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After some more talking from Giles about how his situation being an unstoppable death and his showing everyone the Mark he told them how the Watcher's Council didn't know any of this Giles wanted to keep active to the end and would do it with or without them there was much crying and hugs given by the girls and consoling by Xander "Sorry for you G-man." The girls convinced Giles to tell Jenny the truth of what she was getting into and that was a large argument there about his privacy but Giles finally backed down realising that Jenny had indeed earned and deserved the truth.
The very first thing Xander did when he left Giles' place wasn't go to carve a new Blasting rod then prepare to go charging into the dark streets killing anything inhuman indeed that action wouldn't be for a while not the least because of the solidified view Harry had of his Universe that unhuman didn't mean Evil it didn't mean good either it just meant different. Xander's first action was to continue his morning tradition and buy two different Newspapers he did this every day now since the Hyena when Principal Flutie had been reported as being eaten by Wild dogs Xander looked at Headlines and tried to pry the Fact from Fiction some of the Headlines were just too ridiculous for words. Xander was also wanted to know if there were any negative effects from last night for people other than the costume wearers who were fully protected by the Magic as Ethan's Spell beseeched a God of a greater Pantheon they would even be influenced to return home safely after the Spell ended so there was no chance of a costume identity had entered the sewers trying to find its natural habitat or hunting for food it reassured him there wouldn't be dissapearences like his friend Jessie's litte sister Anna aged eight she went missing during the Summer just gone he tried looking but she was just a statistic he broke down three days later after they found her body Mauled and dumped in an alley he hadn't told Willow. The Headlines of the day talked of widespread damages done by a passing Biker gang having a Halloween revelry it had the usual list of deaths the list was actually smaller than any normal night only six people died last night. 'Guess what Giles said last week was right in saying Halloween is normally an unusually quiet night. 'Not all reports could say gangs on PCP people were gullible in this town but not that badly the deaths were accounted for as instead "Pet Claws Neighbour!", and "Escapee from Local Insanity Ward goes on Mass Killing Spree!" That was one of the few Original Headlines actually it was amazing the downplay that both the 'Sunnydale Gazzettte' and 'Post' could get away with it wasn't only the Police Force that was the worst in the country apparently. 'Shitheads' these were dark thoughts for Xander Harris as he used to be as optomistic as possible even if he had a bad home life, and his high school sat on the bloody Mouth of Hell. Newspapers read and thrown away the rest of the Weekend was spent doing one thing Meditation inside a containment circle drawn with salt not an exciting thing to do but he was trying to correct his Energy Flows and attaining the Focus right for Magic. Salt because it made it easy to dispose of the circle after being finished and left no awkward questions from his sometimes intruding mother the Circle in itself wasn't truly Magical at all it was just a way to direct his magic to set boundaries in his mind it heightened his perception within the area being aware of himself more! it couldn't be described better in any simpler layman's terms you had to experience it to know it. The salt was a learners stabiliser with practice with enough concentration the Circle could be drawn within his mind he'd decided to start channeling his power seeing his limits he was currently as the fanboy he was, doing the Jedi Dagobah thing and floating multiple objects in different orbits this wasn't just fun and games though for all of the memories of Harry learning about and using Magic that didn't make the skill his in any way as each Wizards Magic flowed differently through their body and each Spell was cast to an individualistic style that developed as the Wizard did all Xander got from Harry was a ton of basic groundings in Theory and the much needed Power potential he'd tested himself before Halloween and found himself to be a near null when it came to the ability to channel Magical power that was no longer true even with only a quarter of a still young Dresden's power Xander would soon be a formidable opponent.
It was now Saturday he'd gone to bed around Two, in the Morning satisfied with his little progress it was now Seven Thirty, the Sun was rising and Xander was jogging at a slow pace he was still panting from exertation though this was his three mile jogging and Morning fitness routine it started Ten Months ago something he started of his own innitative when he realised for all the Slaying he'd been doing his Speed, Stamina, and general Strength was crap. He felt like at the time this was the only way to improve and properly make a contribution rather than be just a distraction to Buffy he was sweating particularly today as he was wearing his new Duster he wouldn't take it off better to train in the conditions you'll be living and fighting in his legs ached the muscles pained from being this active it was a slow limp back to the house for Breakfast and a Shower.
Now awake Xander packed the Salt and a few other nescessities prepared to make his way on out last night was stupid and pushing his luck what would he have said if his parents had come into the room they would have freaked! no better not to risk it he was going to practice elsewhere today the ideal place would be the Library with its unlimited resources but he was worried he might be interrupted by GIles who sometimes came in even on Weekends to read those same books. 'That man needs either another hobby or a private life other than being focused on Jenny and god i hope that explanation of Eghyon goes well.'
