Fire of the Spirit
By Dave Mycock
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy or any of the other characters in the show. They belong to Joss Whedon. I am not gaining any profit from this story.
Pairing: Xander/Tara
Summary: Set during forth season of the show. After a fierce battle with Ethan Rayne, Xander is struck by a stray blast cast by Willow; it breaks down the barriers inside his mind unleashing the two spirits that have been joined with his during his time with the slayer. One of them gains full control of him and decides to take out the slayer; however, along the way, it takes an interest in Willow's new friend.
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Tara walked home in a daze from Xander's apartment. The feelings she had felt were still firmly in place and playing havoc with her imagination. She was beginning to fantasize about him, which she had never done with any other guy she had met. If Willow found about this, it could destroy everything she had here in Sunnydale. However, something still made her uneasy about what had happened to Xander. When he had doubled over in pain, he spoke almost as if he was trying to warn of her some kind if danger. Shaking her head, she decided to wait and find out more before she went to the others about her fears for Xander. Although that was the reason she gave herself, in the back of her mind, a more primitive reason burned in her soul.
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The hyena in Xander couldn't help but laugh as Tara left his apartment. The arousal and exciment inside was growing tenfold and it knew it had her. A few more days and then it would claim her. As he walked toward his host's bedroom, he collapsed.
It awoke to find two versions of Xander staring at him with cold eyes and it suddenly realised they had forced the host body to shut down, taking control from him and making it possible for them to talk to him with no way to block them. It snarled at them as they approached. The second spirit was the bigger threat, it had knowledge and skill that equalled his own, and the host spirit however had endless reserves of strength which had increased since the last time he had taken control.
"You can't do this. Don't you realise the chaos you'll cause?" Xander hissed at him
"Chaos is what I live for, find food and then claim a mate become alpha again," the hyena spat back. That was his nature.
"If you do this, you'll destroy the group. Weaken it, and that could lead to the end of the world which means the end of all of us," Xander told him stepping forward.
"I'll survive. I always survive," the hyena hissed. "I survived before when you thought you got rid of me and I'll survive again," it added as a kind of warning.
"Leave Tara alone." The second spirit finally steps forward as the words leave Xander.
"If you harm that girl, I will rip your throat out," the solider threatens him.
"I will claim her as my mate, and you can't stop me." The hyena laughs as it feels the host body begin to start up again. It will have to be fast if it wants to reclaim complete control.
"You'll never get the chance," Xander says as he rushes at the hyena, trying to distract it while the solider takes control so it can warn the others.
The hyena however is ready for the assault and quickly side steps the attack, knocking Xander away. Ss it prepares to leap at the second spirit, it feels the host body fully awaken and quickly tries to assert control, but fails as Xander smashes into him from behind.
Xander slowly opens his eyes and winces as he feels disorientated. The solider quickly realises it doesn't have much time before the hyena's strength returns and retakes control. He quickly jumps up and runs toward the watcher's house.
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Giles looked up startled as Xander almost barged through his door. He looks almost afraid of something. Quickly getting up, he walks over to the youth
"Xander are you ok?" he asks
"You have to listen and quickly I don't have much time," Xander replies looking almost in pain
"What is it?" he asks.
"I'm not Xander, not completely," Xander tells him.
"Excuse me?" Giles asked, perplexed.
"The spell that hit him the other night; it destroyed the barriers inside his head and freed the two spirits he's been processed by," Xander spoke before collapsing to the ground.
"What do you mean exactly?" Giles asked kneeling next to his friend
"The hyena is loose; it took control of him again. It's stronger, much stronger, and it's after the blonde Witch, Tara," Xander spoke fast as if every word was a battle to get out.
"The hyena? Good lord!" Giles gasped, stunned. "Then who are you if you're not Xander?" Giles asked.
"The solider spirit that took control during the Halloween incident with Ethan Rayne. Me and Xander managed to take back control so we could warn you." The solider could feel the hyena coming back he'd have to be quick. "It's coming. Listen, you have to find some way of knocking the host body out for a long period of time, and find a way to rebuild the barriers." He felt himself loosing control. "Find some place to hide now! I can't stop him and he'll take you out to keep his plans secret. Go," he added before blacking out.
Giles quickly got up and ran out of his house, he couldn't believe this was happening, but he wasn't taking any chances. If indeed the spell had let loose the spirit of the hyena, then it was going to take a lot to beat it. He headed toward Willow and Buffy's dorm room to warn them.
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The hyena growled as it woke, they had disrupted his plans and now it would have to work faster than ever to claim Tara as his and destroy the slayer. The watcher knew and even through he was faster he would still reach them first. Standing, it walked out of the house and headed toward his own, trying to think of a new plan.
