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The man of Knowledge must be able not only to Love his Enemies but also to Hate his Friends

Frierdrich Nietzsche

Chapter Two: The Art of War

By the time Henry had returned from his shower Buffy and Faith had gathered everyone that would be fighting with them when the time came. He stood dressed in slacks, loafers long sleeve button up and vest making himself stand out from the crowd more then he already did with the way he held himself, with a glance he had them all on edge his fierce eyes locked with Spike's. "Vampire why should I believe you would be helpful in battle ?"

Spike looked shocked that anyone would question him. "I'm a revered vampire with super human strength and speed and combat skill honed for over a century."

"He will be in battle not because he or anyone else believes he should be there but because he know how to act and react in a battle situation. One by one I will ask you all while you are qualified to ride to battle with us if you are unworthy I will lock you away until the danger has passed, Now as I don't wont to learn your names you'll stand when pointed to and tell me it followed by your qualifications." He pinned them all under his gaze before he began.

Andrew stood. "Um... Hi I'm Andrew and was one the trio I can summon and control demons and have hefted weapons..." he faltered under Henry's stare.

"Sit down and shut up.. We are here to asses your level of involvement not vote on dinner be serious and Andrew the trio was mediocre and was beaten twice pathetic next person to bring up irrelevant information will be punished." he pointed to another.

"Xander Harris I fought with Buffy hundreds of times and am capable of acting and reacting in a battle situation."

"Good go into the next room.."

"Rupert Giles Buffy's watcher..."

"Next room.. Anya, Willow and Dawn go as well." they moved quickly.

"Robin Wood the son of the Slayer before Buffy I was trained in material arts and weapons play I believe I can handle myself in any battle situation."

"Go into the kitchen your border line."

"Kennedy, a potential and have handedly myself well in all the battle situations we've been in so far." she looked ready to add more.

"Kitchen one more word and you'll be locked away." she deflated and left quickly.

"Amanda potential and have dealt with everything very well so far I have pretty much mastered all of what Buffy has tried to teach us."

"All potentials into the kitchen." the room cleared out and Faith entered slowly. "It seems the potentials are full of life.. annoyingly so."

Faith just looked at him. "Just be happy you have a group of people so willing to help fight."

"My dear I believe your forgetting I have a large army well versed in combat and magic all of which would be able to take out any of the 'scobbies' in seconds."

Faith laughed. "Well look at it this way you have a whole new group of recruits to scare into obedience and force threw basic training."

His smile darkened. "I love breaking in the newbies."

She teased. "Sadistic is what you are."

"Only a little... and you like it." she flushed and moved one.

"So when does the army arrive ?"

"As soon as I summon them then it will be time to set up a perimeter and being capturing the enemy and finding out all their dirty little plans,"

"We already captured and question an Ubervampire."

"I think myself and the knight's will be able to pry a little more out of them."

"Of course the knight's and yourself will have them begging for death." he smiled proudly and walked into the dinning room.

"Are you all ready for basic training ?"

Dawn quickly shouted. "What ?"

"Oh yes training you know running, weights sparring, up until the enemy is vanquished. For everyone involved... We start at three tomorrow morning spread the word." he sauntered for the room out in the darkness that was Sunnydale he drew his wand and quickly cast several spells alerting the knights that he wonted them to have the army here within the hour. The joys of running an army.

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By four am everyone was up and running around the town in lines of two Henry at the front with a light smile on his face he turned around and looked at them all his army was moving with the same speed and grace as they had since they completed training the scobbies and potentials were lagging behind he fell behind waiting for Willow and Dawn to pass him before he spoke. "Double time." instantly his solider went from a fast jog to a full out sprint with no change leaving the scobbies even further behind he put a hand at their backs and pushed forcing their bodies to move at a faster pace bumping into the people in front of them. "Faster we still have weight and sparring to get threw before any of you are free." they groaned he sighed dramatically and twitched his fingers conjuring ropes around Dawn Willow Andrew, Xander and the potentials before he ran ahead of them at a blistering pace caused the ropes around their waist to snap painfully and pull them along.

