Summary: Wolfram and Hart, host of the greatest evil acknowledged on Earth, attempts to restructure the Order of Aurelius, one vampire at a time. A soul hampers one, a chip harbors another, and a Slayer stands between them. The pawns are in place; it is simply a matter of who will move first.
Rated: NC-17
Categories: General NC-17 Fics Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 53 Completed: Yes
Word count: 276198 Read: 48056
Published: 11/03/2006 Updated: 11/15/2006
1. Prologue - Dream a Little Dream by HollyDB [Reviews - 6] 
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It occurred to me that I don't have this story archived here. *facepalm* I'll be adding about five chapters a day.
2. Chapter One - The City That Slept by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (4624 words)
3. Chapter Two: Inside A Deep Ravine by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (6137 words)
4. Chapter Three: The House of Usher by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3217 words)
5. Chapter Four: The Man of the Crowd by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3741 words)
6. Chapter Five: The Black Cat by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3756 words)
7. Chapter Six: Everybody's Fool by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (3666 words)
8. Chapter Seven: A Distant Chord by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (5095 words)
9. Chapter Eight: Path of Thorns by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (4810 words)
10. Chapter Nine: Till We Run Out of Road by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (4339 words)
11. Chapter Ten: Absence of Fear by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (3307 words)
12. Chapter Eleven: To My Someone by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5664 words)
13. Chapter Twelve: His Pleasure Is My Pain by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4034 words)
14. Chapter Thirteen: Thou Art The Man by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5648 words)
15. Chapter Fourteen: Let It Rain by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4400 words)
16. Chapter Fifteen: Ashes by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7728 words)
17. Chapter Sixteen: Tourniquet by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3175 words)
18. Chapter Seventeen: With A Little Help by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3147 words)
19. Chapter Eighteen: Back Door Man by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (6447 words)
20. Chapter Nineteen: To The Innocent by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5002 words)
21. Chapter Twenty: Purple Skies by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4042 words)
22. Chapter Twenty-One: The False Prophet by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7797 words)
23. Chapter Twenty-Two: Sweet Temptation by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7341 words)
24. Chapter Twenty-Three: Ballad For Dead Friends by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4403 words)
25. Chapter Twenty-Four: Bleeding From Yesterday by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4111 words)
26. Chapter Twenty-Five: Kiss The Flame by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4163 words)
27. Chapter Twenty-Six: Beyond The Sleeping Refuge by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5339 words)
28. Chapter Twenty-Seven: World On Fire by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3546 words)
29. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Breathe Into My Pain by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (8599 words)
30. Chapter Twenty-Nine: Bottle of Red Wine by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4159 words)
31. Chapter Thirty: Fallen by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5200 words)
32. Chapter Thirty-One: The Last Day by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4244 words)
33. Chapter Thirty-Two: Lasciatemi Moiré by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3878 words)
34. Chapter Thirty-Three: Hello by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5074 words)
Random side note. I played with some vampire lore a bit and bent the Whedonverse...just a little, I promise. Actually, there might not have been any bending. I can't remember if what I think I bent was ever addressed on either of the shows...but enough with the rambling. Just in case, I'm going to say I used some vampire lore that I haven't used before and it may or may not be popularly followed by ME. Either way, it's a relatively small section of vamp lore and I only bring it up to evade possible questions as to its usage. (Now that I've made a big deal about this, the lore I'm referring to will likely go unnoticed. This is why I shouldn't write author's notes at three in the morning).
35. Chapter Thirty-Four: The Tower of Learning by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5694 words)
36. Chapter Thirty-Five: Morning Song by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5124 words)
37. Chapter Thirty-Six: Sacrament by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4906 words)
38. Chapter Thirty-Seven: Forgiveness by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5612 words)
39. Chapter Thirty-Eight: Devil in the Belfry by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (6466 words)
40. Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Three Great Troubles by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (9371 words)
41. Chapter Forty: Deliverance by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5682 words)
42. Chapter Forty-One: Silver Satin Wings by HollyDB [Reviews - 2] (6882 words)
43. Chapter Forty-One: Silver Satin Wings (2) by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (3441 words)
44. Chapter Forty-Two: Tub on a Flowered Mat by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7212 words)
45. Chapter Forty-Three: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5015 words)
46. Chapter Forty-Four: The House's Fall by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7559 words)
47. Chapter Forty-Five: Tell Me Something Good by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7576 words)
48. Chapter Forty-Six: Ravages of Spirit by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (8070 words)
49. Chapter Forty-Seven: Bring on the Rain by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (5666 words)
50. Chapter Forty-Eight: All I Need by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (7053 words)
51. Chapter Forty-Nine: Here We Found Plutus, The Great Enemy by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (6513 words)
52. Chapter Fifty: Dance with the Devil by HollyDB [Reviews - 1] (4595 words)
53. Epilogue: All Roads by HollyDB [Reviews - 5] (2962 words)