Chapter Six: Unreturnable Love and Magic Books!
Amelia was pacing in her room. She hadn't heard from Dareius in three days and her worry was increasing for Zelgadis and the others. She aquired a fever in the last two days but ignored it. She fell against the wall in a wave of heat and dizziness.
"Amelia! Amelia! Are you all right?!" Dareius came to her aid.
"Wh-What? Where...Where did you come from?" she asked in a haze of confusion.
"Where I come from all the time." he said to her.
"Well...I mean...Where have you been?" she asked.
He picked her up, "I've been working overtime for Xavior."
She put her arm around his back and he winced and nearly fell over with her, "What happened?!" she yelled.
"I'll show you once I get you in bed." he whispered. He regained his composure and carried her to her bed.
She sat up slightly, "Now what is it?"
He sat down and faced away from her. He slowly pulled his shirt up revealing long, red, bleeding welts.
She gasped, "Oh...my gosh! Dareius! What...happened?! Why did he whip you!"
"He found I was aiding you. I was helping you with things I was not supposed to." he heaved.
She placed her hands on his back, "Recovery..." she whispered. The wounds healed quickly.
"Thank you, Amelia. I appreciate it." he said pulling his shirt down. He turned around and smiled.
She smiled back, "You're welcome."
"Amelia... Xavior means to kill you... of course you know that..." he said.
She nodded and hugged him, "I'm completely aware but...unafraid."
"I'm afraid for you." he whispered, hugging her back. He wept in cause of his own feelings.
Before she could stop him, Dareius began tracing kisses along her neck, pulled down her sleeve and kissed down her shoulder.
She gasped and pulled away, "Dareius...no. I love...I love Zelgadis."
"Please, please Amelia, don't refuse me..." he whispered and took her lips to his own, kissing her tenderly.
"No...stop. Please! If you care about me...please." she whispered looking down.
He looked at her, "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have..." he whispered.
"It's okay..." she whispered, pulling her sleeve up.
"I should go now. Goodbye, Amelia." he whispered phasing out.
"All right..." she whispered. She yawned and unbuttoned her dress. Grabbing her night gown from the stand she stood up and
pulled her dress off and pulled her night gown on. A single tear rolled down her face as her head lay upon her pillow. Her eyelids closed and she fell into slumber.
The fire was growing smaller but Zelgadis couldn't feel the cold. Obviously Lina and Goury couldn't either because when he looked over they were snuggled together asleep. He sighed and stood up, walking to the edge of the land before it met the water, "Amelia..." he said looking at the moon.
Then he jumped as a hand was on his shoulder. He turned to see Lina, "Lina...what are you doing?"
"Zel, we're a day away from Xavior's castle. She'll be just fine." she smiled, "No go get some sleep."
He nodded and followed her back to the fire, dreaming of Amelia.
"How clever...they think I don't know they're coming..." Xavior smiled. He snapped his fingers and an army of orcs walked up the hallway to his doorway, "You will find the three who are here to save Princess Amelia."
They nodded, "And you'll cure us?" the leader asked.
Xavior nodded, "But you must complete this task."
He nodded, " THEN LET US GO!" the leader shouted. Then the orcs marched out the doors and down the path that would lead them to Lina and the others.
When Amelia woke up Dareius was sitting there, staring at her, "Hi."
"Hello, Amelia, how are you today?" he asked.
"Tired." she whispered sitting up.
"Get some more sleep." he reasoned.
"I won't be able to I'll get ready and we can go out today. Into the gardens maybe?" she smiled.
"We cannot." he frowned.
"He's watching isn't he?" she asked.
"And if I am?" Xavior said phasing into the room.
"Why can't you leave me alone?! I've never done anything to you!" she yelled.
He smacked her across the face and she fell backwards, "I've had it with your nonsense! You will not disrespect me!" he demanded.
"I will! I will not sit around anymore and watch you push us around!" she yelled holding her face.
He placed his hand on her shoulder and sent a volt of electricity through her body, "Shut up, or I'll kill you."
