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"What do you mean, only two at a time?" The red haired girl shrieked, eyes blazing at the demon, who sat only inches away from her. He smiled at her, as he always did.
"I mean exactly what I say. Only two at a time can enter those ruins. What's more is that they have to be male and female, and cross dressing won't change that," he said as he eyed a tall blonde next to him, who had become quite notorious for dressing as females to get what he needed. The blonde beamed a moment, and smiled, looking to the red haired girl.
"I can go with you, Lina!" he smiled, his eyes lit with happiness and anticipation. Lina laughed at him a little.
"Well does anyone know their way around these ruins?" She asked, placing her gloved hands against her hips. She looked at another traveling companion, who stood with his back facing the others. He turned a little, his silver wire hair glistening in the sun.
"I have never even heard of these ruins," The man said, blue lips forming into a look of disappointment. It seemed he was disappointed in the fact that he could be of no help in what he seemed to do the most.
The demon perked up a little, smiling at Lina.
"Well, I can navigate my way around these ruins quite easily! I often come here to look for old books and spells!" He beamed with happiness.
"Well then it is settled who is coming with me!" she smiled triumphantly. "Xelloss!" She turned to the demon. "This better not be one of your tricks!" she snapped at him. The violet haired demon managed to crack a smile and wave his hands in front of him.
"No tricks, I promise!" he smiled. The two turned to a large wooden door with two hand marks on each one of the doors. The ruins were huge ones, towering at least five stories over their presence known from miles away. From the looks of it, they had been paid little attention however. The ruins were far from any villages, and anyone who was crazy enough to venture that far without magic eventually died by either thirst or attackers along the way. Xelloss smiled at Lina, and placed his hand against the door.
"Put your hand here," He said as he took her hand into his own, placing it on the handprint. They lit up a dim blue and faded as quickly the light had come. The doors creaked open, and let the two enter without any trouble. The others watched as they descended into the darkness, glancing at one another.
"I think he is up to something," The blonde swordsman stated.
"I don't think he has ever been to these ruins before," The chimera huffed and turned away. "Lina had better come out safe,"
Gourry glanced at the chimera, Zelgadis.
The two stood and waited for their return, falling in and out of pointless conversations.
The ruins stretched far out in front of them, the first level seeming to be nothing but an immensely huge room. Lina ran into the ruins, gazing about them curiously.
"Xelloss, there aren't even any doors!" She glanced at him a he casually followed, the only sound seeming to come from his was his staff scratching the stone floor each time he walked.
"Hmmm, now I know there was an entrance to the second level somewhere around here," He said, a look of confusion on his usual unwavering expression.
He glanced to the side and smiled as he saw another pair of hands engraved in the wall. He led her over, once again taking her hand and placing it on the hand mark. Xelloss placed his own hand against the wall, and it parted, again letting them through.
She gazed at him as they passed through darkness into an even darker room. She gasped as she tripped over a small ledge, but Xelloss caught her before she went falling to the ground.
"Careful," he smiled at her, though she couldn't see the smile. "Oh I forget, you can't see in this dark," He said. His tapped his staff against the ground once, and the red orb wrapped between two offshoots of the staff glowed a bright red.
"I could have cast a light spell but thank you, anyway,"
Xelloss looked at her and nodded. "Now remind me again, what is it you are looking for?" he turned to her, looking down at her a long moment.
"Oh, just some books on how to control spells," she smiled at him. "It really was a frivolous trip for everyone else but myself, and the only way I could get Zelgadis to come was a promise of looking for the Claire bible,"
Xelloss laughed a little at the girl, as they continued walking through. She pondered a moment, looking about at the room. It was another large room, but only a fourth the size of the lower level. As shabby as he room was, it was lavishly decorated with velvet, covered in dust, a marble floor and images of cherubs along the walls. Bookshelves lined the walls, some of them missing books and some even broken or burned.
"What was the temple for, anyway?" she asked the demon, who turned to stare down at her a moment.
"It was a place where they practiced the arts of Red magic, so to call it. It's almost a lost art by now, since you humans believe in the choice of love. But the reason why only a male and a female are allowed in together was because when students of red magic came here, they had to practice spells upon one another, and needed privacy from the outside world,"
Lina grimaced a little, glaring at the demon. "That's disturbing," she mumbled.
"It's an ancient art, Lina. It's from the beginning, from your ancestors even,"
They continued walking, occasionally glancing at the shelves for any books on anything other than red magic, yet in vain. Lina felt relatively ridiculous, pursuing the adventure any further, as she knew that any book in the ruins would have no use to her.
They entered the third level, using the process of placing their hands in the designated doorways. They came upon a huge room filled with nothing but shelves and shelves of bottles, antidotes, dusts, and incenses that looked to be at least a thousand years old. Lina's eye lit up as she ran into the room, staring round at all the ancient relics, some items which had been lost to most men.
Xelloss stared around the shelves, a smile spreading across his face as he watched Lina prance foolishly about the room, opening containers and sniffing them.
