Slayers Betrayed

Alandra: Here is a cool fic about the Slayers.

Maliska: A dramatic all, angst one.

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

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Chapter 15

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Back in the Temple where Lina and the gang fought Bastion for the first time, an evil figure hides in the shadows with a dark aura surrounding him, many would say that is Gourry Gabrieve at first sight, but it's just the body who is possessed by a demon, by the same demon that Lina defeat once. And a few miles away from him stands the powerful sword of Light on the ground, the only weapon that can weaken this creature.

"In just a few seconds I'll be in complete control of this body, and I shall investigate Gourrys memories so that I can learn everything from Lina Inverse, then I'll develop my powers in this body." Bastion-Gourry was laughing until he heard some footsteps from behind him. It is none other than Lina Inverse. Who is wearing that grin and attitude she used to defeat Bastion the first time.

This worry Bastion a little, he wasn't in his full power yet, but he is powerful enough to take her down. Or so he believes it. "It's you again, Lina Inverse!"

"You were expecting someone else?" taunted Lina.

"So your back to get beating again?"

Lina just smirked at Bastion-Gourrys remark. "Not this time…..Bastion!"

"What?" gasped Bastion-Gourry, how did Lina found out that it was him.

"Yes Bastion, I know it's you! You took over Gourrys body when I destroy that crystal that keeps you."

"How did you found out?" Bastion-Gourry was lost for words, five minutes ago he was beating the hell out of Lina and her friends, and she didn't even had the courage to fight him, so how did she found out that he took Gourrys body? But just then he remembered something. "Could be that the two strangers had something to do with this?"

"Yes, Bastion! Kain and Millie are from the future, the same future which you turn into a living hell, always passing out has Gourry!"

"The Future?" asked Bastion Gourry, really interested on the subject.

"Yes! They came to warn me about you, now I'm ready to return the favor."

Bastion-Gourry laughed "FOOL! You and the future brats are all fools! Traveling to time to change the future is futile! Fate has already chosen me to be the ruler of all kind of creatures existing in the universe, there is nothing that you can do! It is inevitable!"

"Wrong Bastion! It is my fate to kick your butt!"

"And how do you expect to do that, Lina Inverse?"

"With the sword of Light!"

"WHAT?"

"Yes Bastion, I know that the sword of Light is the only thing that can defeat you! Your futurist self has arrogantly told me!"

"Well then, the sword of Light is a few miles behind me, you will have to pass be me to…." Bastion-Gourry stop talking when he finally noticed something "Wait a minute! Where are those other friends of yours? Where are that freaky chimera and the annoying girl that……OH NO!"

Bastion-Gourry turns around and finds Zel and Amelia running to the sword of Light. All this time Lina was just distracting him. "STOP IT!" Bastion –Gourry runs is direction of Zel and Amelia.

"Not so fast Bastion! FIREBALL!" the fireball was marching at Bastion-Gourry, but he grabbed with his ands and throws it at Zel and Amelia.

"ASTRAL VINE!" cried Zelgadiss as he used his sword to block the fireball. And Amelia took that chance to use a RAYWING to get the Sword of Light.

"NO!" Bastion shoot another fireball at Zell but this one only passed up Zelgadis head.

"Nice aim, Bastion." Taunted Zelgadiss.

"It depends to where I was aiming, fool!"

Zel turns around and saw that Bastion was aiming to the roof, making it fall on Amelia who was caring the sword of light "Amelia watch out!"

But Amelia could not move she was paralyzed with fear to even move.

"AMELIA!" Zel jumped on top of her to save her from the rumble, but in the end booth of them ended up buried on the pile of rocks.

"ZEL, AMELIA!" cried Lina who ran to the pile to save her friends.

But Bastion-Gourry put himself in front of her and punched her away.

"Let me pass Bastion!"

"It is too late, foolish girl. Your friends are dead! No one could survive this! And the best thing is that the sword of Light is as well buried there, and you can not go get it."

Lina looked at the pile with great sadness in her heart, she could not believe that Zel and Amelia are dead, why must this always has to happened to the ones I love, Lina asked to herself. But they will be avenged, one way or another.

"It is time to finish this once and for all, Lina Inverse!" said Bastion-Gourry.

Lina looked at Bastion –Gourry with so much hate, like when she faced him in the future. "Yes, it is! I will avenge Zelgadis and Amelia and I will free Gourry from you!"

The fight started with Bastion-Gourry launching dozen of fireballs at Lina who has been escaping each one of them without fighting back.

"COME ON LINA INVERSE! FIGHT!" chalenged Bastion-Gourry who is still after Lina launching fireballs at her.

"You are the one who doesn't let me fight back!" replied Lina, hiding behind one of the pillars of the Temple.

"No, the problem is that the all mighty Lina Inverse doesn't have the courage to kill her also called Guardian! How pathetic! You keep on punching him and insulting him, but still you don't have the guts to kill him!" laughed Bastion-Gourry.

"SHUT UP YOU COWARD!"

Bastion-Gourry just laughed at her remark and launched a Dark energy ball at the pillar where Lina was hiding.

Lina managed to escape but Bastion-Gourry, but he just keep on launching Fireballs at her.

