Slayers Betrayed

Alandra: Here is a cool fic about the Slayers.

Maliska: A dramatic all, angst one.

Sunny: And for last, the Slayers and Lost Universe series does not belong to us, it belongs to Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Arazumi.

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Chapter 13

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"C'mon Lina Inverse, take your best shot!" challenged Bastion-Gourry. "I dare you!"

Lina could not move, she just keep on holding her Ragna Blade, deciding if she should attack or not, she is afraid if Bastion-Gourry might be right. if she destroys the connection she might risk Gourrys life, but if she doesn't attacks , Bastion will take the chance of her being weak because of the Ragna Blade to kill her. Why must my life be so complicated, she asks herself, she had almost lost Gourry once but she managed to save him even with the cost of her live, but how can she save him now, if she know that her action might kill him?

Kain could see that Lina believes all that Bastion-Gourry said. "Don't believe him Lina! He is bluffing!" she must keep on fighting, she can not lose, not when they are so close to end the curse of the Horde.

Bastion-Gourry smirked, he knew that Lina would not attack him now, now that she knows that there is an enormous price to pay, a price that can take what she holds most dear. "Well, Lina Inverse, what is your choice?"

"I……I……I chose………" Lina said nothing more as the Ragna Blade despaired and she landed on her knees, her hair covering her eyes.

Bastion-Gourry just laughed at this, felling proud of himself.

"Lina, you idiot!" Shouted kain. He could not believe, victory was at hand, now there isn't anymore chance of defeating Bastion.

"HA HA HA HA, What is wrong Lina inverse? I thought that you were going to try something against me, do you give up?" mocked Bastion-Gourry.

Bastion-Gourry keeps on chuckling sinisterly, unknown to him that his right hand is secretly reaching for his pocket. "Poor Lina Inverse, you're deep felling for this stupid swordsman makes you weak and stops you for being totally aggressive against me."

"Curse you Bastion!" cursed Lina.

"Why do you think that all these year I kept myself on in this body? I could have chosen another body which could be even much stronger than this one, there was nothing to stop me from doing it. I say in this body Because I know that one day you might return and I knew that as long has I remain in this body you will not have the courage to attack me!"

"Bastion, you are a coward!" shouted Kain in a raged voice.

"No Kain Blueriver, not a coward! In a war no method is forbidden! And now it is time to finish this once and for all!" Bastion-Gourry body turn red again, he is doing a Dragon Slave again.

"Curses!" said Kain.

"Gourry………" whispered Lina, she was so close of getting Gourry back, but this time she failed.

"DRAGON SL……what?" Bastion-Gourry was interrupted when his right hand pressed Kain's Psycho sword at his chest. Bastion-Gourry just wandered how he lost control of his right hand, and then he understands why. It's the real Gourry. "What are youAAAARGHT!" cried Bastion-Gourry's in pain as the blade of the psycho sword appeared and trespassed his chest, spreading blood all over the place.

The sight that now appeared in front of Lina was a sight that she never wanted to see, not even in her darkest nightmare, Gourry is killing himself. "NOOOO!" cried Lina as she runs to Gourry but Kain put him self him front of her, holding her.

"Don't do it Lina! Don't do it!"

"Let me go Kain! It's Gourry! Gourry is going to kill himself! LET ME GO!"

Bastion-Gourry landed on his knees, with his left hand holding the wound in his chest. "W-W-What have you done?"

"I told you …….. I would kill you…….if you try to hurt Lina!" Responded the real Gourry.

"YOU FOOL! With out me you will die!"

"I've already die a hundred deaths because of you!" Gourry lifted his right hand and continue stabbing himself with Kain's Psycho Sword.

"STOP IT! Please Gourry, Stop!" begged Lina as she continues to watch Gourry stabbing himself, she could not controle her tears anymore because of the horrible scene that fate is playing in front of her.

Bastion had no choice, from every part of Gourry's body smoke came out, it is the proof that Bastion is leaving Gourry's almost dead body. "I can not stay out for long! I need to posses another body!"

Immediately Bastion flew to Kain and Lina in order to take control of one of their strong bodies.

"Shield!" shouted Lina as she formed a shield around her and Kain.

"Curses!" Bastion could not pass the shield, so he looks at the almost dead bodies of Zelgadis, Amelia and Millie and flees to them!

"Stop!" demanded Kain.

But Bastion didn't listen. But suddenly he stopped, and he was shaking "No not now! I'm dieing!" Bastion keeps on repeating himself that he's dieing, until he despaired completely. Finally, Bastion is dead.

Lina waist no time and she runs to Gourry and kneel right near him. "Gourry……" Lina putted his head on her knees and started to cast a healing spell on him, but Gourrys body is too injured, Lina could not heal all this wounds, but she didn't want to accept it.

"It's too late………Lina" said Gourry, forcing Lina to accept the true.

"No…….No it's not!" Lina was interrupted when Gourry holds her hand.

"Lina……...there is something I……I……always wanted to ask you…….the Lord of Nightmare said…….. She said that you sacrificed your self and all that you are, just………….juts to save me……Why? Why did you do it? Why risk your own life just to save me?"

Lina could not hold her tear for long, and hugs Gourry closer to her "You jellyfish. Don't you remember? We are comrades, we look out for each other, like we always do! We are a team! We are the best team ever!"

"But……you had your all life in front of you……Why wasted on me?"

Lina's tears hit Gourry's cheeks "Because………because I love you, Gourry……I know that I never showed to you but its true. I know I'm not the easily person to live with, but you hang around with me when other would be happy to leave me. It was you kindness that drew me to you in the first place, no one ever showed such care for me. I was hurt when Phibrizio kidnapped you, I was crushed, I could not even sleep or eat, I was crushed when you were so angry at me back in Vedras.I felt so dead inside me……I love you Gourry."

Gorry looked amazed at Lina, eyes wide open, he never thought that he meant so much to Lina. For the very first time, he smiled, that smile that Lina loves so much and tears running down his cheeks. "Lina……I……I……love……yo……" Gourry said nothing more as his hand releases Lina's hand and fall to the ground.

"Gourry?" Lina felt like if a knife stabbed her when she saw that Gourry eyes loosed their colours. "No…...Please no!"

Suddenly Gourrys body starts to melt until there was nothing but bones, and those bones turn to dust. It must have been because Bastion is not controlling Gourry's body anymore.

All that Lina's holding is Gourry's overcoat "Please God……don't take him away from me……please ……" Lina holds the overcoat close to her, her tears hitting on it, it is all that is left of Gourry.

Kain looked at Lina from far. He knew how hard it is to loose the ones you love. He lived to see one dream come true, the destruction of the Horde, but that dream cost the lives of many innocents.

Today an honourable warrior dies. His name was Gourry Gabrieve. In history he will be remembered has a tyrant or has another victim of Bastion? But Lina Inverse will never know how much that man loved her.

To be continued?