A/N: Hello there, everyone! I'm MindyMandyMoo, and welcome to my story! This is my first attempt at writing a Slayers story, so please tell me if something is off, or something is wrong. I've had this idea in my head for a couple months now, actually. So, I wrote it out. AND HERE IT IS!
I had too many Dilly Bars. Anyways, I'll shut up now...
Disclaimer: I'm broke, can't own Slayers. I'm just a long time fan.
Chapter 1
Arise! The Enemy Has Returned!
"So, she's in town."
"Yes, sir."
"And she has a body guard?"
"Correct, sir."
"Damn it!" The menacing cloaked figure threw the once beautiful table filled with expensive food into the air. One wine glass hit the frightened messenger boy. Crimson blood crept down his cold, pale hand and fell onto the green carpeted floor, along with the cold red wine. He gulped as his master went through a break down. Food stains covered the golden decorated wall, red wine splattered all over the pictures of the past leaders of the organization.
"S-Sir, I believe the three Deadly Daggers are available. They could easily take her and her friends down."
"Really? Perfect!" The cloaked figure turned to the glowing moon, seemingly recovered from his breakdown. The tap of the dead broken branch hitting the window echoed the dark and cold room. The clock struck midnight. "I shall claim what was rightfully mine..." He adjusted his dark cloak. "And mark my words, Lina Inverse, you will die."
Amelia sighed. It was dinner time, or more like war time. Lina and Gourry struggled to snatch the last piece of the steaming roast beef; the usual. Zelgadis, however, was quite fine with just a simple cup of warm tea. He'd rather not get involved in something that wasn't important to him. He leaned back in his antique-like chair against the old brown table, legs crossed with a "I don't care" face painted on him. He was used the the food fighting...which worried him.
"Gourry, I'm the on who uses magic! I'm gonna get wore out! Lemme have the roast beef!"
"Well I don't have magic, so I need food to keep my strength up!" The two fighters bickered and fought using their forks, until the unsatisfied peers eventually left the restaurant. Lina and Gourry were given the most evil death glares by others for ruining their supposed to be delicious, awesome meal. But Lina was used to it. Lina returned their ever so nice glare, which made the customers run with their tails in between their legs. Lina glanced at Gourry. Unfortunately, Gourry didn't even notice what was going on half of the time.
"Miss Lina, could you please calm down? We're getting more looks!" Amelia pleaded, clasping her hands together. She observed more people leaving. "It's mean to spoil another person's meal that many of these peaceful people deserve and have worked hard for!"
"Tell that to Gourry!" Lina hissed. She lunged for the beef but Gourry, being much taller, held the furious little sorcerous back with ease. Gourry had to admit, Lina was small.
But her spells still packed a powerful punch.
"FLARE ARROW!" The boiling hot arrow of fire hit Gourry straight in the face. He winced in pain as he collapsed on the cool surface of the dark oak wood floor. Lina happily ate her meal, her way of celebrating a victory. The splintered door opened the door loudly. The few brave, or foolish, curious customers looked at the people. Three people, two suspicious girls and one boy, seated themselves at a table. The male kept his cold icy eyes on Lina, much to her discomfort. She rearranged herself to be at least a little comfortable in her chair.
Strange whispers were heard coming from the table from which the three sat at. Their coats were concealing their hidden faces, probably to forever remain unknown to Lina and her gang what they looked like. A young waitress came over with the check. Amelia was forced to pay the bill by Lina...again.
Another waitress who looked to be in her late 50's went over to the three people.
"What would you like to order?" Her rough voice asked. The waitress had brown hair pulled into a bun with sloppy make up. She smoked a cigarette as her grey eyes observed her customers. Her skin sagged a little, slightly wheezing when she breathed.
"Water for all of us." The first female ordered. The waitress scoffed and wrote it down.
"Anything else?"
"A knife." The second female smirked under her hood.
