It was over.
God, how many times has she said that before? Just for another "great evil" to arrive and drag her back into the fold? But this time, she'd beaten the ultimate evil. She truly felt it in her heart; it was over.
There were countless new slayers to take up the mantle thanks to Willow's spell, but Faith was on hand to help with that.
She would honour Spike's life, Anya's, and all the Slayers who lost their lives by living, by truly living.
She was free.
So why did she feel a pang of emptiness?