A/N: Ok!!! Chapter 12!!! … ^_^ … Well, I'd like to say sorry to those of you who don't watch Slayers … it may get a little confusing … and I'll explain in the A/N of the next chap about the incantation …
Disclaimer: *Grumble* Yah, yah, yah … I don't own it …
Chapter 12: " Evidence through actions "
Victoria walked up to the Mess Hall and punched in "563". She grabbed a tray and took a seat next to Guimel. (The only one seated so far.)
"Morning Guimel."
"Good Morn---" Guimel stopped half way through his sentence. "Are you okay, Victoria?! You don't look so good …" he asked.
Victoria didn't notice he said anything so he tried again. "You feeling okay, Victoria?" he asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Wha-?" she asked a little drowsily then smiled.
"Oh, I'm just fine … I didn't get a lot of sleep last night … that's all."
"Okay …" he said as the door slid open and Viole and Gatti came in and took trays.
"Good morning Viole, Gatti …" Guimel and Victoria both welcomed them. Before they could even say good morning back … Chesta, Dallet, and Miguel walked in and took trays and seats. Soon the whole Mess Hall was filled with the voices (and occasional laughter) of the Dragon Slayers.
And yet again the daily routine began~ Dilandau came in and told the dragon slayers to go to the Melef Hanger. They all went to the Melef Hanger and went over basic maneuvers and controls.
"To shoot a crima-claw you must pull the lever to your back left in the direction you want to shoot and press the small green button on top of the control panel. Stealth cloaks are activated by pressing the big, yellow button next to your arm rest. Flame throwers are simply pulling the trigger on your Alseides' arm." Dilandau told them, going over the basics so Victoria could catch up.
All the while Dilandau pointed to a huge, chalk drawing of the basic Alseides unit to show her. He was clearly annoyed. All his other Dragon Slayers had learnt this before they were recruited.
"Dilandau's kinda cute when he does that … he looks so different in person than on TV … " she thought. What she didn't notice (because she was so absorbed in Dilandau's session) that those same predatory eyes that were watching her in her room last night were watching her hungrily again … unnoticed to anyone else in the room.
"He shall not have her … none of them will. I will, and nothing will get in my way …" he whispered a plan forming in his mind as the session droned on around him.
After an hour of reviewing and making sure she had it right Dilandau dismissed them to the showers.
"199" Guimel punched in and all seven slayers walked in. At the other end of the room there was a sign that said "Female showering room" that wasn't there yesterday.
She cocked an eyebrow ( yah~ I love saying that … ) and walked down to the other end of the room. She stood in front of the metal doors. Another shower room or not, it didn't help if she didn't know the code. Just then the doors slid open and one of the nurses walked out. She saw Victoria in her dragon slayer uniform, shrieked, and fell over. Victoria sweat dropped, rubbed the back of her head, and held a hand out.
"I'm sorry ma'am. Are you okay?"
"I-I'm sorry miss …" she stuttered and ran from the room.
"Are the people on this Vione taught to fear us???" she thought.
Then the door slid open again and another nurse (holding a stack of towels) came out. Victoria tapped her shoulder. "Excuse me?" she asked.
The nurse's eyes bulged but she quietly answered, "Yes, Miss?"
"I was wondering about this room …"
"Oh!!!" she smiled.
"Lord Folken added it today because with yet another female on the Vione it was time we had our own one … the code is 064 …" she whispered.
"Thank you." Victoria said, pressing in the code and taking a stall on the left.
After taking a shower and grabbing her dirty clothes she punched in "064" and went to the laundry room. The Slayers were already there and just grabbing a new change of clothes. Victoria picked one up, throwing her old clothes in a basket and changed in a stall. Yet again the Slayers walked to the Sleeping Quarters Corridor.
"Night …" she yawned … and at the same time as she punched in 321 (her code), Gatti punched in 985 (His, Guimel's, and Viole's code), and Dallet punched in 777 (His, Miguel's, and Chesta's code). They all walked in and crawled into bed after changing. All except for one …
Victoria stood on her balcony in her lavender nightgown, the wind playing with her hair. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes. Her golden eyes were full of concentration as she brought her hands up in front of her and directed them out into the cool night air … nothing in her path for miles …
"I need a spell that wields destructive energy … because I must practice black magic to protect myself and Zaibach from Van …" *Author here: Slayers' definition of black magic isn't devil worshipping or anything … it's just attack spells and magic that could hurt people …*
"I know … I'll start small and get bigger as I go to see if I can control the power …" she thought.
