Relena gasped and knew she wouldn't be able to make it back in time. To warn the others to try and end this insanity. She watched as the great Epyon arose from its dismal sleep and lifted to it's feet.
"Noin, stop!" She cried in vain, as the crimson giant roared to life.
All too soon, it was gone, into the horizon. Relena shuddered as she watched the final remnants of the great Gundam as it dissapeared behind the trees.
She smirked slightly and nodded with finality. Suddenly she was in full agreement of Noin's actions.
"Only God can stop her now, Constinople, and tonight God is on her side."
Relena remained calm as she awaited the inevitable. She heard the crunch of the thick army boots as they trudged forward on her trail. She turned towards the upcoming onslaught and choose to submit. Her energy was gone, her hope a small flicker that was beginning to grow. With Noin's departure, it promised to alight anew.
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"Ahh... so it was the little princess that defeated my comrade. In the end she will pay," Constinople said cooly. Heero growled.
"You're the only one that will pay Constinople," he said cooly. He turned toward Zechs and nodded. Zechs brought his gun forward and cocked it slowly, savouring the sound. He knew of Constinople's destiny now, an it was to die at his hands. With a certain finality Constinople bowed, and Zechs pulled the trigger. The bullet whirred through the air and went through Constinoples heart.
Heero's eyes widened and Zechs gasped. True the bullet had gone through Constinople's heart, but it had also gone straight through. Straight through a hologram. Constinople smirked with a sinister certainty.
"My congratulations Milliardo, on a perfect hit. Unfortunatly, your mark wasn't real. I suggest you leave, my friends. Unless you don't care about your precious...princess." With that, Constinople was no more. His hologramic self had materialized, revealing the control panels behind him.
"Relena," Heero said to himself. Zechs nodded and they both ran out. Ran as if Hell itself was on their heels.
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"You do realize that this will be a trap?" Zechs said as they made their way to the exit of the Sank Kingdom. Heero nodded.
"Does it really matter anymore?" He said, looking at Zechs. Zechs didn't reply and pressed on, with Heero following closely behind.
They made their way out of the great entrance and slowed. What they had expected appeared before them. At least a total of 50 men, all armed to the teeth incircled them in a tight hold. Zechs sighed and stood at the ready, passively allowing them to do as they would. All of the 50 soldiers had steady hands, ensuring a perfect lock on their target. They all had self-assured smirks as they cocked their guns slowly.
Relena was positioned in the center ring, with two guards holding her still. She held the face of her long ago pacifist beliefs, with a cool calm she stood and looked at Heero. Her face was not apologetic, but mainly placid, and Heero sensed some sort of confidence from her composure. Heero lifted an eyebrow and Relena nodded softly.
There was an opening in the tight concentration of soldiers and a figure slowly emerged from the exterior of the circle. Making it obvious that he would take his time to get to Heero and Zechs. His steps were paced and confident. Each stride left a unique ring in the air as his polished boots made contact with the ground.
Finally the figure appeared before them, its structure accented by the moonlight. By his careless yet graceful stance, Constinople was very much like Treize. He held about him a certain calm that could only be matched by Heero's unwavering stare. He looked deep into Heero's prussian blue eyes, and Heero saw his face reflected in Constinople's pupils. Constinople gave a slight smile, as if he wished for Heero and Zechs to relax. Not an easy feet when 50 guns were pointed in their direction. He bowed deeply and once again , took his own sweet time before he spoke. Heero's eyes narrowed as he awaited Constinople's words.
"It is a rare privelege to be in the REAL presense of such renowned pilots as yourselves. What a splendid honor!"
"You're a coward Young," Heero said.
"Why is that? Because I appeared before you in a hologram? Why, Zechs performed that very same stunt once before, and in front of his own sister. However, have we ever called him a coward?" Zechs straightened.
"I only did that because I knew Relena would forcefully try to stop me! I didn't want to have to harm her!"
Constinople's eyes widened and he nodded as if everything now made sense.