"And how would you complete your task with out me? I'm...the key to the gate, remember?" she hissed in pain, laying upon the bed.
"I have other plans that I'll complete if this one does not fall through." he spat.
"You're a jerk and an insensative, cruel and uncaring person." she heaved.
"That's my choice." he said phasing out.
She breathed heavier then began to drift into unconciousness, "Amelia..." Dareius whispered, tucking her into bed.
Lina and Gourry slept soundly curled up beside one another, while Zelgadis packed their belongings. He poured out the fire and put the flint into his pack. He started to pick it up when he heard yelling and marching. Loudy as it came closer.
"Lina! Gourry! Wake up now!!" he yelled.
Lina and Gourry jumped up, "What the hell is it, Zelgadis?!" Lina yelled. Then she froze in place and listened.
"Sounds like they're coming from the castle..." Gourry whispered.
"It's...an army...of something... It sounds human but then again it doesn't..." she trailed off.
"Feel human..." Zelgadis finished for her.
"Yeah... Anyways, we gotta get outta here. I think we're going to be in their way and we can't waste time fighting annoying berserkers or whatever!" she reasoned.
Zelgadis nodded and whispered a spell under his breath, "Damu Brass!" and then signaled to them to follow him.
He took to the air and Lina, holding onto Gourry followed.
"Look master! In the air! They fly!" said one of the soldiers.
"They will not for long..." said the leader holding his bow high, targeting Zelgadis and then he let it go.
Zelgadis was on a steady course when he was hit in the back with something, it bouced off and fell to the ground, "What the hell?" he said stopping. He turned downwards and saw the soldier holding a bow, only he wasn't human. He looked like...
"Are those chimeras?" Lina asked.
"I'm pretty sure. But they can't stop us now, were too far away for them to do anything." he stated.
"I feel so weak running away! I can't, okay? I just can't." Lina said turning around.
Zelgadis smiled, "I knew you would. Besides, I have a few questions for them."
Upon landing the army stepped back a bit. The leader held his bow, unwavering, "Are you those who venture to seek the princess?"
"We are." said Zelgadis stepping forward, "Are you chimeras?" he asked.
The leader nodded, "And so are you...by him as well?"
"No, Rezo the Red Priest. But I may soon be cured." he said. "Why would you work for him? That dispicable Mazoku, he does nothing but mistreat people. Even his own creations."
Down on the ground the soldiers stood in awe. One soldier spoke up terrified, "Xavior said we were to ki-"
"To hell with Xavior. He wasn't about to help us anyways. The thing is...how did they know we were coming?" the leader asked himself.
"The blue man....he is chimera like us. He will stop Xavior. I felt wrong to help that evil man." said another.
The leader nodded, "And maybe he'll come back with answers."
"Should we not help him?" said one.
"I'm not sure. Maybe...before anything else is spoken, give me your names!" the leader demanded.
Lina crossed her arms and glared, "Why should we?! You just tried to shoot us down from the sky with arrows!"
"Fine, I will go first. I am Bardon. The leader of these men." he said.
"Well that's progress...I'm Zelgadis." he smiled.
"Lina, Lina Inverse." she said.
"LINA INVERSE?! THE ULTIMATE DRAGON SP-"
"WATCH IT PAL!" Lina said holding the man by the shirt.
"Okay, Lina, Okay." Gourry said pulling her hand away.
"Fine..." she growled, "YOU GET A FREE ONE."
"I'm Gourry Gabriev." he smiled.
"The wielder of the Sword of Light?" the leader asked.
"Former." he explained.
"I see." he said
"WELL ARE YOU GOING TO HELP US OR NOT?!" Lina yelled.
"OKAY, OKAY! PLEASE DON'T DRAGON SLAVE ME!" the chimera yelled.
She sighed, "That's a start."
"So, where's Amelia?" Zelgadis asked.
"All the way up there..." he pointed upon the hill.
There upon the hill was the castle that Zelgadis saw in the image, "I'm coming Amelia. Don't worry, I'm coming."
