Re: FIC: Realms (19/19...?)

[" Cilia" <cilia@xxxxx>]

Hi!
I hate to see a grownman growel so I better give some feedback, if 
I'm not careful this might become a habit you know.

First of that was little long in between parts you know, but who am I 
to complain about stuff like. :)

Second it all went down a little easily, I mean after a wholesale 
slaugther, killing Angel, putting Cordy and Xander in the hospital 
and so forth, and then to just end it one chapter and then not end 
the story does seem a little.. how to but this.. taking the easy way 
outish. But this is Cilia of the Epic speaking.

Love the cliffhanger ending here though, a lot of plot threats up in 
the air though, but since you are continuing this I guess it's 
something I can easily overlook.

Anybody notice that many stories here have a very high ratio of 
female characters? or is it just me?

I won't go into stuff like spelling and grammar since I suck at that.

But I look forward to the next part, which I hope will come in the 
near future, perhaps even before my next Two Worlds post :) Which 
will be when I say so and not a mintue sooner,

Strange how I can turn even feedback into something about ME,
Ta, ta,
Cilia






--- In buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx, shadowmage_draco@h... wrote:
> Realms
> 
> By
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> Title: Realms (19/19? now would I end it here...)
> Email: shadowmage_draco@h... 
> Rating: R (kinda sorta, its my best guess might be PG-13)
> Disclaimer: Yeah they belong to Joss, not me (Sad face) I'm only 
> borrowing them for a while to have a little fun.
> Spoilers: Everything is fair game 
> Archive: The usual suspects, all others just ask me, I'll say yes, 
> really I will.
> Pairing: B/W T/F G/J
> Thanks: Coy thanks for the most outstanding job in beta reading my 
> humble tale and for all the most excellent advise, which is greatly 
> increasing the realm of Realms.
> Notes: Are you ready to rumble, and yes feedback is welcome, do I 
> have to beg here 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> Outer Earth:
> 
> Giles held Joyce tightly as they waited for the two slayers and 
their 
> perspective soulmates to return from the Middle Ethereal. He 
wanted 
> to comfort Joyce, to tell her that everything was going to be OK 
but 
> he couldn't, all he really could do is tell her that when he left 
> them all four girls where safe, and hold on to her. He loved all 
> four girls like they where his own daughters, but he knew that all 
of 
> this was taking a bigger toll on Joyce, after all she was Buffy's 
> mom, and their was nothing he could do to help her through this 
> except be there for her.
> 
> Joyce rested her head on Giles shoulders and wandered what was 
going 
> through his mind. She knew he had done his best to assure her that 
> Buffy and the others where well and safe but she could tell by the 
> sound of his voice that he was worried. She couldn't blame him 
> because she was worried too. The Warlock had already put Xander 
and 
> Cordelia in the hospital, killed Angel, and then almost killed her 
> daughter, but that's not worried her. It was the Warlock himself 
> that she found herself thinking about. She couldn't get him out of 
> her mind. Ever since she learned that Buffy was the Slayer she was 
> deeply worried for her daughters' safety, but she also realized 
that 
> Buffy could take care of herself. Which she always did, along with 
> Willows help and the help of the others she always managed to 
> survive, but this time was different, this time she had seen the 
evil 
> that her daughter had to fight first hand.
> 
> Middle Ethereal:
> 
> Willow sat in Buffy's lap with her head resting on the blonde 
> slayer's shoulder. Across from them Tara and Faith sat on another 
> one of the benches in Alexandria's Garden. She watched them as 
they 
> whispered amongst themselves for a moment then turned her attention 
> back to Buffy, tilting her head just right so she could place a 
> gentle kiss on her soulmates lips.
> 
> Buffy smiled at Willow and tenderly ran her hands through her 
> soulmates silky red hair, "That's nice."
> 
> Willow blushed slightly and snuggled up even closer to Buffy and 
the 
> blonde slayer began to place gentle kisses on her neck.
> 
> "Hmmm...I hate to interrupt you but there are something's I need to 
> cover before your sent back to face the Warlock," Fey replied as 
