The Black Slayer
----------------Chapter One---------------
A New Fate
The Black Slayer
Jessica
dilly_freak7_7@hotmail.com
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I was ready to go. I had all the stuff I needed to survive a week at band camp. I had packed the night before and had literally thrown stuff in a suitcase at the last minute. The one thing I was worried about was how well I was going to get along with the other people in my dorm. Even that didn't worry me too much. I've been told that I'm an easy person to talk to, as well as listen to. I'm also told that I'm fairly pretty. People seem to think that helps in friendships.
I had already said goodbye to my family and I was just looking around the place, when my necklace, which was a silver talon clutching a blood red stone and had done nothing weird before, started glowing. This was weird enough. Worse yet was the red light that shot down from the sky and surrounded me. Before I could call for help or anything, I was being lifted up, away from everything. Then the light faded and I was standing in the middle of the forest. Okay... I thought. What just happened to me?' I said to no one. I got the sudden urge to run, but when I tried I found I was weighed down with my bags. Oh well, I thought, at least I'll have something to do. So I pulled out my walkman and turned it on to Butterfly High'. I knew all the words, so I sang as I walked, and sometimes ran, to nowhere.
After I had been moving' for about ten minutes, a boy stepped out in front of me so I stopped to see who it was. He was wearing red and black leather and armor, and he looked like he was about 18 years old, one older than me. He had silver hair and the weirdest colored eyes I had ever seen. He was hot. He had this weird looking grin on his face that messed up his features. He said something, but of course, I couldn't hear him over Last Resort'. I looked at him a little while longer and kept walking.
He looked at me as if he expected me to do something, but I just kept walking. His expression quickly turned to anger, so I stopped and took off my headphones.
What?' I asked
I said, who are you?' was his reply.
And just why should i tell you?' I didn't know this guy. *Why should I tell him anything?*
Because I can slit your throat four times before you hit the ground'
Oh, wow. Is that supposed to scare me? How many times do you think you can slit my throat before I tell you anything?'
Just so you know, I'm not phased by much.
Fine then' he said as he pulled out his sword. I had to admit, the way he looked like he couldn't care less what happened to me would have scared a lot of other people.
Fine then' I said, mocking his tone. 'I'll tell ya who I am...' he smiled triumphantly. 'But you first'
Dilandau Albatou, leader of the Dragon Slayers, elite soldiers of Zaibach.' Of course, none of this made sense to me.
Thanks' I said, and put my headphones back on. I didn't want to walk anymore, so I just sat down against a tree. As I hoped he would, Dilandau looked annoyed put his sword back in its sheath, and walked up to me. When he got close enough, I kicked him um..... there, and while he was recovering, I grabbed his sword and put it up to his throat.
What the hell do you want with me??' Even though he hadn't said anything, he had called me an annoying little girl with his look, and people who do that regret it very much.
I just wanna know who you are!' he replied, in a slightly higher-than-normal voice.
Fine! My name is Jessica, and as far as I know, I'm in a forest, your name's Dilandau, there's some place called Zaibach around here somewhere, and I don't know why I'm here! Satisfied?' I was now very mad, at him, myself this creepy place I was in.
No' he said bluntly. I sighed, and put more pressure on the blade.
Now, you have two choices, you can tell me where I am, and why I'm here, if you know, or, we'll see how many times I can slit your throat before you hit the ground' I smiled maliciously and put still more pressure on the blade.
He looked surprised before he answered.
You're on Gaea, and you were called here by Emperor Dornkirk's sorcerers, and I was sent to bring you back to the vione.'
I went into a string of very colorful curses that I'm not at liberty to mention right now because I don't know who my readers are:).
I'll just say they were colorful enough to make Dilandau look suprised.
Well isn't this a fine load of crap?! Where can i find a place to stay where nobody'll kill me?' I still had the sword to the guy's neck.
If you come with me, I can give you a place to stay' he replied.
Lead the way!' I said cheerfully, with the sword still to him. I grabbed my bags, and as I did, I felt him grab my hand, and throw the sword away. He pulled my arm up behind my back and pulled hard.
What made you think that you could beat me?' he hissed in my ear.
