The Offering

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Rated: PG13 (for slight profanity)

Disclaimer: Catherine Madison belongs to Joss Whedon. The realm of the Black Jewels belongs to Anne Bishop.

Summary: What if Catherine Madison went somewhere other than the trophy case when she was banished in The Witch? Somewhere she would find herself right at home?

Spoilers: Season 1 BtVS, any time during the Black Jewels trilogy, before the end.

Notes: This 200 word drabble connects very early BtVS, season 1, with the Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop. I highly recommend this dark tale of magic, gender wars and depraved humanity. It’s quite a read. It’s also somewhere Catherine Madison is well suited to prosper. The titles of the individual books are Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, and Queen of the Darkness.

Dedication: Vesica, once again. This was the first Anne Bishop work I read, and I loved it. Thank you to Vesica for getting me hooked.


Chapters: | One |



Chapter One

When that bitch cast her own spell back, shattered power into the mirror, Catherine Madison raged. But rage did no good. Body blistered, mind assaulted, she tumbled through the shining door to another world. Ever so slowly, the throbbing dimmed and she sat up, carefully unclenching her hands held tight with pain. To her surprise, on her palm sat a cluster of bright red jewels. Curious, she tilted them in the soft light with a shadow of a frown at the pulsing power within.

Around her, candles were set upon an altar, glowing faintly. She raised her hand, summoned a dark taper, and looked around. Shadowy, sultry, female, it was a ritual room. She could feel the power to bridge realities here in the gloom; it sang to her.

A startled woman crouched nearby making wards with her hands. The quivering woman finally stood, eyes wide, waiting for her to speak.

“Where am I?”

“Hayll, Lady.”

Interesting. Catherine had no knowledge of Hayll, but that was nothing. She felt stronger than she’d ever imagined before, bursts of magic frizzled through her body. This would make the perfect place to start again without the burden of a worthless child.

Catherine smiled.


~Fin~

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