Title: The Monster's Alphabet
Author: alliterator
Summary: A series of vignettes, from Adam to Zookeeper. Spoilers for all seven seasons.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine; everything belongs to the great and power Whedon.
The Judge
Takes after Buffy Season 2's "Innocence" but before Angel Season 1's "Hero."
"It's a legend way before my time... of a demon brought forth to rid the Earth of the plague of humanity... separate the righteous from the wicked… and burn the wicked to the ground."
- Angel in Surprise.
"What are they?"
"Death."
- Angel and Doyle in Hero.
Underneath the ground, in the sewers, there is a gathering of demons. There are all kinds there – Karimmengwe, Berothar, Eldrdr, Mincha, even a few Lei Achs. They are gathered around one demon in particular. He's tall – not as big as Eturakalung demon, but bigger than some – and there are large stitches across his face. He's wearing a uniform and jackboots. With all the demons surrounding him, he finally speaks.
"I know you have worked long and hard," he says to them. "I know that since our numbers have diminished, we have been weak. But now that we have it, we will increase our size so much that we will raze this world!"
The crowd cheers. The lead demon smiles.
"All the humans will perish underneath His light – as will the half-humans and crossbreeds that make our bloodline impure. His light – His power will cleanse us all and we will rule like we were meant to!"
More cheers. The lead demon steps down – we see now that he was standing on a box. He's not as tall now, but still an imposing figure in the crowd of demons. He picks up the box he was standing on. It's old and covered in carvings.
"Our enemies thought they could hide Him from us! They thought by dismembering His body, that He wouldn't be able to rid this world of the human filth. They were wrong!"
The crowd's cheers become louder and as they quiet down, the demon starts to talk again.
"He is all powerful – even in His dismembered form. He cannot be beaten back! He cannot be defeated and neither can we!"
As the crowd's cheers rise up, the demon opens the box and takes something from inside.
"He will guide us!" the demon yells and the crowd quiets down again. "He will guide us to our rightful place and make every human and crossbreed suffer for what they are." He holds up the object he took from the box: it is a heart – but it's not human. It's larger than his entire hand, it's tinged a weird blue, and it's still beating. "When His Beacon shines, it will be the Day of Judgment!"
And the crowd goes wild.