Disclaimer: If Slayers belonged to me Xelloss would have his own set of OVA's!!
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"Phylis!" Xelloss exclaimed, grinning in a friendly manner. "Shall we play a game?"
Phylis clutched her doll tightly and looked up.
Slatted Violet eyes met slatted blue eyes.
"Sure Mr.... Mr....Um... Whats your name again mister?"
As the Mazoku glanced at Filia, she Felt that he was pleading with her.
"Phylis." Filia said. "This is... daddy."
"his eyes are the same as mine." Phylis pointed out eventually and she handed Xelloss her precious dolly. "Look after. I get another one."
Xelloss stared suprised at Filia as the child bounced off to her room.
"what?" Filia asked. "I don't know what you'd do if I hadn't told her."
"Point taken. In that case, my dear Filia...." He smiled as she shuddered. "I wish to spend some time with her."
Phylis bounded into the room holding a few dolls in a little box.
"We play tea time!" She announced skipping outside, "Come on Mr Daddy!"
"Jaa Filia." Xelloss said with a smirk, following Phylis, leaving Filia sitting and watching them warily.
"Where is Eros?" Filia growled to herself, resisting the urge to get up and destroy what she could see.
"They're all upside down!" Phylis giggled. "Suzy's got a headache!"
"Maybe a swim would help?" Xelloss suggested sending that doll flying into the stream.
Phylis Clapped and giggled.
"Suzzzzy Swiiiiiiiiiming! Lookit! Sarah's on fire!" She shrieked throwing another doll in to the stream. Now it was Xelloss' turn to applaud.
Filia sniffed the air. Then remembered, her and Phylis had been baking cakes. Quick as a flash, Filia ran in to tackle the blackened cakes.
And the Mazoku took his chance.
Xelloss picked up his staff.
Took aim.
Phylis looked up at her new playmate with adoration.
He fired.
Juu-ou was quite impressed by what she saw before her. Eros was two thirds mazoku, and one third golden dragon.
She was also revelling in the success of her plan. Such combinations had been thought impossible until now.
"This calls for a celebratory drink." She murmered smoothly to herself. "What is this?" she added, her lips curled in amusement. "Defiance? No? What do you call it then?"
Eros looked around for who she was talking to. His big dark eyes taking notice of every creature around. None of them were responding to Zelas.
"Who are you talking to?" Eros piped up, approaching her boldly.
"Curiosity? What interesting terminology." She narrowed her eyes and stared piercingly into her drink, after a short pause and a satified smile. "Do what you like then."
"OY! Who are you talking to!?" Eros asked loudly, tugging at Zelas' robes.
She was a little taken aback to be spoken to like that, but that raised her opinion of Eros a little more.
She gave herself another mental pat on the back. She'd done most of this on the spur of the moment. But everything had worked out as she wanted.
Xelloss asked her if he could try being human. She said no. Then later granted his wish by surprise, expecting he'd hate it and beg to return.
A human Xelloss was more resilliant than she could ever plan for. Then a quick calculation in her head added Filia to the equation.
What ever human-ness the children inherited, they got it from Xelloss.
And Zelas didn't hesititate in taking that away either.
The results were plain to see in Eros.
And pleasing too.
She shipped Eros off with a couple of lower minions, on the orders to have a little fun and encourage his destructive personality. Then she turned her attention back to her high servant, more for her own entertainment that anything else.
A flicker of anger. How delightful.
Zelas knew she could brush those thoughts and feelings out of his head effortlessly, but she also enjoyed watching.
It was so much more satisfying to control than be blindly obeyed.
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"Phylis!" Xelloss exclaimed, grinning in a friendly manner. "Shall we play a game?"
Phylis clutched her doll tightly and looked up.
Slatted Violet eyes met slatted blue eyes.
"Sure Mr.... Mr....Um... Whats your name again mister?"
As the Mazoku glanced at Filia, she Felt that he was pleading with her.
"Phylis." Filia said. "This is... daddy."
"his eyes are the same as mine." Phylis pointed out eventually and she handed Xelloss her precious dolly. "Look after. I get another one."
Xelloss stared suprised at Filia as the child bounced off to her room.
"what?" Filia asked. "I don't know what you'd do if I hadn't told her."
"Point taken. In that case, my dear Filia...." He smiled as she shuddered. "I wish to spend some time with her."
Phylis bounded into the room holding a few dolls in a little box.
"We play tea time!" She announced skipping outside, "Come on Mr Daddy!"
"Jaa Filia." Xelloss said with a smirk, following Phylis, leaving Filia sitting and watching them warily.
"Where is Eros?" Filia growled to herself, resisting the urge to get up and destroy what she could see.
"They're all upside down!" Phylis giggled. "Suzy's got a headache!"
"Maybe a swim would help?" Xelloss suggested sending that doll flying into the stream.
Phylis Clapped and giggled.
"Suzzzzy Swiiiiiiiiiming! Lookit! Sarah's on fire!" She shrieked throwing another doll in to the stream. Now it was Xelloss' turn to applaud.
Filia sniffed the air. Then remembered, her and Phylis had been baking cakes. Quick as a flash, Filia ran in to tackle the blackened cakes.
And the Mazoku took his chance.
Xelloss picked up his staff.
Took aim.
Phylis looked up at her new playmate with adoration.
He fired.
Juu-ou was quite impressed by what she saw before her. Eros was two thirds mazoku, and one third golden dragon.
She was also revelling in the success of her plan. Such combinations had been thought impossible until now.
"This calls for a celebratory drink." She murmered smoothly to herself. "What is this?" she added, her lips curled in amusement. "Defiance? No? What do you call it then?"
Eros looked around for who she was talking to. His big dark eyes taking notice of every creature around. None of them were responding to Zelas.
"Who are you talking to?" Eros piped up, approaching her boldly.
"Curiosity? What interesting terminology." She narrowed her eyes and stared piercingly into her drink, after a short pause and a satified smile. "Do what you like then."
"OY! Who are you talking to!?" Eros asked loudly, tugging at Zelas' robes.
She was a little taken aback to be spoken to like that, but that raised her opinion of Eros a little more.
She gave herself another mental pat on the back. She'd done most of this on the spur of the moment. But everything had worked out as she wanted.
Xelloss asked her if he could try being human. She said no. Then later granted his wish by surprise, expecting he'd hate it and beg to return.
A human Xelloss was more resilliant than she could ever plan for. Then a quick calculation in her head added Filia to the equation.
What ever human-ness the children inherited, they got it from Xelloss.
And Zelas didn't hesititate in taking that away either.
The results were plain to see in Eros.
And pleasing too.
She shipped Eros off with a couple of lower minions, on the orders to have a little fun and encourage his destructive personality. Then she turned her attention back to her high servant, more for her own entertainment that anything else.
A flicker of anger. How delightful.
Zelas knew she could brush those thoughts and feelings out of his head effortlessly, but she also enjoyed watching.
It was so much more satisfying to control than be blindly obeyed.