"I see... and...did I have any evidence to probe that you and your partner would not try to...forcefully stop me? Ahhh...fate, it seems, is not with out a sense of irony."
"Well it doesn't matter now Young. Your fleet is gone. Right now the Gundams are picking off the last of your pathetic army. The Ressurection was not meant to last," Heero stated.
"Ah, but you're wrong. Jesus ressurected from the dead and went to Heaven. We too ressurected from the wars and so we too shall go to Heaven. And there we shall siteth on the right hand of God the Father Almightly, Maker of Heaven and Earth. You can't stop me. Once I kill both of you and your princess, I will live on. I know enough now. From your small little kingdom I have gained the knowledge of codes, weapon manufaturing, secret base locations and what Relena's favorite food is. I AM all knowing! And my army will siteth on the right hand of ME the Father Almighty! I will become GOD!"
Heero saw it come closer, and with a sudden realization, understood Relena's calm. Zechs saw it too, but kept calm as well, realizing that the surrounding soldiers were avidly focused on their targets. The blood red giant silently approached. Behind it were four other recognizable monsters, each with their own destructive gifts. Heero smirked and his expression did not go by Constinople unnoticed.
"Well, ODIN, what do you think is so humorous! Do you like to look Death in the face and smile?" Heero's smirk didn't leave his face.
"You seem to like scripture, Constinople. Well, I wonder, have you every by chance read Revelations?"
Constinople smiled and his dark eyes twinkled in acknowledgement.
"I have read every word of the good book, Mr. Lowe." Heero nodded with smug knowledge.
"Then I'm sure that you're familiar with the Pale Rider?" Constinople smiled and looked to the sky as if trying to remember the phrase.
"Hmmm... I don't recall that one. Could you please illuminate me, Mr. Lowe?" Heero's voice was clear and steady as he recited the verse.
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death and Hell followed with him." Constinople raised one elegant eyebrow and followed Heero's gaze until he had turned completly around. There standing before him was Epyon. The other four Gundams outlined it in the background. Standing in the moonlight, the great beasts, tall as scyscrapers, threatened to block out the stars. Constinople looked back frantically at a placid Heero.
"So that's your pale rider, is it? That's Death?"
Heero smiled and nodded.
"That's not just Death. That's YOUR death, Constinople."
The 50 soldiers that had been surrounding Zechs and Heero had quickly dissipated and scattered among the palace grounds. Leaving Relena free. All me fearful that any one of the monstrous Gundams would come for their very souls.
Constinople stood by himself, as vulnerable as a child. The great Epyon silently eased itself down so that it was eye level to Constinople. The great leader of the Ressurection, looked into the green eyes of Epyon and saw himself reflected back from the dark depths of the demon.
Finally Constinople let out a single anguished scream that pierced the very night like a banshee's wail, leaving a long lasting impression to all those that had bared witness.
With a single snap of it's great whip, Epyon had easily sliced Constinople in two.
A fitting end, Heero thought, contemplating what he had just seen.
Soon Epyon opened up and Noin fell from the pilot seat, lifelessly as it seemed.
Zechs cleared the distance in seconds and caught her before she hit the concrete. Her body shivered in the cold night air. He embraced her tightly trying to keep her warm. Wishing he could transfer his own energy to her's.
Her pretty face moved up to his and smiled faintly.
"I...got him....didn't I?" She whispered. Zechs let an absent tear fall as he looked down at her.
"Yes, Lucrezia, you got him." She sighed happily and put her head on his shoulder.
"I..I love you Zechs..." She let out a final sigh. Soon she went limp in his arms.
"I love you too," he replied, knowing she couldn't hear him. "I've always loved you." He whispered, tears rolling down his cheeks. Heero watched as Zechs cradled Noin's lifeless body in his arms. His fists tightened and he realized a certain pang of loss with Noins death.
Relena stood silent as she looked at Noin and Zechs. Her eyes were filled with dead emotion. Suddenly, Heero saw that all of the pilots had come out of their Gundams. Each had dark black patches under their eyes, and Heero could tell it had been a hard battle.
