Chapter 25
Not A Creature Was Stirring.
Not Even A Mazoku...
Or We Hoped
A cold winter wind swept across the town, and a thin blanket of snow covered it. The streets lamps looked like black and white candy cans and the building looked like snow cones while the house looked like icing covered cookies. Well this is what it look like from a helicopter's view. Kalein Brown was the operator, he flew over town to check the roads and to see what was happening in the allies and streets. He was a kind of air police. From 6pm-1am was his shift then his partner would take over as he slept in the back.
"Hey Kal, look over there. Near the mountains something is happening." said his partener Kelsey Oren.
"We don't patrol the area; it's the rangers' job to deal with it."
"You expect the rangers to be driving out in this weather? Their car doors would be frozen shut; it's bad enough we had trouble starting this girl," he said giving the dash board a light smack.
"Please!!! Just take a peek and if anything's wrong will contact the police," she said in a little baby voice. Kalein just rolled his eyes and heaved a sigh.
"Ok."
"YaY!! You're the best!" The helicopter did a U-turn and started heading towards the mountains. It was a good thing Kelsey had caught a glimpse of the pillar of red light that was shooting out of the back of the mountain or no one else would have.
"I'm not quite sure about this.. Something doesn't seem right. Isn't magic band from the mountains?" asked Kalein nervously.
"Ya your right." The copper approached the light a little faster than they would have liked. As soon as they reached the pillar they put on goggles for the light was extremely bright. "My eyes feel like they are burning," she said putting her arm up to shade her already protected eyes. Kalein steady the copter and they both looked out, as they where almost 4 meters away from the light.
"Hey look there someone down there!!" They both gazed down at the figure that stood right beside the pillar of light in the snow, in fact they had there hand on it. "He's the one causing this!" Kalien hastily took up the little mic and spoke into it. "You are under arrest! You are performing magic in an un-authorized area! Put your hands up and wait till we reach ground level!"
The figure looked up. He had maroon shoulder length hair and his bangs reached his nose covering his eyes. His black trench coat didn't budge in the wind and a pair of sun glasses covered his eyes. He smirked, as he extended his other arm and put out his hand as though he where saying stop.
"Sorry, but . Good-bye," the figure murmured as a beam of black shot out from his palm and went right through the helicopter. It burst into flames and sped towards the ground creating a bigger explosion on contact. The pillar of light remained as the figure walked out of the flames, that seem to consume the bottom of the pillar and lick the snow. His head was hung when he walked out and both of his hands where stuffed in his pockets. He looked up and smiled. "And the dammed shall be doomed to eternal darkness."
***
"Today there has been a mysterious report of two pilots missing." Filia slammed her fist on the radio and it shut off. She tossed her blankets to her waist off and rolled to her side. She opened her left eye and stared at the time. It was 11 o'clock. She moaned and pulled her blankets back over her head, but the voice of her father woke her up.
"WAKE UP YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING SLOB," his voiced boomed through her door. Filia scrambled out of bed and pulled on some pants and a decent shirt. The second she opened the door her father's hand came across her face. He was drunk, and mad as hell. "That's what you get for not listen! Do you understand me?" Filia shook her head, which was still at the side and her cheek, was bright red. Her bottom lip quivered but she showed no sign of tears. "I didn't hear you!"
"Yes."
"Good. Now get ready! I have to go to work, get your sister and mother up," he said staggering down the hall way. Filia took a deep breath and shut the door with out slamming it, surprisingly enough. She got dressed properly and combed her hair. As soon as she heard the apartment door shut she dashed to the washroom down the hall. She washed her face and brushed her teeth in record time before the "bulldozer" came back. She ran into her sister room.
"Wake up." Her only reply was a grunt and the covers moved. "Get up," she hissed, "Dad's coming." That got her sister up. She did the same progress as Filia and was ready in no time. They both bolted to their mom's room.
"Mommy wake up! Come on!" There mother woke up and gave them a weak smile.
"Sorry girls, I'm still sick, can you tell your father that?" before the younger girl protested Filia nodded.
"Ok mom," she said quietly shutting the door behind them both.
"Why did you say that? Dad's gonna get mad!"
"Not if he doesn't catch us," Filia said winking. The younger girl rolled her eyes. In the living room the two girls opened the fire escape and locked it behind them. They ran down the steps slipping occasionally here and there. When they reached the bottom of the stairs they both were panting.
"Well we beat the world record. Well see ya later!"
"Why where are you going?"
"To my friend's house."
"Ok I'll see you at 3 then."
"Fine," said Filia's sister as she ran off. Filia shivered even thought she had grabbed a coat she was still cold. She decided to go into town and walk around. Filia was walking by the stores and gazing into the windows as she passed. Then while passing the electronics she stopped. A crowd had gathered around the window. More than twenty TVs were up and on at the same time but one channel seem to catch everyone else's attention. Soon this channel covered all the screens. The same voice times 20 boomed though out the streets attracting more of a larger crowd.
