A Perfect Ending
Chapter 2: A Distant Figure
"Amelia...Princess of Saillune. What a short life you will have." The figure flew out Amelia's open window and through the empty city carrying Amelia all the way. With all her might she struggled against her shadowy thief.
"You can try as hard as you want Amelia, but until you hear what I have to say...you will never get away from the likes of me." She couldn't fight with him and now she was tired out from trying to escape. Where was Mr. Xelloss when she really needed him...or Zelgadis...
"We are almost to a good resting point. This is where I'll be talking to you." That voice...it seemed so familiar yet sinister at the same time. They both landed under a large oak tree. It was still too dark to see the man's face but he had to be someone that she knew.
"Amelia what I'm about to talk to you about may cause you some pain yet happiness at the same time. I am here to talk to you about one called Zelgadis Greywords..." Amelia's eyes widen as the man spoke.
"As you already know he was turned into a Chimera...for his own selfish reasons." The figure stopped for a second, maybe seeing if Amelia would react to what he just said. With no reply from her he continued.
"And as you know he is looking for a cure now, to fix the mistake he made years ago. The problem is, there is no cure as of now. Because you see I didn't have time to make a cure before I was destroyed. Which also explains who I am...I am Rezo the Red Priest..."
"Wait...you can't be. We killed Rezo and Copy Rezo several years ago! How in the world can you be him?"
"I know it'll be hard for you to believe me but I am Rezo, you must know my assistant Eris right?" Amelia nodded slightly.
"Well over the last few years she has placed my body in somewhat a...chamber I think you could call it. It preserved my body and the only thing left that she had to do was to retrieve my soul. I order to do that she visited Hellmaster Phibrizzo in the underworld."
This was too much...how could Rezo be alive... "I just can't believe it...so what will happen to Zelgadis? What was so important that you had to tell me out here..?" Amelia flinched at the thought of Zelgadis lying motionless in a dungeon or even worse.
"Well the thing is that I'm not quite sure what will become of him. As you know this month there will be a solar eclipse. On your birthday I believe. When Zelgadis was first turned into a chimera I put a curse on him. The 3rd eclipse of his life would change him forever. This will be his third."
"What will happen to Zelgadis? Even though he doesn't like me I still care what happens to him!" Maybe she had said too much...It didn't matter.
"I told him that he would disappear if he did not find a person to fall in love with by the third eclipse. I don't think he wanted to fall in love, in fear of losing that person. So he's trying to find a cure before the third eclipse." Amelia looked at the ground.
"If he doesn't fall in love with anyone will he be dead for...ever?" Amelia croaked. Rezo slowly nodded.
"I was afraid of that" she sighed sadly. Distance calls made her look up.
"I think they are looking for you already Amelia. If you ever need to see me about my Grandson...you may find me at my laboratory" Rezo turned to fly off.
"Wait! I need to know something Rezo! Why did you say that I'd have a short life? I don't understand what you meant..." Amelia struggled through her words, she couldn't break down now...
"Well I know that you love my...umm...Zelgadis and I was worried for you. Because you see I know that if anything ever happened to Zelgadis that you might not...live through it. I don't want that to become of you, and I think that deep down inside Zelgadis wouldn't want that either. I know he doesn't show it but Zelgadis is caring, more so then he acts." With the last word still echoing through the next...Rezo was gone. Back to his laboratory. Calls of her servants and teachers came closer to where she was.
"Miss. Amelia where are you?" With a sigh Amelia flew to where her servants awaited her. With many yells of disapproval and several questions they headed back to the castle. But within her head she couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen to Zelgadis in the upcoming two weeks, the week of her birthday, the week of the ball and the week of the next eclipse...
"Amelia! Where were you? What happened?" Her father's voice boomed. She looked down. Should she tell him the truth...about Rezo and Zelgadis...she better not.
"Oh nothing I just went out for a...um...walk" She lied to him. She could tell that he wasn't at the point of believing her quite yet.
