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The Fate of Two Worlds
By Angel Wings
Chapter 23 ~ Inner Turmoil
~Crusade~
The young cat~girl's mouth dropped open as she saw the unthinkable happen.
Her mud pools watched in horror as the temple of the Mystic Valley was
destroyed right before their very eyes. As the structure crumbled to the
ground the friends felt their hearts were also shattering along with the
stone building. Dust and thunder filled the air as the last of the monument
collapsed over the two lovers. Tears of sparkling crystals spilled from cat
eyes as Merle cried out sorrowfully, "Hitomi!!!! Lord Van~sama!!!!!!
The poor cat's world was tearing apart around her. She felt like a piece of
glass that had crashed onto a metal floor and had shattered into a million
pieces. The air in her lungs seemed to vanish from within her body as her
eyes of chocolate reflected the image of her crumbling world. She had to go
to them...... She couldn't let them die..... She wouldn't let them die.....
Without thinking the cat~girl struck out across the land calling the two
angels' names desperately. Luckily before the striped cat could get far a
firm hand caught hold of the creature's pink dress. Turning her head of hot
pink hair the cat brought both her paws over the clenched fist that held
her clothes as her silver bracelets jingled. Merle growled at the blonde
woman who held the vice grip, "Let go! Lord Van~sama and Hitomi need help!"
Celena did her best to hold on to the feisty cat as she looked hard at the
cat~girl. Her lavender eyes sparked with concern, but also with caution.
The blonde woman's crystal voice spoke, "You can't go! They'll only attack
you, too!"
Tears spilled over the young cat's bronze cheeks as she stared at the
rubble ahead on the cliff. She knew the lady of golden waterfall hair was
right, but what if her two closest friends laid dying right now......She
couldn't loss them now......
Millerina covered her mouth with a pale hand as she saw the ancient temple
crumble. The fear of her two friends locked in her throat as she realized
they were still within the stone ruins. Her blonde royal relative stepped
forward as his eye's began to water. The blonde woman hugged her nephew
close trying to comfort the poor boy. Prince Chid tried to pull from his
aunt's comforting arms to go help his friends, but the young queen held a
firm lock on his clothes. Looking over his shoulder at the beautiful woman
he gave her a look that was begging for release.
Millerina looked sadly at the blonde boy and saw the sea of tears sparkling
in his blue aqua eyes. Her heart wept out for him..... he was only a child
and yet he had lost so much..... First his mother.... then his freedom as a
child..... and now it looked like he had lost a sister..... Hitomi had been
the world to him..... She had been very close to the boy...... and now it
didn't seem she would return...... And Van..... Oh, Van...... the dragon
king had become close to the boy as well...... because of the past war and
from the two years of peace between their two kingdoms..... Van had been
the closest thing to a brother to the prince.......
The queen blinked back her own tears as she also felt the pain of lost. Van
was a kind man who she had always respected and cared for...... and
Hitomi...... Hitomi couldn't be dead..... Neither could Van...... Both were
strong and would live through this ordeal..... Just like they had done so
many times before.....
The woman tried to hide her own distress as she looked down at his blue
eyes. With an encouraging smile the sunshine haired queen said to the
prince, "Don't worried, Chid...... Remember their strong..... They'll make
it....."
A ray of hope shined through his tears as the boy sniffed and asked
quietly, "Are you sure, auntie?......"
Mustering all the hope and faith into her words that she could muster the
queen said, "When have they ever let us down before....."
The boy smiled as he looked up into his relative's jewels of blue. His aunt
was right...... No matter what the situation those two had always been able
to handle it..... especially when they were with each other.....
"You will go help them won't you, Aunt Millerina?" the prince asked
hopefully. The queen smiled down at the mature child and nodded.
After a moment though the blonde royal child's smile switched to a frown as
he saw his aunt's face turn towards the sky in fear. The small head of
blonde hair turned upwards to see what had caught the queen's attention.
Tiny blue pools widen as the large black fortress was seen overhead.
Thunder clapped in the air as hundreds of dark dots appeared in the air
from the belly of the dark thorn bush. The nerves within the boy's body
became numb as he realized the situation was growing worse.......
"Millerina, get Chid and the others back in here!" cried a rich voice.
Without warning the boy felt himself being dragged away by his aunt with
Celena dragging the crying cat~girl behind them. Stumbling to follow his
loving relative he looked up to see the docking bay ahead of them. Within
the vast room of metal giants he spotted Sir Allen and King Dryden hurrying
men along to get the guymelefs out for battle. When his young eyes fell on
his father's form he felt a swell of pride feel his heart as he watched the
knight perform his duties as commander of the large vessel.
As the two royals reached the hanger's entrance the blonde knight rushed
forward to meet them. His blue eyes were sharp as they always were when
they was a battle. Merle and Celena arrived into the shade of the ship just
as the knight reached the group. Allen turned to the beautiful woman he had
once thought he had loved and said, "Go inside to the control room and stay
with Gaddis. Take Celena, Merle, and Prince Chid with you and don't leave!"
The blonde queen nodded making her blonde locks bounce in a sweet dance of
sunshine as she asked, "What of Hitomi and Van?"
The knight closed his eyes and thought of his friends before speaking,
"I'll try my best to get to the temple once the battle starts and see if I
can assist them." The man opened his sky blue eyes as images of his dear
friends continued to swim around in his mind and said, "I would send you,
Millerina, but the enemy is upon us and you might not make it before they
arrive."
"I understand...." Millerina whispered silently as images of her friends
being hurt and dying filled her head. She wanted to go to their aid, but if
she died before she made it to them who would be able to help them? The
queen was about to proceed to the metal door that would lead to the control
room when her actions were halted by the young prince stepping forward. The
boy put on a stern face that you would never have seen on a child of
thirteen rotations and said, "Sir Allen, I will not hide within the
confines of this ship while you go out to battle. Let me fight along side
you in the seat of a guymelef."
Allen almost smiled at the boy's attitude to war. The prince was acting
exactly like he did when he was about his age. How could one not tell they
were blood relatives?....
