Destiny sat meditating a few feet away from the group. The others
were huddled together whispering so she wouldn't hear. Every now and again,
one or two of them would glance over at the icy woman just to be sure she
wasn't listening.
"So what are we suppose to do then?" Amelia questioned.
"I don't know yet," Lina replied. "We still don't know what she wants..."
"Assuming that Destiny is a she," Zelgadiss interrupted. The others glanced over at him curiously. "Just before Amelia and I left Saillune, we found two of Destiny's birds, Dragon and Prince. Not long afterwards, two men broke in to the castle. I tried to catch them, but they managed to get away. Not before I heard them, though. That man sounded just like one of them."
"What!" Amelia cried.
"Shhhhhh!!!!" the others all broke in at once. The princess slapped a hand over her mouth to keep herself quiet.
"As I was saying," the chimera continued in a whisper, "I heard them talking about their master. At the time, they referred to their master as a 'he'. While Dragon was talking to us, he again referred to his master as being male."
"So Destiny is a guy?" Gourry asked.
"Maybe."
"But she looks like a girl..." Xaina argued.
"In body yes," Xellos interrupted. "In spirit, perhaps not."
Lina raised a curious eyebrow. "In spirit?"
"She doesn't give off any emotions. Nor does she have an aura. The body, at least, is that of the dead." The others gasped. "It is possible that the spirit, or soul if you prefer, is male."
"If she's dead, then how...?"
"That is a secret," Xellos responded with a wag of his finger.
The sorceress growled but let his comment go without a fight. "Alright, let's assume Destiny is dead and just a spirit; what does she want with us?"
"Your child, I imagine," Zel sighed.
"Why?" The chimera remained quiet. "She seems to going to a great deal of trouble to make sure I'm not hurt. If she just wanted to kill it then she would have just killed me straight out."
Gourry's features turned from confusion to terror in the blink of an eye. "She want's to do what to you and our baby!?!"
The petite sorceress punched the blond in the shoulder. "Keep your voice down, bait for brains!"
"No one is killing anyone," Filia stated.
"I wouldn't be to sure about those birds," Amelia shivered. The thought of what Prince had done sent chills up and down her spine. as a bird, he had seemed so nice. Even if what Destiny had said was a lie, it was hard not to be effect by her words.
"That is assuming that Destiny was telling the truth," the former priestess pointed out. "That man didn't seem like a rapist, murderer, or thief. He... he was..."
"If he was breaking in to palaces, he had to have at least been a thief," Zel grunted. "He did mention going in and out of castles several times when I overheard him, and what I'm guessing was also prince."
"Even so..."
"Hey guys," Lina interrupted as a thought suddenly occurred to her. "Remember when that frog monster teleported us?" They nodded. "Well, didn't the girl who saved us look just like Xaina, except older?"
The monster child scratched her head. "Who looked like me?"
"Yeah, that's right," Amelia replied. "You don't think...?"
"I do," Lina responded before the princess could finish. "I bet those birds are the one's from the prophecy... well, three of them, anyway. Obviously Kendra isn't. That other guy, though, admitted he was a dragon and from his color, I'd say he's probably a black dragon."
"Kendra could be," Filia sighed. "I think she was only half dragon. Something he said made it sound like she was. Most half breeds are..." she trailed off. The blonde didn't have to finish for everyone to know what she meant. "One of them was a partial demon. Kendra could be that."
"Maybe." Everyone fell quiet once again. "Seems like every time we get an answer for something, we're always left with more questions."
"It always seems like that," Zel agreed. The others nodded. "For the moment, I'd say the only thing we can be sure of is that we can't let our guard down around her."
They all turned their gaze over to Destiny. She was still meditating. The birds were starting to doze off on one of the branches. Xaina clutched closer to Xellos. "I don't like this prophecy," the child whimpered.
"You're not the only one," the trickster whispered as he scooped her up in his arms.
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Alright, the last chapter is done. And I got over 50 reviews! Thank Lauren- Sama who was my 50th reviewer! And thank you Minimerc and badgerwolf who were 51 and 52. Your reviews just make my world go round (well, not really, but I love to know what you people think). What did ya guys thing? Like it? I'm having way to much fun with the birds. Next fic, I promise I'll introduce Prince and Monster and let them get a little more in to the spot light. (Well, more then just Prince yelling at Dragon while they're naked in the Saillune gardens). Anyway, the new fic is up and it's called Golden Dragon Dance. Feel free to start in on that one too. My goal for it is to get 60 reviews since I got 50 on this one. (My original goal for this fic was just 30 and you've all long since beaten that.) Ta ta for now.
