breakmychest ([personal profile] breakmychest) wrote2011-05-17 03:26 pm

XXXIX--loggy bit and then a voice post.

Spike wanted to kill Elric. He wasn't sure when the idea had come into his head, but he really wanted to do it. He couldn't just let a man with a sword that sucks soul roam free! He knew better than anyone how important a soul was. It had happened to Ardent, it could happen again. And Elric needed to die.

But then again, it wasn't like it was unusual for Spike to want to kill people. Even now, there were days when he eyed people's necks and wondered idly what it would be like to sink his fangs into them. He didn't, of course. He wouldn't. But the temptation never really went away.

Still, this was a bit different. Those people were innocents, and Spike defended the innocent. Elric clearly wasn't. He was bad news. He had to be stopped.

Spike grabbed his sword and his duster and stalked out of the room, ready to do what needed to be done.

Yes, he was in the right. This is what had to happen. Hell, he'd stab Elric with his own sword if he had to. Anything to keep him from hurting again. Plus, the man seemed to have his eyes set on Buffy. He couldn't go after Buffy if he was dead.

Spike stopped, then leaned against the wall and chuckled low in his throat, shutting his eyes. "Almost had me there," he said. "Shouldn't have brought Buffy into the mix. She'll only ever make me want to do the right thing. You're what's been making people go after Elric, right? I've been warned about you."

I am the Summoning Dark, the voice Spike hadn't even realised had been whispering to him said. And Elric must die for his crimes.

Spike shrugged. "Maybe, but not by my hand. Or anyone else's here, you can be bloody sure about that."

I cannot be stopped, the Summoning Dark whispered. If you are no use to me, then I'll move on to the next host.

"Like hell you will," Spike said, voice steely again. "Look, they may say you're bloody unstoppable, but no one goes into my brain and tries to play me and gets away with it. Think I haven't been keeping dark thoughts in for god knows how long? I'm a bloody expert. And you are not getting out of here alive." He hardened his resolve. Fighting something in his head was weird, but he figured all he could do was do what he'd done as a ghost and use the power of his will. Luckily, he'd always been bloody willful. He pictured his mind as an iron cage built to trap the thing. Then, just for kicks, he made it an electric cage that would zap the Summoning Dark if it got too close.

It tried to sidle out of Spike's mental cage and shrieked when electricity jolted through it. Spike grinned. Touché. And why should I listen to you? it hissed. What can you do to stop me?

Spike shrugged. "My dark's a hell of a lot scarier than yours," he said. "And it hasn't stopped me from burning bright. Guess it's your turn." He flooded the cage with bright sunlight, the same as the stuff that had gone through him in that last battle, that had obliterated all of the First Evil's forces and the entire town of Sunnydale besides. The Summoning Dark gave a final shrieking wail and vanished. Spike stood up and opened his eyes, grinning widely. Had he done it? It had felt like he'd done it.

He felt a sharp pain in his wrist and raised his arm to look at it. It looked like the symbol Buffy had found. No one had mentioned that when they were talking about the attacks on Elric. Spike was pretty sure he had just done it. He pulled out his journal.

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[Private to Elric]

So, I think I just got rid of whatever was making people try to kill you!

[Private to Ardent]

Nice try with the little magic symbol in blood bit. It didn't work. Elric's going to live.

[Gloating is totally classy, what are you talking about?]

[Private to Buffy]

Pretty sure you know this, but in case I never said it: You make me a better person, Buffy. Every day, every minute. And I love you for it.

[Warden Filter]

You know that thing that's been getting into people's heads? Trying to make us go after Elric?

Well, I'm pretty sure you don't need to worry about it anymore. [Smirk.]

[ooc: Backdated to before the breach! Just had to get this up. Feel free to come across Spike just... muttering to himself towards the end of that.]

private - THIS. THIS WAS EPIC. *BOOKMARKS* you get points for being canon-based-WIN. :D

[identity profile] deepdowndark.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[silence. Utter silence for about five minutes.]

...you stopped the Dark.

There's rumours that... you can't...

[silence.]
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] big bad's back)

video | private - EEEEE! I AM SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT.

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Spike has to go face to face for this. He turns on the video, his face just... smug beyond belief. Then he holds up his wrist.]

Either that or it's started giving out free tattoos. Wouldn't be the first time I've done the impossible.

Re: video | private - TOTALLY EPIC. :D I bounced.

[identity profile] deepdowndark.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ardent's staring. Just staring.] By Tak, no. [Then he slams the video off, and replies tersely,]

...This... doesn't happen.

How? [The Guarding Dark is nothing more than a legend to him. He doesn't know about Vimes.]
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] Smug)

voice | private - Yeeee!

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It picked the wrong dance partner. I'm too bloody stubborn to kill because a voice in my head says to do it.

[Don't mind the gloating vampire. He just loves this.]

Re: voice | private -

[identity profile] deepdowndark.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Has this...

No, just...

[there's a very, very explicit curse in Dwarfish here. He comes back, calmer.]

That's a legend, I've never heard of it being done.
bigbad: injuries ([Neutral] Interesting)

voice | private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah?

