Hell's Breaking Point

Chapter XI – Face To Face

Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers, …..that's it I guess…

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

Juu Ou : Beastmaster

Minna : Everyone

"Hmph! To think that Ruby Eye-sama's most powerful subordinate could ever be so low as to become part human!" Beastmaster mused to herself as she and her priest stood before the Golden Lord.

"But.." she crossed eyes with L-sama, "why did you order Xellos to awaken him inside the human's body?" she asked, curious of their mother's plan.

"Simply put, entertainment," the Lost of Nightmare simply said with a smile, "But, he was the only one between the five subordinates that nearly and possibly could achieve the destruction of this world and so I have given him another chance to achieve that goal again," Zelas let out a strain laugh while Xellos tried to find an excuse to defend his mistress.

Then L-sama's smile disappeared, "But," Both Zelas and Xellos perked their eyes at the word, "I still haven't forgotten that he had attacked me back in Sairaag and for that, I had let him survive by possessing the human so that misery and humiliation would strike upon him,"

The two unconsciously gulped at their revengeful mother but the priest's pale face recovered, "Oka-sama, if I know Hellmaster, he would certainly try to use his old tactic which is forcing Lina-san to cast the Giga Slave…but," he stopped.

The Golden Lord sighed, "I know. She's going to have her time of the month," Xellos nodded, "But how did you know about that?" she had asked.

A grin crept up to his face, "Simple. Since I've always traveled with her, I had come to accustom with her time of the month's schedule and her spells' power, and the spells she had used when fighting the two Mazoku was not as destructive as before," L-sama watched him in amusement, "Therefore, I knew that she was going to have her time of the month," he ended.

"Very good," L-sama praised the mysterious priest while Zelas just stood, lost in their conversation about the woman's suckiest days.

"Well until her powers return, Phibrizzo will have plenty of time to adjust and discover his new specialty and weaknesses," her lips curved into a feral grin, "since that will be his last physical body until he is destroyed,"

The door to Zelgadis' room creaked as the sorceress pushed it open.

"You're late," the chimera spoke as Lina stepped inside the room before closing the door behind her.

"Uh, our conversation went out of hand," and she left her sentences hanging, not wanting the others to know about her and Gourry's little talk. She let out a weak laugh. Zelgadis turned to look at Amelia who in return just shrugs her shoulder in reply.

"Well," he started as he cleared his throat, "what did you figure out?"

"To be honest, nothing," Lina stopped with a sigh, "But I did found out that Gourry knew he was talking to himself so any excuse about him being dead tired was out of the question,"

The chimera cupped his chin as he ponders on her statement, "So any thoughts?"

The sorceress folded her arms against her chest, tilted her head a bit and closed her eyes, "Ah, okay here goes. But first, we all know Gourry, right?"

Zelgadis and Amelia looked at each other, confused, "…right,"

"And we all know that Gourry is not dumb enough to be talking to himself, right?"

"Of course," the two of them answered without hesitation.

"So," Lina opened her eyes and looked at her two companions, her eyes serious, "I think that he was actually talking to someone but we can't see or hear that 'someone'," she concluded although her voice showed that she wasn't entirely sure with her own statements.

"Except for Gourry…." Zelgadis trailed off, "So you're saying that he was talking to some invincible entity like a ghost?"

"Eh?" Amelia squeaked as she panicked. She was never fond of creepy, scary stuff….

Lina too cringed a bit at the chimera's suggestion as the thought of an invincible being was amongst them, was not a very pleasant thought, "P-perhaps….," she replied in a stuttered voice as she secretly scanned the room in discomfort, "B-but don't worry! Gourry said to trust him on this and I know that he would never do something that will jeopardize us…..Although I'm a bit worry, I trust Gourry," she finally ended as a determined smile crossed her lips.

"Us too!" Zelgadis and Amelia too shared the same smile.

"Well then, I, Lina Inverse concluded that tonight's meeting is officially on hold until further evidences are found. We shall end this meeting by going back to our respective quarters for some goodnight sleep. Agree?"

