Buffy hadn't realised how late it was. It'll be dark soon she thought. I
better get home. During the journey home Buffy was planning her next move.
She knew she needed the Syrma-Matis demon for the cure. But the demon was
extremely strong and so she thought about self-defence tactics, fighting
techniques and combos that she could use against it. The bus dropped her
off just down the street from her house. Buffy sauntered home a little
tired. She went to her room and lay on her bed for a moment. Suddenly,
Buffy felt a sharp pain cruise throughout her whole body starting in her
feet and shooting up into her head. Buffy immediately held her head as she
lay on her bed; she rolled over onto her side and pulled her knees up to
her chest. She clenched her teeth and squeezed her eyes shut because of the
pain.
Images flashed in Buffy's brain, first there was Angel leaning on the mantel piece at the mansion, then it quickly shifted to show her own face with her cut on her forehead bleeding and then it shifted back to Angel still leaning on the mantelpiece; a blood stain forming where he'd been stabbed. Then Buffy saw herself stood in front of the fire at Shady Hill, the tips of the flames blue and the main body of the fire glowing green. She then saw herself stab the demon in the heart with a gleaming silver sword. Buffy looked down and she saw the demon lying in a heap in the flames. Angel was on the other side of the flames as he had been in her dream. He had the Rumadien Amulet in his hand. He said to her, "Don't forget." The words echoed in her head. She then saw herself stood beside the fire in the cemetery, holding the parchment the man who'd she'd seen earlier that day had given her.
Buffy's head suddenly cleared. There were no more flashing images. Buffy opened her eyes, breathing heavily and trying to comprehend what she'd just seen.
Buffy rolled over on her bed onto her back, still breathing heavily and thinking what to do next.
She knew Angel wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. He'd already told her that. Buffy decided she wanted to kill the demon as soon as she could. She was going to do it tonight. She changed into some clothes she could actually fight in. Out of her pink skirt and white sleeveless top and into her black leather trousers, red fitted top and a long black coat. She put her boots on and picked a sword out of her weapons box. Her mom was working late at the gallery so she knew she wouldn't see her leave the house with a sword in her hand. Buffy's mom still had a problem with stakes let alone swords!
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Downtown, near Willie's bar, Buffy patrolled all the back streets and alleys hoping to find the Syrma-Matis demon. She looked for almost an hour and decided she'd come back tomorrow and hope she could kill him in time to save Angel. She turned around to take one last street. She saw a shadow in the distance and recognised it to be that of the Syrma-Matis demon! "Slayer!" He said.
"Yeah you said that already! Do you know any other words coz that ones gone stale!" She joked.
She turned, ran the other way and the demon followed her. She tried to get as near to Shady Hill as she could.
Come on. Follow Buffy She thought as she glanced back while the demon slowly followed her. She kept to the back streets as much as she could. Eventually she neared Shady Hill cemetery. She could see the entrance up ahead. She glanced back again to make sure the demon was still following her and he was. She slowed so the Syrma-Matis demon could catch up with her. He did, immediately knocked her to the ground and she dropped her sword. Buffy rolled back onto her shoulders and pushed herself up, kicking the demon in the stomach in the process. He stumbled backwards and swung at Buffy with his left fist, she blocked and punched him with her free hand and kneed him in the stomach. He bent over in pain and she shoved her knee up into his face. He recovered, hit Buffy on the side of the face, turned and kicked her in the ribs so she spun around facing away from him. He then kicked her in the spine and she hit the outer brick wall of Shady Hill. He ran at her, she ducked and he hit the wall with some force. She tripped him over, sat on him and punched him in the face. He shoved her off and rolled on top of her. He raised his arm and Buffy saw the poisonous spike protruding from it. The one he had used to stab Angel and was now going to stab her with. She looked at him with fear in her expression. She glanced to her left and saw her sword. With all her might she shoved the demon to her right and stretched over him to get her sword. She successfully reached it and plunged it in deep into the Syrma-Matis's heart. She got up and backed away to make sure the demon was dead and he just lay limp on the Tar- Mac road. Blood was oozing from the wound. Buffy walked back over to the demon, she removed the sword, raised it high in the air so she could get some force behind her next move and she slammed it down hard on the demon's weapon-his spike on his arm.
