Act 2: Healer of the Broken Heart
© 2003 by Chris Regan
Hiln Story Time
They walked into Spikes home, as they walked into the kitchen Hiln exclaimed "Chinese how did you know that was my favorite!"
Spike looked surprised then said, "I, I didn't know."
She smiled, "If she didn't have the warts with long hairs growing from them and that long hook nose she would have been a beauty even at her age" is what Riley thought to himself.
Sam looked at Riley something went between them as if she knew what he was thinking as she gave a nod, he smiled as they got plates.
Spike noted the look that passed between them he remembered a time when he and Buffy where that closes and it tugged at his soul. Until that moment he didn't realize how much he missed Buffy.
Spike saw that the rest of the group were out on the patio eating at the table and chairs he directed Hiln conclave out side after they gather their food, sitting across from her she noted that Spike was in his own world as he drank a cup of warm blood.
It was when he noted that she was watching him that he said, "What?"
She said to him, "Spike their is an old story among my people that tells of a warrior and his bride during their the first year they were happy, then one day things changed evil came to disrupt their happy lives.
"What was his name?"
It was Altair he was changed into a demon."
"What type of demon?"
"It was said that he had the cunning of a vampire but the shape of a werewolf. On hearing his wife Gwenhwyfar was dead by his hand, he went mad.
Altair ran though the continents leaving a line of dead bodies in his wake until he met, a beautiful woman with dark skin and raven hair in Santiago, who stood up to him and calm the demon."
"What happened to his wife?"
"During that time Callan a monk that wanted Altair's wife Gwenhwyfar for himself, he told her that her love was dead. He told the people that she was dead and that Altair had killed her and her handmaids, when in truth he had them in one of his towers.
During this time it was Altair's intimate friends thought much investigation that found they were prisoners.
My great, great grandfather Malew was with Arzhel and Friar Jon when they found and rescued them, they took them a crossed the sea to Britain to Arzhel's a state.
Gwenhwyfar was deeply depressed during this time and roamed the tunnels in Arzhel's castle. No one saw she was with child, it was after she got there that she started to show.
Arzhel being worried about her had seen she was dispirited and in her own world. That was why Arzhel and my teacher White Wolf talked about a search to find Altair if he was alive and bring him to the castle.
It was then that a man with a long gray beard came he spoke to the others and then to her no one knows what they talked about. But from that day to present her descendants have done the same thing every two hundred years."
"What would that be?"
"Falling in love with a demon in human form is a hero."
"This is strange said, Harmony."
"Did they ever find each other?"
"Yes pretty one."
"Well" said Connor.
"It was before the child was born White Wolf got a lead from a ship captain and went to the dark land of Santiago, hot on Altair's trail. He found him but not before Gwenwyfar gave birth to their children.
"Children" said Mamie with a raised eye brow.
"Yes Gwenwyfar had triplet's two boys and a girl."
Sam said "There was another female…
"Yes how did you know?"
"We do our home work she was a priestess I believe."
"Yes she was!"
"She was with child too!"
"Yes Samantha."
"Bloody bastard!"
"He was supposed to be true to Gwenwyfar."
"He did it with a priestess! What an easy lay she must of…"
"Stop there Mister she was not easy! She was the granddaughter of Zeus."
They looked in shock.
"Gwenwyfar was his daughter" said Hiln.
"She had her child six months after, Gwenwyfar. Altair and White Wolf stayed for the birth of the second child which was a girl she became known as the first slayer."
"The babies were born about six months apart then."
"Yes"
"They both were related to Zeus" said Gunn.
"Yes but Altair's heart was…"
"His heart was Gwenwyfar that was why he was in pain and confused."
"Yea but…"
Hiln smiled "Child, Men have lived with the belief for centuries that they were to get as many females as they could. Most women are drove by their hearts; men tend to be drove by their loins. There are through on both sides that have some balance of course like your Friends."
"What happened to Altair's wife Gwenwyfar" said Kennedy.