They finished the run only a few minutes behind everyone else he let them have their rest while he moved over to Faith and Buffy. "Why is it your forces are in such poor shape ?"

Buffy moved to defend her friends. "Their not out of shape they just don't run all the time."

He laughed sarcastically. "Of course, don't you know that to be able to fight you have to be able to run from it ?"

She walked away. Faith laughed. "Well by the time your done with them they'll be like the rest of the army."

"They wish." he shook his head and walked away. The tent outside the Summers home had been converted into a gym for their use. He walked over to the newbies and handed them each a vial with a lavender potion.

Xander asked eagerly. "What this ?"

"A restorative potion that will make your body convert the work out into muscle faster as well as help build muscle memory." they each nodded and he handed them a sheet of paper with the workout that they would be following until he told them other wise. "Enjoy." he moved away to begin his own work out.

By eight am everyone but the older solider and his newbies was swore and welcomed their time off when they moved to go shower and relax he called. "Eight pm Faith will be leading you threw this again."

After they all left Faith asked. "I will ?"

"Of course while myself and the knight create the maps and find ourselves a Turok-Han to interrogate."

She smiled "Well happy hunting." he moved away to inform the knights what they would be doing tonight,

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Henry and the knight had been moving threw the town street by street magically mapping the town in a larger and better designed version of the marauders map of Hogwarts. As they moved threw the began pinpoint the hell mouth hot spots for future investigation. The vampire was proving hard to find they hadn't found any trace of them so far but they knew before they return home that they would have at least one.

As they reached the welcome sign Henry took the map and began charging them with raw power. When it was charged he commanded. "In the name of War." it flared to life in a vibrant holographic image he waited a few seconds. "Pinpoint Faith." it zoomed in on her with a bubble next to her head with her exact location. "Return." it went to a scaled down image of the town. "Locate Turok-Han." almost instantly a list of addressed appeared. "Pinpoint single Turok-Han" it showed a lone vampire and then it came up with several addresses "Track." the image glowed orange and they began moving back to the address at a swift pace approaching the closest one first.

It knew it was being tracked and turned ready to fight only to hear. "Finio" as five super charged stunned slammed into its head. Henry then had it bound in place and put in bubble of power and sent into the a side pocket of space they moved threw the list catching all five one at a time with the same method as before they returned Home to find everyone lounging around the house in various states of exhaustion.

Henry called. "Buffy, Faith, Willow, Anya, Xander and Giles follow me." he lead them down to the basement where Spike was punching the bag. "Welcome to Turok-Han 101 here you will learn what makes them tick their weaknesses as well as how to interrogate them." he recalled the ones they had captures and conjured five hooks in the ceiling with shackles dangling from them the knights had them strung up in second Henry nodded to them before he summoned the interrogation table from his trunk. It was filled with knives, screws and a few cattle prods. "First will be how to interrogate them."

He lengthened the chain of the first in the line with a thought before attacking the vampire with out a care in the world his fist, knee's, elbow's and feet making dull thumping sound with each hit he stopped after several minutes and revived it it screeched and tried to move to attack. He looked it over his voice went from it's normal cold drawl to a silky venom laced whisper. "Your name." it just looked at him he waited and tried again in Latin. "Your name." it stared at him silent he spoke to the group. "It's tongue is Latin." he walked over to the table and picked up both cattle prods and set them to the lowest voltage and poked the vampire it didn't react he slowly moved it up until it was twitching and gasping at every touch.

He moved onto cutting and putting screw threw it's fingers he looked it deep in the eye and commanded. "Legimens" he deviled into the creatures mind picking his way threw it's secrets and into it's core finding it's weaknesses and vulnerability he withdrew with pulse of power destroying the mind he was once in. "Dissect it and have the report on my desk by dawn." two of the knight's took the corpse and vanished. He turned to the remaining vampires and saw the fear in their eyes . "Go for the joints and hips find out how weak those places truly are."

As they began attacking he turned to face his audience. "Buffy you will go over and begin beating the vamp on the far end up when I say so. Gage your strength from normal to full."

