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30: Allies

Isabel just looked at Devin. "You couldn't have mentioned this before now!?"

"I was a Dark! You know he has every Dark under his thumb. I didn't know what he would have done to me if I told you and he found out."

"Would you have betrayed me?"

"I would have died before betraying you. You know that."

Isabel sighed, knowing that was the truth. "You're sure he's in Beacon Hills?"

"I saw him myself, Isabel. He's either working with Lilith or using her to get to the Eye."

"Wait," Peter suddenly said. "She thinks he's helping her get the Eye. She thinks that he'll be her ally."

"Kenton doesn't share power," Devin said. "He killed the Chasseurs simply for losing Isabel."

Isabel's phone rang and she pulled it out of her pocket. "It's Deaton." She answered it and put it on speaker. "Yeah?"

Isabel, were you able to find it?

"Yeah, Derek, Scott, and Deucalion were right. I buried it with her."

Do you have it now?

"Why?"

If you have it, you cannot bring it back to Beacon Hills.

"A little too late for that, Doc," Devin said as they passed the sign announcing they were entering Beacon Hills. "We just passed into the city limits."

Then you come to the animal clinic.

"Well, we were actually going to head there first anyway. We had something odd happen."

Odd how?

"I think it'll be better to show you." Isabel hung up. "Is it me, or did he almost sound panicked?"

"I've only heard that tone on him a few times," Scott said. "I think he knows about Kenton."

"What makes you think that?"

"He used that same tone when he realized I was the one Deucalion was really after to join his pack. When he realized I was a True Alpha."

Derek stepped on the gas.


~~~


Parrish was waiting at the door when Derek pulled up.

"What are you doing here?" Isabel asked.

"Pack meeting. The whole gang's here." They walked in to see the entire pack, Chris, and Deucalion were in the animal clinic. Peter suddenly growled when he saw a limp but very angry-looking Lilith on the floor against the wall.

"She's not doing anything any time soon," Deucalion said.

Stiles picked up her wrist then dropped it. "Kanima venom," he said.

Isabel walked over to her and crouched.

"Isabel, there's something really important you need to hear," Deaton said.

Isabel didn't respond, only continued to look Lilith in the eye. "We know that you've allied with Kenton."

"Well, she obviously already knew about that," Isaac said.

"What of it?" Lilith asked.

"Do you really think he'll let you keep the Eye? He hired the Procurers to find it and then killed them when they didn't. I'm actually surprised you're still alive. Which only means you're still useful to him. But once you have the Eye, he'll kill you. It wouldn't be the first time he's killed a witch."

"He promised I could have my revenge against Peter. And he promised me the Eye."

"Look, Lilith, I'm sorry for breaking your heart," Peter said. "I'm sorry that you couldn't move on. But this hate is only going to get you killed. It will cost you your life. Trust me. I know. And since you were in my head, you should know what that hatred and anger cost me." He knelt next to Isabel. "It cost me a niece and the trust and love of my nephew. It cost me my life and my Alpha spark. None of those costs were worth it. Just let it go, Lilith."

"That's easy for you to say, Peter. You had a Banshee to bring you back to life. A daughter to love. I have nothing. The Eye will give me everything."

"The Eye will only get you killed," Isabel said. "Kenton does not share power. He will kill you and take the Eye for himself. Its power isn't worth death."

"You don't even know what it does!"

"But I have an idea. I promise you, Lilith, Kenton will betray you, just as he did those that helped him rise to power." Lilith fell quiet. Isabel stood and turned to Deaton. "She's right about the Eye having power. With it, we can defeat Kenton. But there is something else it can do that we had no idea it could."

"What do you mean?" Deaton asked.

"Devin, show them what else the Eye can do."

Devin turned around, pulling his shirt off.

"Oh, come on!" Stiles said.

"Shut up," Danny said.

"Stop enjoying this." Devin's grey wings slowly extended. "Wait a minute. I thought his wings were black. What does grey mean?" Devin turned around, his eyes glowing blue. "What the holy hell!?"

"The Eye can turn a Dark back to Pure," Devin said. "It shouldn't be possible."

"Do you think it would have worked on Vincent?" Kira asked, slowly.

Isabel shook her head. "I really don't think so. Devin is a unique case."

"What do you mean?" Sean asked.

"I didn't turn by choice, like most of the others have," Devin explained. "I accidentally killed another Pure because I was a bit delirious at the time. I didn't know what I was doing, but the act turned me Dark."

"But his heart was still Pure," Deaton added. "Which is probably why the Eye was able to reverse it in Devin."

"We need to figure out what we're going to do," Isabel said. "A plan that hopefully doesn't result in someone dying."


