It's pretty nice having someone to talk to on the road again. Lina thought to herself as she walked along side of Katibree with her hands clasped behind her head.
I guess I'd just gotten so used to having Gourry around all the time that I'd started taking the constant company for granted…The sorceress took a moment to steal a quick glance at the half elf. She's definitely no Gourry, but she can be pretty fun at times. I just wish that she'd loosen up more often… She barely talks about herself at all and it's kinda hard to figure out what she all about. She reminds me of Zelgadis a little in that respect. And speaking of Gourry and the others…
"Hey Kat, I've been thinking…"
"What's that, Inverse?" Katibree asked, turning her attention to the redhead as they walked.
"Well, we've still got about a week before we get to Zephilia to smooth this entire mess over, but afterwards… With the current situation involving all these Monsters, I think we're going to eventually need some serious back up." Lina explained.
"A reunion with your past traveling companions?"
"That's right, you've heard of them?" the sorceress asked.
"Yeah, I've read up on some of them." "There's the Chimera, the Seyruun Princess, and the descendant of the Swordsman of light, correct?" the half elf asked.
Just how much about me does she know exactly?
"That's most of them, but as far as the sword of light goes, Gourry doesn't have it anymore." "That's one of the reasons I've been debating on whether or not to bring him into this whole deal lately." "He is a master swordsman, but without the sword of light, he won't be of much use against pure Monsters…"
"What happened to it?" Katibree asked with interest.
"Well after that huge battle with Darkstar, Sirius took all the weapons of light back with him to the Overworld, including Gorunova."
"Can't you just cast a communication spell to get a hold of the Overworlder then?" The half elf asked.
"I could if he was on this plane of existence, but he's in another dimension completely." "Even my powers couldn't pull that sort of thing off across two different worlds." Lina replied with a sigh."
"But, you can link up with anyone in the world here to send a message?"
"It's a really complicated process, and I'd have to know the person to be able to pinpoint them with the spell, but yeah." "Why do you ask, Kat?" the redhead asked, wondering where the assassin was going with her train of thought.
"Well, as you know my side of the barrier is significantly more technically advanced than yours, because of the lack of powerful magic there…" "I think I've heard of a device that theoretically should be capable of making a link between the two worlds, but a suitable power source was never found to activate it properly…" Katibree trailed off thoughtfully, smirking at the sorceress."
What's she smiling about?
"You've got more than enough power to burn if the creator can find a way to channel it into the device, all they'd have to worry about is the damn thing overloading and exploding because you gave it too much juice."
Lina stopped walking completely with a shocked expression on her face, before finally breaking into a torrent of laughter. "Yeah, I guess you're right!" she giggled.
"So if this device can link to the Overworld like you say, then I can get in touch with Sirius from there." Lina said thoughtfully while wiping an eye, after recovering from her fit of laughter.
Katibree nodded at her, and continued to walk once more.
"So you want to head to the outer barrier after Zephilia then?" Lina asked, walking more quickly to catch up with the half elf.
"It's what I was planning to do anyway; I have something that I need to take care of there as it is." The assassin replied.
She must be talking about her guild. That was really horrible, and I doubt anything has been done about all those bodies - -
Lina's train of thought was rudely interrupted by the loud rumbling of her stomach.
Katibree stopped and looked at her quizzically.
The sorceress merely, placed her hand on her neck, rubbing it and laughing embarrassedly.
"Come on." The half elf sighed, as she cut across the road and headed directly into the forest.
"Where are we going?"
"Just get a camp fire started, I'll be back in awhile." She eats more than anyone I've ever met! Katibree laughed to herself quietly. Oh well, it's only a couple of hours before we'd stop to make camp anyway… Plus, I think I have some gear stashed in this area.
"Oh alright, no problem!" Lina exclaimed, as she began to look for firewood in the clearing. Looks like she's going to do the cooking this time! Lina thought to herself happily. I wonder what's she's going to bring back?
Authors Note
Hello reader, first off I'd like to thank you for taking the time to read my Fic thus far, I really appreciate it, and of course any praise or criticism is always gratefully accepted and taken into consideration.
That being said, I am compelled to warn you that after this point, this Fic will contain "Yuri" undertones and situations (girl on girl themes), although they will remain fairly tame for now. If you are offended or disinterested in this type of thing, then I urge you to discontinue reading this work at this point.
If you should decide to continue to read this Fan Fiction, then I assure you that the same elements that interested you in this work to begin with will remain, the only thing that will be different is that a romance will begin to gradually develop as the main plot of the Fic continues to develop and play out.
Once again, thank you for your time.
Z-wine