19 CH.19

A few months after the robot serial killer incident, everything was going well until one night a certain immortal struck the bargain of a lifetime.

In an underground chamber deep below Italy, Adrian was pacing back and forth before two altars. Two pools of light began to form. One over an altar of bones seemed to take in and absorb light, while the other over an altar of stone humans kneeling in prayer was giving off a brilliant white glow.

"What have you called us here for? We have not gathered like this since the none-interference treaty eons ago!" The white glow demanded.

"There have been serious changes since your covenant so long ago! The Titan himself has returned to this realm! I seek an agreement with both of your factions to help me banish him to an alternate universe, where he will not be able to come back from." Adrian plead in a desperate voice.

"When did this happen? As far as we've been aware he was banished long ago! How could you keep his presence from us? This goes against our original covanent!" The white light demanded.

Trying to push the blame away the black void spoke out." This is not on us! We have been threatened into secrecy by HIM! We sought out ways around it without alerting him but were unsuccessful. For that matter, we are weary of even being called here!"

Adrian smirked at their apparent fear. - So much for being all powerful beings.- "Both of you have nothing to fear. I have his current apprentice under a trance right now and I'm drawing on his connection to mask our conversation from him! All I need to know is if I am able to draw his power away from him, would both of you be willing to work together to banish him? I should be able to hold the power in his apprentice indefinitely so long as he himself is unaware of it."

The white and black lights pooled there connection together for a long time before they pulled apart saying." We agree so long as you're successful in your endeavor. We will pool our resources and banish him!"

Laughing hysterically Adrian smiled evilly before he spoke." And so it begins. Send your best people to open a dimensional rift. I'll have it done in a day!"

-Back in Sunnydale, Ryan was having a great day. His girlfriend was on a date with his new friend Oz and he was in the process of preparing dinner for their six month anniversary. Oz was going to bring her around later tonight so that he would have time to get everything just right.

When the table was set he pulled out a box he had been keeping since the fall of his people. Inside was a crystal used to help focus his particular power for his chosen mate. He had made it long ago when he heard about them and hoped to have someone to give it to someday.

It would slowly help her to start focusing his power in small amounts until she was ready for more. Then it would fuse with her allowing for a more powerful permanent connection to his powers and abilities.

Setting it in plain view he went upstairs to get ready. Half an hour later he came back down dressed and ready for his little surprise date. He heard them pulling up and started to feel a pulling sensation coming from his essence.

Thinking it was Lindsey practicing a powerful spell he ignored it. Suddenly a powerful tug of war was going on inside himself. Not trying to kill his apprentice he gently tried to pull his powers back.

When he was almost in control again a strange sensation covered him, it was as if he was drunk, but he hadn't imbibed anything all day. When he was distracted he felt himself lose his grip on the power he was holding.

He felt it fade away into someone else grasp. For the first time since his birth into this world, he felt powerless. Drained of all his considerable power he turned his attention to the front door that was opening up to reveal a red demon and an Irish demon with a bowler hat on.

"Lets get this done! I hate working with you evil sort." Bowler hat said.

"Keep your pants on. I don't take any pleasure in working with your kind either!" The red demon demanded.

They both began chanting with low voices. "gor err hoss err vere coss chee quor'toth,"

Repeatedly until Ryn turned feeling a suction coming from behind him. There he saw a dimensional rift opening up.

Weakened he stood up and tried to run up stairs. He was greeted by the site of a horned demon covered in black plate metal like skin.

"Sorry but I kinda can't let you get away. You understand right?" The demon asked before grabbing him and throwing him head first into the rift.

"Well now that that's settled, what do you two say about going for a for a beer?" The two demons walked away ignoring him. " Come on, was it something I said?"

Ignoring the bulky demon the two that opened the rift turned to each other and pulled out a sphere to begin turning reality to what it would have been without the Titans presence. -

-Trapped in his weakened state now, Ryan swore to himself that they would pay dearly for there actions this day. Looking around he went to the nearest valley and began trying to call his power back. " Son of a bitch!"

He knew he was screwed when he couldn't even feel his powers at all. He set to building himself a place to stay until he could find a way back.

Days turned into months and months into years. Eventually decades passed with him having no luck. He never stopped trying though.

One day he had forgotten how long he was trapped here when he heard something. "Harken all ye elements, I summon thee now. Control the outside, control within. Land and sea, fire and wind. Out of my passions, a web be spun. From this eve forth, my will be done. So mote it be."

He knew it was Willow the moment he heard the voice. Trying to feel the connection he reached through the void with what little power he could muster and yelled." Willow it's me Ryan! I'm trapped in Quor'toth! Use your spell to call me forward! Hurry before the connection breaks!"

-In the coed dorm bathroom at Sunnydale University, Willow was pulled into a trance after casting a spell to make herself feel better because of Oz leaving her. She heard a voice yelling."Willow...it's ....Ryan...trapped...Quor...spell summon me.. connection..."

When she came out of the trance she demanded." Voice from the other side make your presence known! Reveal yourself to me and cross the divide! I command you in the name of Hecate, goddess of magic, crossroads, ghosts and necromancy!"

Her eyes briefly turned black. A void of black tar was forming in front of her. It spat out the naked unconscious form of a man. When she completed her spell, Willow looked over the man with a feeling of Déjà vu.

-Where have I seen him before?-

Looking at his still form she got up and checked his pulse. -Definitely not a vampire then. Maybe some sort of demon?-

Thinking this she grabbed her ceremonial athame and cut his hand. Seeing him bleed red she thought.-Definitely human! What was he doing calling my name and how is he connected to me? Worst of all why is he so familiar?-

Shaking her head of the questions she decided they could wait till he woke up at any rate."

All-around the world ripples were going off unchecked. Several higher being took notice and tried to look for the source but were stumped when it led to a Hellmouth. Assuming that it was just stirring they turned back ignoring it for now.

In a small cave under a prominent villa in Italy, Lyndsey was starting to wake.-Where the hell am I? Why do I have a long beard now? How long have I been out?- A constant stream of thoughts ran through his head.

Deciding something had gone wrong and he had been betrayed somehow he got to his feet and looked for a way out. When he met no resistance he snuck his way out following the winding stairs upwards. When he got to the entrance he found only a single guard with his back to the doorway.

Sneaking up behind him he snapped his neck in a fluid motion. Realizing he was somehow far faster and stronger than he was before, he ran out of the building at an almost imperceptible speed.

He found himself running so fast the world seemed to stand still. When he reached the ocean he found himself running on it as well.

Feeling his connection to the Titan he headed for him as fast as he could, not wanting to be caught again by whatever the immortal did to him, ran as if the hounds of hell were on his heels.