Author's notes: Duo fans of the hair, I am sorry in advance, please refrain from killing me, I swear I WILL fix all damage inflicted in the following chapters.
Prophecy:part 11
The Queen was pacing, worried. She'd left the trail wide open for the Slayer to track her, why wasn't he here yet? His Watcher was well reknown for being able to find even the most well hidden items. Impatiently, she growled and looked the crumpled figure in the corner. The blonde was now very pale and still, the blood still running from a head wound she'd inflicted less than an hour ago. She sighed and looked at the ceiling. "Might as well eat before the battle." she mumbled, morphing into Vamp face and moving to the blonde. "You were gonna eat without me?" a cold voice asked and the Queen turned, snarling.
Duo was frantic by the time the four pilots' had found the lair. He couldn't feel Quatre's pain anymore and what that could mean startled him. "I gotta do this
he whispered, "for us all." The plan was set. Duo was to go in, distract the Queen, while Trowa and Heero infiltrated and searched for their smaller friend. Wufei was covering Duo with the use of a crossbow, a few vials of Holy Water and stakes. Duo advanced slowly, giving the two silent pilot's time to find Quatre. He walked into the Queen's throne room and glared, Quatre was here, and the Queen was about to finish him. "You were going to eat without me?" he snarled and lifted his stake in front of him. The Queen turned and snarled.
The Queen waited only a moment before leaping towards the braided pilot. Duo was ready for it and moved aside, throwing an arm out and Punching the Queen in the back. The Queen fell forward and turned the fall into a roll, and was on her feet easily. She returned the punch and Duo blocked, trying to grab her arm. She snarled and as his arm grabbed hold of her wrist, she turned it, and Duo lost his grip. Before he could pull it in she had his arm in her grasp. He gasped, remembering Quatre using a similar move and teaching Duo how to be released before she could get a proper grip around him. He jumped forward and locked an arm around her throat, and threw the both of them into a forward roll. The Queen was stunned, noone had ever got out of one of her holds so easily before and she released him, and sprung away from the Slayer. Duo stood easily, bring the stake in front of his eyes. The Queen growled and shot a foot out, sending a small pillar with one of her most treasured artifacts flying at the boy. Duo saw the pottery and spun kicked it into dust before snarling and charging at her.
The Queen sprung up and over the boy, heading to her sword collection. Choosing a sharp bladed katana, she turned back to a fuming Duo. "You want more Slayer? Come and Get it."
Wufei watched, awed, at Duo's abilities until the Queen grabbed a Katana. "Maxwell!!" he shouted, and threw his own Katana to the braided boy. Duo instinctively reached a hand out and plucked the blade from the air and brought it in front of him. He took the stake and threw it, with deadly accuracy, right into the Queen's chest. She gaped as pain tore into her and she caught the stake, just before it would have entered her heart, "Oh Slayer, you are playing dirty." Duo smirked, anger still in his eyes, "You have no idea." Wufei listened to the cold words each was saying before he spotted his blonde comrade, on the ground, blood covering his hair and face. A gsap caught in his throat as he snuck around the walls, and carefully lifted the boy into his arms. He put his fingers to the boy's neck and frowned, the pulse was weak, and getting weaker. A cry from Duo got his attantion and he turned back to the braided demon. Duo was snarling, only his hair was...shorter and out of his usual braid. Wufei blinked, the once metre long braid now hung loose around Duo's face, the length being just barely to the boy's shoulderblades. "Now you've done it" he spat angrily, the fire in his eyes unmistakeable, "You are dust." Before leaping forward and swinging the blade down, harshly forcing the Queen to defend herself and retreat back.
Duo was fighting well, he slashed and paried with equal force making it difficult for the Queen to land any attacks. She seemingly missed an attack and Duo used the opportunity to attack her. She smiled and he realised too late he'd left himself open. He stopped mid thrust and tried to get out of her range of attack. The katana whizzed past his ear and he thought he'd made it unscathed. He frowned as a curtain of hair blocked his view. He pushed it away and a cry came to his lips, it was his hair! His braid! He frantically reached behind his head and found, nothing. His hair was short. He looked up at the Queen, wide eyed, and the half meter long hair she held in her grasp, "Now you've done it." he snarled, and raised his Katana, "you are dust."