"Haha. I'm laughing of tears." The waitress mocked as she put her wrinkled hands on her waist. "Now no more jokes. What else do you want?"
"Just water," the first female said, "for now." The first female's voice was quiet, calming. The waitress grumbled and went to get some water, ignoring the bad vibe radiating off of these people.
Sagami Port, a peaceful little sea side town, usually never had trouble. A few incidents of rebellious teens here and there, but not the super extreme incidents. The restaurant was a quaint one; A simple wooden sign welcoming the customers, a golden brown roof to keep the bad weather out and sturdy wooden floor. Surely it wasn't made to handle the infamous Lina Inverse's appetite! But as long as the food was...edible, at the least, she could handle it.
It was often cold at Sagami Port, much to Lina's displeasure. The water came down from the Dragon Mountains and turned into the Wisteria Lake, so the water was always ice cold. Plus Sagami Port was high up north. The village sat in front of a large hill near the small cottages. Near the hill was where the less fortunate stayed. Hay for a roof, and logs to hold it up. More towards the lake was where the richer people stayed. Large colorful houses with a strong roof were near the lake. The stone road would eventually lead people to the enormous dock where thousands of ships come to and fro daily. Across the large lake was where the white, humongous castle sat. The white polished marble seemed to glitter in the warm sunlight. The castle was where the wise King lived.
Gourry sat back in his chair and patted his full stomach, "Ahh, that was delicious!"
"You can say that again, Gourry!" Lina sighed in bliss.
"Ahh, that was delicious!"
"Not literally, jellyfish-brains!" Lina whacked him over the head.
"Miss Lina, why do you always hit Gourry?" Amelia inquired as she repositioned herself in her chair. The chairs weren't exactly the comfiest. "It's unjust to hit someone who doesn't deserve it."
"Yeah, well," Lina said, "this guy deserves it. He doesn't remember anything! Watch. Hey, jellyfish-brains, do you remember our plan?" Gourry looked up.
"What plans?" WHACK!
"See, Amelia? I told you!" Lina sighed. "I guess since someone forgot the plans, I have to explain everything again. There's a book- The Knowledge of the Sea- that's going to be open to the public for the first time in 100 years! They say the knowledge in that book rivals the Clair Bible, but no one has confirmed these rumors to be true. As much as I wanna say it, we're not exactly here to see it. Detheeder, the mayor of this town, hired us to protect the book. By us, I mean Amelia offered to protect the book while it was being showed. She payed us to work with her.
"There's been... Let's just say, warnings on this town. By warnings, I mean attacks. It's practically screaming, 'Hey! I'm gonna steal your book!' as most attacks were close to where the book is being held. Plus, there was a letter saying the book was going to be stolen. Our job is to keep the book safe from anyone and anything. Do you get it now, Gourry?"
"What were you saying? I got distracted."
"DIL BRAM-"
"Lina, you can't do that here! That's crazy!" Zelgadis exclaimed as he held the furious Lina back.
"HE'S GOING TO LEARN HIS LESSON FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE BEAUTIFUL, GE-"
"Genius Sorceress." The second female finished Lina's sentence, her voice confident and cocky. She stood up, a lock of sea green hair falling out of her grey hood. "Your phrase has become wildly known, along with your impressive skills." Her white eyes glowed a little. "Tell me, shall I-"
"Fubaii," the male warned. "I suggest you sit back down." His radiating blue eyes met with Fubaii's, his voice cold and threatening. Fubaii reluctantly sat back down.
"Oh, no, I wanna here what this 'Fubaii' has to say." Lina pried. "I'm sure she just has to say whatever she had to say, yes?"
"See, Ukastu? Lina Inverse wants to know what I was about to say. It would be rude not to grant her wishes, yes? As you say, 'Everything must be known sooner or later.' Or...something like that. Why must my wish be concealed?" Fubaii smirked.
