Sylvia
Sunny: here is our fic of the Slayers.
Ramon: and the Slayers series does not belong to us, it belongs to Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Arazumi.
Air Jay: the only characters that belong to us are the Air Jay and the Kiko of this fic
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Chapter 23
It's night time.
Zel walks down the hall of the palace caring food but he is very lost in his thoughts, mentally preparing for his fight against Air Jay. Lina and Gourry had give him some advises about how to deal with him but Zel was not to sure of himself if he could defeat that man, so Lina hit him with the kitchen sink and gave him once again that speech she has made when they first fought Shabramingo, fight to win. In the end Lina told Zel to be on the look out because probably some one is teaming up with Air Jay, Lina came to that conclusion when they saw how Christopher die, he die with an Freeze arrow stabbed on his chest and Lina confirmed that Air jay only uses flaming powers and nothing more, that is why it is possible that there is someone is helping up Air Jay and must be the same one who is giving him all the information about the Slayers.
Now Zelgadiss enters Amelia's room and once in there he saw that she is still crying on her bed, she has been here ever since Air Jay made his announce, she hasn't even eat since then. "Amelia………I brought you some food."
Amelia gets up and looks at Zel with her eyes all read because of her cries. "Zelgadiss……I…..I am not hungry."
"Amelia please, you must get your strength back, please do it for Sylvia."
Amelia hesitated at first but moments later she began to eat something, still she did not eat much.
"Zelgadiss……I so scare………that monster is back again and now he has our daughter." Amelia could not help herself and runs to Zelgadiss to cry on his chest. She is suffering a lot.
Zel is also suffering a lot but he holds Amelia as best he could. Even if Amelia is the most cheerful one of the group she is also the one who has suffered more than anyone else, her mother was murdered and her sister ran away, her uncle Randy and her cousin Alfred betrayed her by trying to take control of the kingdom, Zelgadiss saw how much she suffers on that day when he mention about Amelia's sister and Randy, even thought she was trying to act strong but he could see her anguish and Zel cursed himself that day for speaking too much again, but Gourry gave him his punishment by bonking him on the head. Now the man who killed her mother returned and took away her child and he is even treating to kill her. "I will get her back Amelia, I promise!"
Amelia cries even more. "Don't make promises that you can't keep! That monster took the life of my mother and almost destroyed my family…….he is taking every thing away from me! It is suicide Zelgadiss!!!"
"Don't you want Sylvia back?" asked Zel in a serious voice.
"Of course I do! More than anything!"
"And don't you think that I will do everything in my power to bring her back? I want her back so bad……….." said Zel in a weak voice. Amelia finally looks up at him surprised; by the way he's talking it almost sounded like he was going to cry. Never in her life had Amelia seen Zelgadiss acting this weak, but it is understandable, his daughter was kidnapped by a terrible man and he was challenged to a fight where her life is on the line here, he must suffering as much as Amelia here. "Amelia, please…… I don't know if I can take all of this if you are not with me….."
Amelia holds him tighter "I am with you Zelgadiss, I always have and I will always be."
Each one of them giving comfort to each other. After a few moments of silence Amelia decides to speak. "Zelgadiss, will you sleep with me tonight? I don't want to be alone."
Zel blushed for a moment, but Amelia deserves this. "Sure, I will……….."
In Lina and Gourry's room.
Lina could not sleep with the thought that Air Jay is still alive because of his special blood, she cursed Air Jay to be so evil to a point that he would kidnap a child, but of course Air Jay is blinded by his detestation for the Seilune family. At first Lina believed that Air Jay had kidnapped Sylvia because he wanted another game with Lina but he surprised her by challenging Zel. But for what point? Why did he do it? What is his scheme?
"Lina?"
"Huh?" Lina turns around to see her husband looking at her gently. "Gourry, you are awake!"
"I couldn't sleep, and by the looks of things neither do you!"
"Yes……….."