"Aye,"

It was already past midnight. The sorceress was snoring softly on top her comfy bed, dreaming about sweet meals and jellyfishes when a loud explosion shook her room, shaking her from her sweet slumber.

"Whatthesunnova?" she jolted from her bed before rushing towards the nearest window to find the cause of the sudden chaos.

"What the?" she gasped when she saw the view outside. Not far from the Seyruun's palace, she could see smoke rising from the buildings which was somehow destroyed. The sky was now blazing red as fire started to lick that part of the city clean and the air was hazy with black smoke and flying debris. Suddenly, a humongous white beam skidded across the city, followed by more explosions as more buildings were being destroyed.

"What the hell is going on?" she yelled to herself as she quickly shed her pajamas and put on her sorceress attire before sprinting towards the door. Just outside, at her rushing attempt to find her comrades, she accidentally bumped into someone, hard.

"That smarts!" she rubbed her aching nose as she stumbled backwards.

"Itetete…Ah! Lina-san!" It was Amelia.

"Amelia," Lina cried out, now totally forgotten about her pain, "Did you saw the explosions outside?"

"Yes! That's the reason why I was looking for you! Come on, Zelgadis-san is waiting for us outside!" she quickly explained as she took the sorceress' hand and dragged her along the corridor.

"Wait! What about Gourry?" Lina managed to ask while still running alongside the princess.

"I tried knocking his door countless of time but he never answered me and I thought he was still tired so I left him in his room," Amelia managed between breaths.

'Gourry…..'

As they ran towards the main entrance of the palace, they could see that the sudden destruction has caused an uproar in the palace itself. The palace's servants, were running amuck, obviously frightened by the sudden attack while guards of the palace tried to settle them down.

'Is this another one of those Mazoku's attack?' Lina thought to herself as she and Amelia continue to run but when she turned to see the princess' troubled face, all those thoughts didn't matter anymore. 'She must be worry about her country and her people's safety. Who ever it is that is causing this, is going to be so dead when I find him!'

Outside the palace, the chimera was waiting impatiently for them but the two girls didn't stop nor slowed down their pace. The chimera quickly ran alongside them.

"What took you guys?" he asked, obviously worried about Seyruun.

"Sorry," Lina simply answered, her face shows nothing but her seriousness. "Amelia, where's Phil and what's he doing about this situation?"

"The palace's minister had asked daddy to stay in the palace with Uncle Christopher and grandpa for his own safety since….," she trailed of her, unwilling to continue.

The sorceress watched her in sympathy, "He thought it was another one of those taking over Seyruun crap, didn't he?" the venom in her voice startled herself.

"Uh-huh, but of course daddy has ordered the palace's royal guards to take control of the situation. And because he knew us, he had asked us to use our powers to assist them. That is why we must hurry to the scene of the crime!" she replied, determination filled her voice.

The situation in the city was no better than it was in the palace, maybe even worse. People were running frantically, trying to find shelter while screaming in terror. Children who were running with their parents were crying uncontrollably. But a lone little girl who was crying in the middle of the chaos caught their attention.

As a believer of justice, it was her duty to protect the lives of innocent people, no matter how small the life is, "Little girl, come with me," Amelia called out to her as she changed her sprinting direction and ran towards the crying girl. Both Lina and Zelgadis immediately stopped their tracks and watched the princess.

"…?" A sudden jolt shook his body and in an instant the chimera knew that something wasn't right, "Amelia!" he yelled as he tried to catch up to her, surprising the sorceress.

Zelgadis' instinct was right when suddenly out of nowhere the large white beam from before crashed through the buildings, knocking the chimera and the princess away. The sorceress could only shield her eyes from the strong winds and the flying debris until the beam was gone.

"Zel! Amelia!" Lina yelled frantically as she rushed towards her companions. When she finally found them, she let out a sigh of relief. Zelgadis was holding an unconscious but unscratched Amelia in his arms. There was a deep cut on his left arm though but he was already healing it with his Recovery spell. When Amelia finally got to her senses, she quickly snapped her head towards the direction of the crying girl and when she finally found the spot, she let out a harsh gasp.

