Protector

Chapter: 14

History Lesson


The chapters are coming along and here's the next one


Zel looked around Lina's room as they entered. It was a very practical room, not pink and frilly like he would expect a girl's room which had been lived in since she was around thirteen to be. 'Of course Lina isn't your average girl,' Zel thought as he continued to look around. It consisted of a canopy bed with curtains on the sides to draw out and block the occupants from view. To the right of the bed was a small bookcase with many books in it. Next to the bookcase was a large dresser with a round vanity mirror on top. After he finished looking around the room he noticed Lina walk to the bed and just collapse onto it. He smirked as he walked forward and asked, "Was today that exhausting?"

Lina put forth enough energy to lift her head, nod, and then lay it on the pillow. It was at this moment that she lifted her head with an odd look. "What," asked Zelgadis as he walked closer to the bed.

Lina pulled her hands out from under the pillows with a teddy bear in her grasp. Lina smiled at seeing the childhood friend and shouted, "Cammi," as she hugged the stuff animal.

"Cammi," Zel asked as he watched on in amusement.

"Yeah, she was my best friend when I was little. Didn't you have a bear Zel," Lina asked as she looked at Zelgadis.

Zel scowled somewhat and replied, "No...I didn't get a childhood. I was orphaned soon after I was born. I never knew my mother and my father died of illness soon after. So no I didn't have anything like that."

Lina looked at Zel with sympathy in her eyes, "I'm sorry...I should've..."

Zel looked at Lina and said, "Don't apologize...It's all in the past."

Lina then smiled as she looked back at the bear and said, "Well, I've got my best friend back."

Zel smiled fondly and asked, "And, what about me?"

Lina looked at Zel and answered playfully, "You don't count as best friend because I couldn't see Cammi doing some of what you do."

Zel climbed onto the bed and crawled towards Lina asking, "Like what?"

Lina blushed and scooted away from Zel slightly while saying playfully, "I can't say...Cammi might be traumatized."

Zel smiled as he chanted a spell and used it to pull the bed curtains behind Lina closed. He then crawled closer saying, "I'm sure Cammi's a big girl and can handle it."

Lina scooted away again until she reached the end of the bed. She blushed and replied in her playful voice, "Cammi save me from the Zel monster," as she held the bear in front of her like a shield.

The spell caused the other two curtains to fall as, 'The Zel monster,' lunged and grabbed Lina's wrist. Cammi fell from Lina's hands as Zel pinned her wrist above her head. He smiled as he lowered his mouth onto Lina's. They kissed for a few moments before coming up for air. Zel then leaned down and whispered in Lina's ear asking, "Tell me, do you want the Zel monster to eat you?"

Lina nuzzled Zel's neck while saying, "Take me I'm yours."


Zel embraced Lina tighter as she started to drift off to sleep. She snuggled against him and sighed before saying, "I love my Zel monster."

Zel nuzzled Lina's neck and whispered, "I love you too Lina."

Zel listened as Lina's breathing became deep and constant. She had fallen asleep. As he was about to close his eyes he heard a voice in his mind that said, "Zelgadis I need to speak with you."

Zel sighed and whispered, "I'm sorry but I have to leave you for a while my Lina," before he kissed her on the forehead and phased out.

He appeared in the astral plane fully dressed. He turned to see Vladimir standing there and asked, "What do you need?"

"I'm sorry for bringing you from Lina but I need you to get Xellos to take you to Wolf Pack Island. I want you to make a deal with Beastmaster Zellas. Get her to aid us in my plan and then you can return to her," Vladimir commanded and then phased out.

Zel sighed and phased to where Xellos was. He found the trickster priest in one of the libraries going through some of the books. Xellos spotted him as he appeared and asked, "What are you doing here Zel-kun? Shouldn't you be keeping Lina warm? I mean she might wake up and need an encore performance."

Zelgadis growled while looking at the mazuko, "Keep it up fruitcake and I'll kill you."

Xellos smiled and then replied, "Okay, what can I do for you Zel-kun?"

"I need you to take me to Wolf Pack Island. Vladimir wants to make a deal with your master," Zel answered.

"Oh really, well master Zellas will be pleased to finally be connected with the knight," Xellos commented while appearing behind Zelgadis, "Here we go."

With that Xellos phased out with Zelgadis to his home.


Lina awoke with a start. She had just had the strangest dream and it caused her to awake. The first thing she noticed was that it was colder than when she had gone to sleep. The next thing was that Zel was no longer next to her. She sat up and parted a curtain to look into the rest of the room. Zel wasn't there, 'What is going on,' Lina thought as she got up and donned a bath robe from her closet. She opened her door and looked out into the hall to find it empty. 'He might've had trouble sleeping. He used to have nightmares as a chimera. He might've gone to one of the libraries,' Lina thought as she made her way down to the first floor.