"Something simple … Hm~ … ok~ here goes … FLARE ARROW!!!"
Both hands held out in front of her, one arched back as if waiting to hold something. Sparks appeared in her hand in the shape of a bow and an arrow made of fire sizzled prepared to burn and reduce it's target to a cider. She drew it back and fired into the sky … it continued straight for a while … but it just disappeared in thin air when it never hit anything and just whizzed through the brisk night.
"It worked!" she thought gleefully and listened for a while to see if anyone had woken up or heard the spell … no one had so she continued.
"FREEZE ARROW!!!" she conjured the opposite spell … in her hand formed a long ice shaft crackling with magic. She pulled her hand back and launched the javelin like spell as far as it would go … it went even farther than the flare arrow!!! If it weren't for her keen eye-sight she would have never seen it evaporate and disappear. She mentally ticked off a list of spells in her head.
"Flare arrow, freeze arrow, fireball, elemekia lance, healing, illumination …" pretty much everything that wouldn't wake anyone and she was able to conjure in the air … she didn't think she'd ever use a Giga Slave or Ragna Blade because they were the two strongest spells … they used the power of the Lord of Nightmares … and had the power to destroy all of Gaea with ease if she ever lost control.
"Lina Inverse …" she thought, "The chosen child of destruction of L-sama (Lord of Nightmares) … the only one to ever be possessed by her and wield her power … the sorcery genius …" she begun to wonder if tampering with this magic was right … It had to be!
Why would she get it if it wasn't? "This must be something that I will need to protect the ones I love …" even though she had known them (Zaibach~ the Dragon slayers, and Dilandau …) for only two days in person, on earth they were like idols to her (It's a phrase people! In other words she admired them … not worshipped …) and maybe more … she rarely confessed that though~ I mean to everyone else it was some cartoon … but to Victoria anime gave her hope and support that real life could never offer …
"One more spell," she thought ... "then I'll get the little sleep I have left …"
This spell would be the hardest in attack spells excluding the Ragna Blade and Giga Slave. There was more than one incantation so she settled for the one in Slayers Ova when Lina traveled with Naga … the Dragon Slave …
"Heed me thou who is darker than dusk. Heed though which is more red than blood. In the name of that which has been buried in the bottomless abyss of time eternal … I summon thee master of the ultimate darkness!!! Have no pity on the fools who stand in our way! Infuse me with power ~ let your strength become mine, to rid them from the face of this earth, to deliver them unto the ultimate doom!!! DRAGON SLAVE!!!" she screamed (surrounded by a red aura) …
Red light engulfed the entire Vione. The sheer mass of this spell was unfathomable!!! Victoria could think of no other way to describe it. A huge amount of energy went out in a globe of deadly energy. Victoria had done this magic because her spells could cause no harm in the place she was because there was not a thing in her path for miles upon miles. Or so she thought. The Dragon Slave seemed to have a mind of it's own and it thirsted for destruction. The huge mass of red energy hit a mountain in the far distance. In a huge flash of light and a crash the mountain was rubble once the smoke cleared.
The metal doors to Victoria's room slid open and shut, but Victoria didn't even notice. She stood there trembling. The red aura around her dimming now that the power she summoned was fading slowly.
She felt strong arms wrap around her and hot breath on her neck. Still she remained unmoving. After embracing her for a minute or two longer she was spun around and the very last of the energy faded away. She blinked in confusion.
"Y-you?" she asked hesitantly …
"I heard a huge explosion coming in from here … I was worried about you, Victoria …" he smiled charmingly, ever so slightly tightening his grip on her well-muscled torso.
"How did you?" she blurted but was cut off …
"Shhh …" he soothed, gingerly rubbing her bottom lip with his finger. "I'm just glad you are safe."
