The young man gulped. He muttered a small prayer under his breath
asking for it to be quick and painless. The spider's pincers flexed so they
could grab him in one strike. It jerked back as two more swords cut in to
its legs. Zel and Gourry dodged back when it tried to kick them. The
distraction gave the new guy a chance to escape. He darted out of the way,
grabbing the sword hilts as he made a run for it. The man darted around
next to the other two. He held out the blades as if they were still whole.
"Alright," the black haired man said, "Let's kick some spider butt."
"And how exactly do you purpose we do that?" Zel asked skeptically.
"Very carefully?" he asked with a sheepish grin. The chimera glared at him. "What?"
"I know who you are..."
"I don't think that you do," the young man broke in. "I really don't think that you do." The spider slammed down two of its feet, trying to crush the swordsmen. They all jumped aside in different directions. The dark skinned man bounded up on to a rock. He closed his eyes concentrating for a moment. He opened them and cursed under his breath. "Damn it! How exactly does she expect me to take this thing on with no swords, no power, and trapped in this wimpy little human body?!" His eyes darted around frantically for a moment. The stopped as he glanced past the woman still standing on the edge of the gorge. "Oh Kendra, I could use some HELP!" he snapped. "An' yer too big to be hiding behind that tree! An' ya don't fit under her skirt!"
Confused, Lina and Amelia turned around. Words failed them. A young golden dragon was cowering behind one of the trees with her hands clasped over her eyes. She was just a little bigger then the spider. Her golden tail with the purple bow and spade was still between her legs. The hair on her head was a rich amethyst color, instead of blonde like most golden dragons. Filia was sitting among the mass of amethyst hair with a bewildered look of her face.
"And when did this happen?" Lina demanded.
"Just a minute ago," Filia replied. "She just suddenly transformed."
"Kendra!" the dark haired guy shouted. "Quite actin' like a helpless hatchling and HELP! Yer bigger then it! You can take it on!"
The young dragon shook her head back and forth while Filia held on. "No! No! No! No! No! No! Bad spider! No spider! No help!"
He jumped aside, avoiding another attack from the spider. The man bounced back and scrambled up the side of the gorge. He darted over to the dragon child's face and gently stroked her snout. "I know your scared, sweet, but ya gotta help us. We can't do it without your help, babe."
"I don't like spiders!" she cried.
He glanced up at Filia and motioned for her to get off. The former priestess slide down and looked over at the child in concern. He looked over towards the other girls and gestured for them to move as well. The exchanged curious glances, but shrugged and did so. The man straightened his posture and tucked one of the hilts back in its scabbard. Then, he calmly walked over to the side of the young dragon and tapped his fingers along her side in a slow, rhythmic pattern. "Oh no, look out for that wolf spider on your side, Kendra!" he yelled.
The dragon girl let out and horrifying screech and dashed towards the gorge. She didn't really watch where she was going. The man snagged hold of her tail which was now stretched out behind her. She tumbled down in to the gorge. Her path was taking her in the direction of the giant arachnid. She slammed her feet in to the ground. Her body came to a screeching halt. The man used the momentum of her sudden stop to go flying towards the spider. She made a sharp turn and ran for it. So caught up in her panic, the young dragon didn't pay attention to where she was going. She suddenly tripped over a stone and went tumbling head first in to a cave on the side of the gorge.
The man slammed in to the face of the spider beast. Wasting no time, he leaped on to its back. The spider squealed as it started turning in circles to get this man off. Unfortunately for it, he couldn't be reached. He clung on to the creature's furry back. The dark skinned man prepared to stab the creature with the snapped blade. He paused as his eyes came across something small and golden embedded in the beast's fur. The man tucked the hilt away and grabbed the object to examine it. An evil grin spread across his face. He released his hold on the creature and leaped off out of it's reach, taking the golden object with him. He flickered his attention towards the red head still standing on the edge of the gorge. "Lina, dragon slave it!" he yelled.
"What!?! I already tried a spell! It didn't work, remember!?!" she screamed back.
"It'll work now!"
"And how do you know?" Zelgadiss demanded while he and Gourry continued to try and attack the spider.
"Just trust me! It will!"
