Christmas in Seilune

Sunny: here is our new Slayers fic, for the holidays.

Alandra: for the Christmas spirit, and peace on earth.

Ramon: and the Slayers series does not belong to us, it belongs to Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Arazumi. Miguel belongs to Maurice A. Nigma who let us use his character.

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Chapter 4

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"Do you mind repeating that again?" demanded Phill, not believing what this woman is saying, and he was not the only one, Amelia and the ministers were just as revolted as Phill. "You want the entire Kingdom of Seilune?"

Isa cocky smirk never ended. "That is correct! So you better prepare all the papers to deliver the Kingdom to me."

"With ALL due respect, Miss Isa, but you can not walk in here and say that you demand the entire capital for your self, that is preposterous! This city…."

"Needs me!" interrupted Isa. "And you know it!"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"For many generations the Seilune family has been under several attacks from their enemies kingdoms, some even try to send assassins to finish you all, and you probably know that, don't you prince Phill? For what I heard, you have lost your wife and your oldest daughter, because your Kingdome doesn't have the proper protection. Is it a lie?" demanded Isa, in an arrogant way.

Phill hated when people mentions his wife's death, and this Isa character probably gathered many information before coming here. "No it isn't a lie."

Isa laughed in her mind. "Has for me, my family never suffered such atrocities and we have perfect means to defend our self's against powerful foes, and for that event I have 16 kingdoms under my control, all of them asking for my protection against their enemies, they have my protection in return they obey my laws and all the kingdoms properties will belong to me. I can offer you such protection, think about it."

Phil remained in silence, and all the ministers begin to whisper to each other, like if they are buying all of what Isa is telling them. Amelia is the only one who is not convinced.

Phill points his look at Isa. "Well, Queen Isa…… I don't know …."

"I hear that your kingdom was attacked by one man a few months ago, right?" interrupted Isa.

Phill gasped when he heard that.

But Isa continued with an evil smirk on her face, because she knows that she is winning here. "And I heard that he kidnapped your granddaughter and left your kingdom in a great mess. How many people much suffer until you can give your family the proper protection?"

All of Isa's words reminded Phill of last battle that almost made him lost his granddaughter, and it might be possible that Air Jay might return to strike his revenge on them once again. So Phill has no choice but to accept Isa's offer. "Queen Isa, I….."

But Amelia interrupted her Father by putting her hand on his shoulder. "We thank you for the kind offer Miss Isa, but we must refuse it."

"Hey! I'm not talking to you, princess Amelia!" snapped Isa furiously.

"We know of all the risks that we are taking but the people of Seilune were, and they still are, fighters of Justice! We stand with our heads up, facing all the dangers that come to us. It has always been like this and it ill continues to be this way." Continued Amelia in a polite tone. "It will not be proper to dishonour our ancestors by asking protection from others. We than you for your support but we can not let you colonnade our kingdom. We are an independed and free people."

Phill didn't know what to say at Amelia's answer, such opportunity can not go to waist.

Isa ignored Amelia and talks back to Phill. "This is your decision, Prince Phill, not your daughters. I know that it will be a thought decision for you, so I will give you one hour to give in the right answer."

Phill looks back at Amelia, and the looks o her eyes are pleading him not to accept Isa's offer. "I'm afraid that will be a waist of your time, Queen Isa. The decision is final. We will not accept your offer!"

Isa is totally furious with their decision. "FOOLS! You all have big mouths but I know that that is all you have. One day Seilune will fall and I will be there laughing!"

Luke grabbed his mistress before she could do anything rash and made her leave the room. "I apologise to the inconvenience." He said as he left the room with Queen Isa.

"Princess Amelia, why did you refuse such a golden opportunity?" asked one of the ministers. "Have you forgotten the problems we have a few months ago? And don't forget the problem we had with Mazokus a few years ago. And Isa's kingdom was always well guarded from powerful invaders, even Mazokus, and the kingdoms that are under her protection also received such protection. It was very unwise to refuse such offer!"

