Nihil Inherit (Master Post)

[ratherastory]

Written for spn_j2_bigbang

Fic title: Nihil Inherit
Author name: ratherastory
Artist name: naisica
Genre: Gen.
Rating: R
Word count: 73,219
Warnings/Spoilers: Season 3 AU, although there are spoilers through Season 5, up until 5.18 to be on the safe side. AU from that point. Warnings for Show-levels of violence. Illness, angst and time travel (sparing amounts of the latter). Secondary character death. Highlight the text for warnings that will spoil the plot. Major character death. Although I encourage you to give it a try in spite of this: sometimes endings aren't as unhappy as they seem.
Summary: Whatever you do, you will always end up... here.
In May of 2007, Sam Winchester wakes up in his own grave, but digging himself out is the least of his worries. He's plagued by the psychic visions which have returned with renewed intensity and which all but threaten to cripple him. He reunites with Dean, only to find that the Yellow-Eyed Demon is still at large, about to put his world-ending plans into motion. A mysterious figure who know much more than he ought dogs Sam's footsteps, hinting at darker things to come. Soon Sam and Dean find themselves on a path that feels frighteningly familiar: toward Lilith, Lucifer, and the Apocalypse. Unable to shake the certainty that he's seen all of this before, Sam knows that this is his one chance to set things right, or die trying.
Author's Notes, the condensed version: Many thanks to wendy and thehighwaywoman for organizing this marvelous insanity! I owe a debt of gratitude I can never express properly to pkwench for being friend, confidant, shoulder and all-around awesome beta. Thank you to all my LJ and fandom friends, for cheering me on and putting up with my online meltdowns. Y'all are sweethearts,
Special Thank You Note: A very special thank you to naisica, my fabulous and talented artist, who also put up with a lot of neurotic wibbling from me.
Detailed thanks and really lengthy Author's Notes concerning the fic can be found in their very own special section.

Click on the image to go to naisica's post featuring the gorgeous, gorgeous art she made for me. Then LAVISH PRAISE UPON HER. Go on, GO! *points*



[Chapter 1: The New Lazarus]
[Chapter 2: Wyoming]
[Chapter 3: The Skeleton at the Feast]
[Chapter 4: Break On Through to the Other Side]
[Chapter 5: Bear Witness]
[Chapter 6: Unsealed]
[Chapter 7a: Vulnerant Omnia, Ultima Necat]
[Chapter 7b: Vulnerant Omnia, Ultima Necat]


[Thanks & Author's Notes]

Also, pkwench made a pdf of the story! Because she is awesome. You can download it here.

Furthermore, there is a new pdf with larger font, because apparently the other one is illegible on smaller e-readers. You can download it here.

Comments

[de-nugis.livejournal.com]

Eeee! It's up! Congratulations! I might not get a chance to read till Saturday, but I am so, so looking forward to this one.

You did it!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*beams*

I'm very proud. :)

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! You're posting. *dances*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*dances too*

[yasminke.livejournal.com]

Will bookmark...

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Yay!

Thanks for the vote of confidence! :D

[dauntdraws.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this looks amazing, I can't wait to sit down and read this! :) CONGRATS on finishing & posting!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I am excited. :D

[elsewhere-kels.livejournal.com]

OMFG IT'S HERE. IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S HERE.

AND IT'S SOOOO LONG.

I JUST CAN'T EVEN.

*glares purposefully in your general direction* I'll be back! *Rushes off to read the story by downloading it and hoarding reading time like a crazy person*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*pets you*

Good thing pkwench made a pdf, eh?

[elsewhere-kels.livejournal.com]

I couldn't be happier! Though I'm probably wrong and I will be after I read it! Well - you know, that kind of ultra-bizarre place between elation and mourning.

&hearts

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I wish I could say you were wrong...

[jenilees.livejournal.com]

This story looks amazing I can't wait to read it! And it's long..even better!
Snagged the pdf. Thank you to pkwench for that. Gorgeous art too.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

The art is fabulous! I am so lucky naisica wanted my story. :)

Hope you enjoy it!

