1 Through the void
(Well here I am once more *evil laugh that bounces off every wall in sight* Ok, I'm feeling less talkative this time round. By the way, for those who have forgotten I am the one and only great Narrator! There was my burst of excitement. Strange really, since such unpleasantness are expected. Hmm, I've invented my own grammar. Righty 'o then, for those who need reminding: Read. )
"XELLOS!"
Zelgadiss was standing dumbstruck in the doorway to his room, sword still in hand but long forgotten. Piku. Xellos looked up at him through closed eyes. And smiled.
Zelgadiss was rather shocked to find the Trickster Priest in his face without having covered the distance between.
"Oh hi Zelly-chan. Fancy meeting you here." He grinned.
"Get away from me fruitcake." Zelgadiss hissed and attempted to land him one, but the Mazoku teleported his face out of the way. Xellos put on a hurt expression.
"I was only trying to be nice."
"Well don't."
"Hello?" Steffi's voice sounded down the hall, "Dying person here! Boys, I mean boy and it! A little help would be nice."
Xellos grinned and pointed a finger at Zelgadiss. "Ha! She called you an it!" The chimera hunched his shoulders, trying to use his shirt as a hood. Steffi noticed and hurried to explain.
"No I didn't mean you, Zelgadis, I meant that kisama!" She cursed, "How am I supposed to know if monsters even have genders!"
Xellos duplicated his hurt look again. "Hey, I resent that."
"Yeah well suffer." She hissed, "And back to my original topic, Tori is sort of dying here!!!"
Zelgadiss looked at the blond girl on the ground and recognized her as the closet intruder. The one who had 'pissed off the wrong person'. Xellos, naturally, got back to her first.
"Yes, I forgot about Ms Greywords here." He laughed, "Oh my, she is getting it bad."
"All thanks to you, you stupid namagumi!" Steffi yelled and made a go for Xellos. Again he teleported to safety. "Damn! And now you can bugger off!"
"Excuse me?" Zelgadiss interrupted their fighting. Something about it showed that this was an old battle. "Ms Greywords? What?" He blushed and sweat dropped at the same time.
"No time to explain. Can you help her?" Steffi asked kneeling down. Xellos pouted. He had been enjoying the fight. Zelgadiss also knelt down and took a look at her.
"How did this happen?" he asked.
"Well she sortta pissed off Mr. Fruitcake here. And he threw something at her." Steffi explained. Zelgadiss moved his hands to her stomach and blushed.
"I can't look at this." He admitted. "What did he throw at her?"
Xellos, who was feeling neglected again answered. "Not much. Fairly weak spell actually."
Zelgadiss smiled and stood up to face the Mazoku. "You mean to say that this girl here got the better of you?"
Xellos sweat dropped. Placing a hand at the back of his head he smiled again. But no smart-ass remark came. Zelgadis smirked and returned to the girl. "I can't do anything. We will have to find someone here that can." With that he leapt up and ran from room to room trying to find someone with the power. The couple across the hall were not impressed with being interrupted, again.
"You are so going to disserve a happy speech once this is over." Steffi hissed at Xellos, who in returned winked.
"If I'm still here."
"You can't!" She gasped, "Your responsible for this."
"Since when have I ever taken responsibility?"
Steffi thought for half a second, and realized that he was right. From no where she produced a large hammer and hit him on the head. Xellos face fault to the ground. "Oh that felt good." He mumbled.
At that point Zelgadis came running back with a Shrine Maiden. Xellos flipped back to his feat so as not to appear defeated, no matter how much he enjoyed it.
(Ok, for those with Tori withdrawal I have placed a lovely little Shrine Maiden in the inn. Now we can't have all the lovely girls dying because of a fruitcake now can we? I mean, no one will eat another fruitcake due to its resemblance.)
Whilst Tori was receiving treatment from the Shrine Maiden, Steffi and Xellos (not really helping) explained to Zelgadis what had happened. This turned into another fight between Steffi and Xellos as to how annoying he was been. Zelgadis leant against the nearest wall in an attempt to ignore the two's petty bickering. Xellos grinned wickedly.
"I told you she is Ms Greywords." He laughed.
"What?" Zelgadis asked, raising an uncertain eyebrow. Steffi explained.
"That's exactly what Tori did when we were fighting. I mean, it is all his fault anyway and I didn't enjoy it."
"You did so, Ms I'll-Swing-A-Music-Stand-About."
"Shut up."
Fortunately for the historians of World War Three who would have to explain its pathetic start, Tori groaned at that point. The sound was music to Xellos' ears.
"Tori!" Steffi leapt to her friend's side. "Are you ok?"
