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

Chapter 44

"Now tell me Xellos, where you really going to kill Filia on that day if the old man didn't gave you the weapon? Yes or no?"

"B-but what does that have to do with anything?"

"Answer me! I want a simple yes or no! And I want the true."

Every one looked at Xellos with a displeasured look by knowing that he used Filia has a hostage once.

Xellos just stood there unmoving. This was a secret that he promised himself never to reveal in his Mazoku day, but now Filias Life is on the line, depending on his response. So he decided to be honest on this. "No I wasn't going to kill Filia on that day, it was all just a bluff. I never wanted to hurt Filia."

Every one looked at Xellos surprised, even Filia was surprised. Never in his life, Xellos used such a different tone of voice, it was like, he was showing his true feelings, his true self.

Air Jay just laughed coldly at Xellos answer. "HA HA HA! So Beast Master was right!"

Every one looked at Air Jay curiously.

"What are you talking about Air Jay?" asked Lina, very curious about all this.

But Xellos was even more. "How do you know my master? You never meet her before. So what do you mean by that?"

Air Jay just smirked. "Poor Xellos. Let me ask you a question. You know that in the past many Mazokus attacked me and my familie, trying to force us to join their side, but they all fail because they could never get our negative emotions, witch has made them gave up on attacking us. So tell me, after so many years of Mazoku failing, didn't you ever wondered why your master has send you, her most trustful and loyal minion to attack me, when she knows that you would probably fail?"

That question has hit Xellos like a punch on the stomach, after all this time Xellos never thought about that before. "I…..I don't know…."

"Hold on a second here!" interrupted Amelia. "Are you saying that Zellas has sent her most powerful Mazoku to his doom? Why would she do that?"

"Because of Filia." Responded Air Jay.

"What?"

"Xellos Metalium was a very powerful Mazoku, many would tremble at the mere mention of his name, but after he was sent to stop the Dark Star he has changed, he started to develop feelings, emotions of his own, something that a Mazoku must never have. And most of all you have saved Filia once in that incident in Valgarv's hideout, Xellos saved a member of his enemy race, a race he have help destroy, Zellas thought of that has a betrayal, and you did not even kill Filia when you took her hostage, any normal Mazoku would have kill his victim in the most despicable way. So Zellas though that if you keep on changing like that, it would be difficult for her to get a complete obedience of your part, so she decided that it would be best to just finish you off!"

Xellos could not believe what he just heard, and for the first time in his life, he is crying, crying for knowing that his own master has planed to destroy him. "no……I refuse to believe that…….its impossible! I work so hard to please my master, why would she do this to me?"

This is the first time that anyone felt pity for Xellos, he served Zellas has best he could, but he was betrayed because of having feelings of his own.

"But still how do you know all these things?" asked Zelgadiss.

"Simple, lets just say that in some way, Zellas has hired me to kill Xellos!" responded Air Jay, acting cool.

"What?"

"Zellas hired you?" asked Lina.

"Yes, she could not kill Xellos herself because the other dark lord would find it suspicious. She didn't want anyone to know that her most powerful Mazoku has become soft, it would make her look bad."

"But she never tried to sneak attack you?" asked Amelia. "After all, these could be a perfect opportunity for her to make you one of her minions."

Air Jay looked at Amelia. "True, but she felt that a strong person was with me, so it made her lose her chance to attack me by suprise."

"Could he be talking about the dog?" thought Zelgadiss, remembering what Air Jay told him about Kiko.

"Now if you excuse me. I'm going to kill Filia."

"AIR JAY STOP!" shouted Lina. "You can kill Filia! She is pregnant!"

"I know that. That is why I'm going to kill her!"

"What?"

"Why do you people think that I turn Xellos into a Golden Dragon? It wasn't only to humiliating him by turning him into a creature he help destroy, but to make him come more closer to Filia, even ending up having a child with her. I want Xellos to live in angst for all eternity knowing that he is the last of the golden Dragon, and knowing that he saw his love ones getting kill and he could not do anything to help them because he was afraid."

"But why…….why do you hate …..Xellos so much?" Filia managed to ask even if Air Jay was holding her in the air by her neck.

"Why you ask? Because of Xellos, my family has come to this country. If it wasn't for him my family would still be alive in my home land! He is the main reasons of my family's year's of pain!"

"But how do you know it was Xellos?" asked Zangulos.

"I and my family always knew, and we made a promise that we would make Xellos pay."

"Still it doesn't excuse you to hurt an innocent!" snapped Gourry.

"Watch me!" replied Air Jay ready to kill Filia.

"STOP IT!" shouted Lina has she, Gourry, Zel and Amelia charged against Air Jay.

"Back off!" Air Jay waved his hand, creating a wall of fire, separating him from the others.

The others try to launch spells against the fire to extinct it, but the fire is too strong to be putted out like this.

"Now get ready to watch the show." Once again Air Jay was ready to kill Filia, this time with his hand covered in fire."

"Please don't….." whispered File with tear already falling from her eyes.

"STOP IT!" "YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" Lina and the other shouted.

