"You ruined my plans bitch, and I think you and the boy will play the price in pain."
"You sonovabitch, leave him alone."
The second in command snarled, "He killed my brother and I will see him pay for it."
The leader moved towards her feet then with a thick reed and started to beat the soles of her feet. Interspersing comments of, Muggles are so interesting they use this to flay the skin it works almost as well as a good old fashioned "Esfolar" a section of skin separated from her leg. The Portuguese brought that one to India in the 1500's delightful isn't it?"
Rachel successfully stifled the urge to scream only until she tasted blood from where she had bitten through her own tongue. Harry had been reduced to mere whimpers of pain by this point. The next blow landed and Rachel couldn't help herself as she felt the skin on her foot split she screamed.
Harry heard her scream and something in him moved. He had felt this way once before during the attack in Chicago that time its intensity had scared him. This time he knew if he embraced it, it might save him and Rachel he reached out with both hands mentally pulling the swirling vortex to him and making it his own. He felt the air around them charge the particles growing more agitated every second. Finally the MU hitting him noticed, but it was already too late.
Elsewhere in the ruins Steve and Cassidy hid and planned. Both of them regarded Harry as a very cool, very tough, little brother and despite their confusion over the days events both of them shared their fathers' mentality of leave no man behind. They both knew hand to hand and how to handle a gun. The AK-47's they found weren't pretty but they were fairly straightforward and easy to shoot. The tango's as Steve called them were down to five and only a half dozen gunmen. This sucked. Cassidy said, "What if we do like snipers do? Line up for a shot or two then drop the targets, then move. We alternate I take two shots then you. We have to do something, they're hurting, if not slowly killing Harry and Rachel." she referred to the screams both of them were hearing.
"It's not much of a plan but it's better than nothing. You find your spot I'll find mine count of sixty you shoot I'll count for seventy five. Then I'll shoot. Remember what Harry said,"
"Magicals first." They said in unison. Then they moved out neither voicing the fears running through their minds.
Cassidy found her way to a roof overlooking the square where Harry was being tortured. "Hang on little brother. As much as she wanted to shoot the guy hurting Harry she aimed for one of the guys that Harry said was controlling gunmen earlier instead. When she reached sixty she gently squeezed the trigger. She swiftly aimed at a second target only to miss as he moved. Thankfully her shots turned their attention in her direction so they never saw as Steve's shot took out the last MU holding gunmen under the imperius.
Suddenly everyone noticed as the air around them seemed to charge. Steve and Cassidy both were left with a feeling of "What the-" Lightning came out of the cloudless twilight sky and crisped the remaining MUs, leaving behind the scent of ozone and burnt flesh. As now all the tangos were down.
Cassidy and Steve wasted no time in checking the victims Harry was unconscious and showing signs of shock. Rachel was in a ton of pain but able to respond. Their teacher was semi conscious but also able to respond. The tour group guide had bled out. Steve knew Harry carried a cell phone not that he was confident of getting a signal but it was worth a shot. Steve checked it. "Damn Cassidy I'm going to move out of the ruins see if I can get a signal."
She nodded and gave what first aid she could.
Steve jogged swiftly out of the ruins towards higher ground. It was close to a quarter mile away before he suddenly had signal. He tapped in the international call then Speed dial number one, which meant Sirius. He knew Sirius was in England but as a worldwide businessman Sirius would have a contact somewhere in India that could help them he was sure. The phone on the other end rang.
"Black."
"Sirius thank god, you've got to help us. Harry's hurt, so's Rachel. Alexis is dead, so's a bunch of other people. There are a bunch hurt and-"
"Steve what are you doing with Harry's phone? Where are you?"
"Bhangarh."
"Alright, I'll send for help and I'll get there as soon as I can."
Meanwhile still further away Verun and Kamala's bodyguard was calling in for reinforcements. India's magical ministry had monitoring spells in all government offices responsible for any sort of policing action so if magic or seeming magic was mentioned they could send a team. The moment the bodyguard mentioned magic and Bhangarh in the same sentence four auror teams of six scrambled to the site expecting to have to deal with one of the darkest sorceresses in Indian history one that had modeled herself after Kali in her darkest aspect. The new moon was the time when the spells holding her were weakest but sufficient blood spilled and there would be those that would believe the Goddess had been reborn. One day they really needed to figure a way to destroy her permanently but for now all they could do was maintain the laws that no one was allowed in the ruins at night. Two additional teams were dispatched to see to the muggles that had escaped the slaughter.
In England, Sirius sent a patronus to Grimjaw, ordering a immediate portkey to India. He told Beth what Steve had said and said "Beth I have to go." She nodded and helped him by packing a bag. Sirius phoned Amelia, and asked her to notify whoever she knew in India. Fifteen minutes from the time he got the call, he left Grimmauld Place apparating to the Gringott's preferred customer apparition point.
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