[The Landlord shimmers into the penthouse, an extravagently decorated home, with the windows enchanted to create spectacular views of the above world, changeable at the touch of a button. He waits for Kellan to appear. When he does, he hands the man a small orb.]

"This is your place. That orb there senses intruders in your home and this is a shimmer/blink entry only lair. Okay?"

::He shimers out, but returns within seconds.::

"Have fun."

::He scratches himself before shimmering out again.::

::Kellan looks around at his beautiful new home.::

"Now this is a home suitable for me...ugh I can still smell that horrible little penguin monster."

::Looking around, Kellan grabs a can of air spray from underneath a nearby end table and sprays the room lightly.::

(Mmmmm cinnamon)

"Well as beautiful as it is here, I'm a bit hungry...I think I'll wander up to the surface and see if I can find something to...eat"

::With a raised eyebrow Kellan blinks out...only to reappear in his kitchen::

"This is not what I had in mind."

::Concentrating a bit, Kellan blinks out to Quake::

::Kellan blinks in and throws off his leather jacket::

"What a night!"

::He walks over to the bar and grabs a decanter of brandy, pouring himself a large glass. He then goes and sits on his beautiful leather sofa, enjoying his drink. Kellan then reaches into his shirt pocket and pulls out a package of clove cigarettes and a silver zippo lighter set with rubies. Taking one out, he lights it up and slowly inhales, enjoying every second.::

(Now this is the life.)

::He exhales luxuriously::

(This is the bloody fantastic life)

::Blaze shimmers into a room, confused as to his whereabouts::

(So, let's pay this guy a visit)

::He looks around the corner to the room next to him, spotting Kellan on the sofa with a cigarrete in his mouth, and a large glass of Brandy in front of him::

(Not a bad place, not at all...)

::He walks around the corner and leans on the wall, lighting an energy ball in his left hand. After waiting for two minutes without Kellan noticing, he makes his presence known.::

"So, care to explain who are you and why are you stalking me, should I say, Witch?"

::Blaze re-lights the energy ball, which by now was extinguished, and looks at Kellan, as calmly as possible::

The Source calls Blaze to His Lair.

::Blaze, sensing that the source is summoning him, sends the energy ball towards Kellan and shimmers out to The Source's Lair::

::Seeing the energy ball coming his way, Kellan blinks out behind the then shimmering Blaze. As Blaze disappears, Kellan watches his couch explode into debris::

"Son of a bloody London whore."

::Angry after the loss of his couch, Kellan launches a fireball at the demolished sofa, lighting it ablaze::

"You know, there are better places to aim my aggression."

::Kellan blinks out to the CW Apartments::

::Kellan blinks in and looks around. Everything is covered with a fine layer of dust::

"I must have been down longer than I'd thought. Ah well, such is life. Euegh, covered in cave dirt. A nice long shower will fix me up right."

::Stripping down, Kellan lets down his hair and climbs into the shower, washing away the filth of time. A half-hour later he climbs out and drys off, taking time to brush and blowdry his hair before putting it back in it's signature ponytail and heading to the closet. There, he pulls out a skin tight black muscle shirt, black leather pants, his black leather boots and, of course, a black leather jacket. Going to his dresser, he finishes himself off with two large white-gold rings and a white gold chain to hold his ruby pendant, which, throught it's strange magic, has turned white gold to match it's chain.::

"Handy, that."

::Kellan then blinks out to The forest::

::Kellan blinks in and drops his clothes, heading for the shower. He leaves his hair up, as it's already been washed once today. He gets out, towels off and heads into the bedroom where he climbs into bed for a nap::

(Wow, demon sex can take it out of a guy)

::Kellan roles over and glances at the clock for no specific reason. It has now become dark in his penthouse and he can see the lights of "London" outside. He gets up and stretches.::

"I've slept longer than expected, but no matter. I've all the time in the world."

::Going to the closet, Kellan pulls out a shimmering, long sleeved, silver shirt and leather pants. He slips into some nice black shoes, grabs his trademark leather jacket and heads out into the living room, his pendant resting against his chest as though it thinks itself too important to bow to such petty things as motion. He grabs his wallet from the pocket of the pants that he abandoned on the floor earlier and blinks out to P3::

::Kellan blinks in, potion in hand. He sets it on the desk in the living room before tossing off his jacket. He then heads over to the couch and kicks off his shoes, resting his feet on the sleek onyx coffee table. He leans back and closes his eyes.::

"Nothing to do now but wait. Dark things come to those who wait, and death awaits those to wait too long. I'm confident I can time it to my liking."

