Prayer

By Mahan Mayhem777

This is just the first part in my ongoing song fic series about the people in Gundam wing. This first one is about Duo Maxwell and his troubles with his dark past. Originally I was going to do this with Trust Company's song "Running From Me" But after hearing Disturbed's "Prayer" I decided that "Prayer" would fit Duo better.

Just for your information, the text Written in bold is the song lyrics

Warnings: Angst, Violence,

Rating: Pg-13

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or the band Disturbed (But they still KICK ASS!!)

Prayer


Another dream that will never come true
Just to compliment your sorrow

Duo slowly walks down a long dark corridor, but all he can see is darkness. No matter how hard he looks he can't see past the darkness that has taken over his life. As he continues to walk he suddenly spots a light. As he gets closer he sees all his friends in the light. Duo's heart races, he runs toward it as fast as he possibly can.

Another life that I've taken from you
A gift to add on to your pain and suffering

But as he gets closer to it, the light begins to fade out. He tries to run faster, but by the time he gets there, the light has already disappeared. And all he can see is darkness again.

Another truth you can never believe
Has crippled you completely

Suddenly a red light appears and illuminates all around him. As he looks around, all he can see is the mutilated dead bodies of all his friends. Duo's eyes redden up as tears begin to run freely down his face.

All the cries you're beginning to hear
Trapped in your mind, and the sound is deafening

As he cries he hears voices, they are faint at first, but soon they become much louder. They are the voices of the ones he killed. They cry out to him, begging him to stop. Duo runs as fast as he can, but they just get louder.


Let me enlighten you
This is the way I pray

But through the red light he sees a lone figure. He wears a cloak over his face and has a scythe in his left hand. His right hand is extended, beckoning Duo to come to him.

Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside

Duo walks over to him, the figure places a hand on shoulder. He makes a movement his scythe, and another bright light appears. But in this one he sees the faces of all the men he has killed. And with each face, Duo hears the last words and screams coming from them.

Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away

Duo looks at the figure, and pleads with him to stop. The figure looks at him and removes his cloak; and to Duo's horror, the figure is himself. He smiles at Duo and says, "This is what you have created. This is you future," Duo screams and runs, even though he knows he can't getaway.


Another nightmare about to come true
Will manifest tomorrow

Duo bolts upright in his bed. He is drenched in sweat and is breathing heavily. He looks around his room and falls back on the bed. Even though he knows it was just a dream he forces himself to stay awake because he is too scared to sleep. He buries his hands in his face and cries.

Another love that I've taken from you
Lost in time, on the edge of suffering

Every night it is the same dreams, the same evil visions. He wants nothing more than for them to stop. Sometimes he even contemplated suicide, but he knows that it would hurt only the ones he'd loved, especially Hilde.

Another taste of the evil I breed
Will level you completely

When he was with Hilde, he never had these dreams. But when this assignment came up, he had to leave for a while. And he has been constantly tormented since.

Bring to life everything that you fear
Live in the dark, and the world is threatening

Suddenly an alarm goes off, mobile suits are coming to destroy the colony! Duo quickly puts on his flight suit and goes off to the hanger where Deathscythe lies in wait. He quickly gets inside the cockpit, activates the suit, and flies into space.


Let me enlighten you

With his cloak on, he moves toward the suits undetected.

This is the way I pray

He removes his cloak and slashes 3 mobile suits in half with one blow.

Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside

The other suits turn and fire at him, but Duo uses his wings as a shield to deflect the blasts. He then opens his wings, and charges at the group. He skillfully slices all of them to pieces until there is nothing left of them.

Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away

He quietly says a prayer for the souls he took, he then prays for forgiveness for being the one who took their lives. His radar starts to flash, interrupting his prayers. As he looks at it, he sees that more suits are on the way.


RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME
LEAVE ME NO ONE
RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME

CAST ASIDE

Anger suddenly starts to build within him; he becomes angry that these men continue to fight. He knows that as long as he fights the nightmares will continue, and it's all because of them. He grits his teeth and with a yell, he flies straight at them at full throttle. He smashes into the pile destroying a few of them, he then begins to slash at all the suits around him.

RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME
LEAVE ME NO ONE

RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME, RETURN TO ME
You made me turn away

His rage overtakes him and he loses all control. His mind becomes berserk as he slashes at everything he sees. None are any match for him and soon all the suits are destroyed. He then realizes what he's done. He hangs his head low and flies back to the hangar.


Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything from you

As he walks back to his room, he thinks about what happened out there. He let his anger get the best of him and for a brief moment, he enjoyed the killing. Today, he truly became the God of Death.

Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away

He walks into his room and gets a glass of water. When he is finished he walks over to his bed and lies down. Almost instantly he begins to hear the voices again, Duo curls up into a ball and placed his hands over his ears as he began to cry again.

The End

Hmm, a little depressing don't you think? Oh well, not everything can be happy and merry. Anyway I really hope you liked it. Please R&R or Email me at: MahanMayhem777@msn.com with comments, suggestions and criticism. (Constructive)

Also just thought I should tell you what the other songs will be: (Updated song list)

Heero Yuy- "To Kill A Stranger" by Fozzy

Trowa Barton- "Poem" by Taproot

Quatre Winner- "Epiphany" by Staind

Wu-Fei Chang- "Solitaire Unraveling" by Mushroom Head

Relena Darlin- "Always" by Saliva

Zechs Marquis- "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" by 30 Seconds To Mars

Peace! ^_^