Re: FIC: Per Omnia Saecula Saeculorum 18

[Slayer125 <slayer1252001@xxxxxxxxx>]

good job on this chapter :)

 

Slayer125

cdreramius <mike_mcd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Title: Per Omnia Saecula Saeculorum
> Author: Tony McD
> Rating: M (15+ for language and adult themes)
> Summary: The events and consequences immediately after `Grave'.
> Distribution: Anywhere, just keep my name on it. As long as I am
> remembered, I will never truly die.
> Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer nor do I own any
> other characters. This is a work of fiction written for your enjoyment.
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> Peaceful.
>
> Sitting under the massive oak on a hill overlooking the valley below,
> Willow sat cross legged, her eyes closed as she used the relaxation
> techniques the Coven had taught her.
>
> She reached deep down inside herself. Deeper and deeper she reached
> until she 
> found
>  that inner most core of her being. She then took that
> core and wove gentle tendrils connecting it with the earth.
>
> Like the roots of the trees, the tendrils sunk deep into the ground in
> their search. Deeper and deeper into the heart of the Earth and then
> westwards. Soon she found what she was looking for.
>
> The Hellmouth.
>
> Her tendrils skirted around the gaping black wound in the earth, not
> wanting to get too close yet needing to be close enough to take measure.
>
> Like all things, the Hellmouth went through cycles. Peaks and troughs
> in activity that apocalypses and the summer quiet were the most
> visible sign of its rhythms.
>
> She had expected that it would be beginning to quietly stir as the
> summer came to an end.
>
> But instead she found it to be in a deep slumber, deeper than even the
> quietest summer lull.
>
> Her need to find out why overcame her caution and she sent her
> tendrils to probe deeper in search of an
> swers.
>  Closer they went,
> carefully probing and searching, not wanting to awake the Hellmouth
> from its slumber. Deeper and deeper they went until...
>
> Searing agony and a familiar, yet terrifying, ecstasy flooded Willow
> and she wrenched the tendrils away, bringing them to the surface of
> the earth to cool in the soothing presence of life.
>
> The Hellmouth might be slumbering, but that slumber did not change its
> innate power and dark nature.
>
> Willow started to draw the tendrils back, keeping them on the surface
> with its myriad of life. Across purple mountain majesties and amber
> waves of grain all the way to the shining sea. The tendrils plunged
> deep into the ocean and were submerged by life in all its forms until
> they came ashore once more. As they came closer, Willow was able to
> recognize some of the life that her tendrils encountered. The familiar
> and reassuring presence of Giles and close by him, the power of Buffy
> and Dawn. It wa
> sn't
>  until the end that she found the one other life
> form she wanted to find.
>
> Xander.
>
> She opened one eye to find him standing ten feet away, a can of diet
> coke in each hand and a goofy smile on his face. She opened the other
> eye and returned his smile with on of her own.
>
> "What ya up to?" he asked her.
>
> "Just checking out the Hellmouth, making sure it wasn't up to any
> major badness with Buffy away."
>
> "Really? How is old man Hellmouth these days?" Xander joked as he sat
> down beside her and handed her one of the drinks. She opened it and
> took a sip before answering.
>
> "Asleep. And not just the run of the mill summer sleep but way deep
> sleep."
>
> "Is that a good thing or not?"
>
> "Not sure. This close to the end of summer there should be some
> indications of increased activity but it's like the Hellmouth has
> taken a double dose of extra strength sleeping pills and turned the
> alarm clock off."
>
> "Ah, I se
> e. It
>  could be bad like in the way things get too quiet
> before everything goes to hell, in this case literally." He surmised.
> "Or it could be good as in it was weakened when you..." he trailed
> off, not sure how to broach the issue of Willow's one woman apocalypse.
>
> "Went insane, became evil, killed, rampaged, and nearly destroyed the
> world?" she finished for him. "It's OK Xander. We were both there, no
> need to tap dance around it." She could see the tension ease a little
> in his shoulders at the relief of not having to be as careful in what
> he said.
>
> Xander had many fine qualities but being diplomatic wasn't one of them.
>
> "And it could be because of that too. I figure that we'll just have to
> wait and see what happens. We just have to accept that there are just
> some things beyond our control, Xander."
>
> Xander raised an eyebrow.
>
> "Something the Coven taught you?" 
>
> Willow shook her head.
>
> "You did, up on the hill."
>  She told
>
>  him, much to his surprise and
> embarrassment. "The Coven just taught me how to use it in one of my
> control mantras."
>
> "Control mantras?"
>
> "They taught me a bunch of ways of controlling myself when I start to
> feel panicky or angry or whatever by using breathing exercises,
> mantras, grounding spells, meditation and stuff."
>
> "Zen Willow. I dig it." He nudged her with his elbow before downing
> his can of coke and the two sat in comfortable silence.
>
> The silence was short lived as Xander let loose with a mighty burp.
>
> "Beat that!" he challenged.
>
> Willow looked at him for a moment before deciding to pick up the gauntlet.
>
> "Prepare yourself for shock and awe, Willow style."
>
> The resulting burping contest had them laughing and carrying on like
> the seven year olds that they once were and would always be.
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> et aperuit puteum abyssi et ascendit fumus putei sicut fumus fornacis
> magnae et obscuratus 
> est sol
>  et aer de fumo putei.
>
> (And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the
> pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were
> darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.)
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> Dawn's Diary
>
> England was so cool and not in the temperature sense that everyone
> jokes about either.
>
> Although its summer is pretty tame compared to Southern California.
>
> The green country side, the awesomeness of London shopping (OK, mostly
> window shopping. But still...), the history that just oozes from this
> one little country is simply incredible. After high school I'm
> definitely coming back here. Maybe I'll go to college here.
>
> That would make Giles happy. Buffy too.
>
> For the first time since I can remember, Buffy forgot that she was the
> Slayer for more than five minutes and instead she was just another
> person on holiday overseas. She was a lot more relaxed and relaxed
> Buffy beats de
> pressed
>  and stressed Buffy any day of the week.
>
> Not that it's been all happiness and light.
>
> Buffy has had Xander to herself for the whole summer and now that
> Willow's back she has to share his attentions. Every now and then I
> got the feeling that Buffy kinda resented Willow a little for that.
> Not that Xander was helping any by spending so much time with Willow
> that in the end she asked Xander to go away and give her some space.
> Willow did it politely of course but there definitely was a kicked
> puppy look in his eyes.
>
> Willow complicates everything when it comes to Buffy and Xander. Then
> again, Buffy complicates things for Xander and Willow too and has ever
> since she came to Sunnydale.
>
> Buffy's discovered Xander, Xander's rediscovered his dedication to
> Willow, and Willow's facing a post Tara future.
>
> For once I'm glad I'm not one of them.
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> Notas mihi facies vias vitae, plenitudinem laetitiae cum vultu
>  tuo,
> delectationes in dextera tua usque in finem. 
>
> (You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is
> complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.)
>
> *-*-*-*-*

Passion. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... ...waiting... And though unwanted... ...unbidden... it will stir...open its jaws, and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have?
It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we can live without
passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow.
Empty rooms, shuttered and dank. Without passion, we'd be truly dead."


"5by5"

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