All I Left Behind - Chapter 3
Written by Crimson Haze
The golden light that continually pulsed above her inched closer and closer
as she floated helplessly in an ocean of pure black. She felt as if she couldn't
breath for much longer... 'I'm drowning...someone...anyone....'
She jumped awake with a strangled gasp. Her hands violently trembled as she
brought them up to her face to wipe away the few tears that happened to be spilling
down her cheeks. As her breathing slowly stabilized, she became aware of a presence
within the room. She was going to jump out on a limb and guess that it was none
other than the Trickster Priest himself.
Before she could even orally acknowledge she had realized he was in the
room, his form slowly emerged from the shadows. Even though his usual smile was
present upon his face, she could tell there was something different. Then, it
finally dawned on her, 'He...he's concerned about me? No. No, that can't be it.
I must still be disoriented from the dream...'
She soon became painfully aware of the fact she was lying in a rather soft
bed, surrounded by the softest pillows she had ever had the pleaure of sleeping
upon. Lifting up the sheets, she was relieved to see she was still wearing the
clothes she passed out in. She inhaled a deep breath of air, letting her mind
clear and her heart race slow down.
"Xellos, what in the hell happened? Where am I?", she immediately blurted
out.
His smile only grew wider as he looked upon the sorceress, an even more
mischievious look appearing upon his handsome face. "Well, Lina-chan, before I
answer any of your questions, I want you to get rid of that disguise you are
currently wearing."
Blinking for a moment, she realized what he was talking about. With a simple
snap of her fingers, the auburn hair faded into memory and was replaced with her
usual fiery mane. The same process occurred with her eyes as well. Eyes that
were once light green became crimson in a flash. "Will that suffice, Xellos?"
"Ah, much better! I like your natural look so much better! Now, to answer
your first question. You fainted aboard the ship you happened to be running away
on. As for your second question...well, Sore wa himitsu desu!" He was then
smacked harshly in the face by an airborne pillow.
"Damned fruitcake mazoku!", she angrily muttered under her breath as she
clenched her fist tightly. "I should have seen that coming from a mile away."
"Hm, since you didn't see it...maybe you are going blind. We should go and
have your eyes checked Lina-chan!", he replied quickly.
"I'll your eyes you masochistic bastard!", she shouted angrily as she lept
from the bed, grabbing him in a fierce headlock. She smirked happily at the muffled
sounds of protest that were being emitted from the mazoku who was trapped in her
death grip.
"Umph...!! L-Lina-chan! I n-never knew you were so..f-foward!", he softly
mumbled as he was being strangled and rubbed against a certain part of the young
girl's anatomy.
She stopped momentarily to see exaclty what he was talking about. She froze
as soon as she saw where she had accidentally placed Xellos' head. A blush soon
crept over her face as she stood there unable to move.
He looked up at her with his eyes wide open, a feral smirk appearing upon
his face. "It's quite comfy down here, Lina-chan! Do you mind if I stay here just
a bit longer..? Soooo warm!" And with saying that, he gave her breasts a gentle
squeeze. "Soft too!"
"HENTAI MAZOKU FREAK!!", she screamed at the top of her lungs as she proceeded
to stomp his face into the ground. Her face pratically glowing it was so flushed.
"Don't you ever do that again or else I will kill your sorry ass!"
After a few minutes of pummeling him into a tiny pulp, she relaxed and sat back
down upon the large bed. Her eyes locked upon his form in a death glare. As she
opened her mouth to speak a loud howl pierced through the air. Her eyes suddenly
grew wide as she looked towards the door of the room.
"Xellos, please tell me this is not the place I think it is...", she spoke
softly, a hint of fear creeping up into her voice.
"Oh well! I guess the secret is out! But, don't worry Lina-chan, I won't let
the wolfies eat you!", he replied cheerfully.
"Why in the hell did you take me off of that boat?! What did you do with all
of the crew?"
"I took you off of the boat...well, because I wanted to. But, as for the crew,
let's just say that they're 'down below' at the moment."
She had gotten that double meaning and shot him an angered look. She hadn't
expected any of this. Sure, she knew people would go and investigate her death...but
not actually find her so damned quickly. And those men certainly had not deserved
to die simply because they were on the same boat as she had been. She closed her
eyes and inhaled deeply, wishing that this was all some nightmare she'd awaken from
and find herself back on the boat with the wind blowing through her hair. But, of
course, as soon as she re-opened her eyes, she found herself still in the unfamiliar
bedroom...and the now empty place where Xellos had previously been standing.
