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From now on Italics are Akushi's inner thought, since he's too focused on battle this is kind of reprisenting what he wants to say

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Gundam Seed Purpose

Chapter 52: Regret part 2

A while back, Flay would have been terrified of battle. Granted she was still afraid the girl was no longer shoving her head underneath the pillow. She watched the battle, bearing witness to GINNs gunning down EA mobile armours. The door slid open, and Flay stood up as Akushi entered. Gone was his expression so filled with bloodlust.

"I'll be going out on Sortie again…just remember what I said about Le Creuscet" Akushi said.

"What's your game?"

"I became exactly what Patrick Zala wanted in a soldier, all of it was to get in a position to discover the truth, now alls I need to do is give that data to someone I know who will use it" Akushi said as he reached into his pack, removing a black disc. "When Rau tries to use you, cry out, that you've found the key to the truth, destroy the key to ending this war and give the Archangel's crew the key to the truth" Akushi explained, offering the disc to Flay.

Flay hesitated for a moment, considering this mans intentions.

"What exactly is this truth?" She asked.

"Your welcome to look at it if you want" Akushi said.

She grabbed the disc, putting it in her pocket. Akushi walked towards the door, stopping to look back at Flay.

"Can I ask, who are you really?" Flay asked.

"Call me Kyusai, I think I like that one a lot better than evil" Akushi said with a smile before he walked out.

Flay looked at the disc in her hand and then at where the man had once stood. He made himself out to be the villain, so he could discover a greater evil, and reveal it. Though he went the wrong way about it, Flay thought that the man was far braver than anyone she had met, because he was willing to cross the lines.

"We dumped the Arc Generator and loaded you with one of the Duel's spare batteries" One of the mechanics said as Akushi prepared the Genocide for launch.

The Gundam had now been equipped with a shield and beam rifle. It's dull grey armour changed into a red and gold colour.

"Kyusai, Gundam Regret launching!"

The newly dubbed Gundam Regret flew out of the Vesalius, it's pilot gripping his controls tightly. Rau stabbed a Strike Dagger with his beam claws, watching in surprise as the Regret flew past him.

"Where the hell is he going?" Yzak asked, shooting down two mobile armours with his rail gun.

"Captain, Akushi Thanos's unit is heading for the fortress" One of the Eternal's bridge crew reported.

"Kira, you might want to go outside, that Akushi guy is going up against that fortress" Andy said on the speaker phone.

"Okay Mr Waltfield, I'll head on out" Kira ran out of the medical bay with Athrun.

A lone shuttle flew out of the Eternal, catching up with the Regret. Lacus sat in the shuttle, wearing a pink ZAFT flight suit.

"WHAT! MISS CLYNE LEFT THE SHIP!!!" Andy yelled at Martin.

"She stole one of the shuttles, I don't know where she's going with it" Martin said.

"She's going to see Gekido, to help him" Athrun said, floating onto the bridge. "One day at the command centre, when I had been tasked with finding Lacus, Akushi whispered something into my ear, he said I could either kill Lacus or Kira or "join them in opposing your fathers sick plans" from what he said my father seems to planning something terrifying, so terrifying that Akushi had to go undercover in order to discover the truth" he explained.

'I impressed Zala, by becoming evil itself, but now, I'll do what I can to make things right' Kyusai thought.

Lacus widened her eyes as a white Akuma flew into her path.

"Sorry Miss Clyne, but I'm afraid I'm going to shut your songs up here and now" Uragiri said as she targeted the shuttle.

Suddenly, the Regret Gundam flew at the Akuma, firing its beam rifle.

"URAGIRI!!!" Kyusai yelled.

Uragiri widened her eyes as the Gundam flew at her Akuma. She flew to the side, easily dodging the shot from the Regret's Gundam.

"Fly funnels!" She whispered.

The Funnels on her mobile suits back flew off and began flying around the Regret. One of the funnels targeted Lacus's shuttle.

"NO!!" Kyusai yelled, destroying the funnel with a single shot from his rifle.

Uragiri growled before she ordered the funnels to fire on the Regret. The beams flew into the Gundam, bombarding its armour. Akushi desperately tried to dodge the beam fire, his eyes confused by their constant movements. Suddenly, the White Akuma appeared before his eyes, igniting a beam sabre. He bought up the Regret's shield, blocking the sabre. Kyusai shoved the Akuma aside, targeting it with his beam rifle. He fired off several beams, but much to his shock, Uragiri easily dodged the shots. She then commanded her funnels into a line. The five floating guns fired at the Regret, taking chunks off its right leg and slicing off a piece of its V fin.

