Giga Slave shown in the finale of Slayers Evolution-R
The Giga Slave (Japanese: 重破斬, Kanji translation: Massive Destructive Kill, Romaji: giga sureibu)[1][2] is the most dangerous and most powerful spell known in the Slayers series, created by Lina Inverse herself. It calls upon the Lord of Nightmares, manifesting not merely a fragment of her power (as Ragna Blade does), but her entire presence, which is what makes the spell so terrifying. Given the fact that the Golden Lord is neither shinzoku nor mazoku, the spell does not belong to black or holy magic. Both Encyclopedia Slayers and Slayers Reading list it under black magic, though this may be simply to give it some sort of category, in which case black magic would be the most obvious choice.
Lina developed this spell at a young age, presumably not entirely aware of its significance. She used some chants taken from a Claire Bible manuscript about the Lord of Nightmares and combined them with the incantation of the Dragon Slave, hence the spell's name. When she first tried out the Giga Slave, she turned an entire large body of water into a "sea of death" where, according to her, to this day no living thing can grow. After learning the true nature of the Golden Lord from the original Clair Bible, Lina was able to perfect the spell, realizing its true potential.
Lina Inverse destroying a fragment of the Ruby Eye with the imperfect Giga Slave
Her early, "imperfect" version was already strong enough to defeat a fragment of Ruby Eye Shabranigdu. The Sword of Light was used as a conduit to make channeling the spell safer, which was also made more effective by Rezo's choice to defy the ma-ō at the last moment. Not facing such complications, Hellmaster Fibrizo was still able to survive this version in the novels, likely by sacrificing a part of his astral body.
Lina Inverse casting the perfected version of the spell against Ghost of the Demon King
The perfect Giga Slave subtly tweaks the incantation, properly acknowledging the Lord of Nightmares and the Sea of Chaos as one and the same. Upon release, the spell manifests as an eruption of golden-black chaos energy that acts as a black hole, erasing matter and astral form alike. There is no known defense against the perfected Giga Slave, as nothing born from the Sea of Chaos can defy its source; anything caught in the spell’s path is unmade, without exception.
Lina Inverse casting the complete Giga Slave against Hellmaster Fibrizo
No matter the version, casting the spell is extremely dangerous. According to shinzoku sources, a loss of control during the incantation could result in the total destruction of the world. The reason for this is revealed by the Lord of Nightmares herself: "My mind is my power; my power is my mind. When uncorrupted by other elements, my mind becomes my purest power". The perfect Giga Slave brings her in person, not just a part of her power, into the world; if the caster falters during the spell casting and loses control of it, the world will practically be at her mercy. Considering the Golden Lord's capricious nature, such an event needs to be avoided at all costs; because of that, Lina uses the Giga Slave only under the most dire of circumstances.
Also irrespective of the version used, casting the Giga Slave places a tremendous strain on the body of the caster. It consumes their entire pool capacity in an instant, regardless of its size. In the rare instances when Lina successfully cast the spell, her hair temporarily turned white, which is a physical sign of the extreme toll exacted by the magic.
Incantation[]
Incomplete version[]
This is an incomplete version of the Giga Slave before Lina fully understood about the Lord of Nightmares.
闇よりもなお 暗きもの
夜よりもなお 深きもの
混沌の海にたゆたいし 金色なりし闇の王
我 ここに汝に願う
我 ここに汝に誓う
我が前に 立ち塞がりし 全ての愚かなるものに
我と汝が力もて 等しく滅びを与えんことを!
Yami yori mo nao kuraki mono,
Yoru yori mo nao fukaki mono,
Konton no umi ni tayutaishi, konjiki narishi yami no ō
Ware koko ni nanji ni negau,
Ware koko ni nanji ni chikau
Waga maeni tachifusagarishi, subete no orokanaru mono ni
Ware to nanji ga chikara mote, hitoshiku horobi wo ataen koto wo
"Thou who art darker than even darkness,
Thou who art deeper than even the night!
Drifting upon the Sea of Chaos,
Oh, Golden Lord of Darkness!
Hereby I call to thee,
Hereby I swear before thee!
Those who would stand against us,
All those who are fools,
By the power you and I possess,
Grant destruction equally upon them all!
"Thou who art blacker than darkness,
Thou who art deeper than the night!
Hear me, Golden Lord of Darkness!
Adrift upon the Sea of Chaos,
I call to thee, I ask this boon
And to thee I offer this pledge:
So all those in equal measure--
Fools that they are to block our path--
Shall face destruction unconstrained
Grant me power,and unleash thine!
Complete version[]
The complete version is the same but with a few changes in the third line:
闇よりもなお 暗きもの
夜よりもなお 深きもの
混沌の海よ たゆたいし存在 金色なりし闇の王
我 ここに汝に願う
我 ここに汝に誓う
我が前に立ち塞がりし 全ての愚かなるものに
我と汝が力もて 等しく滅びを与えんことを!
