Shinigami's Protector
Part 2
Duo looked at his surroundings trying to figure out where
he was. The place where he stood was totally destroyed but it seemed like this
place once seemed grand. Pillar walls on the ground in ruins. It seemed all the
rubble used to be a castle. Maybe some kind of kingdom. He looked up at the sky
and gasped in awe at what he saw.
It seemed like he was in outer space but yet not. He could
all see the planets his the solar system so clearly. Every single one shining so
brightly and beautiful with their own light. Except on planet. It seemed to have
a thin purple aura around it making it look ghastly dark but yet for it shine.
There was something about that planet that seemed so different. Duo shivered as
he felt a chill run through his spine. He slowly walked into the ruined castle.
Soon he came up to a large room. At the end of the room sat a large throne.
"What is this place?" he asked to no one.
"This was your home my lord. It used to be such a wonderful place. Not like you see it now." A voice whispered. Duo turned around and saw what looked like a ghost. It was girl that seemed so similar to her.
"Who are you?" Duo demanded. The girl smiled at him. She looked around his age 16. Then the girl bowed to him.
"You may call me Sailor Saturn." She said. Duo still stood a good distance from her. He eyed the glaive in her hand.
"Why am I here?" Duo asked.
"This was your home. Don't you remember?"
Saturn asked. Duo frowned.
"The only home I had was the Maxwell Church." Duo said.
"You'll remember in time." Saturn said then she started to fade.
"Wait! What do you mean I'll remember in time?" Duo cried. Saturn soon faded into nothing.
"If you need me call upon the hotaru no shi,
Shinigami." Saturn's voice whispered in his ear.
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Duo sat up quickly in his bed gasping for breath. He's eyes where wide filled with confusion.
"What was that?" Duo asked. He looked around the
room to find himself still in his room at Quatre's mansion. He and the other
gundam pilots where staying at the mansion since it was the closest to the
Preventer's headquarters.
"Hoatru no shi shinigami." Duo repeated the words that where in his mind. He knew it was Japanese but didn't really understand it. He knew little bit of words like 'hello' or 'goodbye' but that was basically all. He decided to ask to Heero in the morning.
Duo sighed and pulled the covers back up and tried to get back to sleep but the girls purple colored eyes kept into his mind.
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"Hey Heero could I ask you something?" Duo ask as he peeked into Heero office. Heero was like always typing something on his laptop. What? God knows what he types.
"What is it baka?" Heero asked not looking up.
"Could you tell me what these words mean?" Duo
asked as he handed Heero a little post it note. Heero grabbed the note and
looked at it. He frowned and looked at Duo.
"Why?" Heero asked. Duo laughed nervously.
"Kind of personal." Duo said cheaply. Hero grunted not pleased by the stupid excuse.
"Hoatru no shi means firefly of death and shinigami
is god of death." Heero said and handed the paper back to Duo. Duo blinked and
grabbed the paper. He looked confused at it. Is that why she called me
shinigami? Just because that's what I call myself? Duo asked in thought.
"Hey guys come on where going on a break." Quatre said as he walked in. Duo snapped out of his gaze and smiled.
"All right! Where going to get food? Right Q-man?
Please?" Duo begged as he latched onto the blonde haired boys arm. Quatre
smiled and nodded.
"Sure if you want." Quatre said. Duo yelled with joy.
"All right let's go!" Duo shouted grabbing both Heero
and Quatre's arms and dragged them out the door. Duo didn't notice Heero's
glare telling him to let go.
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A women stared in her crystal colored orbed. He long
flowing black hair flayed around her sprawled out on her throne. She wore black
royal like clothing with an dark evil look. Her golden yellow eyes glared at the
seen she was watching in the crystal orb. Her ruby colored lips twisted into a
snarl. She got up from her throne and walked towards her balcony. She stared at
the empty darkness.
"Shinigami is still a live. All because of his precious
guardian. If it wasn't for her he would've been gone forever and I would
have the power now." The women hissed. Her hand clenched into a tight.
"All because of her I'm stuck in this place." She hissed. She held out her hand the crystal orb floated towards her outstretched hand. She traced her finger around Duo's face whose image appeared in the crystal orb. She smirked.
"Well guess what little Saturn. Your precious Shinigami doesn't remember a thing. He's nothing but a pathetic weak mortal now. There'll be nothing you can do to stop me now." She said with a smile.
"Better watch your back Shinigami. Your guardian isn't going to be there for you anymore." Moraga said and laughed.
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Saturn opened her eyes and stared at the planet
Earth. She just felt a chill run down her spin. Something is going to happen. It
was the evil she sensed 9 years ago. Ever sense she transformed some of her
powers into Duo her energy has been growing. It's almost at the full extent to
be reborn. She closed her eyes concentrating on her energy.
"Please be safe for a couple more weeks my lord."
Saturn whispered
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"So where shall we go eat?" Quatre asked. He looked at
his friends. Heero, Trowa, and Wufei shrugged their shoulders not answering. Duo
jumped up saying every name of restaurants he knows.
"Maybe we should eat Mexican. No wait! How about
American? I'm always up for a good pizza!" Duo shouted.
"Does he think of anything else besides food?" Wufei
asked.
"Apparently not." Heero muttered. Trowa smirked shaking
his head. Then a scream got their attention. (Oh how original. -_-::) All the
gundam pilots looked and saw some monster. It looked like a women in a one body
suit with long hair. (Think of those glass shard peoples from Sailor Stars the
beginning)
"The balance! The one with the balance!" it shrieked in an annoying voice.
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A.N. Think of Relena shrieking out "Heero!" Sorry couldn't help it. ^.^
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"What is that?" Quatre cried.
"Something very ugly looking!" Duo yelled. Then the monster turned and looked at them. It's eyes squarely on Duo.
"Oops.." Duo said.
"The one." It hissed then charged at Duo.
"Duo run!" Quatre cried. Heero took out his gun and started shooting at it but every hit it made didn't seem to affect the creature. Duo 'eeped' and ran as fast as it could. The monster ran past the gundam pilots and after Duo.
"Why is it after Duo?" Trowa asked.
"Probably cause the baka insulted the creature." Wufei muttered.
Duo panted as he turned around a corner only to find
a dead end. Duo groaned. He turned around hopping to get out only to have his
path blocked but the monster. Duo slowly walked backwards not keeping his eye of
the monster. It raised its arm and it's nails extended. Duo's eyes widen as
it saw the nails where really sharp.
Duo then stopped when he felt the brick wall against his
back. His eyes staring with fear at the monster.
"If you need me call upon the hotaru no shi, Shinigami." The words faded into his mind.
"Hotaru no shi." Duo whispered. Then he saw a
small firefly hover around him. The monster charged its hand held out with the
deadly end of the nails pointing straight at Duo. Duo yelled and covered his
face with his arms.
Duo's long bangs fell off his face as something started glowing on his forehead. A purple light bursted destroying the monster. Duo fell to the ground, his eyes wide with confusion. The firefly hovered around him and then changed. It was the girl from her dreams. She had a worried look on her face.
"I'm coming my lord." She whispered and then
disappeared again.
"Duo!" Quatre's voice cried. His friends ran towards the braided haired boy.
"Duo are you all right?" Quatre asked as he
helped the boy sit up. Duo could only numbly shake his head. Heero frowned and
pushed Duo's bangs away from his face. All fours boys eyed the glowing symbol
on his forehead. Then it faded into nothing.
"What was that?" Wufei asked. Nobody answered him for they didn't know either.