"Then say it later." Densui, the first female, suggested. Well, more like she demanded Fubaii to say it later. "And the saying goes, 'Everything must go sooner or later.' You never get those things right." Densui chuckled as she sipped her water. Fubaii sat back down in defeat, muttering about killing people.
"It was nice meeting you all, but we have to go now! Goodbye!" Amelia nervously laughed as she dragged her friends out of the nearly empty restaurant. "I'm glad to get away from them. They seemed kinda..."
"Troublesome? Creepy?" Zelgadis muttered. "They sure are. Seems like they have a bone to pick with you, Lina." Zelgadis crossed his arms.
"I don't remember ever seeing their faces," Lina admitted. "Or maybe I did a long time ago..." After all, the names Ukatsu, Fubaii, and Densui rang a bell. But Lina had seen so many faces, and made so many enemies, it's really hard to remember everyone. Lina had a bit of a hard time recalling Martina after Lina destroyed Zoanna. But in her defense, someone had to make sure their plans to take over the world had to be stopped. And that person was Lina Inverse. But that was in the past.
"I would describe them as evil!" Amelia proudly proclaimed.
"Why would you say that, Amelia?" Gourry inquired.
"Because there was a 'Please wait to be seated' sign and they didn't follow the sign!" Amelia jumped on a rock and pointed at the restaurant. "All who disobey rules shall be crushed with the Hammer of Justice!"
Lina grabbed Amelia's ear. "Amelia, get down from there." She ordered as she pulled Amelia down.
"Those two are always so energetic." Zelgadis sighed.
"Oh well, I guess we better head back to the town hall where is." Gourry shrugged.
Detheeder was an old man with grey hair and delicate violet eyes. He wore a snow white suit with his lucky scarlet red carnation. He was constantly teased about it, but that never stopped him from taking it off. Although he was known as a warm and kind gentleman to everyone, few knew the cold, violent side to him. Of course, this vicious side of rarely ever showed. That side was reserved for his enemies, or whoever ticked him off.
"Ah, you came!" Detheeder grinned. He shook hands with everyone and bowed in front of the Seyruun Princess. "It is an honor to have royalty in this town, Princess Amelia"
"No, it is an honor to visit this beautiful booming town." Amelia smiled a kind smile. "There's no need for formalities, just call me Ms Amelia." Detheeder stood up and nodded.
"So, have you seen all of town?" He inquired.
"Yeah, the food is great!" Gourry grinned. Food...? Detheeder thought, but smiled and shook his head.
"Yes, we are wildly known for our smoked fish. It's not all that surprising, as Sagami Port is the capital of fish, as they say. Now that you have traveled the town, we must set down down some rules." He offered a seat to everyone. Zelgadis stood, but everyone else gladly sat down. "First, you must respect everyone and everything you see. This town has a good reputation, and I intend to keep it that way."
"Lina is going to have trouble with that rule..." Gourry muttered.
"Second rule: Respect my fellow workers. They've been on edge recently with the upcoming event for the book showing. Third rule: Do not question anything or anyone. As long as you don't break those rules, we'll get along fine." Detheeder smiled. "Here are my three assistants: Fubaii, Ukastu, and Densui."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Densui and her companions stepped into the room. Densui had shimmering long white hair that went down to her small waist. She had beautiful pink eyes and wore a baby blue long sleeved dress that went down to her ankles with a golden necklace. The blue dress has designs of white vines on them, also wearing thick bracelets on both of her pale arms, looking to be about fourteen. She wore white boots, and was 5'4.
Ukastu had messy brown hair with cold blue eyes. He dressed a little unusual, wearing a long black coat with a collar that sprung up to his ears. He wore a brown shirt with brown leather pants, a sheathe at his side. He wore a cross necklace and black boots. Thanks to the boots he looked to be 6', but he was really 5'11. He dressed in dark colors, obviously, like everyone else in town. Thanks to where they were there was a lot of freezing rain, so dark colors kept in the warmth. He looked to be seventeen.
