Disclaimers: No, I do not own Slayers, so no, I do not own any of the characters. However, the story line came from MY OWN imagination, so please don't take it.
Author's Notes: Well, here it is. Chapter 3 of Slayers: The Betrayal. Thanks to those who have reviewed. Enjoy!
Slayers: The Betrayal
Devil or Angel?
Lina continued to walk around. She didn't know where she was, let alone being on Wolf Pack Island. Had she known, she would've throttled Xelloss already. Wandering through the halls, she came upon a huge set of beautifully carved wooden doors that reached from floor to ceiling. Raising her hand to knock, she felt a chill come over her. Hurriedly, she pulled her hand down and stumbled back. Stumbled right into a warm body. "Oof." Before she could turn her head, a pair of arms wrapped around her.
Xelloss, dismissed by Xelas, teleported back to his room, expecting to see Lina still asleep. But no such luck. She was obviously wandering around. Teleporting back to the hall, he looked down it in time to see Lina wandering up towards Xelas' doors to her throne room. Worried, he phased in behind her, just as she stumbled back⦠into him. Seeing her leaning against him, he couldn't help but wrap his arms around her.
Lina gasped as a pair of arms she was long familiar with wrapped around her. "Xelloss, what do you think you're doing?" she questioned, afraid slightly of what he might answer.
"I'm hugging you, or more specifically, keeping you from making a horrible mistake. After all, you wouldn't want the mistress' wolves to attack you since you're still human, would you?"
Wolves? her mind asked. Why would there be wolves on the mainland? Suddenly, it all clicked in her mind. She slowly turned in his grip and looked at him with fearful eyes. "Xelloss, where are we?"
"Why we're on Wolf Pack Island, domain of Beastmaster Xelas Metallium, Lina-chan." Xelloss smirked as her expression turned to one of absolute horror and then anger. He was having a feast.
"We're where?! Are you nuts, she's going to kill me!" Lina freaked out. How could he have done this to her? This was nuts.
"Well, technically yes. Except that it wouldn't be her killing you, it'd be me, and then she would resurrect you."
Lina's mouth dropped open. "Wha-, what did you say?!"
Xelloss grinned. Lina's mind was going into total shut down mode. The shock was too much. So she promptly fainted into his arms.
Zelgadis sat at the window, thinking. Lina, where are you? I told you not to trust him, but would you listen? He remembered the hours each night for the past two days that they'd spent trying to plan their next move. He also remembered how Gourry didn't understand anything beyond the point that they had to find Lina. Amelia, of course, couldn't believe that Xelloss-san would do anything so horrible. But, she still helped quite a bit. She figured that if they figured out where Beastmaster reigned, they might be able to find Xelloss. Find Xelloss, find Lina. That was their theory anyway.
Amelia was thinking along similar terms. How could Xelloss-san do something so vile? Wasn't he their friend? And each time, her mind reminded her that Lina was in danger because Xelloss was Mazoku afterall.
And as both went to sleep, they were thinking about the next day.
Zelgadis sat a table drinking coffee. He was pondering their chances of finding where Xelas reigned and where that was in location. "Good Morning, Amelia." Zel said, not even looking up as the princess sat down, and answered back with considerable enthusiasm.
"Good Morning, Zelgadis-san." Amelia waved the waitress over and ordered breakfast. "Zelgadis-san, don't look so down. I'm sure we'll find the answers in the Royal Libraries."
They had decided to head back into Seyruun for the libraries there. Amelia was sure they'd find something in the castle ones or else in the ones all around the city.
"I sure hope you're right, Amelia. I sure hope you're right."
Hearing footsteps, they both looked up to see a cheerful Gourry coming down the steps.
Watching Gourry eat, both Zelgadis AND Amelia sweatdropped. He was eating like he had not a care in the world. But then again, they weren't really expecting him to remember anything they'd told him so they weren't too surprised.
After he had finished his food, they started out towards Seyruun. Around mid-afternoon, Gourry popped a typical Gourry question. "Hey Zel, Amelia. You're both sorcerers, so why don't you already know what the domain of Xelas Metallium is called or where it is?"