::Kellan stands, well rested. Fire flashes in his eyes. He puts his shoes on, grabs his leather jacket and picks up the potion from the desk. A dark smile spreads across his face.::

"The time has come."

::Laughing, he blinks out to the Manor::

::Kellan blinks in with a very nude Piper in tow. Reaching into his pocket, he takes out a pair of handcuffs and very carefully slips them on Piper's wrists behind her back, careful not to wake her. He then props her up against a marble pillar in the living area and, using a long silk cord, ties her to it. Pulling up a chair, the warlock sits and waits for his prey to awaken.::

::With a soft moan, Piper begins to awaken. The first thing that strikes her is her position, then how she cannot move her hands. In fact, she can't move her entire upper body! Kicking her legs out, she opens her eyes and sees Kellan sitting just a little away from her and her eyes bulge in shock.::

(It's...)

::She then realises she's naked.::

"Holy SHIT!"

::Pulling her legs up towards her body, she pressed her knees together tight, trying to cover herself up.::

"What the hell's going on you pervert??"

::Kellan laughs darkly and smiles at Piper, raising an eyebrow::

"Pervert? Hardly. It's not my fault you sleep in the nude, although it was an added bonus."

::He looks her up and down, letting her know exactly how much he enjoys her naked body::

"You, my dear, have crossed the wrong man. It would seem that not even the most powerful of witches can afford to mouth off whenever it strikes them. Don't bother calling for the cavalry either. While this may look like the surface world, you are, in fact, in the Underworld, the Netherrealm."

::Walking over behind the pillar, he gently carresses her face with his soft, yet firm hand. He then pulls a small scroll from his pocket. He unravels it and reads::

"Forces dark and evil great,
I call you now from Hellish gates.
Take from this witch all that she knows,
Gone from mind the path she chose.
Memories from her past erased,
Her loved ones images defaced.
Confuse her heart and ailing mind,
Only in me love she'll now find.
By the Source below and evil free,
As I will so mote it be."

::Piper tries not to let her fear show, but from her viewpoint it's so obvious she's screwed. During Kellan's recitation, she spent frantic seconds yelling out Leo and Paige's names, only to have no response.::

"Let me go you idiot! You'll regret this!"

(I need to get my hands free!)

::Piper is about to scream more threats when suddenly Kellan's spell takes effect. Her eyes widen as her body begins to shrink and features smoothen out. Within seconds, she is not the woman she used to be. She is a child. She is five years old, and pretty much the biggest thing she remembers is what she had for breakfast that day. Without batting an eyelid, she slips out from the ropes and cuffs, and runs over to Kellan's large bed, diving under the covers. She reappears wearing a t-shirt of the warlock's. Bouncing up and down, she looks at Kellan gleefully.::

"Read me a story, Uncle Kellan!"

::Kellan looks at the now miniturized Piper in utter shock. He tries to regain his composure as he walks over to the bed where she jumps idioticaly. He conjures a fireball behind his back, ready to rectify his mistake, but one look into her eyes, the eyes that so caught his fancy in her adult form, and the ball of flame fizzles out in his hand::

"I don't know any stories... and I doubt I'd have any books you could appreciate. Now, Piper, It's time for bed."

::He lifts her up and tucks her in under his sheets.His expensive red silk sheets. The sheets that where meant for his dark bride. He sighs::

(Well, she IS in my bed. Goddamn it.)

"Now you be a good little toad and go right to sleep."

(So "Uncle Kellan" can figure out what the hell he's supposed to do with you)

::Piper giggles playfully and drops onto the mattress, snuggling up under the covers. She is soon asleep.::

::Kellan looks back at little Piper and smiles a little before he blinks out to the Manor::

::The little tyke wakes up and clambers out of bed. She looks down at the mattress, and the large wet stain bang in the centre. As her cheeks flush a little, she mumbles something along the lines of "oopsie" and rushes off away from the bed. She returns with a large, clean, black sheet, which she scrubs at the mess with, and soils. Giving up, she throws the duvet over and hopes Uncle Kellan won't notice. She then begins jumping on the bed. Whee!::

::Kellan blinks in, rubbing his jaw, and sees little Piper jumping on the bed. He places his head in his hands and sits on his leather couch, rubbing his temples and trying to think of another plan.::

"Maybe I should just kill her."

