ANGELS DON'T KILL
Chapter: 1 - 2

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Saints or anything related thereto; they are the property of Troy Duffy. Nor do I own Witchblade, which belongs to Top Cow Comics and Warner Bros. The characters Lyanka Graves and Elrianra Menekh originated in Sparks Donnen's fic Parallel Eternities, but they really belong to themselves more than to Sparks or to me.

-PROLOGUE-

They told stories about Witchblades, once -- shining bracelets of silver and stone that became swords beneath a woman's touch, weapons of tremendous beauty and terrifying power which could only be worn by a select few. All over the world, legends are told of women warriors against whom no foe could stand. From Cleopatra to Boudicca, Hua Mu-Lan to Jeanne D'Arc, a common thread links all their tales: the myth of a mystical weapon which gave its wielder unearthly abilities. For thousands of years the Witchblades have criscrossed the globe, affecting the tides of power and influence, altering the odds in favor of their chosen Wielders. Symbiotic and supernatural, a Blade grants its Wielder unimaginable gifts, but its power is not without its price -- in return for power, protection and preternatural Sight, a Wielder must sometimes serve the Witchblade's purpose.

These days, the tales of the Witchblades are all but lost. They've faded to vague footnotes on the pages of history – when they're noted at all. Scholars discredit the legends, and a society dedicated to science rejects the whispers of magic in favor of more logical interpretations. But the fact that they have been forgotten does not mean that they no longer exist. And now, in this bright new century, three Blades are rising once more from the darkness of myth to fight a battle no one knows is coming...

Woman. Warrior. Wielder. Sara Pezzini is a New York City homicide detective. She's good at what she does, too, although she won't be winning any awards for Employee of the Month -- she's too smart, too snarky, and steps on too many toes to be popular. But she gets the job done, and her colleagues respect her even if they're not about to invite her out for coffee after work. Her only good friends are her partner, Danny Woo, and Jake McCartey, the rookie cop they've been assigned to train. There are others; Gabriel Bowman, a young artifacts dealer who knows too much for his own good, and Vicky Po, the alcoholic medical examiner with a sharp wit and high tolerance for the unusual. And sometimes Ian Nottingham, the dark and mysterious watcher who answers every question with a riddle. But she does not trust easily, and few people ever get close enough to hurt her.

Sara doesn't watch the news much. She doesn’t make time for a life outside of work, except the occasional long motorcycle ride or a trip to the precinct’s gym. So she never heard the stories about the Boondock Saints, vigilantes who took justice into their own hands and tore through Boston, killing killers. If a colleague at the precinct ever mentioned it to her, she didn't pay much attention.

But the stories are about to leap off the page in a way she never realized was possible. Soon, Sara will get an up close and personal view of the Saints' whirlwind world. Because the Saints have fled Boston and come to New York, and although it is Sara's job as a police officer to track them down, she is also a Wielder.

And her Witchblade has drastically different plans...

current mood: hopeful