Rewrite of Zelgadis: Growing Up

by Shira

I realized how many mistakes I had in Zelgadis: Growing Up so I rewrote it... For those of you that don't know, this is the story of what I think Zel's childhood was like. It isn't fact, just my own ideas, so it's not the honest truth.

8. Chapter 8

In the morning, Eris woke him up, saying, "Lord Rezo wishes an audience with you in his study."

"His study?" Zelgadis asked. "I'm not having lessons?"

"Not today," Eris said, and then walked out of the room.

Zelgadis scrambled out of bed, and hurried down to the first level of the mansion. He composed himself before he entered Rezo's study. Rezo himself was at his desk, and he motioned to the chairs in front of him. Zelgadis sat down, and waited for Rezo to speak.

"Zelgadis, when you asked for strength, I told you that you'd have to work for me when the time came," Rezo said. "That time is now here. I need you to find me the Philosopher's Stone."

"The Philosopher's Stone?" Zelgadis asked in shock. "What would you want with such a powerful magical amplifier?"

Rezo smiled, and said, "You remember it from your studies? Good. I am going to use it to cure my eyesight. Normal methods do not work, so I must use the Philosopher's Stone. You will find it for me."

Suddenly, Zelgadis had an idea. With a magical amplifier as strong as the Philosopher's Stone, he would be able to kill Rezo and have his body returned to normal. "Rezo, I will find the Philosopher's Stone," he said. Silently, he added, "Though I will not find it for you... I will use it to destroy you. Rezo, you will die by my hands."

Well, whatcha think? Was it better than my original? I still kept most of it the same, but I changed some things and added more description... You can definitely tell it's a different fic, but the same story. I like this one better, how about you? You hafta tell me what you think, or I'll never know. I've noticed a lack of reviews STILL so I guess I have to remind you AGAIN! Here goes: Reviews make people happy. Happy people write more ficcies. Ficcies make people happy. Happy people review. Reviews mmake people happy. Happy people write ficcies. Ficcies make people happy. Happy people review... ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT!!! I'm serious when I say it, too! Reviews do cheer people up. When I'm depressed, I look to see if I have any new reviews. If I don't, it makes me even more depressed. If I do, it cheers me up. So please review! And not just for me, review for other authors too, okay? Okay!!