UTOPIA
CHAPTER 5
SURFACE BREAKING
by Ashe Rhyder
Zelgadis' body was unnaturally still. That in itself was enough to make
their blood run cold. After all, they were the Slayers, the invincible ones, and
they _never_ lost. They defeated Dark Lords, saved the world time after time,
and had the most powerful and rare magic at their command. Death was not an
option for them.
Of course it wasn't. They're the heroes, after all, and the powers that be
declared there to be no angst. So, as they took the greatest care in washing the
blood from the Shaman's chest, they were quite surprised to see that the rocky
surface they had all thought was his skin was crumbling like an old shell.
Beneath that encasement of cobalt stone was human flesh, smooth and untouched.
"Whoa." Gourry poked the edge of the husk, and it broke away
from his touch. "Cool!" Despite Lina and Ameria's shocked cries, he
pried open the armor-like chest of their chimera friend, destroying his already
ruined shirt in the process. Oddly enough, Zelgadis was still breathing
underneath the rocky exterior.
"Zel!" Lina gasped, running her hands over his face and brushing
off the shattered stone mask that had once been his true front.
"Mmm?" He moaned weakly, his expression tightening slightly.
"C'mon, help me get the rest of this stuff off of him." She
blushed and looked to Gourry. "Someone's got to do it, and I-" A sweat
drop rolled down her head as the blonde swordsman passed out.
"He must be tired." Ameria nodded sagely, then flushed as she
noticed the red head had turned to her. "Oh no, no, no, no, no!"
"Argh." Lina bemoaned her fate. "Why me?" The princess
of Seyroon took this opportunity to scoot over to Gourry. Zelgadis whimpered, as
if having his body from the bottom of the rib cage down encased in stone was
causing him pain. Lina sighed, then gritted her teeth and proceeded to tear off
his pants. Ameria soon joined Gourry on the floor, her poor mind spiraling from
'impure' thoughts. The sorceress removed all the rocky covering from his legs,
and finally came to the line of his black underwear.
"Sorry about this, Zel." She whispered. "At least you're
still alive..." She nearly bit off her tongue in effort to control her
hormones. She slid his underwear off of his long legs, wondering how _any_ guy
could have such a magnificent blend of muscle and leanness. Gingerly, she
reached to caress his member, praying to all the gods that the stone there would
be just as easy to break. It was, but by L-sama, he was large. It took her a
while to get the rock from his testicles alone.
"Lina..." He cried out as she moved to his shaft. She froze, not
sure of how she was going to explain this if he regained consciousness. By luck
alone, he did not awaken. Luck did not stay with her, though, as her actions
caused him to become aroused. Lina almost fainted.
"Damn, I wish I hadn't drank all of that Orris Root tea..." she
muttered as she finished removing the stony shell. She gave him a thorough
examination to ensure that all of the chimerical skin was gone, then replaced
his underwear. His pants and shirt were beyond repair, so she wrapped him in her
cloak and settled down to sleep next to him. When all of one's companions are
asleep, one may as well take a nap, too.
Minutes after Lina had fallen into slumber, Zelgadis reached over and
embraced her.
"Thank you, Lina." He smiled as she snuggled closer to him. "You've given me peace... and I think, perhaps, something more."
