Lust

Perdido Alma

She laughed as she watched the fire rip through the city, the flames engulfing everything in sight. Smiling as she watched Anyanka brag that she was the reason for the French Revolution. “Keep believing Anyanka” she whispered, inhaling the rich smell of blood that filled the streets as the Reign of Terror gripped Europe.

Amdis opened her eyes, the flashes of her past vanishing as she watched Ronwe talk to Lucifer outside of his castle. She looked back, opening her hand towards the dimensional rift she used to get to Beasthorn. She closed her hand, watching the rift flash then close. She looked back into the window. She couldn’t hear what they were saying and she couldn’t just fade in, Lucifer would sense her presence in a minute. She clenched at the amulet around her neck as she looked down at the one she made with Ronwe so many years ago. It was still glowing red, but it was faint. She needed to get to Ronwe’s study, which Lucifer held deep in his castle. She slipped away from the window, looking up the fifteen story castle. The entire castle itself was a mile long and a mile wide. The main building she was looking at was where Lucifer, Ronwe, Lucifer’s other advisors, shamans, warlocks and mages and herself resided. The towers housed the guards quarters and the servants lived in the walls surrounding the castle. The middles to the south of the main one held the massive weapons Lucifer had collected over the years. Three ten story buildings behind the main building housed Lucifer’s army. There was a stable near the east entrance and training facilities in at the south entrance. Magic facilities were near the west entrance. The path leading straight to the main house was lined with beautiful gardens, battle-depicting statues and beautiful fountains. At the beginning it looked inviting, yet deep down she felt the need to run from this place. She looked around now, the sky was swirling black and purple deep in the clouds. She could hear the ocean crash against the rocks in the distance. Lucifer built his castle on an island in the middle of the ocean in this deserted dimension. It used to be the home of the Amazons, but they fled when hordes of demons made their way into the dimension. Lucifer destroyed most of the demons and took the rest on as guards, but by that time the Amazons had made their home on earth and decided not to return. Lucifer had designed it himself, the first time she saw it it was beautiful and ugly at the same time. The was dark and light at the same time, and the world was beautiful. Now it was dark and angry, something was definitely going on. She looked around, none of Lucifer’s guards were paying attention, she chuckled at them. “Always told him to get rid of their lazy asses” she muttered placing a foot on the wall. She started to walk up the side of the castle, avoiding the windows. When she reached the ninth floor she knelt down, her braid hanging straight down. She looked down to the ground, then to the guards as she slipped through the open window. “Glad I never locked any of my windows” she thought, quietly stepping onto the floor. She looked around the room that she hasn’t been in in over a billion years. It was her mediation room. She closed her eyes, letting the feel of the room flow over her. She opened her eyes, taking in the deep greens and blues that wrapped around the halls. She sighed quietly as she made her way across the room, silently opening the door. She looked down the hallways, glad the Lucifer still never let his guards on this floor. Before she was changed, a guard almost raped her, but Lucifer had shown up for the guard could do anything and ripped his head off on the spot. Even after she became a demon, Lucifer still wouldn’t allow anyone on her wing. The building itself was a square building, wrapped around a courtyard. The ninth floor was the only one with pathways of glass that connected one side of the building to the other. She felt cramped walking down stone hallways, so he made her those pathways so she felt more open and welcome. In reality it helped her move quickly if she needed to. He had hung huge tapestries depicting battles that they had fought together all down the pathways of her floor so she would have privacy, and the pathway was. She moved down the pathway, darting past the spots where there was no cover. She hopped into the hallway on the other side and looked both ways. She walked to the door directly in front of her. She quietly pushed open the massive door, looking into her bedroom. Her bed was still unmade from that day when he locked her in that hell dimension. She felt the spark of anger in her stomach but she quashed it. She walked over to her closet, which ran across two walls of her room. She threw open all of the doors, looking at her wardrobe. One side was just her regular clothes, leather pants, tight tank tops, shirts shorts everything one person could own, all in deep greens, blacks and reds. The other side was her armor, she had a collection from all time periods. She looked down at the armor she was wearing. It was her favorite, she first met Eve in this armor. She closed her eyes, feeling the armor fade off of her and into the closet. A black shirt with black leather pants replaced it. She waved her hand over both closets, watching the clothes and armor disappear back to the abandoned mansion she was hiding out in on Earth. “Got to love trans-dimensional powers” she said.