"You could have stayed with me Akushi, we could have been good partners" Uragiri said, her face appearing on Kyusai's screen.

But Kyusai ignored her instead he shot at her. Uragiri pouted her lips as she easily dodged the beam attacks. Once again she commanded her funnels to fire, laughing as Kyusai barely managed to defend himself with his shield.

"Are you really that scared to die Akushi? Your pathetic, and to think I once felt something for you" Uragiri laughed.

You never cared about me, you've only ever given a damn about yourself.

He knew he couldn't let out his feelings; he was the type of soldier who needed to remain emotionless. So he turned fired at the White Akuma again. Uragiri merely moved her suit to the sides, slashing at the Regret with her sabre. Kyusai barely managed to dodge the swipe, but a second slash from the Akuma sliced off the top of his shield.

"How did you think this would end? If your such a big expert on history you should know that every person who ever defied a great order failed" Uragiri said, kicking the Regret's head.

It's not about defeating an order; it's about inspiring others to continue fighting against that unjust order. It's about defiance, one of the greatest acts that a human can commit.

"You can redeem yourself, you've crossed too many lines, you might as well put gun in your mouth and pull the trigger now. Nothing you do will ever take back what you have done, Gekido will kill you or I will kill you, or maybe you'll be sentenced to death by a military court, not matter what your going to die Akushi"

I don't care!

Uragiri widened her eyes as Kyusai smacked her Akuma's head with his shield. Then she gasped as the Regret pointed its rifle at her head.

Before I die I'll see you fall Uragiri!

But just before the Regret fired it's rifle, Uragiri slammed her fist into the heads eject button. The head flew off of the body, barely dodging the green beam. Much to Kyusai's shock, the Akuma's body still moved, slashing his rifle in half.

"Idiot Akushi, unlike my servants I have complete control of my mobile suits functions, a mere button click and a signal will be sent to the body like a remote sends commands to a TV" Uragiri explained, smiling as Kyusai desperately dodged slash after slash from the Akuma.

Kyusai flew backwards, firing his head Vulcan's at the Akuma. The head flew back onto the body, which spreads its arms out, igniting the sabres at its fingertips. Uragiri waved her beam claws around, destroying the solid shell bullets with every wave of her hand. She smiled as her funnels flew in a ring around Kyusai, and then separated, giving her room to slash at the mobile suit.

"NOT YET!!!" Kyusai yelled, pulling his sticks back.

The beam claws scraped against the Regret's armour, leaving five marks across its chest. Kyusai breathed heavily as the funnels flew around him again.

"Face it Akushi, everything you've done is for nothing, I will take this world whether you like it or not" Uragiri burst into laughter as Kyusai growled.

"I don't think so!" A voice said over the radio.

A smile spread across Uragiri's face as the Freedom flew at her. Kira drew his beam sabres, slamming them into Uragiri's claws.

"So your Kira Yamato, I've wanted to meet you so much, SON OF ULEN HIBIKI!!!" Uragiri yelled, pushing the Freedom away.

The Akuma's mouth plate suddenly slid upwards, covering it's third and fourth eyes, another part of it's forehead slid outwards diagonally, creating a makeshift V-Fin. Kyusai and Kira widened their eyes as the mobile suit's armour took on a gold colour as it's eyes glowed yellow.

"Uragiri's Akuma, it's a Gundam!" Kyusai said.

Suddenly the Akuma flew at the Freedom. Kira grinded his teeth together as he barely managed to block strike after strike from Uragiri. She flew at impossible speeds, slashing at the Freedom every few seconds. Kira was barely able to block the swipes each time. His seed shattered, and he yelled as he slashed at the Akuma. But Uragiri flipped backwards, using Kira's infamous move against him. He bought up his shield, blocking the swipe. Retracting his rail guns, Kira yelled as he fired. The blasts flew into the Akuma, but remarkably the blasts had no affect on its strengthened armour.

"YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE SON OF HIBIKI!!!!" Uragiri yelled.

"YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG GUY!!!" He yelled back.

The Funnels flew around the Freedom, blasting off pieces of its armour. Kira was barely able to keep up with the increased speed of the funnels. He fired his beam rifles and shoulder cannons, hitting one of the funnels, which remained unaffected by the beam. The two red and blue beams flew into the Akuma, knocking it back only slightly. Uragiri swung her claws downwards, slicing the Freedom's shield in half. Kira threw aside the shield and drew one of his sabres, using the blade to deflect the attacks launched by the funnels.

