The One True King
Sunny: here is our new Slayers fic, a sequel to Christmas in Seilune.
Alandra: another fic connected to our fic Sylvia
Ramon: and the Slayers series does not belong to us, it belongs to Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Arazumi. Air Jay and Kiko belongs to us
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Chapter 1
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Amelia ran as fast as she could but no mater how hard she could not escape the man who was after her, Air Jay, he emerging from every place where Amelia ran, laughing evilly with his voice echoing to every corner.
"Leave me alone!!!" Amelia cried. "Why don't you leave me alone?"
"Because its time girl!" Air Jay responded as he appeared from side to side. "The time for the Seilune family fall is about to come, I'm going to have my final revenge! Seilune will burn to the ground! And a new king shall be born!"
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"NO!!!!" Amelia cried as she got up from her bed. Amelia is sweating and gasping for air, she never had a nightmare like this before but it really scare her, its almost like it was a word of warning, Amelia hopes she's mistaken but she has a feeling that something really bad is going to happen and involving Air Jay again. The last thing she wants is to face Air Jay again; he already made her suffer the enough.
Amelia looks at the side of the bad to see her husband, Zelgadiss, still sleeping calmly. Amelia gets out of bed and dressed her robe; she decided to take a walk.
Amelia walked down the halls until she reached a balcony to get some fresh air, she's been a little stressed in these last days, right after the new years day an island prison which her father locked people that Phill considered as the worst criminals of Seilune was attacked and all the prisoners escaped, the guard were brutally murdered which made it impossible to know who helped those evil criminals escape but by the look of how the prison was wrecked it was obvious that it was a very powerful foe. So Phill asked her daughter to help him find those vicious criminals and bring them to justice once again, Amelia used all her recourses but with no success, it has been five mouths since that happen. But two things have been bothering Amelia the most, Sylvia's birthday is only two days away and Lina and the others haven't show up for the occasion, the normally would arrive at least ten days sooner but this year not even a word from any of them, not Lina and Gourry and their son, not Filia and Xellos and their baby, not even Martina and Zangulos. The second thing that has been bothering Amelia is the necklace that she received at Christmas, Zelgadiss said that it was from her sister's part then why is there a photo with Amelia, Gracia, her mother and Air Jay? Why Air Jay and not her father? Amelia didn't want to be bothered about all this but all these questions are troubling her for real. Did her mother and sister have some associations with an evildoer like Air Jay? That thought really disturbs Amelia, why would her mother be associated with someone like Air Jay? And so, why is it that Amelia doesn't remember taking this photo?
"Amelia?" A voice called softly from behind, Amelia turns around to see Zelgadiss. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I got up to catch some fresh air. And I had a nightmare."
"A nightmare? What is it about?"
"I….I've forgot." She lied, she didn't want to mention Air Jay's name because she knows how much Zel hates him, and even Amelia hates Air Jay. "But it was scary."
Zel gently rests Amelia's head on his chest. "You really should get some rest; you have been working really hard these last mouths."
"Yes I know." Amelia said as she walks back to their room with Zelgadiss.
Zel feels sorry for Amelia, she has a big responsibility as a princess, much more responsibility than someone of her age can endure. But Zel knows that deep inside Amelia hate to be a princess, she loves her people but she was not made to be a princess. The first time that Zel meet Amelia it was a little hard for him to believe that she is a princess, the way she always fought it really sounded like she was a travelling sorceress or a justice hero like she likes to call herself all her life. Amelia loves to travel, Zel can tell that every time they depart with Lina on some crazy adventure, he could see her soul feeling more alive in the world than in the castle, now because of this prison break Amelia is working more than usual and Sylvia is missing her mother. Zelgadiss is sure that Amelia misses the times when they travelled a lot. "Amelia, I have an idea. Let's have a picnic tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Amelia asked confused.
"Yes, all three of us. You, me and Sylvia will take the day off right before Sylvia's birthday."
"Are you sure, I hope my father won't be upset with me taking a day off."
"Don't worry about him." Zelgadiss assured but Phill certainly will give them a lecture about failing on their responsibilities. It's better to endure some lectures than working all day like a maniac.
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"Yahoo!!!!!" Sylvia hooted happily as she flies all over the air.
"Sylvia!!! You watch out young lady!!!" Zel called as he ran after Sylvia in the ground. "Why did I teach her the Raywing spell? It takes to many energy to use that spell and I am afraid is she ends up falling. Sylvia, get down here now!!!"
"Ok." Sylvia flies down and she passes by her father so fast that she made him spin around, and then she lands right next to her father. "You wanted to see me Daddy?"
As a response Zel falls down to the ground with his eyes all dizzy.
