~Disclaimer: I don't own Slayers, nor am I claiming to own it in any way,
so don't sue.
Author's Notes of DOOM!!: um...this is almost violent. Hmm...Seeing as NO ONE reviewed chap. 2 for "Caught on Tape," I'll assume that no one liked it/read it, so unless I get a total of 14 reviews for it, consider it discontinued. Same goes for the rest of my stories: you no review, I no post more.
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Xelloss found himself being dragged out of the house by the woman that Lord Beastmaster had left him with. She had to go "shopping." What was this "shopping?" Xelloss fell in step just behind Luna as he decided to observe and see what "shopping" was.
They entered the town square. Luna received many an odd look because of the child that was trailing behind her that had an uncanny resemblance to her. The gossipy women of the town quickly commenced with this new topic of discussion, only to quickly be silenced by Luna's Death Glare. Not that anyone could actually see her eyes; her bangs kept them obscured from sight. It was how her head was bowed, with her lips set in a grim line that alerted the townspeople to the Cepheid Knight's displeasure. The thing that was certain was that Luna Inverse's glare could (most likely) kill. She intimidated the townsfolk without meaning to, but that was all well and good as far as she was concerned. She didn't want them poking their noses where they didn't belong- in her business.
Everyone in town knew what Luna was, but a point was made so that this tidbit of information didn't leak out. If some of the other kingdoms figured it out....Luna shuddered to think of the chaos that would inevitably ensue. Many of the rulers, Prince Philionel of Saillune in particular, would want Luna to go and challenge (and kill) most, if not all of the higher ranking Mazoku. The very idea was laughable. Sure, she had Ceipheed's soul (and consciousness, when he wasn't sleeping) and a bit of his power, but there was no chance whatsoever of her beating a piece of Shabranigdo or even one of his Dark Generals. If the hierarchies of the Mazoku and Shinzoku were to be compared, Luna's position would be around and about a priest or general of one of the Dark Generals. That was only a rough approximation, of course, seeing as how Cepheid split his power between four, and Shabranigdo split his between five. It was best that no one knew what she was. That, and the fact that committing genocide against the mazoku would screw their world over completely; they needed a balanced chaos to continue on. So low profile was the key.
While Luna had been musing, Xelloss had been quietly observing the townsfolk's reactions to Luna. It seemed as though she was some sort of a figure of authority, or maybe she just scared people. It was hard to tell with humans, but he was going with the latter. He wasn't scared of her, though; she was a nice friend of Master's. People shushed their whispered conversations when Luna approached with Xelloss in tow, then continued them as soon as Luna was out of earshot. Xelloss wasn't out of earshot, though, and he didn't like what they were saying about Luna-san and himself at all. He mentally resolved to kill them later. Lord Beastmaster had always said that if a human was annoying him and he had no use for it, kill it. He wasn't about to go and disobey Lord Beastmaster, either. His innocent countenance was suddenly pierced by a feral grin that disappeared just as suddenly when Luna turned toward him. "Keep up," she commanded, in a near monotone. She must use this tone for all little children, Xelloss reasoned. He was a child, but not in human terms. Mazoku are immortal, so they age more slowly than humans, if that can even be called aging. It would probably be more appropriate to call it maturing. Oh, well. Xelloss quickened his pace slightly and continued to look around. Were they "shopping" now? No, this can't be it; they were walking briskly. Many of the villagers shied away from Luna as she strode past.
The other children eyed Xelloss curiously. None dared approach him, though. Their parents were leery of Luna-san, and so they were leery of her as well. Luna did her shopping, and Xelloss discovered that "shopping" was when a human replenished its food stores, or bought clothing or jewelry or furniture or other material possessions. They traded amounts of "money" for the merchandise. Mazoku have no need for money, of course, but Lord Beastmaster has a lot of it. It was left as offerings in her temples, and she hoarded it all. She buys wine from Luna-san with it.
Xelloss tired of tailing Luna and he wandered off when her back was turned. His staff had been big and bulky and not fun at all to carry around, so he had willed it into a pocket dimension a while back. He looked all around at the main streets and alleys, side streets and plazas, mentally mapping out the area. He'd have a good time hunting tonight. He was happily wandering around in a rather dingy alley; it could stand to be hosed down several times, when a group of about five or six human boys came out from a turn just ahead of Xelloss and stood in his path. They had seen a small child, about six, wandering around alone and unprotected, wearing -expensive- clothing. It looked to be silk, and he was wearing a set of four talismans, one at his neck, one on his belt, and two on his wrists. They were ten years old and therefore (apparently) older than little Xelloss, who was beaming cutely at them as if they were of absolutely no threat in the world.
"Well, well, lookie what we got here," one of them said in a voice that would have sounded tough if it hadn't been plagued with a baby like accent. The kid stumbled over his words, and it was really quite funny. "I haven't seen you around, you must be new. What's your name?" The kid continued, oblivious to how amusing he was to his intended victim. Xelloss smiled. This was too perfect. Here it was, in the middle of the day, and his prey had just sauntered up to him. People like this were so much fun to play with. He extended his index finger and shook it at the group, saying "sore wa himitsu desu" in an innocently mocking tone.
