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3. Vengeance Time

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The doors blew off their hinges, as all the patrons turned to the doorway, as Spike, Faith and Lindsey stepped inside. The patrons all turned back to their business, all eager to not draw Spike’s attention as he strode into the bar, wearing an emotionless mask. He sat down at the bar, with Faith and Lindsey sitting next to him

“Blood and whiskey,” Spike growled

The bartender nodded and quickly grabbed his request, putting it before him. Spike took a shot of whiskey, followed by a shot of blood, slamming the glass down

“Alright, I want information and I want it now,” Spike said, before taking out a slip of paper with the symbol drawn on it and showed it to the bartender

“I’ve never seen that before”

“Listen, jackass, my nephew is dead and his wife is missing. This symbol was carved on their living room wall. Does it look familiar?”

“No, nothing I’ve ever seen before”

“Right. Does anyone know?”

“None as far as I know”

“Fine. Guess I’ll have to beat it out of everyone,” Spike said

He took another shot of whiskey, followed by blood, before rising up from the bar

“Alright, everyone, listen up. Anyone who’s seen this symbol, speak up now and you might be able to keep your limbs. You know something, but don’t speak up, you’re gonna lose all your limbs”

“We’re not afraid of you, Spike,” cried a demon, “We could take you all on”

“This is gonna be good,” Faith muttered

Spike downed another shot of whiskey, before getting up, as about fifteen demons and vampires all got up from their seats, growling menacingly at Spike, who simply smirked. Ten minutes later and all the patrons were lying all over the pub, mostly bleeding or broken, while Faith and Lindsey watched with detracted interest as Spike interrogated the last remaining demon, his vamp face on

“What do you know?” Spike growled

“Okay, okay, I relent,” the demon cried, “Think you can get the cue off my throat?”

“Not a chance. Speak quickly”

“It’s the symbol of a vampire clan. Very powerful and secret. Have been around for the last several years and they’ve been making waves”

“Who are they and how come I’ve never heard of them before?”

“Because they’ve only started making waves lately. They’re called Twilight”

“Twilight, huh? Maybe I should meet this clan then”

Spike removed the pool cue from the demon’s throat, then after a second thought, smashed the demon across the face with the cue, snapping it in half and knocking the demon unconscious, as Spike resumed his human face and joined Faith and Lindsey

“Let’s go”

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Wesley frowned when he heard the mobile phone ring and looked at Illyria. She ignored him as she dug the phone out of her jacket and answered it. As she spoke on the phone, it amazed Wesley at how far she had come since first arriving. How human she had become, despite retaining part of her old self

“Spike has learned information about the symbol,” Illyria said when she hung up, “It’s called Twilight. They’re a vampire clan”

“Is Spike searching for them now?” Wesley asked

“I believe so, but we should also look for them”

“Well, let’s go this way then”

Wesley took the lead, turning down an alley and coming to a small door. However, there was a large demon nearby, glaring at the pair as they approached

“What are you trash doing here?” the demon growled

“Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Surely you know me?”

“Sorry, but I don’t. No humans allowed”

Wesley looked at Illyria and sighed, before stepping back, as Illyria grabbed the demon by the throat, lifting him up and throwing him aside, then kicking the door open and walking inside, as Wesley followed after her

“Gotta love the direct approach,” he muttered

He caught up with Illyria just as she reached the bar and started demanding answers. However, no one at the bar was intending to give her any

“Maybe we should try somewhere else,” Wesley suggested, touching her shoulder

“Not until I have thoroughly made sure I can’t get them here,” Illyria said, before turning back to the bar, “Who knows about Twilight?”

“Sorry, lady, no one here,” replied the bartender

Annoyed, Illyria grabbed the bartender and hauled him over the bar

“I want answers”

“Uh, Illyria?”

The patrons were starting to get angry that their bartender was being manhandled. Illyria took notice of the patrons rising up from their seats, so she threw the bartender back behind the bar. However, that didn’t help, as now the patrons were gathering around them, although this didn’t faze Illyria or Wesley at all

“You should all respect your superiors,” Illyria said, holding her head high

Wesley’s hands turned bright red, as he unleashed balls of magic onto several patrons, blasting them through the air, as Illyria swung her fist into the nearest demon’s face, then swiftly backhanded a vampire, followed by a front kick on another vampire, as Wesley fired another blast of magic that took down several demons at once. Within minutes, the bar was destroyed, while the patrons were lying everywhere

“Who knows about Twilight?” Illyria demanded, blood splattered on her face

Several demons pointed at a vampire, who was swiftly picked up and slammed against the wall by Illyria

“What do you know?” Wesley asked

“You have no idea what you’re going up against,” the vampire grinned, “Hell is gonna rain down on you all. And then world will be gone”

“The world?”

“The world of magic, leaving this world as nothing”

“Where can we find this Twilight?” Illyria asked

“They’ll find you”

“I think that’s all we’re gonna get out of him,” Wesley said

Illyria let the vampire go, but grabbed a stake out of her jacket and rammed it into the vampire’s heart. He cried out as he turned to dust, as Illyria and Wesley left the bar

“Well, at least we got something,” Wesley said, “Let’s head back”

The pair made their way back to the Hyperion, as the sun was starting to rise. Once there, they found Spike sitting at the counter, a mug of blood in his hand

“You’re back,” he said, taking a sip, “Get anything?”

“The Twilight clan are seeking to rid the world of magic,” Wesley replied, hanging up his jacket, “Though I have no idea why”

“Do you know where they are?”

“We were told that Twilight would find us,” Illyria replied

“Well, I think I might go to bed,” Wesley said, “See you this afternoon”

He headed upstairs, disappearing to his room, as Illyria leaned on the counter

“Did you find anything else?” she asked

Spike shook his head, setting his mug down, before getting up and stretching

“Got nothing much, love. Now, I’m tired, having been sitting there for a few hours now, waiting for you, so I’m inclined to go to bed as well”

“At least it’s not a school night,” Illyria said, shedding her jacket

“No, but it’s the weekend and I was looking forward to enjoying it”

“We still have much to plan for the wedding”

“Yeah, I know, pet”

Spike pulled Illyria close to him, placing a small kiss on her forehead

“Come on, let’s go to bed”

Wrapping an arm around her shoulders, Spike and Illyria headed upstairs, when,

CRASH!

The front doors of the Hyperion were smashed off their hinges. Spike and Illyria whirled around, as a figure walked into the hotel, the early morning sun masking his appearance, as Spike growled and stepped into the lobby

“Who are you and what the hell are you doing here, mate?”

The figure stepped out of the sun’s rays and into the lobby. He was not much taller than Spike, but was more buff, wearing a dark trench coat over a bronze breastplate. He was also wearing a mask, as Spike saw the symbol on his chest

“Twilight?”

“Spike, I have come for you,” the figure said

And then he flew at Spike

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