"Uncle Kellan!"

::Piper squeals in delight and runs over towards the warlock, before taking a diversion tactic and heads to his wardrobe. Once there, she rips all of his clothes out and throws them in a heap on the floor. Black shirts, black pants, black... black. She giggles gleefully and proceeds putting every item of his clothing on.::

::Kellan looks up and watches in horror as Piper hits the wardrobe like a giggling little whirlwind. He jumps up and runs over to her::

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!?"

::He sniffs the air, ammonia wafting off the child like cheap perfume. He looks at her, mortified::

(Please tell me that's not what I think it is.)

"What is that smell?"

::Piper's cheks flush once more as she remembers 'the incident'.::

"Uh... I had... oopsie... in bed..."

::She looks up at him forlornly, employing her famous child powers to make him melt.::

"I'm sowwy Uncle Kellan."

::Kellan looks down at the little monster wearing one of his silk shirts. Unnatural compassion takes over once more. He sighs and begins to pick his clothes up from the floor.::

"It's fine. Everything will be just aces. Go get yourself into the bath, and I'll clean up here. Go on now. Scoot."

(You do of course realize how pathetic this all is.)

::Giggling impishly, Piper darts into the bathroom and begins running the water. While she's there, she raids Kellan's medicine cabinet.::

"What's vi... ag... ra?"

::She muses, before opening the bottle and emptying each and every pill down the toilet. She then pours in far too much bubble bath, and watches as the bath begins to overflow...::

::Kellan finishes throwing his clothes into the corner for later washing, and heads over to the phone to call the demonic maid service. Unfortunately, on his way, he hears strange noises eminating from the bathroom.::

(What could it possibly be this time?)

::As he opens the door, his feet are suddenly surrounded by a miniture wall of soapy water. He looks at the chaos and rage builds up inside him.::

"You filthy little beast! What the hell is wrong with you?!?"

::In his anger, he unleashes a massive fireball, obliterating the medicine cabinet and sink in a shower of ash and flame.::

::Piper stares at the smouldering cabinet for a few moments, her face utterly white. Then slowly, it begins to crumble as a high-pitched wailing screams from her throat. And doesn't stop.::

::Kellan walks over to the tub and turns it off, pulling the plug. He looks down at the screaming child::

"Enough. We're leaving."

::Grabbing Piper, Kellan blinks into the living room, where he grabs some of the ropes and chains from earlier. He then heads over to a drawer and pulls out a ball gag::

"I knew this wouldn't be a wasted investment."

::Tools of bondage in hand, he picks up the kid and blinks out to the Mausoleum::

::Kellan blinks in and looks around. Sighing, he picks up the phone and calls the demonic maid service. As soon as he hangs up, a blur of red light fills the penthouse and, in the blink of an eye, the place is spick and span, right down the the newly replaced bathroom sink::

"Perfect. Another day gone horribly awry. Ah, well. Off to bed it is then."

::He strips off his clothes and throws them into a nearby laundry basket. Climing into the freshly cleaned urine-free silk sheets, Kellan falls fast asleep.::

::Kellan sits up and opens his eyes. He gets up and heads to the bathroom, climbing into his expansive shower. After about half an hour later, he climbs out and dries off, brushing and blowdrying his hair before putting it, once again, in the ponytail. He then proceeds to the bedroom, selecting a skin tight red turtleneck, black leather pants and, of course, a sleek black leather jacket. After putting on 4 gold rings and a gold and rugy watch from his collection, he sprays on some colonge and blinks out to Room 13, CW Apartments.::

::Kellan blinks in, jar of Lirie in hand. He walks to his small, packed freezer and puts the bitch on ice::

"That ought to sort her out soon enough."