Lina sighed. There was no hurt in trying. She took a deep breath, and began chanting. "Power beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows." Gourry, Zel, and the new guy quickly scuttled out of the gorge. They knew better then to be near that thing when the spell went off. "Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows. I pledge myself to conquer all the foes who stand before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand... DRAGON SLAVE!" Burning energy erupted from her hands and shot out towards the spider. Fiery magic consumed the area, destroying everything and making the gorge even deeper. When the power faded, nothing was left of the spider. "It worked? It worked! Ha! Nothing can stand in the way of the mighty Lina Inverse!" the red cheered. Her cheering stopped abruptly and she glared at the dark man. He grinned sheepishly. Lina stomped over to him while the poor man stumbled back. She growled as she got ready to pounce on him. "How did you know that would work?"
The man held up his golden treasure: a medallion with a rune engraved in to it. "Magic blocker. Makes it so one can't use or be harmed by magic. Handy if ya can't use magic, horrible if ya can," he hastily explained. "Spider musta eaten someone with one and got it stuck on him."
Lina was just about to jump him and demand how he knew that when they heard a wail from inside the rock. Everyone glanced over the side of the gorge and saw the young golden dragon's back half sticking out the side of the wall. Her cries were echoing off the walls inside the cave she had crashed in to. She was desperately trying to pull herself out but her feet only slipped along the bottom and sides of the gorge.
"Oh great," the dark skinned man sighed. "Yeah, this is just what I need..."
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(Yes! Only two more chapter left in this fic! This series is about halfway done! Thanks to all who have read and reviewed so far. Angel of Tears, thanks for pointing out the blond/blonde thing. I know it's a French word, but I really can't speak any of the language. You would happen to know how to spell the name of a male waiter, would you? I know it's pronounced gar- son, but I can't find the correct spelling anywhere. *sighs* stupid spell checker...doesn't even know the word teleport...well, now it does, but not when I started writing this story.
The next one wont be and the next story (which I'm already working) will be really funny. I'll give you more details when I put the next chapter...when I finally get it to sound right to me. Oh, and if anyone was curious, there are about 20 different versions of the Dragon slave spell out there. I just recently watched some of the early episodes to catch the words, and I noticed they kept changing for a while in both the sub and dubbed versions. Does the spell have other forms? Do different words do different damage? Are there short cuts to the dragon slave? *shrugs* your guess is as good as mine. Ta ta for now.)
"Alright," the black haired man said, "Let's kick some spider butt."
"And how exactly do you purpose we do that?" Zel asked skeptically.
"Very carefully?" he asked with a sheepish grin. The chimera glared at him. "What?"
"I know who you are..."
"I don't think that you do," the young man broke in. "I really don't think that you do." The spider slammed down two of its feet, trying to crush the swordsmen. They all jumped aside in different directions. The dark skinned man bounded up on to a rock. He closed his eyes concentrating for a moment. He opened them and cursed under his breath. "Damn it! How exactly does she expect me to take this thing on with no swords, no power, and trapped in this wimpy little human body?!" His eyes darted around frantically for a moment. The stopped as he glanced past the woman still standing on the edge of the gorge. "Oh Kendra, I could use some HELP!" he snapped. "An' yer too big to be hiding behind that tree! An' ya don't fit under her skirt!"
Confused, Lina and Amelia turned around. Words failed them. A young golden dragon was cowering behind one of the trees with her hands clasped over her eyes. She was just a little bigger then the spider. Her golden tail with the purple bow and spade was still between her legs. The hair on her head was a rich amethyst color, instead of blonde like most golden dragons. Filia was sitting among the mass of amethyst hair with a bewildered look of her face.
"And when did this happen?" Lina demanded.
"Just a minute ago," Filia replied. "She just suddenly transformed."
"Kendra!" the dark haired guy shouted. "Quite actin' like a helpless hatchling and HELP! Yer bigger then it! You can take it on!"
The young dragon shook her head back and forth while Filia held on. "No! No! No! No! No! No! Bad spider! No spider! No help!"
He jumped aside, avoiding another attack from the spider. The man bounced back and scrambled up the side of the gorge. He darted over to the dragon child's face and gently stroked her snout. "I know your scared, sweet, but ya gotta help us. We can't do it without your help, babe."
"I don't like spiders!" she cried.
