SailorStar9: This is the start of a new arc. (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: The Slayers NEXT arc of the Ragradia Sapphire fic
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck, even the pairings aren't mine.
Prologue: Suddenly In A Pinch! The Terror Of The Devil Zoamel Gustav!
"A Seyruun sneak attack!" Martina exclaimed, having held Amelia hostage.
"It can't be!" Amelia gaped.
"Mega Brando!" Lina's blast destroyed the clock tower Amelia was held in. "I came to save you, Amelia."
"Who the hell are you?" King Xoana stammered.
"Though it was a little presumptuous to introduce myself this way," Lina grinned, "I am the beautiful young sorcery genius, Lina Inverse."
"Lina…" Aria blinked. "I think you blew Amelia up along with them."
"Are you all right, Amelia?" Lina hurried over.
"No, I'm not all right!" the Seyruun Princess snapped. "Lina, how could you do that?"
"Sorry, I guess it's been a while since I used my full power." Lina chuckled. "Besides, I was worried about you."
"That isn't an excuse!" Amelia retorted.
"Right." Aria sighed. "Amelia, don't move."
"Okay…" Amelia blinked. "Wow…" she breathed when Aria simply pressed her finger against the bronze bell around her and the said bell freezing instantly before shattering into icy dust.
"Anyway, I heard the whole story." Lina glared at two Xoana royalty. "Your evil scheme ends here."
"Get her!" King Xoana ordered.
"Sorry for the later introduction." Gourry started, taking out the troops with his sword. "But I'm Lina's guardian, Gourry Gabriev."
"Zelgadis!" Martina whined.
"Lina, Zelgadis is working for them." Amelia informed. "He even called me an enemy."
"It sure looks that way." Lina noted, Zelgadis drawing his sword.
"Sorry, but as long as my employers don't betray me, I can't break my contract with them." Zelgadis explained.
"That's quite an admirable profession ethic." Lina mused.
"Lina, I must kill you." Zelgadis declared.
"I won't do that if I were you." Aria warned, appearing behind the chimera via a puddle of water on the ground. "But I strongly suggest you drop your sword, lover." The Riptide trident was pressed against Zelgadis' neck. "You really don't want me using the same 'Ice Water Prison' Ragradia used on Lei Magnus."
"I'm doing this so that I can regain my human form." Zelgadis explained. "In return for protecting them, I get the Book of Xoana."
"Oh, you mean the book Lina has in her right hand?" Aria asked amusedly.
"That's the Book of Xoana!" King Xoana exclaimed. "How did you get it?"
"When I snuck into the castle earlier, this accidentally fell out of the vault." Lina replied. "Didn't want to waste the chance, so I took it with me."
"Lina, you mean you didn't come because you were worried and wanted to save me?" Amelia gaped.
"I suppose that's one way to put it." Lina beamed. "The thing is, this book's of no use to Zelgadis. All that's written in it are ancient methods of making golems."
"So, in other words," Aria grinned, releasing her still shell-shocked captive. "Unless you want to research your distant relatives, lover, you've been punked."
"Well…" King Xoana stammered.
"I won't support your evil plans any longer." Zelgadis turned his blade on the king.
"That guy has the easiest behaviour pattern to predict." Gourry noted.
"He's getting away!" Amelia exclaimed, the king fleeing.
"After him!" Lina ordered.
"That doesn't sound good." Aria noted, as the ground rumbled.
"That's the ultimate weapon passed down by the Book of Xoana." King Xoana laughed. "Come forth, Orihalcon Golem!"
"What the heck is that?" Gourry gasped as the massive golem emerged from the castle.
"Is that what is written about in the Book of Xoana?" Lina gulped.
"This golem's body will reflect common spells and can withstand direct spells as well." Martina declared, in the cockpit.
"Awaken from your thousand year sleep, golem!" King Xoana declared.
"Father, leave this to me." Martina assured.
"I knew we were missing someone!" Aria cursed.
"I thought she ran off before." Lina exclaimed. "So, that's where she went."
"Now, in the name of the monstrous Zoamelgustar, let's go!" Martina piloted the golem.
"I don't think she's got both oars in the water." Amelia sighed.
"You sure know how to pick your employers." Aria joked.
"Leave me alone." Zelgadis muttered.
"The monstrous Zoamelgustar?" Lina echoed. "I thought I knew most legends and folk tales pretty well, but I've never heard of him."
"I'm not surprised you haven't heard of him." Martine remarked. "The monstrous Zoamelgustar, is something I made up myself. Here I go!" opening the golem's chest to reveal a piston cannon, she destroyed a nearby mountain.
"Did you see that?" King Xoana laughed. "The power of our golem."
"Be thankful." Martina grinned. "I'll make you the first sacrifices to the monstrous Zoamelgustar. Prepare to die."
"Wait," Aria blinked. "How long has this golem been underground?"
"One thousand years." Lina replied. "Why?"
"So, correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't it have malfunctioned by now?" Aria pointed out. "See?" she pointed at the broken-down golem.
"When you think about it, it was passed down with the magic book." Lina nodded. "Meaning the golem is pretty darn old."
"You mean it doesn't work right, anymore?" Gourry sighed.
"A little help, please?" King Xoana begged.
"Are you just going to stand there watching?" Martina retorted. "Do something!"
"But what are we supposed to do?" Gourry asked.
"It's out of control." Lina pointed out, the generator started going berserk.
"And how are we supposed to stop it?" Amelia wondered.
"If common spells and direct attacks won't work on it…" Zelgadis reminded.
"Then you'll have to use an Uncommon spell." Lina winked.
"Yeah, I guess…" Amelia nodded.
"She won't…" Aria gaped, realizing Lina's intention. "Amelia, sound the alarms!"
"On it!" Amelia replied. "This is a Dragon Slave Alert!" she sounded the siren.
"All citizen, please evacuate as quickly as possible!" Gourry shouted.
"You should've expected this from Lina." Aria reminded, Zelgadis looking on unamused.
"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows! Buried in the flow of time, in thy great name, I pledge myself to darkness. Let all the fools who stand in our way be destroyed by the power you and I possess..." Lina chanted. "Dragon Slave!" she cast her spell.
"I really, really need to have a talk with her about restrain." Aria sighed, the spell levelling the entire Xoana kingdom.
"If they were lucky, they were saved." Lina nodded.
"You really think luck would have saved them from that just now?" Gourry sighed.
"It doesn't really matter, does it?" Amelia mused. "At the very least, we definitely destroyed evil here."
"But how are you doing to report this to Phil?" Aria reminded.
"I can't go back to Seyruun like this!" Amelia wailed.
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