The knight forced a firm scowl on his face and replied, "No, Prince Chid. I
am your bodyguard and forbid for you to put your life on the line."
"But Allen--" the prince tried to insist, but was cut off by the older
man's words.
"The discussion is closed!" the man stated with a firm voice as he strode
off to get his own guymelef ready, "You will not go out into battle.
Especially with such little experience at controlling a guymelef."
Prince Chid watched the back of his father blue tunic as the hansom knight
walked off. The young boy frowned in confusion. Was his father protecting
him the way a guard does.....or a father?...... What ever the reason it
didn't matter the boy was angry he could not be allowed in the approaching
fray. Yes, he knew he did not really have the abilities of a warrior, but
he knew how to control the metal giants and could help out...... If only
his father hadn't forbid it.....
Millerina was startled when she heard the boy angry words. Staring down at
her young nephew she wondered if she had really understood what her pale
ears had heard. The sentence had barely been audible, but she could have
sworn she heard the word 'father'........
~Ancient Temple~
Hitomi looked up at the sky as the guymelefs began to rain down onto the
earth. The wind grew fiercer from the sudden rush of metal bodies and
caused her hair to wave in her face. The gentle face that always held a
smile was now locked in an angry frown as she stared at the black guymelefs
landing. One hand clenched the red stone of her ancestors as the other
clenched her dead lover's bloody hand. Uncontrollable rage filled the
girl's heart as she saw the first signs of battle erupt at the metal sail
ship's docking bay. Her teeth clenched together as her two hands became
fists at her chest. Standing up on shaky legs the girl stared at the
battle.
In quick movements the girl replaced the pendant around her neck causing
her hair to ruffle and removed the bloody leather jacket. The torn article
of clothing fell onto the pile of rubble as the girl placed both of her
tight fists by her sides. Red light burned from the tiny teardrop as the
seeress glared at her enemies. Never before had she let anger control her
actions, but then again she had never experienced this amount of anger
either. The emotion flowed through her body and with an aggressive cry two
glowing white wings shot from her back in a great thrust. Blue material
tore apart in the back of Hitomi's shirt, but she ignored it. She could
care less about some insignificant shirt. As her wings reached their full
extent the glowing feathers were tugged on by the growing wind and some
were pulled into the air. Turning her emeralds to the sky as tears of anger
formed she growled, "If you want me to confront you, Kusari,...... then I
will!"
With a strong beat of her powerful wings the brunette angel took off into
the air towards the floating fortress of the dark angel...... Hitomi only
thought as she flew to her target was that she would fulfill her destiny
and take down the murder of her love.....
~Dark Fortress~
The man dripping in darkness smiled with victory. Eyes of blue ice gleamed
with eager predictions. She was approaching....... All he had attempted for
was being accomplished...... Soon the seeress would confront him...... and
he was well ready for her......
~Battlefield~
Schezard tore through another enemy guymelef as his gleaming sword swung
through the air. Taking a moment to glance at his surroundings the knight
knew the battle was not in their favor. There were far more enemy units
than there were allies. In fact there were too many for the busy knight to
even count.
Slicing another opponent down the man of long blonde hair wondered how
Zaibach could possible have so many guymelefs! In the 'Great War' Zaibach
had less than this and perhaps some survived to see today's battle, but
there couldn't be that many! With a snarl the knight struck a warrior in
the head with his blade. The black giant fell with a huge crash causing
dust to rise in a huge cloud. Wiping the sweat from his brow Allen thought,
'Zaibach probably stole half these machines from small countries..... and
possible reformatted them......'
Glancing towards his left the knight noticed a gray guymelef nearby with
the gold emblem of Austuria drawn its shoulder. Punching a button the
blonde warrior opened the communication array with the allie giant and
said, "Dryden, we need to protect the Crusade!"
The gray giant sliced two adversaries in half before replying, "I already
sent half the group to take care of the situation the rest are too
scattered to get them to regroup."
Blue eyes stared hard at the battle as Schezard blocked an incoming attack
from a black giant. With a great thrust Allen took out the guymelef's
energist causing the giant to collapse from the lack of energy. The man
grunted as he swung the controls to face another approaching enemy. As he
took on his new opponent the knight spoke, "We have no choice, but hope
that Hitomi is alright and will be able to somehow stop this."
A unbelieving voice spoke over the intercom, "How will she do that, Allen?"
The knight didn't speak as he took down his opponent and thought, 'I have
no idea......'
Dilandau looked over the battle as he raised his torch gun towards the
clashing giants. With a smirk the man pressed a button and fire streaked
through the air hitting a gray guymelef hard in the chest. The slayer's
adversary fell to the ground from the force of the attack and caused the
flames to catch on the green blades sprouting from the ground setting fire
to the land. As the flames spread like wildfire across the dry grass the
slayer laughed. This battle would be a lot more thrilling in the mist of
his flames. Taking a step into the burning fields the man stepped into his
most comfortable surroundings...... a fiery battlefield......
Just as his giant took its first steps into the fray he thought he caught
a glimpse of an old friend. Sneering evilly he spotted the blonde woman of
lavender eyes standing within the hanger of the docking bay just staring at
the battle. With a pull of a switch the red guymelef went into stealth
flight mode. Taking the controls in his cold hands the soldier moved his
giant into the air to fly over the heads of the fighting guymelefs. As he
grew closer to the metal ship the man gave himself a twisted smile. Perhaps
he could have a little more fun with the woman......
~Crusade~
Gaddis was doing his best to get the rest of the guymelef out of the
docking bay as four figures stood nearby. Most of the armies' metal giants
were out, but some laid unoccupied because some crew members had to be held
back to work the ship if necessary. Gaddis wanted, if needed, to be able to
leave at a moment's notice. Unfortunately none of the ship's guns could be
use because the targets were too close.
Glancing back at the four beings he was to protect the brunette officer
frowned. He wanted them to go to the control room, but each of them
refused. The three relatives were both worried about Sir Allen and King
Dryden while Merle wanted to watch for Lord Van~sama and Hitomi's return.
