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Slayers: Chaos, Prologue

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Disclaimer: First off....whoo hooo! I'm back, baby, yea! Sorry...I've been busy with college and other stuff, so I haven't really had much time writing...I also got a job...so I'm not writing as much as I would like....I will write more over the Summer though, so don't worry!...anyway..on to the ''fun'' stuff... I do not own the Slayers characters in any way, shape or form. However, I do own the following characters, so if you steal them, be prepared for a very angry british person ^_^ well, here goes...Calth Htlac, Karn the God of Blood/Chaos, Pyzinn Maul, Holly Mistwinder, Dvinn Reala, Jeana Mallone, and Mau'rau are all my creations...I got a copyright on em...really! Anyway, here goes the story! Note: This story contains graphic blood/gore, language, and sexual subject matter...you have been warned! Note(again..): this story takes place briefly after TRY...just for reference.

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Lina mumbled under her breath. It was already shaping up to be a bad day....very bad....her and Gourry had been at each others throats. He was turning into a real jerk! She didn't know what was wrong with him, he was so..different... now-a-days. Maybe losing the Hikari No Ken was affecting him in some odd way. She just shrugged and walked ahead to the next town, with Gourry and Zelgadiss and Amelia in tow.

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Calth was walking a few yards behind Lina and Co., and saw them.

Hrm..he thought, Perhaps they are Mau'rau?

He scratched his beard and sped up his pace a little.

Only one way to find out...hope those gals don't have any....attachment...to the men if they aren't Mau'rau...

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"Yea!" Lina yelped, "We're finally in the next town"

"Great." Gourry said, "Can we eat now?"

"Hm?....oh...sure I guess..." Lina replied.

Gourry went into a nearby inn, and Amelia followed him a few moments later. Zel stayed behind.

"Lina...can I have a word with you?" He asked

"Eh?...sure thing Zel-chan!"

Zel blushed at the ''chan'', but shrugged it off.

"Anyway...whats the deal with you and Gourry?...you two have been fighting..er..more-so than usual, I mean..."

Lina shrugged.

"I honestly don't know whats wrong with him. He's just so...different now, ya know?"

"...I think I understand...to an extent..." came Zel's reply.

"Great!..then..can we eat?" Lina's stomach rumbled in anticipation.

Zelgadiss laughed.

"Sure...why not?"

Lina smiled, turned around and bumped right into....

"Linaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-channnnnnnnnnnnnn!"

Lina sweat-dropped.

"Oh no......''she gasped.

She looked up, and her fears were confirmed. Lavender hair. A pair of shut eyes. A big, trickster grin. Xelloss.

"Miss me?" Xelloss said

"No" Came Lina's quick responce.

"Awwww..I'm hurt.." an expression of mock-sorrow was on his face.

Lina growled and stormed past him.

"Xelloss no baka!"

"My my...whats up her panties?"

Lina froze at the comment. She shook with anger and whirled around to face Xelloss.

"You!!!!" she growled.

Xelloss went back to his trickster smile.

"Ano, Lina-chan?"

She simply stomped her foot and went inside.

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Calth's forehead had a small bead of sweat on it.

A Mazoku?!? Here?! ...and with such power...my my...must be a general or a priest of a Dark Lord...this could prove interesting...and complicated.

Calth sighed. He hated complications.

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Lina and company were chowing down on some...well, it appeared to be food, but Gourry's taste buds were not agreeing.

"Ugh!..you call this chicken?!?" Gourry said.

Lina found herself chuckling at his comment.

Gah! Whats wrong with me?! Why am I suddenly feeling this way over Gourry?! We're friends and stuff.....but.....ah, forget it.

She shook her head and continue to eat the ''food''.

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Calth walked into the inn, and scowled and looked about.

Right...they should be somewhere in here...now...where to look?

He heard yelling, and saw various food morsels being hurled about.

He sweat-dropped.

Should've known...

He composed himself and walked over to the table.

Steady Calth...your a paladin...this should be easy...right?

He arrived at the table to see a plethora of chicken bones, used napkins, half eaten corn on the cob and crunched biscuits.

Ugh...what sloppy eaters!

He cleared his throat.

"Er HEM..."

The entire group looked up at the strange man before them. He was definitely a warrior, though. He wore a full suit of chain mail, had some sort of odd, curved blade at his side sheath, and a longer, two handed sword on his back sheath.

Probably a soldier lookin to recruit people...Gourry thought.

"Right..." he said, in a obvious British accent, "Now...you all probably think I'm some sort of soldier lookin to recruit you...well I'm not."

The Lina gang nodded.

"I'm here because of a mission of the utmost importance...Karn, the God of Blood and Chaos, will soon enter this dimention, and I cannot allow that to happen." he continued.

"I seek the bravest warriors; the strongest magicians.....I hear that you are the best of the best....and frankly, I need your help...will you join me?" He looked down at the group and his eyes went wide.

They were all looking at him like he was insane. Lina stood up.

" 'Er hem' yourself, bucko!" she said.

Oh my... Calth thought

Lina continued, "Listen...I don't know where your from, but around here, there is no God of Blood and Chaos!...well...L-sama...but thats different!"

"What are you saying?" Calth's eye twitched.

"I'm calling you a gibbering idiot!" Lina insulted him.

"Wow, nice insult." Zel said.

"Yea, I'd rate it a ...uh...nine-and-a-half on the 'Lina-insult-o-meter'." Gourry said.

What a bunch of bloody baboons! Calth thought, exasperated. He was about to reply, but was surprised when someone teleported in beside him.

"He's not lying, you know." Xelloss said.

"Gah! Xelloss!! Get outta here!" Lina screamed, not paying attention to the amount of attention she had just gotten from the inn croud.

Xelloss opened his eyes and looked at Lina. Lina sweat-dropped and backed shrunk away a little.

Xelloss never opened his eyes! Ever!

"I'm serious, Lina Inverse." He said, in an oddly evil tone, "This man is telling the truth...there is a God of Blood and Chaos....and his name is Karn....and he if he isn't stopped from being brought into our world...he will kill everyone and everything you've ever loved without even thinking twice about it. I suggest we listen very closely to him." Xelloss said.

The entire group was wide-eyed. Xelloss....was serious?!? Lina now knew that something was definitely up. Xelloss was never, ever serious about anything...even when fighting Gaav, he was still half-way his trickster self!

"Uhm..." came Lina's hushed reply..."...ok.."

Calth cleared his throat again, and looked at Xelloss.

"...thank you....Mazoku" he said.

Xelloss' eyes shut.

"Hey....how did you know I was a Mazoku?"

"I sensed your aura." Calth said.

"Oh..uhm...o..k.." Xelloss said, confused.

Calth sighed again.

"I'll explain later..right now, we have important matters to discuss..."

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Boo yah! Thats it, all...first chapter done. If ya like it, tell me, and I'll write more. Oi!