Story 2: crossover with Stargate

The Gateway

Knowing that there was a gateway to Hell, the Council theorized that there must be a gateway to Heaven as well. Unable to find such a gateway already in existence, the Council in their arrogance decided to construct such a gateway themselves. After many years, it was finally completed but what they had built was not a gateway to Heaven but to the heavens--a gateway to other worlds.

Soon after the gateway had been built in Egypt, and before the Council had had a chance to explore it themselves, the gateway opened on its own. Through the gateway came demons the likes of which they had never seen before. Their eyes glowed, their voices were odd in their resonance, and they were very strong--bringing with them weapons more powerful then any of the time. They enslaved the people of Egypt and called themselves gods.

After a time, a Slayer was Called in Egypt. In her former life, she had been a slave but now she could see the truth about the intruders and knew them false. She was killed. Her death Called another Slayer--one who had been picked to become a host. Her pouch healed as if it had never been and she too knew them false and she too was killed.

Then, a third was Called. She had heard of what had happened to the others and so, she and her Watcher defied the Council and secretly went to the people to convince them of the falseness of the gods and have them join in a revolt against their oppressors. With the help of the people of Egypt, the Slayer drove the false gods back through the gateway. Then, unable to destroy the gateway, it was buried--the Council knew not where.

The Council was angered at the defiance and at their own failure in building the gateway. And so, the Council banished the Watcher. The Slayer, who was coming upon her 18th birthday, was presented with a newly devised test of her skills: the Cruciamentum.
The Slayer failed the test and another was Called.
But never again in Egypt...