Buffy/Supernatural
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#3: Sam, Angel - Redemption obsolete. - SWANSONG SPOILERS – 422 words
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Have you heard that saying, boys? The road to hell is paved with good intentions?
Well, have you? Of course you have. And I bet you thought, well, that's not gonna happen to me. Didn't you? Because you were sure, so sure that what you were doing was right. Angel, dear boy, you were only saving your people, weren't you? Playing the game, taking over the enemy from the inside.
Right thing to do, yes? Has anyone ever told you that small evils are still evils? No? Well, they should have. A year with the Wolf, the Ram and the Hart, only a year, and you committed more of those small evils that some do in a life time. Still telling me it was necessary? That it served a purpose? All those souls you signed away with a wave of your hand? All the monsters you let roam free?
And you Sam, ah, I don't think I have to tell you what you did. Drinking demon blood? Tsk, tsk, my boy. Bad form. And don't tell me you did it for Dean because we both know that's not the truth, don't we? You did it because it felt good. Because it made you strong enough to finally stand up to big brother. Funny how you always felt the need to compete with someone who only ever tried to protect you.
But let's not linger on the details, shall we? I don't really care why you did what you did. Good intentions, bad intentions. In the end, it all worked out. For me, I mean.
Not for you, obviously. That's the 'hell' part of the saying. One of you opened the door to my cage. The other one kicked down the main gates.
And all of hell spilled into the world like a plague.
Because of you, my beautiful, beautiful boys. Because you were being noble, were being righteous. Because you thought signing away your chance at redemption was the way to go. Self sacrifice is good, right? It's the tool of saints all over the place. For the Greater Good. Should have read the fine print. Should have asked iwhose/i Greater Good we're talking here because it sure as hell wasn't that of humanity.
Whatever. You be nice and quiet now. Sit still and wait for me. I'll be back in a while. Got a world to set on fire. Shouldn't be too long. You made sure of that, didn't you? I'm proud of you two. Couldn't have done it better myself.
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