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Gundam Seed: Mythical Legends

Phase 09: I'm not an Enemy

"Take this!" Urd yelled out.

A powerful blow hit Shinn head-on, sending him flying at a distance. Once he landed on the ground, he felt the pain running through his body. He was seriously hurt, but that didn't stop him from standing up. He stood composedly and faced the two goddesses with a smile beaming with confidence.

Growing impatiently, Urd gathered ample amounts of energy in her right hand and shot a powerful beam at Shinn. But he was able to block the attack with his own power, though his body was already weak.

"I'm not going to give up. My life is not yours for the taking!" Shinn blurted out, as he tried to keep his defense up. Again, he remembered Cagalli's words in his mind.

"So you're saying that you're going to throw away your life, is that it?! You're saying that you're going to let Odin win, is that it?! Don't you dare give up, Shinn Asuka!" Cagalli said, as tears formed in her eyes.

"Cagalli..."

"The greatest battle ever is to keep on living!"

Because of that, his will to live became stronger and his power suddenly boosted. He was able to bounce back the beam towards Urd.

"Urd Onee-sama!" shouted Verdandi, looking shocked. Quickly, she ran in front of Urd and blocked the beam with her body. "AHHHHHHH!!!!!!" she screamed in pain.

Urd could only watch her sister getting hurt by the power she unleashed.

Verdandi dropped to her knees with her head bleeding. She winced in pain, but she still gathered the strength to smile at her sister.

"I'm glad," Verdandi faintly said, "that you're all right, Onee-sama." She groaned and struggled until her vision blurred. She turned her head at Shinn. "Loki-sama, please don't hurt my sis... sister..." Those were her last words before she fainted to the ground.

Then Urd finally screamed, "Verdandi!"

"Urd," Shinn spoke, "I'm sorry, but I had no choice."

Urd cuddled her sister in her arms, as she healed her injuries with her magic. She cried tears of guilt and sorrow, while brushing her fingers through Verdandi's crimson red hair.

Verdandi, you're going to be all right. I'm here for you. I'm going to make you all better again. Her hands trembled, because she felt fear in her heart. She was afraid of losing her sister and because of this, an undesirable emotion fired up inside her heart. It was the emotion of anger.

When Urd healed Verdandi completely, she placed her comfortably on the ground. She glared at Shinn with furious eyes, as she stood up. Slowly, she approached him and in every step, her hands glowed brighter and brighter. Tears still streamed down from her aqua blue eyes.

Shinn, unquestionably, feared her. It's the first time I've seen her like this. He tried calling upon his own powers, but it was no use. He was too weak to even use a small amount of power. He saw Urd approaching him so he backed away.

"Urd, I don't want to fight you. I'm not your enemy." Shinn reasoned with her, but seemingly it wasn't going through her head. She was blinded with rage.

"Anyone who is an enemy of Odin-sama is my enemy and anyone who hurts my sister must die!"

"Wait! Stop!"

"You're finished!"

Urd jumped up and tried to attack him, but Shinn dodged her attack easily. He jumped sideward to avoid contact with her. As soon as he landed, he felt a sudden pain in his chest. He clutched onto his chest as he moaned excruciatingly. He looked up at Urd again. Urd, this time, aimed a magical sphere at him. She fired it with incredible power that hit Shinn on the chest. Shinn screamed as he floated through the air. During this, Urd immediately teleported herself on top of him and kicked him to the ground.

"Are you having fun, Loki-sama?" Urd said with a smirk.

His landing on the ground was hard enough to make the earth crumble. His body was numb and the only thing he could move was his head. He struggled just to sit up, but Urd telepathically chained him to the ground.

"Urd, please stop this."

"I won't stop until you're dead," Urd threatened. She landed beside him and placed a foot on his chest. "Loki-sama, are you prepared?" she asked.

"Urd, we used to be friends before," Shinn reminded her, his eyes growing soft. "And now, we're enemies just because Odin ordered you to kill me... I can't believe this."

"That was all in the past. What's now is now... Die, Loki-sama..." She looked at him with eyes so cold. She formed an aura blade on her right hand and pointed it at the disabled god. She was prepared to thrust him with it, but something within her heart stopped her from doing so.

"Urd, we used to be friends before." Shinn's words echoed in her head that only confused her and his words also brought tears in her eyes again. "Loki-sama..." The blade faded away, as she fell down to her knees. She buried her face in her hands as she trembled heartily.

"Urd, what's the matter?" Shinn asked worriedly.

