Winner for Best Saga, Runner up for Best Buffy Characterization at Love's Last Glimpse Round 20.
Artists: None
Characters: None
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 17
Word count: 49,899 Hit Count: 24,624 ePub Downloads: 333
Published: November 13, 2006 Updated: November 13, 2006
Print or Download Story:
View All Chapters
1. Chapter 1 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 10 Comments: 7 Word Count: 2,679 Hit Count: 3,367
This starts after "Showtime" in Season 7 and starts going AU immediately. Thanks to Devil Piglet, DorothyL and Kes for great feedback and suggestions.
2. Chapter 2 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 6 Comments: 2 Word Count: 1,366 Hit Count: 1,553
3. Chapter 3 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 1,554 Hit Count: 1,522
4. Chapter 4 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,639 Hit Count: 1,508
5. Chapter 5 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,059 Hit Count: 1,410
6. Chapter 6 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 1 Word Count: 3,519 Hit Count: 1,308
7. Chapter 7 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,864 Hit Count: 1,241
8. Chapter 8 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,465 Hit Count: 1,320
9. Chapter 9 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,350 Hit Count: 1,286
10. Chapter 10 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,770 Hit Count: 1,313
11. Chapter 11 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,995 Hit Count: 1,367
This can be read as a standalone, or as Chapter 11 of Secret as the Grave.
When a human becomes a vampire, what happens to his or her soul? For purposes of this fic, imagine there is a special Limbo, where souls wait until the demons inhabiting their bodies are destroyed. Only when their bodies are dust can their souls be accepted into heaven. In the meantime, they are provided with every luxury and indulgence they could have desired during their lifetimes.
They perceive their surroundings in accordance with their personal experience. Therefore, a Victorian gentleman could wake up from an encounter with a demon to find himself living in a mansion surrounded by beautiful gardens.
Only those whose bodies walk the earth as vampires are allowed to enter this special paradise. And a celestial mailroom would never deliver a package as precious as a soul to the wrong place.
Or would it?
(Yes, I'm aware this is absurd theology. But how else could I justify what happens next?)
12. Chapter 12 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,179 Hit Count: 1,249
13. Chapter 13 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,473 Hit Count: 1,214
14. Chapter 14 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,015 Hit Count: 1,196
15. Chapter 15 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,815 Hit Count: 1,145
16. Chapter 16 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,695 Hit Count: 1,169
17. Chapter 17 by Miss Murchison - Likes: 11 Comments: 9 Word Count: 5,462 Hit Count: 1,456