Hell's Breaking Point
Chapter VIII – Hellmaster's Puppet
Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers, damn straight!
Xellos was assigned a peculiar 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............. (Mostly L/G and Z/A) - Takes place after Next and before Try.
Japanese Words:
Oka-sama : Mother aka L.O.N.
Oni-san : Big brother
Yare yare : Oh boy....(something like that)
Mazoku : Evil race/Monster
Minna : Everyone
The sun shone brightly against the man's eyes as he finally got out of the forest. Shielding his eyes with his arm, the man let out a snort of disgust.
"Well now isn't being a human just dandy…..I can't even teleport myself to the kingdom of Seyruun…." Hellmaster cursed to himself. It seems being half human had disabled him from using some of his Mazoku's abilities, like teleporting. After Xellos had left to attend to a certain sorceress, Hellmaster had started to find a way out all by himself, ignoring the Mimic who kept staring coldly at him.
Now that he had finally emerged from the forest, helooked athis surroundings and found a road which he knew will lead him towards Seyruun. The only problem is, Seyruun is still not within his eyesight yet and that means more energy-consuming walking.
This is just great….Why must I end up being so far away from Seyruun anyway….
Phibrizzo never knew that being part human would be so….bad!
"This painful experience will be over once I return this world back into chaos," he quietly muttered to himself as he glances at his fist, wondering if he still have his Mazoku powers back. Looking back to the road, he started walking along it, ignoring a group of people standing nearby.
"Now what are we going to do with this brat? He's nothing but trouble!" he heard one man spoke.
"All I need now is a solid plan," Hellmaster muttered again, still keeping his sight in front of him.
"Why don't we sacrifice him to the Mimic?" Another one started to speak more loudly.
"But at the moment, time is not on my side," Hellmaster let out a disappointed sigh at his own statement as he kept on walking.
There was no more conversation from the group of people for a while until one of them decided to speak again, "Hei, you! Blondie!" he shouted at Phibrizzo in an angry tone.
"I guess I have to make the best of what I have," the Mazoku mumbled again as he started to walk even faster.
"I said HEI BLONDIE!!" the same man yelled again.
Hellmaster stopped moving and just stood there for a few of second before turning his head towards the group, his eyes covered by his long golden bangs.
A bulky and hairy man smiled evilly when he had achieved in catching Hellmaster's attention. He then moved away from the group to reveal one badly hurt teenage boy behind him. "Yeah you! Don't you want to try and save this kid?" the man grinned as he pushed the kid forward.
Phibrizzo's eyes gazed at the boy's face for a moment before he turned his head and started walking again, ignoring the man's question.
The previous man stared at the golden haired man before veins started popping beneath his skin, "Hei, don't you run away from me, you pathetic man!!" he yelled in anger.
That insult made Hellmaster stopped his track immediately. The bulky and hairy man who was obviously the bandit's leader, watched the respond in amusement. But his expression soon turned to shock when his prey suddenly vanished in thin air. But the fact is, he didn't really disappear; it's just the problem of catching up with his fast movements with their eyes.
"W-What!? Where did he- Arghhh!!" he yelled in pain as Hellmaster's fist suddenly connected to his stomach as an uppercut, throwing the man up into the air. But before the man was out of range, Hellmaster swiftly grabbed the man, not by his shirt but by his stomach, making the man screamed in pain.
Hellmaster's eyes showed no emotion as he clenched his hand which was still grabbing a part of the man's body. "Never call me that, you filthy human," he said threateningly once the man was at the same eye level with him.
Phibrizzo tighten his grip even more on the man's stomach until it exploded in his hand, emitting a horrific scream from the bandit leader. Once he knew that the man was dead, Phibrizzo calmly threw the man on the ground as if it was just a rag doll before casting his gaze on the other bandits.
Oh, the look on their faces was delicious. All of them were wearing such frightening expression as they looked at the bloody body of their former leader on the ground. Phibrizzo couldn't help but smile in content.
"How dare you kill boss!!!" one of them started to yell as he draw out his weapon. Phibrizzo's smile turned to frown. He mentally sighed since he knew where this was heading.
The rest of the bandit started following the man's example as they too started to unsheathe their weapons, taking a fighting stance.
Hellmaster looked at the bandits with unfazed eyes before turning his gaze towards the Sword Of Light which was strapped beside him.
Lets make this quick shall we….
But his eyes widen when he unsheathed the legendary sword as he saw the long sharp blade still connected to the hilt of the sword. Looking back towards the bandits, Hellmaster slowly put the sword back inside its cast.
"Lets get him!!!" One of them yelled commencing the attack. As they charged towards him, Phibrizzo pointed a fist towards them.
"Since I'm feeling generous today, I'll fight you humans with only one hand,"
Hellmaster wiped his blood soaked glove using one of the bandits' clean cloths.
The teenage boy beside him calmly gazed at the dead, blood covered bodies before gazing at the blonde man. As he got up to his feet, Hellmaster had already continued walking.
"Wait!" the boy yelled at him. But when he receives no respond, he quickly ran after him.
Hellmaster mentally groan in frustration as he watched the kid ran past him before kneeling in front of him.
"May I come with you..?"
Once again, Hellmaster mentally groan in frustration. He had thought of ignoring the boy and move on but he knew that the boy would not stop bugging him.
"You'll just be in my way," he calmly answered back, fighting the urge to just destroy the annoying little bugger.
"I'm good at swords and I can use some spell," the boy answered in a rush, probably not wanting to be left alone.
Phibrizzo looked at him, suspicion glinting in his eyes, "…why didn't you kill them?"
The boy looked down on the ground as his long bangs covered his face, "They were my owners….." he quietly said. Hellmaster noted that the boy did not hide his intention to kill his so-called owners.
