Before we begin.  I'd better explain something about myself.  I burn out
easily and have to take at least 6 months to get reinterested in
something.  If I try to force it, I wind up doing stupid things.  And
right now, I'm getting burned out on Ranma, Sailor Moon, and Pokemon.  I
will be coming back to those fics when I feel I can handle them again.
Now then.  Slayers belongs to the respective companies and this fic is a
non profit work.
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 The auburn haired sorceress known as Lina Inverse looked out over the
bay she had chosen raised her arms and started reciting, "Darkness
beyond blackest pitch.  Deeper than the deepest night...."

 Suddenly the fourteen year old girl stopped and slumped to her knees,
"What good is a more powerful spell if the being I cast it at teleports
out of the way?"

 She lay on her back and looked up at the sky.  I need some way of
holding a Monster in place and a direct attack that doesn't create a big
explosion.

 Lina smirked a bit as she went through the spells in her mind. 'The
Giga-Slave would be nice, but I think a Lord of Nightmare powered
versions of Rune Breaker and Bram Blazer will be a lot more useful.  At
least I won't run the risk of being consumed by darkness.'

 Lina stood up and looked at the bay with renewed vigor, as she mentally
went through the chaos words for her two new spells.

 "If these work, maybe I'll see if I can recast some of the other spells
with the Lord of Nightmares as their source.  Maybe a defensive barrier
or something."

 As she cast her first reworked spell, she felt satisfied at how it
worked.  Pulling a tome out of her cloak, she looked through it.

 "Even though I can't cast it unassisted, I'll learn the Ragna Blade."

 Lina happily went to work on her new spells and by the time she was
done, had reduced the flora and rocks in the bay to a fine gray powder.

 Lina went back over the Giga-Slave and shook her head.  "I will never
cast this."
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 Lina revisited the bay where a two years earlier, she had practiced her
Nightmare spells.  Instead of the fine gray powder she had expected, the
bay had blackish water that no fish would approach and the flora and
rocks were replaced by a dark gray crater.

 Staring in shock at the devastation, Lina fingered a long dagger with
an eel shaped pommel.  "What happened here?  It wasn't like this when I
left."

 To try to take her mind off of the horror she was witnessing, she held
up her dagger and stared into the eyes of the eel pommel. As she stared,
she could hear the words from when she recieved it.

 'Lina!! Take this!! The staff holds the last of my power!!'

 Breaking out of her reverie, she shook her head and thought, 'All that
was left of the staff was this piece that I made into a pommel.  The
Astral Dagger might not be the Sword of Light, but it has its uses.
Using it, my Astral and White spells are increased.  Not to mention my
Nightmare spells.  My Nightmare spells.....  Could they have caused this
desolation?'

 Lina quickly left the desolated bay and shook her head, "I probably
won't need those spells anyway.  I doubt I'll be fighting anything like
Joyrock ever again.  It'll be a bit before Prince Phil goes on his
journey.  So I should see if there's any bandits on between here and
Atlas City.  I need to work off some frustration."
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 Lina looked at the Sword of Light that Gourry had just thrown at her
and looked at him.

 "Jut use it Lina!!!"  Gourry yelled.

 Concentrating her will, Lina caused the blade to appear.  She looked up
at the laughing Shabranidgo.

 "Even with a spell as powerful as the Dragon Slave, you can not hope to
defeat me."

 Lina closed her eyes and began reciting a spell she never thought she'd
use again.

 "Golden lord of chaos lend your strength."
  "Imprison the foolish one with your might."
  "NIGHTMARE BREAKER!!"

  The blade on the Sword of Light flashed black and gold and then a beam
of light shot forth from it and struck the ground around Ruby-Eye. A
golden six pointed star surrounded by a circle appeared on the ground.

 In shock, Shabranidgo asked, "What's this?"

 He didn't have long to wait as gold and black lightning leapt upwards
and struck his body.  Instead of shocking him, the bolts of energy
started pulling down on Ruby-Eye's body.  The Dark Lord struggled to
stay standing.

 "So what do you think of a spell that calls upon a Dark Lord greater
than you?  The power of the Lord of Nightmares!"  Lina called out, as
she thought.  'Didn't expect it to work like that.'

 "This pitiful spell is interesting, but futile.  Soon you and the
entire world will be destroyed." Ruby-Eye replied, but a nervous twitter
crept through his voice.

 Delirious from pain, Zelgadis called out, "Rezo, will you destroy the
world you so long to see?  REZO!!"

 Shabranidgo shuddered as Zelgadis' words reached him.  The momentary
lack of concentration cost him as the lightning pulled him to the ground
face first and held him prone.

 Lina took a shaky breath and quickly thought out the reason for the
lapse.  'Rezo's soul hasn't been completely destroyed.'

 With that in mind, Lina jumped towards the prone Dark Lord and chanted
another spell.

