Title- Heartless Mortality

Author- Stacie

Rating- R; Language, Mentions of rape, Violence.

Summary- Post 'Seeing Red'. When you've got nothing left, you're alone, and broken-the Darkness will call.

Disclaimer- Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel belong to Joss Whedon and Co, FOX, WB, UPN, Mutant Enemy, and whoever else it belongs too. What I'm trying to say is that they are not, under any circumstances, mine.

Distribution- *Sigh* Here we go… Trouble With Goodbye, LoD, ff.net, Waiting For You, Denial Haven, A Vampire A Slayer and a Stevedore, Enchanting Place, Reality Twist, Dani's site and anyone else, whom I've forgot to mention, who houses any of my fics. Please ask before you take, I always say yes.

Thanks To- James for this challenge idea. And, Jenn, for making time in her busy life to beta my fics.

A/N- This is James Challenge for 'Seeing Red'. I thought it was brilliant and am lucky enough to get to write it. This will be a very dark fic, I am warning all of you. If you cannot stomach the idea of rape (Spike raping Buffy), this is not for you. But, as I write this, I am asking myself how far am I willing to go with this? I want to express the fury and emotional suffering that Buffy is feeling, but there are also limits that I don't want to cross.

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Prologue-

In this sorry world we live in, there are many kinds of evils. There is that of the demonic nature, hunting, hurting, and killing because it is woven into their character. It is what they do, have done ceaselessly. There are vampires. Killing only because that is what keeps them alive. And, then there are humans, being with a conscious, a soul. And, though they are always aware of what they do, they may be the most dangerous of them all. Because, souls do not guarantee you are good, and they never will.

And, then there is the Slayer. The one girl in all the world chosen to fight against all evil and kill their swarms. The Chosen One, meant to always be alone in her fight. Both inner and outwards. She fights against what is inside of her; a killer. Always straining against her inner bounds to keep her warrior at rest.

But, what if she were pushed to the edge and over? What if the unthinkable happened and she didn't stop it? Couldn't stop it. Locked in her own inner torment, she lets the Slayer out and wreaks her pain upon a population.

Everything and anything would be doomed.

The Slayer is the ultimate balance between good and evil. Both sides count on her to keep the sense of stability in place. The Chosen One has enough power to end everything or restore it. With that in mind, we now go on to a horror filled tale of pain, chaos, and treachery.

The is about the Slayer.

Her name is Buffy Anne Summers and this is her desolate tale.