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The Ragna Blade made contact with the Goddess's body, and a bright light lit up the whole room. Lina had to shield her eyes to keep from going blind. She then used a Balus Wall to guard her and Gourry from the blasts.
When it cleared, they saw the Goddess kneeling before her. But she had changed. Instead of a plant-like humanoid, she was a beautiful woman. Her long golden hair flew down past her knees, and her sapphire eyes sparkled in the light. The dress on her body was a white sundress that was fastened with gold clips on her shoulders.
"Thank you," she stated, "I am now free."
"Free from what? You've got a lot of explaining to do lady. How dare you take Gourry and me and use us like chess pieces?" Lina demanded.
The Goddess said, "I can see why my baby sister puts up with you. You're not willing to listen to any authority but your own. She had that same quality about her when she was younger."
Now Lina was confused. "Sister?! You have a sister? And where is this sister of yours? She has some explaining to do then."
"Why Lina, I'm sure you know her already," the Goddess informed her, "I mean, she did use your body that one time to fight the little upstart."
"L-Sama is your sister!" exclaimed Lina.
The Goddess nodded. She told Lina, "Yes. You see, when we were younger, I was always the favorite in the family. I had managed to create a world of my own and keep it in order for so long. L-Sama always wanted to outdo me, so she tried to create a race of beasts that would guard this world for eternity. But the beasts went out of control, and created a big mess for me to clean up. Ever since then, when I ask her to do something, she's never asked questions about helping me. Even with her own worlds to care for, since she thought making four would outdo my one."
Lina began to think about how familiar this sounded. It was exactly how her relationship with her older sister was. No wonder she was favored by L-Sama.
The Goddess noticed Lina's stares. "So it does sound familiar. Recently I asked her to find me some heroes who could help save my world. She then told me she'd found a girl that had strong powers and a similar family to our own. I never expected her to go to the length of lending her own power to the girl to defeat me in combat."
"You should never underestimate your opponent," a voice stated, "I guess that's my way of getting my revenge from when we were younger. How about we call this little feud of ours a draw, sister dear?" Then, L-Sama appeared in the sanctuary.
"Why in the heck did we have to go through all of that? Weren't all the things I did in my own world enough?" inquired Lina.
L-Sama replied, "You don't argue with your sister. When she says jump, you jump or face her wrath. It's the same with mine. And who could I send instead of you? Zel wouldn't want to do anything but find his cure. Amelia can't really go out of Seyruun on her own, especially with coordination like hers. Nahga would just drink and laugh all day, scarring the citizens instead of helping them. Filia has her hands full with little Val. Sylphiel isn't good at anything except recovery magic, and she doesn't have a partner to help her. Martina and Zangulus. . .well, I think that speaks for itself. And I don't think there's anyone stupid enough with trusting Xellos to save the world without either A) trying to destroy it instead, as per his Mazoku nature or B) driving everyone crazy with his pranks."
Lina sweatdropped as she thought of leaving any world in the hands of any of her friends and allies. No one could do as good a job as she could. She decided not to press it after that. Better not make the creator of her world mad.
She looked Lina strait in the eyes. "Well anyway, thank you for your help. I kind of figured you'd come after a replacement for Gourry's Sword of Light. So I dropped the hints you found on the two swords by the herb so you would be sure to go on the quest."
"Why do the ruins here and back by the swords have the same carvings on them?" asked Lina, "Did our people come from this world originally."
"To tell you the truth, that was an ancient shrine dedicated to me. But it was destroyed in an earthquake caused by the Cephied-Shabranigdo feud. The swords were actually gifts from my sister after I created the world. I figured my vessel would love to have one of them, and give the other to her stupid companion," L-Sama told them.
The Mana Goddess then said, "Well, it's time for you to head home now. But I'll never forget you for what you've done for me." Then, the world went blurry again, much like when they first had come to this world.
* * *
One month later.
"So Miss Lina," Amelia asked, "How did you and Gourry ever get to that world?"