"This is fun! I just enjoy seeing you run!" Bation-Gourry was having so much despicable fun that he didn't even realized that he's sending fireballs to the walls and the floor, creating some fog. Lina took that chance to hide in one of the rooms of the Temple.

"What am I going to do?" for the first time in her life, Lina didn't know what to do.

"Lina, you can not let this monster take the best of you!" said a voice in Lina's head, it's the real Gourry.

"Gourry?" Gourry was talking to Lina by telepathy, but how did he do it?

"Yes Lina it's me, listen you must kill him, KILL HIM NOW!"

"But Gourry, if I kill him you will die as well!"

"I don't care, just do it!"

"But Gourry..." Lina could not believe that this is happening again, she already suffered this pain a few days ago, and now she has to relieve it again?

"But Nothing! He already killed Zel and Amelia! How many people must die until you react?" asked Gourry in a furious tone, he hates when Lina is like this.

"Gourry..." Whispered Lina, she knows that Gourry is right but he doesn't know the pain she's been in the last days. But there is one thing that Lina can do.

"Here, Lina Lina Lina..." said Bastion-Gourry calling for Lina, like a person calling for his pet.

Just then, wind cleared all the smoke, revealing Lina Inverse. "You know, you should not provoke Lina inverse, it's the same saying that you are committing suicide"

"Really? Don't give me songs and dance youuuuuf." Bastion-Gourry was interrupted because Lina gave him a double kick, right in the face, making Bastion-Gourry crush to a wall. Bastion-Gourry looked at Lina's eyes, she is finally determinate on destroying him, and this scared Bastion-Gourry. "You manage to surprise me. You really want to fight me?"

"You should know that I am unpredictable, even for my self! ELMIKIA LANCE!"

Bastion-Gourry managed to escape the Elmikia Lance, but he end up cut on the hips.

"Way to go Lina!" applauded Gourrys voice.

"You... you really want to kill me?" asked Bastion-Gourry, shaking like a leaf. "If you do that you will kill Gourry as well!"

"I know that!" said Lina with her traditional grin on her face. "But Gourry is a soldier, and a soldier has the most dangerous job of them all, and he knows very well that he will die in the line of duty some day, so I'm sure he won't mind me killing him."

"DAMN IT! And you say that I am a monster!" Bastion-Gourry launched a dark energy ball at Lina, but she throws another fireball, destroying Bastion's ball and hitting him on the face, making him crush to another wall.

"All right, time to finish this!" said Lina as a red aura surrounded her body. She is casting a Dragon Slave.

Bastion-Gourry started to panic. "NO! Don't you see that you will end up killing Gourry?"

Lina took the advantage while Bastion-Gourry was paralyzed with fear to punch him right on the face, making him hit his head on one of the pillars.

"Will you just shut up!" demanded Lina, getting tire of listening to his winning.

Bastion Gourry started to chuckle a very sinister chuckle as he gets up and looks at Lina straight in her eyes. "I must say, that there is no determination on you, Lina inverse."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm just saying that no matter how hard you are fighting, you will never eliminate me!"

Lina laughed at him. "What are you, stupid? I'm giving you the beating of your life! And you still say that I'm not determinate to kill you?"

"So answerer me this! Why didn't you kill me with the Dragon Slave?"

This has made Lina gasped has she took one step back.

"Lina..." whispered Gourry .

Bastion-Gourry just could not stop smirking "So far, all those attacks were to intimidate me to see if I would leave Gourry's body. But you failed! You won't use the Dragon Slave because you know that you will kill your beloved Gourry as well."

Lina was caught between the sword and the wall here, what is she going to do?

"Lina use your Dragon Slave!" ordered Gourry.

Lina gasped when she heard Gourry's voice again. "Gourry? What are you saying?"

"You can not let this monster win!"

Lina was at silence at the moment, she knows what she must do, but she is afraid to do it. She doesn't want to see that horrible vision of Gourry dying again.

"REACT LINA! I hate when you don't react!"

"Gourry I can't..."

"Please Lina, do it...How do you think I will feel knowing that you will die because of me? Please Lina...if you treasure our friendship then do it!" begged Gourry, almost sounding like he's crying.

"Gourry..." Lina's eyes are watering, Gourry was asking, no, begging for her to kill him. Just so that she could live. "I... understand...Darkness between dark lights..."

Bastion-Gourry just laughed at this. "Stop with the bluff! Its not working!"

"In by great name I pledge myself to Darknees..." Lina continued casting her spell, with a more powerful red aura surrounding her, releasing strong blasts of wind.

Bastion-gourry was starting to fell afraid again. "No... you can not!"

"Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I posses."

"NO!"

"DRAGON SLAVE!" The destructive spell marched against Bastion-Gourry who releases an enormous scream of pain as the spell hit him hard.

"Good bye...Lina." these where the last words of Gourry Gabrieve.

Almost half of the underground Temple was destroyed by the Dragon Slave. Almost everything was nothing but piles of rocks.

Lina landed on her knees letting her tears hitting the ground, she has won, but once again she lost the man she loves. "Please no...tell me this is not true...some one tell me I didn't do this...please…..."

But she did.

And it's true.

Lina Inverse killed Gourry Gabrieve.

To be concluded...

Alandra: one more chapter to go.