Shadows of sins past by Zauriel Angelus
Part one
Disclamer:All Buffy related characters belong to Joss whedon and Co. I own only Zauriel and this story.that's about it.Enjoy.
halfway across the world.....
Sunnydale High School library
Sunnydale Calfornia
8.09 am
" GILESSSS !!!!!!! "
The sudden shout made the librarian jump in his seat and snap out of whatever it was he was thinking before . Obviously annoyed by this intrusion he turned away from the literature he engrossed himself in so often and wondered who it was that dared disturb him in his solitude .
His eyes met the form of a young blonde girl who ignored the look he was giving her . "ah ...Buffy , wha..what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be spending your weekend doing something useful instead of coming to the library ? " he said as he stood up to greet her .
" What !? is it so wrong to go to the library to increase my wealth of knowledge ? " Buffy replied defensively , irritated by her watcher's surprise outburst .
" Hmnn......" he pondered for a second , resting his chin on his hand . " coming here to study would go against the very nature of a girl your age .especially on weekends I believe ." concluding with a proud smile for his insight . " So what is the purpose of your visit ? " Giles asked .
" Yeah you're right . me here studying on a Saturday is highly unlikely" she agreed ." I do appreciate finally having some time off Giles, I really do . I've been waiting for this for months ....." she paused .
" But what ?...." Giles straightened himself ,waiting attentively for her to continue .
" um..well...... everything is cool and great 'BUT' I dunno....things are getting too quiet for my liking ." Sitting herself down she finished , " something's wrong . I just know it . whaddya think ? " she looked up waiting impatiently for his answer .
Giles sighed and reassured her with a smile , "Buffy , I'm fairly certain that if that's the case we all will be ready to face it in time . There hasn't been any recent activity or sign to suggest it ever happening but until then I think you should enjoy your well deserved break from all things supernatural ."
" I-I'll keep a vigilant eye of course and inquire with Angel to do the same ." polishing his glasses he continued not noticing the little frown she made with the mention of Angel's name ," still I wonder ....what makes you think that something would happen ? " focusing his eyes again on Buffy .
" My Spider-sense has gone a little berserk for the past few days." She stated in a matter-of-fact way .
" pardon ? s-spider wha... ? " Giles said puzzled at what he heard before being interrupted " pop culture reference that you should know by now ." she explained . "...weird feeling I've been having . frankly its been bugging me ."
"oh...I see . Well as I've said before we'll be on the look out for anything unusual but I advise that you not be deterred from any recreational plans you have till absolutely necessary ." and after making his point clear Giles proceeded to resume his research .
" Have you called Xander and Willow ? "
" They were still asleep when I called 'em .dreaming wonderful dreams no doubt . We have plans to catch a movie , eat some cookies maybe ice cream too and basically have fun ." Buffy said, brightening up as she finished.
Harris residence
11.30 am
RINGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
" wha-what ??......" Alexander Harris mumbled as he struggled to open his eyes . for crying out loud its only.... his thoughts trailed off when he saw the clock beside his bed . " 11.30 ? so what ? its Saturday !...but .. " *what's wrong with this picture ? * he got up from his bed sluggishly till it hit him .
"Oh GOD! I'm gonna be late !!! " he screamed in panic .
Frantically he rushed through his daily routine , shower , breakfast , clean up and dressing although not quite in that order . far from it . if one were to watch him through the window he'd sworn that he was watching a live cartoon character on tv . Bacon in one hand , sock on the other all the while rushing on one leg .........it was quite a sight .
Surprisingly he managed to get everything in order and in minutes he was already out the door, on the sidewalk and making his way to meet his two bestest buds , Buffy and Willow . he walked quickly , his hands in the pockets of his grey sweatshirt , whistling a tune he just heard from the radio . looking down at himself he realized that he looked more suited for jogging but shrugged it off quickly figuring he was rushing off anyway .
Grabbing a twinkie he kept in his pocket , he munched happily ,excited to do something normal for a change . he really needed the change of pace since Cordelia broke up with him weeks ago . never in a million years would it occur to him that he might ever have Cordelia of all people as a girlfriend . the fact that he would break her heart and care was even more unbelievable . Over time he actually grew to care about her even love her in a way . He never meant to hurt her but in the end he still did and that brought him guilt to no end but he can't change the past . He was only Xander . cowardy , loser-y ,a total non-entity in the halls of history .
