This is a Buffy Vampire Slayes Fanfiction Only.
Other Franchises will be included.
The goddess confirmed that this was true and then before the six girls left she reminded the divine version of Cordelia that as they agreed she would be reincarnated as Kuya the Demon Seer with all of her memories and Powers when he was divine.
And then she told Joyce that yes she would go directly to this world's heaven to start a new life there and the Joyce from this timeline would remain alive until she died of old age and merge with her.
After the six girls vanished the goddess then informed Hector and Hiro about the different worlds that would be merged in this world and that the goddess would be coming with them.
As the two friends stood at the very beginning of time, they could finally talk among themselves, since this would not offend the Goddess, Hiro said that they had to do a lot of work before even Buffy was born, and Hector told him that goes without saying the entire universe is an absolute colossal mess. "We got a lot of work if we are going to fix this piece of shit of a universe, and the only reason I am here is because you called in that favor, so you are practically forcing me to do it."
As the two friends stood at the very beginning of time, they could finally talk among themselves, since this would not offend the Goddess, Hiro said that they had to do a lot of work before even Buffy was born, and Hector told him that goes without saying the entire universe is an absolute colossal mess. "We got a lot of work if we are going to fix this piece of shit of a universe, and the only reason I am here is because you called in that favor, so you are practically forcing me to do it."
We are going to have to go back sixteen billion years more than what we initially were going, We could have ended up right when Buffy was about to awaken, but that would not help in changing this for the better, and let's not forget your absolute hatred of the Watchers and their selfish council, so we are going to need to change things a lot, do you have any suggestions of what else we can change, anything at all, go nuts and give me your worst craziest ideas.
Hector told him fine if he wanted to be an asshole, fine, how about starting a second line of Slayers, and not just women, but also men, the men's purpose also includes the duty to keep the female slayers from letting their emotions overcome their reasoning and screwing the pooch as it were, to prevent them from making rash and reckless decisions, guardians for the Slayers as it were. It is going to take a lot of work but I think we can get Zarathos back into a good mindset, and he can be the one that empowers the male side of the slayers.
As to changing things, Vampires think they are the apex predators, and that nobody is a threat to them at all, Why don't we change that, We make a new race of vampires, Vampires, yet not Vampires, don't hunt humans because they are part human, to hunt and feed on those that feed on innocent people, the hunter becomes the prey, and this new line of Vampires are more insidious yet, if a regular vampire willingly takes a drink of their blood, they will become like them, all the powers of the vampires, and none of their weaknesses, a terror for the creatures that the Slayers will have to fight.
How difficult would that be? Hector told him not very much since he spent quite a few years with people like D, the son of Dracula, and Abel Nightroad, they both were great aides in his studies of vampire bloodlines and genetics, so creating this new line would at most take a decade or two, the real pain in the ass would be binding the spirit of the Ghost Rider, without alerting Hell, since originally it was supposed to be Hell's bounty hunter, and thus not serve the interests of humans, at all.
Hiro told him that the spirit that became the ghost rider once was an archangel one that represented Justice, "You used to be an Archangel yourself so getting him to trust you is not going to be that difficult, you two are practically family after all."
Hector told him not to remind him of that since regardless of how much family they may be, that doesn't mean they actually get along, considering many of them had tried to kill him a few hundred times. So the first group they would visit is the self-proclaimed Shadowmen, These idiots wanted to empower a young woman with the powers of a demon, what the hell could go wrong with that, Hector merely mentions from the top of his head, that the demon could take control, corrupt the soul of the woman, or flat out corrupt her to turn her into something even worse than the demon ever was, for shits and giggles, there is a difference between devils and demons, devils make a contract and they will fulfill that contract to the letter, but demons could as easily make good on the contract or flat out betray the idiot that made a deal with them.
This young woman would be empowered by a demon, and more than likely it involves some sort of deal, but he had to mention this again, Demons don't have the same level of commitment when it comes to contracts, so in short they short-sighted plan, could end up releasing an eldrich horror they never even realized, and then there is nothing to worry about, because this would cause the destruction of the universe. "Getting them to understand us, and even listen to us, is not going to be easy because we don't know their fucking language, remember this is before written words or records existed.