"Lina, I have a confession to make……..I'm a little scare."
"What?"
"I mean, Air Jay's has that special blood of the-bird-who's-name-I-forgot. Which means that he will get his revenge on us for,………..Ouch!"
Gourry was interrupted when Lina bunked him on the head "Just listen to your self! We beat Air Jay once and we shall do it again and again and again, all the times we need because he can never beat us Gourry! Let him come back to life anytime he wants because it is his punishment, we can beat him anytime we want, making his life a living torture! Don't forget, we are the best team ever!" in this last one Lina winked at him.
Gourry could not stop smiling at her, he knows that she is trying to cheer him up. Lina and Gourry have been cheering each other up ever since the first day they meet. As surprising as it might seem, Gourry remembers when they were fighting the Dark Star Lina asked him if he thought that Lina could defeat this evil and of course comfort her saying that he believed her. "Yeah, you're right Lina."
Lina turns back to the window. "What really annoys me is that Air Jay challenged Zel, but why? I just don't understand that creep."
Suddenly Lina feels someone hugging her from behind. "There is no point of worry about that Lina, Zel is going to need all the support he can get tomorrow if he wants to defeat Air Jay, that is all we can do for him." Said Gourry.
Lina blushed when Gourry hugged her, that is something she can not help it, even if she doesn't want to admit it to no one she likes when Gourry gives comfort like this, it has always made her feel safe, but of course she doesn't want to say it so that no one would think her weak. "You're right, jellyfish!" said Lina softly, getting more comfortable in his hug.
"Mommy….Daddy…." said a new shy voice, it is little Maia getting in his parents room.
Lina picks up her son, she keeps forgetting how much her little boy hates castles. "Come one, baby. Let's go to sleep!"
And in that moment Maia sleeps peacefully in her mother's arms, and Gourry putted his arms around his family, protecting them from every evil, and all three of them sleeping peacefully in the bed.
In Xellos room.
Xellos is all alone in his room, he could not sleep as well.
"I never imagined that I would ever see him again, it is like living this nightmare again." Xellos said with his hands holding his head as he remembers being transformed into a Golden Dragon by Air Jay. But them he released his hand and now he has a evil smile on his lips, the same smile he had when he was a Mazoku. "There's one thing that I have forgotten to inform Lina and the others, which is…….a secret. Something that I have neglect to mention on purpose, something about Air Jay but I won't tell, let this be consider a revenge on the others for all the embarrassments they've put me in these last five years. Retribution is indeed so sweat! And tomorrow is pay back time!" Xellos said with an evil chuckle.
In Air Jay's hideout.
In the house where Phill's oldest daughter Garcia had spend most of her time is where Air Jay, his dog and the mysterious woman are hiding, not one of the guards dares to come near the house because of the threat that Air Jay has made if anyone dares to come near.
Even if the house is very far away from the Seilune city, Air Jay could see the castle from one of the windows with an evil grin on his face. "He, he, he, he, he! Looks like there is a lot of tension on the palace. Good! I want them to suffer tonight because there will be a lot of suffering tomorrow. Most of all I want Phill to suffer for what he has made me suffer!" memories come running in Air Jay's mind when he said that
Flashback.
8 year old Jayson is caring his mother, who was stabbed with three arrows on her back by some of prince Phill men. Booth of them running in the woods because they are being followed by Phill and some of his guards.
"Get them! They must not escape! Those monsters must die!" Phill yelled ruining after the two fugitives.
Jayson is still terrorised, he saw his family getting killed one by one, and he saw his little brother dieing right in front of him by Phill, the only family member he has left is his mother who is badly injured. There is a little river near by and with a small boat waiting for them, they could use it to make their get away. "Hold on there mother, we are almost there!"
Once they reached the river Jason noticed that the boat was completely destroyed, it must have been Phill who has done this to prevent any one to escape, desperation is starting of being filled in Jaysons mind. "No……please no! Oh please no, this can't be happening, PLEASE!"