He sighed thinking about his luck with love and every single other thing . hopeless....
Today Xander was going to feel better . There was no room for self pity today . He was going to thoroughly enjoy himself . Buffy had been a little off herself and she could use a touch of the Xand-man to brighten up her day . Seeing Buffy would definitely brighten up his. To just see her smile would make him forget his pain for a while .
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warehouse district , Singapore
2.17am
"a silent figure clad in black stalked the moonlit night...his adversaries unaware of their unfortunate plight ...There WILL be justice tonight !......man that was lame." He said chuckling to himself.at least I'm not hungry reaching his hand into a paper bag , he pulled out something and bit into it .ahh...nothing like lunch break.
fighting evil can be quite energy consuming thus having something to eat is very appreciated . Today it's take out . Nothing fancy , just burgers and a small soft drink . wasn't much but hey , food is food .
after plopping down the last of his meal , the young guardian continued tracking the old man that sicced zombies on him earlier . It took harder than he thought it would but the trail eventually led him to an abandoned warehouse where some sort of ritual was being performed .
Quietly he crept to a spot where he could see everything clearer and watched with utmost interest.
He could see a small circle of robed figures chanting in a weird language that he couldn't understand . all he knew was that it wasn't something good they were chanting about . Still he made no move till he was sure and watched closely .
I don't see the monkey anywhere . what are these bozos doing here anyway ?
His eyes caught a tall silent figure entering the building . the figure wore a dark trenchcoat and had his long hair tied in a pony tail . following behind him was another man in a trenchcoat. A Caucasian in his late thirties , he had a visible scar that ran from across his forehead to his cheek . one of his eyes were completely white . the other eye was pitch back . only when he spoke for silence did Zauriel recognize him . the chanting continued soon after.
that's the guy alright .now I gotta figure out what they're doing
the older man walked to the middle of the circle of robed figures and muttered something under his breath .raising his arms to the air he joined the chant. As he did thunder rocked the sky and mist formed and swept the floor in its icy path . a chilling shriek tore itself from the void shattering the concentration of no one . a crack of lightning and distorted light evolved into some sort of energy field .
they're opening a portal but why ? what's with the light show ?
just then another scream caught his attention.
"NO!!......PL-PLEASE...I-I DIDDI-DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!!!"
A chinese woman in her early twenties who looked to be absolutely pale , cried out for mercy . her head was bleeding and bruises covered her arms . two large bulky men were holding her down waiting for instructions to be given as the chanting stopped .
The scarred man drew blood from her hand with a knife , muttering gibberish as he did so . he sprinkled her blood into the portal and muttered some more gibberish . the portal crackled with energy
and widened .
taking his knife , he looked at the woman with obviously bad intentions .
"Hold her down . I need her no longer . her heart will be enough to prepare me"
so much for waitin. Move your ass
the guardian inspected his arsenal one smoke bomb ,two flash bombs ...poison needles...not much to go on if I'm taking on everyone in the room . gotta be smart ....he pulled the pin on the smoke bomb and let it roll to the floor.always be prepared he smirked .
pssssstttttt....
"what the...?"
in moments the whole room was filled with white smoke . blocking all sight and sent the demons on high alert .The smoke shook everyone out of what they're doing ,as they wondered what on earth was going on . it clouded their view and kept the movements of the guardian hidden as he stalked his prey .
Emerging from his hideout , the guardian first targeted the two men who held the woman captive . with two well placed shots , the poison needles he threw immediately knocked them out , effectively incapacitating them without harm .after dragging the chinese woman to safety he made his next move as the smoke started to clear .
now comes the fun part .
"FINALLY THE ROCK HAS COME TO LAY THE SMACKDOWN ON YOUR CANDY ASSES !!!"
the audience in front took notice of the announcement and armed themselves . the robes were discarded and in their place menacing scaly green demons with black horns on their heads . the two men in trenchcoats threw themselves into the portal that dissolved itself away just as quickly leaving the demons whose blades and claws unsheathed crying out for blood .
