Chapter 7: The Trickster Priest And The Knight of Cephied


"What?" asked Mia very annoyed, "What do you mean he traded Sherra that stupid toy she had?"

"And it's no secret what he wants her for..." said Agaroth enjoing it very much to have some gosip to spread.

"Hugh?" said Mia.

Agaroth leaned forward and wispered in her ear. Mia's eyes widened.


To the same time in Kayless...

"Let me go you pervet!!" Amelia kicked and screamed.

"Why don't you stop moving so much, you'll only make your injouries worse." said Xellos who was carrying her and trying not to get too hurt himself.

"Xellos Metallium! What have you donne to that poor girl?!"

The trickster turned around and saw Luna standing there, hands on her hips, her foot taping on the ground.

Why does everybody think the worst of me today? Xellos sighed.

"How could you..." continued Luna.

"It's nothing that sort! I didn't do anything!" he lowered Amelia to the ground.

"Is that another of you Mazoku idiots, or another 'toy'?" screamed Amelia as she backed away from the two persons.

Luna gave Xellos a questioning look. He sighted and rolled his eyes, for once open.

"Look, it was Sherra's idea, she gave her to me in that state, I think she is a little queer in the head too."

Amelia turned red out of anger and charged towards Xellos, "Mazoku shit! How c - "

"Stop it!!" said Luna to Amelia, "And you stop bating her." she told Xellos, "she'll hurt herself even more, can't you see that she can hardly stand?"

Xelllos just smiled and noded.


Amelia was confused, who was this woman and why was she protecting her?

"Amelia?" Amelia turned around.

"How do you know my name?" she snaped.

"Your sister told me, she was the one who asked me to help you..."

"Gracia? She's alive? How? Where is she?"

"Calm down. Gracia is fine. I'll let someone go look for her." said Luna then handed Amelia one of her robes, "here, wear this."

Amelia put them on over her leather bikini all the time giving xellos killing glances while luna opened the door on the side and spoke to someone in the hallway. The Luna turned towards Amelia.

"I think it's time I present myself. My name is Luna Inverse and I'm the Knight of Cephied and he..." Luna pointe over at the Mazoku, "... He is Xellos Metallium general and priest of the Beastmaster, in case you didn't know yet."


Mia grabed Agaroth by the collar of his robes.

"What do you mean he has loked himself up in a room with her?!"

"It's just what I've heard!" said Agaroth trying to find his breath.


"The knight of Ce... WAIT A MINUTE!!" said Amelia crossing her arms, "If your're the Cephied's kinght and he is a stupid Mazoku, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HIM?!" she pointed at Xelloso who had opted to start floating around the room reading a book.

"That's a long story. Let's just say I trust him." Amelia arched an eyebrow.

They heard a knock on the door.

"Yes?" said Luna.

"It's me, Gourry, I came with the newcomer." said a male voice on the other side.

Luna opened the door and a short haired blond man entered followed by ...

"Gracia!"

"Amelia!"


"AGAROTH! IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE ANYTHING AT ALL, YOU GET ME TO THAT ROOM!!" screamd Mia, anger flashing in her eyes.

"But I...can't ... Sherra would kill me!"

Mia stomped her foot on the ground, put her hands on her hips and said: "Would you like to die right away or maybe live a little longer?"


Gracia was performing some healingspells on Amelia while Luna explained Xellos's role for the rebellion and the trickster had place himself on the chair behind the desk.

"Xellas Metallium was in love with Lei Magnus, he was destroyed when Shabranigdu awoke inside him, since then w - " Luna was interupted by Xellos.

"Since then Luna and I have been working toghter to destroy Shabranigdu, ne s - ?" said Xellos smiling.

Luna trew a book in his face and stop him from using her nickname. Xellos kept smiling , Luna rolled her eyes, this was no time to argue with Xellos about his teasing.

"But he has killed almost all of the dragons!" said Amelia, most of her wounds healed and the will to fight reawoken allong with her anger.

