Immortal's Game

Chapter: 1

And the Chase Begins

Well since my mind is going at full tilt I've come up with another fic idea. This time it's a crossover fic between the Slayers and Vampire Hunter D. I know there are a lot of vamp fics out there but none have captured the true style of D. Well here we go.

She frowned and furrowed her brow as she looked down into the village. She had been here for about twenty-five years and now he shows. She could feel him. He wasn't in town yet but he was coming; that she was sure. "Doesn't he ever give up," she asked as she ran a hand through her bright red hair.

She continued to watch the town as his aura became stronger. She turned form the window and walked down the hall. 'I can't face him here. I need to get an advantage on him; I barely escaped him the last time,' she thought as she entered a room. She slowly stripped off her clothes to reveal a large scar over her left breast. She smiled bitterly while saying, "Your blade wants to partake of my flesh again; doesn't it," and tracing the scar with her index finger.

She slowly dressed into her traveling clothes as she remembered the many encounters she had had with the hunter. She had to stop for a moment when her heart let off a few beats. She finished dressing after her heart silenced once again. She guessed that it was the excitement that made her heart beat. Every time he came for her she couldn't help but get excited at the coming experience. He was the only thing that could challenge her, the only thing that had the power to fight her in this world. It relieved her of the boredom of eternal life when he came to chase her down. "So it begins again doesn't it, Dampeal," she asked as she finished changing and left her castle as the chase began again.

He rode into town as the sun rose ahead of him. He knew she was somewhere near here. All the clues he could find lead him to this village for his elusive quarry. The wind kicked up to make his long, black cape flutter to his left, revealing the long curved sword at his side. He pulled his wide brimmed, black hat lower as he entered the town. 'If they guess what I am then they'll go into a panic,' he thought as some villagers watched him ride by. If he didn't catch their eyes his mount surly did. It was a black horse with red glowing eyes. It's body was an amalgamation of flesh and robotics as it strode at a steady pace through the old streets of the village. "This is typical," he said to the horse as they continued.

He didn't know if she consciously or not but every time he set out to find her it was always the same. Not that it was a village, there weren't many cites around in the world anymore. But, she always chose a village that cornered the market on some luxury. This same village was some how able to produce fine wines even if most of the land around it was pure desert. He panted slightly as the heat beat down on him. As he regained his composure a voice came from nowhere and said, "I told you we should've taken it slower but no with have to catch her," the voice continued mockingly.

He closed his left hand tighter on the reins while saying lowly, "Quiet you," as he stopped in the middle of the town.

A few men approached him, their leader trembling slightly, and asked, "What...What do you want here?"

He shifted his glance towards the man and replied dully, "I only seek the countess Lina Inverse," as his ice blue eyes focused on them.

"Well you won't find her here," answered a younger man, "She took off in her carriage in the middle of the night last night. So there's no need for one of your type to be here."

The cold blue eyes shifted to the young man and froze him in his tracks. If there is one thing he had learned it was most humans like these were spineless and wouldn't dare anything if he even looked at them. He sighed while thinking, 'It seems you're a step ahead of me...don't worry I'll catch you this time.' He then moved the reins once and his horse rose on is back feet while giving off a call. As soon as it's front hooves hit the ground it took off like black lighting trying to make up for the lost time. "You won't get away from me this time Inverse," he said as he rode towards the horizon.

Lina rode inside her coffin in the moving black carriage. She couldn't sleep, she was way too excited about the game to sleep. She had plans for her next meeting with the Dampeal hunter and she couldn't wait for the challenge. She began to think back to the first time she fought him, "I was a foolish woman back then...I thought no hunter could've been that powerful."

She laughed slightly as she continued to remember the mistakes she made against him, "To think I actually tried to seduce him...I thought he was just another human. Boy, was I proven wrong," Lina commented as she traced where her scar was.

She started to twist her hair around her finger as she thought, 'If I could seduce him I would be the most powerful vampire in the world...I would have a strong servant that doesn't need to worry about the sunlight.' Lina chuckled again as she answered herself on that idea, "Yeah, right. That damned Dampeal has a will of steel and the self control of a whole monastery. I'm sure he has a weakness but I don't know what...," Lina continued to think.

"Still can't think of a way to beat him Lina-chan," came an overly cheerful voice from nowhere.

"Yes, Xellos...If you have any suggestions make them known," Lina answered with a slightly annoyed tone while thinking, 'Why do I keep him around?'

"Well I have heard that he still has some vampire tendencies," Xellos explained, "Even though he doesn't like the ideas of drinking blood and all he doesn't have full control over all of what he is...if we can draw that out of him then we can win."

Lina smiled at this bit of knowledge, "Now I know why I keep you around...Xellos remind me to pin up my hair the next time we meet," Lina replied with a devil may care smile on her face.

"I'm here to serve Lina-chan. Let me know if there is anything else you need," Xellos replied and went silent again.

'I will beat you Zelgadis...one way or another,' Lina thought as she finally closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Zelgadis, the Dampeal hunter, continued to ride hard on into the night. He didn't need to sleep but a few hours every couple of days and he didn't want to let her get to far ahead. "Why do you hunt after her so," asked the voice that didn't belong to anyone.

"Because she is the last of the more powerful vampires...if I can kill her then I will be one step closer to my goal," Zelgadis replied as he looked at his left hand.

"There's got to be more to it then that," the voice commented, "I mean I've never seen you go after someone like this unless it's a paying job."

Zel tightened his hand around the rein again as he huffed. "I already told you why but apparently that's not the answer you want."

The voice mumbled something and then went silent. Zel sighed and began to think as the desert shot by, 'It's because she's still alive...I've never missed my mark before and I'm not about to let it get away now.' Yes, Lina was the only vampire that had gotten away from him. He had been hired by a family to get their son back from the countess and he went to work right away. To make a long story short he proved to the countess that he was something to fear but the dumb blonde son was too far gone in her seduction to save. And, thanks to her barbarou servant Xellos, she was able to escape during their fight. "We will finish this one day Inverse...it is up to you when you are ready to stop running," Zel said to himself as he continued into the cold desert night.

I know it's a tad short but there's more to come so don't worry.

Disclaimer: Any characters or ideas from The Slayers do not belong to me. I am not selling this material, just writing for the heck of it as I go.

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