Millerina was the only person who had even been willing to follow Allen and
Gaddis's orders to stay in the control room, but once her nephew,
sister-in-law, and close companion refused to leave she decided to stand
with them and wait for Gaddis to finish his work here first.
Little did any of them know that Prince Chid had other reason for wanting
to stay within the docking bay. Minute by minute the boy was slowly
drifting apart from the group. His blue eyes kept glancing between the
guymelefs and the three adults and cat~girl as he made his way to the
waiting giants. Gaddis and the three females were too busy watching the
battle and exiting guymelefs to see the young prince leaving their side.
Once he was far away enough the sunshine haired child race from the adults
and cat~being towards the row of sleepy metal giants. With frantic
movements the boy climbed up a ladder that led to the overhanging metal
path.
Just as Prince Chid went over the top of the ladder Queen Millerina finally
noticed his disappearance. Swirling in all directions causing her waterfall
of sunshine hair to bounce she searched desperately for the young boy. When
the woman turned away from the group she caught the attention of the
knight's sister. Celena looked over her shoulder at the distress queen and
asked, "What's wrong?"
Millerina's blue jewels were wide with fright as her voice cried, "Where's
Chid?"
The second-in-command officer and cat turned at the sudden words and also
began to search for the child. The sudden noise of a guymelef starting up
cause all four pairs of eyes to turn towards a nearby metal giant of gray
coloration. Within the red leather control seat of the large machine sat
the royal child as his hands worked the controls.
The queen felt panic rack her soul as she realized what her young nephew
was about to attempt. In a race to stop him the pregnant woman cried out,
"Chid, No!"
The boy looked down at his aunt with sadness. He hated disobeying her. She
had been like a second mother to him after his real mother died. More than
anything else he had never wanted to go against her or her older sister's
wishes,....... but today was different..... He had no choice......
"I'm sorry, Aunt Millerina" the young royal shouted as he pulled a lever to
close the chest of the guymelef. The piece of metal slid close casting a
shadow over the boy's face as if signaling that he would never return. With
guilt in his eyes the son of the famous knight shouted, "I have to do
this!"
"No, Chid!" called Celena as she reached out a hand towards the boy just as
the metal chest closed shut. With a hiss of steam the giant of gray
coloration slowly began to move towards the open door of the docking bay.
Gaddis rushed to the feet of the giant to somehow hope to stop the prince.
Halting beside the foot of the giant the officer shouted at the top of his
lungs, "Prince Chid, please stop! You'll get killed out there!"
The young cat~girl smiled victoriously when she noticed the rest of the
group was busy worrying over the young royal. Turning her head of hot pink
hair towards the world outside she decided she would go to her foster-
brother and his fiancé. They would never leave her to die so she wasn't
about to do that to them. With a growl the cat took off just as Celena took
notice. The pair of lavender eyes grew wide as the woman call out, "Merle!"
The blonde queen realized of this and felt as if the world was falling
apart. The cat had already disappeared into the battlefield and there was
absolutely no way for them to find her now. It was like looking through a
haystack for a needle. Turning back to her nephew she decided she couldn't
allow him to leave, too.
Pale hands of the royal child played with the controls making the guymelef
exit the docking bay. Stepping into the sun the light washed over the metal
suit of army causing it to gleam brilliantly. Seeing the battle Chid set
his face into a determined scowl. Carefully working the controls the boy
got the giant to pull forth a large double-edged sword. The light caused a
reflection on the blade that showed the giant's chest. If you looked
closely enough you would have seen the face of a child staring through the
door of glass and metal frame. Chid stared at his face for several moments
before whispering, "I have to do this..... I can never be a true king if I
can't defend my own country...... I will prove to my father that I can do
it......"
With that the boy pulled hard at the controls and the guymelef broke into a
run through the raging blazes and fighting bodies. The two blonde women and
the brunette man rush over to the opening, stopping just as they emerged
into the sunlight. Their hair shone in the light as they stared in fear
while the gray guymelef disappeared into the crowd of warriors.
Tears stung Millerina's blue eyes as she cried, "CHID!!!!!"
~Dark Fortress~
Hitomi's brown locks whipped around her face as she soared towards the
black fortress shrouded in death. Beating her wings in powerful strokes the
girl flew through the air like a rocket at incredible speed. Her eyebrows
were set together in an angry scowl as she clenched her teeth together in
burning rage. Two pale hands were tightly formed into fist as the rush of
air swirled around her trying to pull her down. Feathers of pearly glow
were tossed into the wind as the powerful currents pulled loose ones from
their holds. Emerald eyes that no longer held the familiar sparkle of life
glared at the large ship that held her target.
The seeress was on a suicide mission...... To infiltrate such a well
guarded ship was an impossible task. To just get pass the cannon fires was
unthinkable while this young woman was determined to do just that. For the
angel woman the errand wasn't something she had to do..... it was something
she wanted to do...... All she desired was the death of Kusari and once
that was done she could give little consideration for own life. What was
left for her?..... Her world was gone..... her friends and family were
dead..... And her bit of happiness left had been shattered when her love
had died....... At that moment she wanted death...... and would have taken
her own life if she did not have one last desire...... that one goal in her
life that kept her going...... She wanted revenge for all that she had
suffered......
As the girl angel neared the dark ship that loomed in the clouds Hitomi
noticed that no one tried to stop her. No guns were fired and no guymelefs
were sent out. The seeress automatically knew that Kusari was waiting for
her and wanted no one to intervene.
With an turn of her wings the angel changed directions by a few degrees and
headed for the center of the fortress. Flying through the twists and turns
of black metal that ran outside the ship the woman let her senses flow out
into the air searching for her murder. It didn't take long for Hitomi to
sense the dark man's presence. She would forget the deadly feeling got from
the man...... Looking down the woman saw a blue circular window that was
broken below her. Seeing her way in the girl smiled and dove for the
opening.
