All she could see was darkness, and those eyes. Eyes that could peirce
through your soul, see every fiber of fear and dispair that you possessed.
Try as she might, she couldn't seem to summon her powers. And so, she ran,
with every ounce of will power she had. But no matter where she ran to, it
seemed like she was traveling an endless circle, swimming in an endless pit
and destined to stand before those horrible ruby eyes. Eyes the color of
her own. There Lina stood, in the reality of her own mind and heart. She
was alone, save for a single creature, Shabrinigdo.
That creature stood in the shadows, his charcoal skin blending easily into the darkness. He watched her as she ran, to no avail. And this amused him, to no end. And so, the silence was filled. Filled with an echo of demented laughter as he took amusement in his prey's panic. His amusement grew as his victim coward, huddled in a ball of fear and confusion. Like an animal, he thought. A tiny mouse caught in the corner by a cat. no. correction. tiger. He was the tiger, and Lina Inverse was the mouse.
Lina had never been so afraid in her entire life. It was not like her to just stand and be killed, but what could she do? A simple sword wouldn't destroy that monster. Her powers were useless, curse that time of the month. All she could feel was the cold atmosphere and those horrible eyes ravaging her body. She clasped her hands to her ears, trying to block out that laughter, like nails on a chalk board. It was enough to drive even the forever stoic Zelgadiss insane. Suddenly she cringed, as she felt a large talon scrape against her cheek. Her teeth clenched in unspoken pain as it dug into her skin, and cut deeply down to her chin. She felt the blood trickle down. Warm, the only source of warmth that she had felt since she entered this place. And that knowledge made her shiver.
Shabrinigdo watched amused as she trembled, licking the blood from his talon. As much as he wanted to make take his time killing his victim, he didn't have long. In this reality, the astoplane, time flew more quickly then the real world. In a few minutes, Lina will have regained her powers and be able to spell herself out of this place. So, he had to act quick. He raised one of his massive hands, a glowing ball started to form. It illuminated the darkness, causing Lina to stare up at him in horror as she realised what he was going to do. Suddenly, he released his attack, thousands of tiny golden needles sprayed from the ball, each like daggers that shot as fast as a bullet.
Lina watched as he prepared his attack, her eyes growing wide in terror. She had beat him once, why was she so afraid to do it again? Summoning her courage, she wasn't going to let that monster intimidate her. She sprang from her position, and jumped clear above the attack. She landed gracefully on the ground, safe and sound. Her eyes burned with renewed strength, bright and defient like a fire ball. L-sama, she had said it before, and she'll say it again, she was to young to die, and there was no way she'd give up now. Well, now that she's got her courage back, maybe she just might be able to pull off a decent flare arrow, she told herself. And so, she tried to summon that attack, and low and be hold, it worked, only to go pook as she drew the string back. Lina's firery eyes blinked in confusion, and frustration. Then they wandered back up to her opponant, only to find a rather large attack coming her way. To late to dodge now, so why not see how fast she can run?
Before Lina could even sprint a foot, there was a blinding flash, and the attack was gone. Standing in front of our heroin stood Xellos and Zeldagiss. Each held a lance in their hand. The lance emitted a pale white aura. With out a second thought, they threw the lances at the astonished Sabrinidgo. It was rather weird, and if the situation wasn't so serious, it'd be funny as well. The lances seemed to peirce through the monstor, and drage him with them as the continued to travel. The tips of the lances seemed to tear into the darkness, and fly though the real world, taking Shabrinidgo with it.
Xellos and Zelgadiss each took an arm of Lina's and dragged her through the tear. All of a sudden, they popped out of the dark void, and once again was in the real world. The tear seemed to close itself once they had passed through. There in front of them, pinned to a tree by the two lances, was no longer the form of Shabrinidgo, but a human girl, an exact replica of Lina.
The real Lina, fell to her knees. Geez, things just keep getting weirder and weirder she told herself. An icy glare made its way into her eyes, and she turned that glare to her two male companions. "I want some explinations, and I wants them. NOW" unconciously, she formed a fireball in her hands. As she realised what she had done, she lost control, and accidenly fried the poor boys to a crisp.
