Chapter 4
I'll miss you if you go away.
"Dynast-sama, An Honour."
Xelloss kneeled before the Mazoku Lord.
From his throne, the ancient Mazoku looked at the younger one.
"Xelloss."
The Greater one chose his words with care.
"3 years have passed."
Xelloss nodded, standing up before the throne, holding his staff in his right hand, his usual stance; smiling.
"The power Shabranigdo obtained after my Sister, Zellas, disappeared from the Astral plane, is to be given to us Mazoku."
"Dynast-sama, may I speak freely?"
Lord Dynast Grausherra nodded once.
"Along with the disappearance of Lina Inverse, two things are gone.
The first is the threat she posed to us Mazoku; the second is something we lost; The last chance to bring the Revolution.
Lina Inverse was our key, now the key is lost."
Dynast's gaze locked with Xelloss'.
"We shall obtain more power! Zellas' power shall be split between us Lords."
"A new age is upon us, Dynast-sama."
"Silence!"
And there was silence.
"You were never obidient to our liking, Xelloss.
I did not bring you here to discuss the ages. I brought you here to inform you that Deep Sea Dolphin will not be granted any power."
"Why is this?"
"She is now too chaotic; Even I can no longer communicate with her."
"I see."
"You surely understand the meaning of this."
A nod. He did. It was worrisome to him.
"You will take Zellas' place as Beast Master. Of course, It shall not be official. Your power will mark you as strong as me, the strongest Lord."
Dynast had always had that ego.
Zelgadiss was tense.
He had found another room. That is, he assumed he'd found another room.
What he had found was an entrance. A narrow path, a path going right into the darkness.
He felt the edges.
It would be possible to walk through for him.
Not that Zelgadiss was claustrophobic or anything, the problem wasn't that.
The problem was that the smell came from there.
What if... What if it was Lina?
Zellas could have kept her here.
-Xelloss- could have kept her here!
There must've been a reason Xelloss suddenly acted so nice... so protective.
What if Lina had been there for years, only to die right before he found her?
Her name was caught in his throat...
Lina...
The room he came to was small and dark.
But it was obvious; no one were there.
"Lighting!".
The spell lit the circle-shaped room up.
And he found the blood.
It was dry though, smeared on the floor.
The smears made up the Emblem of the Beast Master Zellas.
Alright; not that strange. Zelgadiss was relieved and disappointed at the same time.
Lina wasn't here.
In his mind, Lina was neither alive nor dead.
He could still see her smile, hear her yell, jump.
He could still see her so clearly.
I shouldn't think about that!
Trying to get his mind off thoughts of Lina, he walked around the room.
This was some kind of Mazoku construction.
Just like many other of those, most humans had no idea how to use them.
Magic didn't come natural to humans, after all.
Chaos and trouble were the only things that did, after Zelgadiss' opinion.
The walls of this little room were plain stone. Ugly stone.
But then, he saw something. And orb. A small, blue orb.
It was levitating in the middle of the pentagram-like emblem.
No wonder he didn't notice it before; he'd have to stand on his toes to be able to reach it.
But at he walked closer, the orb came down to shoulder-height.
As if it had been waiting.
It was probably the switch.
Then again, Zelgadiss would have no idea what to do.
Another thing that came naturally to humans, even pessimistic Chimera ones like Zelgadiss, was curiosity.
So Zelgadiss looked around, and put his hand on the orb.
And then he died.
Well, actually, he didn't.
It felt like he died. It felt as if his heart stopped and his thoughts became flickers of black, grey and white snow, snow filling his vision, a million of different voices in his ears.
Then the images came.
don't make me touch it please i don't want to see it again PLEASE please don't don't don't don't please !
The boy was crying, screaming, bleeding. In this place. His voice...
Zelgadiss saw, or rather; -felt- no colour, but the voice... It was Xelloss, it had to be, just... Younger?
Creatures pushed him onto the orb, twisted his hands to hold it, ripped off his hair painted the emblem withthebloodfromhiswriststhighsthroat- and then the image was gone.
And then Zelgadis saw a woman. That is; he saw her from the throat down.
Her hair was white and her dress transparent.
this is a device that will read the thoughts attached to you to a human it would be it would be hard to explain to a human put your hand on it let us see let us see the wizard you are mine i am your master heed my words or lose yourself lose yourself and be mine be mine be mine .
The only feeling that came with this image was desperation.
And then that was gone too.
Zelgadiss couldn't move.
my dear boy my little baby little human oh you taste sweet little one .
She was all over him now, Zelgadiss felt it. As if he was the boy.
The woman, no, creature, with her arms around him, one around his throat, one on his stomach, further down, moving.
please please let me go i dont want to die so let me go master let me go master mastermasterplea -
Nails, claws, cutting the stomach, the throat -
Zelgadiss would have screamed. He couldn't see, all he -knew- was that -he- was that boy, and he was the one being hurt let go let go let go let go please -
Zelgadiss fainted.
grampa grampa grampa tell me a story!
Rezo put Zel on his lap and told him a story.
And Zelgadiss realized that this wasn't him.
Thus he realized it was all the other was around.
And the orb lifted away from his fingers.
"Dynast, I thank you for your words."
Xelloss would not tell the secret, though. He saw no reason for that.
No one but him and the humans needed to know.
The time of the Mazoku was over.
It was the years of the Humans now. Dynast would soon be gone.
Smiles to the Ice Lord.
"Xelloss."
"Yes."
"I would like you to know that I am not disappointed that you are the other survivor. Had it been Gaav I would not have been this kind."
"Yes, I know. Good bye, Dynast...-sama."
Xelloss bowed, turned, and was gone.
