Battle for Salem

Introduction
The Battle for Salem is a conflict that occurs at Salem Common in Salem, Massachusetts and serves as the climax of A Sacrifice for Salem.

Mary
Cassandra, now more powerful as they draw closer to Salem, taunts Mary threatens to kill the other members of The Salem Four, should she not come to the Common without them. Afraid for her friends' lives, she reluctantly agrees, leaving the others as they sleep.

Alone and on a bus to Salem, Mary is approached by someone from behind. They tell her to get off at the next stop, congratulating her for "doing as she said". When she complies, her new captor is revealed to be Hamilton, who takes her the rest of the way to Salem Common.

Ash, Reg, and Florence
Waking up to find Mary gone, they race to catch up with her when Florence receives a call from Callum. They meet up and he tells them about Hamilton. They manage to track them down to Salem Common.

Callum and Damian
Having finally reached Salem, Callum and Damian find the whole city deserted. They finally notice Mary walking with Hamilton and manage to figure out his betrayal. Callum then contacts Florence and they manage to meet up with the other members of The Salem Four and make their way to the Common.

Marcus
At some point after he set The Salem Four free, Marcus was drawn under Cassandra's influence and forced to meet up with Beatrice follow the group to Salem.

The Event
Intercepting the 'sacrifice' of Mary, The Salem Four manage to stop Hamilton, but not before he transforms into his wolf form. Callum then does the same and the two fight once more, ultimately resulting in Callum's victory. Hamilton, injured, runs away. Thinking they have won, Callum begins turning back into his human form.

This proves premature, as Marcus and Beatrice appear. Marcus holds a gun at Mary, obviously not in control of his actions, while Beatrice prepares the spell. Marcus then goes to shoot her, but Florence pushes her out of the way, getting herself shot in the chest and ultimately killing her. Beatrice then begins the spell and the Witches of Old Salem begin to come back, along with Cassandra.

Reg manages to kill Marcus before he can attempt to kill Mary again, and The Salem Four begin fighting against the Witches of Old Salem. Mary makes her way to Beatrice, still casting the spell, and manages to interrupt it just as Cassandra fully returns. The other Witches of Old Salem disappear, but Cassandra remains. When they try to fight her, she manages to hold them off easily. But when Beatrice abandons her, Cassandra runs.

Casualties

 * Florence Gale
 * Marcus
 * Several Witches of Old Salem (mid-resurrection)

Trivia

 * Despite spanning at least a whole chapter, the battle only lasted a few minutes.