Revenge is a dish best served hot; very hot! Pt. 2
Prelude: Lillith
The demon flew straight up in the air. Freedom at last. After 300 years being stuck in another dimension, she was finally free to roam the Earth again. First resolve the tasks at hand and then extract a bit of revenge. The priest who had banished her from this plane was long dead, but she could extract her revenge on his descendents, or maybe go after his church and thoroughly corrupt the whole congregation. And then thereâs the boy who summoned her.
However, first she had to get her bearings in this new era, so she flew north.
The first large town she came across was Tijuana. A quick flyby and a few psychic probes showed her that there were few vices on Earth that were not available here. Her half an hour investigation showed her the possibilities of this day and age. The thorough corruption that had gotten foothold in this modern society, the drugs, the sex, the violence, it all made her wander if there wasnât a demon influencing it allâŚ
She then flew north, to California. To Sunnydale.
Chapter two: The Magic Box becomes a toy box
Anya was shooing the last customers out of the Magic Box, it had been a busy day, especially without the help of her friends. The day before Halloween was always the busiest day of the year for the Magic Box and without the help of the Scoobies it wouldâve been impossible to help all customers.
But Willow wasnât allowed in a fifty metre radius of the store for obvious reasons, Anya couldnât stand to be around Xander the whole day and Buffy was out on slayer duty. Only Dawn had been there to help her during the day, but then again she was still paying Anya back for goods she had stolen last year.
Luckily Dawny had been smart enough to take some friends from school with her. There was way too much work for the two of them to keep their heads above water. There were Carlos and Kit, Dawnâs new two best friends, and also Jason and Diana, two seniors whom Dawn also knew from school. Jason and Diana were, like Kit, two Goths who thought it would be cool to work in a magic store. And truth to be told, Anya thought they had done a good job.
As she closed the door behind her last customer, she let out a sigh of relief. There was still a lot of cleaning up to do, and she had to count what was in the cash register and enter into the ledger. But first things first.
âDawn you have to go home, itâs getting dark outside and your sister wants you home before dusk.â
âAww Anya, come on, let me stay.â Dawn replied embarrassed.
Anya was completely unaware of the embarrassment she was causing to Dawn by telling her she had to be home before dark, in front of her friends and went on obliviously: âDawn you know what your sister said. You have to be home before dark and you have to stay inside with Willow and Xander. Iâll join you guys later and weâll play some games and swap stories. Itâll be fun.â
To spare herself further embarrassment Dawn gave in. âOkay Iâll go.â
âWeâll escort her home miss Emerson.â Carlos said. âWeâll see to it that she stays safe. Come on Dawn, grab your coat and letâs go.â
Carlos, Kit and a sputtering Dawn left the Magic Box.
âWill you two stay behind and help me clean up?â Anya said as she turned to Jason and Diana.
âSure miss Emerson, youâre shop is so cool. Youâd almost think magic is real if you see all these things.â
âUh, yes Diana, I guess youâre right. Well first of all I want you to take those half empty bargain price boxes and put them in the storeroom round back. Just put them on the empty shelves, okay?â
âOkay miss Emerson.â Diana and Jason both took a box each and went into the back of the store.
Anya meanwhile opened the cash register and started counting her money. It was one of her favourite things of the day, especially on a day like this. The happiness she felt counting those stacks of green bills almost made her forget the anger she felt towards Xander Harris. Almost, but not quiteâŚ
Meanwhile outside
High in the air above Sunnydale Lillith soared. All her heightened senses were scanning the town that sprawled beneath her. She was like an eagle searching for her prey.
Her ears picked up the childrenâs chants of trick or treat. Her eyes observed the children dressed as demons walking the streets. Her nose smelled the demons hiding in the shadows. Her skin felt the changes in the atmosphere that revealed an oncoming storm. Her mouth tasted the salty taste of blood, sweat and tears.
However she got most of the information about her prey from her psychic senses. Each and every mind in Sunnydale was skimmed briefly.
At that very moment five men and four women were committing adultery. Thirty-one men and well over fifty women were thinking about committing adultery; thirteen of whom, while making love to their spouses. Five fathers lusted after their own daughters, and two mothers did want their own sons. Hundreds upon hundreds of teenagers had gone to bed early to play with themselves. One slumber party was totally getting out of hand. Some frat boys were taking turns with a passed out coed, while in the living room of that same frat house, more willing girls didnât need to be drugged to let themselves be gangbanged.
And that was just the tip of the iceberg. Closet homosexuals, the most bizarre fetishes, and legion of other kinks to use, twist and abuse. Lillith could easily turn this place into a second Sodom. But first for her âmasterâsâ orders.
She couldnât believe her luck when she discovered a very familiar astral signature. When Jonathan had mentioned that there was a former demon in that group of friends, Lillith couldnât have suspected it was her nemesis. But then again, he didnât use her full name: Anya, formerly known as Anyanka.