The fact that I did' I replied. He pulled harder and I stuffed down the urge to scream or cry.
You, little girl, are coming with me' he said.
Does it look like I have much of a choice?' I laughed. Besides, I probably would have come anyway, so quit with the arm'
He let me go and shoved me towards my bags, and I nearly fell over.
Come on.' he ordered.
Touchy, touchy' I muttered under my breath.
No, I just don't like annoying little girls who won't shut up when I tell them to.'
But you haven't told me to yet' Now I was getting annoying.
Shut up!' he snarled. By then we had walked into a clearing that held a very large machine of some sort that looked like it could be piloted by a person. Dilandau took my bags from me and moved to the back of the machine. When he came back to the front he climbed to the top and held out a hand to help me up. Like I needed it. I climbed up on my own and rolled my eyes at him.
Get in' he said. So I did. And my heart sank. The cockpit of the machine was very cramped, even for one person. But two? I let out a moan and tried to find the spot farthest from the driver's seat'. Dilandau climbed in not looking at all happy about the arrangements either, and sat down. In order for both of us to fit, I had to put my head on his shoulder, and our legs occasionally became entangled. We took off, and i had the time of my life! Whatever it was I was in would have made a very good roller coaster ride.
About ten minutes later, we reached the vione, which was a floating fortress, and landed in the hanger with a thud. Dilandau opened the cockpit and jumped out, but before he could even offer his hand to help me down, I jumped and landed in front of a group of boys about Dilandau's age who were all dressed in armor like his, only it was blue where Dilandau's was red. I relaxed a little. These guys looked very clueless and nervous. That meant they could be used to my advantage. My guess was if I played my cards right, they would all be madly in love with me at the end of at least one day.
Now that we were in full light, Dilandau, who was back from getting my bags, and the other boys could see me fully. I have to say that Dilandau nearly dropped my bags. So I put on my headphones and listened for a couple of seconds to Break' my favorite song on the cd. Then I started looking at the guys standing in front of me. I had already decided to be careful with Dilandau, but these other guys looked stupid enough to use. I walked up to the first one who was the best looking in the group. He had shoulder length hair, and seemed unable to get over me.
Get over it, fly boy' I said. He looked confused so I kept on walking. The next guy was the next best looking of the group. He looked like he had a bit more sense than the others.
Humph' I said. I continued this until I got to the last boy in line. He was looking straight at Dilandau, like he expected him to do something. Then I noticed his terrible excuse for a hair cut and fought to keep from bursting out laughing.
Hello, all. I'm Jessica. So, was up?' They all looked even more confused if it was possible. Never mind'
Dilandau snapped out of the trance first. Miguel, show Jessica her room.'
The guy who I thought looked the best stepped up and got one of my bags, so I got the other and followed him out into a corridor.
What are those huge, cool looking things that would scare the crap outta most people?' I was trying to break the silence. It was almost unearthly. Then again, I wasn't on Earth.
Miguel smiled and said Those are called guymelefs. The one Dilandau-sama brought you back in is and Oreades. The rest of the Slayers all have Alseides'
Oh' I said. What are the other guy's name's?'
The one that was on my left was Dalet, after him it was Gatti, Guimel, Viole, and Chesta.' We turned down another hall, and he led me to a door on the right. Here's where you'll be staying for now. One of the Slayers will come and get you for dinner.'
Thanks!' I called after him as he turned to go.
I looked around the room and decided it wasn't all that bad, I mean, all I needed was a bed, a bathroom, and a mirror, and those were all there. I forgot to mention, but I also had my instrument with me for band, but I'm sure if I told you what it was you wouldn't have the faintest idea of what it looks like, so I'll just say it's an oboe. And if you don't know what that is look it up. I thought a little practice wouldn't hurt, so long as the idiots in this place didn't go wacko over it. So I took out my oboe and put it together, and decided to play my contest music after I warmed up. By the time I was playing my contest music, the closed door was jammed with slayers until Dilandau came along and wanted to know what all the racket' was. I didn't know if he was referring to me or the noise the slayers were making, so I kept playing. Eventually, he got to the door and got it open, because, i supposed, he had the keys. Well he saw it was me and heard what I was playing before he saw it, otherwise he would have asked what it was instead of listening. When I finished that piece, and before any one could do anything else, I went into a slower, chilling piece that made me shiver every time I played it, I loved it. When I was done, I decided that was enough and started to put my oboe away. When I go to the middle section of the thing, I was almost suprised to hear light applause coming from Miguel. Soon enough, the rest of the slayers joined in, and I was suprised to see Dilandau clapping right along with them. I started blushing, and smiled warmly at everyone. When they stopped and everyone had left, talking about my strange talent, and only Dilandau was left, he walked into my room and sat down in one of the two chairs.
