Don't take this the wrong way, but this story is finished. You don't need a sequel. You tied it up neatly, but not too neatly, and there's plenty of space for us all to imagine where everyone goes from here. Well done. I really enjoyed this universe.
Blue
Comments from author:
Thanks, this was the first story I had mostly finished before I started posting, the couple of extra chapters were written just to tie up some loose ends. I have no plans for any thing further myself, but I am somewhat disappointed that no one else wanted to play in it.
Review By [DeepBlueJoy] • Date [11 Oct 12] • Rating [9 out of 10]
I liked this a lot, although there were a few significant loose ends that weren't turned up.
I think a nice sequel idea would be to have a planet be opened up to allow the less violent demons to emigrate away from a human populace that knows they exist and is likely to include plenty of extremists. I think that would leave plenty of room for interesting developments.
Review By [ptbptb] • Date [27 Jul 11] • Rating [8 out of 10]
Rather interesting story. While the story bears the potential to be written in a much longer form, with more explanation for everything that happened, you still wrote it very well.
It would certainly be interesting to see somebody take this universe further.
Review By [SEAborg] • Date [23 May 11] • Rating [7 out of 10]
Well at least the Slayers have a photogenic spokesperson ;) If she plays it right Buffy could become a worldwide celebrity and perhaps one of the most trusted faces on earth. Of course it could go very badly too if Slayers in general are defined as non-human or she makes a bad impression. I think putting the SGC last and therefore closer to the end of the presentation was a good idea. A lot of people would find the existence of Aliens less unsettling than the supernatural and the military is a known quantity unlike the Slayers. Either way, a time of great change! I'm not sure how you (or another author) could treat the interviews seriously, but I'm sure you could come up with some funny Buffy statements! I hope Giles has prepped her on what to say and what not to say. Speaking on her feet was not one of Buffy's best skills.
Review By [Gideon] • Date [27 Mar 11] • Rating [7 out of 10]
The biggest thing in the end is not that monsters and demons are real; its that since Holy water and crosses affect them, it is hard to argue that god does not exist; or that religion is wrong as the atheists believe. And many BILLIONS that gave lip service to God in whatever form they beleived, that is going to hit them deep inside. That to me is where the long term effect is going to be the greatest. Now correct me if I am wrong, but did any other holy items affect Vamps and Demons? In other words does the Star of David act the same way? If only symbols of Christ and the Christian church affect Vampires that is a huge argument that all other religions are not valid. And that could be the biggest thing of all.
Comments from author:
You made some good points.
The thing with the cross though actually predates Christianity as a holy symbol, and from what I've been able to find out it's a sun symbol, of course if that is the reason why it works then that doesn't explain why the picture of the sun, or a drawing of the sun wouldn't burn a vampire on contact. Generally when I write a fic any holy symbol will work on vampires. It has more to do with the belief in the symbol than the symbol itself.
Review By [burmafrdnow] • Date [12 Jan 11] • Not Rated
Nice follow-up (kind of hard to hide the existence of either demons or aliens when you've got Thor's flagship dematerializing invading hordes of demons while hovering over downtown L.A.), and it was particularly nice to see that Buffy has started using Jack's surname isntead of Hank's (and presumably Dawn as well). You're leaving them in a good, if challenging and different, place.
Comments from author:
Thanks. I truelly hope someone is inspired and carries on the story. My muse doesn't have any interesting ideas at this point, though it might in the future, so I'm crossing my fingers.
Review By [RevDorothyL] • Date [11 Jan 11] • Not Rated
A much better way for the supernatural to be revealed than saying the Slayer are a bunch of terrorists! Ouch that it had to out the SGC at the same time though.
Review of chapter "Friends in High Places" from FireWolfe
Review:
Love to see more and I would so love to see Spike and Buffy make up. Angel not so much he is a bastard on so many levels.
Comments from author:
Sorry FireWolfe, I'm not much of a ship author. However, since I've finished the story off, for now anyway, if you want to write Spike and Buffy making up, I'd love to see the series continue.
Review By [FireWolfe] • Date [23 Nov 10] • Rating [10 out of 10]