She felt Lucifer shift downstairs. She knew he felt something but she knew that he wouldn’t realize that it was her until she was gone. She fingered the amulet around her neck that held Eve’s ashes. It cloaked her powers, but only the smaller ones. It would not cloak her fading in and out of rooms. She walked over to her desk. Lucifer had it made especially for her, from the woods of her original home. She faded that as well. After she checked the room, making sure everything she wanted was gone, she walked into the hallway and over to the next room. It was her weapons room. It was massive, with wall to wall and ceiling weapons. She didn’t bother stepping into the room, waving her hands to make everything vanish. She did this the other twelve rooms on her floor, finding her way back to the meditation room. She walked back into the room, stepping directly into the center of the room. “Excessum viscus” she whispered, stepping back as the podium circled up from the floor. She watched as the light illuminated the objects on the podium. A giant book, a bloodstained sword and the outfit Eve gave her. She fingered the material softly, looking at the bloodstain on the chest of the outfit. She could have the stain removed easily with a wave of her hand, but she kept it the way it is, so she would remember who sacrificed her life so she could live. She waved her hand again and a long black bag appeared at her feet. She gently placed the outfit in the bag, then placed the book on top of it. She picked up the sword, the one that was meant for her. She placed that in the bag, zipped it closed and picked it up, walking to the window. She put the bag’s strap around her and crawled out of the window and stood up on the wall. She looked at the guards as she walked up to the 12th floor, Ronwe’s floor.


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Buffy looked around the room at the sleeping figures. Giles was asleep on the couch as Xander slept on the floor. Kennedy finally got Helena settled in after their tour and was coming down the stairs.

“Everyone looks tired” she said quietly as Buffy led her into the kitchen where Willow was. She looked up from her tea and smiled, her eyes looked tired as she slumped over her cup.

“Well, I explained to them everything that we found, but without a name or a time period I won’t be of much help. Giles said he was going to call in some favors tomorrow to help track down your mystery woman. I also plan on calling Dawnie tomorrow about Helena and about the possibility of mobilizing the troops and bringing them here” she sighed as she took another sip. Buffy’s dagger was temporarily forgotten amongst the mayhem of telling Giles and Xander about everything that was going on. Buffy smiled at them as Kennedy hugged Willow from behind, resting her head on the witch’s shoulder.

“I am more worried about the other demon that contacted me. I got bad feelings from him, and I bet he will try to contact me then. I just wished she would come back and tell me everything that is going on. I can’t stand cryptic nonsense, it drives me nuts!” Buffy said walking to the door.

“Going to bed?” Kennedy asked.

“Yea I am, I have to make some phone calls myself. Night” she said walking out of the room. Kennedy looked down at Willow.

“Time for all good little hackers to go to bed” she said, pulling at Willow’s arm. She quietly got up, following her girlfriend out of the room.

Upstairs in the room that used to be Dawn’s room, Willow’s laptop glowed bright blue, the fax incoming message blinking. The fax machine whirled quietly, a piece of paper sliding out into the tray and onto the floor, floating under the table.


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Amdis opened Ronwe’s window and slide inside. “Damn I’m good” she thought as she stepped into Ronwe’s private study. She looked at the triple locked door, then at the window. “For the demon of knowledge, he sure is stupid” she thought as she put the bag down. She walked over to his desk, where one of his huge tomes laid open amongst other books. She didn’t touch anything as she circled the desk, reading the spine of the book. “History of the Nobles, Immortals and Slayers” she read to herself, looking at the page it was opened to. She gasped as she saw Buffy’s face on the page, with descriptions next to her. She looked around the room, seeing the thousands of books he possessed just in the room. She needed them, “But I think he would notice if I borrowed all of them” she said out loud, looking at another book of prophecies on the desk. She would have to use her powers to replicate all the books at the same time. “All I need is ten seconds” she thought as she clasped her hands together. The air around her swirled as she began to chant

“Ventus! Terra! Incendio! Acuatico!” She muttered, the words changing from Latin to Spanish to her demon tongue as she talked faster and faster. The books in the room flew open as replicas of them appeared on the floor by the window. She spoke faster and faster as her volume reached deafening heights as it roared through the room. Her eyes flashed gold as she pushed her arms out, the window ripping around her. “Exsto!” she screamed, a blinding flash filling the room. She fell to the ground as the last book and paper fell into place by her bag. She stood up shakily, catching her breath just as the door slammed open.