Amelia looks at all the ministers with a firm face. "Is it worth it? Have you not heard about the rumours of what happens to the kingdoms that follow her rules? If we bow to Isa's power and all her rules, then what? We will only be a free city only by name. For what I heard, she puts up very height taxes, and all the ones who can not pay for it are to be arrested or executed. Is it worth to sacrifice our people just to ask protection against people like Air Jay? No! We are fighters of justice, that is how we always defended our city and that is how we shall continue!"

The minister did not say a word, because they know that Amelia is right.

And Phill smiled proudly at his younger daughter, she has become a much wiser person than him.

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Zelgadiss is walking around the city with his daughter pushing him.

"Hurry Daddy! I want to see Santa Clause!" said Sylvia very exited.

"Alright, alright. Keep calm." Sighed Zel, how can he tell an innocent 4 year old girl that the man they are going to see is not Santa Clause, or that Santa Clause does not even exist. But he does not even have the heart to say that to her. But what upsets Zel the most is that he still hasn't found the proper Christmas present for Amelia and Sylvia.

"Hey, Zelgadoss!" called out a new voice. Zel turn around and saw Sylphiel boyfriend coming right at him.

"It is Zelgadiss!" corrected Zel when Miguel arrived. "Why is it so hard for you people to say my name correctly?"

"I just wanted to ask you a favour!" said Miguel, ignoring Zel's complains.

"What is it?" asked Zel while Sylvia just watched by the window a store right near her.

"Well, I was just wondering if you know any good Christmas present that I can offer to Sylphiel? Since this is my first Christmas with her, I want to offer her a good present."

"You have been with her for a few months and you don't know what to offer her?"

"No."

"But why asking me? Why don't you ask Lina?"

"I have the feeling she doesn't trust me. She might end up Dragon Slaving me."

"And Gourry?"

"He's out with Lina."

"Filia?"

"She gets angry very easily."

"Xellos?"

"You got to be kidding me."

"Ok, and Amelia is busy with the political business so she can not help you….so that leaves me. Well to tell the true I don't know what to give Sylphiel."

"You must know something."

"Let me think…."

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Queen Isa is walking down the streets of Seilune with her army, ready to leave the city. But Isa is not pleased at all. "How dare she? How dare she refuse my offer? I made all this way to this wait land and it was not to receive a no on my offer!"

"Calm down, Queen Isa!" said Luke. "We have no choice but to leave and…."

"Never!" interrupted Isa. "Seilune is the best source of white magic in the world. Such kingdom must belong to me! I will not leave until I have this city!"

Just then Isa notices Sylvia, standing next to Zel and Miguel. "That is the granddaughter of Phill." In that moment Isa got an evil idea and walks in direction of Sylvia.

"Come on Daddy!" said Sylvia as she starts to walk again.

But in that moment, Sylvia's face comes in contact with Isa's palm. She slapped Sylvia on the face so hard that it made her fall on the snow on the ground. "Oh my dear hand!" laughed Isa when she proudly slapped Sylvia on the face.

"Sylvia!" Zel ran to his daughter and helped her got up and looked on her face and saw the red mark caused by Isa's slap.

Miguel saw all this and pointed deadly glares at Isa.

Luke was very revolted at his queen, he saw her do the most despicable things ever since she became the queen when she was 15 because her father die in some strange disease. But attacking a poor innocent child is the most revolting, what will she gain of all this by acting so stupidly?

Isa just continues to laugh proudly of what she has just done. "What a stupid brat! Getting on my way, on the way of royalty, but of course all the people are stupid because they are blind, why else would the princess Amelia marry with a freak such as him!" Isa points at Zelgadiss.

"How dare you!" Zel points hateful glare at his daughter's attacker who is still laughing of what she did. Zel wasted no more time and grabbed his sword really to kill this woman.

"No daddy! Wait please." Begged Sylvia when her father was about to unleash his sword. Then she gets up and turns to queen Isa. "I am really sorry for standing in front of you, Lady Isa. I hope you can accept my forgiveness." Said Sylvia in a polite tone and a small smile.

"What?" Miguel could not believe in what he heard, Sylvia is apologising for this woman? But Sylvia has done nothing wrong, why is she apologising?

