ZELGADIS: Finally know that I'm here I can ask the Claire Bible for my cure for this damnable chimera body. Tell me Claire Bible how do I obtain a cure for my curse.

CLAIRE BIBLE: Ask Again later.

ZELGADIS: Grrr..Later isn't good enough. Tell me NOW!

CLAIRE BIBLE: Ask again later.

ZELGADIS: Giyahhhhh!!!!!!!



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Filia flew as fast as her golden wings could take her, teleporting every few miles to get a faster lead. Her slitted azure eyes tainted with a hint of an ochre colour as she viewed the many pastures dotted with herds of cattle and clumps of horse galloping in the wind. "Hmm, I should take Val into the country for a while the fresh air will do him so good instead being cooped up in the hustle and bustle of the city." She contemplated with herself getting a little of course and heading slightly east. The ryuuzoku shook her scaly head and adjusted the air currents to suit her needs to retain back to her normal course.



"I have to concentrate or I might just fly to the Sea of Chaos." Filia joked as she thought that idea over twice and gave a small shudder of fear. To go the sea of chaos was not a thing she would like to do. The dragon teleported a few more miles and she was already feeling the signatures of dragons somewhere deep in this territory. Filia wagged her tail in her content and took in a good sniff smelling the distinct scents of the area and very soon the ryuu came to a sudden halt and narrowed her eyes.



"Mazoku." She breathed bearing her jagged teeth slightly and looking all around her, trying to catch views into the Astral Plane for any signature of something that was definitely following her. Filia let out an ear shattering roar in annoyance if it were Xellos toying with her again she'd give him a good pummelling with Mace-sama. But her dragon instinct told her was not Xellos but someone and the person wasn't probably in her league. So taking a deep breath Filia started to make a low growling noise soon drummed in with a light humming trying to make stabilizing sound barrier to rip or at least reveal the demon following her. Petite ripples began to appear in the air as Filia continued her assault and her clear airborne surrounding was glinting with shades of black as if someone was splashing black paint over the surroundings. Finally a crackling tone was heard and the dragon's follower appeared before her.



"Ehhhh, not bad dragon." The mazoku stated as his human form began to stabilize into its new surroundings his bandages flowing gently to the right by the wind. Xei scratched the back of his head making his sooty black hair make a small swish that lapped over his bandaged face. Filia glowered at him and was ready for a battle that she would quickly finish.



"Alright if you want a fight I'll give it to you. But this is going to be quick cause I have someplace to be." She snarled bearing her dagger like fangs even more and narrowing her eyes. The mazoku shook his head in a sluggish motion and raised his shoulders in a small shrug as he gave out a sigh.



"You dragons...my master is right you are SO violent and thirsty for a battle. But no matter I have no intention of fighting you for good reason the obvious one is that you are definitely stronger than and I and I would loose the battle." He explained letting out as soft chuckle as he viewed the dragon's bewildered expression. Filia blinked in confusion of not understanding his reasoning and pointed her yellow gold claw at him.



"You don't want to fight.......then since I am stronger and I have noticed your presence will you cease your task of following me?" she questioned giving him a feral smile to scare him off. The boy shook his head once more and tilted his face to the north his bandages loosening around the top part of his face so Filia could see a glimpse of his violet coloured left eye and his black coloured right eye.



"Gomen, but I shall continue following you until I am told otherwise by my master or a higher up. But don't mind me I won't be a bother." He laughed and was ready to teleport back into the Astral Plane and continues his orders when the ryuuzoku disappeared right in front of him not giving him signature to follow or a presence to sense she was not even felt on the plane of existence. "Wow, not bad for a dragon I probably should stop here and report to Xellos-sama she's off to Kataart Mountain." He pondered as he disappeared back into the murky depths of the Astral Plane.



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Filia teleported near a rock cliff and drew in a sharp breath. She has finally reached Kataart Mountain and it was packed with dragons Goldens, Black and even some she has never seen before. The young ryuu felt quite relived and insignificant to see so many types of Dragons at once that it frightened and filled her with great joy at the same time. Filia took off into the air again wondering who to ask to help direct her too the Elders of this territory. As she was flying the other dragons seem to be very interested in her for they have never seen her around these parts and she carried a foreign scent.



"Konnichiwa." Filia announced to a Black Dragon couple escorting their two hatchlings towards their cave probably for a slight nap or a meal of some sort. The ryuu began to reminisce about her family that used to be a big part of her life before she began her duty of being a priestess. The Gold looked around in awe in the company of so many dragons, a crimson blush crept up on Filia's snout as she noticed she was catching a lot of eyes by the male dragons, giving her a good sign for her to high tail it out of there.



"Damn Claire Bible it gave me no answers at ALL!"



The dragon's ears twitched in small jolts as a familiar tenor voice came ringing towards her tuned hearing that she turned her head to the left and saw none other than Zelgadis stomping off from just coming out from a small cave it seemed. Filia smiled and teleported towards his location in anticipation to meet up with an old acquaintance.



The chimera kicked his shoes against a flat piece of rock sending it flying into the air as he continued to begrudgingly stomp off in disappointment. Lowering his head to look at the ground Zelgadis silently cursed himself for being so stupid to believe he would find a cure so easily. Fate tended to screw him over whenever his life seemed to be going great. Since the sorcerer did not bother to look where he was going or listen to the loud crashing of rocks he walked straight into a golden dragon.