Quatres eyes were full of tears as he looked at Noin's lifeless body. Duo's face had never had such a gloomy expression. Trowa's face held an unwavering steadfast gaze, but after close inspection, Heero came to realize that his hands were trembling. Wufei stepped forward and bowed to Noin's corpse.
"To a women with more honor...and justice then I will ever have." He turned and walked away into the night, back to his Gundam. Heero was amazed that Wufei had said such a thing. He had never thought that Wufei's pride would allow such a thing.
He turned back to Relena who was shaking violently. Suddenly she moaned slightly and turned her head up to the sky.
"Noin!" Came an anguished cry that cut through the silence of death. Tears poured down Relena's face as she turned towards Constinople's divided corpse. She looked at the bloody clump with utter hatred. Soon she was kicked Constinople's gruesome remains with her good foot, leaving sickening crunches from the impact.
"You BASTARD!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. "You God damn BASTARD!" She soon tired and fell to her knees in hopeless sobs. Silently, Heero was behind her and his embrace opened her up to a fresh load of tears that seemed to ceaselessly fall from her face.
"She came to us.. but we thought it was..Zechs..we..we..we followed," Duo said quietly. "I never even knew she was in such a condition. I...I would have stopped her if..if..if I had known."
Quatre put a firm hand on his shoulder and Duo broke into tears. A sight that nearly frightened Heero.
"What's done is done," Trowa said slowly. Trying to keep his voice steady and free of emotion. "At least it's over now." Heero sighed and looked down at Relena.
Yes, Trowa was right, at least it was over now. Fini- no more, and no regrets.
Ah yes, and so we conclude The Memory Remains... I'm sorry to those who wished for a happy ending... so let us settle for a bitter sweet conclusion. Please come to my web site www.topcities.com/anime/mai and yell at me, congratulate me, WHATEVER!!! Submit your fics, or fanart and SIGN THE DAMN guestbook!! lol Not trying to be forcefull or anything!!!
"Noin, stop!" She cried in vain, as the crimson giant roared to life.
All too soon, it was gone, into the horizon. Relena shuddered as she watched the final remnants of the great Gundam as it dissapeared behind the trees.
She smirked slightly and nodded with finality. Suddenly she was in full agreement of Noin's actions.
"Only God can stop her now, Constinople, and tonight God is on her side."
Relena remained calm as she awaited the inevitable. She heard the crunch of the thick army boots as they trudged forward on her trail. She turned towards the upcoming onslaught and choose to submit. Her energy was gone, her hope a small flicker that was beginning to grow. With Noin's departure, it promised to alight anew.
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"Ahh... so it was the little princess that defeated my comrade. In the end she will pay," Constinople said cooly. Heero growled.
"You're the only one that will pay Constinople," he said cooly. He turned toward Zechs and nodded. Zechs brought his gun forward and cocked it slowly, savouring the sound. He knew of Constinople's destiny now, an it was to die at his hands. With a certain finality Constinople bowed, and Zechs pulled the trigger. The bullet whirred through the air and went through Constinoples heart.
Heero's eyes widened and Zechs gasped. True the bullet had gone through Constinople's heart, but it had also gone straight through. Straight through a hologram. Constinople smirked with a sinister certainty.
"My congratulations Milliardo, on a perfect hit. Unfortunatly, your mark wasn't real. I suggest you leave, my friends. Unless you don't care about your precious...princess." With that, Constinople was no more. His hologramic self had materialized, revealing the control panels behind him.
"Relena," Heero said to himself. Zechs nodded and they both ran out. Ran as if Hell itself was on their heels.
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"You do realize that this will be a trap?" Zechs said as they made their way to the exit of the Sank Kingdom. Heero nodded.
"Does it really matter anymore?" He said, looking at Zechs. Zechs didn't reply and pressed on, with Heero following closely behind.