::Smirking, he heads over to his couch and stretches out for a nap::

::Lirie turns around nervously as the air steadily becomes unbearably cold::

(Oh shit! If I won't have a revelation soon enough, I'll become a popsicle!!! Okay, here goes nothing...)

::She slides back and forth repeatedly, until she finally tips the jar. It falls on its' side and Lirie charges on the lid. She pushes for a while, feeling her particles stiffening, when she finally succeeds. Sipping through the freezer's door, Lirie slides onto the floor, turning around to warm up. Finally feeling warmer, Lirie glances at the napping Kellan. Noticing he was sleeping with his open mouth, Lirie cringes::

(It will hurt me much more than it'll hurt you...)

::She heaves a deep sigh (can puddle do that?) and slides up, onto Kellan's body. Shivering from the disgusting idea, Lirie grimaces and slides into Kellan's mouth, sipping deep into his throat and clenching there, so he wouldn't be able to cough her out::

(Hopefully, he will drown quickly...)

::Kellan's eyes snap open, and he is struck with the sudden realization that he is unable to breathe. Clutching at his throat he stands before falling to his knees, his eyes rolling back in his head::

(This is just ridiculous. There must be a way out of this. Oh wait, I'm a warlock.)

::He blinks out and blinks back in a couple of feet from where he was, leaving liquid Lirie hanging in the air for a moment before she splashes onto the floor. He gasps, savoring the air that had been denied his lungs::

"I don't know how you escaped, love, but I do know that you will regret it."

::Angrily, he throws a fireball at the annoyingly clever puddle::

::Lirie sticks out her tongue and slides away from the fireball::

(How the hell did he do that? I was soppuse to blink with him, didn't I?)

::Lirie slides onto Kellan's bed, returning to herself and leering at him::

"Do you need some time to catch you breath?"

::Kellan smirks a bit a Lirie, somehow aroused by her presence on his bed.::

"You know, you have a bit of style. I enjoy that in an adversary."

::He blinks in behind her on the bed, and whispers in her ear, his hands grasping the back of her head. He concentrates on his pendant, weakening her resolve.::

"I enjoy it even more in a lover."

::He begins to kiss her neck slowly, still concentrating on the power of his pendant.::

::Lirie gasps for air, as Kellan's lips flutter upon her skin. She closes her eyes, clutching her stomach as his words seems more than tempting. She tilts her head to a side, about to give in::

(The fuck you will! Snap out of this girl!)

::Lirie shakes her head, liquidifies and slithers away. She returns to herself in the other side of the cave, smiling slyly, trying to hide the fact that she's scared to hell::

"Now, now... I enjoy kinkiness as much as the next psychotic girl, but I do have my limits, such as not to fuck anyone who tries to kill me. Sorry, Love..."

::Kellan once again blinks in behind her, this time wrapping his arms around hers, holding her tightly against him::

"But what is lust other than redirected hatred? Let it take you in. Let it absorb you."

::Focusing on weakening her, Kellan spins her around and kisses her passionately, hotly, roughly. He pulls away slightly, his lips still touching hers and whispers::

"Let the dark pleasure take you."

::Lirie shudders as Kellan's arm wraps around her. Then as he kisses her lips, her knees buckles and she loses her balance, leaning completely on him. Her heart sinks into her stomach and as she tries to breath, she realizes she's unable. She feels dizzy as his words reach her ears, suddenly unwilling to leave his embrace::

(The fuck? What is wrong here...)

::Lirie's eyes scan his face, fixating on his lips. She moans quietly and arches her back, thrusting her torso at him. She pushes him to the nearest wall, planting a rough kiss onto his lips. She deepens the kiss as she realizes there's no turning back, feeling hunger like she have never felt before::

(Okay, you just signed your own death verdict. Damn! Well then... I don't really see a choice... a spell to take me away from here and stop him from following

Spirits higher than the sky
Hide me from this warlock's eye
Bring me to a safety shore
May his magic weaves no more

I just hope they can hear me...)

::Kellan grabs Lirie's head and pulls her back a little, looking into her eyes::

(Now to finish her off.)

"Darkness hidden deep inside,
From yourself you cannot hide.
Now with lust your body quakes,
Soon it'll be the heart that aches.
Only in me will love you find,
From now until the end of time.
Forever you belong to me,
Only death will set you free."