"No mummy, I don't want to go to school today. I want to stay home and bake cookies with you." Her dreamy voice said.
"She has not regained full consciences." The Shrine Maiden said, standing up.
"That figures." Zelgadis replied.
"Nah, she's always like this." Steffi joked.
"I heard that, Steffi." Tori's voice had regained her usual tone. Xellos smiled and gave a peace sign.
"See," he said, "No harm done." This must have clicked something for before anyone could breathe Tori was on her feat and advancing toward the Mazoku with a death glare.
"You are so…" She pointed an accusing finger at him. Xellos regarded it with closed eyes. "You are so going to wish you were never born, created, whatever."
"Really?" He asked, "Why's that?"
"Because," she paused. To Xellos' eyes deadly flowers and love hearts surrounded the girl. He cringed. "Because life is so wonderful! Thank you so much for bringing us to this marvelous place! You are the most wonderful Mazoku in all the worlds. The world was singing the day you were created."
"Enough already." Zelgadis interrupted.
"Yeah Tori," Steffi sounded disgusted, "you're making me sick."
"I could be keep going all night." She sang. Xelloss meanwhile had once again been reduced to a puddle.
"Make her stop." He groaned, "It's not fair. Two dosages in the one day."
Zelgadis looked at the two girls. "I think you have found a match, Xelloss. And I will love to watch you squirm."
Tori looked toward her favorite. "What's that supposed to mean Zel?" The chimera sweat dropped.
"Nothing."
Xellos got up while he could and looked at his wrist watch, which naturally didn't exist "Oh my would you look at the time, I should go see Beast Master before she gets angry with me."
Zelgaids smirked, "What? You hear your mother calling?"
"Or did you leave something in the oven?" Steffi asked. Xelloss stepped over to Zelgadis.
"I leave them in your capable hands." He swept a bow and a hand to take in Steffi and Tori, who at the moment were frozen with shock. It was Tori who came out of it first.
"Oh, I see. Running away eh?" Tori said adopting the Black Knight's voice for the act, "You yellow basted!"
Steffi looked at her in a disbelieving manner. "You ripped that off Monty Python and The Holly Grail."
"So sue me." Tori continued with the act, "Come back here and take what's coming to ya." At this point Steffi could not contain herself any more, thus joined in for the final line. "We'll bight your bloody legs off!" The finished together. Neither Xelloss or Zelgadis appeared impressed.
(Actually, I ask that you don't sue me. I don't own any of the rights to Monty Python, or anything for that matter. That is why it is a 'fanfic', duh.)
Steffi however had gone on a high having resurfaced her Monty Python obsessions. "Your mother was hamster and your father smelt of elderberries."
"Uh, Steffi." Tori interrupted seeing Xelloss, "I don't think it is a good idea to call the Beast Master a hamster."
Steffi poked her face in front of Tori's, "Look who's talking."
"Yeah well I don't think pissing off a Dark Lord is the same as pissing off the most powerful Mazoku."
Xel and Zel were still standing watching the two girls. Zelgadis was bored and wishing to be back in his bed, whilst Xelloss was taking everything in (probably already scheming up some crazy plot). He opened his eyes and grinned at everyone, including the Shrine Maiden who was standing as far back from the group that was possible.
(Yes, you forgot about the Shrine Maiden, didn't you?)
"Oh my, the time is still for me to go. Bye." And with that, Xellos was no more.
The four occupants of the hallway looked at where he had been.
"Namagumi." Steffi cursed.
"Kisama." Tori cursed.
"Damn." Zelgadis remarked.
"Um, I'll be going now." The Shrine Maiden interrupted. "She appears to be fine…Yes…I will be going now."
The girls looked at Zelgadis expectantly.
"Well we are in a totally different universe." Steffi pointed out the obvious.
"And we do need someone to help us." Tori added.
"I swear that I will kill that fruitcake one of these days." Zelgadis pledged.
"Sure Zel, sure. At least you have us terrors to make his life hell." Steffi comforted him. Zelgadis looked at Tori in question.
"Just what did you do to piss him off so much?" He asked. Tori laughed.
"I sort of threw his staff into nothingness." She coincided for a second, "Now that it's over, I can say the look on his face was priceless."
Zelgadis laughed.
(And I'm alive and kicking. So now Xelloss has buggered off, eh? Of course he has! Hell! I wouldn't hang around either except that I'm in charge of all this havoc and enjoying it immensely *evil laugh of pure evilness* It has also come to my attention that I have now changed the spelling of his name. Well I am allowed to because there is no been greater then I! *cough* blasphemy *cough cough* Oooo and those happy speeches are getting on my nerves.)
