Prologue
"A long time ago, in a land far away, there lived a young girl. She lived in a small house with her elder sister. The girl's parents had died a long time ago and her sister was all the family she had. But her sister was unkind to the young girl, so the girl turned to others. The girl became a powerful sorceress and practiced while her sister was away. But her sister found out and forbade the young girl's magic. The young girl was unwilling to give it up and so she ran away, at the tender age of 10, from all that she knew and went out into the world.
The young girl became a well-known sorceress in the upper kingdoms, killing bandits to survive. She grew in fame and became known across the lands as Lina Inverse, the Bandit Killer, for Lina was her name. Lina learned all she could and traveled with various companions, who never seemed to stay around for more than a month. Lina had a very short temper and had this tendency to fireball anyone who annoyed her.
One day she met up with another traveling sorceress, a buxom black mage with the name of Naga. Naga was annoying and had a very annoying laugh and an overamplified ego. But Naga also could survive fireballs, so she wandered with Lina for a while. While Naga could be reckless and get into things she shouldn't have just because of her pride, she was also the sort of person who makes a good traveling companion and friend. The two women traveled together for several years, defeating bandits and looting treasure. Sometimes Naga would wander off, but she would always show up again in the next few weeks. Then one day, a few days after Lina's 15th birthday, Naga wandered off and didn't return. Lina waited in the area they had spilt off in, looting all the bandits in the area and generally reducing the crime rate.
After a month of no Naga, Lina left the area to head for Atlas City, the place the two had planed to go, looting bandits all the way. After one rather successful raid, Lina was nice enough to let some live and they followed her, intent to kill her, though they first tried recruiting her. Lina was just about to blast them all to kingdom come when a blond swordsman interrupted the fight and took care of them with his sword. Lina thanked him and made the mistake of telling him where she was going. The swordsman, whose name was Gourry, thought she was a little girl and demanded to come along to protect her. After getting a very large meal, they got rid of a dragon with Lina's strongest spell, the Dragon Slave. They then left the remains of that town, kindly escorted by the angry inhabitants of the town. A few days later, at another restaurant, the two travelers were interrupted by a mummyman and his squad of trolls. After beating them, the two recieved a strange visitor. He was a Chimera, with rocky blue skin and silver hair. He wished to buy an item the sorceress had found, but went away disappointed. Later he tried to get it by force and ended up kidnapping Lina. The Chimera then interrogated her and surprised her by letting her go. Very shortly after that, Lina learned who her real foe was: Rezo, the Red Priest, the famous doer-of-good. He was trying to cure the blindness that had plagued him since birth and needed the legendary philosophers stone that Lina had unknowingly picked up from those bandits. Lina and the chimera soon ran into a mazoku and Gourry saved the day by using the infamous Sword of Light. Shortly thereafter, Rezo showed up and made an offer the three could not refuse. He wanted the Philosophers stone in exchange for the lives of many people. They went to his tower to deal with him and Rezo's true objective was revealed. He wished to revive Shabranigdo in an attempt to cure his blindness. Through sorcery, Rezo managed to get ahold of the Stone and he went off to a large magical circle and started the summoning ceremony. The Red Priest then realized his one mistake. Shabranigdo was reborn within Rezo's body and Rezo was no more. Lina and crew retreated to eat and decide what to do. Then trolls attacked the town they were in and the three fought them off. Shabranigdo soon appeared and the battle began. Lina and the Chimera fought with spells and Gourry fought with his sword of light and all did not go well. Shabranigdo was not scratched by the effort those three put out. Then Lina was handed the sword of light and she found that spells were amplified with it. She cast her most powerful spell, one that drew on the power of L-sama herself, and Shabranigdo was defeated."
The storyteller ended her tale with a large huphf and said, "That's a lot to say. The tale of how the mighty Lina Inverse came to defeat Shabranigdo himself. Good enough for you, kids?", referring to the small band of children clustered in her corner of the inn.
One little girl piped up, "What's the ci..chimera's name? What happened to them?"
"Well, the Chimera's name has been lost to history. As for what happened after that, they went on to many adventures and meet many people, including Princess Amelia of Sairuun, who became a great queen with a brave knight at her side, one of the Mazoku lord's generals, a dragon priestess, and even L- sama herself! But Lina ended her life peaceably with her husband Gourry at her side. Her life was a full one." The storyteller sank against the wall, thinking her tale was done.
The same little girl proved her wrong by asking, "What about the chimera, what happened to him?"
The storyteller sat upright, looked at the children, and said, in a firm voice, "He died saving the one he loved."
The group sat in silence for a few minutes, then a few children got up and left. Then more trickled away until only the little girl was left. Then she too got up and walked back to her parents. The storyteller sank back into her chair, deep in thought.
'Oh, I hate it whenever someone asks me what happened. Zel, why did you have to sacrifice yourself for me!?' Lina Inverse hunched down further into a ball and started to cry.
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Author's note
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I know this is a little long winded, what with me telling the basic plot of the first three tapes and all, but tough! Don't worry, things will be explained later ^_^. The Slayers don't belong to me. Don't sue me. I've spent all my money on anime.