"I'M DEFINITELY NOT MISTAKEN! YOU ARE THE SON OF ULEN HIBIKI!!"

"I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO HIBIKI IS!!"

"THEN COME WITH ME KIRA! LOVE ME AND HELP ME RULE THIS WORLD!!!" Uragiri yelled, opening her Akuma's arms as she embraced the Freedom.

Kira yelled in agony as electricity ran into the Freedom's cockpit.

"Don't you see it Kira? Lacus Clyne's way isn't enough, come with me and I will tell you how I will change the world, how I will create an everlasting and eternal peace" Uragiri said, her eyes changing into a seed form just like Kira's.

Kyusai gripped his controls tightly as he heard Kira's pain over the radio. He looked at his hands, hands which had taken so many lives. The Regret's shoulder opened and the Gundam drew its beam sabre, igniting the yellow beam. Throwing his broken shield aside, Kyusai faced the situation with determination in his eyes.

I have made my choice!

The Regret Gundam flew forward, leaving a trail in the shape of a pair of angelic wings. Uragiri looked to her side, paying the Gundam no heed as she continued to torture Kira.

I know what you would say Gekido; I know how you would react to my situation. You'd have done the opposite as I did, even though you knew you didn't have the strength to fight Uragiri you would have still fought. You wouldn't have killed the innocent, you wouldn't have joined ZAFT, you wouldn't have sucked up to that maniac Zala. Gekido, I finally see now, it's, as you would have said Gekido. Results are pointless, it's the way you achieve those results. Everything I have done has caused countless families to suffer. But not more evil, it's as you'd say The real heroes are those who don't cross the lines, who remain defiant and good…

"TILL THE END!!!" Kyusai roared.

With one slash, Kyusai separated the two Gundam's. He had cut off both the Freedom's and the Akuma's arms. Then he slammed his feet into the Akuma's chest, using it as momentum to fly away from the battle. He flew past countless mobile suits, including Rau's Guaiz.

"Hmmm, what could the Thanos boy be up to?" The masked man wondered.

He flew towards the Argos, landing in it's hanger without any radio contact. Opening the hatch and flying out of the machine, Kyusai threw his helmet into the cockpit as he floated towards the door. Running as fast as he could, Kyusai ignored the shouts from countless ZAFT soldiers. He ran into Dagger's office, opening the drawer on his desk. A smile crossed Kyusai's face as he saw the man's Sake bottle. Taking a pen and a piece of paper, the young man began writing a letter for his former adopted father.


Kira retracted all his weapons and hit the Akuma with everything he had. Uragiri widened her eyes as the shots knocked her Gundam around, virtually rendering the power up of the dream system useless. She yelled as she ordered her funnels to fire. Kira easily managed to dodge the beam attacks, firing shots that destroyed each one of the funnels.

"Damn it, it's only that machine that makes you so good, you've be nothing without it" She growled.

"Maybe, but I can still kick your ass here and now!" Kira said with an uncharacteristic grin as he flew at the Akuma.

Uragiri's eyes widened as she suddenly pictured the Purpose flying at her. The Freedom slammed its head into the Akuma's, shattering it's eyes. Uragiri slid her Gundam's mouth plate down, revealing her spare pair of eyes.

"I'M NOT THAT EASY!!" She yelled.

The Akuma's V-fin glowed, releasing a crimson beam. Kira flew to the side; the Freedom's left wing was cut apart by the beam. Marcus sliced a Moebius in half, raising his eyebrows as Kyusai flew out of the Argos. Jessica and Michelle soon flew out as well, shooting their rifles at an approaching group of Strike Daggers. From the Archangel, John and Mu flew out, the latter's Gundam equipped with the Sword Pack while the Cosmo Grasper that followed was equipped with the Agni Cannon. John shot a GINN in the head, while Mu swung his sword round, beheading two Strike Daggers.

"Everyone, we need to fly back to the fortress, try another attack before it launches another wave" Cagalli said.

"Or maybe we could abandon Mendel, this battle is starting to draw attention from ZAFT and EA forces" William said, destroying two Moebius's with his rifle.

"No, you stay here and defend, we'll get the cargo to Gekido!" Leonardo said firmly.

"What is even in that container?" Neumann asked.

"Nothing you need to worry about" Leo said.

Kyusai flew to the Vesalius, failing to notice Rau following behind him. He docked with the ship, floating towards Rau's room. Flay turned her head to the door as Kyusai entered, throwing a ZAFT green suit into her arms.

"I've made the choice for you, I'm taking you to the Archangel now" Kyusai said firmly. "Well what are you waiting for, get that flight suit on now!" He growled, shocking Flay into action.