"DIE HUMAN!!!! DIE!!!!" they shouted charging fiercely at their enemy .
"clearly they're not fans of wrestling ."twelve stupid demons and me....hmnnnn... overwhelming odds . they don't stand a chance .
"ZAURIEL!"
An explosion of energy filled the warehouse with light as flames that seemingly burned from hell itself came to life upon its calling . A sword took form and materialized in his hand seemingly from out of thin air . The flames dancing on his arms flowed into it and a fiery blade came to life intensifying his fury as he jumped straight into battle .
Reaching into his pocket , he threw out a flash bomb that left everyone but himself temporarily blind to gain a slight advantage . Without sight the demons were as helpless as kittens.
The flash would stun the demons for a few moments but Zauriel made full use of them . Carving out a bloody path , he swung left and right , decapitating anything that foolishly challenged his sword , parrying blows , thrusting , swirling and slashing. The carnage quickly left only two demons standing in the ashes of their fallen comrades who were more or less the better fighters . Still they snarled defiantly refusing to give up , failing to realize that they only survived by sheer luck . luck runs out .
One of them launched itself towards the guardian hoping to crush him with one crushing swipe of its monstrous hands but missed its mark as the young man calmly side-stepped causing the demon to bury its claws into the wall whilst redirecting his attention to the other which now seemed intent on turning its heel and run .
Taking aim the guardian lets loose three poison needles that paralyzed the demon's legs making it trip over itself and falling gracelessly to the hard cement floor. Meanwhile the first demon had finally freed itself from the wall and attacked the guardian again , working its claws to maximum effect . Slashing left and right it attacked with unbound ferocity .
Zauriel tumbled away safely and jumped back into fighting stance . He relaxed his blade at his side and waited, teasing his adversary to make the first move .
Growling fiercely the horned demon rushed head on inevitably impaling himself upon the fiery blade.
" you should growl less ya know ? it takes the surprise out of your surprise attack " Zauriel spoke smiling at his enemy who promptly exploded into flames .
Turning his attention to the demon squirming on the floor , he walked over and grabbed its neck .
" I'm only gonna ask once hornhead. Tell me everything."
End part one
Part one
Disclamer:All Buffy related characters belong to Joss whedon and Co. I own only Zauriel and this story.that's about it.Enjoy.
halfway across the world.....
Sunnydale High School library
Sunnydale Calfornia
8.09 am
" GILESSSS !!!!!!! "
The sudden shout made the librarian jump in his seat and snap out of whatever it was he was thinking before . Obviously annoyed by this intrusion he turned away from the literature he engrossed himself in so often and wondered who it was that dared disturb him in his solitude .
His eyes met the form of a young blonde girl who ignored the look he was giving her . "ah ...Buffy , wha..what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be spending your weekend doing something useful instead of coming to the library ? " he said as he stood up to greet her .
" What !? is it so wrong to go to the library to increase my wealth of knowledge ? " Buffy replied defensively , irritated by her watcher's surprise outburst .
" Hmnn......" he pondered for a second , resting his chin on his hand . " coming here to study would go against the very nature of a girl your age .especially on weekends I believe ." concluding with a proud smile for his insight . " So what is the purpose of your visit ? " Giles asked .
" Yeah you're right . me here studying on a Saturday is highly unlikely" she agreed ." I do appreciate finally having some time off Giles, I really do . I've been waiting for this for months ....." she paused .
" But what ?...." Giles straightened himself ,waiting attentively for her to continue .
" um..well...... everything is cool and great 'BUT' I dunno....things are getting too quiet for my liking ." Sitting herself down she finished , " something's wrong . I just know it . whaddya think ? " she looked up waiting impatiently for his answer .
Giles sighed and reassured her with a smile , "Buffy , I'm fairly certain that if that's the case we all will be ready to face it in time . There hasn't been any recent activity or sign to suggest it ever happening but until then I think you should enjoy your well deserved break from all things supernatural ."
" I-I'll keep a vigilant eye of course and inquire with Angel to do the same ." polishing his glasses he continued not noticing the little frown she made with the mention of Angel's name ," still I wonder ....what makes you think that something would happen ? " focusing his eyes again on Buffy .
