"I know it won't work on you," Amelia said. "You're just to powerful."
"Then why don't we get your death over with, hmm? That way I can get back to bringing my servant back from the grave."
So saying, Zelas casually flicked her wrist and a huge ball of black energy raced towards Amelia. Amelia lunged to the side to avoid it, and found herself staring into Zelas' eyes as she casually wrapped one hand around her throat and proceeded to choke her.
"Personally, I would rather I finished you off with magic, but since you actually defeated Xelloss I figure that killing you with my hands will be much quicker and more satisfying for me," Zelas said with a cold smile.
Amelia gasped for breath, feeling Zelas' fingers closing around her throat in a vise like grip that afforded her no mercy. She reached up with one hand and clawed at Zelas, but Zelas merely laughed and grabbed her wrist with her other hand, her face lighting up with the taste of Amelia's fear and pain, those cold, flat eyes never changing. As Amelia felt herself start to black out, she felt the small knife start to slip out of her hand. In desperation she yanked her right hand up and shoved it at Zelas, feeling surprised as the knife slammed easily into Zelas' stomach, and Zelas dropped her hand from Amelia's throat in shock at the sudden pain. Not giving Zelas a chance to grab her wrist and force the knife out of her body, Amelia put her entire being into lifting the knife, marveling at how easily it slipped through Zelas skin, opening an abyss in her body as blood began to pour out of the gaping hole. Zelas jerked away from Amelia, releasing her left wrist and grabbing her midriff as the knife slipped out of her skin. Amelia's knees gave out from underneath her and she fell to the jungle floor, hauling in air as fast as she could and feeling a slight relief as her lungs filled to their capacity.
"You bitch!" Zelas snarled at Amelia, the wound already starting to close over, and Amelia knew she had to act fast.
"You weren't expecting that," Amelia taunted, unable to resist rubbing Zelas' aristocratic nose in her mistake. "You're probably not expecting this, as well." So saying, Amelia closed her eyes and focused everything she had inside herself as she began to chant the spell she had learned from the journals she had found in Lina's old home when she had visited the dying Luna Inverse. Luna had been struck down with grief when she had learned of Lina's death, and a plague that had attacked the village shortly after Amelia had arrived had finished the job. "This one is for you, Lina-san, Zelgadis-san, Gourry-san, Luna-san, Daddy," Amelia murmured as she began her chant. "Darkness beyond blackest pitch, deeper than the deepest night!"
"So, you plan on destroying the world then?" Zelas taunted. "You know that you're not Lina Inverse, and you'll be incapable of controlling that much power."
"Lord of Darkness, shining like gold upon the Sea of Chaos, I call upon thee, swear myself to thee!"
"Well, I'm not going to stop you," Zelas said as she leaned back to let her wound heal. "After all, mazoku want the destruction of the world. That's why Lina Inverse and her companions had to die, because we knew that as long as you four were around, our desires and wishes would never be realized."
"Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess!" Amelia paused for a second in the casting, continuing to focus her entire being on the power that was coursing through her body, ignoring the intense pain that shot along every single nerve that she possessed. "You've made another mistake, Zelas," she grinned at the Dark Lord, the black sphere of pure raw power forming in her hands as she lifted them above her head. "You've failed to notice the strong protective barrier that's set up around your island. When this power goes out of control, it will be contained and only take out your entire domain, and you with it, leaving the rest of the world unharmed."
"DAMNIT NO!" Zelas shrieked and lunged at Amelia, just as Amelia screamed, "GIGA SLAVE!!"
Amelia's entire world closed in on itself and then exploded as the energy was released, and time appeared to slow down as the black sphere expanded to encompass the entire island before it lowered down over her body and swallowed her. Then, suddenly, all sound and activity ceased as she was engulfed in a darkness that was so complete she couldn't even see her nose when she crossed her eyes. As she looked forward, an image slowly began to form in front of her, and then slowly clarified itself in the form of a woman who was so beautiful that words couldn't describe her. She smiled at Amelia, everything about her whispering strength and compassion, her entire body bathed in a golden light. Amelia gazed at her, and then the woman turned and gestured to the side, and Amelia turned and felt her eyes fill with tears.
Gourry was standing there smiling at her, his arm around Lina's shoulder as the petite redhead leaned into his muscular body, one of her hands lifted and her fingers laced through his, her entire face and being radiating a peace and happiness that had never truly been a part of her during the time that Amelia had known her. Behind them stood Phil, gazing at Amelia with a face full of love and pride, conveying without words the fact that he was proud of her and what she had done. Next to him, leaning lightly against his side stood Amelia's mother, her gentle face filled with love as she gazed on the daughter who had been forced to grow up without her.
The last one standing with the group was Zelgadis, but a Zelgadis that Amelia had never seen. His skin was smooth and a light tan color, instead of blue and pitted with rocks like the skin she was used to. His hair was a dark purple/brown color, and looked soft and silky instead of stiff and wiry. He was smiling at her, his blue eyes filled with an emotion she had only seen him express once, and that had been when they had parted ways after the Dark Star incident. As he gazed at her, he slowly lifted his right arm and extended his hand to her, asking her to join her loved ones once again. Amelia's tears slipped down her cheeks as she reached out and took his hand, feeling his fingers close over hers as she was drawn into a place that was filled with light and laughter, the last thing she heard was a soft, melodious voice whispering, "Welcome home."
The explosion was felt all over the world, and a few fishermen who had been returning home reported seeing a brilliant flash of light coming from the vicinity of Wolf Pack Island. It took several days, but a couple of men got up the courage to head towards the Beast Master's lair, curiosity getting the better of them and helping them to work past their fear. When they returned, everyone wanted to know what they had seen.
"Nothing," one man replied.
"Huh? Nothing? But there was that huge explosion . . ," one of the villages said.
"I mean, there was nothing there. The island is completely gone, it's almost as if it never existed in the first place," the man replied, his brow creasing in a perplexed frown.
No one could ever come up with an answer to what had caused the Beast Master's island to vanish completely, and to be honest, no one really cared.