Disclaimer: See first Chapter!
A/N: I've got only a chapter or two left after this one, I hope. I've gotta at least finish one fic. It's not going to be as long as I originally intended, but hey, I still like the way it's turning out!
Title: Evanescence with 'Whisper'
*****
Catch me as I fall,
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain if I will it all away...
*****
"Faith..." the gently hand on her shoulder, the softy calling of her name, but none of it mattered. He was gone. Tears ran freely down her face as she held his cooling body, trying in vain to hold onto him, to keep him with her.
"Give her a few moments," Giles said softly, turning from her and walking back to his books. "We need to stop him, now. The Necromancer..."
At the sound of that name, Faith stumbled blindly to her feet, grabbing a blade from the ground. Buffy tried to stop her, only to be pushed to the side as Faith staggered out the door and into the depths of the Sunnydale night.
*****
Faith ran tirelessly through the streets, heeding a voice within her soul that was leading her to her foe. There was no fear in her heart, only rage and pain. Everything she had was gone. He was gone.
A small part of her screamed to stop, to gather friends and face this evil with them. She knew this was suicide, but a much larger part of herself didn't care. She had nothing to live for now.
*****
Don't turn away
Don't give into the pain
Don't try to hide
Though their screaming your name,
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them.
Don't turn the light out,
Never sleep never die...
*****
She barely noticed the ruined warehouse she entered. Tears threatened her vision, but she wiped them away with an uncaring hand, still red with his blood. Her hair hung limply, drenched in sweat that was dripping down her back. She paid it no notice as she continued to sprint into the darkness, running headlong into what she hoped would be release and sweet oblivion.
*****
I'm frightened by what I see,
But somehow I know there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear,
And soon to be blinded by tears,
I can stop the pain if I will it all away...
*****
Twice his minions tried to stop her. Heedless of her own safety, she threw herself at them, the blade in her hand singing through the air. It was like trying to stop the wind. Broken bodies littered the battlegrounds where they failed, testament to her skill and rage.
And still she ran on, her heart pounding strongly as she battered down the final door that stood between her and her hated foe.
He stood, uncaring, upon a throne of twisted bone and rotting flesh. What remained of his body was covered in rotting robes, doing little to hid his hideous form. The blazing red pits of his eyes regarded her, whatever thoughts that may lie within them completely hidden from her. Faith's hand tightened on the hilt of her sword as he rose slowly.
"I take it he is dead?" his voice rasped as he walked calmly off the raised dais. Without waiting for her answer, he continued, "You know you're throwing your life away, slayer, by coming here alone."
Her answer was swift. Holding the blade low and parallel to the ground, she charged him. The bones of his hands creaked slightly as he raised them, directing deadly magic to meet her charge.
*****
Fallen angels at my feet,
Whispered voices in my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me, I fear.
She beckons me, shall I give in?
upon my eyes I shall begin
Forsaking all I've fallen for I rise to meet the end.
****
A/N: Sorry bout the short chapter, but I needed it to set up for the next one.
