Legend of the Slayer, p11 of 100
by Philister
Fanfic written for TTH100
Theme: Slayers
Prompt: #067 - Immortal
Crossover with Highlander
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Ana did not know what kind of demon the handsome man was, but she was quite certain he could not possibly be human. She had seen him kill that other man by chopping off his head. She had seen how he had then sucked the life out of him in a spectacle of lightning and fire. Whatever he was, he needed to be destroyed.
Even as she fought him, though, she found it strange that he did not feel evil to her. But the Watchers had taught her that there were demons who could blend in very well, that they shrouded their evil natures to the point where not even the Slayer could properly sense them until they chose to reveal themselves.
For a demon he was not very strong, though. No stronger than a human. A good swordsman, but outclassed by her great speed and strength. So she killed him by stabbing him through the heart.
When she turned to leave, though, he got up. So she killed him again, this time by putting a knife between his eyes.
He got up again, so she slit his throat.
Again he got up, so she carved out his heart.
When he got up again she decided to decapitate him, but something in his eyes made her hesitate.
"Please, my lady," he pleaded. "Enough for one day. I do not know what I have done to deserve your wrath, but I assure you, I regret it and will never do it again."
His smile was charming and he did not feel evil, so she relented.
"What are you?" she asked. "How can you rise from the dead over and over again?"
"I am Duncan McLeod of the Clan McLeod. I am an Immortal."
The words struck a chord somewhere deep inside her. For a moment she seemed to remember a desert plain and saw glowing shards of a shattered god rain down to Earth. Then the vision was gone.
"Well then, Duncan McLeod," she said, smiling sweetly. "I am Ana, the Vampire Slayer."
Neither of them killed or died for the rest of their encounter.
THE END