"I know that he killed most of the Golden dragons, but they were hardly better than the Mazoku. It were them who asesinated the Ancient Dragons without Cephied's concent."

Amelia and Gracia looked up and blinked. They hadn't known that.

"But he has slaughterd hundreds..." said Amelia not willing to give up this discussion just yet.

"And he had saved thousand, including you." said Luna who was sitting on her desk.

Amelia opened her mouth to protest, but closed it again as no argument occured her.

"Won't he be in danger for bringing Amelia here? Won't they notice she's missing?" asked Gracia.

"That's why I'm afraid she's going to have to stay with him."

"WHAT???" said Xellos and Amelia in unison for once agreeing.

Gracia looked towards the knight, she had expected such and answer.

"I'm not going to stay with that thing!" said Amelia.

"But Luna-chan..."said Xellos.

"If she stays here it will put us all in danger. It will make the other Mazoku suspiscios of Xellos." said Luna.

"No way! No way! No way! No way!" screamed Amelia.


"See, isn't it better this way?" asked Mia standing before the door of Xellos room, "I got what I wanted and you get to live another day."

"Can I go now?" asked Agaroth not wanting to be around when Mia entered the room and Xellos or Sherra found out he had led her there.

"Sure, sure." Mia was about to open the door as Agaroth phazed out.


"Amelia, you and I, we both own our lifes to these people! You will not put them in danger!" Gracia told her sister, " I don't like the idea of sending you back to a Mazoku filled place either, but if Luna sais you'll be alright, I believe her." Gracia gave Amelia a serious look.

Amelia turned ayway and crossed her arms, "I'm not going anywhere with tha - "


Mia blasted the door to the room open and saw a bed and some movements on it under the blankets. Xellos head apeared from under it and looked at her annoyed, a mane of long black hair could be seen under the blanked and some mufled noices could be heard. Mia's eyes flashed with jealousy as she charged towards the bed ready to decapitated this outsider who dared to touch HER Xellos, but couldn't because of someone grabbing her by her curly blong hair.

"What do you think you're doing here you little bitch?!" said Sherra not leting go of the girl's hair.

Mia wirled around, "Let go of me!" then she remembered Agaroth words, "THIS IS ALL YOUR DOING!!" she screamed at the blue-haired general.

Sherra grinned, then she looked over to Xellos, who was watching them very unpleased to have been disturbed, as Mia tryied to hit her. Dynast's general noticed the movements under the blanked and grinned even wider at Xellos.

"As I see you're busy. I think we'll take this discusion elsewhere..." with those Sherra teleported herself and Mia out of the room.

Xellos looked down and removed his hand from Amelia's mouth where he had put it to keep her from secreaming.

He smiled, "That was close."

Amelia's face redened with anger, "PERVERT!!"

She kicked him against the far wall of the room.

"DON'T YOU DARE EVEN TOUCH ME AGAIN IDIOT MAZOKU!! Did you have to grab me just like that without forewarning?!"

Xellos picked himself up from the ground and dusted the dirt of his clothes. I just love how grateful she is....


Gracia closed the door behind herself. She had been alarmed when the Mazoku had grabbedd her sister and just disapeared with her. But then she desided it was just as well, Amelia was a very stubborn person and she was not likely to ever agree, so he had just taken the desition of her hands. And besides Luna had asured her that Amelia would be okay.

"How did it go?" Gracia wirled around, startled.

"Gourry, what are you doing still here?" she asked the blond swordsman.

"Ayla told me to show you around and we haven't finish yet..." he said hoping he hadn't said the wrong words as he usually did.

Gracia smiled, "Well, what else do you want to show me?"

"Well there is still the school, where they have a room where you can trow magic at the wall and they don't breack. Filia and her husband Xeres teach the children there. There is also the library, but I don't go there too often, Zelgadis and Lina are the ones that are always there." Gourry thought for a minute, "and I can show you where I work. Me and Stan, we make very good weapons."

Gracia took his arm, "Then let's go." she said smiling at him as they walked down the corridors. Now she could take her time she had nothing to worry about.


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