"So what are we suppose to do then?" Amelia questioned.
"I don't know yet," Lina replied. "We still don't know what she wants..."
"Assuming that Destiny is a she," Zelgadiss interrupted. The others glanced over at him curiously. "Just before Amelia and I left Saillune, we found two of Destiny's birds, Dragon and Prince. Not long afterwards, two men broke in to the castle. I tried to catch them, but they managed to get away. Not before I heard them, though. That man sounded just like one of them."
"What!" Amelia cried.
"Shhhhhh!!!!" the others all broke in at once. The princess slapped a hand over her mouth to keep herself quiet.
"As I was saying," the chimera continued in a whisper, "I heard them talking about their master. At the time, they referred to their master as a 'he'. While Dragon was talking to us, he again referred to his master as being male."
"So Destiny is a guy?" Gourry asked.
"Maybe."
"But she looks like a girl..." Xaina argued.
"In body yes," Xellos interrupted. "In spirit, perhaps not."
Lina raised a curious eyebrow. "In spirit?"
"She doesn't give off any emotions. Nor does she have an aura. The body, at least, is that of the dead." The others gasped. "It is possible that the spirit, or soul if you prefer, is male."
"If she's dead, then how...?"
"That is a secret," Xellos responded with a wag of his finger.
The sorceress growled but let his comment go without a fight. "Alright, let's assume Destiny is dead and just a spirit; what does she want with us?"
"Your child, I imagine," Zel sighed.
"Why?" The chimera remained quiet. "She seems to going to a great deal of trouble to make sure I'm not hurt. If she just wanted to kill it then she would have just killed me straight out."
Gourry's features turned from confusion to terror in the blink of an eye. "She want's to do what to you and our baby!?!"
The petite sorceress punched the blond in the shoulder. "Keep your voice down, bait for brains!"
"No one is killing anyone," Filia stated.
"I wouldn't be to sure about those birds," Amelia shivered. The thought of what Prince had done sent chills up and down her spine. as a bird, he had seemed so nice. Even if what Destiny had said was a lie, it was hard not to be effect by her words.
"That is assuming that Destiny was telling the truth," the former priestess pointed out. "That man didn't seem like a rapist, murderer, or thief. He... he was..."
"If he was breaking in to palaces, he had to have at least been a thief," Zel grunted. "He did mention going in and out of castles several times when I overheard him, and what I'm guessing was also prince."
"Even so..."
"Hey guys," Lina interrupted as a thought suddenly occurred to her. "Remember when that frog monster teleported us?" They nodded. "Well, didn't the girl who saved us look just like Xaina, except older?"
The monster child scratched her head. "Who looked like me?"
"Yeah, that's right," Amelia replied. "You don't think...?"
"I do," Lina responded before the princess could finish. "I bet those birds are the one's from the prophecy... well, three of them, anyway. Obviously Kendra isn't. That other guy, though, admitted he was a dragon and from his color, I'd say he's probably a black dragon."
"Kendra could be," Filia sighed. "I think she was only half dragon. Something he said made it sound like she was. Most half breeds are..." she trailed off. The blonde didn't have to finish for everyone to know what she meant. "One of them was a partial demon. Kendra could be that."
"Maybe." Everyone fell quiet once again. "Seems like every time we get an answer for something, we're always left with more questions."
"It always seems like that," Zel agreed. The others nodded. "For the moment, I'd say the only thing we can be sure of is that we can't let our guard down around her."
They all turned their gaze over to Destiny. She was still meditating. The birds were starting to doze off on one of the branches. Xaina clutched closer to Xellos. "I don't like this prophecy," the child whimpered.
"You're not the only one," the trickster whispered as he scooped her up in his arms.
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Alright, the last chapter is done. And I got over 50 reviews! Thank Lauren- Sama who was my 50th reviewer! And thank you Minimerc and badgerwolf who were 51 and 52. Your reviews just make my world go round (well, not really, but I love to know what you people think). What did ya guys thing? Like it? I'm having way to much fun with the birds. Next fic, I promise I'll introduce Prince and Monster and let them get a little more in to the spot light. (Well, more then just Prince yelling at Dragon while they're naked in the Saillune gardens). Anyway, the new fic is up and it's called Golden Dragon Dance. Feel free to start in on that one too. My goal for it is to get 60 reviews since I got 50 on this one. (My original goal for this fic was just 30 and you've all long since beaten that.) Ta ta for now.