Zelgadis rolled his eyes. "Gourry-san," Amelia began, "We have told you this before. There's only one person who studied the Dark Lord and his generals. For that same reason, Lina is the only one who would know where Xelas reigns and where it is located. Yes, she did say once that it was an island, but nothing else is known by any of us, except her."
"Oh, okay then." Gourry said, and then kept walking like nothing had happened.
"He's denser than you would imagine a guy could be. How does Lina-san deal with him all the time?"
"I don't know Amelia, I don't know." Zelgadis said before catching up to Gourry.
"Zelgadis-san, wait up!" Amelia said, casting Ray Wing in order to catch up to the guys.
Lina awoke with a pounding headache. Opening her eyes, she made out a blurred outline of a face hovering over hers. Closing her eyes, she rubbed her eyes. Or, at least, she tried. But for some reason she couldn't. Craning her neck, she tried desperately to see what was keeping her from rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Seeing nothing on the blurred edges of her vision, she sighed and laid back against the pillows. "Having trouble, Lina-chan?"
All the sudden, the memories from earlier that day rushed back to her. Her hand paused before the elaborately decorated doors, Xelloss' arms wrapped around her, preventing movement, the revelation given to her, and fainting into his arms. Lina felt deep-seated fear settle into her stomach and rage towards Xelloss build a steel wall around her heart. "You! You evil, sick, sadistic man! I can't believe that you would do this to me!" Lina writhed, trying to move.
"Lina, Lina. Stop struggling. You're only hurting yourself, and that's no good." Xelloss tsked, and shook his finger at her.
"Xelloss! You give me a straight answer or I'll slice you in half with the Ragna Blade!" Her eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Oh really? And how would you manage to hurt me, seeing as you're secured to the bed with magically-sealed chains? Hmm?" Xelloss looked at her with a twisted smirk.
His words slowly sunk in and Lina realized why she hadn't been able to move. Fearing the worst, she tried to cast the dragon slave. The chains bound to her wrists, ankles, and abdomen glowed an eerie purple, and Lina could hear electricity surging up the metal. He wouldn't! her heart told her. He wouldn't dare. Lina looked up at him fearfully. Seeing the anticipation in both his expression and eyes, she screamed at him. "You sadistic bastard! Help me! I'm going to get fried!"
"Now Lina. If I helped you, you might get the wrong impression of me!" he smiled at her, his eyes glowing the same color as the chains.
Lina saw this and whimpered. He had set the spells on the chains, so she knew it would be horrible. She tried to brace herself for the shock, but failed. Raw energy filled her, electrocuting her. She let loose an ear-piercing scream that lasted for the full two minutes that she was shocked. Then, it stopped and she collapsed, tears flowing down her face and still writhing from the pain. Turning her head, she glanced up at Xelloss through tear-stained eyes. "Why? I thought I was more to you than a toy." Sighing, she turned her head the other way, and started crying again.
"Lina, Lina, Lina. You are much more than that to me, but this was the only way I could keep you from hurting yourself worse than a shock. Also, you have to be able to handle that level of pain constantly if you're to be Mistress' lieutenant."
"So that's what this is about. It has nothing to do with me personally. So then, how long?" Lina asked, eyes closed. "Xelloss?" she looked to where he was previously, but now he was gone. "Typical." She sighed, and laid back on the pillows.
Xelloss phased into her throne room, and kneeled, waiting to be recognized. "Xelloss, how's it going?"
"She wishes to know how long, Mistress."
"Very well. I'm glad she's accepted. Tell her tomorrow morning. You are dismissed."
"Yes, Mistress."
"Oh, and Xelloss? Good job."
"Thank you."
Lina heard a cloak swish by her face, and then felt weight on the bed. "Xelloss?" She opened her eyes, and saw his violet eyes in the darkness. "So, what's the verdict? How long do I have?"
"Till tomorrow morning, Lina-chan." Lina sighed and closed her eyes.
"Thank you for telling me."
"Your welcome." Suddenly, he leaned down and kissed her. "And Lina? I love you."
Well, that's it for this chapter. Hope you enjoy as much as I liked writing it! I'm grateful for your patience, and I'm so sorry it took so long. I kept getting sidetracked. And now- onto Chapter 4!