"Sylvia….." whispered Zel, he did not want to believe that Sylvia is doing this, but when she apologised Zelgadiss understood why she is acting this way

Isa was defiantly not expecting this from Sylvia, she was expecting that some of her people or maybe even her father would try to attack her. "Are you mocking me?" Isa slapped Sylvia on the face again, much harder than the last but this time Sylvia kept her ground.

"That is enough!" shouted Miguel as he marched ready to attack Isa, what he hates the most is to see a child taking a beating like this.

"Stop!" demanded Zel in a weak voice as he lifts his arm up, stopping Miguel. Deep inside Zel feels very impotent for seeing his daughter like this. But why is Zel letting Sylvia taking a beating like this?

Sylvia tried very hard not to cry and looks back at Isa with a weak smile. "I'm so sorry for standing on your way again, Lady Isa."

Isa gets more irritated with Sylvia. "Shut up, you stupid brat!" and slaps her on the face again.

This time the people of Seilune who has been watching this could not take it any more, and many grabbed their sticks and pitchforks and started to walk to Isa. "Leave Princess Sylvia alone!" "How dare you pick on a child that is being polite to you!" "You mess with Sylvia you mess with Seilune!" "It is time you learn a lesson!" these were some of the remarks of the Seilune people as they went ready to attack Isa.

"No! Every one please stop!" begged Sylvia to all the people. And the people just stands still for a moment but then decided to obey to the little princess and backed away. "I'm really sorry about all this." Said Sylvia, very politely again.

"You stupid little brat!" Isa was about to slap Sylvia again but Luke stops her this time.

"Your majesty please, that is enough. Let us leave, now!"

Isa grunted "well alright, I'm sick of this place any way!"

With that Isa and her army walked away to leave.

Zel pointed looks that says I will kill you, after she left his sight he knees down to Sylvia. "Sylvia, I'm so sorry about all this. Are you ok?"

Sylvia stood there for a minute, trembling, and then she turns around and cries to his fathers' chest. "Daddy, it hurts." Sobbed Sylvia as she continues to cry on her father's chest.

Zel wrapped his arms around his daughter. "It is ok honey, Daddy is here. you were very noble my little angel, I'm proud of you."

It was in that moment that Miguel understood why Sylvia acted this way, she knows that if some incident happen it might cause a war between the two kingdoms. "So young and she is so aware of this and she made such a sacrifice for her people. No wonder why Sylvia is so respected here in Seilune."

Miguel looks around and sees the people of Seilune crying for Sylvia, every one is crying, even olds folks. "Our poor princess…(sniff)" "She endured all of this just for us." "Our princess has a heart of an angel" these were some of the words that are heard between the sobs.

Zel continues to comfort his daughter, he felt like scum when he saw Sylvia taking all the slaps, but he knew that Sylvia was enduring all this for the safety of her people. But he swears that if Isa ever lays her hands on Sylvia again, he won't hesitate to kill her.

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Far from Seilune, Isa ordered her troops to prepare a camping spot.

"You majesty." Called Luke.

"What do you want Luke?" snapped Isa.

"Well. It is about what you have done. I have served your father for years and he never acted this way, so……"

"Then shut up old man!"

"But your majesty, of what you have done to that poor little girl was……"

"Silence!" demanded Isa in a height voice. "I am the queen and I am never wrong, I gave that brat the punishment she deserved!"

"But Madame, that child was totally polite with you, she address you with all respect when all you did was trying to provoke a war between out kingdom Kirta with Seilune. Your father was a very kind man and he would also do the same thing that Sylvia would have done to prevent something like this to happen. Your father would cry in shame if he ever saw you doing these things."

Isa completely ignored him. "Are you done talking? Good. I want you to use your magic to contact the other 16 kingdoms that are under my control!"

"What? What are you planning to do, your Majesty?"

"I'm going to attack the kingdom of Seilune, I will take it by all means necessary!"

To be continue……

Alandra: man, this Isa girl is evil.

Air Jay: she is even more evil than me.

Maliska: so what do you people think of our story? Good, bad? Please send us reviews