"Do you know how hard these herbs are to come by?" she shrieked. "Any the way these bottles are made is incredibly rare! I could buy myself a mansion with only a few of these!"
Xelloss watched with childlike interest as she snatched a red bottle off the a shelf, with a red substance in it. She pulled the cork off of it, and sniffed. She smiled. "This one smells like roses!" She proclaimed. She placed a little on her finger, rubbing a little on her neck and wrists. Xelloss approached her and gazed at the bottle she held a moment and shook his head.
"I would be careful what you are sniffing and opening, Lina," He plucked a bottle off of the shelf, gazing at some scribbles on the side.
"These are all incredibly powerful aphrodisiacs, and are far more potent than what you humans have today," he smiled a little wickedly. Lina felt a blush cross her face as she gazed at the demon, never really taking time to notice how handsome he was. Nothing else seemed to matter. All she wanted to do was gaze into those violet eyes, and stay forever his.
"I would suggest going. You can grab what you want, but just don't go using them as perfumes," He said as he turned. Lina reached out for him, a small gasp escaping her throat. He turned, staring at her a moment with confusion.
"Is something wrong, Lina?" he asked, canting his head curiously to the side gazing at her.
She couldn't help it, and her body seemed to move by itself. Her arms wrapped about Xelloss' waist as she came nearer to him. He gasped a little and stared down at her. She began kissing his chest through the shirt, blushing brightly as she did so. She knew this wasn't right, and she knew she loved Gourry. But she couldn't seem to stop, which made her want to just cry. A tear slid down her cheek as she continued kissing. Xelloss firmly grabbed her wrist, a look of anger on his features.
"I warned you!" he snapped at her.
"Not in time!" she shrieked back.
"It's a red magic temple! I told you that! You should have just assumed!" Lina wrapped her arms tighter about his waist as they argued.
"I love Gourry.not you!"
The demon stared at her with sadness engraved in his features. "I know,"
"What do I do?" she whimpered softly into the Demons shirt, burying her face. Xelloss wrapped his arms about her, feeling rather strange himself. He was trying not to let it get to him, but he couldn't seem to help it either.
"I-I don't think the spell leaves until you.satisfy it," he whispered a little, shamed to say what needed to be done. He moaned gently himself, closing his eyes and thoughts so he could avoid it if possible.
"L-lets leave," he whispered as he pulled away. Lina only lunged forward, pulling his face down to kiss him, sliding her tongue between his willing lips. They lingered there for a while, each one enjoying the kiss more and more with each passing second.
"We have to soothe it here," Lina said, glaring up at the demon as she broke the kiss, breathing heavily.
"What do you mean, only two at a time?" The red haired girl shrieked, eyes blazing at the demon, who sat only inches away from her. He smiled at her, as he always did.
"I mean exactly what I say. Only two at a time can enter those ruins. What's more is that they have to be male and female, and cross dressing won't change that," he said as he eyed a tall blonde next to him, who had become quite notorious for dressing as females to get what he needed. The blonde beamed a moment, and smiled, looking to the red haired girl.
"I can go with you, Lina!" he smiled, his eyes lit with happiness and anticipation. Lina laughed at him a little.
"Well does anyone know their way around these ruins?" She asked, placing her gloved hands against her hips. She looked at another traveling companion, who stood with his back facing the others. He turned a little, his silver wire hair glistening in the sun.
"I have never even heard of these ruins," The man said, blue lips forming into a look of disappointment. It seemed he was disappointed in the fact that he could be of no help in what he seemed to do the most.
The demon perked up a little, smiling at Lina.
"Well, I can navigate my way around these ruins quite easily! I often come here to look for old books and spells!" He beamed with happiness.
"Well then it is settled who is coming with me!" she smiled triumphantly. "Xelloss!" She turned to the demon. "This better not be one of your tricks!" she snapped at him. The violet haired demon managed to crack a smile and wave his hands in front of him.
"No tricks, I promise!" he smiled. The two turned to a large wooden door with two hand marks on each one of the doors. The ruins were huge ones, towering at least five stories over their presence known from miles away. From the looks of it, they had been paid little attention however. The ruins were far from any villages, and anyone who was crazy enough to venture that far without magic eventually died by either thirst or attackers along the way. Xelloss smiled at Lina, and placed his hand against the door.
"Put your hand here," He said as he took her hand into his own, placing it on the handprint. They lit up a dim blue and faded as quickly the light had come. The doors creaked open, and let the two enter without any trouble. The others watched as they descended into the darkness, glancing at one another.
"I think he is up to something," The blonde swordsman stated.
"I don't think he has ever been to these ruins before," The chimera huffed and turned away. "Lina had better come out safe,"
Gourry glanced at the chimera, Zelgadis.
The two stood and waited for their return, falling in and out of pointless conversations.
The ruins stretched far out in front of them, the first level seeming to be nothing but an immensely huge room. Lina ran into the ruins, gazing about them curiously.
"Xelloss, there aren't even any doors!" She glanced at him a he casually followed, the only sound seeming to come from his was his staff scratching the stone floor each time he walked.