The copy Lina, seemed to be in a daze for a bit, watching as blood seeped from his wounds. Suddenly, realisation dawned on him, and he bagan to laugh. Now, listening to a voice remakable like Lina's laughing an evil laugh is not exactly pleasing to the ears. So this of course, drew the other 3's compainions. Copy Lina stopped laughing as she got control of himself. He watched with amusement as the other 3 humans eyes him with uncertainty. "Fools. you think that this body will prohibit be from destroying you? How sadly mistaken you are. You have only succeeded in freeing me into this world. Farewell humans, we shall meet again. as master and slave. Be prepared to greet the new master of this pathetic world. I Shabrnigdo shall have my revenge at last!! RAYPHASE!" With the last word, he dissapeared, taking the two lances with him.
"...you said that the world would be saved after this. Xellos.explain." Zelgadiss turned to Xellos, a promise of death in his eyes.
Several different thought we're zipping through her mind, what just happened? Lina was usually the first to find out about everything, and beign left in the dark, especially when it concerned her. didn't appeal to her. "Yes.XELLOS explain why .. I.. er that other ME is HERE?!"
With an uncomfertable sigh. Apparently he wasn't going to get out of this one. He took his usualy perch, 6 feet above the ground. And sat crosslegged in thin air, with his staff spread across his lap. "As we all know, Shabrinigdo had been trapped within Lina.. Well, with all the time he's spent there, he had also merged with part of Lina. That would be Lina's dark side. Those Lances, that we've been trying to achieve in the last few weeks were twin lances of deception. They represent two of the 4 sides of a human being. Love, purity, hate, and evil. The lances were that of hate and evil. What the lances do, is if its thrown at a person in the astrol plain, it tears that part of the person away from them. Lina, Shabrinigdo had merged with the darker side of you, and so when we threw the lances, he was torn away from you. As hard as it is to believe, you actually represent mostly good. So, the two of you we're seperated into two different beings."
"I see.so how do we stop Shabrinigdo now? He took the two lances with them. what can the lances do out of the astral plan?" Lina asked quietly, trying to comprehend all the information that was being fed to her.
"That my dear, is a secret." Xellos winked, much to the other two's annoyance. L-sama had specifically told him not to reveal to much. "Well, I'm off, oh and let me tell you a little secret on what you should do next.Shabrinigdo has only 2 of the lances, and those represent that of the darker side..so. where are the 2 lances of compassion?" With that, he to phased out.
TBC Hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!
Falconess
That creature stood in the shadows, his charcoal skin blending easily into the darkness. He watched her as she ran, to no avail. And this amused him, to no end. And so, the silence was filled. Filled with an echo of demented laughter as he took amusement in his prey's panic. His amusement grew as his victim coward, huddled in a ball of fear and confusion. Like an animal, he thought. A tiny mouse caught in the corner by a cat. no. correction. tiger. He was the tiger, and Lina Inverse was the mouse.
Lina had never been so afraid in her entire life. It was not like her to just stand and be killed, but what could she do? A simple sword wouldn't destroy that monster. Her powers were useless, curse that time of the month. All she could feel was the cold atmosphere and those horrible eyes ravaging her body. She clasped her hands to her ears, trying to block out that laughter, like nails on a chalk board. It was enough to drive even the forever stoic Zelgadiss insane. Suddenly she cringed, as she felt a large talon scrape against her cheek. Her teeth clenched in unspoken pain as it dug into her skin, and cut deeply down to her chin. She felt the blood trickle down. Warm, the only source of warmth that she had felt since she entered this place. And that knowledge made her shiver.
Shabrinigdo watched amused as she trembled, licking the blood from his talon. As much as he wanted to make take his time killing his victim, he didn't have long. In this reality, the astoplane, time flew more quickly then the real world. In a few minutes, Lina will have regained her powers and be able to spell herself out of this place. So, he had to act quick. He raised one of his massive hands, a glowing ball started to form. It illuminated the darkness, causing Lina to stare up at him in horror as she realised what he was going to do. Suddenly, he released his attack, thousands of tiny golden needles sprayed from the ball, each like daggers that shot as fast as a bullet.
