CHAPTER 10
It Begins.....
Copper, with Zel’s help, had managed to
drag Lina, Gourry, and Amelia out of the temple before Zel himself could passed
out. And after taking a breath of fresh air the poison seemed to wear off. But that didn’t stop Zel from falling to the
ground in exhaustment!
“What happen?”Amelia asked
“A trap that we couldn’t avoid!” Lina
answered rubbing her head, “God that stuff gave me a major headache!”
Then noticing the braclet and staff in
Copper’s hand she pleaded, “Please don’t tell me that’s the Rainbow’s
Treasure! Because if it is just Fire
Ball me NOW!”
“It would be my pleasure, Miss Lina
Inverse” as he materalized above them
“Kalisbar!!”
The others, still weak from the
poisonous gas, struggled to stand only to find that their legs felt
disconnected.
“Where’s Xelloss and Naiteal!?” Copper
cried.
“Ah, Beast Master Xelloss is a bit
occupied right now. And as for your
little weakling friend once we find him he’ll be in very good hands.”
“I’m going to kill you!” Zel growled still
trying to stand.
“No, you’ve got it backwards. I’m going
to kill you”
Suddenly Zelgadiss found himself smashed into a tree by Kalisbar’s power!
“This is too easy”
“No way evil doer! I, Amelia Wil Tesa Sailoon, shall kick your
butt in the name of justice!!”
Luckly her strenght had come back and
she was now ready to fight!
“Amelia don’t be stupid!!” Zel cried
“Good, another little princess to kill”
“I don’t think so! I’m going to give you
a taste of your own medicine!” Amelia announced before chanting her spell.
Source of all souls gather here from the
Infinite, ever lasting flame of Blue! I
call upon the Power hidden beneath my soul to be called forth here and
NOW!! RAI TILT!!!!!!!!
The same blue light that he had been
attacked by earlier once again engulfed him into nothing!
“Amelia!” Zel cried “I tried that before
and it didn’t work! What makes you think that it will this time!?”
“Huh?”
“Correct”
Kalisbar had somehow appeared behind her
and had a Fire Ball in his hand!
“Good Bye child”
“Amelia! Duck!!” Copper cried as she
swung her staff at Kalisbar’s head. But
he doged her easily.
“You think a mere weapon, no, a pathetic
stick will defeat me?”
“This ain’t no ordinary weapon, Copper
Light!!!”
She threw her staff in the air as it
started to glow a blazing light! The moment it left her hands it spun into a
ball of light and colided into Kalisbar with full force! After it stoped spinning nothing was left but
a pile of ashes and it floated back into Copper’s hand.
“Oh MAN!! Where did you learn to do
that!?”Amelia asked in awe.
“I don’t know” Copper confessed “It just
came to me!”
“Well no time to rest now” said Lina
cracking her knuckles, “Looks like Kally’s friends want to come out and play”
And there in the bushes emerged Kalisbar’s
trolls ready to break bones and rip flesh.
But so were they!
The first troll caught Copper off guard and knocked her staff
from her hand!
“Die Copperfeather!!” it growled, but
then found an arrow in is back! Copper
looked up and found Naiteal standing beside her.
“Naiteal! Where did you get that bow and arrows?”
“I made them” he said.
Copper looked at him questionably. So he
quickly added,
“I had to do something while you were
gone. Come on lets show those trolls who
boss!”
Naiteal fought better than Copper ever
imagined! From his skinny appearence and
clumsy ways, she would have never guessed that he was so strong. And with her and the other helping they got though
with the troll in ten minutes flat!
“Now that was easy!” Lina said proudly
“Yeah, but maybe too easy....” Zelgadiss
whispered
Then all of a sudden something hit Zel
to the ground! Zel looked and saw
Kalisbar smiling evilly at him.
“THAT’S IT!!” Lina shouted at the top of
her lungs, “Isn’t anything gonna kill this guy!? Darkness beyond darkness.......”
“Lina, it isn’t going to WORK!!”
Zelgadiss shouted
“I don’t care! DRAGON SLAVE!!!!”
Copper knew that that wasn’t going to
destroy him. It seemed like nothing
could destroy him! But she had to
something, she had to make sure he wouldn’t come back again to hurt her and
friends!
Take your weapon....
Find your power....
Save us.....
She leaped into the flames after
Kalisbar. The heat of the fire burned
but she didn’t care she had to make sure that he was being destroyed. And then though the flames she could see him
burning and hear him screaming. No, not
screaming. Laughing!