Though Flay knew this was more risky than what Kyusai had earlier suggested, she smiled at the opportunity to see her friends earlier than she hoped. Kyusai kept a watchful eye out as Flay stripped off her uniform and changed into the flight suit. She assumed that Kyusai had taken it from the women's locker room considering it's perfect fit. Flay held the helmet tightly as she turned to Kyusai, then widened her eyes. Rau was standing at the door, his gun aimed at Kyusai's forehead.

"What a disappointment you turned out to be Akushi, for what trivial reason do you fight for now? Redemption perhaps!" Rau said with a smirk.

"It's not trivial, I wont allow anyone to call the reason I fight trivial"

"And yet here I am…it's a shame really, you could have either helped Uragiri with her plans of domination or you could have helped me"

"Yeah right, you dream of total annihilation, my dream is selfish but at least it wont destroy the world" Kyusai said, glaring at Rau.

"Well at least you can admit to being selfish, you wont gain redemption, history will only remember you as the villain, those who know the truth wont last forever, their opinion of you will have absolutely no impact once you are dead"

"Shut up…or I'll tear your mask off and shove a mirror in your face" Kyusai growled.

Rau merely laughed at the boy.

"You're all talk, goodbye Akushi Thanos, everyone truly hated you" Rau said as he pulled the trigger.

Kyusai moved his head just in time as the bullet flew out of the barrel, brushing past his cheek. He grabbed Rau's pistol hand, delivering a kick to the mans stomach. Rau counted with a punch to Kyusai's face, but he recovered from the blow, grabbing Rau's mask. The man yelled as Kyusai tore off his mask, ducking as he reached into his pack. Flay widened her eyes in surprise and shock as Kyusai pulled a small hand mirror out of his pack. He swung it round, smashing the mirror into Rau's face. Rau yelled in agony as the shattered glass cut his forehead and cheeks.

"IF I SAY I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING I'LL DO IT! LET'S GO FLAY!!!" Kyusai yelled, offering Flay his hand.

Without hesitation, the red head took his hand and they both floated out of the office. Rau crawled towards his desk, pushing the intercom.

"ADES! RED ALERT! AKUSHI THANOS IS NOW AN ENEMY OF ZAFT!!!" Rau yelled hysterically, pulling his pills out of his desk.

He popped several pills down his throat, his eyes wide in utter fury as he stood up. Rau walked after Kyusai and Flay, who both moved as fast as they could towards the Regret. Two ZAFT soldier's fired their rifles at them. Kyusai pushed Flay into the Regret's cockpit, while the bullets flew into his left shin and right arm. He grinded his teeth together, taking a bullet in the back. The barrel of Rau's gun was smoking as he glared at Kyusai's back. Nearby mechanics gasped at the horrible scratches on Rau's face, then turned away as he glared at them.

"Kyusai!" Flay said with concern as the boy opened the cockpit hatch.

"Get your helmet on!" He said, putting his own helmet on.

Flay nodded, putting the helmet on as Kyusai powered up the machine. The Regret Gundam moved to the catapult, grabbing a bazooka from the weapon rack. He flew out of the Vesalius, taking a volley of bullets launched by a squadron on GINN's. Kyusai flew as fast as he could, ignoring countless enemies, shooting unavoidable opponents in the head.

"Well well well, the shamed son has finally shown his true colours" Jessica smiled as she flew at Kyusai, firing her new beam rifle.

"Your wrong…Dagger would be proud of what I've done" Kyusai growled.

"What betray the army, I never did learn to understand your fathers twisted thinking, I just wanted to get him in bed"

"But he never went for a slut like you"

"You little bastard!" Jessica growled.

She drew a beam sabre form her Custom GINN's waist. Slashing at the Regret, Jessica yelled at the young pilot.

"If you get in the way I'll kill you!" Kyusai growled, drawing his beam sabre.

Two GINN's flew at the Regret with their ion cannons ready. With one slash, Kyusai tore the two units in half, and then blocked a swipe from Jessica.

"YOU TRAITOR!!!" Yzak yelled.

"YEAH YOUR RIGHT I AM A TRAITOR! A TRAITOR TO MY EMPLOYERS! A TRAITOR TO MY HOMELAND! A TRAITOR TO MY FRIEND! BUT AT LEAST I HAVENT BETRAYED MY BELIEFS!!!" Kyusai yelled.

The Duel slashed at the Regret, but the much faster Gundam dodged the attack, swinging its sabre upwards. Kyusai took off the Duel's rail gun arm, and then fired his bazooka point blank into the Gundam's head.