~~~


Kenton was angry. He hadn't expected the deputy to be a supernatural creature. He'd assumed he was working with the pack, helping keep their activities a secret, not be a protector of that secret. He'd heard about his kind but had never actually met one in person. Now he knew why they were treated with respect. A respect he didn't show and he paid for that mistake. Most of his chest and arms were raw from the severe burn he'd received, the puncture wounds where he'd dug his claws in painful and black. He was going to lie low for a little while and heal, then he was going to send Lilith against the deputy, knowing her magic would work against him.


~~~


"He attacked you?" Stilinski asked. He, Parrish, Rafe, and Sean were standing in the sheriff's office.

"He broke into my house," Parrish explained. "We defended ourselves."

"You know regular bullets don't work on Valkyries," Rafe said.

"I noticed." He looked over at Sean. "Sean was using my personal piece. I must have had some of the Nightshade rounds still in it."

"Yeah, when I shot him, he took off."

"Good thing you still had some of the Nightshade then. I'm pretty sure he would have killed you," Stilinski said. "Stiles was telling me about this guy. The original Valkyrie?"

"The first Dark Valkyrie," Sean said. "He's the one that attacked me at the house when I found my parents' bodies. We're in way over our head, Sheriff. We can't ask that you put your deputies in harm's way over this. Or you for that matter."

"Sean, this is my job."

"Sean's right, Noah," Rafe agreed. "This is bigger than us. We should leave this to the pack and the Hunters."

"The only Hunter we have is Chris."

"I'll help the pack," Parrish said. Sean just looked at him. "Chris has been training me to be a Hunter. Thought it would come in handy if I came across any dangerous supernaturals."

Stilinski sighed.

"You know, that's not such a bad idea," Rafe said. "We should start including Supernatural Defense 101 as required training for the Beacon County Sheriff's Department." Sean snorted a laugh while Stilinski gave him a dirty look. "What?"

"When did you become a comedian?"

"Today apparently."

"All joking aside, this is probably going to be the biggest, most dangerous thing this town has dealt with since the nogitsune," Parrish said. "And we all know how that ended."

Stilinski nodded. "Two deaths in the pack and several of us almost dead." Stilinski rubbed the bridge of his nose. "You know I can't promise to keep my people out of this."

"But you can keep more of them from getting hurt or killed," Sean said.

"I hope."


~~~


"You know this Kanima venom isn't going to hold me forever," Lilith said. "No matter how many times you poison me with a drop. Eventually, you'll not catch me moving."

"Will you shut up already?" Stiles said. "You talking nonstop is annoying."

"Sound familiar?" Peter asked.

Stiles jumped. "Damn it, Peter!" Peter grinned, having purposely not made any noise just to make Stiles jump. "What are you doing here?"

"Relieving you."

"Uh, no."

Devin appeared in the doorway. "Go home, Stiles," the Valkyrie said. "Get some sleep."

Stiles looked between the two. "What are you, the babysitter?"

Devin sighed. "Stiles, if you don't leave, I'm going to use the Kanima venom on you and put you in the back of your Jeep."

"Fine. Fine," Stiles stood up, putting the toxin into Devin's hand. "She's been really mouthy for the past hour."

"So were you when you were Void."

"Why does everyone insist on continuously bringing that up?"

"Because it annoys you," Peter said. "Shoo!"

Stiles threw his hands up and left.

Lilith looked between the two as Devin shut the door. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"I want to know something, Lilith," Peter said. "I want to know why you decided to trust Kenton."

"What do you care?"

"Because both Isabel and I know him," Devin said. "We know what he's capable of." He crouched down so he could be level with the witch. "Do you even know anything about him?"

"He promised me the power of the Eye."

"And you believed him?" Peter asked. "You believed the word of a Dark Valkyrie?"

Lilith didn't say anything.

"Well, let me enlighten you on Kenton," Devin said. "He's from one of the powerful Valkyrie families, right up there with the Evans. The Edwards, Blackwoods, Evans, and Sullivans were close, until Esther chose Daniel Evans over Kenton Blackwood," Peter glanced over at Devin. "Kenton never said anything to anyone about his love for Esther Sullivan, although many families wanted to join theirs with the Sullivans."

"Why?" Peter asked.

"Because the Sullivans were the Keepers of the Eye and the most powerful family among the Valkyrie. So when Esther chose to marry Daniel, the Evans became the new Keepers once the Eye passed to her. Esther was an only child, so the Sullivans' line was destined to die with her. Kenton's anger and jealousy grew larger with each passing year and by the time Isabel was born, Kenton could no longer control himself and killed the Sullivans. But they had already passed the Eye to Esther, thanks to my family's precognitive abilities. When he killed Esther's family, he turned Dark. Others soon followed him and helped him take control of the leadership from the Edwards. He then promptly killed those that helped him, drawing on their power. It really wouldn't have surprised me if he or his people had gotten to Vincent and planted into his mind the doubts and anger that led to him choosing the Dark path."

"Lovely story," Lilith said. "But what does that have to do with me?"

"He's only using you to get the Eye. He's always wanted the Eye for himself. With the Eye, he will be unstoppable. Kenton only promised to let you have it to get your cooperation and help. It's the only reason you're still alive."

"Lilith," Peter said, "is my breaking your heart worth destroying the world over?"

Lilith didn't answer.

"Is it worth allowing yourself to be tricked into handing over a powerful artifact to a man who will murder you the moment he has it? Is it worth dying for?"

Lilith looked down, realizing that Peter was right. The heartbreak and anger wasn't worth destroying everything. It wasn't worth dying for. She closed her eyes, the hole in her heart breaking wide open. A pain she could physically feel. It took both him and a former Dark Valkyrie to make her see what she had done because of her pain. Tears escaped through her lashes. "No," she whispered, slowly looking up at them. "But I have nothing to live for." She looked at Peter. "But I will help you against Kenton. Then you will never see me again."

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