Lina watched as he prepared his attack, her eyes growing wide in terror. She had beat him once, why was she so afraid to do it again? Summoning her courage, she wasn't going to let that monster intimidate her. She sprang from her position, and jumped clear above the attack. She landed gracefully on the ground, safe and sound. Her eyes burned with renewed strength, bright and defient like a fire ball. L-sama, she had said it before, and she'll say it again, she was to young to die, and there was no way she'd give up now. Well, now that she's got her courage back, maybe she just might be able to pull off a decent flare arrow, she told herself. And so, she tried to summon that attack, and low and be hold, it worked, only to go pook as she drew the string back. Lina's firery eyes blinked in confusion, and frustration. Then they wandered back up to her opponant, only to find a rather large attack coming her way. To late to dodge now, so why not see how fast she can run?
Before Lina could even sprint a foot, there was a blinding flash, and the attack was gone. Standing in front of our heroin stood Xellos and Zeldagiss. Each held a lance in their hand. The lance emitted a pale white aura. With out a second thought, they threw the lances at the astonished Sabrinidgo. It was rather weird, and if the situation wasn't so serious, it'd be funny as well. The lances seemed to peirce through the monstor, and drage him with them as the continued to travel. The tips of the lances seemed to tear into the darkness, and fly though the real world, taking Shabrinidgo with it.
Xellos and Zelgadiss each took an arm of Lina's and dragged her through the tear. All of a sudden, they popped out of the dark void, and once again was in the real world. The tear seemed to close itself once they had passed through. There in front of them, pinned to a tree by the two lances, was no longer the form of Shabrinidgo, but a human girl, an exact replica of Lina.
The real Lina, fell to her knees. Geez, things just keep getting weirder and weirder she told herself. An icy glare made its way into her eyes, and she turned that glare to her two male companions. "I want some explinations, and I wants them. NOW" unconciously, she formed a fireball in her hands. As she realised what she had done, she lost control, and accidenly fried the poor boys to a crisp.
The copy Lina, seemed to be in a daze for a bit, watching as blood seeped from his wounds. Suddenly, realisation dawned on him, and he bagan to laugh. Now, listening to a voice remakable like Lina's laughing an evil laugh is not exactly pleasing to the ears. So this of course, drew the other 3's compainions. Copy Lina stopped laughing as she got control of himself. He watched with amusement as the other 3 humans eyes him with uncertainty. "Fools. you think that this body will prohibit be from destroying you? How sadly mistaken you are. You have only succeeded in freeing me into this world. Farewell humans, we shall meet again. as master and slave. Be prepared to greet the new master of this pathetic world. I Shabrnigdo shall have my revenge at last!! RAYPHASE!" With the last word, he dissapeared, taking the two lances with him.
"...you said that the world would be saved after this. Xellos.explain." Zelgadiss turned to Xellos, a promise of death in his eyes.
Several different thought we're zipping through her mind, what just happened? Lina was usually the first to find out about everything, and beign left in the dark, especially when it concerned her. didn't appeal to her. "Yes.XELLOS explain why .. I.. er that other ME is HERE?!"
With an uncomfertable sigh. Apparently he wasn't going to get out of this one. He took his usualy perch, 6 feet above the ground. And sat crosslegged in thin air, with his staff spread across his lap. "As we all know, Shabrinigdo had been trapped within Lina.. Well, with all the time he's spent there, he had also merged with part of Lina. That would be Lina's dark side. Those Lances, that we've been trying to achieve in the last few weeks were twin lances of deception. They represent two of the 4 sides of a human being. Love, purity, hate, and evil. The lances were that of hate and evil. What the lances do, is if its thrown at a person in the astrol plain, it tears that part of the person away from them. Lina, Shabrinigdo had merged with the darker side of you, and so when we threw the lances, he was torn away from you. As hard as it is to believe, you actually represent mostly good. So, the two of you we're seperated into two different beings."
"I see.so how do we stop Shabrinigdo now? He took the two lances with them. what can the lances do out of the astral plan?" Lina asked quietly, trying to comprehend all the information that was being fed to her.
"That my dear, is a secret." Xellos winked, much to the other two's annoyance. L-sama had specifically told him not to reveal to much. "Well, I'm off, oh and let me tell you a little secret on what you should do next.Shabrinigdo has only 2 of the lances, and those represent that of the darker side..so. where are the 2 lances of compassion?" With that, he to phased out.
TBC Hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!
Falconess