Hector flat-out mentioned there are two alternatives, they land near the village, grab one of these shadowmen, and let him do his thing, and using his skills he could remove the soul of that person and extract all his knowledge through creative tactics, but it would of course lead to the death of that one person.
The other alternative was to spend sixty fucking years living with these people, learning their language as refugees, and earning the trust of these shadowmen, it would be an incredibly tedious and long process since earning trust is never easy, and to keep it is even harder. "So there are our choices, let me pull one of their souls out, and let me do my thing, or take a more diplomatic turn, either way it will take us time to convince them we even know what the hell we are talking about, and Zarathos is still very much mentally damaged, so that will take us some time to help him to recover after what the demons put him through. If what I know of therapy is still applicable here, it will take no less than thirty years of intense therapy to get him to recover his sanity, or else we might end up with a guardian that favors fire and brimstone a little more than mercy."
Hiro began to laugh and told him without Zarathos to empower the male line of Guardians, it would be meaningless to try, and no, he can't take one of their souls, torture it, and squeeze everything he knows like freshly squeezed orange juice. So the only option we have is the diplomatic route, which means you have a ton of time to get him to recover his sanity, do that in your treatment center and you will have even more time since time flows at a different rate there than it does on Earth.
"Technically Zarathos was not alive, so I guess I can take him there for free treatment, but I fucking hate helping a fucking relative who would have no problem at all before trying to fuck me over. fine, you want to play it as the goodie two shoes, fine, but this will be a pain in the ass and you fucking know it."
That is when the goddess showed up and said that you are incorrect about one or two things or more there's a reason why we're at the beginning of time instead of 1500 AD and that is because there are more people that need to be saved and things to be altered but you are correct that we need to create a new type of vampire and to help Zarathos.
On Earth at the Shadowmen Enclave, Around Sixteen Billion Years Later.
As they returned to their work, they finally found the tribe where the supposed shadowmen were, in fact, working on creating the Slayer line, these men were fanatical in their work, they didn't care about the fact they were outsiders at all, as long as they helped achieve their intended goal. Hector could already hear Zarathos that these means were clearly organized over a primal fear of the supernatural, to which Hector was quick to mention there is nothing wrong with fear, it is something that has kept humanity safe and causes them to become more cautious of their actions and surroundings, but he did acknowledge that a person in a panic could end up making brash and reckless decisions, so they would need to take care how they helped them, as he thanked Zarathos for his comments and advice.
This means that unlike in other universes, Zarathos did not spend that much time being tormented, Let's face it if he was in Hell Hector would be in charge of, he wouldn't be tortured at all, in fact, it is the humans that torture themselves no matter how many times he tried to get them to stop, punishing themselves over and over again to pay for the evil deeds they had committed while still alive. But thanks to the way Hell currently is, they did an amazing job with Zarathos, in fact he recovered from most of his trauma, and when Hector asked for his help, he was only too glad to help in such a noble cause, even if Hector felt at times that he was lying more than the time that a kid telling his father he got an A for his test, but instead he got an F.
The place where these people met left much to be desired, Let's face it for a group of people who will establish a line of essentially super-powered fighters, to fight all sorts of supernatural horrors, the place was not what you call welcoming, morally uplifting or even cheerful, Hector had seen funerals with better lighting and ambiance that this place, so much so that sadly enough unlike for Hiro, he sort of felt right at home.
He walked up to the elder of the group and he was quite direct, some would call it him being a little too blunt for their first meeting, "Look I get it, you are using the power of a demon to make a young woman into one of the world's mightiest warriors, not even an adult no less, I know the threats the human race face, and they are many and numerous, so I understand, but somehow I get the feeling you are putting all your eggs in one basket and are basically hoping this girl is enough to deal with these threats, and even if she does die, another will be chosen, and another, I honestly don't like it, it seems a little wasteful, so we have come to offer you an alternative, a new idea, that could end up helping you, and to top it off it will cost you next to nothing to listen."
The man next to the Elder asked what was their idea, Their current plan was something their group had been working towards for generations, losing family, loved ones, even the death of entire bloodlines, so what exactly was their idea?
Hiro simply walked near Hector and as he smiled he only said one word, Symmetry, The Slayer line would be empowered with a demon, to defend humanity, and that is good, but who is protecting the slayer against other threats when she is busy killing the horrors that want to eliminate the human race? If the Slayer is the sword of humanity, where is the shield? That is the idea, to empower a man with the power with angelic power, to act as the partner of the Slayer, to help her, support her, defend her, and offer aid in combat and out of it, The Slayer protects humanity, but the Guardian protects the Slayer so she can do her duty, simple, like he said in balance, symmetry.
