Zel and Amelia walked down the still corridors of the castle. Amelia was walking behind Zel and had a firm grip of his tunic.
- Zelgadis... did you hear that? Amelia stopped and looked around.
- I didn't hear anything Amelia. Calm down.
- Easy for you to say. I really think Miss Kim wants to kill me. Zel didn't say anything.
- Com'on. We can't waist anymore time. I wonder where Lina and Gourry are...
They kept on walking and then they both heard bells. They looked around trying to find the sours.
- Still on edge? Well I don't blame you two. Amelia and Zel looked up at the sealing.
- Miss Kim! W.. where did you get those clothes? Kim floated down and landed just a few steps away from them.
- Well I borrowed them from your closet. I hope you don't mind. I don't think it's your size anyway. She winked at Amelia.
- That's my moms dress! Kim got a solemn look on her face.
- ...what a petty then. It's a far too nice dress to keep in the back of the closet. She smirked. Amelia just stared. And Zel didn't say anything.
- You two are pathetic. Weren't you going to avenge you're son's death? And you just stands here glaring at me... well I can do the work for you. It was you're uncle right Amelia? Kim walked closer to the queen.
- Do you want me to kill you're uncle? Or are the queen going to kill one of her own blood?
- Stop it! Amelia yelled. She took a step closer to Kim.
- You have no right to judge me.
- Oh... but you have the right to steal my man?
- I didn't steal him! He came to me! Amelia glared at Kim. Zel just stared at the two of them. And glanced down the corridor momentarily just too make sure no one saw or heard them.
- Well I can't help if I died to help Zel! And I said that I would try to get back!
- You caused him a lot of sorrow and pain! That's really unjust!
- I knew I was going to die... so I decided to help Zel when I had the chance. At least I did something to help him...
- THERE THY ARE!! GET THEM!! THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL THE KING!!
- Well... it seems like we got some company. I think I'll leave these guards to you two. I'll take care of the "King". Kim levitated up too the other floor. And then began running through the corridors. Zel and Amelia could hear the bells as she ran.
- Amelia we have to get these guards away from here. We don't know what Kim is going to do.
- Ok. Amelia casted a shield bubble and then a Ray Wing to take the guards outside to the middle of the maze. Zel was running up one of the stairs to follow Kim.
- "I can't believe this is happening. This must be a really bad dream... no it's too weird to be a dream." He could hear the bells from Kim's hairclip.
Kim just ran. She didn't really know where she was heading. But she felt a really strong urge to kill. And it really scared her. She didn't want to act the way she did. She didn't want to hurt her friends. But something had taken control of her. Something alien and it had a firm grip on her. She stopped running when she was standing in front of a huge pair of doors.
- *I can feel something in there... something delicious... what am I saying? THIS ISN'T ME!* She took a deep breath and tried to turn and walk away but she couldn't. She went rigid and she felt a jolt of energy run through her whole body. And her eyes became dulled and lifeless, like two black holes. She put her hands on the doors and they dissolved.
King Christopher was pacing the big crown room. He had guards all around him and still he was terrified of Amelia and Zelgadis. He knew they were in town and maybe even in the castle.
- Your majesty... We have intruders in the castle. And we know that it is Amelia and Zelgadis. Some girl saw some flowers outside the grave of that Chimera girl. What shall we do?
- Look trough the entire castle and take all the guards with you... WAIT! Leave a bunch here. Don't want the princess coming here and killing me now wont I. And I have a couple of cards up my sleeve...
- Yes Sir!
Now Christopher was alone with only a few guards. He was still nervous but like he had said, he had a couple of cards up his sleeve. And it wasn't small cards. About 20 minutes later he heard the guards yell and running towards the main doors. Christopher turned around, he had been looking out one of the large windows, and was completely horrified when he saw the doors dissolve right before his eyes. The guards were killed and scattered all over the room by a massive fire ball. Then he heard bells. He looked towards the door and he saw a girl with long white wiry hair. She had light blue skin and little jagged pebbles imbedded in it to. He recognized the dress and felt ill. And then he looked at the girls eyes and felt his whole being freeze. He took out a locket and opened it wit trembling fingers.
