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Chapter 6: Enter the Ancient Dragon

"Valguave!?" Filia said as she looked around for the monster.

Zel, Amelia, and Gourry readied themselves for battle.

"Everyone on guard, I sense great evil coming from that man." Marron said to his friends.

"Well then, we shall have to prepare ourselves." Chocolate said, ready to transform at any time.

"Another sorcerer?" Gateau asked.

"No, the evil is much stronger than your standard sorcerer." Marron responded, readying his talismans.

At that point the servant of Guave appeared. "Well Lina Inverse... I see you have drifted off course. That is alright. I can kill you here as easily as anywhere else."

"Are you still bent on revenge? Get over it already." Lina said wondering how he found her here.

Valguave launched the first attack, taking them by surprise. "I almost forgot how powerful he is." Zelgadis said as he cast a protection barrier.

"Such power!" Marron said as he cast a barrier around his friends.

Gateau took off and headed for Valguave with his fist readied. Valguave simply put out his hands and launched a powerful blast, sending Gateau into a nearby tree.

"Gateau!" Chocolate shouted out and then ripped off her coat and brought out her wire.

Tira followed suit and pulled off her dress, bringing out her whip and high-pitched laughter.

They aimed at him, wrapping their wire and whip around the guy. Marron launched a spell at the man before them. "It didn't even touch him!" Marron said in surprise.

After this, Zelgadis jumped in with one of his strongest spells right off the bat. "RATILT!"

Valguave disappeared out of the way of the blast and launched another attack at them. Gourry then stepped up, pulling out his sword of light. He attacked, but Valguave held him off with just his arm. Lina had used the time to maneuver closer to Valguave. As Gourry held his ground, Lina prepared her spell, "Lord of the dreams that terrify…sword of cold and darkness… free yourself from the heaven's bonds… Become one with my power, one with my body, and let us walk the path of destruction together… Power that can smash even the souls of the gods! RAGNA BLADE!"

"That spell…" Marron said in disbelief as he watched her attack.

"What's the big deal?" Carrot asked his brother.

"It calls upon power from a dark lord beyond even the god of destruction…one who it is forbidden to even utter the name." He responded.

The Ragna blade managed to break through Valguave's barrier, but he disappeared before it could come in contact with him.

"Damn!" Lina said, "It's too slow."

Valguave had appeared before Filia. He was about to blast her, and seeing this she chanted a spell, "Flame Breath!"

"That's a holy spell! Those spells have been lost for ages…" Marron said as he heard her chant in an ancient language.

"Who are these people?" Tira asked no one in particular.

When the holy spell didn't work either, Valguave resumed blasting everyone. At that point Xellos phased in saying, "Oh well…guess I don't have a choice. It is my duty to destroy him."

Xellos appeared in front of Lina, who was about to receive a blast and set up a barrier.

"And now the enemy of the dragons appears." Valguave said, readying himself for battle.

"Well… I have been ordered to finish you off since you refused our kind offer." Xellos said opening one of his eyes.

The two monsters took off and all they could see were random blasts in the air. Tira looked over at Lina, "Who are they?"

"Well, Xellos is the priest and general of Beastmaster Zelas. Valguave is a monster who served the demon dragon king Guave. You can't trust either of them, but Xellos does come in handy once in awhile." Lina responded.

"That's enough playing around. I will now finish you once and for all!" Valguave said readying himself for an attack.

"Do you really think you can beat me?" Xellos said as he opened his eyes, showing his more demonic face.

"I will destroy you all and take Gourronova for myself!" Valguave responded as readied a blast. Xellos dodged the attack, but the energy hit the ground and caught Carrot, who was being his usual useless self. Carrot transformed into Zoenthrope and began flailing out his arms taking out a bit of the surrounding scenery.

When the huge beast appeared Valguave stopped and looked over in surprise at the new development. Since Xellos had already seen the transformation, he ignored it and used the opportunity to land a hit.

The energy blast caused Valguave to fall back a bit. He was going to continue when Almaice spoke to him, calling him back. "I will return!" He added after that and then disappeared.

After Valguave disappeared, everyone remembered that Carrot was still in Zoenthrope format and Tira and Chocolate brought the beast down.

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Author's note: Low and behold… I'm actually back. I admit I kind of forgot I was writing this fic… but during a cleanup of my external hard drive, I found it. I have about 50-75 percent written and I will try to finish it. Please keep reviewing!