Never did the seeress noticed that the gash that laid on her forehead had
never healed like before. The wound laid open while the blood began to dry
and clot the gash. No light shined and closed it though..... for it
remained open..... and made no attempt to even close.....
~Battlefield~
As the fighting grew and metal giants fell a single guymelef of gray armor
fought his way through the battle. Within the small chamber of the chest
sat a young boy only thirteen rotations. His jaw was set and his fingers
grasped the controls fiercely as he fought in his first battle. Sweat
poured from his brow, not from effort, but from being nervous. The child of
royalty had never killed and had never wanted to kill,...... but he knew
had to. His eyes of blue violets stared at the war of bodies wondering what
he should do. He didn't want to jump in...... yet he knew he would
eventually have to......
Chid decided after several moments of deliberation that the best course of
action was to find his father. He knew the knight would probably order him
back to the Crusade, but he didn't care. Royalty or not, Allen was his
father...... And he wanted to be by his side in this battle...... to fight
along side him like father and son...... not king and bodyguard....... Chid
wanted to make new memories of his family..... and he would......
Taking great care to be wary of on coming fighters the royal child of Freid
plunged into the mass of warriors in search of his father......
Merle dove between two black metal legs just as gray suit of armor came
crashing down. Without even a second's notice a huge sword came crashing
from the skies just barely missing the cat by a hair. Her dark claws forced
her to halt just as a giant of black coloration fell backwards and tumbled
to the ground a few feet in front of her. Growling in anger the cat~girl
climbed over the giant and race between more fighting bodies.
The young cat~girl was making excellent progress as she went through the
battlefield on all fours. Though the battle was a mess of metal suits
clashing against one another somehow Merle had been able to direct herself
through the fray towards the temple's ruins. The foster~sister of Fanelia's
King was a determine being who refused to let such small barriers stop her.
She hissed at her obstacles and tore through them fiercely. Nothing would
halt her urgent call to her two dear friends.......
A small gleam of success reflected in the cat's mud eyes as she spotted the
ancient temple through the mass of metal giants. With a squeal of happiness
the cat~girl put more energy into her efforts as she ran towards the gravel
path that laid at the edge of the battlefield.
Unfortunately for the rogue cat~being the wildfire had snuck up on her. The
terrible enemy of dancing flames ran passed her on both sides and merged
before her creating a wall of orange and yellow flames. Smoke and fire
bulged before the cat of black stripes to keep her from her goal. Sliding
to a halt the girl of bronze fur stared at the blazes in surprise as the
tongues of gold flames reflected in her eyes. Smoke filled her nostrils
making the poor cat snort as her hot pink hair bounced. Rubbing her nose
the foster~child glared at the new barrier. The dancing wall of fire seemed
to laugh at the young cat, for it was the only thing that seemed able to
hold her from her destination. Merle smirked as she decided she would
merely go around the stupid blazes.
Turning to do just that the cat suddenly noticed the flames had quietly
sunk around her again and had formed a circle of fire around her. Placing
her ears down the cat~girl glanced in all directions for an exit. Embers
and ash floated in the air around her landing on her fur. She shook it off
violently as the small items began to light up her fur. Turning from the
glowing objects that blew through the breeze she again searched for an
opening. Finding none the young cat backed away to very center of the
circle as she realized the terrible truth of her situation. She was
trapped.....
Her mud eyes sparkled with the light of the flames as the cat~girl of
bronze fur stared at her golden enemy and whispered, "Oh no......."
~Crusade~
Gaddis turned to the two women of flowing blonde sun after several moments
of deliberation. Looking at their frighten eyes he shouted over the noise
of battle, "We need to get to the control room and notify Allen about the
matter!"
Both women nodded and the three adults raced for the metal door, but after
a few quick steps one of the beautiful women stopped. Neither of the two
remaining people noticed the sudden stop of the woman and continued towards
the control room without even looking back. Turning her head swiftly
causing her sunshine locks to twirl the young woman, Celena, searched the
air with lavender eyes. The lady had suddenly gotten a feeling that someone
she knew was coming........ If it was a gut feeling...... instinct..... or
woman intuition it doesn't matter. All Celena knew was someone was
coming........
Suddenly the wind picked up and sent clouds of dust everywhere causing the
young maiden of golden hair to bring both of her arms over her eyes. A
hissing sound sizzled through the wind and Celena removed her pale arms to
see the source of the disturbance. Her pair of lavender jewels grew wide
with fright as she noticed a familiar red guymelef towering over her.
Slowly the suit of armor knelt down and opened the metal entrance of its
cockpit. Her rosy lips dropped open as she watched in shock as the chest of
the red giant unfold to reveal a soldier of silver hair wearing black and
red armor. A familiar smirk which had haunted her nightmares was on his
twisted face as he yell down to her, "Looks like we meet again, Lady
Celena....."
Jumping down from the control seat his cape fluttered up into the air as
the slayer landed safely onto the ground only a few feet in front of the
beautiful woman. His identical eyes of purplish tint stared at the woman
with evil glinted in his pupils. Taking a step forward he withdrew his
gleaming blade causing the woman to step back in her growing fear. His
gloves clenched the hilt of his weapon with anticipation of what was to
come. The slayer sneered happily as he hissed, "I came back to finish what
we started......"
Millerina gasped for air as she and Gaddis finally arrived in the large
control room. The poor queen placed a pale hand to her chest as she tried
to take in the air her lungs demanded. She usually never got winded so
easily by such a small bit of exercise, but it was from the side affects of
her pregnancy. Though she was only pregnant by one moon it was enough to
get her slightly out of breath.
Straightening up and walking to the control panel where Gaddis now worked
at she stood behind him waiting for the communication link to be
established. The officer's tan fingers worked with a few dials as he tried
to find the right frequency. After several moments of fooling with the
controls there was a small beeping noise and the sound of a clear link was
heard. Gaddis placed his tan face to a device resembling a microphone and
spoke loudly, "Sir Allen?"
After several seconds of static a response was heard over the intercom,
"This is Allen. What is it, Gaddis?"
