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After Xelloss and Lina left the hotel, they set out according to Lina's indications. As they walked, Xelloss became utterly curious. "Lina-san, where exactly are we heading?" Lina glanced at him and thought about it for a moment. She supposed it was alright for her to tell him, he'd find out sooner or later.
"Of course you know of the upcoming war between the mozokus and the ryu, ne? Well I have a feeling that I will eventually be involved in that war, and I am preparing myself for it." Xelloss stared at her for a moment, expecting her to explain. When she didn't he prompted, "And what do you intend to do?"
Lina smiled. "I intend to find the Heilige Lance, also known as the Holy Lance. It is rumored that it was used to kill the first god turned mortal, Amatsu Mikaboshi, and of course the blood that ran down the blade turned it into a somewhat abnormal relic." Xelloss nodded, and encouraged her to go on. "This blade is said to have even greater powers than the strongest mazoku and ryu's powers clashed together. It was passed from leader to leader through many generations of tyrants who used its powers to corrupt their kingdoms. One leader had eventually been driven insane from the immense power that the Heilige Lance gave to him, that it drove him far enough cast a spell upon the blade. The spell was called, "Heilige Lance Chikara". Of course he had no powers of his own as he was just an ordinary ruler, so he made a pact with the legendary Dragon King."
"This spell was meant to give whoever held the spear the illusions of ruling the world and etc. But it also gave whoever held it in their possession immense strength and it also serves well as a talisman. Since Gourry has give me The Sword of Light, I plan to combine my powers along with the sword and the spear. I know that the ryu have already found a strong leader of their forces who's powers could even threaten Garv's. I just know that I will be pulled into this war one way or another I might as well give myself a little leverage." She grinned at him. Xelloss frowned.
"Lina, you do realize that you have just pointed out that this spear can give you the ideas of world domination don't you? Don't you think it's a bit too early in the war to start resorting to those sorts of things? It might turn out worse than with the Giga Slave." Lina pursued her mouth and thought for a moment before waving her hand nonchalantly. "I can handle that Xelloss, and anyways, if I get to crazy you could always kill me." She laughed and walked on ahead of him.
Xelloss did not move nor smile at Lina's attempt at humor, for he had assumed the worst for a moment. She didn't know, good. Before she could question the odd expression on his face Xelloss asserted her with another question. "So, Lina-san, where is the spear now?"
Lina pointed with her index finger towards the northwest. "The Heilige Lance is said to be kept in the mountains of Kumamoto Prefecture, where The Red Priest hid it away in an attempt to bring peace. Not that it helped but he sure did put it in a pretty easily accessible place." She smiled cheerily to herself, immensly proud of her research. "If it is in such an easy to reach place than how do you know someone hasn't yet taken it?" Lina laughed.
"Haven't you heard of the Abura-sumashi that reside in the mountain pass? No one dares even try to get to the spear, for the Abura-sumashi's pass is the only way to get to the top. There is a barrier around the rest of the mountain so there is no way to get in even if you fly." Xelloss rubbed his index finger against his cheek.
"And just what do these Abura-sumashi do?" Lina though for a moment. "Ah, yes! I remember. They come out when a person enters the pass, and start desperately begging for oil. If you don't have any oil to offer the Abura-sumashi will get angry and attack. The legend goes that you are never seen again if you anger one." Xelloss chuckled. "And you know for sure that you can handle one of them?"
Lina nodded. "Of course! Who do you think you're talking to? I am Lina Inverse, the reknown sorceress of many secrets. I will get that spear, even if it kills me." She turned her head away from him again and started to walk in a sort of march. Xelloss laughed to himself. Lina was definetely never boring to be with.
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After traveling for the entire day Lina and Xelloss finally decided to settle down and make camp near the trail that headed for the trail that lead into the mountains. Lina settled herself down onto her mat near the fire, and watched as Xelloss sat cross-legged opposite her on his mat. She smiled to herself thinking back on their day.
She would have never suspected that Xelloss was such a fun traveling companion. There hadn't ever been a time when she had been traveling with someone who made her feel happy to be traveling farther into her doom. He never talked about the war, or her past, or anything that might dampen her mood.
