~Accursed Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers or any of its characters. I do
own, however, this particular version of Grau and Grou. (Their appearance
and character are totally of my creation.) Not that it really matters; I
won't make any money off of it...snif...
Author's notes: This took me a little longer to update than planned...
Phibby: That's 'cause you're lazy!!
Author: Hush, you!! Thanks for the reviews!! I thrive on reviews! Thank you GUTB for telling me about that little problem with Grau and the Dynast Breath. I don't think that that's entirely true, though. Zelgadis is part mazoku and he can cast black magic spells without dying. And I don't think that the Dynast would kill off his servant like that...(shrugs) Oh, and there's a little technical problem with the chess game in chapter 2, as well...I meant to say "checkmate," not "check." Alright, I think that that is about it...oh! Flames will be used as hellfire in Hell, since Phibby ran out of matches.
Phibby: If you'd take me to a store, I'd be able to "buy" some...
Author: I am NOT gonna take you to the store.
Phibby: We'll see about that...
*here begins the third installment of our story.*
"Okay, so what exactly are you two gonna do to me?" Renee asked. She was a little nervous, and who wouldn't be? Those kids were gonna mess around with her head.
"Well," Grou began, "We are going to cast a spell that can break memory seals, but since yours was sealed in-between lives, I seriously doubt that we are going to be able to actually shatter the thing. When someone is reincarnated, the memory seal is so strong it isn't funny. I think that a few hairline cracks is all that we'll be able to accomplish, but it's better than nothing." "You won't remember very much of anything," Grau added, "but you should remember enough to answer most of your questions." "How does that work?" Renee asked, "'I won't remember very much of anything, but I should remember enough to answer most of my questions?' That doesn't make any sense!" "Sure it does," Grou chirped, "you just have to make sense of it!" "What?" Renee asked, now thoroughly confused. "Don't worry about it," Grau said soothingly, "Grou, we need a place to draw out the diagram for the spell. Somewhere big and flat...somewhere those things haven't destroyed..."
The two of them began to scout for a suitable place to cast the spell, leaving Renee by herself in the ruins of the village. She mentally gathered everything they had been inclined to tell her, which wasn't nearly enough to satisfy her. She had been reincarnated from a former life. In her previous life, she had worked for someone called "Dynast." She jerked. That was the person those monsters had said had been searching for her. But why was he searching for her? Maybe she'd figure it out when Grau and Grou cast that spell on her. That was another thing. Those two gave her a serious sense of déjà vu. It was really creepy; she felt like she had known them forever. Normally she felt uncomfortable around strangers, but she was completely at ease with these two. They were obviously identical twins, and were indistinguishable from one another except for one tiny detail that was anything but subtle. Their eyes were two different colors. Grau had violet eyes, and Grou had yellow eyes, and both were always very expressive. Simply put, they were both open books. Another thing that creeped her out a little was that they were very mature at times, but then they'd snap back to their normal eight-year-old selves. It was weird. They had also told her that she had been very adept at swordplay in her previous life. Not fencing, but swordplay. She felt a tingle go up her spine. How had they known that much? There was no way they could know that much; they were too young. Weren't they? She shivered again as her mind went back to those childhood stories about those demons. This was way too coincidental. What if-
"Hey! Renee!" Grau's voice floated across the village square, snapping Renee out of her train of thought. "We found a place! Come here!" She craned her neck to see behind her better. She could see Grau waving at her about 300 feet away. Grou was stooped down behind him, occupied with drawing something. She got up and ran over. Grou was meticulously drawing out a diagram of some sort, all full of strange designs, letters and symbols that were completely alien to her. She figured it was the magical diagram they had mentioned earlier. "We need to draw this stupid thing out because we have to have something for the magic to focus onto," Grau quickly explained. "I see..." Renee said, transfixed as she watched Grou quickly finish the diagram. They had rushed it, but all of the circles were perfect, as though they had used a compass. Everything looked like it was in perfect proportion. Very impressive.