The officer glanced at the blonde queen before speaking into the device
again, "We have a bit of situation."
"Like what?" the knight demanded sharply. He was far too busy to be talking
while the battle raged around him.
Gaddis swallowed the lump in his throat and said, "Merle has gone to the
temple..... and Prince Chid stole a gray guymelef and gone into the
battlefield......"
"What?!" the knight shouted so loud into the intercom that it was almost
not audible. Before the assistant commander could answer Allen quickly
asked, "How about Celena and Millerina?"
The queen swiftly stepped forward in front of the officer and put her mouth
to the com, "I'm here, Allen, and so is---" The beautiful royal stopped in
mid-sentence when she suddenly noticed the sister of the knight was no
longer with them. She felt the energy within her drain completely. A deep
sigh came from the blonde maiden as she closed her blue pools and realized
they had all been separated. Now what were they to do?.......
~Battlefield~
Allen felt his life going down to the pits of Hell. Three of the most
important people in his life had suddenly disappeared into the heat of
battle. His heart was crumbling as his worst fears began to race through
his mind. Shaking his head of blonde strains violently his hair whirled
around his face as he squeezed his eyes closed.
'Calm down, Allen!' he shouted in his mind, 'They aren't dead yet. You can
still save them.' Opening his sky blue eyes back to the clashing guymelefs
surrounding him the glimmer of hope began to fade. Sighing lightly he
wondered how in the world he would be able to find them in all this
mess.....
The knight was suddenly startled from his thoughts as the gleam of a sword
came in his sight. A moment before Schezard's head met the sharpness of the
blade the gray giant ducked and brought his own sword through the enemy's
chest. The blonde warrior pulled the weapon out as quickly as it was sent
in the black chest causing the sound of metal to ring. With a great crash
the enemy giant fell to the ground in a cloud of dust making Allen
recognize he was still in the mist of battle and had to keep sharp.
Just as the knight barely had time to turn his head a swift punch came into
contact with the metal warrior causing the guymelef of gray armor to
stumble backwards. Steading himself Allen turned to his attacker in time to
see a shot of liquid metal come straight for him. Quick reflects caused the
man of sun locks to jump aside as the metal shot brush against his suit of
armor giving it a deep scratch. Glaring at his new opponent the hansom
knight began to size up the situation. This warrior was obvious an ace and
was deadly with his liquid metal attacks. The knight knew he would have to
keep on his toes for this one.
Taking a fighting stance the gray guymelef held his giant sword ready as
the two warriors went into a stand off. Schezard and the black guymelef
stood hundreds of yards apart watching each other carefully. It was blade
against liquid metal. Either could win at this point since neither held any
dangerous scars from the battle. Fire licked at the metal giants' ankles as
the smoke and dust swirled around them. Schezard's blue cape fluttered in
the growing wind as sweat brimmed on Allen's brow. The fighters beyond
their area of battle were forgotten in the two warriors' minds as they
waited for the other to attack.
Finally after what seemed like eternity the dark enemy shot his liquid
metal in a single shot at the gray chest of Schezard. With good timing the
giant of the hansom knight sidestep just as the liquid metal came into
close range. Once the shot passed the gray giant it continued and ripped
part of the blue cape that swept down gracefully from Schezard's shoulders.
Before the pilot could retract the attack the mighty sword of the gray
guymelef came down and sliced the liquid metal into two pieces. The warrior
of the black suit made a terrific leap into the sky and came into the path
of the sun. When the blonde knight turned his eyes to follow his opponent
he got blinded by the sun's rays and automatically closed his sapphires.
Growling Allen rubbed his eyes in annoyance, "Blast! I should have known
better!" Removing his hand from his blue eyes the knight desperately tried
to regained his vision, but before he had a chance the black guymelef hit
him hard in the chest with a strong punch. Schezard stumbled backwards and
nearly fell over the side of the cliff that had somehow gotten behind the
famed warrior. Chunks of rock trembled from their lodgings within the old
wall of earth and fell to the bottom of the valley's floor with a cry.
Using all his energy the knight steadied himself and removed Schezard from
the close proximity of the sheer drop.
Taking a glance at the deadly cliff the knight groaned upon seeing that his
chances of winning this fight was growing slim to none..... Turning his
summer sky jewels to the towering black form of his enemy the knight saw
the gleam of the opponent's metal gun. Allen knew he had finally lost the
battle of life as he saw his adversary point the weapon at his giant's gray
chest......
~Dark Fortress~
Hitomi dove for the opening of blue shattered glass feet first. Her honey
brown locks flapped loudly as she went at great speeds towards her
entrance. The seeress brought her arms over her face to better protect
herself from the sharp edges of the blue glass below and closed her emerald
jewels. Carefully surrounding her body with her glorious wings at the last
moment to shield herself better the lovely maiden allowed herself to drop
through the remaining pieces of the window's blue glass and tore the rest
of beautiful material from its position in the roof.
It was a rather breath taking scene to see an angel of glowing white wings
to be surrounded by shards of sparkling blue glass in midair. The sight was
even more beautiful was when the angel woman unfurled her wings to their
full extent to slow her descent.
Hitomi landed softly to her feet as the twinkling blue diamonds fell onto
the floor. The tiny shards of aquamarine glass falling to the floor sounded
much like rain clattering on a metal roof. The girl's green eyes glanced
around the dark room curiously. There was barely any light and so most of
the room was wrapped in darkness. The only source of illumination came from
a large blue sphere that floated in midair above a large gray metal table.
The strange object was at least a yard diameter and seemed to be more
liquid than solid as its smooth surface swirled beneath an invisible
shield. The globe brought enough illumination to create a sapphire
spotlight causing everything within its reach to be lined by a bluish hue.
The metal table, the only visible furniture, laid about fifty feet away. On
it laid several wrinkled parchments along with a large map that was covered
by several small metal figurines. The seeress didn't even noticed how much
the 'chest pieces' resembled several of her friends and enemies, for her
senses had her focus at the moment. They where screaming at her to be wary
of the darkness.....
