The creature admired the sword of light that it held in its hands. There had once been a time where it had been afraid of the sword knowing exactly what could be done to it by someone using the sword. But now with the sword in hand the creature couldn't help but feel a little powerful. Though it wouldn't let the power go to it's head like Gar had done.
The creature was silent as it snuck into the library. The reason for it coming there? Not even the creature knew why.
With Mr. Hender researching in one of the wings, the others gone for dinner and Popo asleep in the study room the creature was alone in the downstairs lab. The machine that held the forming body of Zelgadis Greywers hummed softly with the occasional bursts of steam coming out from the piping.
The creature's grip on the sword tightened. It had a lot of power if it's hands at that moment. The power of life and death. And with that power the creature had a decision to make. With Gourry's sword of light being one of the only physical things that the creature could hold in it's hands the creature could in fact at that moment stop the machine and kill Zelgadis as well. Just a couple good swings with the sword of light and the machine could be reduced to nothing more then a pile of rubble. There wasn't anything or anyone to stop the creature at that moment, and it could get away quite easily if it needed.
So then why hadn't the creature done anything yet? Well though there was all the method there for it but it was lacking some of the motive. Most of it's dislike was for Gar. Did it want to kill Zelgadis? It had no idea. Part of it wanted to kill the once cursed chimera. But another didn't want to. The question was, which of it was more dominant?
Xellos tossed and turned on the cold floor of his blue prison. His breathing was labored and his face reflected his fear.
He was dreaming that he was in a dark room. He wasn't a monster, he was human, a powerless human. He possessed no special strength, no sword or swordsmen skills he didn't have a weapon at all, and worst of all no magic.
He was being stared at. All the people and creatures that he had tormented and killed surrounded Xellos. There were also other monsters in there. Some that had been killed and others that were just plain nasty but each one of them glared at Xellos with devilish, evil smiles. With plans of mischief and evil deeds clearly displayed in their eyes.
None of the people or creatures had done anything to him yet. All they did was stare at Xellos. Each one evilly staring with cold eyes. Everything was silent, deathly silent. None of them spoke and neither did Xellos. He didn't even move while he was under their penetrating gaze. He couldn't. He didn't understand why he couldn't move. He felt an alien feeling to him. Is this fear?
Many times in the past he had feasted on the emotion of fear. But how many times had he even experienced fear? He couldn't think straight. So he just stood there, cornered and up against a wall with the many eyes burning through him with their stares.
Back at the inn/restaurant Sylphiel, Gourry, Amelia and Lina had finished their meals. The restaurant staff was glaring daggers at them as they left. Though it was nice to get a lot of business from customers, but the four of them cleared out too much of the restaurant's food supplies. But if Lina had been eating regularly then there would have been much less.
Gourry, Sylphiel, Amelia and Lina stood around in the inn lobby. Each of them was restless and unsure what to do. They were well aware that early the next morning Zelgadis would be finished in the machine and would come out dead or alive. They all knew that they should go to bed early so that wouldn't get up late the next day but they also knew that if they tried to go to sleep they wouldn't be able to.
They did have a few options open to them for stuff to do but it wasn't much. Though the town's library was quite large the town wasn't really that big. It did have quite a few things that one could do in town only it was for daytime activities.
"So what are we all going to do now?" Gourry asked. He could remember that he had something that he was going to do only he couldn't remember quite that well on what it was.
"I don't know. Anyone got plans?"
"Well Miss Lina I guess since I have the free time I'm going to go back to reading that book of mine."
"And what book is that Amelia?"
"The 1050 rules and regulations of justice and peace!" Amelia said triumphantly pulling out her book dramatically showing everyone with trumpets blaring off in the background.
Everyone minus Amelia facefaulted.
"Okay then Amelia you go and do that. Um Sylphiel what about you?"
"Well I promised I do something with Gourry." Sylphiel said with a small blush.
"Yeah I'm doing something with Sylphiel." Gourry declared but from the confusion in his eyes you could tell that he still didn't remember what.
"But Miss Lina what are you going to do?"
Lina thought hard for a minute. "You know I really don't know. I guess I should go and get an early start to bed. I don't want to sleep through Zelgadis finally getting out of the machine."
"Okay then Miss Lina we'll see you in the morning!"
Lina paced in her room. There was no way that she could fall asleep just like that. But she was worried. She was worried about what was going to happen tomorrow. Worst of all she was afraid to go to sleep. She knew that in her dreams she was vulnerable. Zelgadis' ex-demon part could get into her dreams when she was asleep and could easily kill her. It had tried two times before whose to say that it wouldn't try again?
If only I had my magic then I might be able to conjure up some spell to protect me while I sleep. Of course Lina didn't know of any spells that would keep her safe in sleep but she didn't doubt that there wasn't one out there.
A part of her was really tired, the other was really charged and wouldn't let her sleep. She lay down on her bed wishing that she did have her magic. If I had my magic I could protect myself and be able to cast a damn sleep spell. She rolled over to her side and sighed in frustration. I should just go to sleep and worry about the problem if and when it comes. Because I need sleep. I can't go without it. Not at this time. She mentally declared. But even with that declaration that didn't help her fall asleep any faster. She was too wide-awake. Frowning mentally scowled. Then all of a sudden her eyes started to feel very heavy and they closed as she fell victim to sleep.
Gar looming over her smiled.
The creature had the blade in ready position to strike the machine. And it needed to do was lunged forward and commence the strike. Doubt still clouded its mind. Should I? Or shouldn't I kill Zelgadis? But the more important question was, was there still a life to kill?
Gar softly cackled. There shall be no interruptions this time.
Two strange spirit like creatures. Two lives at risk...