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“I will have the slayer on my side in no time sire” Ronwe said walking back and forth in front of Lucifer, who was slouched in his throne, relaxing as he watched his advisor mumbled about the plan again. He was tired of his position, he wanted more. He didn’t even realize he wanted more until Ronwe showed him exactly what he could have.

“Yes Ronwe I know. But how do we take care of Amdis! You are the reason why we are in this predicament. She would have been behind this whole idea from the get-go even if she was trying to tip the tides to goods side. We are supposed to remain neutral I know, but we are demons. We never stay neutral. She would have appreciated this” Lucifer said, waving his hand. A cup appeared in his hand. Ronwe rolled his eyes as Lucifer took his drink.

“Sire. Amdis is a threat, her humanity is back, it has been for over three billion years. Ever since you killed Eve…” Ronwe said, ducking the cup thrown by Lucifer.

“NEVER MENTION HER NAME!” Lucifer said, his fury shaking the room.

“I know sire but it is true. Yes I remember Amdis had a taste for violence herself but she is not the same woman we know now. That is why we have to find a way to bring her down. You will be able to get another queen” Ronwe said, immediately regretting it. Lucifer sprung from his chair, grabbing Ronwe at the throat and lifting him into the air.

“I do not need another queen. I just need her” he growled, throwing Ronwe to the ground.

“Yes sire, I will work on a way to get her to come back to your side” Ronwe growled back, standing up and straightening his shirt. Lucifer sat back down.

“What about her servants and allies? Did you make sure that they were on our side now? Because it would be bad if her allies were against us. She may be one of the most powerful beings in all the worlds, but she can’t hold us all off, she isn’t that strong” he said looking at the ceiling.

“What is it my lord?” Ronwe asked curiously.

“Nothing I thought I felt something” he shook his head. “So we have the allies, what information do you have on the slayer line?”

“Buffy is still the true slayer, even though she managed to open the slayer line, the line still runs with her. Now that doesn’t mean that if we kill her the slayer line ends, the rest of her power will be transferred over to another slayer. Basically she is the guru slayer that will pass down her knowledge to the little slayers. But her blood is key, literally. Her blood opened and closed a portal a few years ago that Glorificus tried opening. It could be key to bringing a new Demon Reign to Earth. The slayer power was rooted in darkness, but over the years it has been purified. Buffy is the one slayer that has been able to harness the full power of the slayer without having to tap into the darkness of the slayer power. Innocence spilled, evil arises my lord” Ronwe explained. Lucifer nodded, motioning for him to continue. “We can win this war my lord. The First just lost the battle. More will come and soon hers and any other slayers blood will spill and you will reign over the demons again!”

“With Amdis as my queen” Lucifer muttered as he looked down at his glass. He started to sit up again as he watched the ripples in the wine get faster and faster. The chandelier above them started to rattle as Ronwe stumbled to the table. Lucifer’s eyes grew black.

“She’s here”.


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Buffy sat on her windowsill, looking up into the pale moon light. The dagger rested in her hands, the metal glistening as she gently moved it back and forth. She looked down at it as the light moved down the blade. Her eyes furrowed as she watched carefully as the light went up and down. “What the…” she said out loud as the words started to appear across the blade, etched finely into it. “That wasn’t there this morning” she thought as she stopped when the words stopped. She ran her hand over the etching, but didn’t feel any indentations. The words started to glow under her fingers, brighter and brighter. Buffy’s eyes glazed over as she watched the scene unfold in front of her.

*flashes*

“Why would you want to kill me?” Eve asked as Amdis sat on the bed, putting the dagger between them.

“To start a war” Amdis answered shamefully. Anger flared deep inside her at her weakness for this stranger. Eve looked at her, smiling as she watched the woman in front of her battle with her emotions.

