Whether you ever do a sequel or not, please know that this was written well enough to support one. Thanks for the great read.

Thank you. I like to think so, but I like knowing others think so more.

Damn fine story. Keep up the good work thanks and bye.

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

Thanks Willow giving the crayon speech made the end of the fic

Yeah, wrote that as I wrote Ch. 4. Took me a while to get to it.

Okay did like this, loved Willow's yellow crayon speech... and then had to wonder why you pissed away a perfectly good ending by having Dru come back. Even assuming the ritual worked, that put her on par with Dracula (who angel wasn't on par with) when draining a vampire less powerful than she would have been at full strength as Spike was her childe. If the sacrfice was multiple vampires to gain strength greater than all of them combined then sure, but with just one, not even as strong? Anyways, overall enjoyed the story at a lot, just felt that bringing her back at the end for a throwaway line was pointless, easier if you wanted to have her alive was to have her hypnotize Cordelia and let her get away, if you wanted to make her stronger let her drain Cordy giving her the strength of the new vampire type at least in part.

If you want, you can pretend it never happened.

The odds of me continuing this are low. That was just a way to do it. And if I find another villain I like better, I'll just retcon out that last line.

Great story from beginning to end.

Raf

Thank you very much. :-)

-Nate

Excellent conclusion! That was a really good place to finish the story, it ended with a good sense of closure. Even Drusilla resurrecting was a good touch, because it gave the reader something interesting to think about, even if you don't do some type of sequel (which I'd definitely read if you wrote it).

Thank you very much. Though, my muse has moved on from this. Actually, she moved on before it was done, but I forced her back and tied her down until she finished. Which was that half-month hiatus I suddenly disappeared on.

Okay this was brilliant, Another gem in your crown of awe inspiring fics. And seeing as how you don't like metal - which I normally don't either, its just a few rare songs that call to me - I give you in thanks a different style, a more ... *English* style ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAi4izfvXo4

Yes, that was much more my style. I think I would like Dr. Who. But I've never had time to sit down and watch it.

'A gem in [my] crown of awe inspiring fics.' Wow. Thank you.

To set the mood for this song, this if from Xena: TWP. Joxer has just died and she and Gabrielle are mourning. Lucy Lawless actually sings the words in this song (she's an excellent singer). It's very touching in the series and very beautiful here. ~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioBtJzPZN5s


VERY LATE EDIT: I found a heavy metal song I like. It's a HM christmas carol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNtipSggWY ENJOY!!!

Lovely reversal at the end. The switching of the 'crayon' speech was really touching. All in all a strong conclusion to another strong story. Well done.

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

Decent story.

I personally enjoyed the earlier chapters much more then the later ones. The abrupt Face Heel Turn Xander went through seemed really forced. Its been a while since I watched the Underworld movies or read one of the books, and I never saw the last one, but even then the memory thing seemed a more fragmented deal then the whole 'absorb' thing you have going on, happening only at the turning, whether Lycan or Vampire, and when intentionally tried, such as the case with Selene and the Elder.
And even with the intentional try it barely worked, the Elder admitting that Selene, the giver, didn't have the skill to pass on everything.


I did like the idea of Drusilla trying to turn Xander to the darkside though. But I think it might have worked better if you had played it as a long game. After all, vampires have all the time in the world, and Drusilla's a seer, and a hundred years is easily enough time for the most pure at heart to become jaded.

Still, decent enough story and a fun read.

Thank you.

It seemed forced because it WAS force. I came up with the idea of the reverse-yellow-crayon and worked towards that. In the beginning, I was just writing whatever came into my head. I then bent UW canon to suit my needs.

My theory is that Drusilla had to act while he was still young. If she waited 100 years or even just 1 year, he might have been incorruptible.

Still, I'm happy to get a decent story out of what was only supposed to be a 1-off. Thank you.

Good Ending. I wonder if Xander will be smarter than Willow, and grab hold of the girl who has been his love since diapers. The No one loves him more at this point. Just as he loves no one else as much at this point. If they hook up now it will be a forever thing. In this Story they belong togeither.

Don't know. Like I said, no sequels planned for now.

Thank you.

Good story. Nice job. The end came sooner than I thought it would, but that's alright I guess.

I like to surprise people. Give them what they don't expect. :-)

I liked the story through i do defer to the dark quicking aspect. But still it was nicely done, the story can go into crossover's now that are in the future with xander alone or with others to just about anything.
I liked it and I am grateful to you for a nice read.... so thank you.

Yes, I have no idea if or where I want to take this from here. But I made a point of leaving it very open for later.

Well, this is becoming an abridged season 2. Huh, I like it, little to no Angel/us angst from Buffy, yay! Also, ahh, evil Xander, I've tried to write a story or two with evil Xander but he never, uh, goes evil. n.n; It's probably why I haven't put them online. That said TheLaughingMan has some amazing (and unfortunately incomplete) evil Xander fics.

Smoking and villainy does seem to go hand in hand on Buffy and Angel. Ironically, someone once commented that smoking was lazy characterization and a shallow way to make characters appear cool or bad. I think it was the original creator of DMC.

Lastly, evil Xander and Angelus are... friends? Wait, what? Damn, I was expecting the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny (with mayor wilkins in a bloody sweater as winner). Oh well, maybe next chapter.

Yeah, I thought it was incredibly campy of them, so I played it up.

And wait till next chapter when they show their true colors.

Well, this is becoming an abridged season 2. Huh, I like it, little to no Angel/us angst from Buffy, yay! Also, ahh, evil Xander, I've tried to write a story or two with evil Xander but he never, uh, goes evil. >.

Opps. ;-)

Nice chapter.

You threw me off with the Angelus Xander love fest there, but I guess it made sense.

Raf

Love fest? Eh, maybe. But don't be fooled into believing that appearances are everything to evil people like them.