Yami yori mo nao kuraki mono,
Yoru yori mo nao fukaki mono,
Konton no umi yo, tayutaishi (mono/sonzai), konjiki narishi yami no ō
Ware koko ni nanji ni negau,
Ware koko ni nanji ni chikau
Waga maeni tachifusagarishi, subete no orokanaru mono ni
Ware to nanji ga chikara mote, hitoshiku horobi wo ataen koto wo
GIGA SUREIBU!!
"Thou who art darker than even darkness,
Thou who art deeper than even the night!
Thou, the Sea of Chaos, who drifts upon it,
Golden Lord of Darkness!
Hereby I call to thee,
Hereby I swear before thee!
Those who would stand against us,
All those who are fools,
By the power you and I possess,
Grant destruction equally upon them all!
"Darkness beyond blackest pitch.
Deeper than the deepest night.
King of Darkness, who shines like gold upon the Sea of Chaos.
I call upon thee, and swear myself to thee.
Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess!
"Darkness beyond the blackest pitch
Deeper than the deepest night
More vast than the greatest ocean
Colder than the coldest ice
King of Darkness who shines like gold upon the Sea of Chaos
I call upon thee and swear myself to thee.
I stand ready to bear the strength you give me.
Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed
By the power you and I possess!
"Thou who art blacker than darkness,
Thou who art deeper than the night!
Hear me, Golden Lord of Darkness!
The Sea of Chaos, vast, adrift
I call to thee, I ask this boon
And to thee I offer this pledge:
So all those in equal measure--
Fools that they are to block our path--
Shall face destruction unconstrained
Grant me power,and unleash thine!
Trivia[]
Examples of use[]
- Lina Inverse used the imperfect Giga Slave in EP10 of Slayers to destroy Ruby Eye Shabranigdu, using the Sword of Light to keep the spell under control. She later attempted to cast it again during the battle with Copy Rezo, at the latter's urging, however was stopped from completing the spell by Sylphiel, who feared that the spell would go out of control, and thus destroy the world.
- Lina Inverse used the perfected Giga Slave in EP25 of Slayers NEXT when she was forced to do so by Hellmaster Fibrizo. Due to Hellmaster's interference, Lina lost control of the spell and was consumed by it, however the Lord of Nightmares decided to spare the world this time.
- In episode 14 of Slayers TRY, when Valgarv forcibly opened a gateway between worlds using two of the five weapons of light, Dark Star Dugradigdu began entering the Slayers world. With the remaining weapons still missing and the portal destabilizing, Lina Inverse made the decision to cast the Giga Slave in hopes of defeating Dark Star before his full manifestation. She completed the incantation and was ready to fire the spell; however, Sirius and Erulogos appeared, wielding the two other weapons needed to seal the gateway. Their arrival either forcefully cancelled the spell, or Lina abandoned the casting at the last moment, before saying the Power Words.
- At the climax of Slayers TRY, during the final battle against the fusion of Valgarv and Dark Star, Lina Inverse tried again to cast the perfected Giga Slave against Dugradigdu. She attempted to activate the Demon’s Blood Talismans to help stabilize the energy and amplify her magical capacity. However, Dark Star withdrew his power from one of the talismans, rendering the artifacts inert and forcing the sorceress to reconsider. Lina and her crew had to rely solely on the combined power of the Weapons of Light.
- Lina Inverse used and successfully controlled the perfect Giga Slave in EP13 of Slayers EVOLUTION-R to destroy the "ghost" of Ruby Eye Shabranigdu, managing to keep the spell under control with the aid of the Demon's Blood Talismans. Perhaps Pokota is to thank for Ruby Eye not withdrawing his power from them as Dark Star did during EP26 of Slayers TRY; an alternate explanation is that the ghost of Ruby Eye, a fragmented entity to begin with, lacked the ability to do so. In that episode, the translation of the Giga Slave, in English, was changed to more accurately reflect how Lina changed it in the novels, after she found out about the truth of the Giga Slave.
- Lina Inverse also used a Giga Slave in the Slayers Premium Radio Drama against Naga the Serpent (who was inside of a giant octopus golem at the time). However, this use of the Giga Slave seemed inconsistent with the spell's concept considering Lina used it casually, while Naga was just blown away by the spell as opposed to being destroyed by it. This, coupled with the fact that the radio drama focused on a series of gags, suggest this instance of the Giga Slave being used is non-canon.
In other languages[]
- Súper Conjuro (Spanish, lit. Super Conjure)
- Gran Hechizo (Spanish, lit. Great Spell)
- Giga Esclavo (Spanish, lit. Giga Slave)
- Máxima Destrucción (Spanish, lit. Maximum Destruction)
- Luce nelle Tenebre (Italian, lit. Light among Darkness)
- Giga Zagłada (Polish, lit, Giga Destruction/Giga Doom)
- Szörnybéklyó (Hungarian, lit, Monster Fetter)
- Гига Слейв (Russian, transliteration of the English version)
- Giga síla (Česky/Czech)
- Απόλυτη Δύναμη (Greek)
- ↑ Encyclopedia Slayers, page 222
- ↑ Slayers Reading, page 181