[Now he sounds interested, though he can jump right back into gloating if he needs to.]

What's the legend?

Re: voice | private

[identity profile] deepdowndark.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
There is some mention, here and there in history, that someone can create the Guarding Dark within them and drive the Summoning Dark away.

But it's... astounding it actually happened.

[And really, really, pissing annoying.]
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] Nostalgic)

Re: voice | private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, joy of being me. Guarding Dark, huh? Good to know.

Re: voice | private

[identity profile] deepdowndark.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It's quite exceptional. Consider yourself lucky.

[bitter bitter bitter]
bigbad: injuries ([Impudent] Wanna mess?)

Re: voice | private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-18 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
I consider myself good. Luck's got nothing to do with it.

Re: voice | private

[identity profile] deepdowndark.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
Of course not.
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] cocky)

Private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, apparently the curse wasn't as unbreakable as hype would suggest.

Private

[identity profile] blackbladebitch.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
How was it broken? I knew not that you had any sorcerous skill.
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] smirky)

Private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't. According to Ardent I made something called a Guarding Dark. He thought it was just a legend. I thought it was just me being too bloody stubborn to let that thing boss me around.

Private

[identity profile] blackbladebitch.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Fascinating. As if the curse contains its own antidote within itself.

Well, I owe you more than a drink, Spike. I owe you my life, such as it is.
bigbad: injuries ([Impudent] screwy)

Private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
...it's nothing. I just don't like things mucking around in my brain.

Re: Private

[identity profile] blackbladebitch.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Few do. Nevertheless, I am grateful.
bigbad: injuries ([Neutral] Claw)

Re: Private

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, anytime, mate. Only, you know, hopefully not soon.

Re: Private

[identity profile] blackbladebitch.livejournal.com 2011-05-17 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed.
slayage: (Thrall?)

[Private]

[personal profile] slayage 2011-05-17 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[What? Just, what? Huh? What? She sounds both relieved and concerned.]

What did you do? What happened?
bigbad: injuries ([Buffy] Hands)

[Private | video]

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
That thing, the Summoning Dark, it got into my head. I started thinking the only way to keep that sword of his from hurting anyone was to kill him. Nearly had me, too, then it pointed out that killing him would keep him away from you.

[He shook his head.] I know better than to kill people to impress you. After that, it was just a matter of mentally kicking its ass. [He holds up his wrist.] Got a neat little scar for my troubles.
slayage: (:))

[Private | video]

[personal profile] slayage 2011-05-17 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
So, it's gone. [Blink, blink. Yes, this is the look of being impressed. She's smiling quietly with the look of pride in her eyes. She skips right past all the fun details of why she's impressed and focuses on the trivial part. Of course.]

Never really saw you as a tattoo-gettin' guy.
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] Confident)

[Private | video]

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, I had one in the eighties for about a month. Vampire healing isn't always a good thing.
slayage: (Big freaky cereal boxes of death!)

[Private | video]

[personal profile] slayage 2011-05-17 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Snerk.] I would say sorry you wasted your money, but I don't think you were the paying kind back then. Or, you know, ever.

What was it, dare I ask?
Edited 2011-05-17 19:35 (UTC)
bigbad: injuries ([Neutral] delicious)

[Private | video]

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been known to pay! ...course, for a while it was with stolen money.

Do you really want to know, love?
slayage: (Most importantly... it would be wrong.)

[Private | video]

[personal profile] slayage 2011-05-17 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh huh.

Is it make-funnable?
bigbad: injuries ([Neutral] Games)

[Private | video]

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-17 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
...probably. Sort of glad it didn't stick around. But it's not all that important.
timesbureaucrat: (bwh?)

[Warden Filter] AND SECONDING KIM'S DECLARATION OF EPIC WIN!

[personal profile] timesbureaucrat 2011-05-17 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
How...?

Ardent seemed genuinely convinced that it was unstoppable.
bigbad: injuries ([Happy] cocky)

[Warden Filter] sdfasdf THANKS

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-18 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he was genuinely wrong.
acid_rayne: (Annoyed)

Wardens:

[personal profile] acid_rayne 2011-05-18 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
What 'thing'? And who the hell's Elric?
bigbad: injuries ([Impudent] You're kidding)

Wardens:

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-18 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
...love, have you been living with a bag over your head?
acid_rayne: (Art - Sit)

Re: Wardens:

[personal profile] acid_rayne 2011-05-18 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
And I have a reason to know him or whatever the 'thing' is, because...?
bigbad: injuries (Default)

Wardens:

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-18 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Cause it's what everyone's been talking about for the past week or so.
acid_rayne: (Speak)

Re: Wardens:

[personal profile] acid_rayne 2011-05-18 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
We talk about a lot of things. Mostly, none of it affects me.
bigbad: injuries ([Impudent] born bad)

Re: Wardens:

[personal profile] bigbad 2011-05-18 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
Not my fault if you're out of the loop, then, is it?
acid_rayne: (Hip - Torso)

Re: Wardens:

[personal profile] acid_rayne 2011-05-18 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Nor is it mine nobody gives enough to make me interested.