Beast & Serpent
The next morning, Jared woke Lina up bright and early. In fact, the dawn hadn't even broken yet. He had heard rumors about Selva of the Four Winds visiting Gato lately. So he wanted her to take him to see the Wisdom. All of his yelling even managed to wake Gourry up from his heavy sleep.
"Ok Jared, just calm down," Lina said, "We'll go as soon as I've eaten breakfast. Can't cast spells on an empty stomach." She then began to mumble about how early it was.
So Lina and Gourry had breakfast together. Then the young sorceress got her supplies ready for the trip. She gave Gourry a kiss, and then headed to Gato with Jared.
Gourry watched her go. 'Lina, be careful. I don't feel right not being there to protect you from, ummmm.whatever that demon is that you mentioned yesterday. If you died, I don't think I could bear it. I want to be with you forever,' he thought
Just then, Jerin entered the room. "Worried about Lina eh? I feel the same way about my brother when he goes off like that. When I grow up, I hope I have a boyfriend who'll stand by my side like you stand by Lina's."
Gourry took a ring out of his pocket. It was the gift Katt had given him after helping her to meet Gaeus. He couldn't remember the details of the quest, but he could remember her saying, "Take this ring Gourry. Give it to someone special." To this day, he wondered what she had meant by that statement. It didn't make any sense.
"Jerin," he spoke up, "What does it mean when you give a ring to someone special? Does it have something to do with Lina?"
"Gourry! You don't know that? It's a sign of undying love when a man gives a girl a ring and asks her to marry him," Jerin replied. When Gourry gave her a blank look, she knew she would have to explain marriage too. So she began to tell Gourry all about it.
Instantly, they saw a large snake appear in the sky. Gourry then knew that Lina was going to be in deep trouble. His worry began to increase tenfold. But as that happened, his confidence in Lina's skill increased too. He now knew what he had to do.
* * *
When the giant snake appeared in the sky, Lina had just arrived in Gato with Jared. The young apprentice clung to her arm in fear. But Lina just scoffed at the sight. 'Oh please, is that all he's got? It looks like it's just a shell of some sort, and the whole thing must be to instill fear in people's hearts. Must be some ancient demon in this world that all people fear. But if Evans thinks he's gonna scare me, well then he doesn't know Lina Inverse very well.'
Katt came running down from the temple and bumped into the two of them. She begged, "Lina thank goodness you're here. You must come with me. Matilda needs to speak with you about the reappearance of Lucemia in the sky."
"Whose Lucemia?" Lina asked, "I've never heard of it."
"Lucemia is the Wyrm of Light. In ancient times, it swallowed seven cities on a destructive rampage. It died when it made the mistake of swallowing a volcano. Evans must have summoned the shell to use as a base," she replied.
Lina looked again at the creature in the sky. It certainly had an ominous look about it. "Sure I'll see Matilda about this. Lead the way Katt."
* * *
Once in the Dreamweaving Room, Lina approached Matilda's bedside. Matilda was happy to see her. She told Lina, "Evans plans to harness as much power as he can in order to revive the great Wyrm of Light. With Lucemia on his side, he will go on a violent killing spree and destroy the whole world. That's what he told me when we met in the ruins."
"Then why didn't you stop him?" demanded Katt, "He'll kill everyone in this whole world, and you didn't put an end to it!"
"Katt, listen closely for these will be my last words. The Imperial Soldiers destroy things by their Emperor's orders. Pirates steal things because they desire them. Now I ask you this, 'Which one is more sinful'," inquired Matilda.
Katt mumbled, "Both of them are stupid."
Matilda shook her head. "Neither one of them is sinful. It was the Goddess who gave us all the freedom to choose what we want to do with our lives. I love Evans, so I just can't take away from his freedom. It just wouldn't feel right to me."
"Then why don't you go to him?" Katt asked, "You can both live and be happy in the Land of Fairies. It's not fair for you to be apart from the one you love. Especially when he's destroying the whole world over this whole situation."
"We were always together, only our bodies were far apart. And I am most happy if he is able to do what he wants to do. Once I am sure that you, Evans, and Lina remain free, then the curtain will fall on my role in this world," she answered.
Katt was shocked by this grim prediction. "You can't die Matilda, you're only 26 years old. I still want to be your little sister."
Matilda whispered, "Then you do that Katt. Be free to do whatever you want to do with your life. Take care of yourself when I'm gone from this world." Then, she drifted off to sleep, breathing soft and peaceful breaths.
"I want to fight Evans," Katt confessed, "But I just can't let Matilda die like this. I'll stay here and try to help her through this. Would you be willing to go after Evans's for me? You can get to Lucemia by flying on the Cancun Bird."
Lina agreed to help Katt out. They went to the Cancun Bird's nest, and got on its back. Instantly, the bird took off, heading right for Lucemia. Determination shone in Lina's eyes. This wouldn't beat her, and then she'd return home to Gourry.
- - - -
Final battle next chapter. Nuff said.
