The Bonds of Light and Darkness

Suddenly, the room began turning black and swirling; almost like a void of infinite Darkness was consuming them. Dominique grabbed her sister's arm in fear while Prier stared it down. Apparently, it was only the two of them were being consumed; Croix was still lying in bed luckily. But she soon realized that wasn't the case. For a small child's hand tugged on the woman's clothing; Angie had also come.

"I think that it's quite fair," Sang's voice called out, "After all, I'm all alone and you're a group of three. So I should get home field advantage. And I only want you three at the moment because of your powers. I need to kill the Holy Child for my vengeance, the little one is too strong to capture on her own so I'll need to weaken her, and I do so want to fight with Javelot in her human form. My beloved prince will come along after you are dealt with. I can't have my darling getting hurt by a stray energy blast."

"Well if you want a fight you bitch then you'll get one! Show your sorry ass!" shrieked Prier. She was well aware that she was yelling obscenities in front of her three year old daughter. However, she was also growing madder by the second. First Loup interrupted the picnic, then Sang attacked her on the way home, and now she can't even watch over Croix's injuries because she's trapped in the Dark World.

Sang told her, "Oh have a little patience. You're almost here; we can't begin until arriving at my favorite arena. It wouldn't be half as much fun." Suddenly, the portal began to close. The trio found themselves in a richly furnished gymnasium; Prier wondering who'd waste on a training center. Fancy torches were attached to each pillar which was lined on the bottom and top with gold. Said pillars were about a foot from the wall; holding an extra short ceiling to act as a sort of awning. The walls of the central arena were at least twenty feet high. And standing in the center of the ring was Lady Sang.

Prier stepped up to the front; rage building. "What is your problem! I told you before that you aren't getting Croix. He has a free will and chose to stay with me. The Dark Prince was a simple entity that controlled his fragile heart. And besides…it was a woman; get where I'm going with this story?"

"So what if the inner Demon was female," Sang retorted, "All I saw was a dependable man on the outside. And he was the greatest ever; I remember when he destroyed entire villages of human scum! It's a wonder that the same detestable creatures that he hated so would be able to turn him against me."

"You are one dense woman! I mean since the Demon inside was a woman, she probably wasn't that interested in women! Ever see people that say they're the opposite gender than they were born as? Believe me; I've been forced to sit in on therapy sessions as punishment before so I know the problems people can have. And the reason Croix could return to being human was because he realized that he wasn't alone anymore. He only failed to resist the Darkness because of his loneliness," Prier shouted.

Sang brandished another sword; making up for the one Prier broke. She stated, "You might believe whatever you like. However, I know in my heart that I can get my beloved back. Now, you will die Prier Dark Slayer!" With that, she charged; narrowly missing Prier who jumped back at the last minute.

The young Sister stood her ground as she stared down her enemy. "Dominique…Angelique…we must fight this enemy as one. Remember what Mother said to us. She explained that the powers of Light and Darkness are a potent force when used at the same time. That's why we have to all attack at once. My Holy powers, Dommie's Dark powers, and Angie's duel powers are the keys to winning in this fight."

"You're right sis!" Dominique replied, "I may have only come back recently, and participated in one fight with you, but I know that you've gotten as far as you have because you worked together with your friends. And even when we fought Ciel and Tonnerre, we pooled all of our strength as one. So let's work together to kill Sang." Angie nodded; happy that her mom and aunt were quiet and the plans weren't heard by their adversary. Sang was quite the intelligent Demoness; she knew they were plotting.

"All of your planning just bores me! Honestly, fighting is all about attacking your enemies. You don't simply get in a huddle in the middle of a battle. Then again, what can I expect from a pair of humans and a half-breed raised as a human. Your kind are much weaker than ours," Sang taunted. She hoped to cause Prier's hair trigger temper to go berserk again; that way she'd be easier to fight with.

But none of the trio said a word. Instead, Prier and Dominique began to concentrate; sending their energy into their hands. Just as before, Prier's power took the shape of a sword; her twin's energy following the same pattern. Holy energy flowed around Prier's body as Dark energy did the same to her twin. When it cleared, their clothes had changed. Prier now wore a purple dress with short sleeves, a gold sequined cross above her waist, and a pair of leather boots. Dommie's was the same design except for the fact that it was in red and she had a gold sequined pentagram right above her waist. Angie also released her powers; the Light wing, Dark wing, and her cross and pentagram tattoos appearing on her body. With their powers unleashed, they were ready to rumble; Sang no longer held any fear to them.

Licking her lips, Sang charged again. The twins jumped out of the way and struck at her with their blades; Prier hitting the left side while Dominique hit the right. At the same time, Angelique jumped and struck out with her baton; her wings increasing her speed at least tenfold. Sang was thrown back into the wall from the trio of strikes. She had to commend the human plan; working as a team sure proved to be intelligent. However, she also knew that their stamina wouldn't be able to equal her own. All she had to do was outlast her enemies and then she could destroy the sisters and take the child.

Prier held out her blazing sword; anger showing in her eyes. She whispered, "My Holy Power…"

Dominique, noticing what her sister was doing, decided to imitate her. "My Dark Power…"

Both girls thrust their weapons towards Sang; running at speeds unheard of to humans. If they had looked behind themselves, they would have realized it was because of the wings that had suddenly appeared on each girls' back. Prier had wings resembling the ones from Angie's Divine Retribution, while Dominique's resembled those from Horus's Wings. "Die Fiend!" they screamed, "You won't defeat us!"

The swords went through Sang's body with ease. Green/black Demon blood began to pour out of the woman's stomach; her screams lighting up the air. However, she knew that there would be no mercy from her adversaries. To them, mercy meant putting a Demon out of their misery; that is, to kill them.

"Light of Angels Darkness of Demons," called out Angelique. She began shrieking as the energy built up in her palms; coming from her wings and tattoos. Then, she aimed her palms right at Sang, and fired. The Holy and Demonic powers struck the Demoness just as Prier and Dominique cleared out of the way. As the duel attack melded with the two swords, they created an inferno of energy; filling the room with power. When it died down…Sang was nowhere to be found. At long last, she had been defeated.

But before Prier and her companions could take a breath, the void opened again. Once more, she felt Dominique take her hand and Angie hold onto her clothing. And as when they had come, Prier had to keep herself looking strong and determined. However, this time there was no fear of the unknown nor worry over their situation. This time…she was going home; going home to be with Croix once more.

Teefa's Last Words...

Sky's complaining that I ripped this off of Slayers. But it was the idea only, not the scenes. In TRY, they defeated Dark star by having Sirius, Amelia, Zel, and Gourry stand in a circle around Lina who fired Galveyra (sp?) after Filia and Xellos had lent her the powers of the Gods and Mazoku (incrediably powerful Demons that live off of negative emotions would be a good layman's definition). This time, they used power only within themselves. And neither Rutee nor I remember the Slayers ever being swept up to the Astral Plane during a battle.

Well, only the Epilogue left now. That's going to set us up for future stories in the series.