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Author's Note: Read previous parts to know when this takes place.
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Part Twenty-Two
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"Lily wife,"Whistler murmured as he stepped closer to her."You live..."
"Husband? Is that you? You have changed your shape again,"Lilith whispered. She reached out tentatively to the air. Whistler stuck his hand out and his fingers met her."So is it really, really you, my husband?... Oh, by Atlantis, it is you! I thought you dead..."
"And I you, Lily wife,"said Whistler as he came closer."Let me see you, wife."
"No!"screamed Liliy as she flung her arms before her face."Don't look! Don't look! I am A monster!"
Whistler gathered her quickly up in his arms."Never that! Never!"
"Look at me, beloved. Look at me, my wife,"Whistler coaxed. Lilth held her head down on his shoulder.
"That's Whistler's wife?"Xander said amazed."A geeky looking demon like him was married? I don't beleive it!" Willow hit him in the arm as Giles bopped him on the head.
Whistler put his hand under Lilith's chin."Why need you to kill this Slayer? Why bring about the end of humanity and vampires?"
"Need you ask, husband?"Lilith asked as she stepped away from his arms."For Hwevah. For our child."
"She had a baby?"whispered Cordelia amazed."I hope it didn't have her hair!"
"Why did they name the baby Whee?"Xander asked. Lilith glared at him, then at Cordelia. Whistler looked at them annoyed.
"My daughter's name was Hwevah. Pronounced like 'whee' with a 'v' at the end."
Willow pronounced the name quietly."Her name was Hwevah? Eve!"
"Close, child close,"Lilith nodded,"Your Hebrew words come close to the pronunciation, but not quite."
"What, what happened to your daughter?"Joyce asked hesitantly. Lilith looked away from her. Whistler answered.
"She was killed by vampires and by-"
"By me,"hissed the female vampire. Lilith spun around."Yes, Lilith I am alive! I survived Atlantis's destruction as well. I live Slayer, and I live uncrowned because of you!!"
"Lith,"Lady Lilith snarled. Ten thousand years had yet to drive the memory of that voice out from her ears.
"Slayer!"Giles said, his eyes round. He looked at Angel, then at Spike. "The prophecy..."
"What's going on?"Xander said frustrated. He was hit again by Willow, then bopped on the head by Angel."Why am I getting hit?"
"Pretty soon, human, you'll be dead!"Lith spun around to Lilith.She flung herself to attack Lilith, but Whistler caught her in mid-air and flung her away. Lilith snarled at the vampire. Lith wiped her face and then lept on to the altar."It matters not. The Slayer's death will cause Gaia's power to kill this world and all in it. The Slayer's life will open the Gates of Hell! Either way it is the Chosen one who will destroy this world!"
"What's going on?"shouted Xander. Lith smirked at him and then ran into the ring of fire, laughing madly.
Whistler grabbed at Lilith."Stop the spells. You can do it. Stop them."
Lilith looked away."I cannot. I will not. This world needs to be destroyed. The vampires need to die."
"You will not allow the good to die with the bad. You cannot, Lilith," Whistler said. Lilith shook her head.
"I will not save this Slayer, I will not save this world. This world and its vampires killed my child,"Lilith said angrily."I have accepted who I am. I am a monster, not the Slayer. Nevermore."
Whistler cried out in frustration and looked away from his wife. His eyes settled on the rapier that Willow still clutched. He grabbed it, and then looked at Buffy's still form, and saw.
"My Lily wife, look at me,"Whistler said slowly. He waited until she looked at him, and her eyes widened at the sight of the rapier in his hands. He walked slowly to her."You are Lady Lilith, Daughter of the First House of Atlantis. Born, you were,Princess to the Throne of the Sacred Circle. Mana-kai child of the water and air. The Chosen One.The Slayer."
"That is, what I was. Of a time long dead,"Lilith whispered."A monster now." Whistler continued.
"No you still are as you were born to be, a princess of the Sacred Circle, a Mana-kai, a Slayer. But most important of all, my beloved wife,"Whistler looked at her hard."And mother of my child, whose body is long dead. Whose spirit is reborn."
"What?"
Whistler pointed with the rapier to Buffy's still body in Spike's arms."Look at her, wife, and see. That Slayer is our daughter reborn. She is the Slayer, just as her mother was. Just as her mother is."
Lilith tenatively took the rapier from Whistler's hands and looked at it. She looked up from it, to him. Then she looked at the Slayer's still form, a tear rolled down her cheek."She is a Slayer...Slayers do not kill...the good...the living..."
"Stop the spell,Lilith. Stop the destruction. It's not too late,"Whistler whispered. Lilith looked at him and nodded. She pointed it towards the still form.
Then vampires broke into the room. Lilith took one look at them, and ran forward, the rapier moving through the air. Within seconds, before anyone could move, there was dust all over at her feet. She looked up at the group before her."I am the Slayer."
She stood straight, her rapier above her."I call upon Kuan-Yin, I call upon Ganga, Hear my plea. See this Slayer before me, She is still, she is worn, allow her to heal, allow her to mend, this I ask, so I will, so mote be."
Lightning flashed through the sky. Buffy's eyes fluttered opened and saw Spike's face. She struggled weakly against him, so he put her gently down, but still keeping a secure arm around her."We're still not out of this yet, Slayer."
Lilith walked towards the altar. Then faced the room."Gaia, on this night and on this hour, I have done all to please thee. The woods growing on the earth is here, the air fuels the fire. Water among the metals, hear my pleas. On this one night, Mother grants a plea, I ask that you give this to me...Halt that hand of death. So I ask,So I plea, Mother Gaia, So I will, so mote be..."
