Darkness Returns // Closed Buffy Starter
It was impossible for Willow to stop shaking long enough to dial the phone. She crumpled on the floor in hysterics, allowing herself a moment before pulling it together. As she dialed Buffy’s number and listened to the phone ring, she tried to focus on the sound. Finally she heard a voice say, “Hello?” and she launched in.
“Buffy, I need you here in England. He finally came. The demon, he took Icarus.” When she said her son’s name a new wave of pain flooded over her. She listened to Buffy talk about plane rides and weapons, and she managed to say, “Just get here,” before hanging up. Willow sat back on her heels and thought. She knew where to get enough power to get her son back. This time it was a choice, and she decided that it was the right one.
In the bedroom, she opened her bedside drawer, removing a locked wooden box. With a small key she kept on a chain, Willow opened the box, removing a crystal black as space. As she held it in her hand, Willow’s eyes turned dark. She began preparing the ritual to extract her old dark powers from the stone. By the time Buffy would arrive, she’d have sacrificed all goodness for her power.