The Twisted, Tied Up, And Tangled Series
By DKM
Rating: PG-13
Summary: An eternal love spanning the ages is finally rekindled when Witchblade wielder Sara Pezzini meets singer Darren Hayes. But fairy tales don't always have happy endings, do they?
Author's Note: Okay, this is my first ATTEMPT at a Witchblade fic, just adding the crossover with Savage Garden and their lead singer, Darren Hayes, makes things a LOT more difficult. I ask for your forgiveness if I'm that horrible at getting things right the first time. Please point them out to me without bashing. I REALLY don't appreciate bashing. That only makes me feel bad. (Unless you're my friend Mel, who knows how to bash without making me feel like crap.) Anyway, please enjoy.
Archive: I'll be setting one up soon. Otherwise, email me at Dmmuzicfan@aol.com
Feedback/Comments: SEE EMAIL ABOVE OR BE NICE AND SUBMIT A REVIEW!
Disclaimer: All rights to Witchblade and its characters belong to Top Cow and TNT. All rights to Savage Garden belong to Savage Garden. I don't own either of the two, as much as I'd like to. Remember, this is entirely FICTION. It's my IMAGINATION at work. Please, don't sue me, as much as you would like to.
Part 1: Iris
Prologue: The Weapon, The Myth, The Legacy
The Witchblade
For thousands of years it has existed. An intelligent, symbiotic weapon of incredible power. A living gauntlet that becomes one with its wearer. The Witchblade: Legend has it only women of unmatched strength of mind, body, and will have ever successfully worn it. But there was one exception to the rule.
The Witchblade's legacy has created a warrior bloodline back through time and forward into the future. Joan of Arc wielded the blade as did other great warrior women throughout the ages. But to wear the Witchblade is to be both its master and its servant, as this mysterious weapon draws to it what it needs and casts aside what it does not. Stirring to life at times of crisis -- during wars, famines, pestilence -- the Witchblade has been used to cut a swath of blood and viscera through the ranks of previously insurmountable evil. For decades it has lain dormant, but now in the early days of the 21st century, the Witchblade has chosen a new bearer of its power.... and its curse.
The Myth
Achillia, the greatest gladiatrix of ancient Roman history and descendent of Mars, the god of war, was one of the first known chosen wielders of the Witchblade. Her name was derived from the Greek warrior Achilles, the worrier accredited for slaying Hector, the Trojan prince, during the ten- year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. She was a strong woman, her power coming from Mars. In the ring, she was undefeated. Many challenged her, and many lost their lives to her blade.
Legend has it that she and the gladiator Sebastian, who descended from the fire god Vulcan, fell in love and formed a powerful alliance. Achillia allowed Sebastian to wear the Witchblade in return for his eternal love. From then on, the two were inseparable and their power as gladiators grew. They became the two champions of the ring, never losing a battle.
As time passed, a new rival entered the gladiatorial ring. Her name, Amazon. She had fallen in love with Sebastian and was willing to fight to the death in order to have him as her lover. Amadeus, descendent of Angerona, the protecting deity of Rome, half brother of Achillia, and sworn protector of the Witchblade, strongly advised her to stay away from Amazon, fearing that the Witchblade would abandon it's wielder under such circumstances. Against Amadeus's advice, Achillia accepted Amazon's challenge.
Sebastian, upon hearing of his lover's challenge from Amadeus, begged her not to fight with Amazon. Yet Achillia remained determined to vanquish the only obstacle between her and Sebastian.
On the day of the battle, Amadeus warned Achillia that fighting Amazon might cost more than Amazon's life. The Witchblade was at stake, and so was her life. If the Witchblade abandoned its wielder in her darkest hour, she would surly die. Achillia ignored his advice and went to battle with Amazon. They fought long and hard, exceeding even the crowd's expectations that this was going to be a short fight. Achillia finally gained the advantage and called upon the Witchblade. With Amazon at her knees, begging for her life to be spared, Achillia raised the sword. Just as she was about to throw the final blow, Amazon cried out, "You shall pay for this! Sebastian will be mine!" With that, Achillia slashed through Amazon's throat, killing her instantly.
Sebastian and Amadeus, who had been watching in the crowd, quickly went to Achillia's side. The Witchblade had not abandoned her this time, but it would soon prove its powers. Her next challenge came within a few days of Amazon's death. In the heat of battle, Achillia summoned upon the Witchblade's powers, but it lay cold on the ground beside her. It had abandoned its wielder in her darkest hour, costing her the life she had so desperately tried to obtain.