As soon as she had mentally asked herself about Xellos' whereabouts, she felt
weight suddenly come down upon the other side of the bed. "Okay, Lina-chan, I
have answered a few questions for you as you asked. Now, I expect to have the same
courtesy bestowed upon me."
She jumped slightly at the sound of his voice, turning slowly around on the bed
so that she could face him. Unconciously biting her lower lip as she gazed upon the
mazoku's lying form. He smugly grinned at her as he noted how incredibly nervous the
young sorceress was.
"First question; Why did you fake your death, Lina-chan?", he inquired softly,
getting straight to the point of the matter.
She felt her mouth suddenly go dry, her eyes slightly quivering with confusion as
she scrambled for words to explain herself. Letting her eyes fall down to the mattress,
she took a deep breath and began her answer slowly.
"I...I had to break free, Xellos. Away from the constant battles, the frightened
look upon people faces when they realize who I was and what I can do. The many death
threats I caught wind of daily... I wanted a normal life so badly! I had to do it!"
"Oh, so you in order for you to find happiness you killed an innocent young girl
and robbed her of her happy, normal life? Is that it?", he shot back at her quietly.
Her body began to shake as his words sink in. Tears springing up in the corner
of her eyes as she continued to stare blankly at the mattress. "It..It's not like that
Xellos!"
"Like hell it's not. You've become exactly like them, Lina. From the idiotic,
murdering bandits to any cold-blooded monster. The people who looked at you in fear
now have a reason to do it. You're no longer Lina Inverse, the Dra-mata. No, you're
Lina Inverse the Killer."
With each word he spoke it felt like knives being plunged into her heart. Her
breathing became shallow and sporadic. She suddenly felt like she was free falling
as the room about her began to spin wildly.
He leaned in closely to her, his breath warm upon her ear. The tingling sensation
that shot up through her snapped her back into reality. "How does it feel Lina-chan..?"
Her eyes snapped up to meet his own in an intense gaze. Feeling as though she would
drown in shimmering pools of amethyst. It took her a moment to finally catch her breath
as the stare continued. "What do you mean, 'How does it feel...'?", she meakly whispered
to him.
"Why, Lina, to be a monster...like -me-."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, that does it for Chapter 3!
^.^ Hope ya liked it!
Oh, and thank you all so much for reviewing my stories!
It really means a lot to me!
oh, and Chapter 4 is on it's way!
Written by Crimson Haze
The golden light that continually pulsed above her inched closer and closer
as she floated helplessly in an ocean of pure black. She felt as if she couldn't
breath for much longer... 'I'm drowning...someone...anyone....'
She jumped awake with a strangled gasp. Her hands violently trembled as she
brought them up to her face to wipe away the few tears that happened to be spilling
down her cheeks. As her breathing slowly stabilized, she became aware of a presence
within the room. She was going to jump out on a limb and guess that it was none
other than the Trickster Priest himself.
Before she could even orally acknowledge she had realized he was in the
room, his form slowly emerged from the shadows. Even though his usual smile was
present upon his face, she could tell there was something different. Then, it
finally dawned on her, 'He...he's concerned about me? No. No, that can't be it.
I must still be disoriented from the dream...'
She soon became painfully aware of the fact she was lying in a rather soft
bed, surrounded by the softest pillows she had ever had the pleaure of sleeping
upon. Lifting up the sheets, she was relieved to see she was still wearing the
clothes she passed out in. She inhaled a deep breath of air, letting her mind
clear and her heart race slow down.
"Xellos, what in the hell happened? Where am I?", she immediately blurted
out.
His smile only grew wider as he looked upon the sorceress, an even more
mischievious look appearing upon his handsome face. "Well, Lina-chan, before I
answer any of your questions, I want you to get rid of that disguise you are
currently wearing."
Blinking for a moment, she realized what he was talking about. With a simple
snap of her fingers, the auburn hair faded into memory and was replaced with her
usual fiery mane. The same process occurred with her eyes as well. Eyes that
were once light green became crimson in a flash. "Will that suffice, Xellos?"
"Ah, much better! I like your natural look so much better! Now, to answer
your first question. You fainted aboard the ship you happened to be running away
on. As for your second question...well, Sore wa himitsu desu!" He was then
smacked harshly in the face by an airborne pillow.
"Damned fruitcake mazoku!", she angrily muttered under her breath as she
clenched her fist tightly. "I should have seen that coming from a mile away."
"Hm, since you didn't see it...maybe you are going blind. We should go and
have your eyes checked Lina-chan!", he replied quickly.