"A long time ago, in a land far away, there lived a young girl. She lived in a small house with her elder sister. The girl's parents had died a long time ago and her sister was all the family she had. But her sister was unkind to the young girl, so the girl turned to others. The girl became a powerful sorceress and practiced while her sister was away. But her sister found out and forbade the young girl's magic. The young girl was unwilling to give it up and so she ran away, at the tender age of 10, from all that she knew and went out into the world.
The young girl became a well-known sorceress in the upper kingdoms, killing bandits to survive. She grew in fame and became known across the lands as Lina Inverse, the Bandit Killer, for Lina was her name. Lina learned all she could and traveled with various companions, who never seemed to stay around for more than a month. Lina had a very short temper and had this tendency to fireball anyone who annoyed her.
One day she met up with another traveling sorceress, a buxom black mage with the name of Naga. Naga was annoying and had a very annoying laugh and an overamplified ego. But Naga also could survive fireballs, so she wandered with Lina for a while. While Naga could be reckless and get into things she shouldn't have just because of her pride, she was also the sort of person who makes a good traveling companion and friend. The two women traveled together for several years, defeating bandits and looting treasure. Sometimes Naga would wander off, but she would always show up again in the next few weeks. Then one day, a few days after Lina's 15th birthday, Naga wandered off and didn't return. Lina waited in the area they had spilt off in, looting all the bandits in the area and generally reducing the crime rate.
After a month of no Naga, Lina left the area to head for Atlas City, the place the two had planed to go, looting bandits all the way. After one rather successful raid, Lina was nice enough to let some live and they followed her, intent to kill her, though they first tried recruiting her. Lina was just about to blast them all to kingdom come when a blond swordsman interrupted the fight and took care of them with his sword. Lina thanked him and made the mistake of telling him where she was going. The swordsman, whose name was Gourry, thought she was a little girl and demanded to come along to protect her. After getting a very large meal, they got rid of a dragon with Lina's strongest spell, the Dragon Slave. They then left the remains of that town, kindly escorted by the angry inhabitants of the town. A few days later, at another restaurant, the two travelers were interrupted by a mummyman and his squad of trolls. After beating them, the two recieved a strange visitor. He was a Chimera, with rocky blue skin and silver hair. He wished to buy an item the sorceress had found, but went away disappointed. Later he tried to get it by force and ended up kidnapping Lina. The Chimera then interrogated her and surprised her by letting her go. Very shortly after that, Lina learned who her real foe was: Rezo, the Red Priest, the famous doer-of-good. He was trying to cure the blindness that had plagued him since birth and needed the legendary philosophers stone that Lina had unknowingly picked up from those bandits. Lina and the chimera soon ran into a mazoku and Gourry saved the day by using the infamous Sword of Light. Shortly thereafter, Rezo showed up and made an offer the three could not refuse. He wanted the Philosophers stone in exchange for the lives of many people. They went to his tower to deal with him and Rezo's true objective was revealed. He wished to revive Shabranigdo in an attempt to cure his blindness. Through sorcery, Rezo managed to get ahold of the Stone and he went off to a large magical circle and started the summoning ceremony. The Red Priest then realized his one mistake. Shabranigdo was reborn within Rezo's body and Rezo was no more. Lina and crew retreated to eat and decide what to do. Then trolls attacked the town they were in and the three fought them off. Shabranigdo soon appeared and the battle began. Lina and the Chimera fought with spells and Gourry fought with his sword of light and all did not go well. Shabranigdo was not scratched by the effort those three put out. Then Lina was handed the sword of light and she found that spells were amplified with it. She cast her most powerful spell, one that drew on the power of L-sama herself, and Shabranigdo was defeated."
The storyteller ended her tale with a large huphf and said, "That's a lot to say. The tale of how the mighty Lina Inverse came to defeat Shabranigdo himself. Good enough for you, kids?", referring to the small band of children clustered in her corner of the inn.
One little girl piped up, "What's the ci..chimera's name? What happened to them?"
"Well, the Chimera's name has been lost to history. As for what happened after that, they went on to many adventures and meet many people, including Princess Amelia of Sairuun, who became a great queen with a brave knight at her side, one of the Mazoku lord's generals, a dragon priestess, and even L- sama herself! But Lina ended her life peaceably with her husband Gourry at her side. Her life was a full one." The storyteller sank against the wall, thinking her tale was done.
The same little girl proved her wrong by asking, "What about the chimera, what happened to him?"
The storyteller sat upright, looked at the children, and said, in a firm voice, "He died saving the one he loved."
The group sat in silence for a few minutes, then a few children got up and left. Then more trickled away until only the little girl was left. Then she too got up and walked back to her parents. The storyteller sank back into her chair, deep in thought.
'Oh, I hate it whenever someone asks me what happened. Zel, why did you have to sacrifice yourself for me!?' Lina Inverse hunched down further into a ball and started to cry.
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Author's note
--
I know this is a little long winded, what with me telling the basic plot of the first three tapes and all, but tough! Don't worry, things will be explained later ^_^. The Slayers don't belong to me. Don't sue me. I've spent all my money on anime.