" My Spider-sense has gone a little berserk for the past few days." She stated in a matter-of-fact way .
" pardon ? s-spider wha... ? " Giles said puzzled at what he heard before being interrupted " pop culture reference that you should know by now ." she explained . "...weird feeling I've been having . frankly its been bugging me ."
"oh...I see . Well as I've said before we'll be on the look out for anything unusual but I advise that you not be deterred from any recreational plans you have till absolutely necessary ." and after making his point clear Giles proceeded to resume his research .
" Have you called Xander and Willow ? "
" They were still asleep when I called 'em .dreaming wonderful dreams no doubt . We have plans to catch a movie , eat some cookies maybe ice cream too and basically have fun ." Buffy said, brightening up as she finished.
Harris residence
11.30 am
RINGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
" wha-what ??......" Alexander Harris mumbled as he struggled to open his eyes . for crying out loud its only.... his thoughts trailed off when he saw the clock beside his bed . " 11.30 ? so what ? its Saturday !...but .. " *what's wrong with this picture ? * he got up from his bed sluggishly till it hit him .
"Oh GOD! I'm gonna be late !!! " he screamed in panic .
Frantically he rushed through his daily routine , shower , breakfast , clean up and dressing although not quite in that order . far from it . if one were to watch him through the window he'd sworn that he was watching a live cartoon character on tv . Bacon in one hand , sock on the other all the while rushing on one leg .........it was quite a sight .
Surprisingly he managed to get everything in order and in minutes he was already out the door, on the sidewalk and making his way to meet his two bestest buds , Buffy and Willow . he walked quickly , his hands in the pockets of his grey sweatshirt , whistling a tune he just heard from the radio . looking down at himself he realized that he looked more suited for jogging but shrugged it off quickly figuring he was rushing off anyway .
Grabbing a twinkie he kept in his pocket , he munched happily ,excited to do something normal for a change . he really needed the change of pace since Cordelia broke up with him weeks ago . never in a million years would it occur to him that he might ever have Cordelia of all people as a girlfriend . the fact that he would break her heart and care was even more unbelievable . Over time he actually grew to care about her even love her in a way . He never meant to hurt her but in the end he still did and that brought him guilt to no end but he can't change the past . He was only Xander . cowardy , loser-y ,a total non-entity in the halls of history .
He sighed thinking about his luck with love and every single other thing . hopeless....
Today Xander was going to feel better . There was no room for self pity today . He was going to thoroughly enjoy himself . Buffy had been a little off herself and she could use a touch of the Xand-man to brighten up her day . Seeing Buffy would definitely brighten up his. To just see her smile would make him forget his pain for a while .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
warehouse district , Singapore
2.17am
"a silent figure clad in black stalked the moonlit night...his adversaries unaware of their unfortunate plight ...There WILL be justice tonight !......man that was lame." He said chuckling to himself.at least I'm not hungry reaching his hand into a paper bag , he pulled out something and bit into it .ahh...nothing like lunch break.
fighting evil can be quite energy consuming thus having something to eat is very appreciated . Today it's take out . Nothing fancy , just burgers and a small soft drink . wasn't much but hey , food is food .
after plopping down the last of his meal , the young guardian continued tracking the old man that sicced zombies on him earlier . It took harder than he thought it would but the trail eventually led him to an abandoned warehouse where some sort of ritual was being performed .
Quietly he crept to a spot where he could see everything clearer and watched with utmost interest.
He could see a small circle of robed figures chanting in a weird language that he couldn't understand . all he knew was that it wasn't something good they were chanting about . Still he made no move till he was sure and watched closely .
I don't see the monkey anywhere . what are these bozos doing here anyway ?
His eyes caught a tall silent figure entering the building . the figure wore a dark trenchcoat and had his long hair tied in a pony tail . following behind him was another man in a trenchcoat. A Caucasian in his late thirties , he had a visible scar that ran from across his forehead to his cheek . one of his eyes were completely white . the other eye was pitch back . only when he spoke for silence did Zauriel recognize him . the chanting continued soon after.
that's the guy alright .now I gotta figure out what they're doing
the older man walked to the middle of the circle of robed figures and muttered something under his breath .raising his arms to the air he joined the chant. As he did thunder rocked the sky and mist formed and swept the floor in its icy path . a chilling shriek tore itself from the void shattering the concentration of no one . a crack of lightning and distorted light evolved into some sort of energy field .
they're opening a portal but why ? what's with the light show ?
just then another scream caught his attention.
