Triad: chpt 1

["sam (I Am)" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Triad

By

Sam


Title: Chapter one: The unfolding Path
Email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxxxxxx 
Rating: R 
Special Thanks: To Coy for most graciously beta reading this humble 
tale
Disclaimer: Yeah they belong to Joss, not me (Sad face) I'm only 
borrowing them for a while to have a little fun. Dungeon Keeper II 
besides being a most excellent game is the property of Bullfrog.
Spoilers: Alternate Reality, but everything still is fair game 
Archive: The usual suspects, all others just ask me, I'll say yes, 
really I will.
Pairing: currently W/T, but what about Buffy
Notes: Keeper Zaven works towards his dark goal as the forces of 
good try to help fulfill the Triad. 

The forgotten Domain:  

"My Keeper," spoke the Black Knight, "we encountered a scout patrol 
of Dwarves and we have taken prisoners."

"Very good. How many?"

"Ten my Keeper."

"Do they wish to corporate?"

"No my Keeper, they refuse to reveal anything they might know of the 
remaining porthole stone."

"Then turn their leader over to the mistresses, they will loosen his 
tongue."

"And the others?"

"Feed them to the vampires."

"Yes, my Keeper," the Black Knight replied as he bowed before leaving 
the dungeon heart.

After the Black Knight had left a menacing smile crept across Zaven's 
face. He leaned back in his throne and laughed, everything was 
proceeding nicely.

Sunnydale:

"There you are, you know you're a hard person to find," Riley replied 
as he walked into the mausoleum. 

"What the bloody hell do you think your doing, if I didn't have this 
bloody chip I'd&"

"I know you would tear me apart but then you wouldn't get a chance to 
ruin the slayers life."

Spike gave Riley a rather puzzled look, "What are you talking about, 
I thought you loved her and everything."

"You thought wrong, the only reason I am here is to serve my keeper."

"You're what?"

"My keeper."

"OK I'm not sure what that is but what does it have to do with the 
slayer."

"Everything. The keeper is coming and the slayer can not be with the 
Wicca when he does."

"You sound like a bloody fool you know. What keeper and why?"

"I am not permitted to say my keepers name and I only know that I was 
told to keep them apart."

"So you're doing all this and you don't even know why, that's bloody 
priceless."

"You do not understand, my keeper commanded me to do so, but I am on 
the verge of failing and need you're help."

"And what's in it for me," inquired Spike, thinking that there 
couldn't possibly be anything Riley could offer him that would be of 
interest.

"How would you like to be your old self again?"

"You can take the chip out?"

"No, but my keeper can."

"How," asked Spike doubting that Riley could deliver what he was 
promising.

"My Keeper has resources you couldn't even imagine, he commands an 
unholy army that you wouldn't believe unless you saw it, if that chip 
can be taken out my Keeper can do it."

Spike thought about it for a moment then replied, "OK, but if you're 
lying to me I swear I'll find a way to make you pay."

"Then it's a deal?"

"Yeah, what do you need?"

"A dark wizard."

The great Forest:

Vallen walked into the great hall and took a seat before the village 
elder.

"Old friend, what is the news you bring," questioned Talmir.

"I'm afraid the news I bring is very bad my friend."

"The Oracles would not listen?"

"They did not believe your messenger, they said that our advisory is 
not on the march and that the Triad must be completed in it's own 
time. We where told to remain here."

The Elder Talmir lowered his head for a moment then shook it, "This 
is not good, if we are not allowed to do our part in protecting the 
earth then our advisory will go unchallenged. We must plead our case 
before the Oracles again"

"And if they will not listen?"

"Then we will continue to plead it until they do and pray to the Gods 
of the Great Forest that when we are allowed to return it will not be 
to late."

"Then I will go with a messenger and do so my friend. However I do 
have one question."

"What is it old friend?"

"The Triad, isn't there anyway we can help them from here?"

"We are already working on it. We are trying to reach them in the 
dream world, but I am afraid that a powerful dark magic is 
surrounding one of them. It is distorting the messages we are trying 
to send and hiding the feelings that they hold for one another."

"Then our advisory is farther along than we thought?"

"Yes, that is why we must continue to plead before the Oracles, they 
must be made to understand what is happening."

The forgotten Domain:

The senior dark wizard walked into the dungeon heart and bowed before 
Zaven, "My keeper, I bring good news."

"Then tell me of this news."

"The Dwarven scout has revealed that all the knights are massing at 
the castle of the Lord Loinheart and that there is talk of a 
mysterious stone that is said to be hidden within the castle."

Zaven stood up from his throne and walked down the stairs to the dark 
wizard, "this is most promising news, contact the Black Knights and 
have them prepare the troops to march. Then go to the mistresses and 
get the Dwarven scout from them."

"What is it you wish for me to do with him my Keeper?"

"Take him and the other prisoners and sacrifice them in the temple of 
the Dark Angels for we will need their services when we storm the 
castle of Loinheart and take the final stone."


Sunnydale:

Buffy had just left Riley's place and was feeling more confused than 
ever. At first she had though that she loved him but she wasn't sure 
anymore. There where still feelings for him, but they seemed to be 
fading away as if it was some illusion, and it didn't make sense to 
her. All the slayer really knew for sure was that every time she saw 
Willow and Tara it stirred something deep inside of her and for a 
brief moment she felt that she knew where it was that her life was 
headed but, it only lasted for a short moment then that feeling was 
gone..

The dream world:

Willow and Tara had performed a revaluation spell before going off to 
bed in the hopes that the Goddess would reveal the mysterious 
stranger of their showed dream to them and what it met.

The two Wicca now once again found themselves standing in the middle 
of a triangle with the mysterious figure. Instead of moving towards 
the figure they stood their ground and concentrated on trying to see 
who was in the triangle with them. Slowly the figure began to take a 
female form. As the vision started to clear the two off them saw 
what looked like blonde hair before another figure entered the 
traingle and snatched her away from them.

The Forgotten Domain:

The Dark Wizards stopped their research when Zaven walked into the 
library, the senior wizard approached him, "How may I be of service 
my keeper?"

"Leave the liberty."

"But my keeper there is much to learn of the surface."

"And it can wait till tomorrow, leave here."

"Yes my keeper," the Dark Wizard replied as he and the other wizards 
made their way out of the liberty.

Once Zaven was sure they where gone he locked the door and went over 
to one of the bookcase and pulled a gemstone from beneath his cloak.  
He held the stone in front of him, the gemstone began to emit a faint 
red light and within second the Keeper's secret door began opening.

Zaven walked through the secret door and entered a second liberty.  
He immediately went to the locked chest that sat on a table in the 
middle of the room and unlocked it with the key that hung around his 
neck.
He removed the contents, and placed it on another table.

Zaven ran his hand across the Holy Talisman of the Horned 
Reaper, "Soon I will be calling upon you, and when I do the surface 
will tremble at your sight and once again true evil will be know."

TBC&