Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story belong to me. They belong to Hajime Kanzaka, Rui Araizumi, TV Tokyo, and Softx.
Notes: represent a person's thoughts and " "obviously are when someone's speaking. * * means dreammode. Also, this takes place about three years after TRY. So Lina is about 20 years old.
Slayers: The Betrayal
The Capture!
In his subspace dimension, Xelloss sat drinking tea in deep thought. He was trying to think of some way to get Lina to join the Mazoku, meaning that he would kill her and then resurrect her as one. She had great magical capacity, and in their weakened state, her power would be a great asset.
*…Xelloss was drinking tea, perfectly calm, in the middle of her dream! Lina opened her mouth to speak and found that no words issued forth from her open mouth. She closed her mouth hurriedly and tried again. "What are you doing here, Xelloss?" Lina yelled. "What do you mean, Lina-chan? Xelloss said calmly. "You know perfectly well what I mean, Xelloss!" she snapped. Xelloss wondered why Lina was getting so upset, and calmly replied, "Ah, but Lina, you already know my answer." Lina was getting irritated very quickly. "No Xelloss, I don't… oh no you don't!" "I do and I will. That is a secret. Sleep well."*
Lina sat bolt upright in her bed. She was covered with a sheen of perspiration, and had sweated through her sheets, and that just wasn't something she normally did. It was a dream, she thought. Just a dream. Even with that reassurance, Lina couldn't shake the feeling that something was very wrong. After stretching, Lina stuffed her feet into her slippers and walked to the window, opening it in one smooth motion. It's another beautiful day. She sighed. The inn they were staying at was on the outskirts of Seyruun, Amelia's home. Yawning, Lina shuffled over to her bathroom. She washed her face, brushed her teeth, and left the bathroom, brushing her hair. Lina then pulled on the pair of orange-red leggings and matching tunic that she had bought yesterday. Looking at herself in the mirror, she knew she had made the right decision, Her outfit went perfectly with her eyes and hair. She stuffed her feet into her boots, grabbed her new black cloak, and put her demonsblood talisman on. Her cloak swished as she turned around, showing the blood red color on the inside. After thinking about it for a second, she grabbed her new sword. It was a new model, thin and light, yet fatally sharp. Lina then ran out of the room, cloak flaring out behind her, and down to the breakfast room.
"Good Morning, minna" Lina yelled.
"Morning Lina-san!" Amelia answered back, with just as much, if not more, enthusiasm. One might think that the two of them had had a couple cups of coffee already.
"So, how did you sleep, Lina?" Zelgadis asked, looking up from his cup of coffee.
"Well, other than the strange dream-, uh, what I mean is that I slept well. Uhh, yeah." Everyone stared at her.
"Lina-san, what aren't you telling us?" Amelia stated sternly.
"What do you mean, Amelia. I told you I slept fine." Lina sat down, asked the waitress for a cup of their strongest coffee and a stack of pancakes, and reviewed her dream. What was Xelloss up to? Knowing him, it couldn't be anything good that was for sure.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of her food. As she started eating, she heard a familiar voice ring out. "Hello minna-san!"
Just the person I was looking for. "Ne, Xelloss , could I talk to you later?" Lina asked.
"Whatever for Lina-chan?" he inquired.
"I just have a few questions, is that alright?" Lina asked, that familiar glint of evil in her eye.
"Sure, I'll meet you in my room after breakfast. Bye!"
Lina finished breakfast, and excused herself. Going back up the stairs, she headed for Xelloss's room. Stopping in front of the door, she breathed in deeply. Just as she was about to knock, Xelloss voice was heard from inside. "You may come in, Lina" And there he was. Sitting on his bed, a magical tome spread in his lap.
"What can I do for you, Lina?"
"Alright, Xel, I want an explanation and I want it now! What were you doing in my dream this morning?"
"Oh, that. Well, you see," and he disappeared. "Xelloss, where are you?" All of the sudden, two powerful arms wrapped around her from behind, and a hand covered her mouth. "that is a secret." Xelloss finished. Since Lina was struggling to break free from his grasp, she didn't notice that he unwrapped one of his arms to grab his staff. When she looked back at him, she saw him swing the crimson gem on his staff towards her head and her eyes widened in fear. She screamed in pain against his hand as the gem contacted with her skull. Multi-colored lights flared inside her eyelids.