"I'll your eyes you masochistic bastard!", she shouted angrily as she lept
from the bed, grabbing him in a fierce headlock. She smirked happily at the muffled
sounds of protest that were being emitted from the mazoku who was trapped in her
death grip.
"Umph...!! L-Lina-chan! I n-never knew you were so..f-foward!", he softly
mumbled as he was being strangled and rubbed against a certain part of the young
girl's anatomy.
She stopped momentarily to see exaclty what he was talking about. She froze
as soon as she saw where she had accidentally placed Xellos' head. A blush soon
crept over her face as she stood there unable to move.
He looked up at her with his eyes wide open, a feral smirk appearing upon
his face. "It's quite comfy down here, Lina-chan! Do you mind if I stay here just
a bit longer..? Soooo warm!" And with saying that, he gave her breasts a gentle
squeeze. "Soft too!"
"HENTAI MAZOKU FREAK!!", she screamed at the top of her lungs as she proceeded
to stomp his face into the ground. Her face pratically glowing it was so flushed.
"Don't you ever do that again or else I will kill your sorry ass!"
After a few minutes of pummeling him into a tiny pulp, she relaxed and sat back
down upon the large bed. Her eyes locked upon his form in a death glare. As she
opened her mouth to speak a loud howl pierced through the air. Her eyes suddenly
grew wide as she looked towards the door of the room.
"Xellos, please tell me this is not the place I think it is...", she spoke
softly, a hint of fear creeping up into her voice.
"Oh well! I guess the secret is out! But, don't worry Lina-chan, I won't let
the wolfies eat you!", he replied cheerfully.
"Why in the hell did you take me off of that boat?! What did you do with all
of the crew?"
"I took you off of the boat...well, because I wanted to. But, as for the crew,
let's just say that they're 'down below' at the moment."
She had gotten that double meaning and shot him an angered look. She hadn't
expected any of this. Sure, she knew people would go and investigate her death...but
not actually find her so damned quickly. And those men certainly had not deserved
to die simply because they were on the same boat as she had been. She closed her
eyes and inhaled deeply, wishing that this was all some nightmare she'd awaken from
and find herself back on the boat with the wind blowing through her hair. But, of
course, as soon as she re-opened her eyes, she found herself still in the unfamiliar
bedroom...and the now empty place where Xellos had previously been standing.
As soon as she had mentally asked herself about Xellos' whereabouts, she felt
weight suddenly come down upon the other side of the bed. "Okay, Lina-chan, I
have answered a few questions for you as you asked. Now, I expect to have the same
courtesy bestowed upon me."
She jumped slightly at the sound of his voice, turning slowly around on the bed
so that she could face him. Unconciously biting her lower lip as she gazed upon the
mazoku's lying form. He smugly grinned at her as he noted how incredibly nervous the
young sorceress was.
"First question; Why did you fake your death, Lina-chan?", he inquired softly,
getting straight to the point of the matter.
She felt her mouth suddenly go dry, her eyes slightly quivering with confusion as
she scrambled for words to explain herself. Letting her eyes fall down to the mattress,
she took a deep breath and began her answer slowly.
"I...I had to break free, Xellos. Away from the constant battles, the frightened
look upon people faces when they realize who I was and what I can do. The many death
threats I caught wind of daily... I wanted a normal life so badly! I had to do it!"
"Oh, so you in order for you to find happiness you killed an innocent young girl
and robbed her of her happy, normal life? Is that it?", he shot back at her quietly.
Her body began to shake as his words sink in. Tears springing up in the corner
of her eyes as she continued to stare blankly at the mattress. "It..It's not like that
Xellos!"
"Like hell it's not. You've become exactly like them, Lina. From the idiotic,
murdering bandits to any cold-blooded monster. The people who looked at you in fear
now have a reason to do it. You're no longer Lina Inverse, the Dra-mata. No, you're
Lina Inverse the Killer."
With each word he spoke it felt like knives being plunged into her heart. Her
breathing became shallow and sporadic. She suddenly felt like she was free falling
as the room about her began to spin wildly.
He leaned in closely to her, his breath warm upon her ear. The tingling sensation
that shot up through her snapped her back into reality. "How does it feel Lina-chan..?"
Her eyes snapped up to meet his own in an intense gaze. Feeling as though she would
drown in shimmering pools of amethyst. It took her a moment to finally catch her breath
as the stare continued. "What do you mean, 'How does it feel...'?", she meakly whispered
to him.
"Why, Lina, to be a monster...like -me-."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, that does it for Chapter 3!
^.^ Hope ya liked it!
Oh, and thank you all so much for reviewing my stories!
It really means a lot to me!
oh, and Chapter 4 is on it's way!