A/N: AHHHH!!! WHO ON GAEA IS IT?!?!?!?! Will it be the same as last time??? Or will I change it??? Are you reading? Should I post? Will I change the pairing?!?!?! AHHH!!! SO MANY QUESTIONS~ Maybe I'll post when I get an E-mail or something … lol~ To Kae Noel: I'm answering your e-mail … it's just shocking … it'll take a while and I'm a very busy girl … ~CrimsonFire
Disclaimer: *Grumble* Yah, yah, yah … I don't own it …
Chapter 12: " Evidence through actions "
Victoria walked up to the Mess Hall and punched in "563". She grabbed a tray and took a seat next to Guimel. (The only one seated so far.)
"Morning Guimel."
"Good Morn---" Guimel stopped half way through his sentence. "Are you okay, Victoria?! You don't look so good …" he asked.
Victoria didn't notice he said anything so he tried again. "You feeling okay, Victoria?" he asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Wha-?" she asked a little drowsily then smiled.
"Oh, I'm just fine … I didn't get a lot of sleep last night … that's all."
"Okay …" he said as the door slid open and Viole and Gatti came in and took trays.
"Good morning Viole, Gatti …" Guimel and Victoria both welcomed them. Before they could even say good morning back … Chesta, Dallet, and Miguel walked in and took trays and seats. Soon the whole Mess Hall was filled with the voices (and occasional laughter) of the Dragon Slayers.
And yet again the daily routine began~ Dilandau came in and told the dragon slayers to go to the Melef Hanger. They all went to the Melef Hanger and went over basic maneuvers and controls.
"To shoot a crima-claw you must pull the lever to your back left in the direction you want to shoot and press the small green button on top of the control panel. Stealth cloaks are activated by pressing the big, yellow button next to your arm rest. Flame throwers are simply pulling the trigger on your Alseides' arm." Dilandau told them, going over the basics so Victoria could catch up.
All the while Dilandau pointed to a huge, chalk drawing of the basic Alseides unit to show her. He was clearly annoyed. All his other Dragon Slayers had learnt this before they were recruited.
"Dilandau's kinda cute when he does that … he looks so different in person than on TV … " she thought. What she didn't notice (because she was so absorbed in Dilandau's session) that those same predatory eyes that were watching her in her room last night were watching her hungrily again … unnoticed to anyone else in the room.
"He shall not have her … none of them will. I will, and nothing will get in my way …" he whispered a plan forming in his mind as the session droned on around him.
After an hour of reviewing and making sure she had it right Dilandau dismissed them to the showers.
"199" Guimel punched in and all seven slayers walked in. At the other end of the room there was a sign that said "Female showering room" that wasn't there yesterday.
She cocked an eyebrow ( yah~ I love saying that … ) and walked down to the other end of the room. She stood in front of the metal doors. Another shower room or not, it didn't help if she didn't know the code. Just then the doors slid open and one of the nurses walked out. She saw Victoria in her dragon slayer uniform, shrieked, and fell over. Victoria sweat dropped, rubbed the back of her head, and held a hand out.
"I'm sorry ma'am. Are you okay?"
"I-I'm sorry miss …" she stuttered and ran from the room.
"Are the people on this Vione taught to fear us???" she thought.
Then the door slid open again and another nurse (holding a stack of towels) came out. Victoria tapped her shoulder. "Excuse me?" she asked.
The nurse's eyes bulged but she quietly answered, "Yes, Miss?"
"I was wondering about this room …"
"Oh!!!" she smiled.
"Lord Folken added it today because with yet another female on the Vione it was time we had our own one … the code is 064 …" she whispered.
"Thank you." Victoria said, pressing in the code and taking a stall on the left.
After taking a shower and grabbing her dirty clothes she punched in "064" and went to the laundry room. The Slayers were already there and just grabbing a new change of clothes. Victoria picked one up, throwing her old clothes in a basket and changed in a stall. Yet again the Slayers walked to the Sleeping Quarters Corridor.
"Night …" she yawned … and at the same time as she punched in 321 (her code), Gatti punched in 985 (His, Guimel's, and Viole's code), and Dallet punched in 777 (His, Miguel's, and Chesta's code). They all walked in and crawled into bed after changing. All except for one …
Victoria stood on her balcony in her lavender nightgown, the wind playing with her hair. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes. Her golden eyes were full of concentration as she brought her hands up in front of her and directed them out into the cool night air … nothing in her path for miles …
"I need a spell that wields destructive energy … because I must practice black magic to protect myself and Zaibach from Van …" *Author here: Slayers' definition of black magic isn't devil worshipping or anything … it's just attack spells and magic that could hurt people …*
"I know … I'll start small and get bigger as I go to see if I can control the power …" she thought.