Has for Xellos he was still on his knees, thinking about the last words that Air Jay said. "I want Xellos to live in angst for all eternity knowing that he is the last of the golden Dragon, and knowing that he saw his love ones getting kill and he could not do anything to help them because he was afraid" Xellos didn't know why, but those words reminded him back to his last fight with Garv, he was terribly wounded back then so he did not hesitate of abandoning Lina and the others to save himself. He was a Mazoku back them so he didn't feel remorse about abandoning them, but now the shame is finally getting to him, and he is doing the same thing again, he is abandoning Filia and his child to save his own life. "W-What a coward I am." Back to when he was still a Mazoku, Xellos secretly admitted that he had some admiration for Lina and her friends, they go on risking their life's against other Mazokus Dark Lord, and they still manage to live happily and laugh even with all the dangerous they have faced in the past, and most of all they help and support each other in the most difficult times, just like they are trying to save Filia from Air Jay. Filia who was the only one who has gave Xellos the happiness he needed, the woman who he saved a few times, the woman who help him defeat the dark Star.

Would Xellos abandon Filia just because he is afraid?

Has a response to that Question, Xellos grabs Filia's mace. "LET HER GO AIR JAY!"

Every one looked at Xellos, stunted. He never talked like this before.

Even Filia was amazed. "Xellos……"

"Sit down Xellos!" demanded Air Jay in a treating tone.

"SHUT UP! I won't be afraid of you anymore!" yelled Xellos, throwing Filia's mace at Air Jay, managing to pass even by the wall of fire, making it despaired.

"Oh Damn!" the mace was running at all speed at Air Jay, and he didn't have another choice but to let go of Filia and grabbing the mace with his two hands. "What were expecting to do Xell….."

But Air Jay was interrupted when Xellos started to transform into a golden Dragon and throw him self against Air Jay, making booth men crashing against the window and falling directly to the city

The others took that opportunity to go to Filia.

"Filia, are you alright?"

Filia tried to catch her breath for a moment before trying to speak. "Xellos….we must help him…."

Out side

Booth men are falling at all speed to the city.

Xellos finished his transformation and turn into a dragon, but the hair is still the same has always. "Its time to pay Air Jay!"

"Like if you would ever be able." Air Jay shouted up when he saw that a magical blow was starting to form in his mouth.

"DIE!" and Xellos launched the blast at Air jay.

"Bolas!" the blast hit Air Jay hard, making him crash at all speed against a building, and completely destroying it.

BOOM

Xellos returned back to the ground and turn back to his human form and landed on his knees, he used all his energy to throw that blast at Air Jay so he could finally be taken down.

Slowly Xellos lifts his head and saw the results of his attack, the building is destroyed with out any sign of survivors, he did it, he killed Air Jay. "AAAAAAH!" shouted Xellos, releasing all the frustration he was felling. "Take that! Take that! It serves you right! This will teach you! Now every body knows that, Mazoku or Golden Dragon, Xellos Metalium is not to be underestimated!"

"Will you just shut up!" said a voice coming out of the rumble, it Air Jay, all fine and well.

Xellos was paralysed with fear, all that attack was for nothing. "It not possible!"

"But it is Xello, have you forgotten that I have the phoenix blood in me? Besides, your attack was so weak that I didn't even needed to defend against it." After saying that he kicked Xellos on the stomach, making him cry in pain.

"Xellos!" cried a new voice, it's Filia, rushing over to Xellos, but she stopped when Air Jay putted himself in front of her.

"Thanks for saving me the time to find you, Filiy-girl!" Air Jay was about to attack Filia, but Xellos grabbed Air Jay by his foot.

"Filia, get out of her, GO!"

"Xellos….."

"Let me go Xellos!" demanded Air Jay, stepping on Xellos head.

"No never! I won't let you pass! I won't let you kill Filia." Said Xellos in a weak voice, but determinate on stopping Air Jay.

Has for Filia, she is trembling because of all the emotion that she could not think straight. "Xellos….."

"You annoy me. Shut your mouth and get out of my way!" after saying that Air Jay kicked Xellos on the face, making him release him. Then starts to walk to Filia, who is unable to move in the desperation she is feeling right now.

"Please, don't hurt her, she is pregnant. PLEASE!" begged Xellos trying to get up.

"MEGA BRANDA!" shouted a new voice, launching a spell at Air Jay, making him crash against a wall. It was Lina. "Leave my friends alone Air Jay!"

"You…" said a very irritated Air Jay and stated to get up.

In that exact moment, Gourry , Zelgadiss, Amelia and Zangulos arrived in the battle field.

"Your fight is with me!" reminded Lina, looking at Air Jay straight in the eyes.

Air Jay managed to put on a smirk. "Your right, I'll kill Filia later, right now it is pay back time!"

"Well now Air Jay, what makes you think that you can beat me this time?" asked Lina, mocking at Air Jay's face.

"That's right!" agreed Gourry.

"Justice always wins!" entered Amelia in the conversation.

Air Jay ignored them. "Alright Lina, come to the golem in ten minutes, we shall settle our scores there!"

"Fine then!" said Lina with her usual smiles.

This irritated Air Jay allot, so he decides to erase that smile on her face. "Just one more thing Lina, this fight is between you and me, I don't want any of your friends to interfere, because if they show up I'll be gone, and if that happens I will return but I won't attack you, I will attack your friends one by one!"

Lina gasped and Air Jay loved that reaction from her, so he continues. "Remember I have Xellos memories, so I know where they all live, so it will be easier for me to kill them all. It would be upset wouldn't it? To see that the last time you will see your friends will be in a body bag."

"You….you damn monster!" snapped Lina with a hatful voice.

Air Jay fire wings started to form and he begin to fly to the air. "Get ready, Lina Inverse! I'll break you to pieces while the devil rubs his eyes." After saying that Air Jay flew in direction of the Golem, getting ready for his fight, leaving Lina alone with her friends.

Lina hated Air Jay by hitting her, using her friends. "Damn you Air Jay!"

To be continue…..