"Can do." he looked at her closely.

"Adsero" a soft glow encased her. "When ever your ready." she attacked slowly working threw punches and kicks until she was using her full strength. "Enough.. Slayer strength will break it defenses but for physical attacks to have any effect where going to have to endow the fights with the the strength that they employ." he moved away studying the things going on around him. "Leave them around study how long it takes for them to heal."

They nodded and Giles spoke up. "Why are they silent ?"

"Because they do not need word for me to understand them as any good leader should be able to." he moved to the shadows and sat on a conjured chair watching everyone interact with each other, Faith seemed to have reverted to what she once was she no longer held herself like the nobility that she was and the other thought too much of them selves. He kept his face in pacify and held his growl at bay it was one thing he could not stand it that was someone of lower rank showing anyone of higher disrespect and himself and Faith were both Earl and Duchess of York and Prince and Princess of Scotland these people here peasant unfit to remain in their presence yet they spoke and behaved as if they were the peasants, unknown to him his thought and magic were morphing his simple easy chair into an ornate throne and the cement around him into marble. Faith felt the magic flare around him and watched as it shifted like liquid. She quietly to his side.

"Harry, what's the matter."

"They treat you with such disrespect and by that they offend me." she looked surprised that he was so angry at them.

"Harry why their my friends and they treat me like any other person..."

His voice dipped. "You are not any other person you are Nobility they should treat you as such."

"Why I am a person just like them. I am no different I have titles they do not that's it."

"Wrong.. You are above common laws you live a life of privilege and cruel politics, your thoughts invoke law, your grace inspires sonnets. You are above them in every way.. Your children will be born nobility theres peasants. When all is lost your will be able to step up and guide them as is your right,"

"Wrong my children will be people and I am above nothing and face no politics and I will never have to lead as you always will."

He growled and snapped. "Lady remove yourself." his voice invoked immediate obedience. She moved away without looking back. "Knights attend." all five appeared on their knee's. "You will make sure that none of theses peasants approach me for the rest of my stay.

They murmured. "Yes my lord."

"You may go." he stood and removed everything that had changed with a vicious slash of his arm.

Days passed with endless trained and strained silence. Henry had removed himself from everyone but his guards he was seldom out of their company and when he was he was meditating on the front lawn. By the time a week had passed he had turned away from niceness the scobbies had once seen into an almost feral task master pushing them to reach new heights and to master another move. They would be ready to face the Firsts army in a few days time not because they had the skills needed but because he couldn't stomach their arrogance any longer.

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Night fell on the thirteenth night and with it came a large eagle came it landed on the dinning room table and screeched loudly Henry reached forward and untied the roll of parchment sealed with the Longbottom Crest and was heavily warded

My lord,

It has been months since my last letter I have held court in your stead for these months with a heavy heart as I know it must have been done as the war is taxing to say the least I am not suited for the court as you are my lord I crave battle as surely as any man does.

As you know the court is restless and the vassals are frightened with your taking the title and assets of the Malfoy and many other lines it has added to the court and thrown it into chaos I beg you my lord and master to return me too your side where I may serve you as fully as I once did I am at the end of my rope with the court, they need your firm hand and sound logic.

I fear should you not retake your place at it head once again all will be lost they will scatted like the scared sheep they are.. Return home to strengthen your center the war can wait a few hours.

Your Humble Servant

Neville

Henry stared at the letter for several minuted debating what to do he finally decide to return to court he stood and the guard followed suit he commanded. "Ready yourselves for court after fetching my servants." they vanished only to have ten male servant's to appear with his cloths for court he stripped and was clothed in white boxer shorts with three pearl buttons, dress pants, dress boots, a silk turtle neck under shirt, a heavier cotton over shirt with rich embroidery the under shirt sleeves were pulled out over his wand a belt was draped around his waist holding his wand and sword on the left side a dagger on the right. A robe was put on and left open then a silk lined and embroidered cloak was hung over his right side then came three with large black pillows each holding jewelry of some sort. On the first was his crown which he place on his head, then came the livery collar leaving only two pillows the next with a scepter the last with several signet rings they were placed on and he straitened himself before the full size mirror. The black and silver stood out against his golden skin he straitened his cloths and clapped sharply summon the guards decked out in all black. He sent the servant away with a wave of his hand and apparted in group to his castle sticking the shadows observing the disarray his castle had fallen into. He crept into the throne room to see Neville struggling to keep the order he stood before his throne.

