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Sorry for such a short prologue, but hopefully this will make up for it. However, it could also be boring, as I put in long descriptions of the Advisors. But don't worry! It will never happen again!
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Guardian
Duo sat, waiting for Heero to come "home". "Home" was now the world of Virilia. Heero had brought Duo and the other pilots here with the help of Leanne, Yudisey, and Gene a few months after Virginia's death.
It had been 1000 years.
Duo sighed. While he and the others had been living here for that long, Heero hadn't been. He had only stayed for the first few months, making sure that the rest of the group was settled in. Then, he had announced that he would be leaving to continue with what Virginia and the Shinigami had been doing – guarding against the misuse of magic.
Duo smiled as he remembered the event.
Flashback
"But you have had no formal training. How do you expect to accomplish this?" The silver-haired, blue-eyed man that Duo recognized from his dreams asked. He was the Advisor to the Water Guardian, named Gingivere.
Heero looked at the Advisor. "I have all the memories of my previous life. I am capable of doing my job, and I will succeed in doing it." He leveled a look at Gingivere that said he would not stand for any arguments, no matter how well intentioned.
The nine elemental Advisors looked at each other, while the Guardians hid smiles and chuckles. They all knew Heero well enough by now to know that he would not be giving in. Finally, Nia, the Healing Advisor, spoke up.
"We will allow this on one condition – you must beat us all in a magical and physical fight, all at once." She said.
Heero nodded as though he had expected nothing else. "Where would you like to have it, and when?"
"The arena will do, and now is a good time. Let's go"
The arena was very different from the rest of the city. It had none of the hanging plants or small waterfalls and pools that were everywhere else. There weren't even any bushes. The building itself was a large dome near the palace. It was made out of the same white material as everything else, but it was spelled to behave differently. People could walk through it, unless a duel or bout was in session, in which case strong shield kept watchers out and spells in. To the people fighting inside, the walls were semi-transparent. To watchers, it was like looking through clear crystal, so they could watch the duels. None of the other buildings behaved this way; they were all opaque.
Heero stood in the middle of this arena with the nine Advisors surrounding him. He looked around at them calmly at them for a few seconds, the shut his eyes. "What are the rules?" He asked.
"It is pretty much anything goes." Gingivere replied. "Anything short of killing or maiming your opponents is allowed. The battle will continue until one side is unable to fight anymore. Easy enough."
Heero nodded, and opened his eyes. Again, he looked at his opponents. "I'm ready." He said.
Ambryn, the Fighting Advisor, nodded. "Then on my mark, we will begin." He said. Then, calling out in a louder voice, "Three… Two… One… Fight!"
Nothing happened.
Heero smirked. "I win." He stated.
Ambryn blinked. "I can't move."
"Neither can I." Nia sounded shocked. The others all seemed to agree.
Suddenly, Gingivere's eye's widened in shock. "I can't use my magic. It's… it's like… it's like the magic won't respond to me. I can feel it inside me, I still have the ability, but I can't control it and I can't use it!"
"That would be my fault." Heero stated calmly. He had not moved yet, either.
"What have you done?" Kara, the Air Advisor, asked in a kind of horrified shock.
"I have simply asked the elementals to not obey any of you."
They all stared at him.
"Is… that even possible?" Asked Ambryn. "To speak directly to the elementals – the living core of the elements – themselves?"
"It is." Gingivere's voice sounded shaken. "But as far as I know, none of the previous Guardians have ever been able to do it. It takes an extremely powerful mage to be able to bypass the system and do it, though. We have never come across those who were strong enough, not even the Guardians, and they have always been the strongest of all mages."
"I win." Heero said again. "I stopped you all from using magic. And because I didn't use a shield, you cannot break it. It was very easy to place a paralysis spell on all of you, and without magic you cannot even break that simple spell."
Silence.
"Gingivere… I think this can be considered a 'pass'." Sarah, the Fire Advisor, spoke up. "We must let him go."
End Flashback
Duo smiled thinking back on the memory. Heero had whipped the Advisors, and without even blinking.
But ever since then, Heero had been back only four times in the 1000 year period, and only for short periods of time – usually not more than a year.
Thinking over the memory brought up another memory of an even earlier event, one that had taken place when they had first come to Virilia.