"This morning at 9:15 a wreckage from a helicopter and two dead bodies where found in the Katako mountains (I just had to use that ^_^). The two bodies are so mangled the doctors say they won't be able to confirm them until they take blood samples. Not only had this that brought attention to this seen but the helicopter crashed in a big circle in the snow, where there is actually no snow. It is completely clear. Police say that magic must have been used and that 5 witnesses say that last night during the storm they saw a pillar of light out side."
Filia was so intone into the show that she didn't notice the person beside her until he snorted. She gave a jump and looked to her side. She never saw the person face but saw that they looked familiar. Xellos? Well who ever it was disappeared the second they left the crowd. Filia fallowed but when she got out on one was on the street that looked like close to him. Filia burrowed her eyebrows. Filia sighed, how odd? As soon as she crossed a pay phone she popped a quarter in (cheap phone*sigh*). It rang for a minute, and then a lady picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Is Zelgadis there?"
"Yes, I'll got get him who's this?"
"Just say it's Filia." Filia waited a while until someone picked up the phone.
"Hhhmmm."
"Hey Zel."
"Filia what are you phoning for?"
"Did you hear what happened?"
"On the radio ya. why?"
"Well don't you think that's kind of odd? Not only that but that it happened after school break."
"Are you saying that Xellos or the monster race may have something to do with this?"
"Maybe. but really keep a look out for Xellos or someone who looks like him but has a different color hair."
"What?"
"Just do it, ok Zelgadis."
"Ok. But I don't know what that will do." Filia hung up. She felt it in her bones, something terrible was going to happen. A presences of evil was so strong even some other people on the street where paranoid. She was trying her best to keep her tail from popping out. Filia wandered the streets, she ended up in front of the house she least expected. Xellos's. She bit her bottom lip. It was worth a try. She pulled on the larger gargoyle knocker. A lady with blue hair that covered her eyes was at the door; obviously she was a Mazoku as well.
"Is Xellos home?"
"I'll get the master," she said disappearing before Filia's eyes. Soon the maid returned. "The master has asked you to wait inside. The maid led Filia to the front porch and then melted into the shadows. Filia looked at her surrounding.
A large red carpet started at the door and disappeared around the corner. Pictures hung fro the wall but the shadows casted from the fire hide their faces. The walls where a dark blood red color. The floor was carpet in the living room and tile where Filia was standing. Xellos's voice brought Filia from her thoughts.
"Well look what wee have here its Fi-chan," he purred. He was leaning against the wall and his arms where crossed across his chest and as usual his eyes where closed.
"Cut it Xellos. You saw the news this morning right?"
"If I did?"
"Look I'm here to ask questions and get answers not cliff hangers," she hissed trying to be patient.
"Well then I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. Un-less you have something in return." Filia didn't like the sound of this.
"Xellos be serious, what were you doing hanging over my shoulder at the electronic store?" Now it was Xellos's turn to lift an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about? I've been here all day." Filia was speechless, she didn't really believe Xellos but his time he seemed sincere. Filia heaved a sigh, this was confusing. " Filia there something I think you know, maybe this time you're the one hiding something?"
"I'm not, I just got confused. I thought it was you it must have been someone else."
"What did he look like?"
"Why should I tell you, I have some other stuff to do," she said hotly turning around only to find her self face to face with Xellos. Her eyes widen, but then she regained her normal face.
"I'm not going to ask you again Filia. What did he look like?" he said angrily. A shiver was sent threw her body, and she answered him deciding it was the best for her safety.
"He looked exactly like you, except his hair color was maroon and well he was a little taller and he looked more. evil I guess." Xellos looked as though he was lost in thought.
"Well that will do. See you Filia-chan," he said more than cheerfully, then disappearing. Filia just stood there bewildered than shook her head. When Filia got home her sister ran to her jumping up and down.
"Guess What?! Guess What?!"
"What?"
"School's cancelled until further notice!"
"What? Why?" Sarah shoved a letter into Filia's hands and danced off."
It read: Dear students of Slayers High. Due to a certain mishap there will be no school after Christmas break until further notice. The school is blocked off with a spell so there is not use entering. We are asking all students to stay more than 2 meters away from the barrier. The reason that the school will be shut down for certain days is that because someone has let lose a Double-ganger in the school. Any students foolish enough to even try to defeat this monster will suffer the consequences.
Sincerely Lon.
Filia ran to the kitchen, it was now 5 but since it was winter it looked like it was 11 outside.
"Lina."
***
Boo: AHAHAH! I love it cliff hanger. Also warning next chap will contain gore!!!R&R!