"We need you to stand in the middle, close your eyes, and clear your mind. Try not to think about anything; it'll be easier on all of us that way," Grou instructed. Renee wordlessly walked into the middle of the diagram, and stood there, eyes closed, trying to clear her mind. Grau and Grou silently waited until the rush of emotions that were usually present in her subsided to a mere murmur. Raw black energy rushed up from the ground around them, and they cast the spell. It didn't have an incantation. Renee felt something deep inside of her that had been chained down and locked away suddenly burst free and a rush of emotions and memories hit her head-on, fading just as suddenly as they had hit the overwhelmed teen. Only a scarce few had escaped imprisonment, the rest having been seized by some unknown force and forced back into confinement. The diagram magically disappeared, and the raw energy surrounding Grau and Grou faded. Dizzily, Renee opened her eyes. 'Everything is so blurry,' she thought before blacking out.
"Oh my L-sama! We killed her!" Grou yelled when Renee fainted. "No we didn't, baka, she just fainted." Grau replied as he walked over to her prone form. He turned her onto her back. "The surge of memories must have been too much for her," Grou said. "I wonder how many stayed with her?" Grau thought aloud. "Probably not very many," Grou said, "we should take her to the Northern Footholds now." "Yeah," Grau agreed as he levitated her. The three of them teleported away, leaving no evidence that they had been there.
Meanwhile at the Northern Footholds, the three remaining Dark Lords where having a little family reunion...well, actually, Zelas and Dolphin were having a bit of a spat...
"I can smoke if I want to!" Zelas yelled.
"No! Smoke bothers Fluffy and me!" Dolphin cried as she pet the catfish she had brought with her.
"I'm gonna eat that catfish if you don't get it out of my face."
"NOOOO!! You can't eat Fluffy! I won't let you!"
"Oh? And how are you gonna stop me?"
"...I'll flood your island!"
"If you do, I'll send jellyfish and sea cucumbers to fight all over your glass palace."
"NO!"
"And besides, how will you're flooding the island stop me from eating your fish?"
"If you know I'm gonna mess up your island, you won't eat Fluffy!" Fluffy wriggled in agreement.
"I'll eat it anyway. I'm hungry, and that place needs to be cleaned anyway."
"NOOOO!!!"
Grausherra sweatdropped as he stared at them in disbelief; they had been going on like that for an hour.
A few wings away...
Grau and Grou shimmered into view, Renee's unconscious form in tow. They put her onto the bed in the room, and quickly scanned the castle to locate their lord's aura. After a few seconds they located it, but there was a small problem. "Beastmaster and Deep Sea Dolphin are visiting," Grou said. "We'd be in so much trouble if we just barged on in there..." Grau trailed off. The twins looked at each other and shrugged.
"I guess Lord Dynast can wait a little bit before coming to see Renee..."
"And he doesn't need to know that we knocked her out on accident..."
".............I'm hungry."
Grou sweatdropped. "You're hungry? Again? ......actually, I'm kind of hungry, too..." "Let's find something to eat." "What about Renee?" "She'll be fine in here, and if she wakes up, we'll feel the surge of emotion." "True...okay! Let's go!!"
Grau and Grou disappeared in a navy blur, leaving the unconscious girl alone in the room.
A few moments later, a pair of so-ugly-it-must-be-a-very-low-level-mazoku faces appeared outside of the window of the room that Grau and Grou had just departed from. They peered around cautiously, verifying that the room contained only one sentient being, who was quite unconscious. They teleported into the room, and examined their new surroundings. "I can't believe our luck! They left the room, and they didn't bother to leave a guard for the girl!! Let's take her, and get out of here!" the first exclaimed. "Ooh! Look at that sword. We can use it," the second said, stepping forward and scooped up the black and white hilted sword with its ivory scabbard. The first mazoku picked Renee up and the two of them teleported out of the castle.
*End chapter*
Author: Ahh!! Phibby!! Stop!!! No more!!
