A Lone Wolf
Prologue
Author's Notes:
General disclaimers apply as usual. It would be foolhardy of me to think that I created 'Slayers'. The writing in single quotation marks is all telepathic conversation. Just warning you: This is a somewhat dark fic. The rating is PG. A bit of killing is entailed later on, but nothing too bad. This is my first 'Slayers' fic. Constructive criticism as well as praise is welcome. Enjoy. ^-^
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"You filthy namagomi! Get back here!" an irate Filia screeched as she chased after a blithely grinning Xelloss who was holding up her mace.
The namagomi in question was currently darting around the room. It was the first time he had seen his little Fi-chan in a year. Amelia had organized a reunion for the whole gang at a local teahouse in Saillune. It really was such fun to annoy Fi-chan, he crowed gleefully to himself. Almost too much fun he reflected. He had caught her unawares, making it so much easier to steal her mace. It wasn't too often that Fi-chan dangled her mace in her hand - when she wasn't angry with him or somebody else of course. His thoughts had been elsewhere, and he unconsciously slowed his pace just enough for Fi-chan to snatch her mace back. Before Xelloss could react, she had swung her mace down on him and he was lying flat on the floor. It could've been worse, he reflected as he popped back up and smiled his most infuriatingly fruity grin. As he'd previously thought, it was too much for Fi-chan to bear and she was after him with her mace, shrieking 'namagomi' again.
The name 'namagomi' was unfitting for a Mazoku of his rank, but he tolerated it just enough to preserve her life for the insult. She was a great source of negative emotions as well as amusement for him. Perhaps one could call her his plaything. He had many playthings but none of the ones that he had at the moment were as amusing as she was.
Before he could run the risk of Fi-chan running her mace into him again, he teleported out of range so that he stood behind her. His ever-present grin in position, he tapped her on her shoulder. His predictable little golden dragon was enraged once again. Xelloss teleported to a far corner to survey the damage his toy had created. The white plaster on the walls and ceiling were crumbling and the man who owned the teahouse looked none too pleased with the situation. He sighed to himself in pure ecstasy as he absorbed the owner of the teahouse's feelings of anger, sorrow and pain at the money it was going to cause him to repair the room.
"I'm not paying for the damage so unless you want to we'd better get out of here," Lina hissed at him.
He grumbled, then teleported away to grab Fi-chan. Lina dragged the unsuspecting Gourry out of the door and Amelia and Zelgadiss reluctantly followed.
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Alone in his room in Wolf Pack Island, Xelloss was deep in thought. He was thinking of three women in his past. Three women that all fell in the empty footsteps of one another. Three women that lived in different times, had different lives but were one and same. It was odd. These were the only three women he had ever really cared for. These were the women he killed. He'd killed them because he'd had to, but it was of his own free will. Thinking about them was brought on by the revelation of his enjoyment his and Fi-chan's frequent fights. Xelloss wondered briefly whether he was becoming too amused by the golden dragon girl, then shook his head. She did have her merit as his meal ticket. Perhaps his enjoyment of their little bouts of sparring could be attributed to that.
'Xelloss, report to me. I have a new assignment for you.'
'Yes, Zelas-sama.'
He teleported into his mistress's room. As usual Zelas-sama was lounging on her overstuffed, leather sofa. She held a thin, expensive cigar between the fingers of one hand and a glass of the finest Zelphelia wine. The room was filled with the rich aroma of cigar smoke.
"I want you to deal with a couple of Mazoku of Dynast and Dolphin's. They have been prying too deeply into my business. I believe that their names are Raock and Kioull. Before you kill them, make sure that they tell you what their respective Mazoku Lords want. Do try to be discreet. Also I'm running low on cigars, cigarettes and Zelphelia wine. Be sure to pick some up for me, without sending me the bill for costs. Do you understand?"
"Must I pay the bills?"
"Do as you wish as long as the cigars, cigarettes and wine are brought here."
"Anything else Zelas-sama?"
"If you can bring me back some gold bangles and some jewelry. You know what I like."
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'Kousha, Zelas-sama wants us to destroy a couple of Mazoku. I want you to locate these minions,' Xelloss ordered a sleek, silver wolf at his feet telepathically.
'Do you have any information about these Mazoku that would be of use to me in the hunt?'