Amelia was pacing in her room. She hadn't heard from Dareius in three days and her worry was increasing for Zelgadis and the others. She aquired a fever in the last two days but ignored it. She fell against the wall in a wave of heat and dizziness.
"Amelia! Amelia! Are you all right?!" Dareius came to her aid.
"Wh-What? Where...Where did you come from?" she asked in a haze of confusion.
"Where I come from all the time." he said to her.
"Well...I mean...Where have you been?" she asked.
He picked her up, "I've been working overtime for Xavior."
She put her arm around his back and he winced and nearly fell over with her, "What happened?!" she yelled.
"I'll show you once I get you in bed." he whispered. He regained his composure and carried her to her bed.
She sat up slightly, "Now what is it?"
He sat down and faced away from her. He slowly pulled his shirt up revealing long, red, bleeding welts.
She gasped, "Oh...my gosh! Dareius! What...happened?! Why did he whip you!"
"He found I was aiding you. I was helping you with things I was not supposed to." he heaved.
She placed her hands on his back, "Recovery..." she whispered. The wounds healed quickly.
"Thank you, Amelia. I appreciate it." he said pulling his shirt down. He turned around and smiled.
She smiled back, "You're welcome."
"Amelia... Xavior means to kill you... of course you know that..." he said.
She nodded and hugged him, "I'm completely aware but...unafraid."
"I'm afraid for you." he whispered, hugging her back. He wept in cause of his own feelings.
Before she could stop him, Dareius began tracing kisses along her neck, pulled down her sleeve and kissed down her shoulder.
She gasped and pulled away, "Dareius...no. I love...I love Zelgadis."
"Please, please Amelia, don't refuse me..." he whispered and took her lips to his own, kissing her tenderly.
"No...stop. Please! If you care about me...please." she whispered looking down.
He looked at her, "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have..." he whispered.
"It's okay..." she whispered, pulling her sleeve up.
"I should go now. Goodbye, Amelia." he whispered phasing out.
"All right..." she whispered. She yawned and unbuttoned her dress. Grabbing her night gown from the stand she stood up and
pulled her dress off and pulled her night gown on. A single tear rolled down her face as her head lay upon her pillow. Her eyelids closed and she fell into slumber.
The fire was growing smaller but Zelgadis couldn't feel the cold. Obviously Lina and Goury couldn't either because when he looked over they were snuggled together asleep. He sighed and stood up, walking to the edge of the land before it met the water, "Amelia..." he said looking at the moon.
Then he jumped as a hand was on his shoulder. He turned to see Lina, "Lina...what are you doing?"
"Zel, we're a day away from Xavior's castle. She'll be just fine." she smiled, "No go get some sleep."
He nodded and followed her back to the fire, dreaming of Amelia.
"How clever...they think I don't know they're coming..." Xavior smiled. He snapped his fingers and an army of orcs walked up the hallway to his doorway, "You will find the three who are here to save Princess Amelia."
They nodded, "And you'll cure us?" the leader asked.
Xavior nodded, "But you must complete this task."
He nodded, " THEN LET US GO!" the leader shouted. Then the orcs marched out the doors and down the path that would lead them to Lina and the others.
When Amelia woke up Dareius was sitting there, staring at her, "Hi."
"Hello, Amelia, how are you today?" he asked.
"Tired." she whispered sitting up.
"Get some more sleep." he reasoned.
"I won't be able to I'll get ready and we can go out today. Into the gardens maybe?" she smiled.
"We cannot." he frowned.
"He's watching isn't he?" she asked.
"And if I am?" Xavior said phasing into the room.
"Why can't you leave me alone?! I've never done anything to you!" she yelled.
He smacked her across the face and she fell backwards, "I've had it with your nonsense! You will not disrespect me!" he demanded.
"I will! I will not sit around anymore and watch you push us around!" she yelled holding her face.
He placed his hand on her shoulder and sent a volt of electricity through her body, "Shut up, or I'll kill you."