But no for that reason fear of discovery the Library was out but the School itself not so much.
-Sunnydale High Half hour later
The Music room more speciffically Marcy the Crazy Invisble girl's Music room totally out of the way and left unlocked he setup as last night and redid the exercise from last night making them more intricate adding more objects what he was doing was a basic as it centered around both increasing his eventual potential Power growth and helping to Instinctualise Magic.
The Meditation wasn't just for getting Power though the biggest worry was a long term one, Halloween night the Hyena power flared that meant either residual Power which he was hoping for or' the Hyena wasn't so gone just dormant there weren't any aspects of the Hyena showing as far as he could tell and he was checking constantly testing himself no sudden increase in Speed, Strength, or Senses no extra Agressiveness Xander was wondering if all that would surface at once and with the emotional change if he would even care when it did because right now he was so shit scared. The reasons Meditation had been the first thing he did getting to know himself solidly knowing it'd help him know if he was changing and giving him the chance to fight it tooth and nail the Primal with its ability to not care for others in some way scared him worse than the Vampires did they at least had the excuse of nature of being Demon's without Soul's or conscience he would soon have to research more deeply into the books of Giles on the Primal Posession's.
It was Ten O' Clock He couldn't meditate any longer he wasn't that good at it yet to do so for proper long periods of time he started to get distracted instead he took to using a bit of kinetic energy to throw and stick paperclips in the wall sure a Magical version of darts wasn't exactly what he had the Power for but it could only help his aiming ability and it was something to do at night maybe he could make some more games up to improve his power when others were nearby.
He'd soon gotten fed up with the paper clip darts and was now in his Circle about to start meditating again when he heard a female voice from directly behind him say "what a waste." Xander span around and was up on his feet instantly a knife in hand. All that was there was a 'human' woman young mid twenties with pale skin and ice blue eyes in long red dress Raven black hair standing there quite at ease even with the knife in his hand. "Well your reaction i suppose is a good one but we expected more you know so much potential." Her voice was very sultry very nice but Xander didn't know how this woman got here the door was locked from the inside with a bit of rope he tied to the handle which was still there now so out of some form of self preservation he looked at her with ALL his senses and his Third Sight an ability of Harry's he'd been putting off using went active for Xander he went unconcious from the Overload, the woman smiled and sighed she had just then acomplished a main part of her mission the boy now had got his Third Sight * going a gift that would very soon in the Future be of much Use to Them in the Higher Ups plans it would also help her with her second part of her mission with even a small imprint of the Hellmouth forever forged into his memory he would have to work for her Bosses now it was inevitable he had seen Evil and his character meant he would be driven to its destruction beyond his own safety it was a dirty trick but most of her kind used dirty tricks regularly they had a higher success rate afterall she waited for him to wake.
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Even in his mind Unconcious Xander was screaming it was too much it was Wrong! it wasn't meant to be it didn't fit the pattern of the Universe he felt like he was wearing a Crown of Jagged glass spikes! sticking into his brain hard! It was an all out assault on his mental plane he wanted to curl up in a ball and die. But at the same time as he was seeing and feeling this and in the pattern there was a rightness' a small amount of what the Universe should be it was small but there he concentrated on that he would not let this thing destroy him it was but a memory now and that couldn't hurt him he took the lessons of Dresden's Master Justin DuMorne focus past it compartmentalise the pain its still there and would have to be dealt with but it would be more muted in controlled conditions he was a bastard teacher who felt pain was sometimes a good teacher but the results spoke for themselves in harry's successes in the books it worked slowly throbbing pulsing bass pounding internal input of sensing the hellmouth became background it was still there would never be gone as this was a wound that would not heal a metaphysical scar he knew what had happened he experienced the Hellmouth it was the other that bothered him the thing that was the rightness' what was it and why was it human shaped? he took a bit longer sorting himself out then dragged himself back to the land of the wakened careful to make sure his third eye didn't trip active once again.
