Chapter twelve
Um… I'm updating now! So don't hurt me!
Zelgadis buried his head farther into his pillow. Whoever was making that stupid thumping noise was going to pay. His headache was already turning into a migraine. Grumbling, he sat up slowly and glanced out his window. The sun wasn't even up. In fact, from the looks of it, it was only about an hour from when he had gone to sleep.
The thumping noise continued, now becoming the sound of some one banging on his door. Sighing, he stood and walked over.
Slowly, he opened the door, and was greeted with a book shoved into his face.
"I found it!" the triumphant voice of Lina came from behind it. "I found the connection!"
"That's nice, Lina, now would you get this book out of my face?"
Lina complied, which was then followed by her clonking him on the head, lightly, and dragging him over to his bed.
"I knew there was something down there, and I was right!" she muttered, more to herself than anyone else, as she sat down on his bed.
"Okay, so what's the connection?"
Lina looked up at him and smiled. She lifted up the book, which was now closed, revealing the cover. It showed a carved red rose, and the words "White Mage".
"This-" she pointed to the book, "is the connection!"
Now she had his attention. Slowly, he sat next to her. "How?"
Lina grinned at him and flipped through the pages of the book. "When I was little, my Grandmother used to own a book that I loved. It was the story of a girl who was pretty ordinary, but held something special. She could sing. Her favorite song was called "White Mage", hence the title of the book. The song was actually a chant,"
"Like a spell?" Zelgadis interrupted, curious. She nodded.
"Yes, just like a spell. Well, when I was little, I used to be afraid of a lot of things, or more specifically, a lot of monsters. I didn't know it at the time, but those "Monsters" were actually Mazoku." She grinned again. "This is where my dream plays in. When my Grandmother was killed, I was afraid. My Grandmother taught me that whenever I was afraid, I could say that chant, the one in the book, and everything would be okay.
"Think, Zel. The chant I said when I was little literally obliterated a single Mazoku, and I was only a child. What does this tell you?"
Zelgadis thought for a moment, and then realization dawned on him. "That book would be something the Mazoku would want out of the way,"
She snapped her fingers. "Bingo!"
"But, Lina, what is that book doing here?"
Lina smirked. "I had to do a little work on that one. I actually had to talk to my sister. But-"
"Wait! You did all this in an hour?" he interrupted again.
Lina grinned sheepishly, "This wasn't the only spell I found down there, Zel,"
He rolled his eyes, and then looked at her, urging her to continue.
"Okay, well. Let's see… oh yeah! I had to talk to my sister, but I got what I needed, after dodging her numerous fireballs and flare arrows." She stopped as Zelgadis chuckled and muttered something along the lines of, "So that's where she gets it from," after giving him a cross expression, he allowed her to continue.
"Apparently, my Grandmother gave the book to her younger sister on her birthday. The woman went by the name of Sierra Inverse. I did a little digging, and it turns out, Sierra, is Amelia's Grandmother!"
"So you're related to Amelia?"
"Distant cousins. But anyway, that's how the book ended up here. My Grandmother had given the book to her about a week before she was killed. The Mazoku was looking for the book! Which more than likely means that seven years ago, Seilloon was attacked because of this book."
"But why did they wait so long? I mean, if they could've attacked-"
"I thought about that. And I think the only way they can find the book is if the Magic is used, like a lot of other spells. Which means-"
"Someone had to of read the spell." He finished. "But who?"
Slowly, Lina lifted up the hair clip she had found. "Does this look familiar?"
Zelgadis slowly took the clip from her and turned it around in his palm. He looked at it intently, but after a point brought his vision away and looked at Lina. "This is Catherine's. She loved butterflies, this was her favorite hair piece," Lina listened as he explained; watching his expression change from shocked to sullen. His eyes gave off the pain he was feeling, however. "Amelia brought a set of these, all different colors, back from a country north of here. She had gone to set up Trading and peace agreements."
Lina gently patted his shoulder. "Well, we found it. You can go through the book if you want, I'm going to bed."
He smirked as he watched her wander back down the hall towards the general direction of her room. Slowly, he laid the book on his nightstand beside his bed and laid down himself.
Yes, yes, it's short, I know. Please don't complain, though! It may only pressure me to start making shorter chapters! Anyway, no cliffie that time! Please Review!!!
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