By Dave Mycock
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy or any of the other characters in the show. They belong to Joss Whedon. I am not gaining any profit from this story.
Pairing: Xander/Tara
Summary: Set during forth season of the show. After a fierce battle with Ethan Rayne, Xander is struck by a stray blast cast by Willow; it breaks down the barriers inside his mind unleashing the two spirits that have been joined with his during his time with the slayer. One of them gains full control of him and decides to take out the slayer; however, along the way, it takes an interest in Willow's new friend.
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Tara walked home in a daze from Xander's apartment. The feelings she had felt were still firmly in place and playing havoc with her imagination. She was beginning to fantasize about him, which she had never done with any other guy she had met. If Willow found about this, it could destroy everything she had here in Sunnydale. However, something still made her uneasy about what had happened to Xander. When he had doubled over in pain, he spoke almost as if he was trying to warn of her some kind if danger. Shaking her head, she decided to wait and find out more before she went to the others about her fears for Xander. Although that was the reason she gave herself, in the back of her mind, a more primitive reason burned in her soul.
****
The hyena in Xander couldn't help but laugh as Tara left his apartment. The arousal and exciment inside was growing tenfold and it knew it had her. A few more days and then it would claim her. As he walked toward his host's bedroom, he collapsed.
It awoke to find two versions of Xander staring at him with cold eyes and it suddenly realised they had forced the host body to shut down, taking control from him and making it possible for them to talk to him with no way to block them. It snarled at them as they approached. The second spirit was the bigger threat, it had knowledge and skill that equalled his own, and the host spirit however had endless reserves of strength which had increased since the last time he had taken control.
"You can't do this. Don't you realise the chaos you'll cause?" Xander hissed at him
"Chaos is what I live for, find food and then claim a mate become alpha again," the hyena spat back. That was his nature.
"If you do this, you'll destroy the group. Weaken it, and that could lead to the end of the world which means the end of all of us," Xander told him stepping forward.
"I'll survive. I always survive," the hyena hissed. "I survived before when you thought you got rid of me and I'll survive again," it added as a kind of warning.
"Leave Tara alone." The second spirit finally steps forward as the words leave Xander.
"If you harm that girl, I will rip your throat out," the solider threatens him.
"I will claim her as my mate, and you can't stop me." The hyena laughs as it feels the host body begin to start up again. It will have to be fast if it wants to reclaim complete control.
"You'll never get the chance," Xander says as he rushes at the hyena, trying to distract it while the solider takes control so it can warn the others.
The hyena however is ready for the assault and quickly side steps the attack, knocking Xander away. Ss it prepares to leap at the second spirit, it feels the host body fully awaken and quickly tries to assert control, but fails as Xander smashes into him from behind.
Xander slowly opens his eyes and winces as he feels disorientated. The solider quickly realises it doesn't have much time before the hyena's strength returns and retakes control. He quickly jumps up and runs toward the watcher's house.
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Giles looked up startled as Xander almost barged through his door. He looks almost afraid of something. Quickly getting up, he walks over to the youth
"Xander are you ok?" he asks
"You have to listen and quickly I don't have much time," Xander replies looking almost in pain
"What is it?" he asks.
"I'm not Xander, not completely," Xander tells him.
"Excuse me?" Giles asked, perplexed.
"The spell that hit him the other night; it destroyed the barriers inside his head and freed the two spirits he's been processed by," Xander spoke before collapsing to the ground.
"What do you mean exactly?" Giles asked kneeling next to his friend
"The hyena is loose; it took control of him again. It's stronger, much stronger, and it's after the blonde Witch, Tara," Xander spoke fast as if every word was a battle to get out.
"The hyena? Good lord!" Giles gasped, stunned. "Then who are you if you're not Xander?" Giles asked.
"The solider spirit that took control during the Halloween incident with Ethan Rayne. Me and Xander managed to take back control so we could warn you." The solider could feel the hyena coming back he'd have to be quick. "It's coming. Listen, you have to find some way of knocking the host body out for a long period of time, and find a way to rebuild the barriers." He felt himself loosing control. "Find some place to hide now! I can't stop him and he'll take you out to keep his plans secret. Go," he added before blacking out.
Giles quickly got up and ran out of his house, he couldn't believe this was happening, but he wasn't taking any chances. If indeed the spell had let loose the spirit of the hyena, then it was going to take a lot to beat it. He headed toward Willow and Buffy's dorm room to warn them.
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The hyena growled as it woke, they had disrupted his plans and now it would have to work faster than ever to claim Tara as his and destroy the slayer. The watcher knew and even through he was faster he would still reach them first. Standing, it walked out of the house and headed toward his own, trying to think of a new plan.