Sylvia got a little confused with her father's sudden fall. "Daddy? Are you alright?"
"Just a moment……" Zel gets his head up and shakes it. "Yeah, I'm alright. Just don't do that again Sylvia."
"But daddy, it's so fun…" Sylvia replied happily. "Can I do it again?"
"NO!!!" Zel immediately replied. "Let's go back to your mother."
"Ok." Sylvia said with a smile then she grabs her father's hands and led him to Amelia.
"Sylvia I can walk by myself, you know?"
"Yeah, but I like it!" Sylvia replied joyfully.
Zel just sighed and wonders why he can never be angry with Sylvia. Why should he, Sylvia's his little angel.
Amelia watched the entire scene from near a tree where they are having their picnic, she always enjoyed seeing Zelgadiss and Sylvia's connection, it's a good way to recuperate the time they were away from each other. Amelia could not be happier, she finally got married with the man she loves so much and they have a cheerful sweat child with so much life in her existence. Amelia's life is perfect but somehow she feels that she and her family are trapped in a prison, but there is nothing that Amelia can do, she has big duties on her shoulders and she can not be free of it. She has a royal power but with that power she has responsibility, responsibilities with her kingdom and responsibilities with her people, she can not escape it. She wishes she could just escape from all that but that way she would be seen as an evil person and all her life Amelia fought against those who generate evil, she wasn't about to become the very thin she sworn to defeat.
"Mommy, Mommy!" Sylvia called as she and Zelgadiss arrived. "What is it Mommy."
Amelia gave a reassuring smile to her daughter. "It is nothing sweetheart, I was just lost in the clouds, that all. How about you eat something, dearly? I made some sandwich for you."
"Ok Mommy." Sylvia replied with a smile, she always enjoyed her mothers cooking's.
Zel admire how much Amelia is devoted to Sylvia, it is understandable, Sylvia is her daughter, Zel just wonder how much Amelia has been taking care of Sylvia in those years when he was gone in search for his cure. Zel could see the love that Amelia gives to Sylvia, like a true mother holding her child with tenderness; it is very rare to see mothers like that.
Zel then looks to the enormous lake right near them and he sees a small fishing ship that belongs to the Seilune kingdom. "I have an idea, how about we go fishing?"
"Fishing?" Amelia asked.
"Yes, it might be fun. We never try fishing before."
Amelia smiled at her husband. "Why not, the only time we even were fishing was when we caught that lake Dragon those many years ago."
Zel sweat dropped with that remembrance. He was used as an anchor at least three times and that Ashford gave him mouth to mouth, one of the most humiliating experiences of his life. "Amelia, I don't want to remember that."
"Why? What happen?" Sylvia innocently asked.
"Nothing…absolutely nothing!!!" Zel replied embarrassedly.
Amelia giggled with Zelgadiss's reactions, sometimes he's so silly and he doesn't realise it.
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Amelia, Zelgadiss and Sylvia enter the small ship and they already sailed haft way to haft of the lake, all of them with their fishing-bow. Sylvia looks her surroundings, she has never been in a lake before and she enjoying the fact that some how she is travelling a lengthy, stunning, blue runny.
"Your majesty, this is a perfect place for fishing." The fisherman announced.
"Very well, you can drop the anchor here." Amelia said.
The fisherman then sweat dropped. "Ops….."
"What do you mean ops?" Zel asked.
"I was so busy with all the fishing gear that I have forgotten the anchor. How silly of me."
Zel twitched his eyes, this is starting to sound like déjà vu for him, but at least Lina isn't here to force him to be anchor.
"What can we use as an anchor?" Amelia asked.
Sylvia looks around to see what can be used as an anchor and then she looks up at her father and a bright idea came up. "Daddy, how much do you weigh?"
Zel practically freaked out when he heard those words, it is like haunt or a curse, he had so much hope that he would never hear those words again, it was one of the most embarrassing moments of his life that he wished never to live again. "Sylvia…why do you ask me that?"
"You can be the anchor Daddy, with your Rocky form you can hold the boat."
Amelia try to hold her laughter, it is almost like what happen when they tried to have that dragon cuisine, and poor Zelgadiss how much was he embarrassed.
"No I won't!" Zelgadiss said as he shakes his head. "I won't be used as an anchor!"
"But daddy, that way we won't be able to go fishing." Sylvia said in a sad voice.
"I don't care! And you can forget on using that sad look on me because I won't do what you said, young lady!"
"Please Daddy….." Sylvia puts on her best sad puppy dog look at her father, the same look that Zel can not resist.
Zel has his eyes all shaking, he faced many dark wizards and Mazokus, but he can be immediately defeated by the sad looks of his own daughter. Zel sighs in defeat and looks back at Amelia who already has an air tube on her hands, indeed it is déjà vu all over again.