Fubuaii has sea-green hair tied into a ponytail with icy white eyes. She wore a black short sleeved shirt that exposed her belly. She also wore a yellow belt decorated with skulls and black shorts, wearing grey tennis shoes. She had ruby red earring studs in her ears and had a nose piercing, looking to be 5'8. She wore black gloves that were decorated with knifes. The outfit made her look as if she was seventeen, also.
"Hey Zel, weren't they the people we met in the restaurant?" Gourry whispered. Zelgadis nodded.
"What a cruel twist of fate that we meet these three people here."
"Lina Inverse, it is a please to meet you." Ukastu kissed Lina's hand a bit too long, making Lina uncomfortable, Gourry even more. Ukastu stood up and went to his companion's side once he was done. Gourry made sure that Ukastu stayed there. As Lina's protecter, he had to make sure Lina was safe and at ease. Even Gourry noticed Lina definitely wasn't at ease.
"Well, it's getting a little late. Your rooms are upstairs." Detheeder informed. "Goodnight, and sleep well."
"You, too." Amelia smiled. Fubaii eyed Zelgadis and the others before retreating to her room. Even while walking up the old squeaky stairs, she kept an eye on them. Amelia shivered. Why did she have a bad feeling about this?
"Ukatsu, you seemed to have an attachment to our target." Fubaii chuckled, but then frowned when she noticed Ukatsu wasn't listening. She finished taking off her gloves and stood up from her comfy white bed and approached Ukatsu, who was mumbling strange words. "Hey, are you even listening?!"
"That swordsman poses a threat. I must kill him! Yes, that's why I'm alive!" Ukatsu rocked back and forth on his bed, his eyes illuminating a burning red fire. "When he is dead I can capture Lina and present it to my master! Yes! Then I will be promoted into his assistant and rule the world!"
Fubaii sighed. Seems our boss is sending those weird thoughts into Ukatsu again. I remember when he did that. Well, he still does. Densui is lucky. For some reason, the boss can't send any thoughts into her. I wonder, will that change? Fubaii glanced at her crazed brother once more, fear clouded in her eyes.
"Fubaii!" Densui ran in with a bowl of delicious chocolates. She was panting. "I found the chocolates!"
"Great!" Fubaii grinned. "We'll melt them and put them back in the wrapper, then we'll throw them at people who walk pass!"
"Is Ukatsu possessed again?" Densui frowned, staring at her insane brother. Fubaii nodded.
"He'll get over it soon. Now, c'mon! Lets have fun tonight before our meeting with Zuuma comes up, okay?"
Zuuma was waiting outside near one of the ships.
"Lina Inverse, how I've longed to kill you." He examined his new new sharp claws. "It's a good thing I made the Contract. At the time I didn't expect myself to get so seriously hurt. But, faking one's death is very useful. It's even more useful how I absorbed that monster's powers." He made a fist. A dark energy glowing around it. "The ability to know one's greatest fear is quite useful. All I have to do is to touch them once..." He closed his eyes and chuckled.
Zuuma walked through the town, which was abandoned, for once. There was no partying teenagers at the night clubs, because the clubs were closed tonight. The king was sick with an unknown disease, so all of the club's decided to open later instead of closing. After all, most of the owners were rich and greedy perverts who just wanted the gleaming gold money to fall into their filthy hands. They were like squealing pigs in Zuuma's perspective: Annoying until you kill them. That's when they finally shut up.
But, he wondered. Why was the King sick? It was strange, the King was perfectly healthy before. It was quite a shock to Sagami Bay when they found out. Zuuma looked at the enormous dark clock. If he didn't leave now, he would be late meeting with his servants. "Soon, I'll kill Lina Inverse." Zuuma looked down at his hands. "And when I do, I'll make sure her friends suffer."
A/N: Well, here's the first chapter. To be honest, I'm scared stiff to publish this. I'm afraid everyone will not like my story. If so, I am truly sorry. *Gives cookies* Will cookies help? O.o R&R, please!