Neville shouted. "Silence... I will have silence !." none listened.

Henry growled and waited for them to drown Neville out before he made his presence known. He didn't speak he merely unleashed his full power watching how they each shuddered. He stepped onto the platform and sent Neville to the left. Before anyone could react he lashed out with with his magic and compulsion power. "On your knees." before they could fight it off they hit the floor he looked at them. "Why is there disorder in my court. ? " the shouts of explanations overlapped and he commanded. "Silence, arrange your self according to rank." they obeyed instantly. "How has the courage to face their lord with an explanation. ?"

He almost laughed when Micheal Corner stepped forward an arrogant smile on his lips. "My lord we we're merely debating about how thing have been run and how should step up to lead us in these dark and uncertain times..."

Henry's voice went from cold to deadly in seconds. "You all dare plot against me.. I put Longbottom in charge as he can lead you. You will all pay for your treason with pain but first I wish for you to humor me.. How was going to take my place... Better yet let me guess. It was Corner... I have no mercy for any of you my faithful will go unpunished." he silently commanded his magic to find and torture those that crossed him. Half the room fell to the cold stone floor in pain, he spoke over them "Tonight I am retaking control and will lead you as I always have anyone that has problem with that should step from the shadows now or before ever blinded by the light." none moved and he continued. "By dawn you will have have written out all your grievances with myself or anyone with in the court and they will be dealt with accordingly," everything went quiet as a sheet of parchment hovered in front of each person. "You have ten minutes to complete your list." he took a step back, landing gracefully on his throne waiting.

Neville approached. "My lord."

Henry's eyes ceased their survey of the other nobles and focused solely on Neville. "Yes."

"It warms my heart to see you back in your rightful place."

"Of course it does you are not suited to rule in the court, yet you can lead on the bloody battle field why is that."

"I believe it is because on the battle field I know I can kill any that cross my path and in court I must plot and keep my plans hidden to destroy my enemies."

"Of course tell me of your me worries."

"I only worry about my family and the war effort."

"Wise, why do you worry about your family are they not protected at Longbottom Manor ?"

"Of course my lord, my wife has been in Dumbledore's pocket since she was a girl I worry he has brought her back into the fold once more." Neville lowered his head and waited.

"You will bring her before me tonight and I will question her myself."

His voice shook. "My lord ?"

"Do not question me, Longbottom you will obey or I will take her by force... Go get her now you have an hour before I send out the search party." he returned his eyes to the crowd,

They all shifted foot to foot trying to hide their distress. He looked at the counts as the front of his court. "The first order of business will be to weed out any traitor's.. Those of your with information of traitors is to step forwards." he watched as ten men and women stepped to the front of the court. "Should any of you be trying to deceive me I will take your life in the place of the accused."

For hours he listened to the nobles around him complain and accuse each other he soothed their ego's and forced them back into their place, they were properly cowed by dawn as he said they would. They had left leaving only the accused and his advisor's.

His advisor's were a trio that rivaled Dumbledore in age and used their wisdom not to further their own pursuit but to make sure he continued down the correct path to power. Marius Aloysius was his advisor in political power, Alexander Vespucci was his war advisor, and Julius Hanibus was his magical power advisor.

Henry looked coldly at the three men before him each was accused of plotting his assassination. "You are foolish to believe I would allow you plot against me with out destroying you. I will be your Judge and Executioner and I name you each guilty of treason. You will die by fire. Conficio

fire ripped from his palm and engulfed them he watched as they were burnt to ashes he banished the remains and called out. "Longbottom " he almost ran into the room with Ginevra Weasley-Longbottom as his side. "Neville remove your self." he stood still, defiant almost. "Knight's show him his place." they ripped him from the room and down to their private holding cell where he would receive one the worst beating of his life. He looked at Ginny dressed a beautiful gold and white gown he ruby hair styled to the top of her head, she had a sneer of her face and looked at him as if her was the one on trail, He slowly circled her, removing the jewels,power and clothes that came with being Lady Longbottom before stopping behind her and leaning his so his lips brushed her ear. "My dear sweet.." venom dripped from his words. "Ginny to has been to long." she stayed still and silent. "I have heard you are back in the orders corner.. Do you have anything to say for yourself ."