The next morning, Jared woke Lina up bright and early. In fact, the dawn hadn't even broken yet. He had heard rumors about Selva of the Four Winds visiting Gato lately. So he wanted her to take him to see the Wisdom. All of his yelling even managed to wake Gourry up from his heavy sleep.
"Ok Jared, just calm down," Lina said, "We'll go as soon as I've eaten breakfast. Can't cast spells on an empty stomach." She then began to mumble about how early it was.
So Lina and Gourry had breakfast together. Then the young sorceress got her supplies ready for the trip. She gave Gourry a kiss, and then headed to Gato with Jared.
Gourry watched her go. 'Lina, be careful. I don't feel right not being there to protect you from, ummmm.whatever that demon is that you mentioned yesterday. If you died, I don't think I could bear it. I want to be with you forever,' he thought
Just then, Jerin entered the room. "Worried about Lina eh? I feel the same way about my brother when he goes off like that. When I grow up, I hope I have a boyfriend who'll stand by my side like you stand by Lina's."
Gourry took a ring out of his pocket. It was the gift Katt had given him after helping her to meet Gaeus. He couldn't remember the details of the quest, but he could remember her saying, "Take this ring Gourry. Give it to someone special." To this day, he wondered what she had meant by that statement. It didn't make any sense.
"Jerin," he spoke up, "What does it mean when you give a ring to someone special? Does it have something to do with Lina?"
"Gourry! You don't know that? It's a sign of undying love when a man gives a girl a ring and asks her to marry him," Jerin replied. When Gourry gave her a blank look, she knew she would have to explain marriage too. So she began to tell Gourry all about it.
Instantly, they saw a large snake appear in the sky. Gourry then knew that Lina was going to be in deep trouble. His worry began to increase tenfold. But as that happened, his confidence in Lina's skill increased too. He now knew what he had to do.
* * *
When the giant snake appeared in the sky, Lina had just arrived in Gato with Jared. The young apprentice clung to her arm in fear. But Lina just scoffed at the sight. 'Oh please, is that all he's got? It looks like it's just a shell of some sort, and the whole thing must be to instill fear in people's hearts. Must be some ancient demon in this world that all people fear. But if Evans thinks he's gonna scare me, well then he doesn't know Lina Inverse very well.'
Katt came running down from the temple and bumped into the two of them. She begged, "Lina thank goodness you're here. You must come with me. Matilda needs to speak with you about the reappearance of Lucemia in the sky."
"Whose Lucemia?" Lina asked, "I've never heard of it."
"Lucemia is the Wyrm of Light. In ancient times, it swallowed seven cities on a destructive rampage. It died when it made the mistake of swallowing a volcano. Evans must have summoned the shell to use as a base," she replied.
Lina looked again at the creature in the sky. It certainly had an ominous look about it. "Sure I'll see Matilda about this. Lead the way Katt."
* * *
Once in the Dreamweaving Room, Lina approached Matilda's bedside. Matilda was happy to see her. She told Lina, "Evans plans to harness as much power as he can in order to revive the great Wyrm of Light. With Lucemia on his side, he will go on a violent killing spree and destroy the whole world. That's what he told me when we met in the ruins."
"Then why didn't you stop him?" demanded Katt, "He'll kill everyone in this whole world, and you didn't put an end to it!"
"Katt, listen closely for these will be my last words. The Imperial Soldiers destroy things by their Emperor's orders. Pirates steal things because they desire them. Now I ask you this, 'Which one is more sinful'," inquired Matilda.
Katt mumbled, "Both of them are stupid."
Matilda shook her head. "Neither one of them is sinful. It was the Goddess who gave us all the freedom to choose what we want to do with our lives. I love Evans, so I just can't take away from his freedom. It just wouldn't feel right to me."
"Then why don't you go to him?" Katt asked, "You can both live and be happy in the Land of Fairies. It's not fair for you to be apart from the one you love. Especially when he's destroying the whole world over this whole situation."
"We were always together, only our bodies were far apart. And I am most happy if he is able to do what he wants to do. Once I am sure that you, Evans, and Lina remain free, then the curtain will fall on my role in this world," she answered.
Katt was shocked by this grim prediction. "You can't die Matilda, you're only 26 years old. I still want to be your little sister."
Matilda whispered, "Then you do that Katt. Be free to do whatever you want to do with your life. Take care of yourself when I'm gone from this world." Then, she drifted off to sleep, breathing soft and peaceful breaths.
"I want to fight Evans," Katt confessed, "But I just can't let Matilda die like this. I'll stay here and try to help her through this. Would you be willing to go after Evans's for me? You can get to Lucemia by flying on the Cancun Bird."
Lina agreed to help Katt out. They went to the Cancun Bird's nest, and got on its back. Instantly, the bird took off, heading right for Lucemia. Determination shone in Lina's eyes. This wouldn't beat her, and then she'd return home to Gourry.
- - - -
Final battle next chapter. Nuff said.