“You are a strong warrior, an old warrior” she said cocking her head. Amdis glared at her, masking the confusion that flashed across her face.

“How do you know?” she asked. Eve laughed at her and got out of bed. Amdis turned her face away from Eve as she padded across the room. She had on a short top and small shorts, revealing her lithe body to the warrior. Amdis’s eyes slowly crept over to Eve, trailing up her toned, tanned body. Her pure white hair reached the small of her back. She was at least 5’4’’, small but formidable. She pulled on a satin robe, her sapphire eyes twinkling in the small lamp light.

“I may look young, and to my people I am. But I know many many things Immortal” she said walking to the door. Amdis’s jaw dropped at her.

“ How do you know?” she asked standing up, grabbing the dagger and sheathing it. Eve motioned for her to follow. They started to walk down the halls.

“You know your security is seriously lacking” Amdis said, motioning to the empty halls.

“Hehehe, yes well I hate guards. You see I am ruler of this land, the wise-one. I need to know many things. I have studied the ancient texts. You as well know that all of the old texts reside here, we are the keepers of the past. I have read them all. You were once known as Ardere, now you are known as Amdis, and in other places just known as The Destroyer. You are second only to your creator and have unspeakable power. You also have broken the cardinal rule of your kind, you did not stay neutral between the battles of good and evil. Of course I blame your creator but there are not many texts about him. But you, you are special. You are meant for great things” Eve explained as they entered the main hall.

“Right I am meant for great things” Amdis replied sarcastically, looking around the great hall. Battles of the past were depicted on the ceiling and walls. Her brow furrowed as she walked over to one wall that depicted an ancient warrior defeating a great enemy. Eve smiled at her as Amdis pointed to the wall as she looked back at her.

“Why am I on your wall?” she asked.

“I told you, you are meant for great things” she said, motioning to a large bookcase as she walked over.

“What you need me to reach a book for you?” Amdis asked as she walked over to Eve. Eve chuckled as she shook her head, her white hair falling across her shoulders. Amdis got lost again in her beauty.

“No I want to show you something” she said, pulling down on a book. Amdis jumped out of the way as the book case swung out.

“You could have warned me” she grumbled as she followed Eve down the stairs. It seemed like they walked forever until they reached a huge cavern.

“Lumen” Eve whispered. Amdis stepped back as the cavern was flooded with light. She looked around in awe as she took in the stone shelves that never ended. In the center was a huge desk and everywhere she looked there was books. Millions of them lined the walls as the stretched upward.

“How do you reach up there?” she asked, almost blushing at the question. “What is wrong with me?” she asked herself as she shook her head.

“All I have to do is say the topic that I want and the books appear on the desk, sometimes on the floor if I am obscure” Eve said she lead Amdis to the center of the room. “Watch” she whispered as she looked up. “Ardere!” she said strongly. A gust of wind ripped past them as Amdis watched in amazement. It looked like hundreds of books appeared out of nowhere on the desk and floor.

“These are all about me?” she asked, picking up one of the books, touching the cover. She read it aloud to Eve, “History of the Nobles, Immortals and Slayers.” She looked over at her as she opened the first page, stopping dead as she looked at a portrait of her before she became a demon. She looked at Eve who smiled sadly at her, nodding for her to continue. “Ardere” Amdis started shakily, “Ardere, the third in the line of slayers was destined to be earth’s greatest warrior, but she gave up her life in return for her villages safety. In turn for her people’s safety she let the Lucifer, the controller of all dimensions and the fallen angel of light, to turn her into a Noble Demon. She became Amdis, the Immortal, and was crowned his queen. The slayer line continued after she was changed and still continues through young woman throughout the ages. Amdis held onto her humanity until Ronwe, the demon of knowledge, destroyed her village. Years after that she slowly lost control over her demon soul and became lost in the darkness, creating chaos and turmoil in any dimension, next to Lucifer, breaking the neutrality rule of all Noble Demons. She will continue to travel the universe, waiting to fulfill her destiny…” she stopped looking at Eve. “My destiny huh” she snapped, slamming the book shut.

“Yes” Eve replied calmly. Amdis ripped the dagger out of the sheath and faded behind Eve, holding the blade against her throat.

