I think it's better warning you. This fanfic has violent tones, crude scenes and it's not Ok for sensitive persons or children. If you look for bright fanfics this is not what you look for.

Amelia's thoughts about the past.

We were in an inn to Atlas, Lina and Gourry fought for the breakfast, Zelgadiss drunk his coffee looking them with a disgusted expression, Xelloss observed amused the scene and I ate my breakfast calmly.
Then a young man came in the dining room: "Alarm! Alarm! The Devils[1] attack the town! We need escape!"
Lina stood up with a piece of bread in her hands, eating it she shouted: "Lina Inverse doesn't flee against nothing! Come with me!" She flied toward the bandits devouring quickly the rest of her breakfast.
Gourry: "Wait a second Lina! I haven't finished to eat!" he grabbed a large amount of food and followed her.
Zel shook his head: "Problems, ever problems! I don't understand Why every time I'm with Lina Inverse, I find problems", he finished his coffee then he went with them.
I was freezed and I felt my heartbeat go faster, I had remembered all. Mother...

10 years ago
I remember that day, now. It was my fifth birthday and I would have had a very big birthday party. I was chattering with my mother and my sister of that wondrous day.
My sister smiled me fondly and my mother hugged me strongly: "I love you, Amelia".
I returned the hug: "I love you too, mum".
My sister went out looking for my father. She was the daddy's daughter as I was the mum's daughter and we love eachother very much.
Suddenly, we heard some shout: "Mum, I'm afraid" I sobbed clinging to her.
"Don't worry my child, there are not danger!" she smiled, I relaxed.
Then a servant came in the room: "My lady, my lady, the Devil are in the castle! You need..." a sword passed in his throat killing him. When he fell, we saw some men behind. Some was well dressed, others seemed true bandits.
One of well-dressed spoke smugly: "Well, we have found the royal meat! Now that presumptuous prince will pay having tried to destroy us!" He watched us and added: "Beautiful royal meat!"
I started to cry, my mother pleaded with: "Please, don't kill my child, she's innocent!"
"Well guys, It's time of amusements!" They jumped against my mother, and started to snatch her robe. My mother fought, but they were much more than her and soon I was able to listen only the strange noises of the men and the muffled shriek of my mother.
The boss, a tall man with strange completely black eyes turned to me that was on the bed crying too.
He sat down near me and smiled in an almost reassuringly way: "Poor little child, are you afraid?"
I nodded, quivering, trying to wander off him.
He stopped me and put me in his lap and started to pet my hairs: "Don't worry! I don't want kill you", his hands wandered on my body in a strange way, then he raped me. I cried and shouted before fainting a cause of the pain.
When I woke, the strange man was near me again; he put me in his lap while I was too much afraid and confused to escape. In front of me there was my mother, she was naked, as me, and wounded: "Cursed monster, what have you done?" she cried against the man that hugged me provoking some shriek.
He was amused: "I've not killed her! She's a very good little child! I'm thinking to keep her as slave".
The suffering in my mother's eyes was fully visible: "No, you..."
"Kill her!" the other man laughed evilly, then with their sword cut her arms and her legs while her last words became shouts unintelligible, then they cut her head slowly. They took an eternity to kill her.
I cried and tried to help her but the lock of the man was too much strong and I was able only to see while he touched me as a lover.
When all was finished he put me on the bed, took my mother's head and put it near me, then he gave me in the right hand a bloody dagger with a mocking bow: "A gift for you, my little child! Well guys, let's go! I'm sure the prince Philionel will not do again the error to challenge us". They went away.
I don't know how much time I remained with the dagger in hand and the mum's head near me. The first person to arrive was my sister that cried, the second was my father.
He saw the situation, took my sister and me and left. Only when I was out of the room I was able to faint again and I forgot all until now.

I stood up and went out noting Xelloss near me, I asked annoyed: "Why are you not with Lina, as usual?"
He smiled "It's funnier here, now ".[2]
I flied where I saw Lina and the others, they were winning. I helped them looking for the black eyes man, I saw him and I opened my way between his men.
His army is losing against some sorcerers after to have won against true armies, I mused.
I arrived in front of him: "Do you need of something?" he asked with his mocking tone.
I wanted kill him but he needed know why he died and so: "Ten years ago, you killed a Saylun princess and r...raped her daughter, I'm here to revenge them... FIREBALL!
The fireball wasn't able to touch him neither and he mocked me: "Oh yes, I remember now! The beautiful princess and the very good little child. You are became beautiful as your mother... Amelia. Shadow snap!"
His eyes burning with a dark amused lust and he smiled. I freed me with the light and I tried with a flare arrow without results.
When I freed, he pouted: "Oh well! I can't capture you alive. Patience! Dark lances!" I shielded me but not completely and he cut a wound on my left arm.
Lina landed near me: "Amelia, he's too much powerful for you, don't bother about him anymore, I'll finish him!"
I watched her and she cringed: "Lina, he's my affair, you kill him and I kill you!"
She stepped back, Zel and Gourry looked me astonished and Xelloss had an almost predatory smile on his face.
They decided to watch while he and I fought: "Hey, You are very good giving orders! You and your friends destroyed my army simply!" He spoke and I chanted a spell but I didn't cast, I needed he was diverted to hit him with full power and to destroy his soul.
He smiled and cast "Blast bomb[3]" , I heard the muffled surprised shrieks behind me as I protected with a magic shield and dodged the powerful spell.
This time didn't go well as before, I fell and I stood up with many more or less serious burns, I didn't understand as I kept the concentration for the prepared spell.
He stopped to smile: "I didn't think you so powerful but I'm really curious to know as you withstand Dragon Slave. Darkness beyond twilight..."
I felt me to smile and I ran towards him. I touched him and we cried our spells in the same moment.

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