By DKM
Rating: PG-13
Summary: An eternal love spanning the ages is finally rekindled when Witchblade wielder Sara Pezzini meets singer Darren Hayes. But fairy tales don't always have happy endings, do they?
Author's Note: Okay, this is my first ATTEMPT at a Witchblade fic, just adding the crossover with Savage Garden and their lead singer, Darren Hayes, makes things a LOT more difficult. I ask for your forgiveness if I'm that horrible at getting things right the first time. Please point them out to me without bashing. I REALLY don't appreciate bashing. That only makes me feel bad. (Unless you're my friend Mel, who knows how to bash without making me feel like crap.) Anyway, please enjoy.
Archive: I'll be setting one up soon. Otherwise, email me at Dmmuzicfan@aol.com
Feedback/Comments: SEE EMAIL ABOVE OR BE NICE AND SUBMIT A REVIEW!
Disclaimer: All rights to Witchblade and its characters belong to Top Cow and TNT. All rights to Savage Garden belong to Savage Garden. I don't own either of the two, as much as I'd like to. Remember, this is entirely FICTION. It's my IMAGINATION at work. Please, don't sue me, as much as you would like to.
Part 1: Iris
Prologue: The Weapon, The Myth, The Legacy
The Witchblade
For thousands of years it has existed. An intelligent, symbiotic weapon of incredible power. A living gauntlet that becomes one with its wearer. The Witchblade: Legend has it only women of unmatched strength of mind, body, and will have ever successfully worn it. But there was one exception to the rule.
The Witchblade's legacy has created a warrior bloodline back through time and forward into the future. Joan of Arc wielded the blade as did other great warrior women throughout the ages. But to wear the Witchblade is to be both its master and its servant, as this mysterious weapon draws to it what it needs and casts aside what it does not. Stirring to life at times of crisis -- during wars, famines, pestilence -- the Witchblade has been used to cut a swath of blood and viscera through the ranks of previously insurmountable evil. For decades it has lain dormant, but now in the early days of the 21st century, the Witchblade has chosen a new bearer of its power.... and its curse.
The Myth
Achillia, the greatest gladiatrix of ancient Roman history and descendent of Mars, the god of war, was one of the first known chosen wielders of the Witchblade. Her name was derived from the Greek warrior Achilles, the worrier accredited for slaying Hector, the Trojan prince, during the ten- year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. She was a strong woman, her power coming from Mars. In the ring, she was undefeated. Many challenged her, and many lost their lives to her blade.
Legend has it that she and the gladiator Sebastian, who descended from the fire god Vulcan, fell in love and formed a powerful alliance. Achillia allowed Sebastian to wear the Witchblade in return for his eternal love. From then on, the two were inseparable and their power as gladiators grew. They became the two champions of the ring, never losing a battle.
As time passed, a new rival entered the gladiatorial ring. Her name, Amazon. She had fallen in love with Sebastian and was willing to fight to the death in order to have him as her lover. Amadeus, descendent of Angerona, the protecting deity of Rome, half brother of Achillia, and sworn protector of the Witchblade, strongly advised her to stay away from Amazon, fearing that the Witchblade would abandon it's wielder under such circumstances. Against Amadeus's advice, Achillia accepted Amazon's challenge.
Sebastian, upon hearing of his lover's challenge from Amadeus, begged her not to fight with Amazon. Yet Achillia remained determined to vanquish the only obstacle between her and Sebastian.
On the day of the battle, Amadeus warned Achillia that fighting Amazon might cost more than Amazon's life. The Witchblade was at stake, and so was her life. If the Witchblade abandoned its wielder in her darkest hour, she would surly die. Achillia ignored his advice and went to battle with Amazon. They fought long and hard, exceeding even the crowd's expectations that this was going to be a short fight. Achillia finally gained the advantage and called upon the Witchblade. With Amazon at her knees, begging for her life to be spared, Achillia raised the sword. Just as she was about to throw the final blow, Amazon cried out, "You shall pay for this! Sebastian will be mine!" With that, Achillia slashed through Amazon's throat, killing her instantly.
Sebastian and Amadeus, who had been watching in the crowd, quickly went to Achillia's side. The Witchblade had not abandoned her this time, but it would soon prove its powers. Her next challenge came within a few days of Amazon's death. In the heat of battle, Achillia summoned upon the Witchblade's powers, but it lay cold on the ground beside her. It had abandoned its wielder in her darkest hour, costing her the life she had so desperately tried to obtain.