She sneered. "I am No more in their corned they you.. Even if I was do you think I would let that fool catch me."

He chuckled darkly. "Of course you would have grown arrogant in your belief you are better then those around.. But you can not fool me." he let the word hang in the air. "The other may have forgotten who you truly are Countess Longbottom but I do not you are nothing more then a poor muggle loving Weasley with too many siblings and not enough sense." she sucked air in threw her teeth. "Oh yes I remember the littlest Weasley a weak and love sick girl that longed for a place in the sun. I convinced Neville to give it to you and allowed you to play the game but now you are bitting the hand that has fed you and as such you stand before before as you did before Neville married you."

She burst out. "You think they do not remember where you come from they all still see you as a mud-blood with a sense of grandeur.. To them you are nothing..." he laughed coldly and wrapped his arms around her middle. "but a dark and twisted little boy.. You do not rule only those that choose it you rule all those around the same way Voldemort does with fear and power. You will never be able to beat Dumbledore he is twice the wizard you are..."

"My dear I believe you just admitted to treason. Yet while I was made a mud-blood by Dumbledore I was born royal while you were born a peasant my position was ordained by the gods themselves while your by a dark and twisted little boy... I will watch as you are destroyed and reverted back to your original place in the world... The bottom before I deliver the death blow." he felt he struggle in his arms he tightened them and spoke softly, "By the power granted to me as Lord and Master of the Longbottom line I remove Ginevra Weasley from it's tree and strip away all of her wealth and titles leaving her as she came into the family. Knut less and by your declaration of treason I sentence you to serve as the army's whore for the rest of your life or until they grow tired of you." he stepped away from her and watched as he fell to the ground boneless, "remove her" he returned to his throne to await Neville's return.

Several hour later he returned bloodied and beaten his nose broken and his face lumped with bruising he moved stiffly as soon as he got within ten feet of Henry's throne he knelt head bowed.

"My lord how may I serve."

Henry answered. "With obedience and everlasting Loyalty.. You may have grown used to your power as my regent should you ever forget your place again I will choke the life from you with my bare hands." Neville twitched. "Tell me how you wish to serve me ?"

"At your side guarding your back as I have since we were boys." he stated it with no remorse or fear.

"You will have your wish we will be heading back to Sunnydale to defeat the First before I return home to take a more aggressive stance in the war." he waited for his words to sink in. "Go get yourself cleaned up and return your will retake your place as my left hand." He vanished with no thank yous or groveling.

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Faith and Buffy stood in the backyard entertaining the everyone with a sparring match only to be throw apart by a small blast of power. In between the two combatants was a red headed women in rags. Faith instantly recognized her as Ginevra Longbottom she moved closer. "Ginny why are you here dressed like that ?"
She screamed. "You fucking husband as made me the armies whore..."

"What.. why ?"

She didn't answer Willow stepped up to defend her fellow red head. "It doesn't matter he can't just make someone a whore."

Faith looked at her. "Actually he can ."

"Your defending him ?"

"Yes she must have deserved it."

Willow fired back. "How can you say that no woman deserves to become a whore by force because she pissed off an over power asshole. It not right you have to release her."

"No I wont if Harry made her the armies whore she deserves it, she must have betrayed him or gone against Neville."

"That doesn't matter she's a free woman who can do what ever she wonts."

"No she can't she must obey her husband and above him Harry."

Dawn shouted, "Your just like you husband and unfeeling snobby bitch."

Buffy quickly turned to Dawn. "Stay out of it."

Faith smiled. "On your knees." Ginny instantly fell to her knees.