Phibby: *Irresistible kawaii face of doom.* Ha ha ha!! No one can resist my charm!!!
Author: @.@
Author's notes: This took me a little longer to update than planned...
Phibby: That's 'cause you're lazy!!
Author: Hush, you!! Thanks for the reviews!! I thrive on reviews! Thank you GUTB for telling me about that little problem with Grau and the Dynast Breath. I don't think that that's entirely true, though. Zelgadis is part mazoku and he can cast black magic spells without dying. And I don't think that the Dynast would kill off his servant like that...(shrugs) Oh, and there's a little technical problem with the chess game in chapter 2, as well...I meant to say "checkmate," not "check." Alright, I think that that is about it...oh! Flames will be used as hellfire in Hell, since Phibby ran out of matches.
Phibby: If you'd take me to a store, I'd be able to "buy" some...
Author: I am NOT gonna take you to the store.
Phibby: We'll see about that...
*here begins the third installment of our story.*
"Okay, so what exactly are you two gonna do to me?" Renee asked. She was a little nervous, and who wouldn't be? Those kids were gonna mess around with her head.
"Well," Grou began, "We are going to cast a spell that can break memory seals, but since yours was sealed in-between lives, I seriously doubt that we are going to be able to actually shatter the thing. When someone is reincarnated, the memory seal is so strong it isn't funny. I think that a few hairline cracks is all that we'll be able to accomplish, but it's better than nothing." "You won't remember very much of anything," Grau added, "but you should remember enough to answer most of your questions." "How does that work?" Renee asked, "'I won't remember very much of anything, but I should remember enough to answer most of my questions?' That doesn't make any sense!" "Sure it does," Grou chirped, "you just have to make sense of it!" "What?" Renee asked, now thoroughly confused. "Don't worry about it," Grau said soothingly, "Grou, we need a place to draw out the diagram for the spell. Somewhere big and flat...somewhere those things haven't destroyed..."
The two of them began to scout for a suitable place to cast the spell, leaving Renee by herself in the ruins of the village. She mentally gathered everything they had been inclined to tell her, which wasn't nearly enough to satisfy her. She had been reincarnated from a former life. In her previous life, she had worked for someone called "Dynast." She jerked. That was the person those monsters had said had been searching for her. But why was he searching for her? Maybe she'd figure it out when Grau and Grou cast that spell on her. That was another thing. Those two gave her a serious sense of déjà vu. It was really creepy; she felt like she had known them forever. Normally she felt uncomfortable around strangers, but she was completely at ease with these two. They were obviously identical twins, and were indistinguishable from one another except for one tiny detail that was anything but subtle. Their eyes were two different colors. Grau had violet eyes, and Grou had yellow eyes, and both were always very expressive. Simply put, they were both open books. Another thing that creeped her out a little was that they were very mature at times, but then they'd snap back to their normal eight-year-old selves. It was weird. They had also told her that she had been very adept at swordplay in her previous life. Not fencing, but swordplay. She felt a tingle go up her spine. How had they known that much? There was no way they could know that much; they were too young. Weren't they? She shivered again as her mind went back to those childhood stories about those demons. This was way too coincidental. What if-
"Hey! Renee!" Grau's voice floated across the village square, snapping Renee out of her train of thought. "We found a place! Come here!" She craned her neck to see behind her better. She could see Grau waving at her about 300 feet away. Grou was stooped down behind him, occupied with drawing something. She got up and ran over. Grou was meticulously drawing out a diagram of some sort, all full of strange designs, letters and symbols that were completely alien to her. She figured it was the magical diagram they had mentioned earlier. "We need to draw this stupid thing out because we have to have something for the magic to focus onto," Grau quickly explained. "I see..." Renee said, transfixed as she watched Grou quickly finish the diagram. They had rushed it, but all of the circles were perfect, as though they had used a compass. Everything looked like it was in perfect proportion. Very impressive.
