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Author Note and disclaimer:
1) I got some of my story idea from this other story so if there are any similar scenes then
please excuses me!! I really meant no harm!
2) My grammar sucks so please point out my errors!!
3) This story has Lina/Gourry, Zel/Amelia, Xellos/Filia pairings so who ever dislikes
them turn back now! (Long Live Gourry and Lina Pairing!!!)

Slayer before
Chapter 1 (revised by Miss Joan_of _Arc?)

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This takes place about 10 years since Try where Lina is now 27 years old.

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Lina Inverse the Bandit-Killer, Dora-Mata (Dragon Spooker), Enemy of All Living
Things. The flat-chested, brainless, breastless sorceress. The beautiful, genius sorceress
Lina Inverse (in her own mind) now was nothing more than a sick woman lying on her
bed waiting for her judgment day. She let out an ironic laugh. She had beaten countless
Mazoku, two out of five Mazoku Lords and one Demon King fused with a god during
her travels, and now after ten years she was finally being beaten by a god damn disease.

"Lina, are you feeling alright?" Asked the blonde ex-swordsman of light - Gourry
Gabriev, also known as Lina's protector (also in his own mind), in a concerned tone.
Lina's eyes turned soft as she looked at Gourry's handsome features. After all these years
he hadn't seemed to age a bit even though he never practiced any form of magic.

"Why?" asked Lina, a question that she always asked herself, was Gourry staying with
her? Heck even she could admit that her temper wasn't the best. If given to normal people
they would have fled or at least grown insane due to her chaotic life style, yet the blonde
swordsman never complained much. He just stuck around like he had promised even
when he got hurt or nearly killed during their previous adventures.

"Why what?"

"Why are you still staying with me even though you know I won't make it?" Lina replied
as she looked around her surroundings, which was an abandoned cottage that the
villager's had 'donated' so that she would be isolated from the rest of them. "Even
Sylphiel gave up on me."

"I stay because I gave you my word of honor to be your protector." He paused for a
moment as pain flashed through his eyes but he covered it quickly by leaning forward
and kissing Lina on her fore head. Satisfied by Lina's tomato red face, he smiled realizing
even after all these years there were still something's that would never change. "Now
sleep little Lina," he said as he patted her head, like an older brother would do to his little
sister.

"Hey don't call me that! I am twenty seven already!"

"A twenty seven year old with chest flatter then mine? I don't think so! Now sleep and be
a good girl!" But deep down as Gourry said this he knew it was a lie. Ever since her 21st
birthday the swordsman finally realized that his little Lina had finally bloomed from a
cute girl to a sexy woman, much to his displeasure. Now days he was forced to develop a
new type of glare for every town they visited so that the men wouldn't dare to flirt with
her.

The red haired girl tried to protest but failed since her weakened body was slowly
dragging her towards dreamland.

The swordsman walked quietly out of the cottage after he was sure Lina had fallen
asleep. Thanks to his years of training he knew, without turning, that someone was
behind him. "Is that you Xellos?" Gourry asked in an emotionless tone, which would
have definitely startled anyone who knew him.

"Well that is a secret!"

"I don't care. Did you bring the cure?"

"Yes, I did," said the Mazoku general/priest as he took out a bottle of green potion and
showed the swordsman. "Since I have finished my part of the bargain what about you?"

"Shut up Xellos, you of all people should know how much value my words are worth.
Just go back and tell your mistress I will arrive at the island thirty days from now."

The purple haired priest just gave the blonde swordsman a nod and teleported back to his
mistress.

Gourry walked back into the cottage and looked at his little bandit-killer. "Lina, I hope
you will forgive me for this."

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TBC maybe