Lovers Reunion
Lina and Gourry arrived in Gato soon afterwards. Once there, they got something to eat in order to max out their energy for the fight. After that, they went to the temple to visit with Matilda and see what was going on.
When they got to her room, they saw that Katt had returned from her jaunt into the Land of Fairies. "We must go," she told Matilda, "We'll head to the Mindas Ruins, and then to the Land of Fairies. Once there, you can prolong your life."
"Did you see Evans?" she asked.
Katt nodded her head. "You must see him. He'll bring chaos and destruction to the world without you. Evans loves you, it is he who can save you, not Sten."
As if on cue, Sten ran into the room. He looked strait at Katt and yelled, "Has the demon taken you Katt? Demons are unable to love. The only thing Evans wants to do is take even more power from Matilda. How fast will she age after that happens?"
'Guess he didn't listen to me,' Lina thought, 'He's just dense.'
"That's absurd. There's no difference between any of us. Evans doesn't destroy things because he's a demon. It's because he was always told that he was no good by a certain monkey soldier with a big mouth," Katt retorted.
Sten got mad and punched her in the stomach. Katt was knocked backwards against the wall. His long nails made a cut on her belly. "The wound is shallow, think it over. If you will reconsider your thoughts, you can help me kill him."
While everyone was watching the argument, they didn't notice Matilda chanting a spell. Lina looked over for a moment, and wondered what the Abbess was doing. Suddenly, she, Katt, Moon GS, and Matilda disappeared. Sten ran off to find them, while Gourry looked lost.
* * *
Lina found herself in the Monolithic Structure in the Mindas Ruins. She and Moon GS looked around, and noticed that Gourry and the others were no where to be found. The young sorceress began to make her way out of the pit and towards the entrance.
Along the way, she ran into Gobi. He offered to help her get to the Tower of Winds for the "low" price of 300 Lucre. Lina shrugged it off. She could figure it out on her own. Besides, it was just a waste of money since she knew the way the best.
Finally, she arrived at the Tower of Winds. It was one of the structures that had survived her Dragon Slave on the Ruins. Ten stories tall, it was said to be a sacred building to the people that had made the ruins.
Lina climbed the tower. Halfway up, she came across Katt and Sten fighting each other. Neither seemed to be gaining any ground, and both were exhausted.
"The demon has taken your soul Katt," Sten commented, "You have become just like him. All you want is to destroy the world."
"Nonsense, there's no difference between demons and humans. If we all try hard enough, we can live together in peace," she told him.
Just then, Sten saw Lina and Moon GS standing on the stairs and watching the duo. "You, whose side are you on?"
Lina yelled, "Neither side. There's no reason to fight. You have to work together to solve the problem. Just because your ideas differ, doesn't mean you have to murder each other." Lina surprised herself with her sentiment speech.
"If you're not on my side, you're an enemy," said Sten, "And I will destroy any enemy that I come across, be it human or demon."
Lina Fireballed the monkey man. He fell to the floor in the same fashion as many of the people who opposed her in the past. She hoped it would be it, but it wasn't. Sten got up and charged Lina again, hoping to destroy her.
Katt ran at Sten and bopped him over the head with her flail. Down to the ground he fell, barely breathing. Then, it stopped.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to do that. But you gave me no choice when you attacked. Rest in peace old friend," Katt whispered.
* * *
At the top, the two women ran into Matilda. The old woman was smiling and looking at the sky. She had apparently seen Evans.
Katt begged, "Matilda, you must go to the Land of Fairies with Evans. We're running out of time. You'll die soon if you don't. And Evans will destroy the world unless you are able to stop him from doing so. You're the only one who can do this."
Matilda shook her head. "Seeing him was enough. And I will not stop him if he wants to do something. Evans and I don't impose on each other's freedom."
"But what about the other people living here?" questioned Katt, "They'll lose their lives as well as their freedom if he destroys the world."
Matilda told her friend, "If you wish to stop him, then I will not impose upon that freedom. I chose not to do anything, by my own freedom."
Lina then decided to head home. She knew Gourry was going to be worried about her after that disappearing act she'd pulled. So she teleported back to the house, where she promptly ate a big dinner with her beloved.
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Ummm. . . one of the darker chapters.