'These Mazoku work under both Dynast and Dolphin. They have apparently been prying too deeply into Zelas-sama's business. I have garnered from Zelas-sama that their names are Raock and Kioull.'
'I see. Where do you think I should start the hunt?'
'You could start by talking to our network of spies that work under various other lords. Tell no one of this venture. You never know who are spies and who are not.'
'Of course Xelloss-sama.'
'In fact the only thing that allows me to trust in you explicitly is that I created you. Question and interrogate the network Zelas-sama set up but do not let on that you are on a mission of any sort. It is highly possible that some of our spies have already doublecrossed us. Caution, secrecy and deviousness are what make a successful Mazoku. Do not lie outright to any of these Mazoku. Obscure the truth and exclude all crucial information from whatever you tell them. Is this understood?'
'Of course Xelloss-sama.'
With those final words as her adieu, the wolf efficiently faded into the shadows. Sometimes he still couldn't believe that she could fade away into the shadows so easily but he had expressly created her as she was for that purpose and for that talent. Xelloss knew very well that it drove some of the Zelas-sama's wolves crazy that Kousha would be able to do that so easily. Zelas-sama permitted it because she agreed that his decision to create Kousha with that particular ability would make her a useful operator. With that as a last thought, Xelloss teleported out to obtain some ill-begotten items that Zelas-sama seemingly could not exist without.
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Kousha slipped out of the shadows and into plain sight. She had finally scoured the area and garnered the information that Xelloss had wanted her to obtain. It wasn't all that hard once she had found exactly where to dig for the information. She decided that she had been discreet enough about the matter as well. On her journey she had discovered something of huge importance. She couldn't wait to tell her master all about it. Lei Magnus-sama had apparently begun to defrost. He ordered two new Mazoku Lords appointed. It was rumored that Xelloss-sama stood a fair chance of being elevated to the status of Mazoku Lord. She was very excited. Kousha knew that she was a fairly powerful Mazoku for someone who held neither the position of general or priest. If Xelloss-sama became a Mazoku Lord, she would become either general, priest or both.
'Kousha, did you gather the information I told you to?' Xelloss inquired as he teleported into her chambers at Wolf Pack Island.
'Yes, Xelloss-sama.'
'Well?'
'The two Mazoku Raock and Kioull currently reside in a forest a bit south of Saillune, the town you visited about a day ago. These Mazoku have possessed wolves to infiltrate the ranks of Zelas-sama. Unlike most lesser Mazoku who mutilate their possessed forms, these two have maintained their forms.'
'Very well done, Kousha. It will be easy to track, interrogate and eliminate these two Mazoku for Zelas-sama.'
'Xelloss-sama there's something I think you should know.'
'Yes?'
'I ran into a lesser Mazoku of Dynast's. We fought and he told me that Lei Magnus was beginning to melt.'
'I already knew that,' interjected Xelloss.
'Yes, but he apparently gave out orders that two new Dark Lords are to be chosen before he is resurrected. You are very high up on the list of candidates, Xelloss-sama.'
'You may leave now, Kousha. Thank you,' Xelloss smirked.
It was odd, he reflected. Zelas-sama had told him nothing about the two new Mazoku Lords that were to be appointed. Could it be that she did not want him to become a Mazoku Lord? It would be odd to finally become an equal to her. He had no doubts that he would be chosen as one of the Mazoku Lords. There were very few Mazoku that currently held high enough positions to be chosen for the job. Most of the Mazoku that were not already reneged were unsuitable for the job. His involvement with the War of Monster's Fall alone would recommend him. Xelloss supposed that it was rather impressive that he had killed a slew of dragons with a single movement of his index finger. He also knew that he was somewhat favored by Lei Magnus-sama. Lei Magnus-sama had given him the Demon Bloodstones after all. The position of Mazoku Lord would yield a tremendous amount of power to him. He shivered with anticipation of what he could do with all of that power. Power had always attracted him. He would have to be careful of Zelas-sama. There was no accounting for what she would be capable of to prove that he was unsuitable for the job. It would be a great loss to her if he was taken from her command. He was her closest minion and he knew a great many secrets of hers. They would be ample weapons against her. For now he would have to lie low and follow Zelas-sama's commands as usual.
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So what did you think? For the first chapter I don't think that it's too bad. Excuse any grammar or spelling mistakes. I am only in grade nine; I do not know everything about English. If there is anything mistaken in my information about 'Slayers', please inform me.