The girl's green pools could not penetrate the black void and it made her
uneasy...... She could feel the presence of another being....... something
far darker than the shadows that concealed the form..... It soul was
gripped within the depths of evil and Hell...... Though the seeress had
lost all emotions once her beloved had died, the darkness seemed to spark
feelings back into her soul..... and fear was one of those emotions that
now seared through her heart.......
The seeress felt her nerves go numb as her sight focused on a pair of
glowing red eyes that hid within the shadows. Taking several steps back
from the two floating orbs the girl began to fall closer to the rim of
darkness. Her eyes locked on the glowing coals as she heard a deep growl
emit from behind the black void. Green jewels grew wide as the outline of
the hidden beast became evident. Large bat-like wings arched within the
blackness as the demon crouched on all fours and emerged into the light.
Once the dark being completely entered the circle of blue light it reared
on its back legs making it look even more intimidating. The beast's wings
stretched cynically as a blue shadow ran over its features. Scars of their
earlier confrontation became evident and Hitomi gasped once she realized
she was dealing with the same creature that had attacked her and Merle
earlier during the week. Akuma roared loudly causing his angry cry to echo
throughout the vast room of darkness and caused the angel's blood to run
cold.
The sudden sound caused the seeress to back up quickly into the shadows.
Her glowing white wings produced enough light so that it penetrated the
darkness. Soon a figure which had been concealed within the darkness was
suddenly revealed. The light played over the pale man's face as his evil
sneer became visible. The locks of silver hair became highlighted by the
glowing brilliance of the angel woman's wings as she grew closer to him.
Ice blue eyes glinted with evil intentions as the man brought a small metal
object to the seeress's slim neck.
The girl let out a small cry as a needle pierced her pale skin and a strong
arm took a hold of her body. Before the beautiful maiden could act her eyes
rolled to the back of her head as the serum was injected into her blood
stream. At the moment the needle and limb removed themselves from the
angel's frail body Hitomi fell to her knees and collapsed to the floor in a
heap.
The poor angel's wings went limp as they spread across the surface of gray
and white marble. Her pale fingers relaxed as they brushed up against the
waist of her leather pants. Locks of silky mahogany washed over the stone
floor like streams of honey. Slowly Hitomi's sight grew fuzzy and her
sparkling pools of green slid shut as the medicine did its work. Within
moments of the injection the seeress was soon unconscious.
Kusari stepped into the light and his features were trailed in a blue hue.
The man of destruction sneered as his pet demon got on all fours again and
prowled to the limp body. Growling eagerly the beast opened his rows of
daggers so he might begin with his revenge,...... but a pale hand signaled
him to halt his actions. Akuma growled angrily in his throat at the man as
the commander in black dropped to one knee while holding another metal
instrument containing a needle.
Blue eyes of sharp coldness glanced at the dark creature as he ran his pale
hand through chestnut strains while indulging in the woman's beauty. If the
two angels had not met on such bad terms perhaps the dark man would have
been taken with the maiden's beauty, but all he wanted to do at that
moment, when he ran his cold fingers through her hair, was pull every
strain of curls from her scalp.
The dark angel's face twisted in ghastly features as he whispered to his
pet, "Do not worry, Akuma. I promise you will have the seeress for yourself
after I finish with her."
The beast's red tongue ran over dark lips as he watched a pale hand place a
needle into one of the woman's veins. Slowly red liquid was extracted from
her blood stream and appeared within the glass container. Once the
instrument was full of the desired item the shadow man removed the object
from the pale neck and smiled evilly. Bringing the tiny instrument to the
light you could see the red liquid swirling within the glass.
The man never took his eyes off the item as he whispered in a dead voice,
"Now I can fulfill my destiny....."
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The Fate of Two Worlds
By Angel Wings
Chapter 23 ~ Inner Turmoil
~Crusade~
The young cat~girl's mouth dropped open as she saw the unthinkable happen.
Her mud pools watched in horror as the temple of the Mystic Valley was
destroyed right before their very eyes. As the structure crumbled to the
ground the friends felt their hearts were also shattering along with the
stone building. Dust and thunder filled the air as the last of the monument
collapsed over the two lovers. Tears of sparkling crystals spilled from cat
eyes as Merle cried out sorrowfully, "Hitomi!!!! Lord Van~sama!!!!!!
The poor cat's world was tearing apart around her. She felt like a piece of
glass that had crashed onto a metal floor and had shattered into a million
pieces. The air in her lungs seemed to vanish from within her body as her
eyes of chocolate reflected the image of her crumbling world. She had to go
to them...... She couldn't let them die..... She wouldn't let them die.....
Without thinking the cat~girl struck out across the land calling the two
angels' names desperately. Luckily before the striped cat could get far a
firm hand caught hold of the creature's pink dress. Turning her head of hot
pink hair the cat brought both her paws over the clenched fist that held
her clothes as her silver bracelets jingled. Merle growled at the blonde
woman who held the vice grip, "Let go! Lord Van~sama and Hitomi need help!"
Celena did her best to hold on to the feisty cat as she looked hard at the
cat~girl. Her lavender eyes sparked with concern, but also with caution.
The blonde woman's crystal voice spoke, "You can't go! They'll only attack
you, too!"
Tears spilled over the young cat's bronze cheeks as she stared at the
rubble ahead on the cliff. She knew the lady of golden waterfall hair was
right, but what if her two closest friends laid dying right now......She
couldn't loss them now......
Millerina covered her mouth with a pale hand as she saw the ancient temple
crumble. The fear of her two friends locked in her throat as she realized
they were still within the stone ruins. Her blonde royal relative stepped
forward as his eye's began to water. The blonde woman hugged her nephew
close trying to comfort the poor boy. Prince Chid tried to pull from his
aunt's comforting arms to go help his friends, but the young queen held a
firm lock on his clothes. Looking over his shoulder at the beautiful woman
he gave her a look that was begging for release.
