Sherlock Fic - The Republic of Heaven, Part Eight

[blind_author]

Title: The Republic of Heaven
Rating: Might be verging into M (15+)
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and am making no profit from their use, more's the pity.
Warnings: Eventual slash, Sherlock/John.
Summary: HDM AU.  John and Amarisa resign themselves as Sherlock and Raniel delight in matching wits with the bomber, but the confrontation at

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[kholly]

There were times when Sherlock, in one of his rare flights of fancy, wondered if John and Amarisa were the product of an experiment to turn pure goodness into a weapon.
Ooh, that's a very vivid thought.

Thanks for the kidnapping scene. John should be not so easy to just take out, and the show neatly dodged have to explain how Moriarty managed it.

“He will walk the fringes and his dæmon will set him apart,” the criminal said, in the high, absent voice of someone reciting something they'd memorised. “He will find a home with the outcasts and his soul will be unique. A witch will raise him and the witches will protect him. He will forge his own path and he will answer his country's call. Loneliness will know him, death will touch him, he will see what others are blind to and he will know what others cannot see. And he will be our destruction. And he will be our downfall.”
The Prophecy!!! I'd wondered if we'd get to actually hear it. Well done, ambiguous and yet not.

“Bad dogs get punished,” came Moriarty's voice, soft and chiding.Oh

[blind_author]

Thanks! As soon as I hit on that description for John, I knew I HAD to use it.

And that was what I pictured when I thought of how Moriarty had taken John down - he played the 'Jim from IT' card and acted like he needed help so he could lure John into a trap.

[blind_author]

Thanks! As soon as the description of John came to me, I knew I HAD to use it.

[nathcoelho]

omg.. i so hate moriarty forever!
how can he touch John's daemon?!!?!?
ARG! and before Sherlock!!!
ugh! i'm so pissed!
and anyway
Poor John.. poor Amarisa! T__________T

i'm super hyper happy that u update this fic! \o i'm loving every bit of it!
and i add you, so i know when u uptate again! =)

[blind_author]

Thanks! And yes, I was very evil to John in this part...

[donutsweeper]

oooh, I love the prophecy. Although I think maybe Jim's got it wrong, maybe it refers to two people, both Sherlock and John

[blind_author]

Thanks! And the prophecy is meant to encourage speculation :D

[tardis_stowaway]

He and Raniel hadn’t believed in them for most of their life, true, but a scientist had to adjust their views when confronted with first-hand evidence. And evidence of heroes walked around the flat every day, living and breathing and eating and grumbling about body parts in the fridge.

This is utterly perfect. It made my heart flutter in the best way.

I may have gasped in horror when Moriarty went for Amarisa, but there are no witnesses to confirm or deny this.

[blind_author]

Thanks! I figured Moriarty for just the sort of twisted individual who'd use touching people's dæmons as a way to control them...