Luna walked through the house, in her purple bath robe, looking for something she had sensed. 'I know I felt power being used...what are those mazuko up to,' she thought as she was passing the stairs. As she was walking towards the library she heard, "What are you doing Nee-chan," from atop the stairs.

Luna looked up to see Lina coming down the stairs with her crimson bath robe. She turned towards her sister and said, "I felt a surge of power and I'm checking in on our mazuko guests. Speaking of which where's your mazuko," as she picked at Lina

"Nee-chan," Lina whined somewhat embarrassed before finishing, "I don't know. I fell asleep and next thing I know he's gone."

Luna thought for a second and said, "I have a feeling Zelgadis was called into service while you slept."

"Oh what now? Every time I get alone time with Zel that Vladimir shows up and commandeers him," Lina somewhat pouted at the thought of Zel being taken away.

"I haven't interrupted every time...and besides I always let you finish," came to familiar voice as Vladimir stepped out of the shadows.

Luna looked at him and asked, "And, why are you still here?"

"Well, since my agent and Xellos are out I thought I'd keep you company," Vladimir answered.

"We can take care of ourselves," Lina replied still looking a bit miffed at Vladimir

"Oh, even if you might learn a few things from our time together," Vladimir began to bait Lina's want for knowledge.

"Like what," Lina asked seeming uninterested.

"Well, like one of the reasons the demon king of the north is interested in humans is because the sorcerer has gain control of the piece of Shabarnigdo that was unleashed from his body," Vladimir set the mental trap.

Lina and Luna's eyes went wide for a second before they both asked, "When did this happen?"

"It's been that way for sometime now. And, he took a great deal of interest with the Inverse sisters once he awakened again," Vladimir replied as he lead them into the library.

Vladimir motioned for both of them to sit. After they complied he took a seat across from them and then asked, "Any questions?"

Luna looked at him for a second then commented, "Well, we have been enemies for quite some time and I've always wanted to know something. Why do you wear that mask? Couldn't you just change your form like all other mazuko?"

Vladimir chuckled and replied, "You're right I can change my form. This mask was a gift from my master when I became his knight. But, removing it wouldn't be any harm right now."

Vladimir reached up and chanted some thing. The mask lit up with with small red runes, which disappeared soon after, and then the mask came from his face. Lina and Luna stared as they took in Vladimir countenance which no one had seen in years. His slim face looked at if the mold had been broken after he was made. His red hair fell down to his shoulder blades and was a bit odd to look at with the sliver streaks running through his hair. He opened his eyes to reveal ruby red slits that gazed upon the sisters with a look unfit for a minion of darkness; a look of caring. He smirked and said, "Well, now you know what I look like Luna-dear."

Luna stared at her enemy of about ten years and noticed that he was a very attractive man indeed. 'I can see how Illianna fell for him if he came to her like this,' she thought before something struck her mind. She looked at Vladimir and then to Lina, back to Vladimir then to Lina again. She then set her eyes on the man and said, "Interesting how you resemble me and my sister so well."

Lina began looking back and forth as Luna had done and added, "You resemble us so much it's frightening."

Vladimir's smile never disappeared as he stood and walked in from of a large window in the library. He then replied, "While there is a good reason for that. A reason that your parents knew all too well."

"What do you know about my parents," Lina shouted as she stood up.

Vladimir didn't turn to look at the sister but he did answer, "I killed your parents those years ago when they died. Their usefulness had run out."

With that both Inverse sisters were up with magic spells ready. Both stepped forward slightly as Luna asked, "You killed our parents and you expect us to just sit here and do nothing to you?"

"I don't care if you are the knight of Shabarnigdo but both of us are going to make you pay for that," Lina added as the sisters moved forward again.

Vladimir turned to face the sisters. His eyes glowed slightly red as he said, "I can understand your pain but you never knew that the Inverse family is but a made family. Your supposed parents weren't Inverses."

Both sisters stopped and looked at Vladimir before asking in unison, "What are you talking about?"

"Your parent's true names were Hajime and Mia Kudo. They were to raise you two until you grew up and then disappear from view. But, they became attached to you two and didn't want to go along with their part so they had to be taken care of," Vladimir explained.

Both sisters stood there in shock. They couldn't believe what this man was telling them the truth but the look in his eyes told that he wasn't lying. Luna looked at him and asked, "Why are you doing this?"

"Because it's time the Inverses were revealed for what they truly are. It's time for my little sisters to come out of the haze and into the light."


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