"Hmmm, now I know there was an entrance to the second level somewhere around here," He said, a look of confusion on his usual unwavering expression.
He glanced to the side and smiled as he saw another pair of hands engraved in the wall. He led her over, once again taking her hand and placing it on the hand mark. Xelloss placed his own hand against the wall, and it parted, again letting them through.
She gazed at him as they passed through darkness into an even darker room. She gasped as she tripped over a small ledge, but Xelloss caught her before she went falling to the ground.
"Careful," he smiled at her, though she couldn't see the smile. "Oh I forget, you can't see in this dark," He said. His tapped his staff against the ground once, and the red orb wrapped between two offshoots of the staff glowed a bright red.
"I could have cast a light spell but thank you, anyway,"
Xelloss looked at her and nodded. "Now remind me again, what is it you are looking for?" he turned to her, looking down at her a long moment.
"Oh, just some books on how to control spells," she smiled at him. "It really was a frivolous trip for everyone else but myself, and the only way I could get Zelgadis to come was a promise of looking for the Claire bible,"
Xelloss laughed a little at the girl, as they continued walking through. She pondered a moment, looking about at the room. It was another large room, but only a fourth the size of the lower level. As shabby as he room was, it was lavishly decorated with velvet, covered in dust, a marble floor and images of cherubs along the walls. Bookshelves lined the walls, some of them missing books and some even broken or burned.
"What was the temple for, anyway?" she asked the demon, who turned to stare down at her a moment.
"It was a place where they practiced the arts of Red magic, so to call it. It's almost a lost art by now, since you humans believe in the choice of love. But the reason why only a male and a female are allowed in together was because when students of red magic came here, they had to practice spells upon one another, and needed privacy from the outside world,"
Lina grimaced a little, glaring at the demon. "That's disturbing," she mumbled.
"It's an ancient art, Lina. It's from the beginning, from your ancestors even,"
They continued walking, occasionally glancing at the shelves for any books on anything other than red magic, yet in vain. Lina felt relatively ridiculous, pursuing the adventure any further, as she knew that any book in the ruins would have no use to her.
They entered the third level, using the process of placing their hands in the designated doorways. They came upon a huge room filled with nothing but shelves and shelves of bottles, antidotes, dusts, and incenses that looked to be at least a thousand years old. Lina's eye lit up as she ran into the room, staring round at all the ancient relics, some items which had been lost to most men.
Xelloss stared around the shelves, a smile spreading across his face as he watched Lina prance foolishly about the room, opening containers and sniffing them.
"Do you know how hard these herbs are to come by?" she shrieked. "Any the way these bottles are made is incredibly rare! I could buy myself a mansion with only a few of these!"
Xelloss watched with childlike interest as she snatched a red bottle off the a shelf, with a red substance in it. She pulled the cork off of it, and sniffed. She smiled. "This one smells like roses!" She proclaimed. She placed a little on her finger, rubbing a little on her neck and wrists. Xelloss approached her and gazed at the bottle she held a moment and shook his head.
"I would be careful what you are sniffing and opening, Lina," He plucked a bottle off of the shelf, gazing at some scribbles on the side.
"These are all incredibly powerful aphrodisiacs, and are far more potent than what you humans have today," he smiled a little wickedly. Lina felt a blush cross her face as she gazed at the demon, never really taking time to notice how handsome he was. Nothing else seemed to matter. All she wanted to do was gaze into those violet eyes, and stay forever his.
"I would suggest going. You can grab what you want, but just don't go using them as perfumes," He said as he turned. Lina reached out for him, a small gasp escaping her throat. He turned, staring at her a moment with confusion.
"Is something wrong, Lina?" he asked, canting his head curiously to the side gazing at her.
She couldn't help it, and her body seemed to move by itself. Her arms wrapped about Xelloss' waist as she came nearer to him. He gasped a little and stared down at her. She began kissing his chest through the shirt, blushing brightly as she did so. She knew this wasn't right, and she knew she loved Gourry. But she couldn't seem to stop, which made her want to just cry. A tear slid down her cheek as she continued kissing. Xelloss firmly grabbed her wrist, a look of anger on his features.
"I warned you!" he snapped at her.
"Not in time!" she shrieked back.
"It's a red magic temple! I told you that! You should have just assumed!" Lina wrapped her arms tighter about his waist as they argued.
"I love Gourry.not you!"
The demon stared at her with sadness engraved in his features. "I know,"
"What do I do?" she whimpered softly into the Demons shirt, burying her face. Xelloss wrapped his arms about her, feeling rather strange himself. He was trying not to let it get to him, but he couldn't seem to help it either.
"I-I don't think the spell leaves until you.satisfy it," he whispered a little, shamed to say what needed to be done. He moaned gently himself, closing his eyes and thoughts so he could avoid it if possible.
"L-lets leave," he whispered as he pulled away. Lina only lunged forward, pulling his face down to kiss him, sliding her tongue between his willing lips. They lingered there for a while, each one enjoying the kiss more and more with each passing second.
"We have to soothe it here," Lina said, glaring up at the demon as she broke the kiss, breathing heavily.