Hell's Breaking Point
Chapter IV – Consoling Oneself
Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers, if I did, the battles would have been more violent....with blood...
Xellos was assigned a perculiar errand by the Lord Of Nightmare. At first, it was just a simple taunting game but as time goes by, the errand became more extreme until............. (L/G and Z/A) - Takes place after Next and before Try.
Japanese Words:
Oka-sama - Mother aka L.O.N.
Yare yare - Oh boy....(something like that)
Banzai - Hooray
Domo arigatou - Thank you very much
Mazoku - Evil race/Monster
A feral smile spread on Xellos' lips as he watched Ryist's arm speared through Lina's body, Finally! He mentally thought as he waited for the Mazokus' next action. I hope those two still remember what I had told them earlier. Despite his determination to succeed, somewhere in the back of his mind, Xellos wondered at himself for going this far just to accomplish his errand. He's willing to gamble with Lina's life, an important asset for the all the Mazoku. Maybe it's the fact that it is a command from the Golden Lord herself....or maybe I'm just curious about what will happen if Gourry-san did release a large amount of negarive emotions...
Ryist looked at the bloody and unconscious sorceress and fortunately for Xellos, the advices he had gave to the two Mazoku still echoed in their minds. Starting with advice #1; once you had managed to hurt Lina Inverse, mock her.....
Ryist forced a smirk on his face, "Hahaha! I had thought that the powerful Lina Inverse would do better than this! To think that she lost with just one blow, oh how pathetic!" Xine walked next to him so that he could have a better look at Lina's condition, "Heh, I guess all that rumor about her being a great sorceress was just crap!"
Advice #2; and then hurt her a bit but don't let her die......
"Now I know that the rumor about her destroying Hellmaster is not true! Not by this weakling!" he spatted as he kicked the unconscious figure mockingly before Ryist removed the sorceress from his spear like arm and threw her on the ground as if she's just a piece of garbage.
Zelgadis and Amelia were infuriated with the Mazokus' action. They couldn't take it any longer and were rushing their incantation so that they could obliterated them with the Ra Tilt when Sylphiel stopped them.
"Cast it there," she said in a strain voice. Her eyes show anger no less than Zel and Amelia's as she points a finger towards the moving swordsman. Gourry was zooming stealthily towards their enemies and had leapt into mid-air.
"Hahahaha! How pathetic!" the Mazoku laughed maniacally. On the outside, one would think that they had everything under control but inside them lays turmoil as the two Mazokus follow Xellos' two advices in fear while at the same time trying to sense the mysterious priest's whereabout.
"Ra Tilt!!!" Their laughter broke off as both Zel and Amelia cast the spiritual spell in unison at Gourry's Sword Of Light. Looking upwards, they were shocked to see the swordsman above them.
"Hyaaaaa!!!" Gourry roared as he slashes the Ra Tilt powered Sword Of Light at the two Mazokus. Not concentrating at the other humans, both Xine and Ryist didn't have the chance to react and thus they perish under Gourry's attack.
Zel and the others watch as Gourry sliced their enemies in half and dematerealize into nothingness.
We lose more Mazoku these way and I think threatening them contrubuted to that.......But that's the least of my problem! Xellos eagerly looks at the swordsman but his enthusiasm quickly turned into dissapointment.
Hmm, he's just angry but other than that...... Xellos thought to himself as he watched intently for any changes on Gourry but found nothing. "Does this mean that Gourry-san's negative energy wasn't enough....?" he asked himself in disbelief. Before the battle, Xellos would stopped himself for time to time and would try to figure out the Lord Of Nightmare's intention behind the so-called erand. But everytime he did, no answer was found. "Yare yare, I guess I'll have to see oka-sama again....." Xellos looked at the Slayers one more time before he dissapeared into thin air.
Quickly dismissing her shock, Sylphiel quickly rushed towards Lina's lying figure and starts checking her wound, all this while ignoring the blood pooling around the sorceress' body. Thank Ceified they missed Lina-san's vital organ! She sighed in relief as she lightly pressed both of her hands in Lina's deep wound. A white glow appeared beneath her hands as she chanted a healing spell.
"Resurrection," Never moving her hands, Sylphiel turned towards Amelia. "Amelia-san!" Sylphiel called out to the little princess. Giving a quick nod, Amelia rushed to assist the Sairaag's shrine maiden with her own Resurrection spell.
Zelgadis wanted to do something to help his fallen comrade but he knew that his white magic isn't that strong as Amelia and Sylphiel's and he would only get in their way. He gripped his hands as a useless feeling washed over him. How many times must she endures this... First Rezo, then Gaav and Phibrizzo, and now those Mazoku...... Zel grimly thought as he turned to see how Gourry was coping with Lina's current condition. He was shocked to see the swordsman standing absolutely still with his hand gripping tightly on the hilt of the Sword Of Light while staring at the ground with an empty and emotionless gaze.
