c-chan: This is a really short prologue to prepare you for the rest of the fic. And, of course, I don't own the Slayers. I do, however, own this fic, this idea, and the two original characters.
Slayers: Balance
Prologue: Ambitions
It was a sunny day with clear blue sky. All was quiet: not a sound, not a breeze. The birds refused to sing their merry songs, the insects kept their chirping to themselves, and not a single leaf on the trees rustled. Only the sun, blessed with ignorance, shone with extreme cheeriness upon the great land.
After what seemed like an eternity, the silence was suddenly shattered when two beams of raw energy surged towards each other. They collided, sending the loud explosion reverberating across the space.
Floating in the sky were two figures facing each other: one female, the other male. Silence settled once again as both adversaries watched each other warily. The tension seemed to become heavier every passing second, so heavy that it clung to their skin like wet clothes.
Finally, the man said: "Reia, please, don't do this. It's not too late yet. If we continue fighting, we'll end up destroying all this. In the name of justice and love, think of what you're doing!" He swept his arm around indicating the land and the sky.
Reia scoffed, "It's already too late, 'Mr. Perfect'. The time has come for me to make my name known. I've lived as your shadow my entire life. This is it. No more. It's time for our world to know just who Reia is."
"Please, Reia. Listen to me…"
"Enough! Nothing you say will change my mind. Enjoy your reign while you can. The next time we meet shall be the time for your eternal rest. Until then, brother." She spitted out the last word with venom.
With that, she shimmered and disappeared.
Then gradually, birds started to chirp and the breeze started to blow, as if relieved of the disappeared tension.