"And how would you complete your task with out me? I'm...the key to the gate, remember?" she hissed in pain, laying upon the bed.
"I have other plans that I'll complete if this one does not fall through." he spat.
"You're a jerk and an insensative, cruel and uncaring person." she heaved.
"That's my choice." he said phasing out.
She breathed heavier then began to drift into unconciousness, "Amelia..." Dareius whispered, tucking her into bed.
Lina and Gourry slept soundly curled up beside one another, while Zelgadis packed their belongings. He poured out the fire and put the flint into his pack. He started to pick it up when he heard yelling and marching. Loudy as it came closer.
"Lina! Gourry! Wake up now!!" he yelled.
Lina and Gourry jumped up, "What the hell is it, Zelgadis?!" Lina yelled. Then she froze in place and listened.
"Sounds like they're coming from the castle..." Gourry whispered.
"It's...an army...of something... It sounds human but then again it doesn't..." she trailed off.
"Feel human..." Zelgadis finished for her.
"Yeah... Anyways, we gotta get outta here. I think we're going to be in their way and we can't waste time fighting annoying berserkers or whatever!" she reasoned.
Zelgadis nodded and whispered a spell under his breath, "Damu Brass!" and then signaled to them to follow him.
He took to the air and Lina, holding onto Gourry followed.
"Look master! In the air! They fly!" said one of the soldiers.
"They will not for long..." said the leader holding his bow high, targeting Zelgadis and then he let it go.
Zelgadis was on a steady course when he was hit in the back with something, it bouced off and fell to the ground, "What the hell?" he said stopping. He turned downwards and saw the soldier holding a bow, only he wasn't human. He looked like...
"Are those chimeras?" Lina asked.
"I'm pretty sure. But they can't stop us now, were too far away for them to do anything." he stated.
"I feel so weak running away! I can't, okay? I just can't." Lina said turning around.
Zelgadis smiled, "I knew you would. Besides, I have a few questions for them."
Upon landing the army stepped back a bit. The leader held his bow, unwavering, "Are you those who venture to seek the princess?"
"We are." said Zelgadis stepping forward, "Are you chimeras?" he asked.
The leader nodded, "And so are you...by him as well?"
"No, Rezo the Red Priest. But I may soon be cured." he said. "Why would you work for him? That dispicable Mazoku, he does nothing but mistreat people. Even his own creations."
Down on the ground the soldiers stood in awe. One soldier spoke up terrified, "Xavior said we were to ki-"
"To hell with Xavior. He wasn't about to help us anyways. The thing is...how did they know we were coming?" the leader asked himself.
"The blue man....he is chimera like us. He will stop Xavior. I felt wrong to help that evil man." said another.
The leader nodded, "And maybe he'll come back with answers."
"Should we not help him?" said one.
"I'm not sure. Maybe...before anything else is spoken, give me your names!" the leader demanded.
Lina crossed her arms and glared, "Why should we?! You just tried to shoot us down from the sky with arrows!"
"Fine, I will go first. I am Bardon. The leader of these men." he said.
"Well that's progress...I'm Zelgadis." he smiled.
"Lina, Lina Inverse." she said.
"LINA INVERSE?! THE ULTIMATE DRAGON SP-"
"WATCH IT PAL!" Lina said holding the man by the shirt.
"Okay, Lina, Okay." Gourry said pulling her hand away.
"Fine..." she growled, "YOU GET A FREE ONE."
"I'm Gourry Gabriev." he smiled.
"The wielder of the Sword of Light?" the leader asked.
"Former." he explained.
"I see." he said
"WELL ARE YOU GOING TO HELP US OR NOT?!" Lina yelled.
"OKAY, OKAY! PLEASE DON'T DRAGON SLAVE ME!" the chimera yelled.
She sighed, "That's a start."
"So, where's Amelia?" Zelgadis asked.
"All the way up there..." he pointed upon the hill.
There upon the hill was the castle that Zelgadis saw in the image, "I'm coming Amelia. Don't worry, I'm coming."