she 
> approached the four young women.
> 
> "Like what," Buffy asked.
> 
> "Like how the only way you can defeat him is to banish him."
> 
> "Banish him, why can't we just slay him," Faith replied.
> 
> "You could, but Ciarán is a powerful warlock and it is very likely 
> that he would take a couple of you with him in the prolonged fight 
it 
> would take to slay him."
> 
> Faith looked at Tara then over at Buffy and Willow, "So how do we 
> banish him?"
> 
> Outer Earth:
> 
> Giles and Joyce both leapt off of the couch when Buffy, Willow, 
Faith 
> and Tara returned. They rushed over to the young women and began 
to 
> hug them, checking to see if they were all right.
> 
> After several minuets of hugging the girls broke away from Giles 
and 
> Joyce, Buffy looked at her mom then at her soon to be step-
dad, "You 
> guys might want to sit down, we need to talk."
> 
> Giles and Joyce walked back over to the couch and sat down 
> immediately grabbing each other's hand, "OK Buffy what's going on," 
> Joyce replied in a very motherly voice.
> 
> "We have to face the Warlock and we have to do it before tonight."
> 
> Giles stood up and walked over towards the four of them, "Why so 
> soon? We should take time and prepare, especially after what 
happened 
> last night, besides all of you should rest some."
> 
> "We don't have the time for that."
> 
> "Buffy is right Giles," Willow replied, "from what Fey said all the 
> stars will be in there proper alignment tonight for him to open the 
> Hellmouth for good, if we don't strike now it will be to late."
> 
> "Besides," added Buffy, "not only did Fey show us were to find the 
> Warlock, she also gave us something to put an end to him."
> 
> "What?"
> 
> "This," answered Tara, producing a glistening red gem that was 
> triangular in shape.
> 
> "Th-th-that's?a," stammered Giles.
> 
> "Banishing Crystal," Tara replied.
> 
> "I didn't think any of them still existed."
> 
> "On Outer Earth they don't, but we were in the Middle Ethereal." 
> 
> Middle Ethereal:
> 
> Fey, stood alongside Alexandria and Sabryn in the Hal of Slayers. 
The 
> three of them were staring into a mirror with golden trim that was 
> hung on the wall. Through it they watched as the for chosen 
warriors 
> made their way to the warehouse that Fey had revealed to them as 
the 
> lair of the Warlock.
> 
> "Do you think they can do it," Alexandria inquired.
> 
> "They have to or all is lost," Fey replied.
> 
> Outer Earth:
> 
> Ciarán was packing up the last of the supplies he needed for 
> tonight's ceremony when the door to the warehouse flew open.
> 
> "Warlock, we have some business to settle," shouted Faith as her 
and 
> Buffy stormed through the door with Willow and Tara right behind 
them 
> chanting a protection spell for the two slayers.
> 
> Ciarán grinned wickedly, "So you think you have business with me, 
> tell me this Slayer. Do you really think you can win?" He then 
looked 
> at Buffy and Willow and snarled, "Shouldn't the two of you be dead?"
> 
> "Sorry to disappoint you," quipped Buffy.
> 
> "Don't worry about it, I plan on changing that circumstance right 
> now," growled the warlock as he raised his hands into the air and 
> shot a bolt of energy right at Buffy.
> 
> The bolt soared directly towards here but immediately dissipated 
when 
> it hit the protective field that Willow and Tara had through up 
over 
> the slayers.
> 
> "Somebody's been practicing, try and stop this."
> 
> The Warlock then launched a fireball at the four of them but it to 
> was stopped by the field, however both Willow and Tara could feel 
the 
> field beginning to weaken under the warlocks onslaught.
> 
> "You guys got to do something about this, I don't think the field 
can 
> take much more," Willow shouted.
> 
> "Sure thing Red."
> 
> "Your wish is my command," replied Buffy as she gave Willow a quick 
> peck on the cheek for good luck before springing into action.
> 
> Buffy rushed the warlock from the right and Faith from the left.  
He 
> waved his hands through the air and sent Buffy falling to the 
ground, 
> only to be blind sided by Faith.
> 
> As the Slayers fought the warlock Willow and Tara quickly drew a 
> circle outline on the ground and sat down inside of it, they then 
> placed the Banishing Crystal in the center of the circle and began 
> the chant Fey had taught them a few hours ago.
> 