Prophecy:part 11
The Queen was pacing, worried. She'd left the trail wide open for the Slayer to track her, why wasn't he here yet? His Watcher was well reknown for being able to find even the most well hidden items. Impatiently, she growled and looked the crumpled figure in the corner. The blonde was now very pale and still, the blood still running from a head wound she'd inflicted less than an hour ago. She sighed and looked at the ceiling. "Might as well eat before the battle." she mumbled, morphing into Vamp face and moving to the blonde. "You were gonna eat without me?" a cold voice asked and the Queen turned, snarling.
Duo was frantic by the time the four pilots' had found the lair. He couldn't feel Quatre's pain anymore and what that could mean startled him. "I gotta do this
he whispered, "for us all." The plan was set. Duo was to go in, distract the Queen, while Trowa and Heero infiltrated and searched for their smaller friend. Wufei was covering Duo with the use of a crossbow, a few vials of Holy Water and stakes. Duo advanced slowly, giving the two silent pilot's time to find Quatre. He walked into the Queen's throne room and glared, Quatre was here, and the Queen was about to finish him. "You were going to eat without me?" he snarled and lifted his stake in front of him. The Queen turned and snarled.
The Queen waited only a moment before leaping towards the braided pilot. Duo was ready for it and moved aside, throwing an arm out and Punching the Queen in the back. The Queen fell forward and turned the fall into a roll, and was on her feet easily. She returned the punch and Duo blocked, trying to grab her arm. She snarled and as his arm grabbed hold of her wrist, she turned it, and Duo lost his grip. Before he could pull it in she had his arm in her grasp. He gasped, remembering Quatre using a similar move and teaching Duo how to be released before she could get a proper grip around him. He jumped forward and locked an arm around her throat, and threw the both of them into a forward roll. The Queen was stunned, noone had ever got out of one of her holds so easily before and she released him, and sprung away from the Slayer. Duo stood easily, bring the stake in front of his eyes. The Queen growled and shot a foot out, sending a small pillar with one of her most treasured artifacts flying at the boy. Duo saw the pottery and spun kicked it into dust before snarling and charging at her.
The Queen sprung up and over the boy, heading to her sword collection. Choosing a sharp bladed katana, she turned back to a fuming Duo. "You want more Slayer? Come and Get it."
Wufei watched, awed, at Duo's abilities until the Queen grabbed a Katana. "Maxwell!!" he shouted, and threw his own Katana to the braided boy. Duo instinctively reached a hand out and plucked the blade from the air and brought it in front of him. He took the stake and threw it, with deadly accuracy, right into the Queen's chest. She gaped as pain tore into her and she caught the stake, just before it would have entered her heart, "Oh Slayer, you are playing dirty." Duo smirked, anger still in his eyes, "You have no idea." Wufei listened to the cold words each was saying before he spotted his blonde comrade, on the ground, blood covering his hair and face. A gsap caught in his throat as he snuck around the walls, and carefully lifted the boy into his arms. He put his fingers to the boy's neck and frowned, the pulse was weak, and getting weaker. A cry from Duo got his attantion and he turned back to the braided demon. Duo was snarling, only his hair was...shorter and out of his usual braid. Wufei blinked, the once metre long braid now hung loose around Duo's face, the length being just barely to the boy's shoulderblades. "Now you've done it" he spat angrily, the fire in his eyes unmistakeable, "You are dust." Before leaping forward and swinging the blade down, harshly forcing the Queen to defend herself and retreat back.
Duo was fighting well, he slashed and paried with equal force making it difficult for the Queen to land any attacks. She seemingly missed an attack and Duo used the opportunity to attack her. She smiled and he realised too late he'd left himself open. He stopped mid thrust and tried to get out of her range of attack. The katana whizzed past his ear and he thought he'd made it unscathed. He frowned as a curtain of hair blocked his view. He pushed it away and a cry came to his lips, it was his hair! His braid! He frantically reached behind his head and found, nothing. His hair was short. He looked up at the Queen, wide eyed, and the half meter long hair she held in her grasp, "Now you've done it." he snarled, and raised his Katana, "you are dust."