"Gourry.....?" Gourry jerked back for a second at the sound of Zelgadis' voice. But when he turned to face the chimera, his eyes had already returned back to normal.
"What's wrong?" Gourry's eyes widen, "What's wrong about what?" Zel was taken back by Gourry's question.
"I saw you staring 'blankly' at the ground seconds ago. Are you okay?" the chimera had asked again.
"No I didn't. Why should I be blanking out when I know that Lina is injured?" he firmly replied. Although he was confuse, Zel knew that judging by the tone that Gourry had used, he wasn't lying.
Figuring that Gourry was just in shock, Zel quickly dismissed any more questions about his weird behaviour, "Don't worry, Gourry. Lina will be fine," he said reassuringly.
Gourry gave him a small smile, "Yeah, I know Sylphiel and Amelia wouldn't let me down,"
But it seems that the 'The Mother Of All' was not going to let them off easy as the clear weather suddenly changed. The clear blue sky had turned dark grey and rain started pouring on them.
"Oh no, we have to get Lina to somewhere dry!" Sylphiel suddenly shouted, fearing for her friend's condition.
Amelia looked beyond the road, "But the next town is still miles away!" she spoked in a panic voice.
"Shit! We have no choice but to go back to that earlier town!" Zel cursed.
"But we can't risk moving Lina! Her wound might open again!" the Sairaag shrine maiden panicly explained.
"Then we won't move her! Sylphiel, take care of Lina's injury! Amelia, you'll help me cast Ray Wing over the group! Come on, Gourry!" the chimera called out on the blonde swordsman as he chanted the spell.
"Ou!" Gourry replied before moving closer to the group.
"Ray Wing!!"
"There, Lina-san will be fine if she rest," Sylphiel told the others as she tuck Lina in her bed. They had managed to reach the earlier town but as soon as they arrived at the inn, it was already night and the rain had started pouring heavily. Not only that but they only managed to find three rooms at the inn as the other rooms were already occupied. But, luckily for them, the innkeeper was thoughtful enough to help Lina's condition by lending them his first aid kit. Upstairs, they decided to give Lina a room to herself so that she could fully rest.
Satisfied that Lina's in her comfy bed, the others walked quietly out of her room, except for Gourry. "Gourry-sama?" Sylphiel whispered out to him.
"Um, if you guys don't mind, I would like to stay at her side a bit longer," he replied with a small smile. The others looked at each other for a second before nodding in approval. Closing the door softly, Zelgadis gave the blonde swordsman a time alone with Lina.
Taking a chair nearby, Gourry placed it near the bed so that he could be beside Lina. Gourry smiled as he gazes at the sorceress' sleeping face. She looked so peaceful and serene unlike when she was awake......Brushing a few strands of Lina's hair out of her face, Gourry let out a small sigh, "How many times are you going to make me worry? Ha, Lina?" he asked her even though he knew that Lina wouldn't answer him.
"Who told you to worry....." Gourry's eyes widen at the sound of her voice.
"Lina?" Her eyes were still close but there was a small smile on her face.
She opened her eyes and turned her head to look at him, "Hehe, it'll take more than that to kill the sorceress supreme Lina Inverse," she gave out a small chuckle.
Gourry just shook his head in response, "You'll never change, will you Lina?"
"Hehe..."
"Does it still hurt?" Gourry asked as gazes at her stomach.
"What? This?" she lifted the blanket to reveal her bandaged cover stomach, "Well, it kinda stings a bit when I move but I'll live," she said as she covers herself back with her blanket.
Gourry, being the kind man he is, helped her tucked herself in, "Well then. Just go to sleep so you can regain your strenght back," he replied in a more relax tone as he patted her head lovingly. Not noticing the blush creeping on Lina's cheek.
"Um, Gourry? W-We're not sharing the same room, are we?" she asked in stuttered voice as she glances on her protector shyly. What's wrong with me? We had shared a room before so why is it bothering me now..? She asked herself.
"Nah, I'll return to my room once I know that you're asleep," Gourry leaned back on his chair and gave her a bright smile.
"And I doubt that Gourry will return to our room so any of you girls can use the other bed," Zelgadis quietly whispered at the others while removing his ears from the door. The three of them had been eavesdropping (again) on Lina and Gourry's conversation. The worried feeling that was growing inside of them had finally been lifted after they heard Lina's voice. Feeling much better knowing that Lina is fine, the three of them started walking towards the other two rooms.
"What about you, Zelgadis-san?" Sylphiel asked. Since there're only two beds, who will have to sleep on the floor?