Kalisbar’s spiritual body was emerging out of
his phycial one! He was never getting
killed in the first place. He was
leaving his body while his real self escaped unharmed!
CHAPTER 11
Realizing the Power
Copper felt the power running though her
as she dashed twords Kalisbar and seized his spirit body.
“No! This can not be!!”
Because she felt him try to slip away
she grip hard causing him to slam hard on the ground.
“No mere child can capture me!”
“You right. But I’m no mere child anymore. Like you said I am
Copperfeather!”
And with that Copper chanted a spell
that she had once heard in a dream and now realized it was real.
“From the Air to the Earth, Death and
Birth, Water verse Fire, my power grows higher.
I’ll listen to the whispers around me, and protect the magic that has
found me. I’ll take my weapon....."
“You can not stop me!!”
Find my power........"
“There will be others!!”
And save my people and my world!!
“NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Rainbow Blast!!!!!!"
All of the power that had been gathering
inside her exploded into Kalisbar’s fragile spirit body. And for the first time he felt something that
he never thought he would feel. The fear
of Death.
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“Copper!!!”
Copper had jumped into Lina’s Dragon
Slave like some kind of idiot! Even
Gourry wouldn’t have done that!!
“Oh, Miss Copper!” Amelia sobbed, “What
was she thinking!!”
“Just making sure the job was done” A
weak Copper answered stepping from the flames.
“Copper you’re not dead!!!” cried the
goup as they huged her. Even Zel couldn’t hid his joy!!
“Uh..Guys. I know I said this before but.. I really
think I”m going to throw up!!!!!”
“So,
I guess you’re not just a kid after all” said Xelloss appearing before
them.
Lina suddenly let go of Copper and
punched him dead in the face!
“I though you said you are supposed to
protect her!”
“Yeah!” Zel agreed as he grabbed Xelloss
by his collar “Where were you when she jumped in the fire?!”
“Where do you think I was?” he wined
“How do think she got outta there without getting burnt to a crisp?”
“His right” she said putting a hand on
Zel shoulder “Something was protecting me from the fire, even if it was
Xelloss.”
“And my job isn’t over yet” Xelloss said
disappearing into air “The unknown force is still out there......”
“Man! Am I hungery!” Naiteal said as he
streched his arms
“Me too! Lets get some food NOW!!” Lina
cried taking to the air.
“All right!” Amelia said grabbing
Naiteal and Copper’s arms.
“Uh, I think I’m going to walk” Naiteal
said, “I think I’ve had enough adventure for one day!”
“OK! How about you Copper?”
“Naw, I think I can do it by myself”
The other looked in disbelief as Copper
rose off the ground and smiled.
"Yahoo! That`s the spirit, Copper!
Alright everybody, LET`S GO!!"Lina said as she and
Zel flew carring a yet again upset Gourry with
Amelia not far behind. Copper looked at her new crazy group of friends fly off
and felt a strange sence of relief. She still didn`t know what to think about
the Goddesses, the power,the meaning of being Copperfeather in general.
But if finding out the truth, and getting this
*mission* over with meant finding a way
back home, then that was exactly what
she had to do. For now though, she guessed she would just be plain Copper
Anderson .And as she flew higher and higher in the air she knew that some day
she would get home and see her family again. Some day......
"Hey Copper hurry up! By the time
we get there Lina will have eaten all of the food!"
"OK Amelia!" she called back
gently grabbing hold to her necklace and to the hope, that strong powerful hope
of returning home.
"I wonder if I`ll ever gonna get to
eat on this world?"
EPILOGUE
Somewhere near the Astral Plane......
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A dark figure sat on an old thrown twisting three gems around his dark
transparent fingers. One of gold, one of
silver, and one that shined with every
color of the rainbow. He chuckled to
himself and thought of how his collection
will be complete with just one more
gem.....a copper one.
"Master, the plan worked better
than I expected" said the hooded stranger,
"Kalisbar actually thought that he
was the one in charge, the fool. He played
right into my hands, just like everyone
else. And soon my Master, you will have
Copperfeather and then the world!"
The stranger pulled down his hood to let
his long black braid fall down his
back. He blew a piece of his hair from
his bright green eyes as his smile to
himself.
The figures mouth turned into an evil
grin at the news. And the air around them seemed
to grow colder as he chuckled...
"Well done Naiteal"
to be continued.........
(in the next fic!)
Later Dayz!