They made their way out of the great entrance and slowed. What they had expected appeared before them. At least a total of 50 men, all armed to the teeth incircled them in a tight hold. Zechs sighed and stood at the ready, passively allowing them to do as they would. All of the 50 soldiers had steady hands, ensuring a perfect lock on their target. They all had self-assured smirks as they cocked their guns slowly.
Relena was positioned in the center ring, with two guards holding her still. She held the face of her long ago pacifist beliefs, with a cool calm she stood and looked at Heero. Her face was not apologetic, but mainly placid, and Heero sensed some sort of confidence from her composure. Heero lifted an eyebrow and Relena nodded softly.
There was an opening in the tight concentration of soldiers and a figure slowly emerged from the exterior of the circle. Making it obvious that he would take his time to get to Heero and Zechs. His steps were paced and confident. Each stride left a unique ring in the air as his polished boots made contact with the ground.
Finally the figure appeared before them, its structure accented by the moonlight. By his careless yet graceful stance, Constinople was very much like Treize. He held about him a certain calm that could only be matched by Heero's unwavering stare. He looked deep into Heero's prussian blue eyes, and Heero saw his face reflected in Constinople's pupils. Constinople gave a slight smile, as if he wished for Heero and Zechs to relax. Not an easy feet when 50 guns were pointed in their direction. He bowed deeply and once again , took his own sweet time before he spoke. Heero's eyes narrowed as he awaited Constinople's words.
"It is a rare privelege to be in the REAL presense of such renowned pilots as yourselves. What a splendid honor!"
"You're a coward Young," Heero said.
"Why is that? Because I appeared before you in a hologram? Why, Zechs performed that very same stunt once before, and in front of his own sister. However, have we ever called him a coward?" Zechs straightened.
"I only did that because I knew Relena would forcefully try to stop me! I didn't want to have to harm her!"
Constinople's eyes widened and he nodded as if everything now made sense.
"I see... and...did I have any evidence to probe that you and your partner would not try to...forcefully stop me? Ahhh...fate, it seems, is not with out a sense of irony."
"Well it doesn't matter now Young. Your fleet is gone. Right now the Gundams are picking off the last of your pathetic army. The Ressurection was not meant to last," Heero stated.
"Ah, but you're wrong. Jesus ressurected from the dead and went to Heaven. We too ressurected from the wars and so we too shall go to Heaven. And there we shall siteth on the right hand of God the Father Almightly, Maker of Heaven and Earth. You can't stop me. Once I kill both of you and your princess, I will live on. I know enough now. From your small little kingdom I have gained the knowledge of codes, weapon manufaturing, secret base locations and what Relena's favorite food is. I AM all knowing! And my army will siteth on the right hand of ME the Father Almighty! I will become GOD!"
Heero saw it come closer, and with a sudden realization, understood Relena's calm. Zechs saw it too, but kept calm as well, realizing that the surrounding soldiers were avidly focused on their targets. The blood red giant silently approached. Behind it were four other recognizable monsters, each with their own destructive gifts. Heero smirked and his expression did not go by Constinople unnoticed.
"Well, ODIN, what do you think is so humorous! Do you like to look Death in the face and smile?" Heero's smirk didn't leave his face.
"You seem to like scripture, Constinople. Well, I wonder, have you every by chance read Revelations?"
Constinople smiled and his dark eyes twinkled in acknowledgement.
"I have read every word of the good book, Mr. Lowe." Heero nodded with smug knowledge.
"Then I'm sure that you're familiar with the Pale Rider?" Constinople smiled and looked to the sky as if trying to remember the phrase.
"Hmmm... I don't recall that one. Could you please illuminate me, Mr. Lowe?" Heero's voice was clear and steady as he recited the verse.
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death and Hell followed with him." Constinople raised one elegant eyebrow and followed Heero's gaze until he had turned completly around. There standing before him was Epyon. The other four Gundams outlined it in the background. Standing in the moonlight, the great beasts, tall as scyscrapers, threatened to block out the stars. Constinople looked back frantically at a placid Heero.
