The Necromancer: Party Thirty
by J Jericho Born
The companions that had waged an unlikely battle against the latest foe to come to the Hellmouth were gathered in Giles' apartment. All except one, that is. Oz in werewolf form was still at large. Abel was unconscious, but still barely alive. Much had yet to be resolved. But, for tonight all were eager to wrap up and get some rest.

Abel's body was strewn clumsily on Giles' living room table. Willow was slightly removed from the rest of the group. She sat in a corner staring out a readily available window.

"The other one was deceased then?" asked Giles.

"Yeah, it looks like Abel here didn't get along with him very well," answered Buffy.

"Apparently, this Abel fellow rebelled against the establishment that sent him here and put a seal on whatever gateway he came through. If he dies and the seal is destroyed then we may have to deal with dozens more just like him. I'm the first to say feed him to the lions, but it's in our best interest to keep him alive," explained Giles.

"At least it looks like he's not going to give us much trouble," observed Xander. As soon as he finished his statement he bowed his head in embarrassment.

"I'm jinxing us by saying that aren't I?" added Xander rhetorically.

"Where are we going to keep him?" questioned Cordelia.

Buffy left the conversation quietly and walked over to Willow who kept staring out the window idly. Buffy gently put her hand on Willow's shoulder and finally got a glance from her.

"We'll find him," consoled Buffy.


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