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A powerful weapon forged in secrecy by women — the Guardians — to kill the last pure demon that walked upon the earth. It was kept hidden from the Shadow Men, who later became the Watchers, who watched the Slayers. The Guardians watched the Watchers, and wanted to help and protected the Slayers. These women put the Scythe in a rock, for when the time came and it was needed again, the Slayer would find and use it wisely. Buffy pulled it out of the rock in a vineyard in Sunnydale, in 2003, after Spike had found out an inscription carved in stone, in a secret room in an abandoned mission in Gilroy (the Scoobies had done a research and found out about the place). It read "It is not for thee. It is for her alone to wield." With this weapon in her hands, Buffy managed to kill Caleb — who had merged with the First Evil and was very powerful. Later, Willow, using the power of the Scythe, performed a spell that turned all Slayers in Training into Slayers.