- Now do you work and save you're master...
A light fled from the locket and materialized on the floor in front of the strange girl. Christopher smiled and could almost taste the victory.
Kim's mind was working but her body didn't want to. Her body was mowing on its own. She heard the guards yell and she fought with all her might to stop the fire ball that was forming in her hands. But it was useless. The guards were dead within a second. Kim's mind screamed. She could taste the death and fear. She didn't want to. She wanted to die. She didn't want to be part of this. She could see a monster materialize before her. Her body just tilted its head and talked in an alien voice. It was hollow and without emotion.
- Do you think that will stop me mere mortal?
- How dare you try to kill the king of the white magic capitol? You will suffer the consequences.
- You say that with fear in you're voice... you have already realized that you can't win against me. And this monster...
She put up a hand and stroked its fur.
- It will not do me any harm.
The monster dissolved within a few seconds. And then Kim slowly walked closer to the king.
- S..S..Stop right there.. you... you.. Monster!!
- Monster? I could guess I could be called that to... but now my dear "King" you will suffer.
Kim leaned in toward his face and placed one hand on his chest and the other on his forehead. Her fingers slowly penetrated the flesh on his chest and he screamed. Kim drank his pain. But her soul was slowly starting to crack, like it was made of the finest crystal. It only needed on tiny little crack to be completely ruined. Her mind and soul screamed as much as Christopher. But on the empty shell that was Kim's body was a satisfied smile planted. She could feel Christopher's life force vanish. And when Zel stormed trough the door Christopher was completely gone. The marble floor was covered with blood and burning corpses. Kim dropped the body on the floor and then slowly walked towards Zel. Zel's eyes winded when he saw Kim's eyes.
- What do you think Zel? Did I do a good job?
Zel shivered when he heard her voice.
"This isn't Kim. She could never have done this" Zel's mind was dulled by all that had happened. He didn't notice when Kim had walked up to him.
- Well Zel... did I do I good job?
She was holding onto his tunic and looked into his eyes. Her legs gave away and both of them fell to their knees. Zel had dropped his sword and it lay only a few inches away from them. Kim slowly put her arms around Zel and buried her face in his chest.
- My beloved Zel... you have no idea how much I missed you. I really didn't want to go away. I wanted to stay by your side. And I thought you were dead... when that guy stabbed you with his sword... I thought you died... I felt so awful... because if you died it would be all my fault... but you are alive. I'm so happy... and now you didn't have to kill that awful man. I did it for you. So now we can be happy again... please let us be happy again.
- Kim... try to understand...
- What my beloved? What is it you want me to understand?
Kim's eyes flickered between normal and nothingness when she looked up at Zel. And the only thing he did was to place his arms around her and look away from her eyes.
"I have to do something. And if I keep up this charade maybe she wont hurt Amelia"
Kim's eyes stayed focused for a while when she felt Zel put his arms around her. And she gripped the back of his shirt like her life depended on it.
- It'll be all right Kim. Just rest... you did a good job... now 'Sleep'.
Zel kissed the top of her head as he said the spell. And Kim's eyes slowly drifted shut.
- Thank you...
Kim's hands fell to the floor and her body went lib. Amelia had been watching the whole thing and a tear rolled down her cheek.
- Zelgadis...
- Yes Amelia?
- What are we going to do with her?
- We should keep her sedated until Lina and Gourry gets here. For now we need to get her to a room and set up a magic proof shield around her. So she can't harm us, anyone ells or herself. And we need to get the guards gathered and sort things out.
- Ok...
- Let's go.
Zel casted a levitation spell on Kim and he got a real Déjà vu feeling. "I don't like this at all."
I could feel his arms around me. I felt so good. I had longed for it for so long. I didn't want to let go. I didn't want to sleep. But I had to. He made me. But as long as I was near him it didn't matter if I was awake or asleep. But I had awful nightmares, I dreamt that I Killed so many innocent peoples. I dreamt that I killed Amelia's uncle. And that I wanted to kill everyone ells except Zelgadis. I just wanted to wake up. And that was what I did.