Willow shouted. "Don't listen to her."

"She must she is no longer anything but a whore and slave.. Dane beat her before she is put to use," He quickly came and took her away."

Willow moved to attack him with magic only to have close to seven hundred wands pointed at her. Faith stood in the middle of it her face emotionless as even as the wands and bodies around her tightened making them selves ready for an attack. Willow called out. "Damage." her magic responded and was slammed down.

Faith muttered. "I can't believe Harry was right." she sighed and whispered "pathetic peasants" she walked into the house and straight to her room.

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Henry sat on the throne and Neville stood to his left before them were the entire court all stood looking at him he however paid them no ming he was simple going to tell them how thing were going to go and they were going to obey. "Welcome once again.. Today I will telling you how the next few weeks will be held. There no be no gathering's, you will all prepare yourselves for the last leg of the war with the Darkness Voldemort will dies a brutal death by my hand and our armies with sweep threw england Killing anything that threatens our way of life, All males will be accompanying me for the last of our war, Anyone who does don't will be killed ant their heir will take over, By the time this is all over the wizarding world of our mother land will obey our rule as they did in the past... Enjoy your reprieve from court for when I return you will all rarely leave my side." he stood and then all knelt he smirked commanded, "You all may go." they stayed where he was he grasped Neville's shoulder tightly and apparted to the tent set up for his troops.

The knight and Neville vanished and he left before he could be roped in anything with the solider he wonted to find Faith and make thing's right before they went into battle. He entered the lounge before their main bed chamber and found her staring out into the night her normally beautifully face was twisted into a lost and confused expression. With a sigh he spoke softly. "My heart ?"

She stayed facing the window. She spoke in a whisper. "Yes."

"I believe we need to talk ? "

"About ?"

He was silent for several long minutes. "About what has been going on recently."

"I thought we were going to wait until we returned home."

"I'd rather not.. I do not like going to battle with you angry."

"I thought that you liked it was I angry in battle." she smiled to herself know exactly what he meant but it was a rare thing for him to admit he was wrong and even rarer for him to admit it.

"I do not like going to battle with you angry at me. Now if you would kindly tell me what has you in such a mood." his arrogance came back in full force.

"Nothing,," she turned slowly. "You were right about Buffy and the others."

He didn't smirk or gloat he simply nodded his head once and moved one. "I would like to here why I was right and apologize for speaking ill of the people you call friends,"

"I saw that they would never under stand the world that we come from. When Ginevra arrived they all tried to get me to go against your judgment and let here go free..." the muscles in his jaw clenched. "I didn't but they would have."
"Why do you look so confused and sad." he face harden. "What have they done."

"Nothing. And I'm sad and confused because ever since I first met them I thought that they were all better them me..." he scoffed "Now I see that they were better behaved and more civilized I was feral and untethered..."

He smoothly cut her off. "Now you see my point you are nobility able to move in the highest circles of society while they would flounder and become walking jokes... And you were never feral you simple focused on the thrill and pleasure of Slaying while Buffy constantly kept herself grounded you allowed the Slayer blood and genetics free reign to make into the warrior you should have become."

She smiled slightly. "So you agree I am untethered ?" he tone was serious but she was joking wonting to see what he would say."

He smirked and drawled. "My heart before you met me just like all others you were untethered now you're grounded at the very center of world as the keeper of my heart," he watched her smile. "A place where now can harm your or remove you from your path." he moved closer. "I believe we can wait to speak of the other things for a few more days,"

She smiled. "Of course." her voice went dropped to a husky purr. "There's still much to be done."

He looked her over and smiled roguishly. "Of course."

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The following day after training Henry stood in the Summers back yard with Faith at his right and Neville of his left with Ginny kneeling before him. "Today is the last day of training.. Tomorrow we will be facing the Firsts army tonight you will all go to bed early.. Each of my units will be taking a member of the Slayers team into their ranks.." he paused. "Xander, Robin and Andrew Alpha unit... Spike, Giles and Dawn with unit Thor.. Anya, and Amanda Ares unit.. Kennedy and all the other potentials Dragon unit. Buffy with Black unit. Willow with Griffin unit and Dane you will ground her tonight." he looked at them and commanded. "My captains, Buffy and her Veterans will remain all other are dismissed." they moved away quickly.