Author's Notes: Well, here it is. Chapter 3 of Slayers: The Betrayal. Thanks to those who have reviewed. Enjoy!
Slayers: The Betrayal
Devil or Angel?
Lina continued to walk around. She didn't know where she was, let alone being on Wolf Pack Island. Had she known, she would've throttled Xelloss already. Wandering through the halls, she came upon a huge set of beautifully carved wooden doors that reached from floor to ceiling. Raising her hand to knock, she felt a chill come over her. Hurriedly, she pulled her hand down and stumbled back. Stumbled right into a warm body. "Oof." Before she could turn her head, a pair of arms wrapped around her.
Xelloss, dismissed by Xelas, teleported back to his room, expecting to see Lina still asleep. But no such luck. She was obviously wandering around. Teleporting back to the hall, he looked down it in time to see Lina wandering up towards Xelas' doors to her throne room. Worried, he phased in behind her, just as she stumbled back⦠into him. Seeing her leaning against him, he couldn't help but wrap his arms around her.
Lina gasped as a pair of arms she was long familiar with wrapped around her. "Xelloss, what do you think you're doing?" she questioned, afraid slightly of what he might answer.
"I'm hugging you, or more specifically, keeping you from making a horrible mistake. After all, you wouldn't want the mistress' wolves to attack you since you're still human, would you?"
Wolves? her mind asked. Why would there be wolves on the mainland? Suddenly, it all clicked in her mind. She slowly turned in his grip and looked at him with fearful eyes. "Xelloss, where are we?"
"Why we're on Wolf Pack Island, domain of Beastmaster Xelas Metallium, Lina-chan." Xelloss smirked as her expression turned to one of absolute horror and then anger. He was having a feast.
"We're where?! Are you nuts, she's going to kill me!" Lina freaked out. How could he have done this to her? This was nuts.
"Well, technically yes. Except that it wouldn't be her killing you, it'd be me, and then she would resurrect you."
Lina's mouth dropped open. "Wha-, what did you say?!"
Xelloss grinned. Lina's mind was going into total shut down mode. The shock was too much. So she promptly fainted into his arms.
Zelgadis sat at the window, thinking. Lina, where are you? I told you not to trust him, but would you listen? He remembered the hours each night for the past two days that they'd spent trying to plan their next move. He also remembered how Gourry didn't understand anything beyond the point that they had to find Lina. Amelia, of course, couldn't believe that Xelloss-san would do anything so horrible. But, she still helped quite a bit. She figured that if they figured out where Beastmaster reigned, they might be able to find Xelloss. Find Xelloss, find Lina. That was their theory anyway.
Amelia was thinking along similar terms. How could Xelloss-san do something so vile? Wasn't he their friend? And each time, her mind reminded her that Lina was in danger because Xelloss was Mazoku afterall.
And as both went to sleep, they were thinking about the next day.
Zelgadis sat a table drinking coffee. He was pondering their chances of finding where Xelas reigned and where that was in location. "Good Morning, Amelia." Zel said, not even looking up as the princess sat down, and answered back with considerable enthusiasm.
"Good Morning, Zelgadis-san." Amelia waved the waitress over and ordered breakfast. "Zelgadis-san, don't look so down. I'm sure we'll find the answers in the Royal Libraries."
They had decided to head back into Seyruun for the libraries there. Amelia was sure they'd find something in the castle ones or else in the ones all around the city.
"I sure hope you're right, Amelia. I sure hope you're right."
Hearing footsteps, they both looked up to see a cheerful Gourry coming down the steps.
Watching Gourry eat, both Zelgadis AND Amelia sweatdropped. He was eating like he had not a care in the world. But then again, they weren't really expecting him to remember anything they'd told him so they weren't too surprised.
After he had finished his food, they started out towards Seyruun. Around mid-afternoon, Gourry popped a typical Gourry question. "Hey Zel, Amelia. You're both sorcerers, so why don't you already know what the domain of Xelas Metallium is called or where it is?"