Lina and Gourry arrived in Gato soon afterwards. Once there, they got something to eat in order to max out their energy for the fight. After that, they went to the temple to visit with Matilda and see what was going on.
When they got to her room, they saw that Katt had returned from her jaunt into the Land of Fairies. "We must go," she told Matilda, "We'll head to the Mindas Ruins, and then to the Land of Fairies. Once there, you can prolong your life."
"Did you see Evans?" she asked.
Katt nodded her head. "You must see him. He'll bring chaos and destruction to the world without you. Evans loves you, it is he who can save you, not Sten."
As if on cue, Sten ran into the room. He looked strait at Katt and yelled, "Has the demon taken you Katt? Demons are unable to love. The only thing Evans wants to do is take even more power from Matilda. How fast will she age after that happens?"
'Guess he didn't listen to me,' Lina thought, 'He's just dense.'
"That's absurd. There's no difference between any of us. Evans doesn't destroy things because he's a demon. It's because he was always told that he was no good by a certain monkey soldier with a big mouth," Katt retorted.
Sten got mad and punched her in the stomach. Katt was knocked backwards against the wall. His long nails made a cut on her belly. "The wound is shallow, think it over. If you will reconsider your thoughts, you can help me kill him."
While everyone was watching the argument, they didn't notice Matilda chanting a spell. Lina looked over for a moment, and wondered what the Abbess was doing. Suddenly, she, Katt, Moon GS, and Matilda disappeared. Sten ran off to find them, while Gourry looked lost.
* * *
Lina found herself in the Monolithic Structure in the Mindas Ruins. She and Moon GS looked around, and noticed that Gourry and the others were no where to be found. The young sorceress began to make her way out of the pit and towards the entrance.
Along the way, she ran into Gobi. He offered to help her get to the Tower of Winds for the "low" price of 300 Lucre. Lina shrugged it off. She could figure it out on her own. Besides, it was just a waste of money since she knew the way the best.
Finally, she arrived at the Tower of Winds. It was one of the structures that had survived her Dragon Slave on the Ruins. Ten stories tall, it was said to be a sacred building to the people that had made the ruins.
Lina climbed the tower. Halfway up, she came across Katt and Sten fighting each other. Neither seemed to be gaining any ground, and both were exhausted.
"The demon has taken your soul Katt," Sten commented, "You have become just like him. All you want is to destroy the world."
"Nonsense, there's no difference between demons and humans. If we all try hard enough, we can live together in peace," she told him.
Just then, Sten saw Lina and Moon GS standing on the stairs and watching the duo. "You, whose side are you on?"
Lina yelled, "Neither side. There's no reason to fight. You have to work together to solve the problem. Just because your ideas differ, doesn't mean you have to murder each other." Lina surprised herself with her sentiment speech.
"If you're not on my side, you're an enemy," said Sten, "And I will destroy any enemy that I come across, be it human or demon."
Lina Fireballed the monkey man. He fell to the floor in the same fashion as many of the people who opposed her in the past. She hoped it would be it, but it wasn't. Sten got up and charged Lina again, hoping to destroy her.
Katt ran at Sten and bopped him over the head with her flail. Down to the ground he fell, barely breathing. Then, it stopped.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to do that. But you gave me no choice when you attacked. Rest in peace old friend," Katt whispered.
* * *
At the top, the two women ran into Matilda. The old woman was smiling and looking at the sky. She had apparently seen Evans.
Katt begged, "Matilda, you must go to the Land of Fairies with Evans. We're running out of time. You'll die soon if you don't. And Evans will destroy the world unless you are able to stop him from doing so. You're the only one who can do this."
Matilda shook her head. "Seeing him was enough. And I will not stop him if he wants to do something. Evans and I don't impose on each other's freedom."
"But what about the other people living here?" questioned Katt, "They'll lose their lives as well as their freedom if he destroys the world."
Matilda told her friend, "If you wish to stop him, then I will not impose upon that freedom. I chose not to do anything, by my own freedom."
Lina then decided to head home. She knew Gourry was going to be worried about her after that disappearing act she'd pulled. So she teleported back to the house, where she promptly ate a big dinner with her beloved.
- - - -
Ummm. . . one of the darker chapters.