> Ciarán spun around in rage and lifted his right hand in the air. It 
> began to glow with magical energy, "See if that puny protective 
field 
> can withstand this."
> 
> Before the warlock could cast his spell Buffy swept his legs out 
from 
> under him. He fell flat on his back and the energy blast that was 
> ment for Faith shot up straight into the air and blew a large hole 
in 
> the warehouse ceiling sending rubble falling down around them.
> 
> "Thanks, B."
> 
> "Don't mention it, I kinda owed you one."
> 
> Faith rushed up to the warlock and kicked him square in the ribs as 
> he tried to get up, "That's for trying to make me feel like 
nothing."
> 
> Buffy then kicked him from the other side, "And that's for trying 
to 
> kill me and Willow."
> 
> Ciarán vanished before either one of the slayers could get in 
another 
> punch. He re-appeared several feet away from them, "And this is 
for 
> thinking you could beat me."
> 
> The warlock then shot out several bolts of lighting at the two 
> slayers completely dissipating the protective field and sending the 
> two of them flying backwards.
> 
> Buffy and Faith quickly jumped to their feet and took a defensive 
> stance.
> 
> The warlock stared at them for a moment then raised both his hands 
> towards the ceiling,. A large ball of fire formed above his 
> head, "Now I end this."
> 
> "Buffy, Faith?NOW," Shouted Tara causing the two slayers to dive 
> towards the wall of the warehouse.
> 
> A bright beam of blue light shot from the banishing stone and 
struck 
> the warlock in the chest lifting him up off of the ground and 
> canceling out his spell.
> 
> He screamed in agony as the gems power opened up a porthole to 
Limbo 
> around him. The two slayers picked themselves off of the floor and 
> watched in astonishment as the field of light grew brighter and 
> brighter, then simply vanished into nothingness along with the 
warlock
> 
> They walked over to Willow and Tara and helped their perspective 
> soulmates up off of the warehouse floor.
> 
> "So what now," Buffy asked.
> 
> "Don't know about you B, but I think I'm gonna spend some quality 
> time with Tara."
> 
> "Sounds good to me," Tara replied before wrapping her arms around 
> Faith's waste.
> 
> Buffy turned to Willow and saw that she was grinning from ear to 
ear.
> 
> The redhead walked over to her and placed her hands on her 
> shoulders, "I think we should let Giles and your mom know we are 
OK."
> 
> Buffy's voice was filled with a little disappointment, "Oh, I guess 
> that's true."
> 
> Willow playfully punched her in the arm. "Then, afterwards, I have 
> special plans for you."
> 
> "That'll work," Buffy replied.
> 
> Buffy then looked over at Faith and Tara, "Hey we're going to let 
> everyone know we're still alive. We'll see you guys tomorrow."
> 
> Before Faith or Tara could respond there was a bright flash of 
light 
> and the two of them vanished before Buffy and Willow's eyes.
> 
> Buffy protectively wrapped her arms around Willow, "What's going on 
> here?"
> 
> "Fear not child," Fey said in a reassuring voice as she 
materialized 
> to the left of them, "the battle is won and they are safe."
> 
> "What happened to them."
> 
> "They have been sent to the Middle Ethereal."
> 
> "Why," Buffy and Willow asked in unison.
> 
> "The time has come for their destiny to be revealed."
> 
> 
> Inner Earth:
> 
> Lord Laos flung his seeing gem across his chambers in rage; he 
> couldn't believe what he had just seen. Not only had the slayers 
and 
> witches defeated the warlock but they did so before he could open 
the 
> Hellmouth thus preventing his minions access to Outer Earth.
> 
> The Demon Prince let out a guttural grown that echoed throw the 
> bowels of his lair; "This is far from over!"
> 
> 
> Middle Ethereal:
> 
> Tara and Faith found themselves standing in a cottage that the 
> brunette slayer didn't recognize. Faith watched as Tara's eyes ran 
> over her and several pictures that were laid out on a coffee table 
> with glee.
> 
> The brunette slayer walked over to her soulmate and wrapped her arm 
> around her, "Where are we?"
> 
> "Home."
> 
> "Home?" Inquired a very puzzled Faith.
> 
> "That's correct Child," replied an older looking version of Tara as 
> she walked in through the front door of the cottage.
> 
> Tara spun around and stared at the woman for a moment before 
rushing 
> over to her, "Mom!"
> 
> 
> 
> Next up Realms: Interlude