The Very Long Night of Gourry Gabriev (4/6)

Title: The Very Long Night of Gourry Gabriev (4/6)
Series: Slayers
Characters/Pairings: Cast of Slayers Revolution, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Summary: After visiting Taforashia, Gourry falls into a strange magical coma and must face the demons of his past during the very long night that follows for him, Lina, and the rest of their group.
Spoiler alert: This story takes place between episodes 6 and 7 of Slayers Revolution. Many thanks go to earthstar_chan for betaing this story.

Disclaimer: Recognizable dialogue from the middle of the chapter comes from the short story, "The Things He Sees Beyond the Point of His Sword," from Slayers Special vol. 24. The original translation was done by QP-Diana, supplied with a secondary translation from my own copy and cleaned up the English.

“You turned left. But what if you’d turned right? What then?”
- Fortune Teller to Donna Noble: “Turn Left,” Doctor Who

( Chapter 4: Turn Left )

You can find the first three chapters here: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three

I do apologize for this chapter being nearly 15 months past its original due date. Originally, the story was scheduled to be completed within a two-month time period. However, three days after posting chapter 3, I lost my job. The first worry was to salvage what I had of chapter 4, and thankfully had e-mailed it to myself from the office. Next was just life itself. The good news is that the story is well on its way to being complete.