All right all,

I do not own Slayers. Here is a brand new chapter. Exactly one week since my last posting. I'm not going to promise a tight schedule, but I'm going to try to update more frequently.

Knight of L-sama: Thank you for the encouragement. It made me happy.

And now

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THE SLAYERS DIMENSION

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Chapter 11 - Humpty Dumpty Part 1

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the king's horses and all the king's men
couldn't put Humpty together again.

***

Juuou-sama relaxed back into her throne clutching her glass of wine.

It appears that Kara has done well.

Yes, she has Juuou-sama, said Xellos from the kneeling position on the floor.

Ah, I want you to carry out the next task I spoke of before. Here. An object materialized on the floor before Xellos. As you can see Xellos, the former owner did a good job piecing together most of it; however, not all the pieces are there. I am commissioning you to find the remaining pieces; you may employ Kara if you wish. However, she is not to know of the main objective.

Hai, Juuou-sama.

***

Large waves crashed against the jagged rocks of Wolf Pack Island. Kara sat on a cliff, her legs hanging over as she watched the waves and occasional shark fin. Both her hands were employed in scratching a gray wolf behind the ears.

You like that, ne? she asked the wolf, which whined in response. Hai, hai, only when I'm actually doing it. She continued to stroke its fur. Silly ookami she muttered under her breath. She stopped and gazed at the sea for a moment. The wolf licked her ear. She giggled from the sensation. It stopped. She gazed out at the sea again. The licking continued and suddenly her ear was nipped. she exclaimed and turned around coming nose to nose with Xellos. A blush immediately spread over her entire face.

My, my Miss Kara, I had thought you were capable of intelligent speech. Am I perhaps wrong?

I hate you, she grumbled and smacked him.

Ah, excellent to see your old boisterous self has deemed to return, Miss Kara. A moment later. Pause. It's a good thing I'm a masochist.

Why you Xellos giggled at her like a little school girl.

Xellos raised an eyebrow. Now why would you call me a pastry, Miss Kara? Xellos asked. Kara put a hand to her forehead, shook her head, and sighed.

Never mind, she groaned. She teleported back to her room, determined that it was too early in the morning to be dealing with fruitcakes of Xellos's assortment. She was unpleasantly surprised when Xellos popped in right beside her. Xellos, go away. I don't want to deal with you today.

Ah, but it's such fun to deal with you Miss Kara. She groaned. Tsk, tsk, tsk, you seem to be in pain, Miss Kara. Here, let me make it better. Kara didn't have a chance to react. Xellos had stepped behind Kara, laced his fingers in her long ebony hair, and pulled her head back to kiss her. It was soft and demanding all at once. His lips were smooth and spoke of unforeseen want. This was something Kara herself had not realized. His mouth moved hungrily on hers, possessive and sensual. His tongue darted out to lick her lips. He repeated the process and her tongue flicked out to meet his and he pulled back quicker than before. Again and again this happened, until Kara growled in frustration. He smiled against her mouth and his fingers played down her sides as if he were playing an instrument. Light and teasing they were, touching all the right spots, to make Kara growl once again at him.

With the last growl, Xellos quickly spun her around and pushed her against the nearest wall, not too far away. He pinioned her to the wall, resting on his knee, hands gripping her shoulders hard, and kissing her almost violently. Passionate and relentless were his kisses, and Kara found herself just as ardently returning them. His kisses turned to her jaw line, down the column of her neck, and to the junction where shoulder and neck meet. He bit down and Kara moaned for the first time. He smiled in satisfaction and let her stand on her own two feet. His hands slid from her shoulders to the wall on either side of her. Amethyst eyes gazed into ruby ones. The trademark smile appeared with his eyes open.

Kara gazed at Xellos in wonder. What had made him do this? Not that she didn't like it, she did. Yet, one had to wonder as to what ulterior motive, as there always was, that was behind it.

Well, Miss Kara, would you like to know why I really came to see you?

Ah, there it was, the ulterior motive.

What do you need Xellos? she asked, still staring into his eyes. He smiled again.

You must help me find the remaining piece of the staff.

You mean the staff we took from the ancient dragon.

Preciously. I've found its location, but I can't approach it due to complications. However, YOU should be able to reach it.

That's it?





I also need you to piece together the staff. Miss Kara you are the only mazoku capable of chaos magic. Do you know this? Kara let her head thump against the wall. She was shocked. Yet, it made sense. The monster race would have long before destroyed the world if one of them could weave something as powerful as the giga slave. Still, Juuou-sama wasn't asking her to destroy the world. Why? Kara had always heard that Juuou-sama played by her own rules, despite what the monster race deemed was no argument. Xellos and his mistress had always played tricks on poor creatures of this world. Why should Juuou-sama be so willing to destroy it if it amused her so much. The answer was simple. She wasn't. Kara snapped back her attention to Xellos.

Yes, I do. Xellos nodded and seemed to accept this fact.

Then by all rights, Miss Kara, why can you not wield white magic? Kara thought about it.

I see know reason why not.

Xellos grinned. A staff appeared in Xellos's hand. Kara looked at it and recognized the staff. It seemed like the last time she had seen it was AGES ago. Kara sighed and held out her hand. Xellos handed it to her and the staff seemed to hum to life with her touch. Almost like it was a living being. The pieces are already in place, Miss Kara. All you have to do is seal the pieces in place, Xellos murmured.

Kara replied gazing at the staff in her grasp. Suddenly, she got an idea. She closed her eyes and channeled all the power she could from her human soul residing on the astral plane. When it was properly focused for what she had in mind, she murmured, The cracks between pieces glowed with a white light for a few moments before fading to a seamless look. A simple white magic spell was all it took to join these pieces together on this staff. Curiouser and curiouser, thought Kara.

And now onto the second half of my request, Miss Kara