They all waited for him to speak he knew one of the scobbies would speak out of turn and he would be able to put them in their place. Xander spoke. "Get to the point already. "

Henry lifted his hand only to slash it down violently and with it Xander fell to the floor in painful muscle spasms. "That is the last time any of you will speak out of turn from this point onward you will be punished just like anyone else that serves under me..."

Buffy interrupted. "We don;t serve under you."

She fell to the floor with a scream of agony. "You all serve under me I am here to help you.. you are not helping me I could just a easily leave now and return home to finish my own war." they all looked scandalized. "Tonight we will finalize the plan of attack I could have just as easily left you all out of the loop and finished this with my captains." he waited for anyone to speak and for Buffy and Xander to pick themselves up off the floor.

He conjured a long table and a map of the high school's under ground the seal room and the high school it self. They all began studying it as dot's and route's appeared each clearly labeled. "Scobbies any questions or thought's ?"

Buffy spoke. "Why is it that Dragon unit and the potentials are going to stationed threw out the school away from the main battle ?"

"I do not like Kennedy and the other potentials will freeze up Dragon unit will be able to protect them all as well as complete their assigned tasks."

Anya spoke. "Why is it only Amanda is going to be in the battle ?"

"She was a core of fire that the battle will unleash."

They all stayed silent

"Good now after the battle has been finished I will close up the hell mouth once and for all."

Willow asked. "You can close a hell mouth ?"

"Of course but it will destroy the town."

He surveyed those around him. "Scobbies you are done all that left is for you to rest up." they trooped out. He commanded. "Memorize your route's also be prepared to keep them in line I've taken the hardest to control away form the main conflict. Dragon as soon as were all down under the seal you will bind and send the potential to the castle. Everyone else if you have any problems send them away. Myself, Neville and Faith will be leading the the conflict I have all ready found a spell that gibe Faith the strength she needs to fight the Turok's on even footing the others can and will have to deal with it was best they can." he looked at the captains. "After this is all over we will have a return home and have a party in the armies honor." they nodded and he sent them away with Ginevra.

Neville smirked. "Henry that is the most cunning thing I have witnessed in quite some time."

"Of course it was Neville, tomorrow you will be removing all the rough edges before we go home and back into war."

"With pleasure."

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Buffy smiled at her plan to turn all the potentials into full slayers using the scythe she had killed Caleb with ensuring they won no matter what. Everyone was giddy at the thought of putting one over on Henry as they couldn't stand his arrogance and snobbish demeanor.

They broke apart to get ready for the battle tomorrow knowing that is would change them all beyond measure.

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Bu nightfall of the battle everyone was ready they port-keyed directly to their positions around the seal. Henry at the front a dagger in his hand he conjured a large pig and slit it throat opening the seal. They began trooping down with Henry, Faith and Neville at the front the other followed quickly, Willow however vanished from the group ready to work her spell to make the potentials into full fledged Slayers, As soon as everyone was safely in the room below the seal the potentials were stunned, bound and sent away leaving the Dragon unit to complete their task and set up post.

Henry smirked into the crater before were thousands of Turko's stood awaiting orders he wouldn't he giving them the chance to attack first he spoke quietly. "I wont two groups up here and the rest will follow me down in thirty seconds." he knew they would obey he drew both of his wand they flared with a metallic light he simply stepped off of the ledge and landed neatly his wands moving firing off spells, as he held his ground making enough room for Neville and Faith to follow him down as soon as their was enough room he advanced his wands a blur closely followed be spurt of sticky blood. The others followed at the same blistering pace with no pause in their attacks he got to the half way mark and called out. "Spartan formation." they moved to stand side by side blocking off the vampires exit he waited for ever one to settle before advancing knowing they would he next to him.