I'll miss you if you go away.
"Dynast-sama, An Honour."
Xelloss kneeled before the Mazoku Lord.
From his throne, the ancient Mazoku looked at the younger one.
"Xelloss."
The Greater one chose his words with care.
"3 years have passed."
Xelloss nodded, standing up before the throne, holding his staff in his right hand, his usual stance; smiling.
"The power Shabranigdo obtained after my Sister, Zellas, disappeared from the Astral plane, is to be given to us Mazoku."
"Dynast-sama, may I speak freely?"
Lord Dynast Grausherra nodded once.
"Along with the disappearance of Lina Inverse, two things are gone.
The first is the threat she posed to us Mazoku; the second is something we lost; The last chance to bring the Revolution.
Lina Inverse was our key, now the key is lost."
Dynast's gaze locked with Xelloss'.
"We shall obtain more power! Zellas' power shall be split between us Lords."
"A new age is upon us, Dynast-sama."
"Silence!"
And there was silence.
"You were never obidient to our liking, Xelloss.
I did not bring you here to discuss the ages. I brought you here to inform you that Deep Sea Dolphin will not be granted any power."
"Why is this?"
"She is now too chaotic; Even I can no longer communicate with her."
"I see."
"You surely understand the meaning of this."
A nod. He did. It was worrisome to him.
"You will take Zellas' place as Beast Master. Of course, It shall not be official. Your power will mark you as strong as me, the strongest Lord."
Dynast had always had that ego.
Zelgadiss was tense.
He had found another room. That is, he assumed he'd found another room.
What he had found was an entrance. A narrow path, a path going right into the darkness.
He felt the edges.
It would be possible to walk through for him.
Not that Zelgadiss was claustrophobic or anything, the problem wasn't that.
The problem was that the smell came from there.
What if... What if it was Lina?
Zellas could have kept her here.
-Xelloss- could have kept her here!
There must've been a reason Xelloss suddenly acted so nice... so protective.
What if Lina had been there for years, only to die right before he found her?
Her name was caught in his throat...
Lina...
The room he came to was small and dark.
But it was obvious; no one were there.
"Lighting!".
The spell lit the circle-shaped room up.
And he found the blood.
It was dry though, smeared on the floor.
The smears made up the Emblem of the Beast Master Zellas.
Alright; not that strange. Zelgadiss was relieved and disappointed at the same time.
Lina wasn't here.
In his mind, Lina was neither alive nor dead.
He could still see her smile, hear her yell, jump.
He could still see her so clearly.
I shouldn't think about that!
Trying to get his mind off thoughts of Lina, he walked around the room.
This was some kind of Mazoku construction.
Just like many other of those, most humans had no idea how to use them.
Magic didn't come natural to humans, after all.
Chaos and trouble were the only things that did, after Zelgadiss' opinion.
The walls of this little room were plain stone. Ugly stone.
But then, he saw something. And orb. A small, blue orb.
It was levitating in the middle of the pentagram-like emblem.
No wonder he didn't notice it before; he'd have to stand on his toes to be able to reach it.
But at he walked closer, the orb came down to shoulder-height.
As if it had been waiting.
It was probably the switch.
Then again, Zelgadiss would have no idea what to do.
Another thing that came naturally to humans, even pessimistic Chimera ones like Zelgadiss, was curiosity.
So Zelgadiss looked around, and put his hand on the orb.
And then he died.
Well, actually, he didn't.
It felt like he died. It felt as if his heart stopped and his thoughts became flickers of black, grey and white snow, snow filling his vision, a million of different voices in his ears.
Then the images came.
don't make me touch it please i don't want to see it again PLEASE please don't don't don't don't please !
The boy was crying, screaming, bleeding. In this place. His voice...
Zelgadiss saw, or rather; -felt- no colour, but the voice... It was Xelloss, it had to be, just... Younger?
Creatures pushed him onto the orb, twisted his hands to hold it, ripped off his hair painted the emblem withthebloodfromhiswriststhighsthroat- and then the image was gone.
And then Zelgadis saw a woman. That is; he saw her from the throat down.
Her hair was white and her dress transparent.
this is a device that will read the thoughts attached to you to a human it would be it would be hard to explain to a human put your hand on it let us see let us see the wizard you are mine i am your master heed my words or lose yourself lose yourself and be mine be mine be mine .
The only feeling that came with this image was desperation.
And then that was gone too.
Zelgadiss couldn't move.
my dear boy my little baby little human oh you taste sweet little one .
She was all over him now, Zelgadiss felt it. As if he was the boy.
The woman, no, creature, with her arms around him, one around his throat, one on his stomach, further down, moving.
please please let me go i dont want to die so let me go master let me go master mastermasterplea -
Nails, claws, cutting the stomach, the throat -
Zelgadiss would have screamed. He couldn't see, all he -knew- was that -he- was that boy, and he was the one being hurt let go let go let go let go please -
Zelgadiss fainted.
grampa grampa grampa tell me a story!
Rezo put Zel on his lap and told him a story.
And Zelgadiss realized that this wasn't him.
Thus he realized it was all the other was around.
And the orb lifted away from his fingers.
"Dynast, I thank you for your words."
Xelloss would not tell the secret, though. He saw no reason for that.
No one but him and the humans needed to know.
The time of the Mazoku was over.
It was the years of the Humans now. Dynast would soon be gone.
Smiles to the Ice Lord.
"Xelloss."
"Yes."
"I would like you to know that I am not disappointed that you are the other survivor. Had it been Gaav I would not have been this kind."
"Yes, I know. Good bye, Dynast...-sama."
Xelloss bowed, turned, and was gone.