SailorStar9: This is the start of a new fic after watching the Slayers anime. (Sighs) Guys and girls, will it kill you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Basic Summary: What if the Claire Bible and Auntie Aqua weren't the only legacies of the Aqualord Ragradia? His spirit was sealed in a flawless sapphire known as the Ragradia Sapphire and could only be wielded by a 'Child of Water'. 1000 years later, the powers of the Sapphire finally awaken.
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck, even the pairings aren't mine.
Prologue: Angry? Lina's Furious Dragon Slave
"Yare, yare." Aria sighed, Lina and Gourry exiting the forest together. "Same old, same old, huh, Lina?"
"You know me, Aria." Lina beamed. "I'm hungry." She whined.
"So, what should I get?" Lina wondered, giving the menu a good look as the trio settled in an inn.
"It's my treat." Gourry offered. "Get whatever you like."
"Really?" Lina beamed. "Okay…"
"You might regret saying that." Aria warned.
"Aria!" Lina protested. "I'll have everything from here to here." She pointed down the menu.
"And I'll have this, this, this and this." Gourry pointed. "Triple portions."
"Salad." Aria pitied the waiter. "Here we go again." She sighed, the other two fighting over the bacon. Something's wrong. She frowned, the sphere around her neck glowing softly.
"I'm full." Lina sighed in satisfaction.
"There's still some soup left." Gourry turned to Aria. "Help yourself."
"I can't take meat." Aria explained.
"Pardon me, good travellers." The village elder greeted the group. "I am Saman, the elder of this village. Would you by any chance be Lina Inverse, the legendary sorcery genius?"
"Well, yeah…" Lina chuckled.
"Excuse me." Saman added. "May I continue? We have need for the famous bandit killer, Dragon Spooker, Lina Inverse."
"Hold on." Aria frowned. "Bandit killer I can understand, but why Dragon Spooker?"
"It' short for 'Dragons Step Past Out of Clear Revulsion'." Saman explained.
"Say that?" Lina exclaimed.
"I know how you feel, but don't." Aria tried to calm her down.
"I didn't make it up." Saman protested. "I heard it from other people, I swear."
"Then, what do you want from us?" Aria asked.
"This village has been hit by a bandit gang lately." Saman explained.
"You mean the Dragon Fangs?" Lina asked. "In that case, I already taken care of them."
"You managed to kill the black dragon!" Saman exclaimed. "Those bandits were keeping that black dragon as a pet and our village's soldiers couldn't fight it. We had to do whatever they wanted. You mean you…! You are truly great, Lina Inverse. I'll go tell everyone the good news."
"Did you kill the dragon?" Aria looked at Lina in confusion.
"Didn't know they had one." Lina shook her head.
"So you mean…" Aria trailed.
"That dragon's just running wild?" Gourry finished the question.
"The black dragon!" someone shouted, the said dragon flying overhead.
"You!" Saman ran back. "You didn't kill the dragon? What is the meaning of this?"
"I never said I killed it." Lina replied. "I said I took care of the Dragon Fangs."
"I don't believe this." Saman exclaimed. "How could you not kill it?"
"I didn't know it was there." Lina defended. "How much are you willing to pay?" she asked. "How much for me to kill the dragon for you?"
"Twenty gold pieces." Saman offered.
"Thirty." Lina bargained.
"That's expensive." Sama gaped.
"Lina!" Aria levelled the sorceress a look.
"Fine, twenty-five." Lina relented.
"It's huge!" Lina gaped, the group running out to face the dragon. "Where'd a bunch of bandits get that thing?"
"The Dragon Fang's boss bought it when he was a boy form a booth at a festival." Saman explained. "For three bronze pieces."
"He must have loved it like a son to raise it to that size." Aria whistled. "Shield of Cold!" she summoned her water barrier to block off the dragon's fire. "It's dangerous here." She warned the elder. "Please go hide."
"Let's go, Gourry." Lina grinned. "Fireball!"
"Not a scratch huh?" Aria mused, the beast shaking off the flame.
"Well then…" Lina readied her next attack when Gourry charged forward.
"That's gonna hurt." Aria winced, the dragon's tail sent Gourry to the ground. "Lina!" she warned, the dragon heading towards the pair. "What the…" she blinked when the dragon walked off.
"You really are a Dragon Spooker." Gourry remarked.
"How dare you embarrass me like that!" Lina fumed. "I'll take you out in one shot! Levitation! Distract him while I chant the spell." She instructed, having taken Gourry with her. "Go get him, Gourry!" she sent him flying towards the beast. "Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows." She started her spell. "Buried in the flow of time, in the great name, I pledge myself to darkness. All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed by the power and you I possess. Dragon Slave!" she released her attack.
"I really need to talk to her about overkill." Aria muttered, the 'Dragon Slave' spell demolishing the rest of the village.
"Makes everything turn out alright." Lina beamed.
"Like hell it's alright." Saman snapped. "What about our village?"
"Yeah, the 'Dragon Slave' is pretty powerful, isn't it?" Lina nodded.
"It's too powerful." Saman retorted.
"Well, I think I'll…" Lina started. "Let you handle this." she grabbed Aria and fled.
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