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Slayers world. He uses this ability to his advantage in battle, blinking between the Physical and Astral planes like a strobe light to make his movements more confusing. Xellos can annihilate nearly anything using his own power (this is best shown by his destruction of an entire clan of Golden Dragons with a casual gesture). However, he tends to underestimate his opponents; he is, for example, severely beaten by Valgaav.
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and the others save the world. Even though he tends to manipulate Lina and the others, he occasionally saves their lives, like rescuing
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