"Something simple … Hm~ … ok~ here goes … FLARE ARROW!!!"
Both hands held out in front of her, one arched back as if waiting to hold something. Sparks appeared in her hand in the shape of a bow and an arrow made of fire sizzled prepared to burn and reduce it's target to a cider. She drew it back and fired into the sky … it continued straight for a while … but it just disappeared in thin air when it never hit anything and just whizzed through the brisk night.
"It worked!" she thought gleefully and listened for a while to see if anyone had woken up or heard the spell … no one had so she continued.
"FREEZE ARROW!!!" she conjured the opposite spell … in her hand formed a long ice shaft crackling with magic. She pulled her hand back and launched the javelin like spell as far as it would go … it went even farther than the flare arrow!!! If it weren't for her keen eye-sight she would have never seen it evaporate and disappear. She mentally ticked off a list of spells in her head.
"Flare arrow, freeze arrow, fireball, elemekia lance, healing, illumination …" pretty much everything that wouldn't wake anyone and she was able to conjure in the air … she didn't think she'd ever use a Giga Slave or Ragna Blade because they were the two strongest spells … they used the power of the Lord of Nightmares … and had the power to destroy all of Gaea with ease if she ever lost control.
"Lina Inverse …" she thought, "The chosen child of destruction of L-sama (Lord of Nightmares) … the only one to ever be possessed by her and wield her power … the sorcery genius …" she begun to wonder if tampering with this magic was right … It had to be!
Why would she get it if it wasn't? "This must be something that I will need to protect the ones I love …" even though she had known them (Zaibach~ the Dragon slayers, and Dilandau …) for only two days in person, on earth they were like idols to her (It's a phrase people! In other words she admired them … not worshipped …) and maybe more … she rarely confessed that though~ I mean to everyone else it was some cartoon … but to Victoria anime gave her hope and support that real life could never offer …
"One more spell," she thought ... "then I'll get the little sleep I have left …"
This spell would be the hardest in attack spells excluding the Ragna Blade and Giga Slave. There was more than one incantation so she settled for the one in Slayers Ova when Lina traveled with Naga … the Dragon Slave …
"Heed me thou who is darker than dusk. Heed though which is more red than blood. In the name of that which has been buried in the bottomless abyss of time eternal … I summon thee master of the ultimate darkness!!! Have no pity on the fools who stand in our way! Infuse me with power ~ let your strength become mine, to rid them from the face of this earth, to deliver them unto the ultimate doom!!! DRAGON SLAVE!!!" she screamed (surrounded by a red aura) …
Red light engulfed the entire Vione. The sheer mass of this spell was unfathomable!!! Victoria could think of no other way to describe it. A huge amount of energy went out in a globe of deadly energy. Victoria had done this magic because her spells could cause no harm in the place she was because there was not a thing in her path for miles upon miles. Or so she thought. The Dragon Slave seemed to have a mind of it's own and it thirsted for destruction. The huge mass of red energy hit a mountain in the far distance. In a huge flash of light and a crash the mountain was rubble once the smoke cleared.
The metal doors to Victoria's room slid open and shut, but Victoria didn't even notice. She stood there trembling. The red aura around her dimming now that the power she summoned was fading slowly.
She felt strong arms wrap around her and hot breath on her neck. Still she remained unmoving. After embracing her for a minute or two longer she was spun around and the very last of the energy faded away. She blinked in confusion.
"Y-you?" she asked hesitantly …
"I heard a huge explosion coming in from here … I was worried about you, Victoria …" he smiled charmingly, ever so slightly tightening his grip on her well-muscled torso.
"How did you?" she blurted but was cut off …
"Shhh …" he soothed, gingerly rubbing her bottom lip with his finger. "I'm just glad you are safe."
A/N: AHHHH!!! WHO ON GAEA IS IT?!?!?!?! Will it be the same as last time??? Or will I change it??? Are you reading? Should I post? Will I change the pairing?!?!?! AHHH!!! SO MANY QUESTIONS~ Maybe I'll post when I get an E-mail or something … lol~ To Kae Noel: I'm answering your e-mail … it's just shocking … it'll take a while and I'm a very busy girl … ~CrimsonFire