Inch by inch they pushed forwards gaining ground and position the scobbies had moved away form the group and were fighting by themselves failing miserable forcing the other units to retreat until they had fallen into disarray, Henry looked to his right and found Faith at his side and then to his left Neville was their all the other had fallen back to help their less trained members. He growled and unleashed his full power his wands blazed with a new life as his magic snapped around him he stayed still sending waves of death in the form of killing, dismemberment and blood boiling cruses he dodged enemy strikes with ease laughing as they dies around him turning to dust before they hit the ground they were less in number but seemed to be learning to avoid the spells. For the first time in the battle they were being pushed back forced to surrender ground even with Henry unleashing death with every thought.

Henry pushed against the incoming vampire with only to have more take their places. He felt more then saw several coming up behind Neville with a flourish he sheathed one of his wand and drew one of his desert eagles and fired several times with deadly accuracy dropping the threat before it arrived. Faith shouted over the battle "Were losing and fast."

Neville followed up. "How their dieing easily."

Henry answered them both. "It seems the scobbies have brought chaos into my ranks. We need to tighten our guard." they moved closer to his sides he brought his wand back into play dropping everything within a ten foot radius. His men could be heard screaming and the clash of weapons dimmed their voices as they fought for survival. It was after close to three hours of battle that several long blast of power erupted from above he instantly traced it back to Willow and slammed her body and mind into unconsciousness with a harsh thought. He sent out several pluses of magic bringing the knight to his side. He looked to Faith and Neville. "Faith nows your chance to lead you have to get the men to regroup. Neville you will not leave her side until I tell you other wise." they both nodded. "Knight it's time for us to ride again." they laughed cruelly and drew their wands each one flaring the way Henry;s had at the start of the battle.

Faith called to Henry. "I love you." he didn't acknowledge her he simply rolled his shoulder once before advancing with a roar of

"Advance !" himself and the knight took off at a full run each moved was calculated to disable and kill the enemy in the most brutal ways. They launched vampires into the air with limbs removed to move on to rend another in two, They moved forward not pausing long enough to be pushed back. Henry commanded. "Split." they instantly went in separate directions fanning out cutting a path threw their enemies the only thing that suggested that they were there was a bloody trail leading into clumps of vampires when they reached the far wall they fought their way back into a line before advancing the way they came. By the time they had reached full speed it was like a violent game of pinball. They continued this way for close to an hour before they heard Faith's voice raise above the battle.

"Attack formation cannonball." the soldiers obeyed instantly forcing the scobbies into rank.

Henry smirked. "Knight on me." he stopped moving and cleared a ten foot circle around him self as soon as they arrived he smirked. "I think it's time to show these fool a cyclone."

He waited for them to moved into a line Marcus smirked. "My lord what speed."

Henry thought for a moment. "Full out.. Weapon of magic."

Marcus answered instantly. "Magic."

"Killing cruse only." they began moving with Henry and Marcus at the end of the lines a simple spelled linked them all together they moved in tight circles picking up speed until they became a green blur they moved towards the clumps of enemies faces grim in concentration as they kept themselves in constant motion leaving everything in their path.
The genius of this formation was not in it's complicity but the fact that the attackers Henry and Marcus were standing stationary as the other moved whipping them around in tight figure eight something that the enemy could never understand was the trust and sheer power it took to link everyone up just right to make it work.

Slowly but surely they regrouped Henry retook control. "Faith take the scobbies and Neville and go check on the Dragon unit." she vanished with out complaint. "Let ground them up and exterminate." they spread out and encircled the vampires before picking them off layer by layer until they had regrouped. "Knight you are to get me a full status report... Griffin unit on me." he moved away back into the school he had a wicca to interrogate.

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Faith had gathered up the Dragon unit and lead them back to the room under the seal she didn't bother to talk to any of the scobbies she simply walked right into he thick of things having learned enough healing magic to be able to help any one in need.

"Everyone is to stay here and Await Henry and his Griffins."

They roared. "Our lady." she smiled knowing Henry had let her lead to she could see that their would be times when she would have to lead. The wait for Henry to return wold be a long one. Little did any of them know it would be filled with anger and pain for those that had went against him.. For now they would bask in their victory.