Chapter 6, The Forest of Death
Sun was rising when they arrived to the Forest of Death. It was pretty far away from Atlas City, and they had decided to leave the city before sunrise. The Forest of Death was not safe in the night.
"Well, we've came this far. Let's go. And remember: be ready to fight all along." Said Lina. Then they walked into the forest.
"How far is the house?" Asked Amelia a bit scared. The sunlight couldn't reach them in the forest.
"About three hours walking, if we don't have to fight with trolls or golems or anything." Answered Zelgadis.
"Whoa, scary!" Said Amelia.
They walked about an hour, when suddenly couple of trolls attacked behind the trees.
"Oh shit!" Mumbled Lina as she prepared to fight.
"Be careful! These trolls are two times worse than the original trolls!" Warned Zelgadis.
"Yeah, I noticed that!" Mumbled Gourry while fighting with one troll.
Suddenly one troll hit Amelia, and she crushed against a tree.
"Amelia!" Shouted Zelgadis and ran towards her.
"I-I'm okay..." Amelia said with a faint voice.
"No you're not. We have to get out of here." Said Zelgadis. Then he turned to Lina and Gourry. "Take Amelia with you and run to east. I'll finish them off." He said.
"You can't! You don't have a chance against them!" Shouted Lina.
"It's my fault that we're here. Now go!" Yelled Zelgadis.
"But..."
"I can handle this. Just take care of yourselves."
Lina thought a moment, then said: "Okay then, if you're sure. Gourry, take Amelia."
Amelia climbed to Gourry's back. Then they ran away, leaving Zelgadis surrounded by trolls. They ran far away to east, until they were so tired that they couldn't run anymore.
"Are we safe now?" Asked Gourry and put Amelia on the ground.
"We cannot be sure. Now we just have to wait Zelgadis." Answered Lina.
Amelia looked back at the way they were came from. She saw a huge explosion, and thought would Zelgadis be okay.
"Amelia, we have to heal your wounds." Said Lina and walked to Amelia.
"I can do it myself." Answered Amelia, smiling.
"It's faster if I do it. Don't move." Said Lina and started to cast a healing spell.
"Hey look, Zel is coming back!" Shouted Gourry suddenly. Lina and Amelia turned to see Zelgadis walking towards them. He had a long wound on his left arm.
"Are you okay?" Asked Gourry.
"I'm fine. What about you?" Asked Zelgadis back.
"Everything is okay." Answered Amelia.
"Let's keep going. I don't want to fight with those anymore." Said Zelgadis.
"By the way, how did you beat them?" Asked Gourry.
"I used the Ratil. It was the fastest way." Told Zelgadis.
They walked for a while, and then arrived to a swamp.
"Great." Mumbled Lina.
"We have to go through." Said Zelgadis and walked to a swamp. The others followed him, but suddenly Lina fell down.
"You okay, Lina?" Asked Gourry.
"No! I think I twisted my ankle!" Yelped Lina.
Gourry sighed. "I think I have to carry you until your ankle is better."
They continued walking, Lina in Gourry's back. Finally they arrived in mead. There was a brook flowing through the mead, and near the brook was a small house. It seemed the house had been there for a very long time.
Amelia turned to Zelgadis. "Is this...?"
"Yes. This is the place where Rezo and I lived three years ago." Answered Zelgadis, looking at the house with hatred in his eyes.
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Will they find what they're looking for?