(Well here I am once more *evil laugh that bounces off every wall in sight* Ok, I'm feeling less talkative this time round. By the way, for those who have forgotten I am the one and only great Narrator! There was my burst of excitement. Strange really, since such unpleasantness are expected. Hmm, I've invented my own grammar. Righty 'o then, for those who need reminding: Read. )
"XELLOS!"
Zelgadiss was standing dumbstruck in the doorway to his room, sword still in hand but long forgotten. Piku. Xellos looked up at him through closed eyes. And smiled.
Zelgadiss was rather shocked to find the Trickster Priest in his face without having covered the distance between.
"Oh hi Zelly-chan. Fancy meeting you here." He grinned.
"Get away from me fruitcake." Zelgadiss hissed and attempted to land him one, but the Mazoku teleported his face out of the way. Xellos put on a hurt expression.
"I was only trying to be nice."
"Well don't."
"Hello?" Steffi's voice sounded down the hall, "Dying person here! Boys, I mean boy and it! A little help would be nice."
Xellos grinned and pointed a finger at Zelgadiss. "Ha! She called you an it!" The chimera hunched his shoulders, trying to use his shirt as a hood. Steffi noticed and hurried to explain.
"No I didn't mean you, Zelgadis, I meant that kisama!" She cursed, "How am I supposed to know if monsters even have genders!"
Xellos duplicated his hurt look again. "Hey, I resent that."
"Yeah well suffer." She hissed, "And back to my original topic, Tori is sort of dying here!!!"
Zelgadiss looked at the blond girl on the ground and recognized her as the closet intruder. The one who had 'pissed off the wrong person'. Xellos, naturally, got back to her first.
"Yes, I forgot about Ms Greywords here." He laughed, "Oh my, she is getting it bad."
"All thanks to you, you stupid namagumi!" Steffi yelled and made a go for Xellos. Again he teleported to safety. "Damn! And now you can bugger off!"
"Excuse me?" Zelgadiss interrupted their fighting. Something about it showed that this was an old battle. "Ms Greywords? What?" He blushed and sweat dropped at the same time.
"No time to explain. Can you help her?" Steffi asked kneeling down. Xellos pouted. He had been enjoying the fight. Zelgadiss also knelt down and took a look at her.
"How did this happen?" he asked.
"Well she sortta pissed off Mr. Fruitcake here. And he threw something at her." Steffi explained. Zelgadiss moved his hands to her stomach and blushed.
"I can't look at this." He admitted. "What did he throw at her?"
Xellos, who was feeling neglected again answered. "Not much. Fairly weak spell actually."
Zelgadiss smiled and stood up to face the Mazoku. "You mean to say that this girl here got the better of you?"
Xellos sweat dropped. Placing a hand at the back of his head he smiled again. But no smart-ass remark came. Zelgadis smirked and returned to the girl. "I can't do anything. We will have to find someone here that can." With that he leapt up and ran from room to room trying to find someone with the power. The couple across the hall were not impressed with being interrupted, again.
"You are so going to disserve a happy speech once this is over." Steffi hissed at Xellos, who in returned winked.
"If I'm still here."
"You can't!" She gasped, "Your responsible for this."
"Since when have I ever taken responsibility?"
Steffi thought for half a second, and realized that he was right. From no where she produced a large hammer and hit him on the head. Xellos face fault to the ground. "Oh that felt good." He mumbled.
At that point Zelgadis came running back with a Shrine Maiden. Xellos flipped back to his feat so as not to appear defeated, no matter how much he enjoyed it.
(Ok, for those with Tori withdrawal I have placed a lovely little Shrine Maiden in the inn. Now we can't have all the lovely girls dying because of a fruitcake now can we? I mean, no one will eat another fruitcake due to its resemblance.)
Whilst Tori was receiving treatment from the Shrine Maiden, Steffi and Xellos (not really helping) explained to Zelgadis what had happened. This turned into another fight between Steffi and Xellos as to how annoying he was been. Zelgadis leant against the nearest wall in an attempt to ignore the two's petty bickering. Xellos grinned wickedly.
"I told you she is Ms Greywords." He laughed.
"What?" Zelgadis asked, raising an uncertain eyebrow. Steffi explained.
"That's exactly what Tori did when we were fighting. I mean, it is all his fault anyway and I didn't enjoy it."
"You did so, Ms I'll-Swing-A-Music-Stand-About."
"Shut up."
Fortunately for the historians of World War Three who would have to explain its pathetic start, Tori groaned at that point. The sound was music to Xellos' ears.
"Tori!" Steffi leapt to her friend's side. "Are you ok?"
