keep you from becoming what that bastard turned me into."

James took down the drink and then he looked at him. "Thank you. You need to go now." He said.

Harry started shaking his head. James stared at him. "Go. We got it that bitch isn't escaping today. We're going to end it now." He said.

Grandpa Harry stared at him. "I'm proud of you." He said before disappearing.

James looked up as he heard the creature as sword stabbed into the creature from all around pinning it down. Angus sent his sword into the chest of the creature blaze with fire.

Ava and Angus stood together. "EAT SHIT ASSHOLE!" They roared blasting the creature to dust with their combined attacks.

James came up to a sitting position on the ground. The sun came out then as James felt the sun rays fall onto his body he used the sun energy to rise to his feet as the court of owls and Nick appeared around them.

James body was a glow from the sun light and wards on his jacket. He nodded to Nick. "How we do? Did you get all her people?" He asked.

Nick nodded staring at him with an odd expression on his face. "Yeah. We got them all this time. It's over." He said.

James shook his head. "It's over for now. But we'll be ready for the next battle to come." He said.

Nick stared at him and reached out patted his shoulder. "Your Highness is correct. But, let's enjoy a moment of peace while we can. Oh Dago sent me his first report from his field assignment you gave him. He's making improvements on the mobile enchanted library. I think you'll be proud of the work he's doing."

James nodded. "I expect nothing less from Dago. He's the real genius of our people." He said.

Nick sighed and nodded. "So what now?" He asked.

"It's time for breakfast and a wedding." Angus said.

James frowned as did everyone else as Angus turned to Ava and took her hands in his grasp. Ava stared up at him. "Ava. We've taken out all of James enemies and he's safe as are his family. So how about it?" He asked.

Ava sighed. "Okay. Let's get married." She said and reached up to kiss his lips.

James frowned in confusion shaking his head. "What the hell mother?"

Ava gave him stern look. "None of that from you Sir. This is my business. I'll stay out of yours so you have to stay out of mean." She said.

James held up his hands. "Alright. Alright. You got me. So when's the wedding going to be?" He said.

"Today." Angus and Ava said at once.