“that’s… terrible. My husband isn’t good at puns but that one was… bad.” Jo laughed at the man’s joke before she turned, sipping her drink only to almost spit it out once she looked at him and saw her younger brother’s features staring back at her. “Wh– Luke?? You’re here too? You’re back.” she whispered, throwing her arms around him and pulling him in for a tight hug. 

“It wasn’t that bad.” Luke tried to joke. He too almost dropped his glas at the sight of his older sister.”Jo.” He whispered, higging the other back. “It’s good to see you again.” With the exception of his niece and sister, he finally has found family. “He briefly pulled away. “Where have you been?” I missed you.

She should have known this and when she rubbed the bridge of her nose it was a silent way of telling him ‘I’m this close to snapping’. “I’m a dragon, that’s why I have wings,” she sighed. “And why do you have ears? Or hands? Right, because you were born with them”

Luke leaned against the tree shocked. “Dragon?” He exlaimed. He felt his face turn white. “You don’t eat people r-right?” Lke took a deep breath. “Heads and ars are normal! Wings are” He made a flying gesture. “Not everyday things.” He looked around. “Does that mean you have claws Too!!!”

           there was a lot of FURY that came with your sister being held hostage by an insane ringleader. of course, apollo kept euterpe grounded. but it was… hard. so when her eyes fell upon a man being attacked by– was that a vampire? WELL, it was a good opportunity to step in. “Hey!” She called to the vampire, the moment they turned euterpe plowed into them. as soon as she got them away from the man then she’d use her tasor or baton. | @herbaltwin

Luke closed his eyes and prayed this would be over. His sister Liv was nowhere to be found. And now this vampire was attacking him. Luke jumped at the oppurtunity to jump back. He looked woozily at his hero. “Thank you.” He said leaning against the wall. He was too dizzy to stand. 

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Theo’s eyes widened when he saw the other appear, quickly dropping his hands and stopping himself from siphoning. “Trust me - I don’t want to hurt you either.” Facing up to Theo was never a good idea, he was fiery, even more so thanks to his meeting with Cosimo. “Who are you?”

Luke followed suit and raised his hands down. “Glad neithe or us wants to instill bodily harm on each other.” Luke joked. Luke didn’t know the extent of his powers these days- especially since the merge. But using a random stranger as a test dummy would be cruel. “I’m Luke Parker.” He replied with a small smile.. He looked at the other. “And can I ask who you are?”

“Yeah, not really. I feel like I’ve just been wandering around.” Spencer replied. “Just trying to find a way out.” He crossed his arms across his chest in defeat and looked away for a moment. He figured he should try and make some friends. If he was going to be stuck here, he might as well not be lonely. 

“So, do you have a job or anything?” Spencer asked out of curiosity.

“I think we all are.” Luke tried to joke. Humor was never his strong point but he would try for the sake of the other. “But you never know what will happen you know.” Luke smiled. 

The anger was swirling inside like a storm brewing. Talking to Cosimo had just made him feel even angrier, the tension built up, pulling all the magic he could muster from around him. And it really was everything. His locket glowed red, his feet even as he drew in the magic. With an angry scream he threw his hands forward, releasing a blast of energy.

He was walking because he needed to be alone. It was a lot to take in and maybe he wasn’t ready to tell Liv how confused he was. He paused when he saw the magic in the distance. Luke took a deep breath. He can’t just keep running. He took a step forward. “Put your hands down.” Luke warned sternly, his own hands glowing. “I don’t want to hurt you.” He hoped he wouldn’t hurt him regardless. 

“I’m not here to judge who or what is bringing people back from the dead, I’m here to find someone, and she’s like me, well sort of.”  She told him, “I used to be a siphon, a member of the Gemini Coven.  My daughter, she’s a siphon too.  She would be like you…. returned from the dead.  I’m just wondering if you might have seen someone like that.  Her name is Grace.”

“I… I don’t know!” she admitted, visibly matching his nerves as she tried to carry on a tough exterior. Watching him close his eyes, she forced her wings back into her back and sighed. “Okay, you can look”

“Glad we’re on the same page,” Luke said raising his hands. He slowly opened his eyes and sighed. “What was that?” Luke asked slowly. He was hoping the answer didn't cost him his life. 

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The heretic stepped forward, shaking her head.  She’d done her best to keep up with the comings and goings of the Gemini Coven for all these years, but she knew that Luke Parker had died years ago.  Seeing someone who was supposed to be dead standing directly in front of you was a shock, even if you knew it was a possibility.  “So apparently, everyone is coming back from the dead in this town, not just some people?”

“Don’t act daft, I know you saw it,” she said, looking at him like he had said the dumbest thing that could be said. “Like I said, I can explain just… Just turn your head for a moment”

“I did see it but what am I suppose to say!” Luke said incredulously. He turned around and closed his eyes. “Okay you can whatever you need to do.” Luke said. This was too strange even for the witch. 

“Hmm.” She hummed lightly, her eyes focused on him. Every single person in the city was new to her, each had something different about them, their auras, the way they presented themselves. If anything, San Franciso made her curious. “So spying from far away?” A smile crept up her lips as she wiggled around, making some room for him. “ I’m trying to find.. and object in the city. Something I’ve always done in new places. I’m using a different kind of magic KI learned about a hundred years ago… If you’re up for it?” She grinned, giving him the matches and eyeing the black candle. 

Luke felt his ears turn red. “Spying is such an ugly word- I prefer long-distance observation.” Luke finally settled on the ground. “So you’re doing a location spell?”  Luke questioned trying to confirm the details. He gave a haughty smile. “I’m always willing to try new things.” He said as he lit up the candles. “What are the words to this spell?” 

Spencer couldn’t help but chuckle a little at the other man’s comment. It was an awfully long word and it did sort of sound like gibberish if you didn’t know it already so he could see where he was coming from. 

“No, don’t worry about it.” Spencer shook his head emphatically. “I completely understand. It’s done quite a number on me as well. I’m Spencer. It’s nice to meet you, Luke.” He held out his hand to shake the other’s.