Prologue
Author's Notes:
General disclaimers apply as usual. It would be foolhardy of me to think that I created 'Slayers'. The writing in single quotation marks is all telepathic conversation. Just warning you: This is a somewhat dark fic. The rating is PG. A bit of killing is entailed later on, but nothing too bad. This is my first 'Slayers' fic. Constructive criticism as well as praise is welcome. Enjoy. ^-^
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"You filthy namagomi! Get back here!" an irate Filia screeched as she chased after a blithely grinning Xelloss who was holding up her mace.
The namagomi in question was currently darting around the room. It was the first time he had seen his little Fi-chan in a year. Amelia had organized a reunion for the whole gang at a local teahouse in Saillune. It really was such fun to annoy Fi-chan, he crowed gleefully to himself. Almost too much fun he reflected. He had caught her unawares, making it so much easier to steal her mace. It wasn't too often that Fi-chan dangled her mace in her hand - when she wasn't angry with him or somebody else of course. His thoughts had been elsewhere, and he unconsciously slowed his pace just enough for Fi-chan to snatch her mace back. Before Xelloss could react, she had swung her mace down on him and he was lying flat on the floor. It could've been worse, he reflected as he popped back up and smiled his most infuriatingly fruity grin. As he'd previously thought, it was too much for Fi-chan to bear and she was after him with her mace, shrieking 'namagomi' again.
The name 'namagomi' was unfitting for a Mazoku of his rank, but he tolerated it just enough to preserve her life for the insult. She was a great source of negative emotions as well as amusement for him. Perhaps one could call her his plaything. He had many playthings but none of the ones that he had at the moment were as amusing as she was.
Before he could run the risk of Fi-chan running her mace into him again, he teleported out of range so that he stood behind her. His ever-present grin in position, he tapped her on her shoulder. His predictable little golden dragon was enraged once again. Xelloss teleported to a far corner to survey the damage his toy had created. The white plaster on the walls and ceiling were crumbling and the man who owned the teahouse looked none too pleased with the situation. He sighed to himself in pure ecstasy as he absorbed the owner of the teahouse's feelings of anger, sorrow and pain at the money it was going to cause him to repair the room.
"I'm not paying for the damage so unless you want to we'd better get out of here," Lina hissed at him.
He grumbled, then teleported away to grab Fi-chan. Lina dragged the unsuspecting Gourry out of the door and Amelia and Zelgadiss reluctantly followed.
* * *
Alone in his room in Wolf Pack Island, Xelloss was deep in thought. He was thinking of three women in his past. Three women that all fell in the empty footsteps of one another. Three women that lived in different times, had different lives but were one and same. It was odd. These were the only three women he had ever really cared for. These were the women he killed. He'd killed them because he'd had to, but it was of his own free will. Thinking about them was brought on by the revelation of his enjoyment his and Fi-chan's frequent fights. Xelloss wondered briefly whether he was becoming too amused by the golden dragon girl, then shook his head. She did have her merit as his meal ticket. Perhaps his enjoyment of their little bouts of sparring could be attributed to that.
'Xelloss, report to me. I have a new assignment for you.'
'Yes, Zelas-sama.'
He teleported into his mistress's room. As usual Zelas-sama was lounging on her overstuffed, leather sofa. She held a thin, expensive cigar between the fingers of one hand and a glass of the finest Zelphelia wine. The room was filled with the rich aroma of cigar smoke.
"I want you to deal with a couple of Mazoku of Dynast and Dolphin's. They have been prying too deeply into my business. I believe that their names are Raock and Kioull. Before you kill them, make sure that they tell you what their respective Mazoku Lords want. Do try to be discreet. Also I'm running low on cigars, cigarettes and Zelphelia wine. Be sure to pick some up for me, without sending me the bill for costs. Do you understand?"
"Must I pay the bills?"
"Do as you wish as long as the cigars, cigarettes and wine are brought here."
"Anything else Zelas-sama?"
"If you can bring me back some gold bangles and some jewelry. You know what I like."
* * *
'Kousha, Zelas-sama wants us to destroy a couple of Mazoku. I want you to locate these minions,' Xelloss ordered a sleek, silver wolf at his feet telepathically.
'Do you have any information about these Mazoku that would be of use to me in the hunt?'
'These Mazoku work under both Dynast and Dolphin. They have apparently been prying too deeply into Zelas-sama's business. I have garnered from Zelas-sama that their names are Raock and Kioull.'