This was too much for the kid. This little freak dared mock -him-? Who did this little kid think he was? Not only was he half their size, but he was outnumbered!! He thought it was a joke!! He was just standing there, eyes closed, and an expectant smile on his lips. The kid swung at Xelloss, who used his inhuman speed to dodge it, and kick the kid's legs out from under him. The kid landed hard, and the wind was knocked out of him.
His friends ran forward, angered at this child who had just knocked their leader over!! The kids had vicious intent now, and they'd do more than just rob Xelloss if they could. Xelloss decided that this was sufficient danger for him to be in in order to counterattack, and he concentrated for a moment on a nifty little spell that Lord Beastmaster had taught him only about two weeks ago. He still needed practice with it, and this was an ideal opportunity to do so. It had an incantation, but it was recited mentally, so all the boys saw was Xelloss looking serious for a second, then he opened his violet, slitted eyes. The next thing anyone knew was that six boys were lying dead in the alley. Xelloss was right next to Luna, completely free of suspicion, seeing as it happened about a half-mile away. That had gone well; the spell was cast correctly, and no one could possibly suspect a thing, not that they could do anything about it; who were they to prosecute a Mazoku priest/general?
Luna looked down at Xelloss, who had just teleported back to her side. He had done something, but what? She shuddered to think about it. "Come on," she said in her commanding near-monotone, "I'm done; we're going home." Luna turned and headed back toward her house, Xelloss following closely behind. They soon arrived back at Luna's house, and she showed Xelloss the guest room that he would be staying. She then left him alone to go do...something. Xelloss stood in the room, surveying it. It wasn't as big or lavish as his room on Wolf Pack Island, but it would do. The color theme was white, white, and more white. Did I mention white? The house was fairly big as houses go, with multiple guest rooms, bathrooms, a parlor, living room, family room, bedrooms, kitchen, basement, etc. Xelloss put his stuff away, which consisted of his staff, his staff...and that's it. Everything else that he could possibly desire was conveniently stashed away in a little pocket dimension.
Now that Xelloss was "settled in," he needed something to do. He was -bored. - Lord Beastmaster had forbid him to kill unnecessarily while he was with Luna-san, so that was out of the question. He needed someone to play with, but who? Certainly not the human children; he'd rather pledge loyalty to Cepheid, and Luna-san didn't seem like the type to spend more time than was necessary with children. Which left...Xelloss smiled widely as he sent a telepathic message to someone. THIS was gonna be -fun.-
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ano...that was short, but I'll post it anyway. "Frozen Summer" is up next for an update! Yay! Please R&R!!!!!!
Author's Notes of DOOM!!: um...this is almost violent. Hmm...Seeing as NO ONE reviewed chap. 2 for "Caught on Tape," I'll assume that no one liked it/read it, so unless I get a total of 14 reviews for it, consider it discontinued. Same goes for the rest of my stories: you no review, I no post more.
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Xelloss found himself being dragged out of the house by the woman that Lord Beastmaster had left him with. She had to go "shopping." What was this "shopping?" Xelloss fell in step just behind Luna as he decided to observe and see what "shopping" was.
They entered the town square. Luna received many an odd look because of the child that was trailing behind her that had an uncanny resemblance to her. The gossipy women of the town quickly commenced with this new topic of discussion, only to quickly be silenced by Luna's Death Glare. Not that anyone could actually see her eyes; her bangs kept them obscured from sight. It was how her head was bowed, with her lips set in a grim line that alerted the townspeople to the Cepheid Knight's displeasure. The thing that was certain was that Luna Inverse's glare could (most likely) kill. She intimidated the townsfolk without meaning to, but that was all well and good as far as she was concerned. She didn't want them poking their noses where they didn't belong- in her business.
Everyone in town knew what Luna was, but a point was made so that this tidbit of information didn't leak out. If some of the other kingdoms figured it out....Luna shuddered to think of the chaos that would inevitably ensue. Many of the rulers, Prince Philionel of Saillune in particular, would want Luna to go and challenge (and kill) most, if not all of the higher ranking Mazoku. The very idea was laughable. Sure, she had Ceipheed's soul (and consciousness, when he wasn't sleeping) and a bit of his power, but there was no chance whatsoever of her beating a piece of Shabranigdo or even one of his Dark Generals. If the hierarchies of the Mazoku and Shinzoku were to be compared, Luna's position would be around and about a priest or general of one of the Dark Generals. That was only a rough approximation, of course, seeing as how Cepheid split his power between four, and Shabranigdo split his between five. It was best that no one knew what she was. That, and the fact that committing genocide against the mazoku would screw their world over completely; they needed a balanced chaos to continue on. So low profile was the key.
