Shinn and Kira entered the Empire of Misurugi once again as they looked to resupply their food. A week had passed since their fight with Providence and the activation of Evolving System which Kira used to change the Strike into Freedom. Though even after the system had been activated, they still don't know how the system actually works and how to trigger it. Kira said that the system activated when he was free of doubts and a reason to fight. Athrun assumed that the system react with the pilot. If so then how exactly does the system wanted from its pilot?

Shinn looked unhappy as he sighed heavily. It had been almost a month since they arrived here and things are looking pretty worse although according to Kira the key to return to their own world is to find this Embryo person and asked him since Kira claimed he is the god of this world. Wow thing's just had to be complicated huh?

They stopped by at the shop and bought their supply and left the shop. As they walked towards the Core Splender, both Kira and Shinn noticed that they are being followed. Slowly they changed their direction from the Core Splender and towards the town nearby.

"What should we do?" Shinn whispered at Kira.

"After this corner we will split up." Said Kira clamly

"Wait what?" Shinn was surprised by Kira's answer but Kira remained clam as he told Shinn to meet at Core Splender after he sure that nobody followed him. Shinn gave a slight nodded as Kira counted to three and both of them separated at a corner where Kira went to the left while Shinn went straight ahead.

Unknown to them, their movement was followed by a man in clocked as he chose to follow Kira instead of Shinn.

As Shinn walked ahead, he found himself standing in front of a castle. He didn't actually need to went inside but he was forced as a few guard started to chased him after they found him suspicious. Shinn entered the place alone and sneaked inside the castle. Inside was a beautiful room he had ever step inside. There was a lot of picture and he saw a family portraits.

"A family huh?" Shinn looked up and saw a family consists of a father, mother and three children. Shinn continued to scan the room and saw a picture with a girl that had a golden hair and burning eyes just like Ange. Behind was a code of 5 digit number. The room was quite big as they were a queen size bed and a big wardrobe. Shinn was standing at the center of the room after he entered it through a window after the guard kept chasing him. On a table there was alaptop. He tried to open it but nothing happened. Feeling frustrated Shinn slammed his hand on the laptop and it switched on. Shinn entered the code and opened a secret files which had a title which is 'The Darkest Day of The Empire.'

Shinn clicked it opened and a video was showed during the event when the Princess of Misurugi was revealed to be Norma. After a while Shinn noticed that the person was in fact was Ange. A knocked suddenly heard from the outside of the room as Shinn left the laptop but was unable to escaped when the door was opened and Shinn saw a little girl in a wheelchair. Shocked to saw Shinn in his room, she screamed for guards as Shinn left the castle and sent Kira a message that he was heading for Core Splender.

Kira was heading towards the Core Splender when he was stopped by a mysterious clocked figured. Kira knew he was in trouble as he reached for a handgun on his side but the person hold-up his hand and revealed his face. Kira expression turned to shock as the the person revealed himself. Before kira could speak the person asked him to follow him as it is to avoid the guards. Kira agreed and the person brought it to a café where they sat down in the corner of the café.

Kira looked at the person and he stilled at loss of words as he could not believe that the person in front of him was alive. "Are you like Rau?"

The person looked shocked but he denied. "We are different yet we are the same. How should I start this?"

The person gave a quick thought before he started to explain.

"After the battle with you and heard you said with Gilbert I had a change of heart, that's why I shoot him not you." The man revealed as Ray Za Burrel. He was supposed to dead yet he was here.

"Ray…how are you still alive." Kira asked as he still uncomfortable with Ray.

"Don't worry. I will not here to harm you." Ray took a sip of his coffee "It was a surprised really. I was sure that I had died that day but one moment before I faced my death something opened behind me and I was able to escaped death but not without a cost." Ray showed to Kira that he had lost his left eye, his right arm and both of his legs. "When I came to this place, I was saved by King Jurai who gave me this arms and legs. I was then given a mission in which one day if her daughter revealed to be a Norma then it will be my duty to protect her someday but.." Ray stopped talking as if he remembered something terrible. "He found out and attacked me."

"He? Who are you talking about?" Kira asked though he almost could guest who's behind it.

"Embryo. He is the centre of this world conflict and he managed to captured me and almost torture me to death but I was able to escape by someone but at the cost of my left eye and the life of my saviour." Ray finished his coffee just as he finished his story. "Now I am grateful to see you are alive. Since you are with Shinn meaning that Athrun must had came here too right?" Kira nodded. "Good then took this." Ray handed over a pendrive.

"What is this?" Kira asked as he took the pendrive.

"This drive contained all the information about this world and a little about origin of the Dragon and also about Embryo." Ray stood up as he covered his face. "Hurry up. He is waiting for you."

Kira had many question but his phone rings as Shinn was on his way to Core Splender. Kira put his phone away and when he looked up Ray was gone.

It took awhile but Shinn was able to met up with Kira. They entered the Core Splender and flew away. Shinn and Kira didin't spoke as both of them had something discovered from this trip. Just as things was running smoothly, they were suddenly attacked from the left side. The attacks was meant for them but it was made to missed them on purposed. On their left was a black version of Villkiss with a few white strips.

The machine continued its attacked but Shinn somehow managed to dodge them all.

"Damm it!" Shinn growled as he cursed the machine. "This is bad. What's with that machine suddenly attacks us."

The black Villkiss fired its guns at Shinn which hits the wing of Core Splender. Shinn lose control and the Villkiss about to fired it last short but stopped when a green beam was fired at it.

Cutting through the cloud was a red mobile suit which changed from its MA mode to MS mode. The Saviour Gundam.

"Athrun!" Shinn screamed in joy.

"Leave this one to me. Hurry up and get back to the base." Athrun ordered

"Understand!" Shinn managed to move the Core Splender even when one of the wings was shot.

The black Villkiss pulled out two Blade from its back which looked like a large physical blade but…

"The blade had thin beam surrounded those blade. Really now?" Saviour drew both of his beam sabers from its shoulder. "Oh well I just need to buy sometime until they could back me up." With that Athrun charged at the Villkiss.