Millerina looked sadly at the blonde boy and saw the sea of tears sparkling
in his blue aqua eyes. Her heart wept out for him..... he was only a child
and yet he had lost so much..... First his mother.... then his freedom as a
child..... and now it looked like he had lost a sister..... Hitomi had been
the world to him..... She had been very close to the boy...... and now it
didn't seem she would return...... And Van..... Oh, Van...... the dragon
king had become close to the boy as well...... because of the past war and
from the two years of peace between their two kingdoms..... Van had been
the closest thing to a brother to the prince.......
The queen blinked back her own tears as she also felt the pain of lost. Van
was a kind man who she had always respected and cared for...... and
Hitomi...... Hitomi couldn't be dead..... Neither could Van...... Both were
strong and would live through this ordeal..... Just like they had done so
many times before.....
The woman tried to hide her own distress as she looked down at his blue
eyes. With an encouraging smile the sunshine haired queen said to the
prince, "Don't worried, Chid...... Remember their strong..... They'll make
it....."
A ray of hope shined through his tears as the boy sniffed and asked
quietly, "Are you sure, auntie?......"
Mustering all the hope and faith into her words that she could muster the
queen said, "When have they ever let us down before....."
The boy smiled as he looked up into his relative's jewels of blue. His aunt
was right...... No matter what the situation those two had always been able
to handle it..... especially when they were with each other.....
"You will go help them won't you, Aunt Millerina?" the prince asked
hopefully. The queen smiled down at the mature child and nodded.
After a moment though the blonde royal child's smile switched to a frown as
he saw his aunt's face turn towards the sky in fear. The small head of
blonde hair turned upwards to see what had caught the queen's attention.
Tiny blue pools widen as the large black fortress was seen overhead.
Thunder clapped in the air as hundreds of dark dots appeared in the air
from the belly of the dark thorn bush. The nerves within the boy's body
became numb as he realized the situation was growing worse.......
"Millerina, get Chid and the others back in here!" cried a rich voice.
Without warning the boy felt himself being dragged away by his aunt with
Celena dragging the crying cat~girl behind them. Stumbling to follow his
loving relative he looked up to see the docking bay ahead of them. Within
the vast room of metal giants he spotted Sir Allen and King Dryden hurrying
men along to get the guymelefs out for battle. When his young eyes fell on
his father's form he felt a swell of pride feel his heart as he watched the
knight perform his duties as commander of the large vessel.
As the two royals reached the hanger's entrance the blonde knight rushed
forward to meet them. His blue eyes were sharp as they always were when
they was a battle. Merle and Celena arrived into the shade of the ship just
as the knight reached the group. Allen turned to the beautiful woman he had
once thought he had loved and said, "Go inside to the control room and stay
with Gaddis. Take Celena, Merle, and Prince Chid with you and don't leave!"
The blonde queen nodded making her blonde locks bounce in a sweet dance of
sunshine as she asked, "What of Hitomi and Van?"
The knight closed his eyes and thought of his friends before speaking,
"I'll try my best to get to the temple once the battle starts and see if I
can assist them." The man opened his sky blue eyes as images of his dear
friends continued to swim around in his mind and said, "I would send you,
Millerina, but the enemy is upon us and you might not make it before they
arrive."
"I understand...." Millerina whispered silently as images of her friends
being hurt and dying filled her head. She wanted to go to their aid, but if
she died before she made it to them who would be able to help them? The
queen was about to proceed to the metal door that would lead to the control
room when her actions were halted by the young prince stepping forward. The
boy put on a stern face that you would never have seen on a child of
thirteen rotations and said, "Sir Allen, I will not hide within the
confines of this ship while you go out to battle. Let me fight along side
you in the seat of a guymelef."
Allen almost smiled at the boy's attitude to war. The prince was acting
exactly like he did when he was about his age. How could one not tell they
were blood relatives?....
The knight forced a firm scowl on his face and replied, "No, Prince Chid. I
am your bodyguard and forbid for you to put your life on the line."
"But Allen--" the prince tried to insist, but was cut off by the older
man's words.
"The discussion is closed!" the man stated with a firm voice as he strode
off to get his own guymelef ready, "You will not go out into battle.
Especially with such little experience at controlling a guymelef."
Prince Chid watched the back of his father blue tunic as the hansom knight
walked off. The young boy frowned in confusion. Was his father protecting
him the way a guard does.....or a father?...... What ever the reason it
didn't matter the boy was angry he could not be allowed in the approaching
fray. Yes, he knew he did not really have the abilities of a warrior, but
he knew how to control the metal giants and could help out...... If only
his father hadn't forbid it.....
Millerina was startled when she heard the boy angry words. Staring down at
her young nephew she wondered if she had really understood what her pale
ears had heard. The sentence had barely been audible, but she could have
sworn she heard the word 'father'........
~Ancient Temple~
Hitomi looked up at the sky as the guymelefs began to rain down onto the
earth. The wind grew fiercer from the sudden rush of metal bodies and
caused her hair to wave in her face. The gentle face that always held a
smile was now locked in an angry frown as she stared at the black guymelefs
landing. One hand clenched the red stone of her ancestors as the other
clenched her dead lover's bloody hand. Uncontrollable rage filled the
girl's heart as she saw the first signs of battle erupt at the metal sail
ship's docking bay. Her teeth clenched together as her two hands became
fists at her chest. Standing up on shaky legs the girl stared at the
battle.
In quick movements the girl replaced the pendant around her neck causing
her hair to ruffle and removed the bloody leather jacket. The torn article
of clothing fell onto the pile of rubble as the girl placed both of her
tight fists by her sides. Red light burned from the tiny teardrop as the
seeress glared at her enemies. Never before had she let anger control her
actions, but then again she had never experienced this amount of anger
either. The emotion flowed through her body and with an aggressive cry two
glowing white wings shot from her back in a great thrust. Blue material
tore apart in the back of Hitomi's shirt, but she ignored it. She could
care less about some insignificant shirt. As her wings reached their full
extent the glowing feathers were tugged on by the growing wind and some
were pulled into the air. Turning her emeralds to the sky as tears of anger
formed she growled, "If you want me to confront you, Kusari,...... then I
will!"