The spot where the little girl was supposed to be was replaced by fire and fallen debris from the destroyed buildings. There was no sign of any living thing there anymore, only dead bodies which had been cremated. The princess quickly diverted her head away from the scene and her grip on the chimera tightened.

"Amelia…" Zelgadis softly spoke her name. He didn't know what to do to make her feel better so he did what he could think of at the moment, he stroke her hair gently in his sad attempt to calm her down. Lina could merely watch in sympathy before turning her attention to the chaos surrounding them.'Unforgivable! Killing innocent people as if they're nothing but mere play toys!' she thought with gritted teeth.

"…she was just in front of me…..I-I should have been able..to save her…It's-It's my…fault," the chimera and the sorceress heard Amelia whimpered.

"What are you saying! It's not your fault! If Zel didn't manage to catch up with you, then you might be..!" Lina yelled at her, unwilling to end her phrase but still she was angry at Amelia's statements. Amelia turned silent, probably judging her words.

"Lina's right," Zelgadis spoke, "The Seyruun Kingdom cannot lose their princess now. You still have a lot to accomplish Amelia. You can't be like this now….The, no your people needs you right now," Lina's mouth opened slightly, amazed by the chimera's words.

The sound of fallen buildings could be heard far away, which snaps back Lina, 'That's right! We have to find the asshole that's causing this!'

"A-Amelia…We have to find the culprit fast! If we don't, more people will die!" Lina spoke in a hard tone.

Amelia slowly turned to face the sorceress, her eyes were sparkling with tears but amazingly, she never shed it.

"Amelia," It was Zelgadis turn to speak, "You don't want anyone to die anymore, do you?" his tone was so soft that it surprised Lina as his hand made it's way to wipe her tears.

"..no," she answered weakly as she gently pushed his hand away, "No!" she yelled in determination as she brought herself back on her feet.

Amelia gripped her fist, "Whoever is behind this will pay! I, Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun, princess of the Seyruun Kingdom will punish him with the Fist of Justice!" she exclaimed, full-spirited.

Lina helped the now-fully-healed chimera back on his feet. The two of them smiled, "Right!"

"Um, Zelgadis-san? ….thank you," Amelia shyly spoke. Zelgadis blushed and Lina just grin at the two of them slyly.

A sudden sound of applause surprised the three of them and quickly they tried to find the source of the sound.

"Oh, wonderful! That's the most entertaining justice crap I've heard all day!"

Their eyes twitched at the familiar voice.

'It can't be…..'

A figure emerge from the rising smoke, his blond hair glowed against the crimson fire. He stood not far away from them as he raised the all too familiar Hikari No Ken in his hand. The evil grin on his face grew wider as he spoke.

"We meet again, Lina Inverse,"

"Gourry?"

To Be Continue…

Ranting :

First I wanna say thank you for the readers' opinions. They make my life so easy! And thank you again for still reading Hell's Breaking Point. Arigatou gozaimsu!

Author's Note :

Hahaha, Mr Blonde has arrive!

Gourry: Who me?

No! Phibby!

Gourry: But he's not blond…..or is he?

Zel: Actually, it is Gourry/Phibby.

Oh, whatever!

Xellos: Ne, Gourry-san! What's it like to do your 'business' in the bathroom when a Mazoku was watching your every move? (grins sinisterly)

Zel: Don't you have any better question? Don't answer him Gourry! (shakes Gourry violently)

Gourry: It was okay.

Zel & Xellos: (gasped in shock)

Zel: (turnes pale) Y-you mean you weren't embarrass at all when you…….okay, I'll stop now…

Gourry: Hei, Phibby said that this body is his body also so that means, my-

Zel: STOP IT! (continues to shake Gourry violently)

Xellos: Wow! (claps hands)

Hmm, it's good thing that I only include the boys in this A/N! Hahaha!

Zel: But, aren't you a female?

(blush)….um, well, er, I-I uh, have em, you know….ah! special privilege in this- Hei, it's my A/N! I can do whatever I want! Ceh!