Zelgadis rolled his eyes. "Gourry-san," Amelia began, "We have told you this before. There's only one person who studied the Dark Lord and his generals. For that same reason, Lina is the only one who would know where Xelas reigns and where it is located. Yes, she did say once that it was an island, but nothing else is known by any of us, except her."
"Oh, okay then." Gourry said, and then kept walking like nothing had happened.
"He's denser than you would imagine a guy could be. How does Lina-san deal with him all the time?"
"I don't know Amelia, I don't know." Zelgadis said before catching up to Gourry.
"Zelgadis-san, wait up!" Amelia said, casting Ray Wing in order to catch up to the guys.
Lina awoke with a pounding headache. Opening her eyes, she made out a blurred outline of a face hovering over hers. Closing her eyes, she rubbed her eyes. Or, at least, she tried. But for some reason she couldn't. Craning her neck, she tried desperately to see what was keeping her from rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Seeing nothing on the blurred edges of her vision, she sighed and laid back against the pillows. "Having trouble, Lina-chan?"
All the sudden, the memories from earlier that day rushed back to her. Her hand paused before the elaborately decorated doors, Xelloss' arms wrapped around her, preventing movement, the revelation given to her, and fainting into his arms. Lina felt deep-seated fear settle into her stomach and rage towards Xelloss build a steel wall around her heart. "You! You evil, sick, sadistic man! I can't believe that you would do this to me!" Lina writhed, trying to move.
"Lina, Lina. Stop struggling. You're only hurting yourself, and that's no good." Xelloss tsked, and shook his finger at her.
"Xelloss! You give me a straight answer or I'll slice you in half with the Ragna Blade!" Her eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Oh really? And how would you manage to hurt me, seeing as you're secured to the bed with magically-sealed chains? Hmm?" Xelloss looked at her with a twisted smirk.
His words slowly sunk in and Lina realized why she hadn't been able to move. Fearing the worst, she tried to cast the dragon slave. The chains bound to her wrists, ankles, and abdomen glowed an eerie purple, and Lina could hear electricity surging up the metal. He wouldn't! her heart told her. He wouldn't dare. Lina looked up at him fearfully. Seeing the anticipation in both his expression and eyes, she screamed at him. "You sadistic bastard! Help me! I'm going to get fried!"
"Now Lina. If I helped you, you might get the wrong impression of me!" he smiled at her, his eyes glowing the same color as the chains.
Lina saw this and whimpered. He had set the spells on the chains, so she knew it would be horrible. She tried to brace herself for the shock, but failed. Raw energy filled her, electrocuting her. She let loose an ear-piercing scream that lasted for the full two minutes that she was shocked. Then, it stopped and she collapsed, tears flowing down her face and still writhing from the pain. Turning her head, she glanced up at Xelloss through tear-stained eyes. "Why? I thought I was more to you than a toy." Sighing, she turned her head the other way, and started crying again.
"Lina, Lina, Lina. You are much more than that to me, but this was the only way I could keep you from hurting yourself worse than a shock. Also, you have to be able to handle that level of pain constantly if you're to be Mistress' lieutenant."
"So that's what this is about. It has nothing to do with me personally. So then, how long?" Lina asked, eyes closed. "Xelloss?" she looked to where he was previously, but now he was gone. "Typical." She sighed, and laid back on the pillows.
Xelloss phased into her throne room, and kneeled, waiting to be recognized. "Xelloss, how's it going?"
"She wishes to know how long, Mistress."
"Very well. I'm glad she's accepted. Tell her tomorrow morning. You are dismissed."
"Yes, Mistress."
"Oh, and Xelloss? Good job."
"Thank you."
Lina heard a cloak swish by her face, and then felt weight on the bed. "Xelloss?" She opened her eyes, and saw his violet eyes in the darkness. "So, what's the verdict? How long do I have?"
"Till tomorrow morning, Lina-chan." Lina sighed and closed her eyes.
"Thank you for telling me."
"Your welcome." Suddenly, he leaned down and kissed her. "And Lina? I love you."
Well, that's it for this chapter. Hope you enjoy as much as I liked writing it! I'm grateful for your patience, and I'm so sorry it took so long. I kept getting sidetracked. And now- onto Chapter 4!