They had met the Advisors.
Flashback
Duo looked around. The eight of them had just arrived at the world Heero called "Virilia". From what he could see, they had arrived next to a large pool with a fountain in the middle. All the buildings and other constructions were made out of some white material. Plants were everywhere.
"Do you like it?"
Duo turned around to look at the speaker. Then he looked again. It was the same man from his dreams!
"I am Lord Gingivere, the Water Advisor. Welcome to Virilia." The man – Gingivere – said.
He was tall, with short silver hair and bright blue eyes. He was wearing something that reminded Duo of the robes and stuff that you would see in movies like Lord of the Rings. He was wearing a sea blue tunic with a silver belt. The boots were the same color as the tunic, and his leggings were a lighter shade of blue with the silk shirt under the tunic the same color. Over the whole thing was a robe of a darker blue with silver embroidery. On his right hand was a silver ring set with a blue sapphire.
"If you would come with me," the man continued, "I would like to bring you to meet the others."
"What others?" asked Quatre.
"And what is a 'Water Advisor'?" Trowa asked.
Gingivere smiled slightly. "I will tell you that when we get where we are going."
"What if we wanted to know right now?" Wufei demanded.
"Then I would have to say that you need to learn patience." Gingivere commented, ignoring the shocked look that came over Wufei's face. "Now, will you please follow me? Leanne, Yudisey, Gene, it is good to see you again." The three murmured soft greetings to him, bowing slightly.
The pilots all looked at Heero for instruction. Heero simply smiled ever so slightly, and said, "If the Lord Gingivere wants us to follow him, then we will."
Gingivere looked at Heero and simply nodded, then turned and began to go down a path to what looked to be the largest building in sight. They all looked at each other, and when Heero began to follow the others all followed as well. They followed the path for a few minutes, looking at the beautiful scenery as they went. Finally they came out into a courtyard that had another fountain in it. Just beyond the courtyard was the large building. It looked like it was about three stories high, and stretched horizontally all over the place.
"This is the main palace building. The whole complex is over five square miles large. You will all live in the complex while you are here." Gingivere commented. He led them all inside through a huge archway, and then through a large pair of doors that were open. The building was as beautiful on the inside as it was on the outside. More fountains, large windows, and leafy plants were everywhere. Large, open spaces were prevalent. Gingivere led them into a large room.
There were eight people already in the room. Gingivere walked over and stood between the two groups.
"The Lady Sarah, the Fire Advisor." Gingivere said. A woman with bright red hair and gold colored eyes stepped forward. She wore a red silk skirt with a gold belt and a red top. Gold-ish boots could be seen from under the dress. Her red hair was braided and had several clips in it. She had ruby earrings and a gold and ruby necklace. She gave a slight bow, and then stepped back again.
"The Lady Kara, the Air Advisor." A woman who had been sitting down now stood up and stepped forward. Duo blinked; the short-ish blond hair and chocolate brown eyes marked her as the other person from the dreams. She wore a long yellow silk dress with a copper colored belt. Simple copper bands encircled her throat, and she wore one earring with a yellow colored stone. She wore brown boots. She, too, bowed, and then returned to her original position.
"The Lady Eika, the Emphatic Advisor." A woman with semi-long smoky gray hair that hung in curls down her back stepped forward. Silver eyes greeted them. The white silk skirt had two layers, as did the sleeves on the top. Her belt was silver, and had three diamonds set in it. Another single earring on her left ear was in the shape of a sword, with a diamond as part of the hilt. White high heels were barely visible. This lady curtseyed before returning to her chair.
"The Lady Falor, the Psychic Advisor." A woman with dark purple colored hair and deep violet eyes stepped up. Her hair was half up, and half down. The silk dress that matched the color of her hair was more low cut than the others, and had no sleeves. A purple shawl rested around her shoulders. The gold belt had one large amethyst. She, too, curtseyed, and returned to her seat.
"The Lady Ji, the Earth Advisor." Gingivere's voice held a hint of exasperation on the word "Lady". Short, green hair and bright green eyes smiled at them as this lady walked forward. She wore a bright green shirt that went off the shoulders, darker green high-heeled boots, a green skirt with six slits that almost went up to the belt showed green pants underneath, and a copper belt. There were two emerald earrings and a copper band around her neck with another emerald. She gave a flashy bow before returning to her place.