"L-Sama's sister needed help. It wasn't really that bad. We did manage to get a lot of treasure along the way, taste some wonderful food, and we even got married," replied Lina. She showed the others her wedding ring.
Sylphiel said, "Congratulations Miss Lina, Gourry dear." But a hint of sadness was detected in her voice because she hadn't been the one Gourry wanted.
Xellos looked as if he wanted to play some kind of trick like steal the ring and drop it in the river. But then he noticed Filia glaring at him and gripping mace-sama in one hand-while feeding Val with the other. He decided to wait on this one, it'd be more fun to have Lina throw a bunch of Fireballs at him as he flew away.
Zelgadis looked at Lina. "So what exactly did you guys find?"
"That's right!" exclaimed Lina, "We have that curse charm from Watts. Zel, I think it might be able to cure your Chimeric state."
"Well what are you waiting for? Give it to me," demanded Zelgadis.
Lina reached in her pocket for the charm. Just then she noticed that there had been a hole in it, and the charm had fallen through. "Sorry Zel, I guess it went missing," Lina admitted.
Zelgadis began to bawl uncontrollably at the thought of losing another chance at getting his cure. Down the table, Xellos began to laugh. 'I knew it would be funny if I cut that hole in Lina's pocket last night so she'd lose something. This turned out even better than I hoped.' Noticing the smirk in his eyes, Filia beaned him on the head with her mace.
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Little slapstick in the end for fun. I took much liberty with the ending, it wasn't like this at all. Well, I have to give you the obligatory thank you's for all the people who made this fic possible. First, to Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Araizumi for creating Slayers, without that there'd be no fic. Second, to the variety sites that got me into Slayers. Third, to Squaresoft for the basic plot for the fic, without my taking the liberties to add in some of Lina's usual humor. Fourth, to Namco, Hal, Capcom, and Taito for the characters I borrowed for the little quests. And finally, I'd like to thank the creators of Zoids, I got this idea because I named my LoM heroine after the main female of one of the series who's name is pronounced the same but spelled differently than Lina.
The Ragna Blade made contact with the Goddess's body, and a bright light lit up the whole room. Lina had to shield her eyes to keep from going blind. She then used a Balus Wall to guard her and Gourry from the blasts.
When it cleared, they saw the Goddess kneeling before her. But she had changed. Instead of a plant-like humanoid, she was a beautiful woman. Her long golden hair flew down past her knees, and her sapphire eyes sparkled in the light. The dress on her body was a white sundress that was fastened with gold clips on her shoulders.
"Thank you," she stated, "I am now free."
"Free from what? You've got a lot of explaining to do lady. How dare you take Gourry and me and use us like chess pieces?" Lina demanded.
The Goddess said, "I can see why my baby sister puts up with you. You're not willing to listen to any authority but your own. She had that same quality about her when she was younger."
Now Lina was confused. "Sister?! You have a sister? And where is this sister of yours? She has some explaining to do then."
"Why Lina, I'm sure you know her already," the Goddess informed her, "I mean, she did use your body that one time to fight the little upstart."
"L-Sama is your sister!" exclaimed Lina.
The Goddess nodded. She told Lina, "Yes. You see, when we were younger, I was always the favorite in the family. I had managed to create a world of my own and keep it in order for so long. L-Sama always wanted to outdo me, so she tried to create a race of beasts that would guard this world for eternity. But the beasts went out of control, and created a big mess for me to clean up. Ever since then, when I ask her to do something, she's never asked questions about helping me. Even with her own worlds to care for, since she thought making four would outdo my one."
Lina began to think about how familiar this sounded. It was exactly how her relationship with her older sister was. No wonder she was favored by L-Sama.
The Goddess noticed Lina's stares. "So it does sound familiar. Recently I asked her to find me some heroes who could help save my world. She then told me she'd found a girl that had strong powers and a similar family to our own. I never expected her to go to the length of lending her own power to the girl to defeat me in combat."