"Damn it, I'm getting out of here!" Both Yzak and Uragiri said as they flew their damaged units away.

Kira also decided to retreat back to the Eternal. On his way, he widened his eyes as he saw the Regret battle Jessica's GINN. The Woman kicked the Gundam in the head, slicing its shoulder with her sabre. Kyusai smacked the GINN across the head with his bazooka.

"I'm really going to enjoy killing you!" Jessica said, licking her lips. "I only wish I could have some special time to torture your red haired bitch" she added.

"Your just talking shit!" Kyusai growled.

"Oh really? I can smell your lust for her!"

"SHUT UP!!!" Kyusai yelled, slashing off Jessica's sabre arm.

The woman flipped her unit backwards, firing a beam that shattered the Regret's left eye and cracked its helmet.

"YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO ALL THOSE WHO DIED!!"

"Who cares about the dead, its kill or be killed, so you might as well enjoy it" Jessica laughed.

She fired one more shot, blowing up the Regret's sabre arm. She then widened her eyes as the smoke from the explosion cleared and the Regret raised its bazooka.

"Your right AND WRONG!!!" Kyusai yelled, pulling the trigger.

Jessica let out one final scream as the bazooka blast flew into her GINN's chest. Marcus watched with mild interest as the GINN was blown up, killing Jessica. He merely shrugged his shoulders and went back to fighting the enemies in front of him. Kyusai flew alongside the Freedom, entering the Archangel itself. Kira immediately got out of his machine, floating towards the Regret.

"Go to him Flay and show him the truth" Kyusai said weakly as he spat blood onto his face plate.

Flay looked at the man who had showed her the true path to take. She threw her helmet off and Kyusai's.

"Thank you!" She said, plating a kiss on his cheek.

She flew out of the machine, and like the one time in Heliopolis, she wrapped her arms around Kira's waist. The only difference now was that she held Kira because she truly loved him. And he held her back, gripping her hair as they kissed.

"I'm back!" She said with a smile.

"Flay, please tell me what you were going to say that one time" Kira said.

"Kira Yamato, I…." But Flay's words were cut off as the Regret walked towards the launch catapult. "KYUSAI WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!" She screamed.

The Regret slowly walked out of the Eternal, igniting its rockets as it reached the end of the catapult. Flay rushed towards a terminal, typing in the frequency for Kyusai's radio.

"Kyusai what are you doing, you need medical attention?" She asked.

But silence was her answer as the Regret flew through the battle. Tears ran down Flay's eyes as her breathing quickened.

"KYUSAI WHY!! YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH! PLEASE STAY WITH US AND HELP US! DON'T THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY…You showed me the right thing to do, you more than anyone have shown me that sometimes the hardest thing to do, the thing you cant bring yourself to do can be the right thing…you killed innocents but it was all to discover the truth and to save more lives in the end right?"

Again silence was her answer.

"Are you listening to me? PLEASE KYUSAI! PLEASE BRIAN ANSWER ME! PLEASE!! Stay with us, find your redemption the right way" She said, falling to her knees as she leaned her head against the screen. "I realise what happened that time after you kissed me, you brushed your cheek against mine, to wipe away your tears…. doing all of those terrible things tore you apart didn't it? You wanted to cry so much, you wanted to tell someone so badly…and you chose me! Please Kyusai, you saved my life…let us save yours"

"There's still, one more thing I have to do…TO MAKE AMENDS!!!" Kyusai yelled out as he flew towards the fortress.

Kira held the girl he loved as she cried her heart out. A smile spread across Kyusai's face, knowing that he may not survive this war. But at least in the end, he did something worth all the evil he committed. He saved someone worth saving!


Gekido floated through the corridors of the fortress. Jack ran through one door, which shut behind him.

"DAMN IT!!!" Gekido yelled, slamming his fist into the sealed door.

Suddenly, a door opened beside him. Curious, Gekido stepped through the airlock, opening the door to deep space. He widened his eyes as he saw Miguel's Gundam, it's rifle aimed at the Purpose beside it. Gekido smiled, knowing that this was a challenge, one he couldn't pass up.

"It's time to finish this, once and for all!" Both pilots said, determined to end their rivalry for good.

Next Chapter 53: The Final Duel


Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, pleae give me some feedback on what you thought of this one. Next up is the final battle between Miguel and Gekido. The letter that Akushi/Brian/Kyusai wrote to Dagger will be seen later on, along with his reactions to the deaths of Luke and Jessica.