The earth rumbled, and everyone scrambled to stay on their feet. Vampires rushed in, but stilled as they watched Lilith at the altar in complete awe.
She looked at Angel and pointed her rapier to him."I call upon Kali, I call upon Shiva, I call the gods that watched the Slayer dance. I call the gods of destruction and beg them for a chance, to stay their bloody hands and ask for a boon, a small gift of life for pleasing you. One year and a day from this night, a gift of life that would start with the coming sun and would end at the night's end. One year and a day, the gift of life would end, and all that was will be the same again. This is the boon I that ask. Hear me, Kali, hear me Shiva. Grant this to me. As I ask, as I will, as I plea, so mote be."
With her last word, Lilith fell to the ground. At the same time,Angel grabbed his gut screamed in pain. Whistler gathered her in his arms.
"I must go, husband, to think,"Lilith said as she stroked his face gently. She caressed his face.
"Is it all right now?"Giles asked. Lilith looked at the Watcher.
"Your Slayer...Buffy, shall live. The world shall live, and I shall find another way to destroy the demons of this world, Watcher,"Lilith said as she gazed at Buffy."She has no destiny as of yet. The destiny she makes is hers."
Lilith looked at the Watcher hard."Take care of her well, or you should answer to me. I must go..."
"Take me with you,"Whistler urged."Let me go too..."
"Husband,"Lilith began. Whistler pressed his hands against her lips.
"To quote another man, you complete me, wife,"Whistler smiled, then looked at Willow and back."Ten thousand years ago, you once were my wife, and you still are my wife. Where you go, I go."
"You never did know how to say your heart without quoting another,"Lilith smiled as her hair wrapped around them, and they both disappeared.
"I guess we can go,"Cordelia stated. A vampire growled at her.
"Think again, human."
"No, I think that you should let us go,"Hlin said calmly. She looked at the vampires with a cold smile as she slit her wrist. A second later, screams were heard outside the chamber. Then through the wall came a stone dragon and a wolf. After it came a stone unicorn. "These magicks of the Mana-kai will kill you all if we do not go. Would you like to risk it?"
The vampires looked at her then at each other. Spike called out."Let them go or else it'll make us all dust. You can leave, considering that you helped save the vampires race."
"Don't remind us,"grumbled Xander. Cordelia followed closely behind. Giles helped Willow put Oz on top of the wolf."Uh, he's gained a little weight,"he muttered.
"Give me Buffy,"Angel demanded. Spike looked directly into his eyes and then looked at Buffy. He grinned rakishly and tipped her over, giving her an initimate kiss on the mouth.
Angel growled and flung Spike away while catching Buffy in his arms. Spike landed neatly on his feet, near Joyce. Spike taunted."It'll gall you, Irish, that I was the one that saved your precious Slayer, and then kissed her. Oh, how it will gall you!"
"Liam,"Joyce said. He looked at her with affection, and she pulled his head down for a kiss on the forehead."Take care good of yourself. And avoid Sunnydale."
Spike blushed, and then glared at the other vampires. Joyce looked at Spike, then at Drucilla who was glaring balefully at Buffy. She marched over, and before Spike could stop her, smacked Drucilla upside her head. Amazed, Drucilla only wimpered.
"I have told Liam time and again to dump you and see another girl. You are trash, and if I ever hear that you hurt him again, you won't have to worry about my daughter hunting you,"Joyce threatened. When she saw Drucilla wimper again, she turned heel and started to walk out the door. Then she looked at Spike."I'll not see you in Sunnydale, Liam. Buffy will hunt you and her if you are there."
"Yes, Mum,"Spike called as he gathered Drucilla in his arms."Let's hide before dawn comes."
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It was outside the limits of Navidad before Buffy was acting a bit more coherent.
"What happened?"Xander asked. Buffy looked at him and then looked at the dawning skies.
"We were saved by clay figures that magically came to life,"said Willow."And a whole lot of spells were cast.How did you do that, Hlin? Hlin?"
Hlin smiled at Willow, and then fell to the ground. Screaming Willow gathered Hlin into her arms. Hlin smiled again."I am Laurel Adams, I am the Mana-kai of the house of Ceres. I can die, now that the Slayer is safe."
"Why? Why?"Buffy asked confused."I caused this?"
Hlin smiled sadly at the young Slayer."No, it is the price that we that protect you must pay. For using magicks to aid the Slayer. My...my Elders are now dead, for it was their lives that animated the figures. I am to join them, do not weep, it was meant to be,Slayer. Another will guard you, from the first house. I asked this for you. Slayer, you shall have a great destiny."
Hlin's hand slipped from Buffy's face, and her body fell lifeless.Giles covered Hlin's body with his jacket, but a second later, it vanished.
"What happened?"Cordelia asked."Where did her body go?"
"Of the Earth, Lilith said,"Giles mused."She went back to the earth. We must go back to Sunnydale. Buffy, you are going to be..."
"In trouble?"
"Not as far as I know,"Joyce replied."Just pampered a bit."
"Great for her, but then what?"Xander asked.
"I have no clue, but I think that life is going to get a little more complicated now,"Buffy said.
"It's going to get a little more complicated if I have to stay in this trunk a little more that I have to,"called out Angel's muffled voice.
"Uh, let's go Mom,"Buffy said as she grabbed her Mom's hand.
"And please watch the pot hole, Mrs.Summers," said Angel's voice through the trunk.
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