"NO!!......PL-PLEASE...I-I DIDDI-DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!!!"
A chinese woman in her early twenties who looked to be absolutely pale , cried out for mercy . her head was bleeding and bruises covered her arms . two large bulky men were holding her down waiting for instructions to be given as the chanting stopped .
The scarred man drew blood from her hand with a knife , muttering gibberish as he did so . he sprinkled her blood into the portal and muttered some more gibberish . the portal crackled with energy
and widened .
taking his knife , he looked at the woman with obviously bad intentions .
"Hold her down . I need her no longer . her heart will be enough to prepare me"
so much for waitin. Move your ass
the guardian inspected his arsenal one smoke bomb ,two flash bombs ...poison needles...not much to go on if I'm taking on everyone in the room . gotta be smart ....he pulled the pin on the smoke bomb and let it roll to the floor.always be prepared he smirked .
pssssstttttt....
"what the...?"
in moments the whole room was filled with white smoke . blocking all sight and sent the demons on high alert .The smoke shook everyone out of what they're doing ,as they wondered what on earth was going on . it clouded their view and kept the movements of the guardian hidden as he stalked his prey .
Emerging from his hideout , the guardian first targeted the two men who held the woman captive . with two well placed shots , the poison needles he threw immediately knocked them out , effectively incapacitating them without harm .after dragging the chinese woman to safety he made his next move as the smoke started to clear .
now comes the fun part .
"FINALLY THE ROCK HAS COME TO LAY THE SMACKDOWN ON YOUR CANDY ASSES !!!"
the audience in front took notice of the announcement and armed themselves . the robes were discarded and in their place menacing scaly green demons with black horns on their heads . the two men in trenchcoats threw themselves into the portal that dissolved itself away just as quickly leaving the demons whose blades and claws unsheathed crying out for blood .
"DIE HUMAN!!!! DIE!!!!" they shouted charging fiercely at their enemy .
"clearly they're not fans of wrestling ."twelve stupid demons and me....hmnnnn... overwhelming odds . they don't stand a chance .
"ZAURIEL!"
An explosion of energy filled the warehouse with light as flames that seemingly burned from hell itself came to life upon its calling . A sword took form and materialized in his hand seemingly from out of thin air . The flames dancing on his arms flowed into it and a fiery blade came to life intensifying his fury as he jumped straight into battle .
Reaching into his pocket , he threw out a flash bomb that left everyone but himself temporarily blind to gain a slight advantage . Without sight the demons were as helpless as kittens.
The flash would stun the demons for a few moments but Zauriel made full use of them . Carving out a bloody path , he swung left and right , decapitating anything that foolishly challenged his sword , parrying blows , thrusting , swirling and slashing. The carnage quickly left only two demons standing in the ashes of their fallen comrades who were more or less the better fighters . Still they snarled defiantly refusing to give up , failing to realize that they only survived by sheer luck . luck runs out .
One of them launched itself towards the guardian hoping to crush him with one crushing swipe of its monstrous hands but missed its mark as the young man calmly side-stepped causing the demon to bury its claws into the wall whilst redirecting his attention to the other which now seemed intent on turning its heel and run .
Taking aim the guardian lets loose three poison needles that paralyzed the demon's legs making it trip over itself and falling gracelessly to the hard cement floor. Meanwhile the first demon had finally freed itself from the wall and attacked the guardian again , working its claws to maximum effect . Slashing left and right it attacked with unbound ferocity .
Zauriel tumbled away safely and jumped back into fighting stance . He relaxed his blade at his side and waited, teasing his adversary to make the first move .
Growling fiercely the horned demon rushed head on inevitably impaling himself upon the fiery blade.
" you should growl less ya know ? it takes the surprise out of your surprise attack " Zauriel spoke smiling at his enemy who promptly exploded into flames .
Turning his attention to the demon squirming on the floor , he walked over and grabbed its neck .
" I'm only gonna ask once hornhead. Tell me everything."
End part one