note...all that copyright stuff. The Realm is also an idea of my imagination along with all my characters. :P
Alex, Sarah, and everybody else had left, leaving Angel and the Scooby gang all alone in the office. Everyone was glaring at Angel. He just smiled.
"I'm surprised to find you here, Buffy. I guess you followed me? I should have known. This isn't a very safe place for the Council's sole slayer to be. There is a prejudice against the Council here at the Realm. They don't exactly get along." Angel said.
"Excuse me…Just what is the Realm?" Xander said, interrupting Angel.
"Well, in legend it was created before the time of humans by a demon named Tishcar. He was not evil. He was the first fighter against evil. See, back then most demons weren't evil but the ones that were, they were really evil. Tishcar and his band of do-gooders fought back against evil. But Abbeworth, the worst demon, had created a poison that turned demons evil. That made the bad demons outnumber the good ones. At about this same time humans were created. Abbeworth made the first vampire and Tishcar taught a group of people how to stop the demons and vampires. These people called the gypsies started giving vampires back their souls. Tishcar built them villages under the ground so that they could live without fear of the sun. Those were the first Realms. The Realm is a safe harbor for those who are being persecuted or recovering. We harbor vampires with souls, good demons, those with supernatural powers and runaways." Angel stopped and took a breath. "Phew, that's a mouthful." He smiled.
"So what, you're a member or something?" Anya asked.
"You could say that. I designed this Realm and the Realm in L.A. They helped me deal with my soul when I was first cursed."
"You never said anything about this." Buffy said sadly.
"When you join the Realm, you sign a confidentiality agreement. You're not allowed to talk about it. A fate worse than death is the punishment if you do." Angel said laughing.
The door opened again. Alex, Jill, and Sarah walked in. Sarah looked pleased but Alex was obviously pouting. The three just stood there until Jill poked Alex in the ribs. She sighed.
"As the Lady Champion of the Realm, and in the tradition of friendship, you all are all invited to witness the Realm and its power." Alex said, grudgingly.
"Huh?" Xander muttered.
"Do y'all want a tour or what?" Alex snapped. Jill jabbed her arm in to Alex's ribs again. "It would be a honor if you would accompany us on a tour." She sighed again.
"Uh. Yes. It would be a honor for us as well." Giles said, recognizing a formal invitation when he saw one. Everyone stood up and headed out of the office.
Alex, Sarah, and everybody else had left, leaving Angel and the Scooby gang all alone in the office. Everyone was glaring at Angel. He just smiled.
"I'm surprised to find you here, Buffy. I guess you followed me? I should have known. This isn't a very safe place for the Council's sole slayer to be. There is a prejudice against the Council here at the Realm. They don't exactly get along." Angel said.
"Excuse me…Just what is the Realm?" Xander said, interrupting Angel.
"Well, in legend it was created before the time of humans by a demon named Tishcar. He was not evil. He was the first fighter against evil. See, back then most demons weren't evil but the ones that were, they were really evil. Tishcar and his band of do-gooders fought back against evil. But Abbeworth, the worst demon, had created a poison that turned demons evil. That made the bad demons outnumber the good ones. At about this same time humans were created. Abbeworth made the first vampire and Tishcar taught a group of people how to stop the demons and vampires. These people called the gypsies started giving vampires back their souls. Tishcar built them villages under the ground so that they could live without fear of the sun. Those were the first Realms. The Realm is a safe harbor for those who are being persecuted or recovering. We harbor vampires with souls, good demons, those with supernatural powers and runaways." Angel stopped and took a breath. "Phew, that's a mouthful." He smiled.
"So what, you're a member or something?" Anya asked.
"You could say that. I designed this Realm and the Realm in L.A. They helped me deal with my soul when I was first cursed."
"You never said anything about this." Buffy said sadly.
"When you join the Realm, you sign a confidentiality agreement. You're not allowed to talk about it. A fate worse than death is the punishment if you do." Angel said laughing.
The door opened again. Alex, Jill, and Sarah walked in. Sarah looked pleased but Alex was obviously pouting. The three just stood there until Jill poked Alex in the ribs. She sighed.
"As the Lady Champion of the Realm, and in the tradition of friendship, you all are all invited to witness the Realm and its power." Alex said, grudgingly.
"Huh?" Xander muttered.
"Do y'all want a tour or what?" Alex snapped. Jill jabbed her arm in to Alex's ribs again. "It would be a honor if you would accompany us on a tour." She sighed again.
"Uh. Yes. It would be a honor for us as well." Giles said, recognizing a formal invitation when he saw one. Everyone stood up and headed out of the office.