“And what if my destiny is to kill you” she whispered venomously.

“Then I would have already been dead” Eve replied turning as Amdis relaxed her grip around Eve’s shoulders. “No one can control their fate, that is something out of our hands, even to the first nobles. It has always been here, guiding us. But we make the decisions, destiny just shows us the path. You are meant for great things. You will understand one day” she said as Amdis’s arm dropped to her side.

“You know you are a very annoying person. I never really liked riddles” Amdis growled, turning her head as Eve lightly laughed. “So what am I to do?” Amdis said looking around.

“You can return to you path, and forget this place. Or you can stay and experience things that you have never seen before. I will not promise you that you will like it nor will I promise that it will be easy” Eve said, picking up the book and placing it next to another large tome.

“What can you promise me” Amdis asked softly, feeling her soul take grip over her.

“Love” Eve said, putting her hand over the large tome, looking at the title.

“The Immortal And the Slayer” she looked over it quietly, pulling another book over it.

“What did you say” Amdis asked stepping to her.

“Love” she said, turning to her pushing the books back. She smiled at Amdis. “I can promise you love.”

Buffy shook herself out of the vision, looking back down at the dagger. The words were gone. “What?” she thought, looking out at the rising sun.


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Amdis stood straight up as Lucifer and Ronwe burst through the door. She smiled at them as the looked at her incredulously as they looked around the room. “NOOO!” Ronwe shouted rushing at her, but it was too late. Amdis waved to them cockily as she faded, her words hanging in the air. “Always one step behind Ronwe”. Ronwe ran to the window throwing it open, Lucifer looking around the room.

“What the hell happened?” he bellowed running to the window. Amdis looking up smiling at them as she walked through the portal, closing it behind her.

“I don‘t know, I don‘t know what she did!” Ronwe yelled.

“You are the demon of knowledge! Think! Why would she let us know she was here?” Lucifer growled.

“Chances are she looked at the books we took from Atlantis. She might have gotten angry. But she wanted us to know, she‘s taunting us.” Ronwe growled, sitting at his desk.

“What does that mean dammit!” Lucifer yelled.

“It means that she is up to something. We have to move fast, make sure the slayer stays on our side for now. We need her to trust us” he said.

“You best be right Ronwe” Lucifer growled, storming out of the room. Ronwe looked down at Buffy’s picture as it smiled back at him.


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Amdis laughed as she appeared through the portal in the mansion. “Ahh Ronwe, I always love that look of pure hatred on your face when I best you” she said out loud, looking at the room full of stuff. She waved her hands as her things found their appropriate rooms, all but the books. She looked at them piled nicely on the floor, picking up the tome that Eve had her read out of the first night she spent with her. She gently touched the cover, smiling softly at it. She quietly put all the books on the huge bookcase that she made that stretched the from the floor to the high ceiling. She left the huge tomes on a huge mahogany desk in the middle of the room. She sighed as she looked at the sun that just passed over the horizon. She stood their for a moment, enjoying the peace before speaking. “I know you are there slayer” she said turning around, looking at Buffy.

“I didn’t realize this place was taken” the slayer said, cautiously entering the room from the courtyard.

“Well it was empty and I need a place to stay” Amdis said, falling into the light banter.

Buffy looked at the books Amdis just placed on the desk. “I….There are some many things I want you to explain to me. But there is just one thing that I need to know” she said quietly.

“And what is that?” Amdis said, crossing her arms.

“What is your name?” she asked, looking into Amdis’s eyes, getting lost in them for a second.

“Well” Amdis said, breaking out of her reverie. “I have many names slayer, many in different languages. Which one would you like to know for now?” she asked her.

“The most recent one. I mean we never had a proper introduction. If you want me to trust you we need to at least introduce ourselves.” she said boldly. Amdis smiled at her. “Very well then” she said straightening herself out.

“Good” Buffy said, holding out her hand. Amdis smiled at her, grabbing it in a firm grip.

“My name is Elizabeth Anne Summers, but you can call me Buffy” Buffy said starting to shake Amdis’s hand.

“Hello Buffy, I am Faith.”


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Title means lost soul
chant means wind, earth fire and water
lumen means light
death of heart in Latin
Exsto means appear