- Zelgadis... did you hear that? Amelia stopped and looked around.
- I didn't hear anything Amelia. Calm down.
- Easy for you to say. I really think Miss Kim wants to kill me. Zel didn't say anything.
- Com'on. We can't waist anymore time. I wonder where Lina and Gourry are...
They kept on walking and then they both heard bells. They looked around trying to find the sours.
- Still on edge? Well I don't blame you two. Amelia and Zel looked up at the sealing.
- Miss Kim! W.. where did you get those clothes? Kim floated down and landed just a few steps away from them.
- Well I borrowed them from your closet. I hope you don't mind. I don't think it's your size anyway. She winked at Amelia.
- That's my moms dress! Kim got a solemn look on her face.
- ...what a petty then. It's a far too nice dress to keep in the back of the closet. She smirked. Amelia just stared. And Zel didn't say anything.
- You two are pathetic. Weren't you going to avenge you're son's death? And you just stands here glaring at me... well I can do the work for you. It was you're uncle right Amelia? Kim walked closer to the queen.
- Do you want me to kill you're uncle? Or are the queen going to kill one of her own blood?
- Stop it! Amelia yelled. She took a step closer to Kim.
- You have no right to judge me.
- Oh... but you have the right to steal my man?
- I didn't steal him! He came to me! Amelia glared at Kim. Zel just stared at the two of them. And glanced down the corridor momentarily just too make sure no one saw or heard them.
- Well I can't help if I died to help Zel! And I said that I would try to get back!
- You caused him a lot of sorrow and pain! That's really unjust!
- I knew I was going to die... so I decided to help Zel when I had the chance. At least I did something to help him...
- THERE THY ARE!! GET THEM!! THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL THE KING!!
- Well... it seems like we got some company. I think I'll leave these guards to you two. I'll take care of the "King". Kim levitated up too the other floor. And then began running through the corridors. Zel and Amelia could hear the bells as she ran.
- Amelia we have to get these guards away from here. We don't know what Kim is going to do.
- Ok. Amelia casted a shield bubble and then a Ray Wing to take the guards outside to the middle of the maze. Zel was running up one of the stairs to follow Kim.
- "I can't believe this is happening. This must be a really bad dream... no it's too weird to be a dream." He could hear the bells from Kim's hairclip.
Kim just ran. She didn't really know where she was heading. But she felt a really strong urge to kill. And it really scared her. She didn't want to act the way she did. She didn't want to hurt her friends. But something had taken control of her. Something alien and it had a firm grip on her. She stopped running when she was standing in front of a huge pair of doors.
- *I can feel something in there... something delicious... what am I saying? THIS ISN'T ME!* She took a deep breath and tried to turn and walk away but she couldn't. She went rigid and she felt a jolt of energy run through her whole body. And her eyes became dulled and lifeless, like two black holes. She put her hands on the doors and they dissolved.
King Christopher was pacing the big crown room. He had guards all around him and still he was terrified of Amelia and Zelgadis. He knew they were in town and maybe even in the castle.
- Your majesty... We have intruders in the castle. And we know that it is Amelia and Zelgadis. Some girl saw some flowers outside the grave of that Chimera girl. What shall we do?
- Look trough the entire castle and take all the guards with you... WAIT! Leave a bunch here. Don't want the princess coming here and killing me now wont I. And I have a couple of cards up my sleeve...
- Yes Sir!
Now Christopher was alone with only a few guards. He was still nervous but like he had said, he had a couple of cards up his sleeve. And it wasn't small cards. About 20 minutes later he heard the guards yell and running towards the main doors. Christopher turned around, he had been looking out one of the large windows, and was completely horrified when he saw the doors dissolve right before his eyes. The guards were killed and scattered all over the room by a massive fire ball. Then he heard bells. He looked towards the door and he saw a girl with long white wiry hair. She had light blue skin and little jagged pebbles imbedded in it to. He recognized the dress and felt ill. And then he looked at the girls eyes and felt his whole being freeze. He took out a locket and opened it wit trembling fingers.
