Revelations Drabble

[garnigal]

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

But there were no quaint aphorisms for this.

The sky was purple, lit by violent green lightning. The roiling clouds were ominous enough, but the black shapes darting between terrified her.

There had been no prophecies. Just… cataclysm. The Slayers were given time to say their goodbyes, then moved as one to face Hell.

She raised the sword to ready position and the cross to her lips. She knew how this would end and it gave her hope. After all, Revelations was just another word for Apocalypse.

Comments

[sanguinepen.livejournal.com]

That's sweet.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading!

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks! There was a lot more colour in there earlier - damn that 100 word limit anyway!

[ares132006.livejournal.com]

Damn that 100 word limit. This is wonderful. I love your imagery.

There had been no prophecies. Just… cataclysm.

I can see the storm, the slayers facing hell. Well done.

Hugs

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks Ares. I was fascinated by the idea that an alternative translation of the "Book of Revelations" is the "Apocalypse of John". Gotta love those dead languages!

[jemaba.livejournal.com]

I like this - the vivid imagery, tension and elegance. Nice job.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I love the idea of a Slayer being called from an ultra-Christian, fundementalist upbringing. I suspect there would be some odd overlaps in the knowledge and some equally odd blanks.I just don't know enough about that world to write something without offending a lot of people.

So I stick with my drabbles and try to keep the inflamatory words out of it.

Thanks for reading and commenting - I really appreciate it.

[jemaba.livejournal.com]

That's actually a fantastic idea, and kinda makes me wish I still wrote fanfic, considering I come from an ultra-Christian, fundamentalist upbringing. I keep the rules of the Buffyverse so separate from my own beliefs that I never even considered crossing them over. But a Christian Slayer (a Slayer who is a Christian, that is; not a Slayer of Christians) would be really interesting to explore.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I was watching Paranormal State last night while I wrote, and they were going to help a couple who were ultra-Christian. I think that's where I got the idea. It was pretty funny - the director gave the team a little speech on being considerate of the clients' beliefs and avoiding overt displays of their own religious views, (since they need the clients' co-operation to to their investigation). It included "so Heather, we shouldn't let them know you are pagan. No cauldrons or weird shit on this trip, okay?"

Cracked me up.

As for Slayer of Christians - that's more a Rome fanfic, I think. :)

[jerusha]

I really like that last line.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was a throwaway note in the Wikipedia entry for Revelations. Naturally, the throwaway notes are the ones that catch my attention.