 "Let the dreams of terror be awakened."
 "With the power to shatter a soul."
  "SOUL CLEAVER!!"

 As the now golden blade of the energy sword hit Ruby-Eye, a small piece
was cut away from him and became a glowing ball of light. Not bothering
with the ball of light, Lina went into another spell.

 "Lord of the dreams that terrify."
 "Sword cold and dark, free yourself from the heaven's bonds."
 "Become one with my body.  One with my power."
 "And, let us walk the path of destruction together."
 "Power than can smash even the souls of gods."
 "RAGNA BLADE!!!"

 Shabranidgo raised his head and looked up at the now black energy blade
that Lina was carrying.

 "That spell...  How?"

 Lina looked down at the prone Dark Lord.  "Your power is weakened
without Rezo and now die Dark Lord of Terror.  Black sword slice through
all."

 Lina brought the Ragna Blade down upon the body of Ruby-Eye and kept
applying pressure to cut the Dark Lord in half.  Another hand soon
joined hers.  The sudden influx of another will increased the Sword of
Light's power and helped push the blade of nightmares through the Dark
Lord.

 Lina slumped to her knees exhausted.  "I can't believe that we actually
did it."

 Gourry and Zelgadis quickly ran over to Lina with a mixture of shock
and awe on their faces.  Zelgadis stopped as he saw what was behind
Lina.

 Rezo the Red Priest looked down at the young sorceress and said, "Thank
you and please forgive me for what I have done."

 Shaking her head, Lina replied, "I have the feeling that it wasn't
really you who did all those horrible things, but Shabranidgo himself.
You were just a prisoner in your own body."

 "That does not excuse my actions.  An interesting way of freeing
someone from possession, slicing the souls apart and having a body be
created for the exorcised spirit."

 Lina blushed a bit.  "Well...  Please, keep it a secret.  I don't want
to have a bunch of people chasing me for my spells."

 Rezo continued his analysis of the spell.  "It does have one drawback.
It kind of scrambled my memories of when I was being taken over by
Ruby-Eye.  I can not recall the details of any of the spells I created
during that time."

 "Meaning, you don't recall how to undo what you did to me," Zelgadis
said, with a dejected look.

 "I am sorry Zelgadis, but no."

 Lina stood up and threw the Sword of Light back to Gourry.  "Well, I'd
love to stick around and chat.  But, I'm heading to Atlas City.

 As she dashed off, Gourry quickly followed her.  "Hey Lina, wait for
me."

 Rezo and Zelgadis looked at each other and then towards the rapidly
receding duo.

 "Enemy of all who live.  And the one who was able to allow me to see
the world,"  Rezo mused.  "Those spells were interesting."

 "If you don't mind, I'm going to try and find a cure for my curse,"
Zelgadis said and walked quickly away from the Red Priest.

 Rezo shook his head sadly.  "I am sory Zelgadis.  If I could change you
back I would."
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 Lina looked upon the city of Seiroon with relief.  'Finally, I can get
paid.'

 She glanced back at her three travelling companions. Her self
proclaimed guardian Gourry was talking with Prince Phil.  Princess
Amelia was just listening to the two of them.

 "We're here," Lina said.

 "Ah, good," Prince Phil replied.  "It's good to be home.  Now don't
worry Miss Lina, you will get paid."

 Looking at the city, Gourry said, "Hey Lina, it looks like there is a
parade going on."

 "A parade?  Why would I care about a parade?"

 Amelia climbed to the top of a pole to get a better look.  "It's not a
parade.  It's a group of people standing around a preist."

 "That's weird," Phil said.  "Seiroon is the White magic capital of the
world.  One preist wouldn't cause this much disturbance."

 Lina was able to catch a glance of the preist through the crowd and
recognized him.

 "He would,"  Lina said.  "At any rate, I'd like to get paid."

 Phil nodded and led the group to the palace.

 Ameila asked Lina, "By the way Miss Lina, who was that?"

 "Him?  Oh, that was Rezo the Red Preist.  I guess he's gone back to
healing people now that he is able to see the world."

 Amelia, with stars in her eyes, said, "It is so nice that a good man
like Rezo finally got his wish fulfilled and rewarded for being so
kind."

 Lina thought, 'Kind and good had nothing to do with it.'

 "I take it you've met Rezo," Phil said.

 "Long story and I'd rather not go over it," Lina replied.  "It wasn't
pleasent.  Just like I don't want to go over my first meeting with you
that ended up with your brother's death."

 Prince Phil nodded.  "I understand."
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 In a forest on Mipross Island, black and blue ribbons of energy swilred
around.  Suddenly a green hand and arm shot out of the maelstrom of
energy and a terrible voice was heard.

 "The gates of time protected me somewhat.  Inverse, I'm comming for
you."



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