"Jayson……..I can hear Phill getting closer!" Jayson's mother said, felling very weak because of the effort she made trying to get up.
"Mother, don't push your self to hard, you are still to weak!" but Jayson was cut out when his mother hugged him.
"Jayson, my son….you will face dangerous battles from now on, but promise me that you will live. Remember everything I taught you and live and be strong, strong like the fire……May heaven bless you, my son!"
After saying that Jayson's mother throws her son to the river, and as she thought the river is strong enough to take her son out of danger.
"MOTHER!!!!" yelled Jayson when he saw prince Phill killing his mother
End of Flashback
Air Jay punched the floor with anger when he remembered that moment, making a big hole in the ground. He was once named Jayson but he changed his name to Air Jay to forget his painful past.
"Releasing the pain?" asked the mysterious woman.
"Just remembering bad memories." Air Jay Said in a firm voice. "Where is the kid?"
"Kiko is taking care of her!"
"Alright! Still I don't understand why I didn't fight Rock-face today! You know I hate waiting, and I could just kick his butt so we can have our revenge on Lina!"
The mysterious woman pointed angry looks at Air Jay. "I have already told you why! Do I need to repeat myself?"
Air Jay backed away "No Baby, not at all!"
"Good, now you better get some rest, you have a big fight"
"In a moment babe, I just need to make some final preparations to my evil scheme. But first I will need ketchup, lots of ketchup." Air Jay said with and evil smirk.
The Next day
Zel was already dressed up and ready to go, ready to fight a dangerous foe which Gourry had said once, he is as strong as Garv was, and Zel remembers very clearly the fight he had with Garv.
"Zelgadiss." Said a soft voice, it is Amelia who is still in her bed. "You're already going?"
Zel turns to her "Yes, I better get there on time……wish me luck."
Zel was about to leave when Amelia stop him "wait!" she picks up something under her pillow "take this to give you good fortune!"
Zel was lost for words; it is Amelia's bracelet, the same bracelet she gave to him, the same bracelet that he has given back to her the night that he was planning to leave. "Amelia……"
"It has given you good fortune in the past, let it give good fortune in this fight."
Zel gave a soft smile at her "I will return, with our daughter, so that we can all be a family!"
"You promise?"
"I promise, Amelia." Zel said and then he gave Amelia a soft kiss.
Once Zelgadiss leaved Amelia's room he noticed that Phill's waiting for him, Zel was stunned when he saw Phill, and his hair is all white just like it happened to Lina when she fought Shabrimingo. It must have been the awakening to reality that has done this to Phill. "What do you want?"
Phill took a deep breath. "Just wishing you good luck …...and to tell you where Garcia's house is…….."
"Thank you………."
In the castles doors.
Zel saw all his friends waiting for him, each one of them wishing him good luck.
"Take this Zelgadiss." Sylphiel said passing a small bag to Zel, inside it there was dust. "It is something I have created, it might look like dust but it has the same power of the healing spell in it. All you have to do is put some dust in your wound and it will do the rest."
"Thanks Sylphiel." Then Zel felt some one pulling his leg. It is the kids.
"Good luck, Mr. Zelgadiss." Said little Zoanna.
"Please bring her back!" said Little Val.
"We are counting on you!" said little Maia.
"Yeah Zel, go show him who is Boss!" said Lina in her usual self.
Zel thanked every one and puts on his mask and hood to carry on with his journey.
People say that a person is the strongest when they fight to protect some one, if that is true only now Zelgadiss understands why Lina is so strong, because she fight to save the world and to protect the ones she loves. And only now Zel understands why he was never strong. For once in his life he is fighting, not fighting for himself, he is fighting for the safety of the people of Seilune and most importantly he is fighting for his daughter, Sylvia.
Good Luck Zelgadiss Graywords.
To be continued………
Sunny: big fight coming up.
Ramon: who will win?