Anubis: the second chance part 1: new beginning a Ronin warriors/Slayers crossover fic by Anubis3k as per usual, none of these characters are mine, except for Hisame Anubis, he's all mine *chuckles* well, anyway, i found it highly unfair that Anubis had to die, so, i brought him back, well, to another world anyway. So, here it is, part one of the second chance. =========================================================================================== He sat in the darkness, his head spinning with thoughts. "am I dead?" "where am I?" "is this truly what is death?" a voice spoke, similar to his own: "not quite, my freind. you have been given a second chance" "what do you mean? who are you?" Anubis said as he tried to stand, to no avail. a light blue haired man with facial features exact to his own appeared, the only diffrence between the two of the faces is that one had a large scar over his left eye. "My name is Hisame Anubis. I have taken over the egyptian god's role as judge and guide of the newly dead. Anubis, your heart is filled with both light deeds, and dark ones. right now, it is hard to tell what we should do with you, so we have decided that you should be given a second chance in a new world to continue doing your good. To aid you in your new life, we are granting you a copy of your armor with the full strength and abilities of your original armor of cruelty/loyalty, and you will be aidied by the ancient's staff as well. Go forth and find the sorceress called Lina Inverse. You can do much good by her side and with the rest of her band. Fare thee well, Anubis." "I shall..." he managed to get out before he dissappeared. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anubis woke under a tree, as if from a deep dream, wearing the robes of the ancient tribe along with the hat that came with it. As he opened his eyes, he was assaulted by the colors of autumn. The trees turning browns, golds, and reds. He stood, dusting himself off. "so, find Lina Inverse? i think i can do that..." he looked to the east, seeing a small village not too far off. "The tavern's always a good place to try... i suppose." Taking the Ancien't staff, he walked in that direction, not really knowing what to expect. He met a couple of fellow travelers along the short path, asking them about the sorceress named Lina Inverse, however, they either scoffed at him or told him a strange story about her or sang a common song about the legendary smallness of the girl's breasts. What greeted him at the tavern was a bustling hive of the scum of the earth and the smell of vomit and alcohol, neither really in that order. "one face is as good as the next, i suppose..." he tapped one of the patrons on the shoulder. "excuse me, sir, would you happen to know where i can find an individual named Lina Inverse?" "why? *hic* are you a bounty hunter? com'n an *hic* tryin ta muscle in on my *hic* bounty, will ya? *hic* not on my turf! get him, boys!" Anubis had no time to think as he was surrounded by the drunk's even more drunk buddies. "well, that went well... " he said, swinging the staff as a couple of the drunks rushed him, knocking back the next onslaught. he was about to summon his armor when suddenly... "FIRE-BALL!!" a female voice shouted over the commotion, several drunks getting toasted after the shout. A Red-haired female wearing sorceress' clothing felw into the center of the mayhem with Anubis. "need some help?" *smack!* "that would be most appreciated, miss" he said as he cracked the skull of another one on his staff... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- five more minutes of fighting passed before all of the drunks had been subdued. "thank you, miss. tell me, what is your name?" Anubis asked. "I'm Lina Inverse. bandit killer extrodinaire" "YOU'RE LINA INVERSE?!? I've been searching for you. My name is Anubis." "pleasure to meet you." she smiled and bowed. "hmmm, those stories were obviously over exagerated about the size of your chest" "nani?" he let himself chuckle a little. "where i come from, you're a little over average" "flattery will get you nowhere" she grinned. "I flatter you not. but still, many legends are over exagerated anyway. perhaps the average is bigger here. but anyway, that aside, i must ask to join your band." as they began walking back to Lina's camp. "oh? why's that?" "it's complicated, but you see, i've been given a second chance to live due to the fact that i can't be judged yet on the contents of my deeds. i can't be judged yet because there are equal amounts of deeds from both sides. in order to be judged good, i must do another signifigant good deed in order to be able to be judged when i die. the next time, that is. do you understand?" "I think so, but what happens when you do this deed? will you leave again?" "i'm not sure, wait..." receiving a mental from Hisame Anubis... "Hisame Anubis has instuced me that if i complete this deed that i will live to lead a full life." "and if not?" "then i die." he nodded solemnly. "but at least it'll be an end" "alright, i'll help you" she smiled "but first, we all gotta get some sleep" "agreed" he smiled. when they got back to camp, introductions were made. "Gourry, Zelgadiss, Filia, Amelia, this is Anubis. he's going to be joining us for a while." "oh, poo! you forgot little old me!" Xeloss the trickster grinned as he appeared, the majority of the group growling. "who's that?" Anubis inquired. "my name's Xeloss, the trickster preist. a pleasure sir...?" "Anubis, the former dark warlord of cruelty" "oh, quit your dayjob, did you?" Anubis grins "it was more like slave work. i had no control over what i did." "oh, i see." Xel grinned. "ok, what do you want this time, Xel? you never show up without wanting something" Lina growled at him. "oh, i just wanted to see the newcomer. he has a strange power eminating from him that i find... interesting." "perhaps it's because i'm part of the Ancient's tribe. possibly my armor." Anubis said "uhh... what armor?" asked a bewildered Gourry. "oh! that's right i haven't summoned it yet. well. may as well..." he stood, taking out his transformation orb. "Armor of Cruelty! Tao Chu!" he yelled as an eerie light surrounded him. when the light faded, he stood there, wearing his armor, the facemask of his helmet that of a jeering ogre. "Satisfied?" "oh, much. and i just love the name of it. perhaps could i..." "NO! Absolutely positively NOT!" Anubis growled. "well fine. however, you may find this interesting..." he turned to the rest of the group "a demon from another reality has entered this world. he wore armor with similar power. i think he said his name was... it started with a T." "TALPA!?!" knowing exactly who he was talking about. "yes, that's it. he's set up somewhere in the northern continent..." "so, Hisame Anubis, that is the task you have sent me here to do..." Anubis lamented as he sat back down "i don't know if I can do it, but i have to try... how did you get this information anyway?" "Sore wa himitsu desu" Xeloss said, grinning... just before he got smacked in the head with the business end of Anubis' chain weapon. "warugaki" Anubis growled. "Hey, i was just about to do that!" Filia chuckled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ end part one. email me at Anubis3k@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/harbor/7638