"Stand up," And the boy did as he was told.
Phibrizzo looked at the boy from head to toe. The boy who seem to be in his teen wore a pair of long black trouser, some heavy looking black boots, and a sleeveless shirt which was also black in color. Analyzing his face, Phibrizzo saw a couple of scars which one in particular was stretched from his forehead, cut through his left eye and ended on his cheek. And like Xellos, he kept his left eye closed at all times while his right golden eye showed no humanity in them. His dark brown hair was messy and uneven and it was at shoulder's length.
(For those who watch Fullmetal Alchemist, just imagine Edward and Wrath combine….)
Maybe he could be somewhat useful other than being my source of negative emotion…
"Pick up a weapon," he ordered the boy and had the excruciating sensation seeing the boy smiled gratefully at him.
But to his surprise, the smile soon disintegrates only to replace by the boy's emotionless expression as he walked amongst the dead bodies to retrieve a sword and its holster. The Mazoku watched in amusement as the boy; with a calm face, strapped the blood stained holster around his shoulder before inserting the sword in it.
It seems that past experience had turned this little human into a mindless puppet…
"Why don't we have a test?" Phibrizzo suggested with an evil smile, curious of how far will the boy go, "Come,"
Why am I still far away from Seyruun even though I have walked for who knows how long! It's as if a certain force is preventing me from reaching there…. Hellmaster mentally asked himself impatiently as the two of them reached not Seyruun but a simple town which he would like to call it the slaughtered town, for obvious reason.
"Okay, I want you to kill everyone in this town," he simply ordered the boy who had kept quiet from the beginning of their journey as he sat comfortably down on a lump of rock, tucking his golden hair neatly behind his ear.
The boy, without any question or objection, nodded in respond before putting both his hands in the air.
"Dill Brand!" the boy yelled as a huge explosion erupts in the town. Hellmaster made a pleasing sound as we watched smoke and rubble flying through the air while he listens intently on the panic screams of the townspeople. Before he could order the boy to finish the town off, the boy had already unsheathed his sword and walked calmly into the town.
A few seconds later, Hellmaster smiled to himself as piercing screams of agonizing pain rang in his ears.
This boy would kill the lives of innocents but would not even dare to kill his own masters…..He is perfect against Lina Inverse…. He thought to himself, feeling very pleased with the boy's work as he withdrew himself from the rock, wanting to see the destruction the boy had caused.
When he was inside, the destruction was even worse that he had thought and it brought a tingling sensation in his spine.
"Mmm," Hellmaster smiled to himself as he watched in amazement.
The townspeople's bodies were lying everywhere, a pool of crimson blood covered all of them. Some of them had lost a limb or a leg while the least fortunate had been beheaded. Even the townspeople's children met the same fate, as their cold bodies lay unmoving either on the street or in their house. The coppery smell of blood and the painful screams filled the air, making the scene in front of him more obscene.
Not far away, Phibrizzo could see the boy's work in progress as he sprinted after a scampering frightened young man who unfortunately was running towards the Mazoku. The man stopped when he saw him before latching viciously on Gourry's blue shirt.
"Please, save me!! Please!!" the man pleaded as he trembled in fear. Phibrizzo could only smirk as he absorbed his fear before using Gourry's body to kick him towards the sprinting boy in front of him.
As the man struggles to get back up, he felt a sudden pain as the boy's sword suddenly pierced through his throat. The man made an inhuman noise as blood started gushing out of his throat. Slowly, the boy removed his sword before swinging it swiftly to the side to remove the blood. The man with mouth wide fell slowly to the ground as his own blood washed over him.
Phibrizzo watched the boy for his reaction, "How do you feel?" he asked as his blue eyes glinting evilly.
The boy sheathed his sword back calmly, before facing him. His golden right eye barely visible behind his long dark brown bangs, showed no feeling whatsoever as he answered.
"Nothing,"
To Be Continue…
Ranting :
paintedstars : Wow, it's been a long time since I receive a review from you! Thanks for still reading my story!
Gerao-A : Well, if I made Lina bonked Sylphiel's head, I think the argument would never end……So how do you like this extra bloody chapter?
CT : Yeah, I always found those cursing words to be amusing rather than insulting! About Seyruun, we'll just have to see…
BlueJellyFish : There you go! One evil Gourry! Although I don't think that you would like that…..sorry…
Slayers no miko : Don't be mad at Xellykins! He's just a misunderstood Mazoku!
Shaman Priest : Hei, Lina could be very unpredictable when she's going to have the time of the month! Hmm, about your musing about Gourry and Xellos, I kinda have to agree with you.…
Ethereal-tenshi : As you know me and my likings towards violence, there would be plenty of that in this story! But I have one thing to say, damn you PKN!!!!!
Kareu Soyokaze : Yeah, I pity Gourry-chan…..
Author's Note :
Sorry that this chapter is kinda short and rushed but I need to at least update one more chapter before I go. Go where you ask? Starting 13th December until 4th March in 2005, I will be away, getting all tanned and sweaty and uncomfortable in the National Service Program……....Three months away from my computer, my PS2 and my Slayers!!!
Xellos: Yumekage-san, don't go! We'll miss you!!!
Lina: Can't you just ditch it?
Unfortunately, no…..
Amelia: Don't worry, Yumekage-san! We'll be right here when you get back!
Gourry: Boy, that program sounds like fun!
For you! But not for me! I'm much more comfortable being surrounded by technology….
Zel: Hei, who knows? Maybe you'll like it there?
Lina & Xellos: Not a chance…
Sigh, well I hope that you guys (the readers) will still be faithful to my story and wait for me until I come back…..
Minna: Unlikely……