The one thing that seemed to surprise her the most was that he hadn't even been trying to tease her, in fact it seemed like he had been making a conscious effort not to. And as much as she liked not being teased this bothered her and made her trust of the priest begin to fade. Could there have been other details to his orders? Or did he just decide to be a little nicer to her?
The later seemed to be the less likely.
She glanced at him, seeing that his body had gone completely still. He looked sound asleep, and it was a bit creepy to see him sleeping while sitting down instead of laying on his mat. But what did she know about mazoku sleeping habits?
Why did she feel bad about doubting Xelloss? He had never really been worthy of her trust, but somehow he had gained it and even earned a spot on her conscience. How strange.
Xelloss just being here actually made her feel much better; he seemed to make the gap Gourry left not as important. He didn't take Gourry's place, no one could, but at the same time he dimmed the light that usually brought her attention to it on a constant basis.
She smiled at his sleeping form. "Thank you, Xelloss. For the first time since Gourry left I don't feel so lonely. I feel so happy, arigatou." After whispering these heartfelt words she lay her head down and drifted asleep.
Xelloss peeked one eye open at her and smiled. She was playing right into it without a second thought, and she was even believing that he was here only for the sole purpose of following her. The trust he was building was becoming more and more dependable as the days wore on. As soon as his master gave word to go along with his last order, he would be ready.
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Lina had awoken early the next morning to make their breakfast, and left Xelloss for a short while. When she came back she was happy to find him still sleeping in his strange sitting-up way.
After breakfast was done Lina pondered on how to wake the mazoku up, how would one go by such a thing? Say his name? Slap his face? Pour water on his head? Lina decided on a more calmer approach and cupped his face gently. "Xelloss." She whispered sweetly.
His eyes shot open and Lina felt herself being sucked into their depths once again. To her horror her hand refused to remove itself from his face and all she could do was stare into his violet pools of mystery.
Xelloss blinked into awareness and was indeed surprised to find Lina caressing him into the waking world, and she didn't seem to want to let go of him. He smiled and reached up to take her hand in his. He heard her suck in a deep breath and try to draw her hand away from his, but he didn't let go, he was enjoying this too much to just let her go.
He lifted her hand to his lips and pressed each delicate finger tip to them gently, sending a new series of goosebumps up her arms with each hot breath he blew onto her hand. Her breathing was strained and once again she tried to pull herself from his grasp, but her attempts were obviously half-hearted.
He smiled at her and planted an open mouth kiss to her palm. Her lips began to part, just a bit, enough for him to see the wanton desires start to show themselves from within her amber eyes.
With on quick movement she was in his lap, her back pressed against his broad chest. He was both surprised and delighted to find that she did not struggle against him at all, she only melted her body with his. He bent his head down and sucked at her neck gently, and flicked his tongue over her smooth skin. This proved to be a success as Lina shivered slightly from the pleasure.
Xelloss reached out his hand to turn her head to the side, so he could see her face. She licked her lips in anticipation as his face neared hers. The kiss was sweet and warm, it filled her with hotness from her hair down to her toes.
A heat ignited onto her body and she kissed him back, feeling a strange desire curl up inside of her, it seemed to be begging to be released. She reached her hand up to gently traced the sides of his face while his hands wrapped themselves around her waist. His hands were so hot on her body, and she bit his lip in approval to his caressess.
To her extreme dissapointment Xelloss broke away from their kiss and picked her up by the waist to set her down next to him on his mat. He was grinning that stupid grin again, the one that pissed Lina off.
He did that on purpose! He ended the kiss early because he knew I wouldn't like it...wait...since when did I not like the idea of Xelloss not kissing me? Shit.
She glared at his annoyingly smug face, and felt her anger grow to such an extent that her temper flared. After chanting the spell so quietly that even Xelloss hadn't realised it till it was far too late.
"Fireball!"
Xelloss barely managed to dogde the monsterous fireball spell as he teleported in the knick of time. But not fast enough to prevent his cape from getting seared.
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ahh i enjoyed writing this chapter. as you can see this won't be short story as i will come to create my own plot with hours of research and planning, and eventually make a long story with lemon, romance, death, drama, blood, lemon, more blood, lemon, new characters, lemon. did i mention lemon?