Wow, loved your take on canon, and Spike's speech to Angelus. Great chapter as always!

"With a bloodlust I could have controlled and didn’t. You might not have had a conscience, but you bloody well had a choice." that seems to sum the difference between angel and spike. excellent read, thank you.

"But the Slayer was not on his mind...Instead, there was someone soft and warm, someone alive whose blood he did not crave."

Little does he know that he really is dreaming of the Slayer ;-) No one loves quite like our boy. Eighteen years and he still dreams of her, still loves her, still remembers her scent. And, hopefully, still has that ring in his pocket :-)

"'You might not have had a conscience, but you bloody well had a choice.'"

I love that Spike calls Angelus on his attempt to separate his souled and unsouled selves. Angelus was just cursed with a soul, and already he's trying to deny responsibility for actions. On the show, I never understood why or how Angel convinced himself--and Buffy--that Angel and Angelus were two separate beings, that Angelus played Hyde to his Jekyll, when in reality, ANGEL was Angelus's alter ego. Angel's soul was a curse, and a very unreliable one, at that :-P One good point that you've made in Part Deux is that vampires have no souls, no consciences, but they do have a choice. They may not feel guilt, but they do know the difference between right and wrong...they just don't care :-P It's a very good point that goes completely against makes-no-sense-contradictory canon, but, in my opinion, works better.

Oh, I also love how Angelus has a soul that can go to Hell :evil:

Yay! More story! *snuggles UB* Lovely thing to come back to after vacation. :)

I like the way you twisted canon on this one. So funny that people were confusing Angelus/Darla with Spike/Dru and calling them both the Scourge of Europe! And I love Spike's deliberate attempt to keep Angelus from getting rid of the soul. It makes Spike seem malicious and clever, whereas I always thought he came off kind of dopey, when he unknowingly screwed up Darla's deal on the show. Love the confrontation between the two of them, showing that their feelings about the soul were formed right from the beginning, and stayed pretty much the same for a hundred years.

You've definitely captured Spike's vicious hatred of Angelus. His killing that family so that Darla couldn't use them as leverage for curse removal was proof that Spike's spur of the moment plans can work.

Loved this twist to canon. Glad he got this confrontation with him. Angelus deserves no less. Eighteen years have passed and now a hundred more to go! Are we going to see what's happening to Buffy, any time soon? Love this so much, guess that's why it's driving me crazy waiting for them to be together again! *bounces in my chair* Thanks for the update UB.

Very exciting chapter UB.

With the Slayer removed from the equation - which brings up the question why Spike only killed two. There must have been others around.

Carfax Abby. Heh heh. You sneak.

Sweet chapter unbridled. I wonder where the story will go from here.

Stunning confrontation. Spike really is his own man.

oh, gods but I love this stuff. I can't say enough good things - vivid, in character dialogue so clear I can hear the characters talking, sheer delight to read. And Spike - the best characterization and motivation I've read of him in months and months.

And I'm glad your hand is all right.

Bloody Brilliant Chapter! You do such an amazing job with detailing and showing the depth's of each character. I love what you've done with the development of your Spike and am chomping at the bit to see what you do with him next. I loved so many lines from this chapter.

*Oh, no, you don’t, Spike thought savagely. And with vindictive pleasure, he stepped into the cart and closed the door behind him.* Just makes me snicker with glee to see him do that.

And that entire scene between him and Angelus..wow. The best part was Spike mocking him and finishing the prayer..but Angelus unknowingly still got a dig in didn't he? "There's nothing good in you"...

Wow...I'm shivering, that chapter was so powerful. Poor Liam/Angel...that's a weight no one was meant to carry, but it's his, now..

And Spike's enjoying his chance to be the Big Man now....except that won't be satisfying, either. Nice how even though the Scourge was separated here, he's still motivated to go after a Slayer to get out of Angelus' shadow.

I had a horribly crappy day, being sick, but finding a new chapter tonight was excellent!

*bows at UB's feet*

Best chapter. Best! Oh, how I wish Buffy could have seen that night. It all comes down to choice anyway, soul or not. Please update soon, because you're doing such an awesome job, and I can't wait for the Boxer Rebellion!

hmmmm, interesting take on this. I was expecting Spike to be unaware of the change in Angelus, but him knowing will make things much more interesting.
I anxiously await more....LOTS MORE! >_

Oh this was good. :D
I loved Spike laying into Angelus like that. Brilliant as always.

Well, whatdya know... For a moment there, I thought you were gonna curse Spike *phew* So glad we dodged that bullet... But what does this mean for 1900? Will they be a happy family (or at least posing to be one, what with the grudges and the filthy soul) during the Boxer Rebellion?

Stay tuned to find out...

Or stay... what the hell do you call it for reading something as opposed to watching? ;)