Everything faded into nothingness, and then faded back into something, yet Wesley would of preferred the nothingness. It was a graveyard; clouds loomed overhead, yet no rain fell. Lighting stuck, and Wesley looked around still confused. Yet sitting on top of one of the headstones was a Wolf. Except this one was totally white, unlike his wolf, which was jet black.
"Shadow" the wolf merely, said.
"Why do people call me that?"
The white wolf took a giant breath and began a story that explained everything.
"You know the story of Shadow, of how the first slayer was guided in her dreams by a god. Yet soon the slayers stopped obeying their dreams so he became human. And like human's he fell in love and had a child. He told of a prophecy, of how his blood will remain settling, and his own child bare no gifts. Not until the fourth generation of the fourth generation of the fourth generation of the fourth generation is born. They shall bare his powers, and it is they who shall decide to either save the world of destroy it.
Now 4 children where born...unknown to their families it was all of them that would possess the powers, not just one. Their powers were activated when they were again all together. Then they where chosen, which animal spirit should they get. You being the eldest, and being who you are got the wolf, Shadow's own spirit."
"What do you mean spirit?"
"Since the begging of time every champion, hero, or chosen one and such has had their own spirit. A mystical thing that guide's them with them knowing it or not. Very rarely do these spirits take physical form yet they do. Shadow's friends from up high when he became man, gave his spirit physical form."
"So Shadow, my shadow, my wolf-"
"Was your spirit? Wasn't it he who gave all of you your pendants?"
"What are those pendants?"
"The Pendant's are like keys that help you unlock the power inside of you." the she wolf merely replied.
"None of us have our pendants anymore except Wilfred, yet if he was captured there is no doubt that his pendant was taken from him."
"The pendants were merely key's. Of course the easiest way to enter a locked house is using a key, yet it isn't the only way."
"What are you talking about?" asked Wesley confused.
"Have you learned nothing Shadow?" she snapped.
"It's not that I haven't learned anything." he replied using his words carefully. "It's just I don't understand it."
The she-wolf merely sighed sitting on top of the gravestone.
"Very well, Shadow." she merely replied. "I believe this is one you must see for yourself." she gracefully jumped down from gravestone, reviling white angel like wings that perched on her back.
The she-wolf led him into a run down building of some sort. It's ceiling was crumbling, and it had a wide row that led up to some altar of some kind. On the altar was a large wide round bowl.
"Look into this Shadow." the she-wolf said gently. He did expecting some kind of flash of light and all the answer's, yet all he saw was his own reflection.
"It's just my reflection." he sighed.
"Everything that has happened up to this point has happened for a reason."
"Everything?" he asked arching a brow. He looked into the bowl and saw his father, hitting little him. It was like watching a movie.
"Your father being abusive," then the image changed to him being 18 and running away, "going into the military." the she wolf spoke, "the explosion that made you "dead". When in fact what you did was run away, sick of being in the military." Wesley looked into the bowl and saw his past life as a solider, the explosion in Iraq.
"Traveling the world, picking up certain talents that seem useless at the time will eventually make up who you are." showed him with a guitar, showed him with a sword, showed him meditating in some kind of shrine. "Going to the states, and running low on gas, and just making it to Pinegreen."
"Liz?" he asked looking up.
"Your meeting was destiny, yet your feelings for each other where not."
"Typical." he muttered under his breath.
"Elizabeth Wattson, is what we call "an inhuman."
"An inhuman?" asked Wesley arching a brow.
"Every once and a while, a human is born with a pure of heart. It is their destiny to guide those who need it. Liz is one of these, and her charge was her sister and you. Yet you human's some times call them "Angels"
"Did she know about this?" he asked looking around not really believing what he is hearing.
"No, and she is a rare type of inhuman as well. Considering her charge's where special we gave her powers." The bowl showed Liz moving something telepathically.
"What is my destiny?"
"Simple to either save the world or des-"
"I know that, but when? And what do you mean save or destroy?"
"Those are simple question I cannot answer," said the wolf looking down at the ground.
"I don't understand any of this, I mean why did Will turn evil? Why did you let that happen?"
"William had to turn evil, because he had to see the darkness, they all did. Wilfred saw it, William saw it, and you had been it."
"Joni?"
"Has yet to see it, yet her time draw's near."
"Why did you take Liz away from me? And why didn't she call me when she first awoke."
"Liz was informed a long time ago she would awake when needed. She was informed a long time ago that when she does she must guide only Emma because her services to you were no longer needed. And she was also informed that if she ever came close to you, she would die." the she-wolf replied emotionlessly.
"What about Wilona?" he asked grinding his teeth.
"Your child shadow? You were not meant to have Children, yet you did, and we saw that you would change your destiny if she was not born."
"Change my destiny?"
"Think of it as a path Shadow. You walk it, and sometimes you wonder off it, or take another, yet your destiny is like the destination, and the entire path's lead to it. Yet an event such as losing your daughter would have made you just turn around." she merely explained.
"This is all very confusing."
"We understand Shadow, yet it is no longer time to speak it is time to act."
"Act?"
"You have a choice Shadow." the she-wolf gestured to the large bowl.
"Stay here in heaven with Liz." it showed Liz standing glossy eyed in the meadow.
"Return to earth, and live like you would normally. No sibling's, no slayer, just you and your vampire friends. Everyone you ever held dear will have all his or her memories wiped clean. They will have normal life's with loving families." Wesley looked into the bowl and saw Angel, Fred, Lorne, Gunn, and the others. "Or return to earth, and complete your destiny."
"Does it matter? Did you just say that no matter what the path the destination is always the same."
"Yes, but you see right now your choosing the destination." God could this thing be any more cryptic?
Wesley looked at the bowl once more.
"I've made my choice." he sighed heavily, "but I have one more question."
"What is that Shadow?"
"Who are you and who is we?"
"I am Rein."
"Rein? That's German for Pure."
"Very good Shadow. And we, are just merely higher being's that make sure the world is in balance. I believe you call us "The Powers that be?"
".... Your Liz's aren't you?"
"Liz's what?" she asked cocking her head.
"Your Liz's spirit." Rein merely nodded. "Now Shadow," she said sitting up straight. "What is your choice?" Wesley merely took a giant breath and spoke.
"My Choice is..."
Next Time on Lies My Brother Told Me
Wesley is in a large cavern, his family in pinned up to the wall, he has solidjet black eyes, a black energy ball in his hands.
William"Thats not Wesley"