A cold winter wind swept across the town, and a thin blanket of snow covered it. The streets lamps looked like black and white candy cans and the building looked like snow cones while the house looked like icing covered cookies. Well this is what it look like from a helicopter's view. Kalein Brown was the operator, he flew over town to check the roads and to see what was happening in the allies and streets. He was a kind of air police. From 6pm-1am was his shift then his partner would take over as he slept in the back.
"Hey Kal, look over there. Near the mountains something is happening." said his partener Kelsey Oren.
"We don't patrol the area; it's the rangers' job to deal with it."
"You expect the rangers to be driving out in this weather? Their car doors would be frozen shut; it's bad enough we had trouble starting this girl," he said giving the dash board a light smack.
"Please!!! Just take a peek and if anything's wrong will contact the police," she said in a little baby voice. Kalein just rolled his eyes and heaved a sigh.
"Ok."
"YaY!! You're the best!" The helicopter did a U-turn and started heading towards the mountains. It was a good thing Kelsey had caught a glimpse of the pillar of red light that was shooting out of the back of the mountain or no one else would have.
"I'm not quite sure about this.. Something doesn't seem right. Isn't magic band from the mountains?" asked Kalein nervously.
"Ya your right." The copper approached the light a little faster than they would have liked. As soon as they reached the pillar they put on goggles for the light was extremely bright. "My eyes feel like they are burning," she said putting her arm up to shade her already protected eyes. Kalein steady the copter and they both looked out, as they where almost 4 meters away from the light.
"Hey look there someone down there!!" They both gazed down at the figure that stood right beside the pillar of light in the snow, in fact they had there hand on it. "He's the one causing this!" Kalien hastily took up the little mic and spoke into it. "You are under arrest! You are performing magic in an un-authorized area! Put your hands up and wait till we reach ground level!"
The figure looked up. He had maroon shoulder length hair and his bangs reached his nose covering his eyes. His black trench coat didn't budge in the wind and a pair of sun glasses covered his eyes. He smirked, as he extended his other arm and put out his hand as though he where saying stop.
"Sorry, but . Good-bye," the figure murmured as a beam of black shot out from his palm and went right through the helicopter. It burst into flames and sped towards the ground creating a bigger explosion on contact. The pillar of light remained as the figure walked out of the flames, that seem to consume the bottom of the pillar and lick the snow. His head was hung when he walked out and both of his hands where stuffed in his pockets. He looked up and smiled. "And the dammed shall be doomed to eternal darkness."
***
"Today there has been a mysterious report of two pilots missing." Filia slammed her fist on the radio and it shut off. She tossed her blankets to her waist off and rolled to her side. She opened her left eye and stared at the time. It was 11 o'clock. She moaned and pulled her blankets back over her head, but the voice of her father woke her up.
"WAKE UP YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING SLOB," his voiced boomed through her door. Filia scrambled out of bed and pulled on some pants and a decent shirt. The second she opened the door her father's hand came across her face. He was drunk, and mad as hell. "That's what you get for not listen! Do you understand me?" Filia shook her head, which was still at the side and her cheek, was bright red. Her bottom lip quivered but she showed no sign of tears. "I didn't hear you!"
"Yes."
"Good. Now get ready! I have to go to work, get your sister and mother up," he said staggering down the hall way. Filia took a deep breath and shut the door with out slamming it, surprisingly enough. She got dressed properly and combed her hair. As soon as she heard the apartment door shut she dashed to the washroom down the hall. She washed her face and brushed her teeth in record time before the "bulldozer" came back. She ran into her sister room.
"Wake up." Her only reply was a grunt and the covers moved. "Get up," she hissed, "Dad's coming." That got her sister up. She did the same progress as Filia and was ready in no time. They both bolted to their mom's room.
"Mommy wake up! Come on!" There mother woke up and gave them a weak smile.
"Sorry girls, I'm still sick, can you tell your father that?" before the younger girl protested Filia nodded.
"Ok mom," she said quietly shutting the door behind them both.
"Why did you say that? Dad's gonna get mad!"
"Not if he doesn't catch us," Filia said winking. The younger girl rolled her eyes. In the living room the two girls opened the fire escape and locked it behind them. They ran down the steps slipping occasionally here and there. When they reached the bottom of the stairs they both were panting.
"Well we beat the world record. Well see ya later!"
"Why where are you going?"
"To my friend's house."
"Ok I'll see you at 3 then."
"Fine," said Filia's sister as she ran off. Filia shivered even thought she had grabbed a coat she was still cold. She decided to go into town and walk around. Filia was walking by the stores and gazing into the windows as she passed. Then while passing the electronics she stopped. A crowd had gathered around the window. More than twenty TVs were up and on at the same time but one channel seem to catch everyone else's attention. Soon this channel covered all the screens. The same voice times 20 boomed though out the streets attracting more of a larger crowd.