"You should never underestimate your opponent," a voice stated, "I guess that's my way of getting my revenge from when we were younger. How about we call this little feud of ours a draw, sister dear?" Then, L-Sama appeared in the sanctuary.
"Why in the heck did we have to go through all of that? Weren't all the things I did in my own world enough?" inquired Lina.
L-Sama replied, "You don't argue with your sister. When she says jump, you jump or face her wrath. It's the same with mine. And who could I send instead of you? Zel wouldn't want to do anything but find his cure. Amelia can't really go out of Seyruun on her own, especially with coordination like hers. Nahga would just drink and laugh all day, scarring the citizens instead of helping them. Filia has her hands full with little Val. Sylphiel isn't good at anything except recovery magic, and she doesn't have a partner to help her. Martina and Zangulus. . .well, I think that speaks for itself. And I don't think there's anyone stupid enough with trusting Xellos to save the world without either A) trying to destroy it instead, as per his Mazoku nature or B) driving everyone crazy with his pranks."
Lina sweatdropped as she thought of leaving any world in the hands of any of her friends and allies. No one could do as good a job as she could. She decided not to press it after that. Better not make the creator of her world mad.
She looked Lina strait in the eyes. "Well anyway, thank you for your help. I kind of figured you'd come after a replacement for Gourry's Sword of Light. So I dropped the hints you found on the two swords by the herb so you would be sure to go on the quest."
"Why do the ruins here and back by the swords have the same carvings on them?" asked Lina, "Did our people come from this world originally."
"To tell you the truth, that was an ancient shrine dedicated to me. But it was destroyed in an earthquake caused by the Cephied-Shabranigdo feud. The swords were actually gifts from my sister after I created the world. I figured my vessel would love to have one of them, and give the other to her stupid companion," L-Sama told them.
The Mana Goddess then said, "Well, it's time for you to head home now. But I'll never forget you for what you've done for me." Then, the world went blurry again, much like when they first had come to this world.
* * *
One month later.
"So Miss Lina," Amelia asked, "How did you and Gourry ever get to that world?"
"L-Sama's sister needed help. It wasn't really that bad. We did manage to get a lot of treasure along the way, taste some wonderful food, and we even got married," replied Lina. She showed the others her wedding ring.
Sylphiel said, "Congratulations Miss Lina, Gourry dear." But a hint of sadness was detected in her voice because she hadn't been the one Gourry wanted.
Xellos looked as if he wanted to play some kind of trick like steal the ring and drop it in the river. But then he noticed Filia glaring at him and gripping mace-sama in one hand-while feeding Val with the other. He decided to wait on this one, it'd be more fun to have Lina throw a bunch of Fireballs at him as he flew away.
Zelgadis looked at Lina. "So what exactly did you guys find?"
"That's right!" exclaimed Lina, "We have that curse charm from Watts. Zel, I think it might be able to cure your Chimeric state."
"Well what are you waiting for? Give it to me," demanded Zelgadis.
Lina reached in her pocket for the charm. Just then she noticed that there had been a hole in it, and the charm had fallen through. "Sorry Zel, I guess it went missing," Lina admitted.
Zelgadis began to bawl uncontrollably at the thought of losing another chance at getting his cure. Down the table, Xellos began to laugh. 'I knew it would be funny if I cut that hole in Lina's pocket last night so she'd lose something. This turned out even better than I hoped.' Noticing the smirk in his eyes, Filia beaned him on the head with her mace.
- - - -
Little slapstick in the end for fun. I took much liberty with the ending, it wasn't like this at all. Well, I have to give you the obligatory thank you's for all the people who made this fic possible. First, to Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Araizumi for creating Slayers, without that there'd be no fic. Second, to the variety sites that got me into Slayers. Third, to Squaresoft for the basic plot for the fic, without my taking the liberties to add in some of Lina's usual humor. Fourth, to Namco, Hal, Capcom, and Taito for the characters I borrowed for the little quests. And finally, I'd like to thank the creators of Zoids, I got this idea because I named my LoM heroine after the main female of one of the series who's name is pronounced the same but spelled differently than Lina.