"Oi, watch where you're going." He said in a low and moody tone and continued his travelling. The dragon blinked and gave him a smile as a golden light surrounded her. Zelgaids looked up at the ryuu and wondered if he provoked it in anyway with his outburst. The chimera shook his head his wiry hair shifting to the boths sides of his gravely face. He didn't want to start a fight with a dragon after Milgazia allowed him to speak with the Claire Bible to find a solution for his problem. As the golden light began to fade a woman was standing right in front of him. The chimera raised his finger and pointed it at the dragon as she smiled at him and gave him a small wave.



"FILIA!?" he shouted giving her an apologetic look for not knowing sooner it was she. How could he have forgotten the pink bowed tail should have given him a good clue. Filia approached and gave him another grin.



"Nice to see you again Zelgadis-san." She said straightening out the wrinkles in her pink dress ad adjusting her headgear to fit the angle on her head to her likings that was more comfortable. "I'm very surprised to see you on Kataart Mountain of all places but I guess by your yelling not too long ago its something to do with searching for your curse." Zelgadis sweatdropped and expression lines covered half of his face as he collapsed to ground in anger and fatigue.



"Not bad enough I didn't find my answers it's hard to try to gather your thoughts for possible solutions when some damn fruitcake Mazoku keeps popping up and leading me on stupid quests." He growled pounding the ground with his rock like fist small cracks appearing to the power of his punches. Filia waltzed towards him and patted his back in a cheer-up fashion.



"Genki, genki Zelgadis-san there might still be a cure out there plus if I can deal with that namagomi's teasing you can too." She exclaimed feeling the urge to grab her mace and whack Xellos for her and Zelgadis. The chimera stood up and smirked at her.



"Thank you, Filia. I hope you're right about that but for now I ought to be going I wish you luck for whatever reason you're here." He announced as he began to trudge his way towards a clearing that lead to thick and lush forest. Filia blinked at remembering the reason why she came and ran up to Zelgadis.



"Zelgadis-san do you know where I can find the dragon elders of this territory?" she asked and began to look around in the direction he pointed with his stony index finger. It was some sort f cave with carvings that she couldn't identify because she was too far away.



"Over there you may find the dragon elders and ask for Milgazia if you're having any trouble." He sated as he began his travelling towards the clearing he gave her a half wave with the back of his palm. "Ja."



"Where you heading now?" she questioned noticing him take out his water flask that donned Amelia's pink bracelet with the blue stone. Zelgadis turned around and blushed trying to hide the flask.



"Seyrunn Castle, I told Amelia I would visit her soon, you should too sometime." He said dismissively and continued his transient.



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Filia approached the large cave after taking the directional advice from Zelgadis she teleported here with no doubt in mind this was the wrong place. The carvings that the cave was trimmed with were pictures of dragons probably rewarded with some sort of heroic prodigy. Filia was so busy looking at the carving designs she didn't notice a young shrine maiden with raven hair and freckles bump into her. The girl flushed red and quickly backed bowing ever so slightly to show her apology.



"Ahh...........gomen, gomen I was told to ask you who you were so I could help you get a discussion with the elders." The girl said in a soft voice her timid black eyes darting over Filia's face for any type of hostile expression. The Gold smiled at the young ryuu maiden and patted her head in a gentle way.



"I'm not mad I should've been watching. Now to answer your question my name is Filia UI Copt and I've some to get a hearing with your dragon elder council as fast as you can arrange it." Filia commanded her eyes getting stern for the visions she had seen in her dreams were starting to fade and it was getting difficult for her to remember them. The girl raised her arm and pointed a finger at the Gold in total shock.



"Filia UI Copt, I can't believe that the great Filia UI Copt who aided in the help with Lina Inverse for the destruction of Dark Star is standing right in front of me." The girl gushed in an awed expression her eyes getting all starry-eyed. Filia's face faulted at the praise this young dragon was giving her, true she is a powerful ryuuzoku but she was still inexperienced with her young age that it didn't matter. The Gold could feel her face beginning to heat up as the young shrine maiden continued to gush over her.



"I can't believe I'm that famous in these parts and I hardly knew about anything that involved the Kataart Mountain. The world really is small." She mused her ego growing a little bigger with each word the girl spoke.



"Hai, UI Copt-sama is very well known as long Lina Inverse, Gourry Gabriev, Zelgadis Greywords and Amelia Wil Telsa Seyrunn. But the shrine maidens here all a special place for you Copt-sama. By the way I'm Meeca and I'll be glad to show you around and request an audie-" Meeca was cut off by a man with long blonde hair and a stern face. "Milgazia-sama."



"Meeca is that young ryuuzoku, Filia UI Copt as I heard from your loud outbursts?" the dragon asked giving Filia a calculating stare. Meeca timidly nodded her head indicating it was indeed Filia UI Copt. "Filia-san please come with me the council awaits." The Gold nodded her head and followed Milgazia down the luminous cave leaving a distraught Meeca behind.



"So you know.....about my visions?" Filia questioned looking around her environment and anxious to discuss with the elder council to sort out this problem. Milgazia nodded his head and they continued to walk in silence. After a few minutes of mute silence and walking Filia cleared her throat prompting a curious look from Milgazia.



"Nani?" he asked.



"How do you know Zelgadis-san, anyway?"









Yattah another chappie done and thank you Minimerc who gave me the idea of placing Zelgadis in this chapter even though I wish he did find his cure but that can't happen not yet at least. You can all tell I'm a big Filia fan but dun worry Xellos lovers he'll get more fic time in the next chapter. Bye-Bye.