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Xander woke he was lying down still on the floor in the music room he shuddered at what he'd experienced 'maybe that woman had gone' he hoped and then a voice interupted his thoughts "ah your awake i see took your time didn't you over an hour wasted, silly little Ape." that last part was muttered but not exactly in a hush hush way she obviously didn't care what he thought of her. He pried his head up and leaned on his hand not yet able to manage much more she wasn't a threat she could of attacked him while he was out otherwise he didn't doubt the over an hour comment people were not meant to just see the workings of the Hellmouth it took a toll his energy reserves were dissapated as well probably released on instinct when theThird Sight activated but there should be some damage if that was true which there wasn't oh well introspections over let the introductions begin all the sooner we can get to threatening he decided screw politness with what he'd just been throufgh because of her. "Who? and more importantly What are you?" She whoever just smirked not even hiding her amusement in any way. "i'm well the closest and best approximation those memories will give you is Sidhe someone who is a made sentient form of creation your Magic sees me as another part of the World what your eyes see and mind is hearing is a construct allowed Avatar much like a summoned demon in that Universe." Well that gave him some ground rules understanding but led him into scary powerful territory as well she obviously by her description if it was held true not weak at all and anyone who describes themselves as similar to a Fae was not worth crossing without reason.
"Ok well that's one question answered at least now the others who?, what?, why?,and will you be hurting me?"
She huffed "I won't be hurting you i promise you that much." A promise was always good but whether she would be held to that promise in any form he didn't know. "I am as i said being of Creation i am normally an energy being from the Higher Planes but with all the portals that the Demonics use it affects us badly so Millenia ago our ruling people threw as many Demonics out of this Dimension as possible this was eons ago by the way Dinosaur time. They creep back but its not as bad as it once was so we became the 'ruling powers' here defending this place and by proxy its people that is humans and such we made deals had certain people of power declared our Champions so in return for them doing our bidding they got help in various forms the oldest bargains was with the Shadow men they made a constant Champion now called the Slayer." Xander's breath hitched this was big time info big time stuff really. "Less Demons or more dead Demons the better for us there have been of course treaties with the powerful ones who we couldn''t chuck out not without large damage inflicted on both sides at least so now you have the Power within we come to you we and i know the name sounds presumptious darling but i as a grunt didn't choose it i the Balance Demon known as Lea representitive of the Powers That Be do charge to Alexander Lavelle Harris to be our Champion.
Xander actually knew a little about the Powers That Be, of course the minor Gods they were called the Major ones rarely bothered with humanity outside Ritual and Prayer these days.
Rulers of the Slayer line if Giles was here he would be warning him to think before answering the PTB's were notorious for throwing away Champions after use it was something he'd object to loudly if not for the Power these beings had made him an amoeba and Xander couldn't exactly gain protection from their opposition conflicting goals see he was trying to exterminate the opposition the Demon Lords and their ilk minions.
"Can I Negotiate terms?" He asked she just started laughing for about five minutes inside she was wondering 'why he wasn't thanking her for the opportunity to be a Champion like many of the other losers chosen this should be to him the Golden Goose.' "Why Alexander surely you trust us surely you're happy about this offer we are not evil in our methods." 'Pragmatic' would be the word in her mind. "Yeah see i kind of have heard of you guys before see we have a Watcher here and i read their version of the 10 Labours of Herakles" she winced internally 'not the best footing she hoped for oh well she could talk around that' "and their version of Jason of the Argonauts death, really you guys had to do that? i mean come on!" 'Well no luck she was told to get this boy to accept she would get him she didn't want to fail this one they may decide otherwise she requires 'Absolution' the means by which the Powers controlled Balance Demons was the threat that if you weren't of use you were to be broken down in to your base components for a new beings beginning and the Powers' didn't spare in its use either she was much more serious now. "What would your terms be speak concisely and think quickly i am not going to have long deals and bargains." She was hoping to confuse him she was afraid she might be recalled at any moment now.
Xander took a few moments anyway remembering her earlier comment of being like a Fae he didn't want them to accept but not follow through on the spirit of the deal he was making so he had to word things carefully.
In a very formal tone "okay nice and simple you got it in return for control of my influence on this plane and a position as their Champion."
"I shall not be traded into service to other than the self proclaimed Powers That Be."
many a hero suddenly found himself a pawn in the demonic armies due to being a bargaining chip for some treaty or other
"I shall not be used in service to other Powers against my moral code at current time."
Just to safely reinforce rule one.
"I shall not be exiled or transferred in any manner by the Powers without my own consent."
No sending me away to Dimension of Hell X.
"I shall not be lied to or misled by any of the Powers' representitive's.
Better to not kill innocents and know that what your doing is justified.
"I shall not give up domain placement of my Soul into the Hereafter."
This was a biggie he was passing on no matter what not held in limbo for further purpose.
"I shall not be destroyed or harmed in any manner if i refuse to comply with the Powers'."
A good safety clause from spiteful or corrupt Leaders.
"My Friends, Families, those around me and Allies shall not be destroyed or harmed in any manner if i refuse to comply by the Powers."
Again reinforcing a previous rule or he could suddenly find an innocent threatened to get his Persuasion.
"My Powers and abilities shall not be modified or removed without my consent."
