Zelgadis was loosing his patience. Around 2 hours had passed since Xellos
had disappeared with Sylpheel's body without a word of what he was going
to do besides helping her.
Ha! Xellos helping someone, I can't believe that until I see it
for myself!
He was getting a funny feeling that something unexpected was going
to happen.
Gods!! Where was Amelia when you needed her for once!? If she had
been here she would have been able to take care of Sylpheel's injuries
and we wouldn't be here waiting for that bastard to show up and tell us
what is going on!!
Zelgadis held Lina closer to him, she had been crying nonstop, and
was probably blaming herself for what had happened to the priestess. She
was as worried as he was about their friend in Xellos' hands, who knew
what that trickster would do to her, even if he did really help her as
he had told them.
Zel looked over at Gourry. The swordsman had not moved from the place
Sylpheel's body had laid, he was staring into nothingness. Zelgadis guessed
that he was still in shock and maybe as well as Lina blaming himself for
not protecting the priestess. But it wasn't their fault! It was all his!
If he had reacted sooner nothing of this would have happened!
Damn it Xellos! Where are you?!
From the shadows of the forest trees Sylpheel watched her friends. A
malicious grin crossed her features as she felt their emotions. They were
exquisite! All their fear, their worry, their anger.... incredible, they
made her feel so good.
It seemed that Xellos noticed it, "As Mazoku you'll feed on what you
are just feeling. You can still eat normal food as before, but your main
source will be the darker emotions of the humans or dragons." she heard
Xellos voice next to her.“ Come!" he extended a hand for her to hold on
and disappeared with her.
Zelgadis was the first to notice their presence. He watched unbelievingly
the priestess smiling at him... that smile.... just like Xellos. Damn!
What did that fruitcake do to her?
"Hello minna-san!" she said not looking at Zel but at Gourry.
Her voice just the same. Impossible! She had been dead!?I saw it
myself!?
Lina turned around in Zel's embrace at the sound of Sylpheel's voice.
Her eyes were all red from crying, she blinked unbelievingly as she saw
them.
Gourry on the other hand finally reacted and as he saw the priestess
smiling he ran towards her and held her against him, wishing that she would
not disappear at his touch. And she didn't. Instead she put her arms around
him holding him close to her.
She had always wished that he would hold her and whisper her name in
her ear, just like he did now, all her live. And to think that to finally
get it she had to die first. Wasn't life full of irony? Yes! Life was
unfair, but it could sometimes be so sweet.
Somehow she was disappointed, she had dreamed of him very often, but
now that he was embracing her it wasn't like she had expected it too be...
it was lame..... Ah, well, I can change that pretty soon...
By the time Gourry let go of her, Lina and Zelgadis were standing next
to them looking stunned. Sylpheel didn't enjoy the emotions that came from
them, they had turned into relief. No, she certainly didn't like it, but
they didn't know the best yet. She smiled at them. No, they didn't! And
she definitely was going to enjoy their reaction when they knew the truth.