[27-jaredjensen.livejournal.com]

I can’t wait to read this!! It will be my first Big Bang I’ve ever read. ( I joined LJ in April-ish and it took me a few months to even figure out what the heck a Big Bang was!) But I know it’s going to be amazing- and to think I was about to hit the sack. Now I’ve got reading to do! And the art is pretty damn cool too:)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I hope you didn't lose too much sleep! Although I'm more flattered than I can say to hear you stayed up to read. :)

Isn't the art awesome? *bounces*

I hadn't heard about the Big Bang either when I first joined fandom, but that was in November so I had plenty of time to catch up.

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

If I told you I took a vacation day today to stay home and read this, would you believe me?

Off to read....!!!!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

O_O

I really hope you're kidding. I mean, it's flattering, but... O_O


*hugs*

[seramercury.livejournal.com]

I PROMISE I WILL BE READING THIS, BUT I HAVE A FEW THINGS ON MY PLATE THAT I HAVE TAKE CARE OF. I'M MAKING A MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SMALL FANDOM BIG BANG AND THEN I HAVE SUMMERGEN TO WORK ON. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING THIS, THOUGH!

CONGRATS! *HUGS*

(PS I DIDN'T MEAN TO CAPSLOCK BUT THE HARD WORK FOR A BIG BANG DESERVES IT, BB!! *HUGS*)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

No worries. I haven't read any other BigBangs either because I'm so swamped with other fic to write.

Looking forward to your comments when you get to it. :)

[mimblexwimble.livejournal.com]

*SCREAMS*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*ducks and covers ears*

LOL

Glad you're excited, sweetpea! :)

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

I am so psyched for this, congratufuckinglations darlin!!! I am going to read it as soon as I can, am going to savor it.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*grins a bit manically*

I am still pretty psyched! The excitement hasn't worn off. :)

I fawned all over you and many others in the author's notes, just so you know. You and everyone at beta_bang were instrumental in getting me on my way.

*dances*

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for thinking to add a PDF, that is so convenient! Now I can take this on my hols and read at leisure!
Love the artwork BTW (pass it on)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

My pleasure!

You can thank pkwench for the pdf: she made it and uploaded it, for which I will be forever grateful.

Hope you enjoy the story, and I will definitely pass on your compliments concerning the artwork, although if you have a moment I'm sure naisica would love to hear from you directly.

[kasman.livejournal.com]

OK, I know I'm being incredibly cheeky here, but could you please ask pkwench upsize the text size of the pdf download. It is completely illegible on my little 6" kindle. *sigh*.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

What size of font would you need? It seems fine to me at 12 points, but I don't have a Kindle, so.

I can upload a different pdf for you if you tell me what size you'd need. :)

[kasman.livejournal.com]

15 point is good, 16 is probably better, since you've used a smaller type script. Thanks. :D

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Okay, here you go!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ELH3I1DG

Let me know if it doesn't work and I'll upgrade to 18-pt font. It's Times New Roman, should be okay, but again, I don't have a Kindle, so. :)

[kasman.livejournal.com]

Wow, you is a fast worker. Thank you so much. :)

And I'm new to Kindle myself (as in, yesterday...) I'm having so much fun with it. :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Oh, fun!

It's really easy for me to make a pdf. Open Office has a one-click "export as pdf" button, and then all I have to do is upload it. Easy-peasy.

[kasman.livejournal.com]

And it's perfect. Many thanks.

Yeah, I love new toys. :)

I do my pdfs in Office, which is also easy. But you need to have a word doc to work from.

[rebeldesigns.livejournal.com]

This was recc'd to me by a friend and I must say... I can't wait to start! I quickly peeked at the opening paragraph of the first chapter and was completely blown away. Your caliber of writing quality is remarkable; I can't wait to dive in once my midterms are over ;)

Thanks for posting this (and for being such an amazing writer)! I can tell that I'm going to like this fic already. The length alone is enough to make me a very happy reader! :D

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Wow!

*blushes*

Thank you so much! I hope it lives up to your expectations. :)