Note: Lilitu and her minions, as well as her dimension don't belong to me. They belong to whoever wrote Auld Lang Syne

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“Seriously not liking the look of this, pet,” Spike said

“I agree. Here, we can scale this wall,” Illyria said, looking at the cliff behind him

Spike made a cup with his hands and lifted Illyria’s petite form up easily, as she grabbed onto a root and pulled herself to the top of the cliff. Spike then threw up the chain, which Illyria caught and used to pull him up beside her

“Got no idea what Pavayne has in store for us now,” he said, “Won’t be good I reckon”

“Do you hear something?” Illyria asked

WHAM! KRAK!

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“Oh sodding hell,” Spike groaned as he opened his eyes

He had squint as the sun was blazing directly into his eyes. His hands and feet were bound and he was being dragged along by his feet in the sand. He looked at his captor, seeing a petite, feminine form, before looking to his left and seeing Illyria in the same position, bound and being dragged by a woman in minimal clothing

“Hey, Leery, wake up. Open your eyes”

“I will dismember whoever has done this to me,” Illyria said after waking up

“Glad to see we’re on the same page”

“What happened?”

“Barely heard these gals sneaking up on us until they nearly kicked our bloody heads off. Now we’re getting dragged to what looks like the cover of an Asia album. And this was my favourite duster too”

Spike and Illyria were being dragged over a sandy hill, a large temple rising up before them. The temple had been built into the shape of a massive skeleton, as the couple were then carried fireman-style up the stairs and into the temple, before getting tied to a large piece of rock each in the middle of a grand throne room, as their weapons were stripped

“Alright, so what’s the go then?” Spike asked, “Come on, let’s get on with it”

“Welcome, Spike and Illyria,” came a seductive female voice

A voluptuous woman stepped out of the darkness. She had long black hair, piercing blue eyes and a pair of goat-like horns curling up from her forehead, while wearing minimal black leather clothing and a large cape that flowed behind her

“Hello there,” Spike said wide-eyed, “If you wanted company, you just had to ask”

“Spike!” Illyria chastised, feeling the jealousy inside her rearing its head

“So, what’s your name and whatcha doing tonight?”

“SPIKE!”

“Sorry love, lost my head there for a moment”

“My name is Lilitu,” the woman replied, “But you can call me Lil”

“What business do you have with the Reaper?” Illyria asked

“She is an ally of mine,” Pavayne answered, appearing out of the darkness, “A very powerful ally. Lilitu feeds on the sorrows of humanity, til it trickles down her chin like sweet nectar. She can also conjure up forms relating to someone’s sorrow”

“So you weren’t the one who brought my mother back?” Spike asked Pavayne, “It was this big-breasted hooker?”

“Haven’t you felt the tickle of my kiss upon you?” Lilitu asked

“Too busy fighting me mum to worry about that”

“You felt sorrow at killing those two Slayers and your mother. You also feel remorse for indirectly killing Drusilla,” Lilitu smiled, before turning to Illyria, “You felt remorse for killing Fred, as well as your father. Your pain was perfect for me to feast upon”

“I will destroy you,” Illyria threatened

“Isn’t it nice how it’s all come together?” Pavayne asked, “How everything has led to this? How it should be?”

“And what’s that?” Spike asked, starting to become bored with everything

“Pavayne has offered to free me from my domain, which is also my prison,” Lilitu said, “In return, I kill you, my dear William. But I get to take my time with you. You’re so full of delicious grief, thanks to the soul you possess”

“Oh God, not this crap again”

“Lilitu is very powerful,” Pavayne said, “Together, we are unstoppable. But she needs to be free and I needed an enemy removed. We’ve been planning this for a while now”

“So why go through all that trouble you took us through?” Illyria asked, “Why not just bring us here in the first place?”

“I need the chaos and destruction in order to separate you from your friends. Couldn’t bring you here with all your friends about”

“So why me?” Spike asked, “I mean, Angel was the one who imprisoned you”

“Angel is human and happy with his life,” Lilitu answered, “His grief is practically non-existent. And the soul of a vampire is the most delicious and powerful essence around”

“Everyone you fought against were just pawns to bring you here,” Pavayne continued, “Gunn sided with Non for revenge against you. Non wanted revenge because you took her throne away from her when you restored Los Angeles”

“Lucas wanted revenge because you turned on him and left him with a Slayer,” Lilitu said, “Like Pavayne said, he needed chaos to separate you from your friends, which is why he raised Firestorm”

“The primordial one is just a bonus,” Pavayne finished

“This has got to be one of the most weirdest stuff I’ve ever got involved in,” Spike said

“I tire of this nonsense,” Illyria said

“I agree”

They both snapped their bonds easily, as the two henchwomen leapt into action. Spike swung his fist, but suddenly found a pair of legs wrapped around his throat from behind and he was tossed through the air, as the demon straightened and charged at him again

“How’d you manage to sneak up on me from the front?”

Illyria lashed out at her attacker, but the demon blocked and did a one-handed cartwheel, kicking the ex-goddess in the jaw. She stumbled, then suddenly found herself on her back, as the demon came down through the air. Illyria waited until the right moment, before kicking the demon through the air and getting to her feet at the same time, while Spike was tackled to the ground, as the demon straddled him

“Friendly little minx, aren’t you?”

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Spike growled in anger, his vision blurred by blood and the triple headbutts, as the demon grinned at him. Growling, he pushed her up so he could place a boot in her stomach and shoved her aside, as Illyria grabbed hold of her demon and flung her aside like a rag doll

“Take care of them,” Spike called, getting to his feet

Illyria blocked a few blows, but got kicked in the stomach, sliding along the floor. However, she ended up near her bandoliers and quickly put them on, then drew a pair of daggers as the two demons stood their ground, waiting for the opening

“Alright then, demon slut,” Spike said, “Let’s have at it, shall we?”

“Dear William, we can all be friends here, can’t we?” Lilitu asked

“You brought us here so you can feed on our pain. Well, I’ll show you pain!”

Spike vamped out and swung his fist at Lilitu, but she inclined her head, the punch flying past her face. She then grabbed Spike’s arm and kneed him in the stomach, before throwing him through the air. Spike hit the ground hard and rolled a few times, before getting to his feet, as Pavayne watched the whole battle with some interest. Illyria blocked a kick, but scored a punch to the face from one demon, as the second demon kicked her in the back. Illyria whirled around, slashing with her daggers, but the demon backflipped out of the way. When she landed on her feet after the third backflip, she found a dagger sticking out of her chest, before dropping, blood pooling around her

“William, don’t you understand? You are mine now,” Lilitu said, picking him up by the throat with one hand, “Are we beginning to understand?” she asked, backhanding him

Spike hit the ground and saw the Vorax nearby. He reached out for it, but Lilitu was suddenly straddling him, licking the blade of an elegant dagger

“Now, be still. Physical pain isn’t as good as emotional pain, but a girl can’t be choosy”

“Feast on this then”

Spike grabbed her arms, forcing them away before headbutting her, then grabbed the Vorax and plunged it into her heart. Lilitu gasped in shock and pain, as Spike slid out from underneath her, removing the Vorax and severing her head from her body, while Illyria had beaten the last demon to her knees and snapped her neck

“You alright?” Spike asked, resuming his human face

“I will survive,” Illyria replied, before turning her attentions onto Pavayne

“Congratulations, you killed Lilitu,” Pavayne said, “Thanks a lot for that. Means I don’t have to get my hands dirty”

“What are you talking about?” Spike asked

“I was planning on killing Lilitu myself so I could her power for my own, but you did that for me”

“What the? Oh bollocks”

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