"Where will we get an angel powerful enough to match the demon who has volunteered to empower the Slayer line? Why would the angel even care what happens to humanity, since they haven't done a damn thing to stop these supernatural nightmares? And don't tell me that it is going to be one of you, because neither look anything close to being as powerful as needed or angelic." Hector was trying very much to control his temper, not to lose control, and show him how wrong he was, but he had to maintain control. Hiro on the other side just didn't care at all. The opinion of the youngest of the shadowmen was like a fart in a crowded elevator, everyone smells it but nobody will admit who did it.
Hiro just looked at the guy who was to him a punk trying to put up airs, and laughed, "You mean to tell me that demon is more powerful than an Archangel? Because that is exactly who has volunteered, for those that don't know any better this person is called the Spirit of Justice, and he had agreed to empower the Guardian line, do you still think we came here just to waste your time and we are just kidding around? Cause we are dead serious."
"You people are depending on a single line of defense, but the second that line of defense is compromised, you are shit out of luck, up a creek without a paddle comes to mind, and the fact you are using demonic power to power the slayer line, then we need something equal, and angelic power is the only one that comes close to it, unless you mean to tell me we have elder sages here, cause they are the only ones that can call on powers from the spirit world, and those are more difficult to get them to cooperate with us, cause they got no reason to at all."
"The fact is many spirits are beings that became that after death, so the mere fact that the living wants to use their power would seem either cruel or arrogant, it could even be worse and instead of empowering the person they could use the connection to take over the body completely so they could live again" As Hiro mentioned them, this made them realize why they chose to think of angelic power as the source of power for the Guardian line.
One of them nodded his head and looked at the others, "Well that makes sense if I happen to die from say a tragedy, illness, or the actions of another person, murder, then if given the chance to live again, who wouldn't take the chance to live again, even if it is not in a body anything close to the one I had before? Alive is alive, no matter how I look, or what gender I am."
Hiro had to agree with what that guy said, "And as we said, we know of one angel that is more than willing to help, it's just there is an issue we haven't exactly mentioned, Zarathos was supposed to provide justice for all existence, and as such he was taken captive by some pretty powerful devil, they began to hold him prisoner and tortured him, but thanks to both of us we managed to free him rather faster than even he expected, Hector even took him to a place for treatment, but there is one thing, he absolutely hates evil acts, and depending how evil the person is, is how he will act, meaning if the person is truly evil, there is nothing we can do to prevent him from utterly destroying that person right down to even their very soul. To human evil-doers, it is even worse, he has an ability that will make the person feel all the pain and torment of every soul he has harmed but a thousand times and without any limit on time, so they could feel that a million times per second, we are told it can utterly burn a soul till it is no better than charcoal. The Penance Stare is called, and when truly angry he can call and control not fire but hellfire, I don't think we need to mention the difference between the two now do we?"
Hector told him he was forgetting one important thing, the more in touch a person is with Zarathos the more power can be accessed, to the point that no mortal weapons will have an effect on him or her, and any injury will instantly heal upon transforming into his other form, this is because all flesh will melt away, and the only thing that will appear is a flaming skeleton, blue or red flames depending on the mood Zarathos is in. The blue is the spirit of justice, and mostly can be merciful, but the red, is the spirit of vengeance, and that one has no mercy at all. As long as that one is near someone who has done truly wretched or evil deeds, that spirit will punish it and drag the soul of that person down to Hell.
Hector began to laugh almost like he was trying to deal with something quite stressful and was easily noticed by the shadowmen, "It is not like I can complain, as the one who is in charge of Hell, I can't very much complain that place gets more evil souls thanks to Zarathos, but considering they go there after they are dead, that also means they got no money, so I tend to have to deal with these souls as an act of charity, and if you haven't noticed I am not someone who likes to be that charitable."