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The minutes pass and Amelia and Sylvia already caught some fishes. Sylvia's smile never left her face as she continues to catch more fish. "Look at all the fishes I've caught Mommy, you think Daddy will be proud?"
"I yeah, I think he will." Amelia said with a sweat drop.
In the bottom of the lake Zelgadiss is sited on the ground with an air tube on his mouth and with many fishes swimming all around his head. "I don't believe that my own daughter used me as an anchor, this is the forth time I'm plaid as an anchor and worst of all I have the feeling that these fishes are laughing at me." Zel complained in his mind.
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Unknown to the Greywords family that a mysterious man is watching them from the top of a tree with a sadistic smirk on his face. "Divirtam-se enquanto podem meus meninos, pois amanhã um novo rei vai governar Seilune. (Enjoy all you want people, but tomorrow a new king will rule Seilune.)"
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Sylvia's birthday finally came, and Lina and the rest of the Slayers gang didn't show up.
"Mama, where are we going?" Sylvia asked innocently as she walsked down the hall with her mother and with the four Dalmatians that her Aunt Naga gave her.
"You'll see sweetheart." Amelia responded to her daughter with a smile, and she led Sylvia to the great hall where many people of the Seilune kingdom are attending for the kid's birthday, ministers, heroes, soldiers and waiters, peoples that Sylvia hardly knows.
"Surprise!" Everyone shouted when Sylvia entered the room.
"Welcome my dear Grandchild, happy birthday, it is your birthday!" Prince Phill singed to his granddaughter. (Yes, he's still a prince.)
"Phill, please, stop with the singing." Zelgadiss pleaded.
"I have a nice singing voice." Phill replied.
"Yes, I know…." Zel replied sarcastically.
"Daddy!" Sylvia called happily and ran to her father who was right beside her and jumped to his arms. "Where is Aunt Lina? And Uncle Gourry?"
"I don't know kid." Zel responded sincerely. "I guess they couldn't have come."
"Oh." Sylvia was a little sad that her friends could not come to her party, when ever her parents friends came it was always a blast in Sylvia's eyes. But this time she is having her first birthday party with her father and that was enough to cheer her up.
Zel on his behalf is hoping that today everything will come out just fine, this is the first time he's attending to his daughter's birthday and he wishes that this day comes out without any trouble. Maybe it was best that Lina was not here, with her bad temper she might end up destroying Seilune. "Well then, are you ready to open your presents?"
"Yes!" Sylvia cried excitedly.
Zel sited Sylvia in one of the chairs with the Dalmatians standing right beside her. Zelgadiss then pick up his present. "Here you go Sylvia."
Sylvia reached her tiny little arms to grab Zel's present but suddenly all four Dalmatians start to glow.
"What's going on with the dogs?" Phill asked.
"Doggies?" Sylvia. Said then the glow that is surrounding the dogs is now surrounding Sylvia.
"Sylvia? Sylvia!" Zelgadiss and Amelia tried to remove Sylvia from the glow but it seems like the glow already form a force field, stopping Zel and Amelia to grab Sylvia.
Then suddenly the glow fades away, showing that Sylvia is gone as well as her dogs.
"SYLVIA!!!" Amelia cried. Once again her daughter was kidnapped right in front of her and she could not save her. It's like reliving the same tragedy that she endured last year.
"W-where is she?"
"Everyone search the entire kingdom! Find my granddaughter!!!!" Phill ordered.
In that moment the wall from behind them explodes, the explosion created such an impact that made everyone in the room to fly to the wall in front of them.
"Amelia, Amelia, are you alright?" Zel asked as he crawled to her.
"Yeah, I am ok. But what's going on?" Amelia asked.
"Who's responsible for this unjust and cowardly attack?" Phill demanded.
From the smoke a new figure comes out as he walks forward. It is the mysterious man. "Don't tell me you don't know who I am. C'mon Philly-dork, I know you are stupid but don't tell me that you have already forgotten about the big bad Portuguese dude that is always kicking you butt."
"YOU!?!?!" Phil shouted pointing to the man who is appearing from the smoke.
Zel and Amelia also know who it is. It's Air Jay, he's back.
"Yes, me! Air Jay is back and he's meaner than ever!" Air Jay said coolly.
"My dream was a warning…" Amelia whispered. "Air Jay is back to devastate my kingdom once again. Lina where are you?"
To be continued……
Sunny: this is the first chapter of our new fic and we already start it with a cliff-hanger. We love it.
Ramon: and this is just the beginning, more battles are about to come forward.
Alandra: read and review please.