What is that thing?' he asked.
It's called an oboe. Before I got here, I was about to go to a band camp, where a lot of student musicians get together for a week, and learn from a lot of different teachers. Unless, your planet is extremely weird, I'll guess that you people have heard of music, right? The other slayers seemed suprised enough at it.'
Yes, we do have music here, only we don't get to hear much because we're so busy doing other things' was his reply.
So, why exactly did you bring me here?'
I don't know, but Folken can tell you, and you'll meet him tonight, after dinner' That reminded me that I hadn't had anything to eat since yesterday.
When is dinner?'
One of the slayers will come and get you when it's time. And please, put on something more appropriate for meeting the Emperor, he is highly respected.'
Whatever' I said as he left. What exactly did he mean, more appropriate'? Blue jean flares and a red top aren't good enough for the emperor? Oh well, it'll be fun enough to see this guy grovel at some one else's feet.
About an hour later, Dalet came to get me looking very smug. My guess was that he had won a coin toss or something. He took me to the dining hall where the rest of the slayers were standing and waiting for Dilandau to come in and sit down. When he did, nobody sat down until he had, so I thought, might as well play by the rules till it's safe to break them. Dilandau finished eating first, and sat there stroking his cheek, saying something under his breath that sounded like I'll get you for this Van...' I looked closer at his cheek and noticed or the first time the scar that was there. That didn't surprise me all too much, because if a guy goes around swinging a sword at anyone he meets, like me, he's bound to get hurt sometime or another. What did surprise me was that the scar looked like it was about three years old. And he was still upset over it? What a moron! He was still upset over a scar?! I was filling with anger, I was trying to control it, but it wasn't working. I started twitching. Miguel, who was sitting to my left, noticed.
Is something wrong Jessica?' he asked.
No' I answered in a very forced voice. I swear, if he says chiku on more time, I'm gonna lose it!
chiku....' Dilandau muttered, stroking the scar again. That was it, I was mad at him for being an moron. And when I'm mad i have to let it run it's course. I can't stop it.
Would you SHUT UP with the stupid scar already!!!!' I yelled, slamming my fists onto the table and knocking over the nearest glasses. Everyone stopped moving. Gatti had a forkful of food halfway to his mouth.
What.......did you....just tell me?' Dilandau asked, sounding dangerous. So?
I said, shut up with the stupid scar. It looks more than three years old, and if you're still upset over it well big deal! So what if this Van person ruined your beautiful face'! It's a stupid scar! And I swear, if i hear you say chiku one...more.... time' I emphasized each word with a pound on the table I will kick you cry-baby scrawny little ass myself! And you know I can. And, in case you haven't noticed, Mister High-and-Mighty, I have a scar on my beautiful face too! And just below my eye, too! At least you have some honor in your scar, you got it in battle, from what it sounds like. I was bit by some dog, that wouldn't know any better. Now, since I'm done, and everyone else is as dead as a doornail, will someone please come back to life long enough to get me to my room?' I was still a little pissed off, but not nearly as bad as two minutes before. Dilandau got up himself and if looks could kill, I'd be six feet under. I didn't care. So what if he looked mean. That's the point, he looked mean.
When we got to my room, he followed me in and shut the door. I stood up tall for the first time since we had met, and I realized that I was only about an inch shorter than he was. He walked over to me and reached up to slap me, but his hand was stopped by another.
okay, so whadya think? i know it's kinda long, but hey, i'm a writer! oh, and i don't own any esca ppl. plz R&R!!!
-Lil Pyro