"But you didn't even leave a note and it's late! A maid went into your room to set out your dress for tomorrow and you weren't there! You know what kind of shock that was to everyone? We thought that another kingdom maybe had kidnapped you...I'm very disappointed in you Amelia" Her father's voice softened.
"I'm sorry father. It's just that...I needed time to think." She lied again. She hated lying to him but there was no other choice. If she told him about Rezo and everything going on there would probably be more trouble and she had to think of the safety of Saillune.
"Alright. You better get some sleep Amelia. You have to plan your party tomorrow and I'm sure that you want to be awake for that" She nodded and went up to her room, changed in to a clean nightgown and then laid down to have a hopefully undisturbed rest. That didn't last long. As soon as she had settled down a rapping came from her window.
"Who's there?" Her voice shook thinking that maybe it was Rezo returning. Slowly she crept towards the window and opened it slightly as to gesture the mysterious person in. And in through the window jumped none other then Xelloss...
"Oh gosh Mr. Xelloss you scared my to death!" Amelia held her hands to her chest breath quivering.
"Oh sorry Miss. Amelia. I just came to tell you that I found Lina, Gourry and Syphiel. Now lucky for me that they all were together visiting Miss. Syphiel. They told me they'd definitely come. They told me they'd come to Saillune at the end of this week since your party is next Friday if I'm correct?" With a nod from Amelia he walked towards the windows yet again.
"Wait Xelloss! Tell me have you heard from...Zelgadis?" Amelia spoke in a low whisper and a blush spread across her face.
"No I haven't but I heard a rumor that he was seen in this city a week or two ago...but I will continue to look for him and I'll report back to you when I have more confirmed guests" With a smile Xelloss disappeared. Crawling back into her bed Amelia stared at her ceiling until she fell into a quite uneasy sleep.
"Amelia...help me...please I'm sorry...save me Amelia". A voice floated through her head. She could see a faint figure, it was Zelgadis...and he was lying on the ground coved in blood, dying...
~~~I hope this chapter was good. Sorry if it was shorter then the last one. I'll try to get the next one up soon.~~~
Chapter 2: A Distant Figure
"Amelia...Princess of Saillune. What a short life you will have." The figure flew out Amelia's open window and through the empty city carrying Amelia all the way. With all her might she struggled against her shadowy thief.
"You can try as hard as you want Amelia, but until you hear what I have to say...you will never get away from the likes of me." She couldn't fight with him and now she was tired out from trying to escape. Where was Mr. Xelloss when she really needed him...or Zelgadis...
"We are almost to a good resting point. This is where I'll be talking to you." That voice...it seemed so familiar yet sinister at the same time. They both landed under a large oak tree. It was still too dark to see the man's face but he had to be someone that she knew.
"Amelia what I'm about to talk to you about may cause you some pain yet happiness at the same time. I am here to talk to you about one called Zelgadis Greywords..." Amelia's eyes widen as the man spoke.
"As you already know he was turned into a Chimera...for his own selfish reasons." The figure stopped for a second, maybe seeing if Amelia would react to what he just said. With no reply from her he continued.
"And as you know he is looking for a cure now, to fix the mistake he made years ago. The problem is, there is no cure as of now. Because you see I didn't have time to make a cure before I was destroyed. Which also explains who I am...I am Rezo the Red Priest..."
"Wait...you can't be. We killed Rezo and Copy Rezo several years ago! How in the world can you be him?"
"I know it'll be hard for you to believe me but I am Rezo, you must know my assistant Eris right?" Amelia nodded slightly.
"Well over the last few years she has placed my body in somewhat a...chamber I think you could call it. It preserved my body and the only thing left that she had to do was to retrieve my soul. I order to do that she visited Hellmaster Phibrizzo in the underworld."
This was too much...how could Rezo be alive... "I just can't believe it...so what will happen to Zelgadis? What was so important that you had to tell me out here..?" Amelia flinched at the thought of Zelgadis lying motionless in a dungeon or even worse.
