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The First Slayer was always a point of fascination for me on the series because of her established link to the past. The show gave us so little information about the girls that came before Buffy or even what slayers were by nature until the Primtive's introduction in "Restless." Each of these fics offer different interpretations of who she might have been, how she was created, and what role her creator(s) had in her existance.

1. Hiywan's Story by stormwreath
First Slayer & OCs, PG-13, pre-series
Summary: "I have no speech. No name. I live in the action of death. The blood-cry, the penetrating wound. I am destruction. Absolute. Alone."
Hiywan's Story gives the First Slayer back her voice, and allows us to hear her story in her own words for the first time.

Review: What's so incredible about this fic is stormwreath's dedication to its internal continuity. This carefully researched story set during the Stone Age is a lesson in how compelling world building and OCs can be in skilled hands. Hiywan's struggle to find her place in society, navigate it's rigid social structure, and make difficult moral choices beautifully fleshes out a character that was treated as more of a symbol on the show than a living, breathing woman with struggles and obstacles.    

( Death is your gift )