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Chapter 6 - A Dragon and a Staff

It was dusk, as two figures walked up the well-trodden road. It was quite dusty. Big monarch oaks shaded over the road, making it appear darker with their long shadows. It was summer, and though the scene was somewhat creepy, it was quite warm.

Both figures, one dressed in a white cloak and the other in a black stopped at a large, wrought-iron gate. The black-cloaked one turned to the other.

Now Miss Kara, Xellos, said wagging his finger at her, remember what I told you. It is imperative that we get this prize to Juuou-Sama."

"Hai, I understand," Kara answered.

"Wait here."

"Hai."

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Kara didn't have to wait very long before a rumbling could be heard from the monumental estate behind the large gate. The earth even started to shake violently. Suddenly, it stopped and one could hear a high pitched cry. All was silent then. Xellos appeared quietly beside Kara, holding a large staff.

"It appears I may have subdued the beast."

"What breed was it?" Kara asked.

"Oh, an ancient dragon, quite rare nowadays." Kara widened her eyes.

"An ancient-"

"-dragon," finished Xellos. "Yes, an ancient dragon, Miss Kara. Now tell me, exactly how you've heard of them." Kara paled, as much as a mazoku could. Xellos knew that Kara had knowledge of the Slayers dimension, but exactly how much he had never bothered to ask. There was no telling what would happen if Xellos were to find out that she had information to the future

Just then an explosion took place, blowing up the huge estate building. A huge dragon appeared amongst the rubble. It was a huge creature. Sleek, black, and deadly. It's eyes glowed with an eerie green light. It spread its wings, which were composed of smooth black feathers. Somewhere in the back of her mind, Kara remembered a fossil she had seen in a museum of a dinosaur with feathery wings. It had looked delicate, even fragile. Nothing, compared to this colossal reptile. Kara gulped.

"Now, now, Miss Kara. There's nothing to be afraid of," Xellos said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure this dragon will be a piece of cake." He squeezed her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek. She paled and blushed at the same time, as impossible as it was. His lips moved to her ear and whispered, "Good luck." Without hesitation, Xellos was gone and Kara was left to face this dragon all upon her own.

"DAMN YOU XELLOS!" Kara howled in irritation as the dragon shot laser breath at her. Kara teleported just in time. She looked back to where she once was, a gigantic crater was left there. 'Oh shit" she thought as the dragon's eerie green eyes locked onto her.

Kara turned and teleported again. And she kept teleporting. The dragon spread its wings and kept up a good chase of the mazoku. Rhyzoku and mazoku raced over an ancient, junglelike forest landscape. Every few moments there was an explosion and another part of the forest erupted in a devastating fire.

Xellos sat on the highest limb of the tallest tree of the forest. (Author's Note: You get the idea, it was twice as tall as all the other trees. ^_~!) Xellos smiled as he sipped his tea, with the staff he had retrieved in the crook of his arm. "Have fun, Miss Kara," he whispered as he disappeared leaving nothing behind but a cooling cup of tea on the tree branch.