"The Lord Ambryn, the Fighting Advisor." A man with sandy brown hair and amber colored eyes stepped forward. He had a light brown tunic and boots, very light brown leggings and shirt, gold belt, and a dark brown robe over the ensemble. He had an amber ring on his right hand, and one amber earring on his right ear. He bowed, and stepped back.
"The Lord Baine, the Chaos Advisor." A man with longish blue, green, and purple hair stepped forward. His eyes looked yellow, red, and orange at the same time, but still separate. His tunic was yellow, his boots were red, and his leggings were orange. His belt was copper. His robe was mostly blue, but with green and purple accents. He sported one large opal earring. Duo was struck by the thought that he looked like a chaotic mess, but still managed to pull it off. He bowed and returned to his former place.
"And the Lady Nia, the Healing Advisor." The last woman stood up. She had long, black, strait hair and black eyes. Her simple black dress was silk and had a silver belt. Her silver necklace was set with a red-speckled green jasper – or a bloodstone. Two pieces of onyx served as earrings, and black high-heels for shoes. She gave a small bow, and returned to her seat.
"We are the nine Advisors of the Guardians, one for each element. As I have already told you, I am the Water Advisor. We have been around since the first Guardians, and will teach you what we know. What do we do? Well, we teach, we advise the Guardian to whom we are sworn, and in his or her absence, we make decisions for them. We also all advise the current ruler of the Circle." Gingivere looked at Heero. "That would be you, correct?"
Heero simply nodded.
"Well, as I am sure that you are all tired, I will let each of your Advisors take you to your rooms. We will all talk again, but not now. Food will be brought up to you, and the servants can help you with anything you need. Good day."
The Advisors all went to their corresponding Guardian. The Lady in yellow – Kara, Duo remembered – walked towards Duo. She smiled.
"Duo, you can come with me. I will bring you to your room." She said.
Duo looked around, and saw the others all filing out of the room through various doors. Then he saw Gingivere, who was looking at a raised platform, on which nine chairs rested. Each chair had a different symbol on the back, etched into different colored gems. The middle chair was raised one more step than the others. It had the red gem.
"It… has recently been changed. The blue one – the one directly to the left – used to be in the middle. But when Heero became High King, the thrones switched themselves. And don't worry too much about Gingivere. He is still getting over the fact that he lost his Guardian, and it simply one more reminder." Kara commented sadly. "Come with me, Duo. We are the last to leave."
End Flashback
Duo sighed. After that, Gingivere never spoke that much again at one time. He remained mostly in the background, giving advice only when asked, or when he felt he had to. He had to wonder if Gingivere had been like that when Virginia was still around – a silent shadow. The other Advisors would not tell him.
Kara, on the other hand, was probably the best thing that happened to him.
They had found out quickly that the Advisors were also like parents. They loved their Guardians completely, and did everything a parent would do. For years after Virginia had died and Heero had left, Duo had had horrible nightmares. Kara was always there for him – she woke him up from them, and managed to get him back to a peaceful sleep. They and Nia would take care of them if they were sick or hurt – and it happened a lot during training.
Training.
Thank God it was over now. For the past 1000 years, the Guardians had been put through physical, mental, political, and magical training of the highest order. It was exhausting, and often the reason for a sick Guardian was that he or she had simply gotten run down.
But now it was over, and Duo was determined not to think of it.
Heero, from what Duo had seen of him over the years, had also changed. Again, Duo reflected on how he had only seen Heero a handful of times since he had left in the first place – Kara always shrugged and said it was because he was a Guardian. Sometimes Duo wondered if the only reason Heero had come back at all was because he was the High King, and certain decisions and rulings required him.
It made him sad to think that Heero might not care for them.
But back to the reason he was sitting in that large courtyard in the first place:
Heero was coming home today!
It was because Duo, Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, Leanne, Yudisey, and Gene had all finished their training. The Advisors had decided that they could now go out and do what Heero was doing without ki lling themselves. So Heero was coming to collect them and start them off on their first missions.
Just then, Heero appeared in the courtyard.
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