"So that's your pale rider, is it? That's Death?"
Heero smiled and nodded.
"That's not just Death. That's YOUR death, Constinople."
The 50 soldiers that had been surrounding Zechs and Heero had quickly dissipated and scattered among the palace grounds. Leaving Relena free. All me fearful that any one of the monstrous Gundams would come for their very souls.
Constinople stood by himself, as vulnerable as a child. The great Epyon silently eased itself down so that it was eye level to Constinople. The great leader of the Ressurection, looked into the green eyes of Epyon and saw himself reflected back from the dark depths of the demon.
Finally Constinople let out a single anguished scream that pierced the very night like a banshee's wail, leaving a long lasting impression to all those that had bared witness.
With a single snap of it's great whip, Epyon had easily sliced Constinople in two.
A fitting end, Heero thought, contemplating what he had just seen.
Soon Epyon opened up and Noin fell from the pilot seat, lifelessly as it seemed.
Zechs cleared the distance in seconds and caught her before she hit the concrete. Her body shivered in the cold night air. He embraced her tightly trying to keep her warm. Wishing he could transfer his own energy to her's.
Her pretty face moved up to his and smiled faintly.
"I...got him....didn't I?" She whispered. Zechs let an absent tear fall as he looked down at her.
"Yes, Lucrezia, you got him." She sighed happily and put her head on his shoulder.
"I..I love you Zechs..." She let out a final sigh. Soon she went limp in his arms.
"I love you too," he replied, knowing she couldn't hear him. "I've always loved you." He whispered, tears rolling down his cheeks. Heero watched as Zechs cradled Noin's lifeless body in his arms. His fists tightened and he realized a certain pang of loss with Noins death.
Relena stood silent as she looked at Noin and Zechs. Her eyes were filled with dead emotion. Suddenly, Heero saw that all of the pilots had come out of their Gundams. Each had dark black patches under their eyes, and Heero could tell it had been a hard battle.
Quatres eyes were full of tears as he looked at Noin's lifeless body. Duo's face had never had such a gloomy expression. Trowa's face held an unwavering steadfast gaze, but after close inspection, Heero came to realize that his hands were trembling. Wufei stepped forward and bowed to Noin's corpse.
"To a women with more honor...and justice then I will ever have." He turned and walked away into the night, back to his Gundam. Heero was amazed that Wufei had said such a thing. He had never thought that Wufei's pride would allow such a thing.
He turned back to Relena who was shaking violently. Suddenly she moaned slightly and turned her head up to the sky.
"Noin!" Came an anguished cry that cut through the silence of death. Tears poured down Relena's face as she turned towards Constinople's divided corpse. She looked at the bloody clump with utter hatred. Soon she was kicked Constinople's gruesome remains with her good foot, leaving sickening crunches from the impact.
"You BASTARD!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. "You God damn BASTARD!" She soon tired and fell to her knees in hopeless sobs. Silently, Heero was behind her and his embrace opened her up to a fresh load of tears that seemed to ceaselessly fall from her face.
"She came to us.. but we thought it was..Zechs..we..we..we followed," Duo said quietly. "I never even knew she was in such a condition. I...I would have stopped her if..if..if I had known."
Quatre put a firm hand on his shoulder and Duo broke into tears. A sight that nearly frightened Heero.
"What's done is done," Trowa said slowly. Trying to keep his voice steady and free of emotion. "At least it's over now." Heero sighed and looked down at Relena.
Yes, Trowa was right, at least it was over now. Fini- no more, and no regrets.
Ah yes, and so we conclude The Memory Remains... I'm sorry to those who wished for a happy ending... so let us settle for a bitter sweet conclusion. Please come to my web site www.topcities.com/anime/mai and yell at me, congratulate me, WHATEVER!!! Submit your fics, or fanart and SIGN THE DAMN guestbook!! lol Not trying to be forcefull or anything!!!