CK and Ahmed exchange wary glances and step back further, much to my amusement.
“How do you have that?” Devon asks.
Eyes focusing on him, I let the sword go back from whence it came. “It seems I have every weapon ever created at my disposal.” I click my fingers and the dagger from Nagyvárad is back in my hands. Tossing it to Devon, I click my fingers again and a large sword appears. “Excalibur. Niiiiiice,” I say. Letting that go, I pull on the virtual armory and a beautiful sword with a pure gold hilt appears. I throw it to CK who deftly catches it. “Recognize that?” I ask.
I giggle in delight at a speechless Constantine.
“Christ,” he says finally. “I haven’t seen this thing since…”
I interrupt, “Rome went to war with Egypt and you gave it to Octavian as a gift for his success.”
He looks at me in wonder, saying, “Fuck me. How did you know that? Every weapon ever created?”
I tap my head knowingly. “Every single one,” I say and to prove it, I pull out an M5 rifle. “Hm, could do some damage with this,” I murmur.
“Um, Lizzie, sweetie. You are kind of scaring the shit out of me,” Devon says. “Wanna put the arsenal away and maybe get back to the part about killing an Initial Vampire?”
“Or two,” I remind him.
“Yes, or two,” he repeats.
“I’m going to assume the other one is Eloise,” CK says wryly.
I nod slowly. “I’m afraid so. She is surplus to requirements,” I say, trying to restrain my glee.
He narrows his eyes at my tone. “How so?” he inquires warily.
Ahmed answers for me. “There can be only one,” he says, going all Highlander on us. Quite fitting really, seeing as how that ended.
“One?” CK stands up straight now.
“Don’t worry, my love. We are in this together. Always and Forever. That hasn’t changed. Everything else is about to though,” I say mysteriously.
Still wary, he keeps his distance from me, eyeing me speculatively.
“Aefre,” Ahmed says, and I turn to him. “The Powers and knowledge you have been bestowed are of great importance. It is up to you now to use them as they were intended. In order to gain control, you need to wipe out your enemies. It is what She needs you for. We will see each other again very soon.” He bows and takes Corinne’s hand.
“Next time we meet I shall have more to tell you,” she says and they both blink out of existence.
“She?” Cole asks hoarsely.
I spin around at his voice and shrug. “That is the one thing I still don’t know. The root of this Power. I know that ‘She,’ whoever She is, wants unity. That leaves no room for dissension.” I turn to CK, who is still impassive. “I’m sorry, my love. My mission – what She wants of me – is to kill Gregor and Eloise. They are against me,” I say sadly.
“How?” he asks.
“I’m not sure I should tell you; you may not want to know. I know I don’t really care for it,” I say with a shudder.
“Aefre, I told you not to keep secrets. Tell me what you know,” he says, now annoyed.
“Fine. Gregor was also in London in 1012. Both of you were sent there,” I say.
“Sent there? I was there by my own choice,” he says in a huff.
“No, it was implanted in your subconscious to come to London, to find me. Yours and Gregor’s. They knew it was me. They had been watching me and they sent you to me to turn me. To fulfill the prophecy.”
He closes his eyes at this revelation. “No, it’s not possible. I would have known if he was there.”
I shake my head. “I’m sorry, my love. You happening upon me in the marketplace was no accident. It was fated. I chose you when I looked at you.” I smile softly.