'I see. Where do you think I should start the hunt?'
'You could start by talking to our network of spies that work under various other lords. Tell no one of this venture. You never know who are spies and who are not.'
'Of course Xelloss-sama.'
'In fact the only thing that allows me to trust in you explicitly is that I created you. Question and interrogate the network Zelas-sama set up but do not let on that you are on a mission of any sort. It is highly possible that some of our spies have already doublecrossed us. Caution, secrecy and deviousness are what make a successful Mazoku. Do not lie outright to any of these Mazoku. Obscure the truth and exclude all crucial information from whatever you tell them. Is this understood?'
'Of course Xelloss-sama.'
With those final words as her adieu, the wolf efficiently faded into the shadows. Sometimes he still couldn't believe that she could fade away into the shadows so easily but he had expressly created her as she was for that purpose and for that talent. Xelloss knew very well that it drove some of the Zelas-sama's wolves crazy that Kousha would be able to do that so easily. Zelas-sama permitted it because she agreed that his decision to create Kousha with that particular ability would make her a useful operator. With that as a last thought, Xelloss teleported out to obtain some ill-begotten items that Zelas-sama seemingly could not exist without.
* * *
Kousha slipped out of the shadows and into plain sight. She had finally scoured the area and garnered the information that Xelloss had wanted her to obtain. It wasn't all that hard once she had found exactly where to dig for the information. She decided that she had been discreet enough about the matter as well. On her journey she had discovered something of huge importance. She couldn't wait to tell her master all about it. Lei Magnus-sama had apparently begun to defrost. He ordered two new Mazoku Lords appointed. It was rumored that Xelloss-sama stood a fair chance of being elevated to the status of Mazoku Lord. She was very excited. Kousha knew that she was a fairly powerful Mazoku for someone who held neither the position of general or priest. If Xelloss-sama became a Mazoku Lord, she would become either general, priest or both.
'Kousha, did you gather the information I told you to?' Xelloss inquired as he teleported into her chambers at Wolf Pack Island.
'Yes, Xelloss-sama.'
'Well?'
'The two Mazoku Raock and Kioull currently reside in a forest a bit south of Saillune, the town you visited about a day ago. These Mazoku have possessed wolves to infiltrate the ranks of Zelas-sama. Unlike most lesser Mazoku who mutilate their possessed forms, these two have maintained their forms.'
'Very well done, Kousha. It will be easy to track, interrogate and eliminate these two Mazoku for Zelas-sama.'
'Xelloss-sama there's something I think you should know.'
'Yes?'
'I ran into a lesser Mazoku of Dynast's. We fought and he told me that Lei Magnus was beginning to melt.'
'I already knew that,' interjected Xelloss.
'Yes, but he apparently gave out orders that two new Dark Lords are to be chosen before he is resurrected. You are very high up on the list of candidates, Xelloss-sama.'
'You may leave now, Kousha. Thank you,' Xelloss smirked.
It was odd, he reflected. Zelas-sama had told him nothing about the two new Mazoku Lords that were to be appointed. Could it be that she did not want him to become a Mazoku Lord? It would be odd to finally become an equal to her. He had no doubts that he would be chosen as one of the Mazoku Lords. There were very few Mazoku that currently held high enough positions to be chosen for the job. Most of the Mazoku that were not already reneged were unsuitable for the job. His involvement with the War of Monster's Fall alone would recommend him. Xelloss supposed that it was rather impressive that he had killed a slew of dragons with a single movement of his index finger. He also knew that he was somewhat favored by Lei Magnus-sama. Lei Magnus-sama had given him the Demon Bloodstones after all. The position of Mazoku Lord would yield a tremendous amount of power to him. He shivered with anticipation of what he could do with all of that power. Power had always attracted him. He would have to be careful of Zelas-sama. There was no accounting for what she would be capable of to prove that he was unsuitable for the job. It would be a great loss to her if he was taken from her command. He was her closest minion and he knew a great many secrets of hers. They would be ample weapons against her. For now he would have to lie low and follow Zelas-sama's commands as usual.
* * *
So what did you think? For the first chapter I don't think that it's too bad. Excuse any grammar or spelling mistakes. I am only in grade nine; I do not know everything about English. If there is anything mistaken in my information about 'Slayers', please inform me.