"Well the thing is that I'm not quite sure what will become of him. As you know this month there will be a solar eclipse. On your birthday I believe. When Zelgadis was first turned into a chimera I put a curse on him. The 3rd eclipse of his life would change him forever. This will be his third."
"What will happen to Zelgadis? Even though he doesn't like me I still care what happens to him!" Maybe she had said too much...It didn't matter.
"I told him that he would disappear if he did not find a person to fall in love with by the third eclipse. I don't think he wanted to fall in love, in fear of losing that person. So he's trying to find a cure before the third eclipse." Amelia looked at the ground.
"If he doesn't fall in love with anyone will he be dead for...ever?" Amelia croaked. Rezo slowly nodded.
"I was afraid of that" she sighed sadly. Distance calls made her look up.
"I think they are looking for you already Amelia. If you ever need to see me about my Grandson...you may find me at my laboratory" Rezo turned to fly off.
"Wait! I need to know something Rezo! Why did you say that I'd have a short life? I don't understand what you meant..." Amelia struggled through her words, she couldn't break down now...
"Well I know that you love my...umm...Zelgadis and I was worried for you. Because you see I know that if anything ever happened to Zelgadis that you might not...live through it. I don't want that to become of you, and I think that deep down inside Zelgadis wouldn't want that either. I know he doesn't show it but Zelgadis is caring, more so then he acts." With the last word still echoing through the next...Rezo was gone. Back to his laboratory. Calls of her servants and teachers came closer to where she was.
"Miss. Amelia where are you?" With a sigh Amelia flew to where her servants awaited her. With many yells of disapproval and several questions they headed back to the castle. But within her head she couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen to Zelgadis in the upcoming two weeks, the week of her birthday, the week of the ball and the week of the next eclipse...
"Amelia! Where were you? What happened?" Her father's voice boomed. She looked down. Should she tell him the truth...about Rezo and Zelgadis...she better not.
"Oh nothing I just went out for a...um...walk" She lied to him. She could tell that he wasn't at the point of believing her quite yet.
"But you didn't even leave a note and it's late! A maid went into your room to set out your dress for tomorrow and you weren't there! You know what kind of shock that was to everyone? We thought that another kingdom maybe had kidnapped you...I'm very disappointed in you Amelia" Her father's voice softened.
"I'm sorry father. It's just that...I needed time to think." She lied again. She hated lying to him but there was no other choice. If she told him about Rezo and everything going on there would probably be more trouble and she had to think of the safety of Saillune.
"Alright. You better get some sleep Amelia. You have to plan your party tomorrow and I'm sure that you want to be awake for that" She nodded and went up to her room, changed in to a clean nightgown and then laid down to have a hopefully undisturbed rest. That didn't last long. As soon as she had settled down a rapping came from her window.
"Who's there?" Her voice shook thinking that maybe it was Rezo returning. Slowly she crept towards the window and opened it slightly as to gesture the mysterious person in. And in through the window jumped none other then Xelloss...
"Oh gosh Mr. Xelloss you scared my to death!" Amelia held her hands to her chest breath quivering.
"Oh sorry Miss. Amelia. I just came to tell you that I found Lina, Gourry and Syphiel. Now lucky for me that they all were together visiting Miss. Syphiel. They told me they'd definitely come. They told me they'd come to Saillune at the end of this week since your party is next Friday if I'm correct?" With a nod from Amelia he walked towards the windows yet again.
"Wait Xelloss! Tell me have you heard from...Zelgadis?" Amelia spoke in a low whisper and a blush spread across her face.
"No I haven't but I heard a rumor that he was seen in this city a week or two ago...but I will continue to look for him and I'll report back to you when I have more confirmed guests" With a smile Xelloss disappeared. Crawling back into her bed Amelia stared at her ceiling until she fell into a quite uneasy sleep.
"Amelia...help me...please I'm sorry...save me Amelia". A voice floated through her head. She could see a faint figure, it was Zelgadis...and he was lying on the ground coved in blood, dying...
~~~I hope this chapter was good. Sorry if it was shorter then the last one. I'll try to get the next one up soon.~~~