He glanced up at Filia and motioned for her to get off. The former priestess slide down and looked over at the child in concern. He looked over towards the other girls and gestured for them to move as well. The exchanged curious glances, but shrugged and did so. The man straightened his posture and tucked one of the hilts back in its scabbard. Then, he calmly walked over to the side of the young dragon and tapped his fingers along her side in a slow, rhythmic pattern. "Oh no, look out for that wolf spider on your side, Kendra!" he yelled.
The dragon girl let out and horrifying screech and dashed towards the gorge. She didn't really watch where she was going. The man snagged hold of her tail which was now stretched out behind her. She tumbled down in to the gorge. Her path was taking her in the direction of the giant arachnid. She slammed her feet in to the ground. Her body came to a screeching halt. The man used the momentum of her sudden stop to go flying towards the spider. She made a sharp turn and ran for it. So caught up in her panic, the young dragon didn't pay attention to where she was going. She suddenly tripped over a stone and went tumbling head first in to a cave on the side of the gorge.
The man slammed in to the face of the spider beast. Wasting no time, he leaped on to its back. The spider squealed as it started turning in circles to get this man off. Unfortunately for it, he couldn't be reached. He clung on to the creature's furry back. The dark skinned man prepared to stab the creature with the snapped blade. He paused as his eyes came across something small and golden embedded in the beast's fur. The man tucked the hilt away and grabbed the object to examine it. An evil grin spread across his face. He released his hold on the creature and leaped off out of it's reach, taking the golden object with him. He flickered his attention towards the red head still standing on the edge of the gorge. "Lina, dragon slave it!" he yelled.
"What!?! I already tried a spell! It didn't work, remember!?!" she screamed back.
"It'll work now!"
"And how do you know?" Zelgadiss demanded while he and Gourry continued to try and attack the spider.
"Just trust me! It will!"
Lina sighed. There was no hurt in trying. She took a deep breath, and began chanting. "Power beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows." Gourry, Zel, and the new guy quickly scuttled out of the gorge. They knew better then to be near that thing when the spell went off. "Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows. I pledge myself to conquer all the foes who stand before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand... DRAGON SLAVE!" Burning energy erupted from her hands and shot out towards the spider. Fiery magic consumed the area, destroying everything and making the gorge even deeper. When the power faded, nothing was left of the spider. "It worked? It worked! Ha! Nothing can stand in the way of the mighty Lina Inverse!" the red cheered. Her cheering stopped abruptly and she glared at the dark man. He grinned sheepishly. Lina stomped over to him while the poor man stumbled back. She growled as she got ready to pounce on him. "How did you know that would work?"
The man held up his golden treasure: a medallion with a rune engraved in to it. "Magic blocker. Makes it so one can't use or be harmed by magic. Handy if ya can't use magic, horrible if ya can," he hastily explained. "Spider musta eaten someone with one and got it stuck on him."
Lina was just about to jump him and demand how he knew that when they heard a wail from inside the rock. Everyone glanced over the side of the gorge and saw the young golden dragon's back half sticking out the side of the wall. Her cries were echoing off the walls inside the cave she had crashed in to. She was desperately trying to pull herself out but her feet only slipped along the bottom and sides of the gorge.
"Oh great," the dark skinned man sighed. "Yeah, this is just what I need..."
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(Yes! Only two more chapter left in this fic! This series is about halfway done! Thanks to all who have read and reviewed so far. Angel of Tears, thanks for pointing out the blond/blonde thing. I know it's a French word, but I really can't speak any of the language. You would happen to know how to spell the name of a male waiter, would you? I know it's pronounced gar- son, but I can't find the correct spelling anywhere. *sighs* stupid spell checker...doesn't even know the word teleport...well, now it does, but not when I started writing this story.
The next one wont be and the next story (which I'm already working) will be really funny. I'll give you more details when I put the next chapter...when I finally get it to sound right to me. Oh, and if anyone was curious, there are about 20 different versions of the Dragon slave spell out there. I just recently watched some of the early episodes to catch the words, and I noticed they kept changing for a while in both the sub and dubbed versions. Does the spell have other forms? Do different words do different damage? Are there short cuts to the dragon slave? *shrugs* your guess is as good as mine. Ta ta for now.)