"Xelloss, why?" Lina managed before she collapsed. Since she had been grabbed from behind, she didn't see the sadistic smirk Xelloss had plastered on his face.
"How is it possible," Xelloss asked himself, levitating off the ground with Lina in his arms, "that Lina Inverse fell right into my hands so easily." And with that, he vanished, an unconscious Lina grasped in his arms.
"Where'd Lina go?" Gourry asked for the billionth time.
"For the last time, Gourry. She went to talk to Xelloss about something." Zelgadis told him, acid dripping from his voice.
"Zelgadis-san," Amelia ventured. "do we know why Lina wanted to talk to Xelloss-san so badly."
"No we don't unfortunately." Zelgadis glanced up the stairs.
"Well, why don't I see?" Amelia offered.
"All right. She's in Xelloss' room, remember."
"I know, Zelgadis-san." Amelia called from the stairs.
Amelia stopped in front of Xelloss's door. Knocking, she waited. And waited. Trying the handle, she found the door unlocked. She pushed it open, and screamed.
Meanwhile…
Lina woke up, and, feeling the area around her with her hands, realized that she was in a bed. As she opened her eyes, she also realized that she was no longer in the town, let alone the inn she had been staying at. Where am I, She thought back to what she last remembered, and memory flooded through her. Her talk with Xelloss was recalled vividly. As was his disappearance, reappearance behind her, and his answer to her question. It all made perfect sense.
"Xelloss!" Lina roared. "I demand an explanation for this treatment. As Lina took in her surroundings, she noticed the table about three feet from her and the chair next to it. She turned away, and when she looked back at the table, Xelloss was sitting in the chair, sipping tea. "Now, now Lina-chan. You should calm down for your own sake." Xelloss said. Whether or not he was being sarcastic, Lina couldn't tell.
"How can I be calm when I was knocked out for asking a question. And another thing, for what reason did you knock me out, huh? I mean that staff really hurts. What did I do that caused you, supposedly a friend, to knock me out? Oh, wait. I forgot. You've double-crossed me before. When we were looking for Galvayra." Lina panted, out of breath from yelling at him.
"Well, I'll answer your questions to the best of my abilities. First you must calm down however. This is for your own good."
"My own good, you say? My own good! How in the world can this possibly help me in any way? Answer that!"
"Well," Xelloss opened his eyes fully, and, as Lina looked into their amethyst depths, she shivered. "You know when you were fighting Kanzel and Mazenda, and they said that they wanted you to join them and swear allegiance to their master, Chaos Dragon Gaav?"
"What's your point, Xel?"
"The Beastmaster, my own wonderful master, Xelas Metallium, wants me to take you to meet her.
"Me? Meet with a Dark Lord? You're up to something, aren't you? There's a catch, I can smell it!"
Xelloss smiled at her, with a mischievious glint in his eyes. "Right as always, Lina. The catch is that when you meet her, you'll either be, or will have at least decided to become, a Mazoku." Lina looked at him sadly.
"Why? What do I have that you could possibly want?"
"Well, Lina, you have incredible power, as you probably know. And since you have essentially defeated two of our fellow dark lords, including the most powerful,"
"You mean Phibrizzo, don't you."
"Yes. You see Lina, it's actually not a bad deal. You'll still be able to see your friends,, you'll just have to take orders from Zelas all the time instead of the occasional ones from Luna."
"But Xelloss, if I'm Mazoku , doesn't that mean that I'll feed off other's emotions, including those of my friends."
"Unfortunately, that's true Lina. But that doesn't mean that you can't still BE 'friends.'"
"Alright Xelloss. You've made me change my mind from a definite no to a maybe, but only a maybe. I'll still need time to think this over."
"That's perfectly alright. It's not everyday that a powerful human sorcerer, let alone Her Chosen, decides to join us. Now, let's go meet Xelas. I want to introduce her to her new lieutenant. She's going to be so happy with me." And with that, he grabbed her hand and they vanished.
