RotM 1.48.1 - Can the life or death of one person really change the world?

Can the life or death of one person actually change the world?

Definitely to both.

[Locked from those that don't know Buffy and Dawn's secret]

The life of one person can literally change the world. Dawn, Buffy's sister, began life as a mystical energy that monks were trying to protect. They sent her to Buffy in the form of her sister. In one moment, the monks changed the world. Memories of knowing Dawn when Buffy came to Sunnydale, especially times when she would follow us around, and sibling rivalry suddenly appeared in our minds. It was like an alternate timeline where we had no memories of any other. Dawn is very real, and so are the memories and the emotions tied to her.

Just as the life of one person can literally change the world, so can the death. Death was Buffy's gift and she gave it with grace. Because of her sacrifice, the world wasn't consumed by demons or became a hell dimension. Dawn's blood as the Key would open up a rift, and it was Summer's blood that closed the rift.

[Locked PRIVATE]

And it was my bringing Buffy back to life that could have changed the world again. It was because of me the First started killing the Potentials, and the balance of light and dark was tipped. Not only can the life or death of one person change the world it can tip the balance of good and evil.

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Muse: willow Rosenberg
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Word Count: 219

Talking Muses Prompt 27A - Wants become selfish

When do wants become selfish?

Man can I write a dissertation thesis on this subject. Hey, do you think I could get a doctorate in it?

Let's see, the first time that it happened was after Oz left. Not that I was selfish then, or at least I didn't see it until it was too late. I did a spell, a spell that went kerfloopey. All I wanted to do was to stop the pain, but instead I caused it. I was good at it, too. So good that D'hoffryn offered me to be a vengeance demon. God, I was horrified when I saw what had happened. And who knew that one of the things I made happen really happened. I mean who would have thought in a gazillion years that Buffy and Spike would have really got together. Sometimes I wonder if they still had residual wonky spell.

Then there was the time when I got all addicted to using magic. I didn't care about anything. Hurting Tara or hurting Dawnie. All I wanted was to feel that power that Rack could give me. It took Dawn getting hurt and Tara leaving me before I finally stopped.

Now we come to the biggie. The huge, Willow is a big selfish poopie head event in my life. You would have thought with recent events I wouldn't have, but I did. I guess I didn't learn my lesson with the My Will Be Done spell, or the Rack is my dealer events. Oh no. I had to go and try to end the world. I became the big bad of Sunnydale. The Darth Vader. All I wanted was my baby back and when Osiris wouldn't let me then all I focused on was revenge. But that wasn't the worst, nope the worst was when I could feel everyone's pain. It crashed over me wave after wave and I just wanted it to end. Yeah, wonky spell lesson wasn't learned.

I tried to hurt Buffy, Dawn, Giles and Xander. If Xander hadn't stood by me no matter what I threw at him, if he hadn't loved me and if Giles' white magic hadn't taken hold, the world would have ended.

How is that for wants becoming selfish? See, I should get a doctorate in it.


Muse: Willow Rosenberg
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Word Count: 378