"I'll take the floor," Zelgadis spoked instantly. He knew that both Amelia and Sylphiel had used a lot of their strenght to heal Lina. So giving them the comfy beds to sleep on is the least he could do.
"Um, which room's floor?" Amelia's soft voice ringed in his ears. The two girls stopped walking and turned to look at the chimera, waiting for his answer.
Oh boy, I forgot that this means I have to share a room with one of them......Zel mentally slapped himself as he stared back at the girls with a blank expression, a hint of pink visible on his cheek.
"That's okay, Zelgadis-san. You can sleep with me," Amelia concluded with a shy smile.
"WHAT!?" the chimera shouted in shock and surprise at the princess's boldness. He could feel his face turning bright red while hearing his own heart thumping madly.
Finally noticing the mistake in her statement, Amelia quickly explained herself, "N-No! Not like that! What I meant is since Lina-san and Gourry-san took the first room, Sylphiel-san can have the second room while we take the third room," she didn't have the courage to look at the chimera in front of her so she settled on looking on her shoes while blushing profusely. There was a long silence as her statement didn't completely sink in Zel's head.
"With me sleeping on the bed and you sleeping on the floor," she finally added quietly.
"Oh," Zelgadis simply reply. Secretly, he ignored his dissapointment.
Sylphiel giggled at the two of them. She too secretly ignored her dissapointment that she and Gourry never had this kind of situation.
"Did you just hear Zel shouting 'What'?" Lina asked her partner sleepily. Turning her head so she could see him, she face-faulted when she saw Gourry had already snoring away. He was sitting on his chair with his back hunched forward and his arms was folded on his knees.
Going to his room, my ass! Lina shouted mentally. But then again, she was glad that he's still here, beside her. Lina took the time to just gaze at her protector while memories of her adventures with him flowed in her mind. A smile crept on her face as she remembers all the time when she had punched/fireballed/mocked him but the jellyfish would never leave her side. Ignoring the pain, she moved closer towards him and rested a hand on one of his knee affectionally before her tiredness took over her and she started snoring softly.
What would I do without you, Gourry........
To Be Continue...
Ranting :
Thank you everyone for reading this fanfic..::sniff sniff:: I'm so happy that you guys like the story!
CT : Umm, well....all I can say is that it's not Gourry's hidden power that L-sama is trying to bring out but something else......Well, you have to wait for future chapters to find out what that 'something else' is.
Gerao-A : .........you're so bad Air Jay......
BlueJellyFish : See! Lina's fine! How can I let my favourite bad-ass sorceress die.......I hope you didn't die with suspense...
Kaeru Soyokaze : Thanks for reading! Oh, don't be mad at Xellos. He's just being his Mazoku self.
Noseless Wonder : Domo arigatou! Well, I like leaving a cliffhanger in my story.
paintedstars : Thank you for the compliment. I'll try making this story as interesting as I can!
ethereal-tenshi : "If I were Lina, I would have died from embaressment" – Yes, everyone would, except me! If I were I Lina's shoes, I would either laugh at the thought or just nod in agreement.
Gourry: Yumekage-san! Are you saying that I'm stupid as well?
Yumekage: No, because I know you're great in bed-
Zel: Okay!!! That's too much info!!
Sylphiel: Oh my, Gourry-sama......
Lina: Y-Yumekage? How do you know about, about 'that'!?
Yumekage: Oh, did you forget about his animal instinct? Zel too included!
Zel: ::blush profusely:: YUMEKAGE!!!!!!!
Amelia: ::blushing madly:: Think pure thought! Think pure thoughts!!
Yumekage: Now I know why Xellos loves to tease you guys.
Yumekage/Xellos: ::waving arms:: Banzai! Banzai!!
Author's Note :
Yumekage: Now isn't this a sweet chapter! Ah, Lina, Gourry, Zel, Amelia. I just want to hug U guys!
Lina/Zel: Run away!!!!
Amelia: But, I feel sorry for Sylphiel-san.....
Yumekage: Don't worry. That shrine maiden is pretty, nice, soft spoken, the perfect girl in Slayers. I bet there'll be plenty of guys wooing for her love.
Zel: ........wooing for her love.......?
Lina: Are you saying that I'm not femenine enough!?
Amelia: When did she said that, Lina-san?
Lina: Oh, .....never mind.....
Zel: ::whispers:: Hei, Gourry. When you guys settle down, remember to always praise Lina (no matter what she does). She's really self-conscious you know.
Gourry: Uh-huh ::jot down advice::
Xellos: Oh, don't forget your daily lustful se-
Zel: Keep your opinions to yourself!!!!
Gourry: Oooh, lustful sex. ::jotes advice down::
Lina: Uh, I don't want to know what you three were saying.......For the readers, thanks for reading and please review....
Amelia: For justice!!!