Hiln looked at her "During this same time period his wife was far away at Arzhel's Castle as I said, caring for the babies that she thought was the last remnants of there love. I was a child of ten at the time I watched over her, she was sad, but after the children were born she changed, life returned to her as she took care of the babies.
Just as Spike wishes he was with Buffy at this moment."
He stared at her and in his mind roamed the thought "How could she know that?"
"Shall we get coffee? You must be parched" said Spike. "Yes I am."
The rest fallowed the two to where Harmony had sat up the coffee pot in the kitchen. The coffee was ready they each got a cup then gathering in the family room.
After everyone had coffee and were seated in the family room Spike started "I don't know how many of you have been fallowing the news and the murders that have happened here in LA."
Riley spoke up you're talking about the young women that have been murdered over the last few months."
"Yes"
"That is why we are here, to find and stop who is doing it" said Faith.
The other slayers said, "Yea, Yes."
"Quiet down girls! It appears to be a mad vampire; we stake him and go home."
"Faith it isn't that easy."
"Angel is the one doing it!"
Faith looked down she couldn't believe it, "Angel would not do such a thing."
"Faith yes normally you would be right" said, Prince Malin.
Spike and Wesley looked at him in surprise.
"I have been keeping an eye on him for the two of you at night."
"OH, Spike and I saw him but…" was all Wesley got out before an explosion of voices started arguing.
"Then he must die said Mamie."
"Stop it! It isn't that simple Mamie, I don't think he knows he is the one doing it."
She looked at him.
Clem says "Then what will we do we can't let him roam around killing."
Clem, Angel isn't himself we can't just kill him like we would do with a rogue demon or vampire, he has a soul."
"Perhaps we could imprison him some were maybe in one of the cells at Wolfram & Hart said, one of the large dragons.
I have thought of that Mark from maintenance is reinforcing two of the cells.
"Won't that make Angel suspicious?"
"Yea it will and when he looks at the paper work he will come to me. I will take him down and he will see them for himself that they are rusty. That will settle everything.
Hiln hadn't said anything up to this point, "He is right Angel has no idea that he is the killer."
"This warrior you were speaking of earlier do you think it is Angel?"
Hiln looked down at Garmon who was sitting in front of her.
"Tell them."
When she looked at them it was like she was seeing some past event as she stated "Yes but there is another part of the story that has been hidden it was shown to two seers of the Watchers Directorate long ago in dreams and visions. In the end time's humans did all they could to destroy them but there birth was written in the stars. They would all come back if she the unexpected slayer succeeded.
The birth of a young dragon & his mate, will hearudry in a new age a warrior of demon cast will saved them and give them a home. Until the time comes for the birth of the next generation, the dragons swore to him to be there when he married the warrior woman. It was said that Altair's sons were the first twins of the prophecy.
When times are bad the twins from two worlds will come as they came in the beginning. They will stand by the warriors. In the coming they will gather creatures of legend and myth."
All was quiet, Harmony and Gunn looked at each other as Gunn's eyes shown his comprehension she blurted out "Spike he is one of the twins!"
"Come on Harmony that is crazy" Yelled Spike.
"No hear me out Spike I saw your twin at the Ebony Flow two weeks ago."
"Who is this guy Harmony?"
"Uilliam Jason Pratt Knight" said Harmony.
"Yes Young one there is another that looks like him and come from his loins."
"God come on!"
"Do you remember Cecily?"
"Yea, what about her?"
"She had a child after your murder."
"An because of that you think I'm a reincarnation of one of these warriors."
"I am not sure but you look like paintings I have seen of her child."
Erma as she wandered out and said, "The first two were brothers; second two were cousins, the third were of heaven, the last set of twins are one walks by day and one walks by night both drink the blood of life both love a woman" looking white as if she were going to faint but she held it together.
"Grandmother Hiln it is time."
Hiln smiled "My granddaughter" and hugged her.
"Yes it appears to be.
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