"This morning at 9:15 a wreckage from a helicopter and two dead bodies where found in the Katako mountains (I just had to use that ^_^). The two bodies are so mangled the doctors say they won't be able to confirm them until they take blood samples. Not only had this that brought attention to this seen but the helicopter crashed in a big circle in the snow, where there is actually no snow. It is completely clear. Police say that magic must have been used and that 5 witnesses say that last night during the storm they saw a pillar of light out side."
Filia was so intone into the show that she didn't notice the person beside her until he snorted. She gave a jump and looked to her side. She never saw the person face but saw that they looked familiar. Xellos? Well who ever it was disappeared the second they left the crowd. Filia fallowed but when she got out on one was on the street that looked like close to him. Filia burrowed her eyebrows. Filia sighed, how odd? As soon as she crossed a pay phone she popped a quarter in (cheap phone*sigh*). It rang for a minute, and then a lady picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Is Zelgadis there?"
"Yes, I'll got get him who's this?"
"Just say it's Filia." Filia waited a while until someone picked up the phone.
"Hhhmmm."
"Hey Zel."
"Filia what are you phoning for?"
"Did you hear what happened?"
"On the radio ya. why?"
"Well don't you think that's kind of odd? Not only that but that it happened after school break."
"Are you saying that Xellos or the monster race may have something to do with this?"
"Maybe. but really keep a look out for Xellos or someone who looks like him but has a different color hair."
"What?"
"Just do it, ok Zelgadis."
"Ok. But I don't know what that will do." Filia hung up. She felt it in her bones, something terrible was going to happen. A presences of evil was so strong even some other people on the street where paranoid. She was trying her best to keep her tail from popping out. Filia wandered the streets, she ended up in front of the house she least expected. Xellos's. She bit her bottom lip. It was worth a try. She pulled on the larger gargoyle knocker. A lady with blue hair that covered her eyes was at the door; obviously she was a Mazoku as well.
"Is Xellos home?"
"I'll get the master," she said disappearing before Filia's eyes. Soon the maid returned. "The master has asked you to wait inside. The maid led Filia to the front porch and then melted into the shadows. Filia looked at her surrounding.
A large red carpet started at the door and disappeared around the corner. Pictures hung fro the wall but the shadows casted from the fire hide their faces. The walls where a dark blood red color. The floor was carpet in the living room and tile where Filia was standing. Xellos's voice brought Filia from her thoughts.
"Well look what wee have here its Fi-chan," he purred. He was leaning against the wall and his arms where crossed across his chest and as usual his eyes where closed.
"Cut it Xellos. You saw the news this morning right?"
"If I did?"
"Look I'm here to ask questions and get answers not cliff hangers," she hissed trying to be patient.
"Well then I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. Un-less you have something in return." Filia didn't like the sound of this.
"Xellos be serious, what were you doing hanging over my shoulder at the electronic store?" Now it was Xellos's turn to lift an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about? I've been here all day." Filia was speechless, she didn't really believe Xellos but his time he seemed sincere. Filia heaved a sigh, this was confusing. " Filia there something I think you know, maybe this time you're the one hiding something?"
"I'm not, I just got confused. I thought it was you it must have been someone else."
"What did he look like?"
"Why should I tell you, I have some other stuff to do," she said hotly turning around only to find her self face to face with Xellos. Her eyes widen, but then she regained her normal face.
"I'm not going to ask you again Filia. What did he look like?" he said angrily. A shiver was sent threw her body, and she answered him deciding it was the best for her safety.
"He looked exactly like you, except his hair color was maroon and well he was a little taller and he looked more. evil I guess." Xellos looked as though he was lost in thought.
"Well that will do. See you Filia-chan," he said more than cheerfully, then disappearing. Filia just stood there bewildered than shook her head. When Filia got home her sister ran to her jumping up and down.
"Guess What?! Guess What?!"
"What?"
"School's cancelled until further notice!"
"What? Why?" Sarah shoved a letter into Filia's hands and danced off."
It read: Dear students of Slayers High. Due to a certain mishap there will be no school after Christmas break until further notice. The school is blocked off with a spell so there is not use entering. We are asking all students to stay more than 2 meters away from the barrier. The reason that the school will be shut down for certain days is that because someone has let lose a Double-ganger in the school. Any students foolish enough to even try to defeat this monster will suffer the consequences.
Sincerely Lon.
Filia ran to the kitchen, it was now 5 but since it was winter it looked like it was 11 outside.
"Lina."
***
Boo: AHAHAH! I love it cliff hanger. Also warning next chap will contain gore!!!R&R!