One of the Elders asked how could Hector be the one in charge of the fiery plane of existence where the sinful and damned are sent to suffer for all eternity, Hiro couldn't stop himself from laughing as he heard the Elder, it was simply funny to him that the man didn't put two and two together. "My friend goes under many names, and he does have as many faces, but I guess another introduction is truly necessary, I would like to present to you, the former highest archangel of heaven, the judge of souls, the one that rules Hell, my good friend Hector, otherwise known as Lucifer Morningstar."
One of the men looked at him with a look of utter disgust, "And why would the father of sins and the father of lies want to help us at all, if he hadn't caused what happened to Adam and Eve, our kind would not even have to die in the first place, never mind the fact that demons exist thanks to that rebellion he caused against God, why would something this malevolent that tempts the souls of the innocent to be damned, would wish to help save humanity from any sort of threat, he is a demonic threat himself after all."
Hector was glaring daggers at Hiro after seeing what he said and caused, "I never once tempted a single soul, I only answered the question that Eve asked me in good faith, That rebellion you talked about was more like a peaceful protest, Why do humans get to have the benefit of both forgiveness and free will but all the angels of heaven do not share such benefits. I found it to be unfair, and no Hell as it is, is not a plane of eternal punishment and suffering, it is a place of acceptance, repentance, and healing, I fucking hate it when people say the devil made me do it, when that is a blatant lie, I have nor ever would do such a thing, what the hell do humans think that I make myself small and sit on the shoulders of humans ever second of the day, whispering dark suggestions like some fucking demonic parrot? I got better things to do than do stupid things like that, and I would never do it, I punish evil not inspire it!"
He then looked at Hiro who was still laughing pretty hard, "And if you think I am bad, well my friend Hiro here is even worse than how most human cultures know him, he is the primal evil, the one who held all evil at one point, you know him as Hiro, but he has as many faces and names as I do, if not more, but if you want to call him a more appropriate name call him Dahak, and you know how bad the person who is named that is."
The men present still thought that these two were just punks putting on airs, trying to seem more important and powerful than they actually were, but instead, they got the literal devil, and the primordial of darkness sitting right there before them, and they came supposedly to help save humanity, one of the elders however had one word repeating inside his mind, over and over again, a question that was screaming that needed an answer. Why?
Hector looked at him and told him for him is that he needed humanity to continue, just as much for their own benefit, but also his own. He put it as simply as he could to them, This is not altruism, he is not doing charity, this helps humanity survive against dangerous supernatural threats, true, but by doing this, it also benefits indirectly his own interests, he once again told them he doesn't do fucking charity, if nobody was charitable with him, or merciful to him, why the fuck would they expect anything different from the guy they called the fucking devil and blamed for being the cause of them doing all those immoral and disgusting acts that would make any normal person want to throw up when even thinking about them.
In his own words, "Where the fuck was I shown mercy, where the fuck as I shown any charity? That is my fucking point, the golden rule you stupid sheep, treat others as you expect to be treated yourself, I am merely reciprocating, so yes, I will help humanity because, in the end, it could save my ass. The very same fucking reason you even started to think about the idea of creating the Slayer line, to begin with, don't give me shit, you know that you are scared shitless about the threat of malignant, evil, and persistent supernatural threats on humans, and yes that includes you, so drop the fucking holier than thou attitude, cause we both are not so different, you and I."
Hiro was less blunt, and less direct than his friend and simply stated that he wanted to do this because saving humanity would preserve his chances to have fun, make friends, see new things come, new knowledge, and new life that can make the world a better place, In his words, "I am darkness, I was present before humanity, and I will be present long after humanity and this world is nothing more than a memory, but let me tell you something, the way I lived my life, is vast, it is impressive, but there is something nobody gets, it's lonely, I want to save humanity because doing so will allow me to have friends, be part of families, what their children grow and see the joy of these kids grow into decent people, or fail and become irredeemable monsters, which where my friend comes along to fix that, thanks Hector, we both have our own interests in this, and we are both very serious about saving humanity, regardless of what people may think, believe or say about us, we came with this idea, because we want to prevent a tragic mistake, and that is why we helped heal Zarathos, freed him, and offer our aid to create a second failsafe line to humanity, the Guardian line, now after we told you that, can you at long last trust that what we told you is true, and that we are serious about our intentions? Or do you want us to simply walk out, and leave you to create the Slayer line with so many mistakes, that you will cause the death of millions of potential slayers till you finally succeed, We will still create the Guardian line even without you. So what is it going to be?"