Here we are, chapter 2! Thank you all who reviewed! (hands out swords) Now then, on with the fic!
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Slayers, only Zellia and the Golden Slave spell.
Chapter 2: Cursed
"ZELGADIS GREYWORDS!" Eris yelled at the sleeping boy. "Unnh…wha?" he yawned. "Wake up, bud. You were sleeping again." Xellos poked his friend with a teasing smile. "Yeah, well, I'm not an A+ at history, like you are, Xel." Zelgadis growled back. Eris smartly whacked both boy's hands with a fan. "Now listen here. We'll be having two honorary guests in a few moments, and I want the both of you to be on your BEST behavior. GOT IT!" she snipped. Xellos and Zelgadis nodded, rubbing their sore hands absent-mindedly. It had been two years since they first met each other, and since then had worn Eris' patience thin.
Watching his grandmother walk out of the room, Zelgadis remarked "She never did forgive us for putting that tack on her chair, huh?" Xellos smirked. "No, nor did she forgive you for dunking her clothes in ink. I think she ripped up her priestess uniform in her rage." Laughing, the two friends flicked wads of paper at each other until Eris returned, bringing with her two young girls, one a year younger than Zelgadis, and the other several years older, looking to be at least 12. Her breasts were already large enough to be mistaken for softballs. Both girls wore simple tunics, the elder black, the younger white The younger girl stepped forward. "My name is Amelia wil Tesla Sailuune!" she chirped, bowing politely. The elder girl ignored all niceties, and boomed "And I am her elder sister NAGA! OHOHOHOHO!" Xellos and Zelgadis introduced themselves politely, asking Eris "Are these two…the new students?" Nodding, the former shrine-maiden guided the two sisters to their seats, leaving the two boys nearly choking with surprise.
As the weeks went by, Zelgadis and Xellos began to grow accustomed to the new arrivals. The girls were great shakes at White and Shamanistic magic, and were often seen practicing healing spells on each other's wounds. Xellos and Naga began to play pranks on each other, Xellos always getting the upper hand. Amelia and Zelgadis would sometimes help Rezo on his experiments, such as ways to improve one's mind, power, etc. It was on one such day when disaster struck.
"Amelia. Fetch me that purple vial over there, please." Rezo instructed, leaning over a cauldron of grey stuff. The girl hastened to obey, and, as she grabbed the vial, accidentally knocked an oddly-shaped grey-green bottle off of the shelf. As the bottle fell, almost in slow motion, Zelgadis leaped up in front of Amelia, the bottle breaking on him instead. He only got a brief glimpse of what the bottle contained: the torn label said "Chimera Extract"…
When Zelgadis woke up in his room, he felt as if his body was made of lead. Lifting his arm gingerly, he stared at it in horror. It was made of stone! Touching his ears, the boy noted that they were sharp, long, and pointy. Leaping up, Zelgadis ran towards a mirror nearby. Looking at his reflection, he screamed. His face was covered in rocks, his hair was like wire, and his eyes had lost their boyish appearance. "Oh…oh my God…" he whispered. When Xellos, Amelia, and Naga entered the room, they found their friend with his head in his hands, tears falling thick and fast onto the oak-wood floor.
Sorry for this chapter being so short, I just needed to get to the part where Zel becomes a Chimera, and I had to include Amelia and Naga too. R&R! I'll give you a Naga plushie if you do! (holds out plushie with painted cotton balls for breasts) Hehe, Naga's so weird, yet so cool…GO NAGA-SAMA!