"No mummy, I don't want to go to school today. I want to stay home and bake cookies with you." Her dreamy voice said.
"She has not regained full consciences." The Shrine Maiden said, standing up.
"That figures." Zelgadis replied.
"Nah, she's always like this." Steffi joked.
"I heard that, Steffi." Tori's voice had regained her usual tone. Xellos smiled and gave a peace sign.
"See," he said, "No harm done." This must have clicked something for before anyone could breathe Tori was on her feat and advancing toward the Mazoku with a death glare.
"You are so…" She pointed an accusing finger at him. Xellos regarded it with closed eyes. "You are so going to wish you were never born, created, whatever."
"Really?" He asked, "Why's that?"
"Because," she paused. To Xellos' eyes deadly flowers and love hearts surrounded the girl. He cringed. "Because life is so wonderful! Thank you so much for bringing us to this marvelous place! You are the most wonderful Mazoku in all the worlds. The world was singing the day you were created."
"Enough already." Zelgadis interrupted.
"Yeah Tori," Steffi sounded disgusted, "you're making me sick."
"I could be keep going all night." She sang. Xelloss meanwhile had once again been reduced to a puddle.
"Make her stop." He groaned, "It's not fair. Two dosages in the one day."
Zelgadis looked at the two girls. "I think you have found a match, Xelloss. And I will love to watch you squirm."
Tori looked toward her favorite. "What's that supposed to mean Zel?" The chimera sweat dropped.
"Nothing."
Xellos got up while he could and looked at his wrist watch, which naturally didn't exist "Oh my would you look at the time, I should go see Beast Master before she gets angry with me."
Zelgaids smirked, "What? You hear your mother calling?"
"Or did you leave something in the oven?" Steffi asked. Xelloss stepped over to Zelgadis.
"I leave them in your capable hands." He swept a bow and a hand to take in Steffi and Tori, who at the moment were frozen with shock. It was Tori who came out of it first.
"Oh, I see. Running away eh?" Tori said adopting the Black Knight's voice for the act, "You yellow basted!"
Steffi looked at her in a disbelieving manner. "You ripped that off Monty Python and The Holly Grail."
"So sue me." Tori continued with the act, "Come back here and take what's coming to ya." At this point Steffi could not contain herself any more, thus joined in for the final line. "We'll bight your bloody legs off!" The finished together. Neither Xelloss or Zelgadis appeared impressed.
(Actually, I ask that you don't sue me. I don't own any of the rights to Monty Python, or anything for that matter. That is why it is a 'fanfic', duh.)
Steffi however had gone on a high having resurfaced her Monty Python obsessions. "Your mother was hamster and your father smelt of elderberries."
"Uh, Steffi." Tori interrupted seeing Xelloss, "I don't think it is a good idea to call the Beast Master a hamster."
Steffi poked her face in front of Tori's, "Look who's talking."
"Yeah well I don't think pissing off a Dark Lord is the same as pissing off the most powerful Mazoku."
Xel and Zel were still standing watching the two girls. Zelgadis was bored and wishing to be back in his bed, whilst Xelloss was taking everything in (probably already scheming up some crazy plot). He opened his eyes and grinned at everyone, including the Shrine Maiden who was standing as far back from the group that was possible.
(Yes, you forgot about the Shrine Maiden, didn't you?)
"Oh my, the time is still for me to go. Bye." And with that, Xellos was no more.
The four occupants of the hallway looked at where he had been.
"Namagumi." Steffi cursed.
"Kisama." Tori cursed.
"Damn." Zelgadis remarked.
"Um, I'll be going now." The Shrine Maiden interrupted. "She appears to be fine…Yes…I will be going now."
The girls looked at Zelgadis expectantly.
"Well we are in a totally different universe." Steffi pointed out the obvious.
"And we do need someone to help us." Tori added.
"I swear that I will kill that fruitcake one of these days." Zelgadis pledged.
"Sure Zel, sure. At least you have us terrors to make his life hell." Steffi comforted him. Zelgadis looked at Tori in question.
"Just what did you do to piss him off so much?" He asked. Tori laughed.
"I sort of threw his staff into nothingness." She coincided for a second, "Now that it's over, I can say the look on his face was priceless."
Zelgadis laughed.
(And I'm alive and kicking. So now Xelloss has buggered off, eh? Of course he has! Hell! I wouldn't hang around either except that I'm in charge of all this havoc and enjoying it immensely *evil laugh of pure evilness* It has also come to my attention that I have now changed the spelling of his name. Well I am allowed to because there is no been greater then I! *cough* blasphemy *cough cough* Oooo and those happy speeches are getting on my nerves.)