Notes: represent a person's thoughts and " "obviously are when someone's speaking. * * means dreammode. Also, this takes place about three years after TRY. So Lina is about 20 years old.
Slayers: The Betrayal
The Capture!
In his subspace dimension, Xelloss sat drinking tea in deep thought. He was trying to think of some way to get Lina to join the Mazoku, meaning that he would kill her and then resurrect her as one. She had great magical capacity, and in their weakened state, her power would be a great asset.
*…Xelloss was drinking tea, perfectly calm, in the middle of her dream! Lina opened her mouth to speak and found that no words issued forth from her open mouth. She closed her mouth hurriedly and tried again. "What are you doing here, Xelloss?" Lina yelled. "What do you mean, Lina-chan? Xelloss said calmly. "You know perfectly well what I mean, Xelloss!" she snapped. Xelloss wondered why Lina was getting so upset, and calmly replied, "Ah, but Lina, you already know my answer." Lina was getting irritated very quickly. "No Xelloss, I don't… oh no you don't!" "I do and I will. That is a secret. Sleep well."*
Lina sat bolt upright in her bed. She was covered with a sheen of perspiration, and had sweated through her sheets, and that just wasn't something she normally did. It was a dream, she thought. Just a dream. Even with that reassurance, Lina couldn't shake the feeling that something was very wrong. After stretching, Lina stuffed her feet into her slippers and walked to the window, opening it in one smooth motion. It's another beautiful day. She sighed. The inn they were staying at was on the outskirts of Seyruun, Amelia's home. Yawning, Lina shuffled over to her bathroom. She washed her face, brushed her teeth, and left the bathroom, brushing her hair. Lina then pulled on the pair of orange-red leggings and matching tunic that she had bought yesterday. Looking at herself in the mirror, she knew she had made the right decision, Her outfit went perfectly with her eyes and hair. She stuffed her feet into her boots, grabbed her new black cloak, and put her demonsblood talisman on. Her cloak swished as she turned around, showing the blood red color on the inside. After thinking about it for a second, she grabbed her new sword. It was a new model, thin and light, yet fatally sharp. Lina then ran out of the room, cloak flaring out behind her, and down to the breakfast room.
"Good Morning, minna" Lina yelled.
"Morning Lina-san!" Amelia answered back, with just as much, if not more, enthusiasm. One might think that the two of them had had a couple cups of coffee already.
"So, how did you sleep, Lina?" Zelgadis asked, looking up from his cup of coffee.
"Well, other than the strange dream-, uh, what I mean is that I slept well. Uhh, yeah." Everyone stared at her.
"Lina-san, what aren't you telling us?" Amelia stated sternly.
"What do you mean, Amelia. I told you I slept fine." Lina sat down, asked the waitress for a cup of their strongest coffee and a stack of pancakes, and reviewed her dream. What was Xelloss up to? Knowing him, it couldn't be anything good that was for sure.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of her food. As she started eating, she heard a familiar voice ring out. "Hello minna-san!"
Just the person I was looking for. "Ne, Xelloss , could I talk to you later?" Lina asked.
"Whatever for Lina-chan?" he inquired.
"I just have a few questions, is that alright?" Lina asked, that familiar glint of evil in her eye.
"Sure, I'll meet you in my room after breakfast. Bye!"
Lina finished breakfast, and excused herself. Going back up the stairs, she headed for Xelloss's room. Stopping in front of the door, she breathed in deeply. Just as she was about to knock, Xelloss voice was heard from inside. "You may come in, Lina" And there he was. Sitting on his bed, a magical tome spread in his lap.
"What can I do for you, Lina?"
"Alright, Xel, I want an explanation and I want it now! What were you doing in my dream this morning?"
"Oh, that. Well, you see," and he disappeared. "Xelloss, where are you?" All of the sudden, two powerful arms wrapped around her from behind, and a hand covered her mouth. "that is a secret." Xelloss finished. Since Lina was struggling to break free from his grasp, she didn't notice that he unwrapped one of his arms to grab his staff. When she looked back at him, she saw him swing the crimson gem on his staff towards her head and her eyes widened in fear. She screamed in pain against his hand as the gem contacted with her skull. Multi-colored lights flared inside her eyelids.