While Luna had been musing, Xelloss had been quietly observing the townsfolk's reactions to Luna. It seemed as though she was some sort of a figure of authority, or maybe she just scared people. It was hard to tell with humans, but he was going with the latter. He wasn't scared of her, though; she was a nice friend of Master's. People shushed their whispered conversations when Luna approached with Xelloss in tow, then continued them as soon as Luna was out of earshot. Xelloss wasn't out of earshot, though, and he didn't like what they were saying about Luna-san and himself at all. He mentally resolved to kill them later. Lord Beastmaster had always said that if a human was annoying him and he had no use for it, kill it. He wasn't about to go and disobey Lord Beastmaster, either. His innocent countenance was suddenly pierced by a feral grin that disappeared just as suddenly when Luna turned toward him. "Keep up," she commanded, in a near monotone. She must use this tone for all little children, Xelloss reasoned. He was a child, but not in human terms. Mazoku are immortal, so they age more slowly than humans, if that can even be called aging. It would probably be more appropriate to call it maturing. Oh, well. Xelloss quickened his pace slightly and continued to look around. Were they "shopping" now? No, this can't be it; they were walking briskly. Many of the villagers shied away from Luna as she strode past.
The other children eyed Xelloss curiously. None dared approach him, though. Their parents were leery of Luna-san, and so they were leery of her as well. Luna did her shopping, and Xelloss discovered that "shopping" was when a human replenished its food stores, or bought clothing or jewelry or furniture or other material possessions. They traded amounts of "money" for the merchandise. Mazoku have no need for money, of course, but Lord Beastmaster has a lot of it. It was left as offerings in her temples, and she hoarded it all. She buys wine from Luna-san with it.
Xelloss tired of tailing Luna and he wandered off when her back was turned. His staff had been big and bulky and not fun at all to carry around, so he had willed it into a pocket dimension a while back. He looked all around at the main streets and alleys, side streets and plazas, mentally mapping out the area. He'd have a good time hunting tonight. He was happily wandering around in a rather dingy alley; it could stand to be hosed down several times, when a group of about five or six human boys came out from a turn just ahead of Xelloss and stood in his path. They had seen a small child, about six, wandering around alone and unprotected, wearing -expensive- clothing. It looked to be silk, and he was wearing a set of four talismans, one at his neck, one on his belt, and two on his wrists. They were ten years old and therefore (apparently) older than little Xelloss, who was beaming cutely at them as if they were of absolutely no threat in the world.
"Well, well, lookie what we got here," one of them said in a voice that would have sounded tough if it hadn't been plagued with a baby like accent. The kid stumbled over his words, and it was really quite funny. "I haven't seen you around, you must be new. What's your name?" The kid continued, oblivious to how amusing he was to his intended victim. Xelloss smiled. This was too perfect. Here it was, in the middle of the day, and his prey had just sauntered up to him. People like this were so much fun to play with. He extended his index finger and shook it at the group, saying "sore wa himitsu desu" in an innocently mocking tone.
This was too much for the kid. This little freak dared mock -him-? Who did this little kid think he was? Not only was he half their size, but he was outnumbered!! He thought it was a joke!! He was just standing there, eyes closed, and an expectant smile on his lips. The kid swung at Xelloss, who used his inhuman speed to dodge it, and kick the kid's legs out from under him. The kid landed hard, and the wind was knocked out of him.
His friends ran forward, angered at this child who had just knocked their leader over!! The kids had vicious intent now, and they'd do more than just rob Xelloss if they could. Xelloss decided that this was sufficient danger for him to be in in order to counterattack, and he concentrated for a moment on a nifty little spell that Lord Beastmaster had taught him only about two weeks ago. He still needed practice with it, and this was an ideal opportunity to do so. It had an incantation, but it was recited mentally, so all the boys saw was Xelloss looking serious for a second, then he opened his violet, slitted eyes. The next thing anyone knew was that six boys were lying dead in the alley. Xelloss was right next to Luna, completely free of suspicion, seeing as it happened about a half-mile away. That had gone well; the spell was cast correctly, and no one could possibly suspect a thing, not that they could do anything about it; who were they to prosecute a Mazoku priest/general?
Luna looked down at Xelloss, who had just teleported back to her side. He had done something, but what? She shuddered to think about it. "Come on," she said in her commanding near-monotone, "I'm done; we're going home." Luna turned and headed back toward her house, Xelloss following closely behind. They soon arrived back at Luna's house, and she showed Xelloss the guest room that he would be staying. She then left him alone to go do...something. Xelloss stood in the room, surveying it. It wasn't as big or lavish as his room on Wolf Pack Island, but it would do. The color theme was white, white, and more white. Did I mention white? The house was fairly big as houses go, with multiple guest rooms, bathrooms, a parlor, living room, family room, bedrooms, kitchen, basement, etc. Xelloss put his stuff away, which consisted of his staff, his staff...and that's it. Everything else that he could possibly desire was conveniently stashed away in a little pocket dimension.
Now that Xelloss was "settled in," he needed something to do. He was -bored. - Lord Beastmaster had forbid him to kill unnecessarily while he was with Luna-san, so that was out of the question. He needed someone to play with, but who? Certainly not the human children; he'd rather pledge loyalty to Cepheid, and Luna-san didn't seem like the type to spend more time than was necessary with children. Which left...Xelloss smiled widely as he sent a telepathic message to someone. THIS was gonna be -fun.-
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ano...that was short, but I'll post it anyway. "Frozen Summer" is up next for an update! Yay! Please R&R!!!!!!