38. Part 38 Genocide A Demon's Tool

Thursday, October 11, 2012

A/N: This next section looks at the darkest evil from a demon's perspective and is in no way meant to mock or belittle the horror many suffered. It merely reflects the author's deepest wish that we could blame that dark time and evil deeds on more than humanities own evil and darkness. In this case it is a plot device to explain how evil took root in the hearts and minds of people who should have known better.
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Disclaimer: Please See Part One.

Part 38 Genocide A Demon's Tool

Azazel popped out and sighed. He silently wished his son'sleader and Master Hitler attempt at genocide had worked. He knew that the demon who had sponsored Hitler had not really cared much about the Jews and Gypsies that they killed it had always been more about ensuring the end of certain blood lines. Bloodlines that were vital to protecting and keeping the world safe from demon kind. Sadly for many innocents they just happened to carry the same racial and ethnic profiles. Since subtlety was not a demon trait and the fact that if the families in question suspected the truth there would have been issues. No it had been far simpler to simply wipe out or attempt to wipe out the entire race of beings.

Far better safe than sorry had been the order of the day. Besides it had been a seen as a major coup in the demon world to make humans act even more barbaric then even the worst of demon kind. In a way Azazel was glad that the project had failed.
Not that he cared for the lives spare but rather that had it succeeded his own plan would have been destroyed. Because the Demon Grim would have risen to the top of the demon world and he would not have allowed any challengers. Sadly his own forces had not been a match at the time. He sighed and decided that it was just too bad that Grim had failed to end this particular family line. It would have made his plans so much simpler.

However on the plus side the demon Grim had not succeeded which meant he still had access to the bloodlines and they could perhaps be corrupted to his use. The darkness was already in young Samuel and he could taste the dark on Willow. Yes perhaps it was best that they had survived as they would become the dark warriors he needed to destroy the good and light ones. Moreover neither realized they had been tainted it made the situation all the more fun to watch unfold.

"Splainy please now before I get cranky." Buffy demanded.

"Oh we so would not want that now would we princess." Dean snarked.

Buffy turned to face him the slayer leaping forward. Dean would have snarked again but the sudden look on her face stalled the comment. He swallowed hard.

"Ah, Bunny we ah…we were taken captive by this mad man. Then that one the one you all chased off came in and he was even worse." Shelia said stuttering.

Buffy looked at her best friend's mother and suddenly could see where the babble came in. She softened her gaze and walked over with Willow to help her mother up off the floor and onto one of the beds to sit. She almost sighed in relief and Shelia once more mangled her name it made this seem almost normal and common place. Willow's mother was nice enough but she never did manage to remember her name properly.

"Bunny? Really?" Dean said

Buffy just ignored him and said "Are you all right Mrs. Rosenberg?"

"I…just a bit scared and shaken up; we need to call someone, the police or some other authority."

"Ah mom, we …what would we tell them? I mean we can't exactly say a yellow eyed man held you and daddy captive." Willow said pulling her mother in for a hug. This had been her worst fear that her family could and would one day be used against her.

"We have to warn them…"

"I got you mom. We will take care of it. Just cry let it out. It is ok to be scared." Willow said softly.

Xander looked ready to kill. That demon was so toast when he found it. He noted the same look on Buffy's face and glanced around the room and was shocked to see the same look on Willow's father's face and that of the three men who had just beaten them here. This was going to change things. He just hoped it was for the better.

"So when did the demon come after you?" John asked Ira.

Ira sighed and pushed his hair back. His mind drifted back over the years and he shuttered.

"It was just before Mary…" He paused as he saw John and his son's heads pop up."I found that thing hanging over Willow's crib. I shouted at it and it looked up and smiled. It picked her up and was feeding her a bottle. I thought he was going to kidnap Willow. Only he was feeding her. Feeding her this dark liquid and strangely enough singing to her. It was haunting and chilling beautiful but it made my skin crawl. I was not sure what to do so I began to chant and pray. I was so scared when its yellow eyes turned on me. He cried out as I prayed and was forced to put Willow back in her crib. He covered his ears after he dropped the glass bottle. It shattered and poured out all over the floor. Willow had drank about half of it that I could tell. He cursed and me then disappeared like he did today." Ira looked at Shelia. "Shelia had gone to the store to get some medicine as Willow had an ear infection. I told her to go because she looked so tired and worn out. It had been days and Willow's fever was so high."

John looked at Ira and then at Shelia. "I think you just got lucky Ira. Shelia was not there."

Suddenly Ira paled as the implications hit him. His knees buckled as he stumbled to his wife and daughter's side pulling them both close. "I could have lost you."

Willow froze as the implications hit her hard. She had demon blood in her. She began to shake. Xander moved to her side he and Buffy along with her parents held her as she shook. First with fear then with rage at the violation of her innocence, "Mom, dad it will be ok."

"How can it?" Shelia asked as she suddenly recalled everything including seeing Mary's body after Azazel had been done with her.

"It will be ok Aunt Shelia because we are going to kill that demon." Dean said. This time his snark was not stopped because the gang all agreed with him, one way or another Azazel was going down. Even if that meant working with that loud mouthed idiot, because no one messed with family and Willow's parents were family.

TBC...