Buffy: Chaos Bleeds (Twisted Remix)

Level 8 - Old Quarry

Warning: I do not own the rights to the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off series Angel, its dark horse comics continuation series, or any of the characters created by Joss Whedon and others in the Buffyverse.
15 years +, Mild to Strong Violence, Sexual References.
F/F, F/M, M/M, Other +

Faith Lehane had come along way since her days in Sunnydale having gone from a slightly unstable slayer to fully rogue within her time in the small town that Buffy Summers had called home. She had went from the misunderstood slayer to the evil one teaming up with the immortal Mayor and then after a brief spell in Los Angeles and a briefer prison stint she returned to Sunnydale to help her former foes defeat the first.
After the fall of Sunnydale Faith had kept herself busy on her path to redemption helping both Giles and Angel with various missions and even helping out Buffy from time to time as she set out to help other slayers like herself; eventually leading her towards her newfound kinship with Tristan Summers, Buffy's son.
Faith was no longer the misunderstood slayer or the rogue slayer everyone feared, she was a grown woman with a past that she used to help better not only her future but those around her too but despite how far she came being back in Sunnydale always made her feel uneasy and that was before she realized what awaited her in Sunnydale 2.0.
"No offense Mr. G but I would have preferred a companion with a bit more bite to their bark if you get me!" Faith told Giles as the two walked through the gates of Sunnydale's Old Quarry. "Dawn has the whole key thing going for her, Buffy's the undefeated slayer, Tristan's got that cool new blade, Spike literally does bite and there's Xander...well at least I did not get Xander."
"I recall you and I making a rather good team in the past if I do say so myself." Giles replied to the redeemed slayer as the two continued walking through the Quarry.
"Yeah you are great as the book guy handing me the knowledge, but I'd rather not go into battle with someone I am going to be scared of dying on me!" Faith admitted to the former watcher. "I know you can handle your own, but hell knows what we are going to find ourselves up against."
"I am touched that you worry enough about me to fear my death Faith, you have certainly come a long way over the years but you need not worry so much because I am certain whatever you find yourself up against you will be victorious." Giles responded, reassuring the slayer of her capabilities.
"Maybe having you as my teammate is a better choice than the others." Faith confessed with a genuine smile before turning to see Kakistos stood there in front of them both, more than delighted to see the slayer who bested him.
"Surely it cannot be..." Giles said in shock, as he and Faith stood in front of the ancient vampire Kakistos.
"Long time no see slayer; I wonder how well you will fare against me without the help of the blonde one." Kakistos stated, reveling in Faith's shock over his return. "The Shadow Demon offered me a chance and I snapped it right up, just like I am going to snap you right up!"
"Well I've already killed you once I'll take great joy in doing it another time." Faith declared as she walked towards Kakistos. "In fact, I could keep killing you all day long and never get tired of it!"

Kakistos was the beginning of Faith's downward spiral many years ago, the ruthless vampire who killed her first watcher which inspired the slayer to run to Sunnydale in the first place, so she understood why the shadow demon would deal her this foe and give her the challenge of having to face him once again.
Although she had already conquered her fear of the ancient vampire when she killed him the first time around and had no worries about defeating him a second time, as long as she found herself a big enough stake to pierce its way through Kakistos' chest.
Kakistos had a strength unlike most vampires but Faith had dealt with far more than just vampires since their last showdown and she was proving that in the Old Quarry as she more than held her own against one of the oldest vampires in history.
After slamming her body into the cold hard ground Faith quickly rose back to her feet once more before lifting a large boulder nearby and running towards Kakistos, throwing herself and the boulder on top of the vampire, causing the vampire to fall to the ground with Faith on top of him and the boulder she was holding in her hands.
Faith then threw the boulder onto the vampire's head before pushing down on it with all her strength, as she pulled out a sharp blade from her trouser pocket and began chiseling away at Kakistos' neck, all while keeping her weight on the boulder, pushing down harder while chiseling away at his neck more and more until the vampire eventually turned to dust.
"I hate to be the type to say I told you so, but I did." Giles proclaimed as he raised out his hand and helped Faith get back up on her feet. "Quick thinking on the new approach to killing himself, very quick indeed."
"Well what can I say Mr. G other than the one thing I have got good at is killing things, it is what we slayers do and oh we do it so well." Faith boasted, before a blue portal appeared in front of their eyes.
"I do hope this one leads to our world." Giles told the slayer. "I for one have had enough of Sunnydale 2.0."
"Me too," Faith stated, while looking around the Old Quarry, feeling somewhat unfished here at the same time. "You first Giles, I'll catch up on the other side, just want to take this all in one last time first."
"If you are sure Faith but do not take too long, we do not know how long this portal will remain open." Giles warned the redeemed slayer before walking into the portal and disappearing from her sight.
"Well I do not know about you, but I thought he would never leave." A familiar voice told Faith, as she turned around to see The Mayor Richard Wilkins the 3rd. "I did however know for a fact you weren't going to head off straight away."
"I figured Kakistos wasn't my only challenge, sure physically he'd put up a good fight, but this shadow demon seems to love to play with people's minds." Faith replied to her former boss, a boss she once saw as a father figure. "Are you him or an alternate world version of him?"
"I am him my little firecracker...I really have missed you!" The Mayor admitted to her. "To be honest I was a little pissed you joined Buffy's side once again after my death but I kind of get it...well not really!"
"I've missed you too but that does not mean I miss the person I was when I was by your side calling you boss." Faith replied, clearly struggling with seeing The Mayor once again. "I loved you like a father...only better because my actual father was even more of a nightmare than you!"
"I loved you like a daughter." The Mayor said sincerely. "Which is why I'm not going to even try insulting you by offering you to stay here with me and take over this hell hole...I know that is not something you want anymore now you're all good and everything."
"So, that was the shadow demon's big plan then reawaken the rogue slayer?" Faith wondered.
"The Shadow Demon is filled with plans all super exciting but I suspect you will go out of your way to stop every single one, you always were and always will be a formidable force Faith." The Mayor told the slayer he loved like a daughter. "I just wanted a chance to say goodbye to you properly."
"Goodbye boss!" Faith responded, as tears began forming in her eyes. "May we meet again one day..."
And with those finale words Faith turned away from the Mayor and her past one last time before walking forward to her future, into the portal and returning to the place which she now called home.

LEVEL 8 = COMPLETED
FAITH LEHANE = CHARACTER UNLOCKED
RUPERT GILES = CHARACTER UNLOCKED