"Remove the dragon."
The order had just come into his mind, along with the will that became his own; such was the nature of his being. The Juu-oh's will was no different from his own when his master commanded a thing done. He need not even reply, his compliance was mandated by every strand that composed his soul.
But he also had a mind of his own, and he was busy with Lina's group at the moment. So he delegated.
"Yelstia," he uttered in summons, and the Mazoku appeared before him the next instant. "Your Excellency Juushinkan," said a vaguely female form covered with tattered grey robes and hair that resembled seaweed. "What is your will?" she, or rather it, asked him in a spectral voice.
"Remember that Gold Dragon you saw a while ago?"
"The one called 'Filia' by the humans, Your Excellency?"
"The very one," he confirmed, sighing. "Kill her, would you please? And make sure you dispose of the body." He didn't bother mentioning the two beastmen, their deaths of course would go without saying. "And do not play with her, just kill her immediately and return. Understand?" he asked, suddenly letting impatience show in his tone.
"Perfectly, Your Excellency," she responded solemnly, and departed into the astral realm. Yelstia was not his creation, but there just weren't any Mazoku who wouldn't obey his every whim, as he carried the will of the Greater Beast itself.
After a short time Yelstia returned. "It is done as you willed, Your Excellency. I had no difficulty; I struck the dragon down from the astral side and disposed of the body where it is sure never to be found."
"Yes, yes, very good. Now begone," he dismissed with a wagle of fingers.
Personally, he felt that they could have got more use out of Filia, and her death was a waste. But his wishes didn't mean anything against those of his master.
"Xelloss! What're doing over there?!" demanded the small sorceress, who glared at him with suspicion.
"That's a secret!" he called back happily from a distance away.
"Yeah, whatever. If you're going to hang aorund, be useful or get lost!"
He intened to keep it a secret. He smiled.
The order had just come into his mind, along with the will that became his own; such was the nature of his being. The Juu-oh's will was no different from his own when his master commanded a thing done. He need not even reply, his compliance was mandated by every strand that composed his soul.
But he also had a mind of his own, and he was busy with Lina's group at the moment. So he delegated.
"Yelstia," he uttered in summons, and the Mazoku appeared before him the next instant. "Your Excellency Juushinkan," said a vaguely female form covered with tattered grey robes and hair that resembled seaweed. "What is your will?" she, or rather it, asked him in a spectral voice.
"Remember that Gold Dragon you saw a while ago?"
"The one called 'Filia' by the humans, Your Excellency?"
"The very one," he confirmed, sighing. "Kill her, would you please? And make sure you dispose of the body." He didn't bother mentioning the two beastmen, their deaths of course would go without saying. "And do not play with her, just kill her immediately and return. Understand?" he asked, suddenly letting impatience show in his tone.
"Perfectly, Your Excellency," she responded solemnly, and departed into the astral realm. Yelstia was not his creation, but there just weren't any Mazoku who wouldn't obey his every whim, as he carried the will of the Greater Beast itself.
After a short time Yelstia returned. "It is done as you willed, Your Excellency. I had no difficulty; I struck the dragon down from the astral side and disposed of the body where it is sure never to be found."
"Yes, yes, very good. Now begone," he dismissed with a wagle of fingers.
Personally, he felt that they could have got more use out of Filia, and her death was a waste. But his wishes didn't mean anything against those of his master.
"Xelloss! What're doing over there?!" demanded the small sorceress, who glared at him with suspicion.
"That's a secret!" he called back happily from a distance away.
"Yeah, whatever. If you're going to hang aorund, be useful or get lost!"
He intened to keep it a secret. He smiled.