- Now do you work and save you're master...
A light fled from the locket and materialized on the floor in front of the strange girl. Christopher smiled and could almost taste the victory.
Kim's mind was working but her body didn't want to. Her body was mowing on its own. She heard the guards yell and she fought with all her might to stop the fire ball that was forming in her hands. But it was useless. The guards were dead within a second. Kim's mind screamed. She could taste the death and fear. She didn't want to. She wanted to die. She didn't want to be part of this. She could see a monster materialize before her. Her body just tilted its head and talked in an alien voice. It was hollow and without emotion.
- Do you think that will stop me mere mortal?
- How dare you try to kill the king of the white magic capitol? You will suffer the consequences.
- You say that with fear in you're voice... you have already realized that you can't win against me. And this monster...
She put up a hand and stroked its fur.
- It will not do me any harm.
The monster dissolved within a few seconds. And then Kim slowly walked closer to the king.
- S..S..Stop right there.. you... you.. Monster!!
- Monster? I could guess I could be called that to... but now my dear "King" you will suffer.
Kim leaned in toward his face and placed one hand on his chest and the other on his forehead. Her fingers slowly penetrated the flesh on his chest and he screamed. Kim drank his pain. But her soul was slowly starting to crack, like it was made of the finest crystal. It only needed on tiny little crack to be completely ruined. Her mind and soul screamed as much as Christopher. But on the empty shell that was Kim's body was a satisfied smile planted. She could feel Christopher's life force vanish. And when Zel stormed trough the door Christopher was completely gone. The marble floor was covered with blood and burning corpses. Kim dropped the body on the floor and then slowly walked towards Zel. Zel's eyes winded when he saw Kim's eyes.
- What do you think Zel? Did I do a good job?
Zel shivered when he heard her voice.
"This isn't Kim. She could never have done this" Zel's mind was dulled by all that had happened. He didn't notice when Kim had walked up to him.
- Well Zel... did I do I good job?
She was holding onto his tunic and looked into his eyes. Her legs gave away and both of them fell to their knees. Zel had dropped his sword and it lay only a few inches away from them. Kim slowly put her arms around Zel and buried her face in his chest.
- My beloved Zel... you have no idea how much I missed you. I really didn't want to go away. I wanted to stay by your side. And I thought you were dead... when that guy stabbed you with his sword... I thought you died... I felt so awful... because if you died it would be all my fault... but you are alive. I'm so happy... and now you didn't have to kill that awful man. I did it for you. So now we can be happy again... please let us be happy again.
- Kim... try to understand...
- What my beloved? What is it you want me to understand?
Kim's eyes flickered between normal and nothingness when she looked up at Zel. And the only thing he did was to place his arms around her and look away from her eyes.
"I have to do something. And if I keep up this charade maybe she wont hurt Amelia"
Kim's eyes stayed focused for a while when she felt Zel put his arms around her. And she gripped the back of his shirt like her life depended on it.
- It'll be all right Kim. Just rest... you did a good job... now 'Sleep'.
Zel kissed the top of her head as he said the spell. And Kim's eyes slowly drifted shut.
- Thank you...
Kim's hands fell to the floor and her body went lib. Amelia had been watching the whole thing and a tear rolled down her cheek.
- Zelgadis...
- Yes Amelia?
- What are we going to do with her?
- We should keep her sedated until Lina and Gourry gets here. For now we need to get her to a room and set up a magic proof shield around her. So she can't harm us, anyone ells or herself. And we need to get the guards gathered and sort things out.
- Ok...
- Let's go.
Zel casted a levitation spell on Kim and he got a real Déjà vu feeling. "I don't like this at all."
I could feel his arms around me. I felt so good. I had longed for it for so long. I didn't want to let go. I didn't want to sleep. But I had to. He made me. But as long as I was near him it didn't matter if I was awake or asleep. But I had awful nightmares, I dreamt that I Killed so many innocent peoples. I dreamt that I killed Amelia's uncle. And that I wanted to kill everyone ells except Zelgadis. I just wanted to wake up. And that was what I did.