Leave me helpless against enemies made they will not.
"The Powers' may not through inaction try to harm, or destroy me where they would normally be required to take action as my employers."
No dropping me in an ambush to kill me off, a way they could keep blood from their hands the Powers' hated breaking deals outright
"I can if any of these terms are broken at any time choose to break from their influence without any reprimand."
'Heh try and screw me over now' was Xander's thoughts.'
Lea didn't even try hiding the shudder's or winces as these rules were recited she knew they wanted him needed him she hadn't felt an objection through the mental link it limited the Powers' options with him somewhat but they learnt to screw people over a long time ago and afterall their main opposition were now Lawyers the question was if she herself would survive today "fine agreed." "Then if you are indeed a representatiive of the Powers That Be and those recited rules are agreed upon and followed i shall agree to be their Champion. "There was no noticable affect no fanfare but Lea's smile and back to relaxed attitude told him it worked. "So Darling now that your mine lock, stock why dont i get down to the specifics." She paused 'not a nice term for xander he felt ownership shouldn't be implied he had Harry's memories of another being who treated him like that like his whole life was hers to choose what to do with Xander then froze at that thought 'Lea she was brought into being to be his Balance Demon did they take her self image from his head was she modelled personality wise after her the name certainly implied it how could he be so stupid Lea short for Leansidhe Crap.' "Now that you are a Champion I can now give you limited advice, knowledge, and warnings and my first piece of advice would be get out of that dump you and your parents call a home get your own place its not hard in this town you kill a Demon steal the house no payments ever be made to the realtors or land owners theirs an agreement their i won't go into but it exists so advice one leave and settle roots elsewhere obvious really." Xander scowled and quipped back a response of "yeah that'll be cheap i'll just rob a Bank for the money to feed myself shall i?" Lea looks strangely pleased for a moment and says your right of course silly me." She smiles softly "I Don't think in totally human ways you understand i don't have to think of such petty things usually." 'Yep definately a Fae like being thinking of Money and rules as an abstract.' "Well if your not leaving the dump yet next piece of advice common sense really get a completely new style of casting Magic don't follow the patterns of that Dresden fellow and start shouting Fuego you'll soon be connected to the story's of that Universe otherwise something we don't want i suggest looking into a book on Eastern Magics they would suit you as a Fighter." She emphasised the word fighter and raised fists in for a second it was annoying the prospect of finding a completely new style of magic but she was right Sound advice and more practical then the first but he had to ask "why don't you guys want others knowing about the origins of my Powers? I mean i know why i don't want others knowing anyway but why don't you?" "You are the result of an unexpected thing a scenario we didn't previously explore such is the nature of Chaos Magic that no Seer foresaw this outcome on either side as a Champion you are protected from high level scrying but not human level so when they suddenly see you flinging Magic about eventually they'll try to find the Root of your Magic but now they can't." She smiled widely. "However our own Seers have looked at events and if you do indeed tell your companions at any time where your powers come from they take to remove them thinking you once again posessed or such most times that ends badly freed Chaos Magic is not a thing anyone wants. You are a Wild card so to speak our Seers now know how things are going their's don't." serious again "But if you start shouting Fuego so to speak the advantage is lost so new Magics for you is the way to go." An acceptable if long winded answer he just nodded though glad to feel vindicated in his choice to keep this all a secret. now because of your condition not to be misled I have to tell you one small Modification that was made last night as your powers were settling we didn't want you giving away secrets afterall your i believe you call it Soul Stare ** it will now only activate when you have your Third Sight active as well" that was a good thing he didn't want to have to start staring at peoples noses and foreheads when speaking to them something he hadn't even thought of but he had to ask. "Any other modifcations made last night." "None at all." "Good no problems then." "Two pieces of information you should ruminate on though and they are connected Why aren't there more Active Wards in this Town and why is there such a thing as Sunnydale syndrome the refusal to admit the Supernatural exists when its so obvious it does hmmm?." she rose an eyebrow as she asked this. "Now there's not much else i can tell you or ask you to do currently sooo bye." And then she just wasn't there well at she had a better sense of Humour than Leansidhe and she had made him curious about Wards it would explain so much this he would have to add to his list of soon look into.
*: - Third Sight = an aura reading ability that allows the user to see impressions of magic lots of symbolism while using it whatever is seen while Third Sight is active is forever burned into the Psyche an si unforgettable
**: - True Wizards, like Harry Dresden or now Xander when they see into someones eyes get a metaphysical impression of the persons soul such as motivations in life, Good, or Evil, and personality type similar to third Sight but more detailed and focused on that individual in Canon is always active so True Wizards are required to learn not to meet another persons eyes