"Xelloss, why?" Lina managed before she collapsed. Since she had been grabbed from behind, she didn't see the sadistic smirk Xelloss had plastered on his face.
"How is it possible," Xelloss asked himself, levitating off the ground with Lina in his arms, "that Lina Inverse fell right into my hands so easily." And with that, he vanished, an unconscious Lina grasped in his arms.
"Where'd Lina go?" Gourry asked for the billionth time.
"For the last time, Gourry. She went to talk to Xelloss about something." Zelgadis told him, acid dripping from his voice.
"Zelgadis-san," Amelia ventured. "do we know why Lina wanted to talk to Xelloss-san so badly."
"No we don't unfortunately." Zelgadis glanced up the stairs.
"Well, why don't I see?" Amelia offered.
"All right. She's in Xelloss' room, remember."
"I know, Zelgadis-san." Amelia called from the stairs.
Amelia stopped in front of Xelloss's door. Knocking, she waited. And waited. Trying the handle, she found the door unlocked. She pushed it open, and screamed.
Meanwhile…
Lina woke up, and, feeling the area around her with her hands, realized that she was in a bed. As she opened her eyes, she also realized that she was no longer in the town, let alone the inn she had been staying at. Where am I, She thought back to what she last remembered, and memory flooded through her. Her talk with Xelloss was recalled vividly. As was his disappearance, reappearance behind her, and his answer to her question. It all made perfect sense.
"Xelloss!" Lina roared. "I demand an explanation for this treatment. As Lina took in her surroundings, she noticed the table about three feet from her and the chair next to it. She turned away, and when she looked back at the table, Xelloss was sitting in the chair, sipping tea. "Now, now Lina-chan. You should calm down for your own sake." Xelloss said. Whether or not he was being sarcastic, Lina couldn't tell.
"How can I be calm when I was knocked out for asking a question. And another thing, for what reason did you knock me out, huh? I mean that staff really hurts. What did I do that caused you, supposedly a friend, to knock me out? Oh, wait. I forgot. You've double-crossed me before. When we were looking for Galvayra." Lina panted, out of breath from yelling at him.
"Well, I'll answer your questions to the best of my abilities. First you must calm down however. This is for your own good."
"My own good, you say? My own good! How in the world can this possibly help me in any way? Answer that!"
"Well," Xelloss opened his eyes fully, and, as Lina looked into their amethyst depths, she shivered. "You know when you were fighting Kanzel and Mazenda, and they said that they wanted you to join them and swear allegiance to their master, Chaos Dragon Gaav?"
"What's your point, Xel?"
"The Beastmaster, my own wonderful master, Xelas Metallium, wants me to take you to meet her.
"Me? Meet with a Dark Lord? You're up to something, aren't you? There's a catch, I can smell it!"
Xelloss smiled at her, with a mischievious glint in his eyes. "Right as always, Lina. The catch is that when you meet her, you'll either be, or will have at least decided to become, a Mazoku." Lina looked at him sadly.
"Why? What do I have that you could possibly want?"
"Well, Lina, you have incredible power, as you probably know. And since you have essentially defeated two of our fellow dark lords, including the most powerful,"
"You mean Phibrizzo, don't you."
"Yes. You see Lina, it's actually not a bad deal. You'll still be able to see your friends,, you'll just have to take orders from Zelas all the time instead of the occasional ones from Luna."
"But Xelloss, if I'm Mazoku , doesn't that mean that I'll feed off other's emotions, including those of my friends."
"Unfortunately, that's true Lina. But that doesn't mean that you can't still BE 'friends.'"
"Alright Xelloss. You've made me change my mind from a definite no to a maybe, but only a maybe. I'll still need time to think this over."
"That's perfectly alright. It's not everyday that a powerful human sorcerer, let alone Her Chosen, decides to join us. Now, let's go meet Xelas. I want to introduce her to her new lieutenant. She's going to be so happy with me." And with that, he grabbed her hand and they vanished.