"I can't do it." Urd shook her head rapidly.

"Urd..."

"No matter how hard I try... I just can't kill you, Loki-sama."

Bedroom

In a bedroom located on the 2nd floor of the mansion, Stellar was sleeping soundly on the bed. Surrounding her was a barrier of white light—a seal that Verdandi and Urd placed to prevent her from waking up.

Unexpectedly, a figure engulfed in blue light appeared beside the bed. The light slowly disappeared and revealed the figure's true form of a guy with unruly brown hair and purple eyes. He was none other than Freyr (Kira).

Freyr glanced at his side, to his right, where he saw the sleeping goddess. Of course, he was surprised to see Skuld there. The last time he saw her was the time when she was about to embark on a journey to Earth to find his sister.

He approached the barrier and placed a hand on it. "Hmm... The barrier is weakening. I wonder..." he said, "Well, I better get Skuld out of here." With that, he took a few steps backwards as he extended his arm forward. He began chanting a spell as soon as his hand glowed in blue light. When the spell was done, ample amounts of energy were unleashed and went towards the barrier.

"This should do it," he said as he increased his power even more.

The barrier started to crack. A bright yellow light emerged from it, which blinded Freyr's eyes. He closed his eyes and backed away from the barrier. When the light disappeared, Freyr slowly opened his eyes.

"That was unexpected," said Freyr, trying to regain composure.

He approached the bed to wake Stellar up. He gently shook her as he called out her name. "Skuld!" yelled Freyr, "Skuld, please wake up!"

Because of this attempt, Stellar stirred and moved her head a little. She turned over to her right side where Freyr was. Gradually, she opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Freyr's worried face.

"Freyr-sama?" muttered Stellar.

"I'm glad you're all right, Skuld."

"What are you doing here?"

"I should be asking you the same thing."

"Oh, well... I'm here because..." She was about to continue when she suddenly remembered Shinn and her sisters. She jumped out of bed in an instant and ran towards the door.

"Skuld, wait!" Freyr said as he grabbed her wrist. "Where are you going?"

"I have to go help Loki-sama. He's fighting my sisters as we speak."

"What did you just say?!" Freyr sounded surprise to hear that.

"Odin-sama ordered my sisters to annihilate Loki-sama."

"Why did he do that? The Goddesses of Destiny shouldn't be doing things like fighting other gods."

"I know... I know that, Freyr-sama." Stellar lowered her head as she deeply sighed. "But my sisters are very loyal to Odin-sama, that's why they cannot ignore his commands.

Stellar suddenly felt Urd's strong aura. "Urd Onee-sama... Oh no... Loki-sama is fighting her right now." She started worrying for Shinn's safety. She quickly turned back to Freyr. "Frey-sama, I must go."

Without any more delay, Stellar bolted out of the room and disappeared into the hallway.

Basement

Stellar reached the basement of the mansion. She had sensed a dark and eerie aura from the place, so she decided to check it. She also heard faint voices there. "Who's there?!" she asked.

"Stellar is that you?" a voice answered her back.

Stellar recognized the voice, which belonged to Cagalli. She immediately went deeper into the basement and found Cagalli and Hel trapped together in a cage.

"Cagalli-san, I'm glad you're all right!" Stellar said. Approaching the cage, she looked at Hel and smiled. "Hel, it's a surprise to see you here."

Hel crossed her arm and raised one eyebrow at her. "Just get us out of here, Skuld."

"Be patient," Stellar told the red-haired goddess. "You should be a little nice to your rescuer."

"I really don't have time for this. I have to go and save my Oto-sama." Hel's face became depressed. Obviously, she was worried sick for her father.

"I understand how you feel right now, Hel," Stellar said as she placed both hands on the lock. "Get ready, I'm going to break it."

"Do your best, Stellar." Cagalli cheered on.

Stellar closed her eyes to concentrate. Her hands started glowing the minute she chanted the Releasing Spell. After 5 seconds, the lock broke and the prisoners were freed.

Hel immediately went out and grabbed Stellar's shoulders. "Skuld, take us to Oto-sama right now." She sounded demanding.

"I'm sure Shinn is having a tough time," Cagalli added.

Stellar nodded her head. She chanted a teleportation spell and her body began glowing in bright yellow. She grabbed Hel's and Cagalli's wrists. "Here we go!" she yelled out before they disappeared from sight.

To be continued...


JC: Will Stellar, Hel, and Cagalli be able to make it on time to save Shinn? Find out in the next chapter. Well, I'll see you! Don't forget to review and no flames!