She sliced through it easily with her sword and green fluid oozed out over the demon and spread onto the ground.
Buffy didn't hesitate to hoist the demon up over her shoulder and walk into the deserted Shady Hill cemetery. She dumped the demons body close to where Angel was stabbed concealing him in a spot densely populated by trees and ground shrubbery. Now all she could do was wait until tomorrow night.
Images flashed in Buffy's brain, first there was Angel leaning on the mantel piece at the mansion, then it quickly shifted to show her own face with her cut on her forehead bleeding and then it shifted back to Angel still leaning on the mantelpiece; a blood stain forming where he'd been stabbed. Then Buffy saw herself stood in front of the fire at Shady Hill, the tips of the flames blue and the main body of the fire glowing green. She then saw herself stab the demon in the heart with a gleaming silver sword. Buffy looked down and she saw the demon lying in a heap in the flames. Angel was on the other side of the flames as he had been in her dream. He had the Rumadien Amulet in his hand. He said to her, "Don't forget." The words echoed in her head. She then saw herself stood beside the fire in the cemetery, holding the parchment the man who'd she'd seen earlier that day had given her.
Buffy's head suddenly cleared. There were no more flashing images. Buffy opened her eyes, breathing heavily and trying to comprehend what she'd just seen.
Buffy rolled over on her bed onto her back, still breathing heavily and thinking what to do next.
She knew Angel wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. He'd already told her that. Buffy decided she wanted to kill the demon as soon as she could. She was going to do it tonight. She changed into some clothes she could actually fight in. Out of her pink skirt and white sleeveless top and into her black leather trousers, red fitted top and a long black coat. She put her boots on and picked a sword out of her weapons box. Her mom was working late at the gallery so she knew she wouldn't see her leave the house with a sword in her hand. Buffy's mom still had a problem with stakes let alone swords!
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Downtown, near Willie's bar, Buffy patrolled all the back streets and alleys hoping to find the Syrma-Matis demon. She looked for almost an hour and decided she'd come back tomorrow and hope she could kill him in time to save Angel. She turned around to take one last street. She saw a shadow in the distance and recognised it to be that of the Syrma-Matis demon! "Slayer!" He said.
"Yeah you said that already! Do you know any other words coz that ones gone stale!" She joked.
She turned, ran the other way and the demon followed her. She tried to get as near to Shady Hill as she could.
Come on. Follow Buffy She thought as she glanced back while the demon slowly followed her. She kept to the back streets as much as she could. Eventually she neared Shady Hill cemetery. She could see the entrance up ahead. She glanced back again to make sure the demon was still following her and he was. She slowed so the Syrma-Matis demon could catch up with her. He did, immediately knocked her to the ground and she dropped her sword. Buffy rolled back onto her shoulders and pushed herself up, kicking the demon in the stomach in the process. He stumbled backwards and swung at Buffy with his left fist, she blocked and punched him with her free hand and kneed him in the stomach. He bent over in pain and she shoved her knee up into his face. He recovered, hit Buffy on the side of the face, turned and kicked her in the ribs so she spun around facing away from him. He then kicked her in the spine and she hit the outer brick wall of Shady Hill. He ran at her, she ducked and he hit the wall with some force. She tripped him over, sat on him and punched him in the face. He shoved her off and rolled on top of her. He raised his arm and Buffy saw the poisonous spike protruding from it. The one he had used to stab Angel and was now going to stab her with. She looked at him with fear in her expression. She glanced to her left and saw her sword. With all her might she shoved the demon to her right and stretched over him to get her sword. She successfully reached it and plunged it in deep into the Syrma-Matis's heart. She got up and backed away to make sure the demon was dead and he just lay limp on the Tar- Mac road. Blood was oozing from the wound. Buffy walked back over to the demon, she removed the sword, raised it high in the air so she could get some force behind her next move and she slammed it down hard on the demon's weapon-his spike on his arm.
She sliced through it easily with her sword and green fluid oozed out over the demon and spread onto the ground.
Buffy didn't hesitate to hoist the demon up over her shoulder and walk into the deserted Shady Hill cemetery. She dumped the demons body close to where Angel was stabbed concealing him in a spot densely populated by trees and ground shrubbery. Now all she could do was wait until tomorrow night.