"We need you to stand in the middle, close your eyes, and clear your mind. Try not to think about anything; it'll be easier on all of us that way," Grou instructed. Renee wordlessly walked into the middle of the diagram, and stood there, eyes closed, trying to clear her mind. Grau and Grou silently waited until the rush of emotions that were usually present in her subsided to a mere murmur. Raw black energy rushed up from the ground around them, and they cast the spell. It didn't have an incantation. Renee felt something deep inside of her that had been chained down and locked away suddenly burst free and a rush of emotions and memories hit her head-on, fading just as suddenly as they had hit the overwhelmed teen. Only a scarce few had escaped imprisonment, the rest having been seized by some unknown force and forced back into confinement. The diagram magically disappeared, and the raw energy surrounding Grau and Grou faded. Dizzily, Renee opened her eyes. 'Everything is so blurry,' she thought before blacking out.
"Oh my L-sama! We killed her!" Grou yelled when Renee fainted. "No we didn't, baka, she just fainted." Grau replied as he walked over to her prone form. He turned her onto her back. "The surge of memories must have been too much for her," Grou said. "I wonder how many stayed with her?" Grau thought aloud. "Probably not very many," Grou said, "we should take her to the Northern Footholds now." "Yeah," Grau agreed as he levitated her. The three of them teleported away, leaving no evidence that they had been there.
Meanwhile at the Northern Footholds, the three remaining Dark Lords where having a little family reunion...well, actually, Zelas and Dolphin were having a bit of a spat...
"I can smoke if I want to!" Zelas yelled.
"No! Smoke bothers Fluffy and me!" Dolphin cried as she pet the catfish she had brought with her.
"I'm gonna eat that catfish if you don't get it out of my face."
"NOOOO!! You can't eat Fluffy! I won't let you!"
"Oh? And how are you gonna stop me?"
"...I'll flood your island!"
"If you do, I'll send jellyfish and sea cucumbers to fight all over your glass palace."
"NO!"
"And besides, how will you're flooding the island stop me from eating your fish?"
"If you know I'm gonna mess up your island, you won't eat Fluffy!" Fluffy wriggled in agreement.
"I'll eat it anyway. I'm hungry, and that place needs to be cleaned anyway."
"NOOOO!!!"
Grausherra sweatdropped as he stared at them in disbelief; they had been going on like that for an hour.
A few wings away...
Grau and Grou shimmered into view, Renee's unconscious form in tow. They put her onto the bed in the room, and quickly scanned the castle to locate their lord's aura. After a few seconds they located it, but there was a small problem. "Beastmaster and Deep Sea Dolphin are visiting," Grou said. "We'd be in so much trouble if we just barged on in there..." Grau trailed off. The twins looked at each other and shrugged.
"I guess Lord Dynast can wait a little bit before coming to see Renee..."
"And he doesn't need to know that we knocked her out on accident..."
".............I'm hungry."
Grou sweatdropped. "You're hungry? Again? ......actually, I'm kind of hungry, too..." "Let's find something to eat." "What about Renee?" "She'll be fine in here, and if she wakes up, we'll feel the surge of emotion." "True...okay! Let's go!!"
Grau and Grou disappeared in a navy blur, leaving the unconscious girl alone in the room.
A few moments later, a pair of so-ugly-it-must-be-a-very-low-level-mazoku faces appeared outside of the window of the room that Grau and Grou had just departed from. They peered around cautiously, verifying that the room contained only one sentient being, who was quite unconscious. They teleported into the room, and examined their new surroundings. "I can't believe our luck! They left the room, and they didn't bother to leave a guard for the girl!! Let's take her, and get out of here!" the first exclaimed. "Ooh! Look at that sword. We can use it," the second said, stepping forward and scooped up the black and white hilted sword with its ivory scabbard. The first mazoku picked Renee up and the two of them teleported out of the castle.
*End chapter*
Author: Ahh!! Phibby!! Stop!!! No more!!
Phibby: *Irresistible kawaii face of doom.* Ha ha ha!! No one can resist my charm!!!
Author: @.@