With a strong beat of her powerful wings the brunette angel took off into
the air towards the floating fortress of the dark angel...... Hitomi only
thought as she flew to her target was that she would fulfill her destiny
and take down the murder of her love.....
~Dark Fortress~
The man dripping in darkness smiled with victory. Eyes of blue ice gleamed
with eager predictions. She was approaching....... All he had attempted for
was being accomplished...... Soon the seeress would confront him...... and
he was well ready for her......
~Battlefield~
Schezard tore through another enemy guymelef as his gleaming sword swung
through the air. Taking a moment to glance at his surroundings the knight
knew the battle was not in their favor. There were far more enemy units
than there were allies. In fact there were too many for the busy knight to
even count.
Slicing another opponent down the man of long blonde hair wondered how
Zaibach could possible have so many guymelefs! In the 'Great War' Zaibach
had less than this and perhaps some survived to see today's battle, but
there couldn't be that many! With a snarl the knight struck a warrior in
the head with his blade. The black giant fell with a huge crash causing
dust to rise in a huge cloud. Wiping the sweat from his brow Allen thought,
'Zaibach probably stole half these machines from small countries..... and
possible reformatted them......'
Glancing towards his left the knight noticed a gray guymelef nearby with
the gold emblem of Austuria drawn its shoulder. Punching a button the
blonde warrior opened the communication array with the allie giant and
said, "Dryden, we need to protect the Crusade!"
The gray giant sliced two adversaries in half before replying, "I already
sent half the group to take care of the situation the rest are too
scattered to get them to regroup."
Blue eyes stared hard at the battle as Schezard blocked an incoming attack
from a black giant. With a great thrust Allen took out the guymelef's
energist causing the giant to collapse from the lack of energy. The man
grunted as he swung the controls to face another approaching enemy. As he
took on his new opponent the knight spoke, "We have no choice, but hope
that Hitomi is alright and will be able to somehow stop this."
A unbelieving voice spoke over the intercom, "How will she do that, Allen?"
The knight didn't speak as he took down his opponent and thought, 'I have
no idea......'
Dilandau looked over the battle as he raised his torch gun towards the
clashing giants. With a smirk the man pressed a button and fire streaked
through the air hitting a gray guymelef hard in the chest. The slayer's
adversary fell to the ground from the force of the attack and caused the
flames to catch on the green blades sprouting from the ground setting fire
to the land. As the flames spread like wildfire across the dry grass the
slayer laughed. This battle would be a lot more thrilling in the mist of
his flames. Taking a step into the burning fields the man stepped into his
most comfortable surroundings...... a fiery battlefield......
Just as his giant took its first steps into the fray he thought he caught
a glimpse of an old friend. Sneering evilly he spotted the blonde woman of
lavender eyes standing within the hanger of the docking bay just staring at
the battle. With a pull of a switch the red guymelef went into stealth
flight mode. Taking the controls in his cold hands the soldier moved his
giant into the air to fly over the heads of the fighting guymelefs. As he
grew closer to the metal ship the man gave himself a twisted smile. Perhaps
he could have a little more fun with the woman......
~Crusade~
Gaddis was doing his best to get the rest of the guymelef out of the
docking bay as four figures stood nearby. Most of the armies' metal giants
were out, but some laid unoccupied because some crew members had to be held
back to work the ship if necessary. Gaddis wanted, if needed, to be able to
leave at a moment's notice. Unfortunately none of the ship's guns could be
use because the targets were too close.
Glancing back at the four beings he was to protect the brunette officer
frowned. He wanted them to go to the control room, but each of them
refused. The three relatives were both worried about Sir Allen and King
Dryden while Merle wanted to watch for Lord Van~sama and Hitomi's return.
Millerina was the only person who had even been willing to follow Allen and
Gaddis's orders to stay in the control room, but once her nephew,
sister-in-law, and close companion refused to leave she decided to stand
with them and wait for Gaddis to finish his work here first.
Little did any of them know that Prince Chid had other reason for wanting
to stay within the docking bay. Minute by minute the boy was slowly
drifting apart from the group. His blue eyes kept glancing between the
guymelefs and the three adults and cat~girl as he made his way to the
waiting giants. Gaddis and the three females were too busy watching the
battle and exiting guymelefs to see the young prince leaving their side.
Once he was far away enough the sunshine haired child race from the adults
and cat~being towards the row of sleepy metal giants. With frantic
movements the boy climbed up a ladder that led to the overhanging metal
path.
Just as Prince Chid went over the top of the ladder Queen Millerina finally
noticed his disappearance. Swirling in all directions causing her waterfall
of sunshine hair to bounce she searched desperately for the young boy. When
the woman turned away from the group she caught the attention of the
knight's sister. Celena looked over her shoulder at the distress queen and
asked, "What's wrong?"
Millerina's blue jewels were wide with fright as her voice cried, "Where's
Chid?"
The second-in-command officer and cat turned at the sudden words and also
began to search for the child. The sudden noise of a guymelef starting up
cause all four pairs of eyes to turn towards a nearby metal giant of gray
coloration. Within the red leather control seat of the large machine sat
the royal child as his hands worked the controls.
The queen felt panic rack her soul as she realized what her young nephew
was about to attempt. In a race to stop him the pregnant woman cried out,
"Chid, No!"
The boy looked down at his aunt with sadness. He hated disobeying her. She
had been like a second mother to him after his real mother died. More than
anything else he had never wanted to go against her or her older sister's
wishes,....... but today was different..... He had no choice......
"I'm sorry, Aunt Millerina" the young royal shouted as he pulled a lever to
close the chest of the guymelef. The piece of metal slid close casting a
shadow over the boy's face as if signaling that he would never return. With
guilt in his eyes the son of the famous knight shouted, "I have to do
this!"
"No, Chid!" called Celena as she reached out a hand towards the boy just as
the metal chest closed shut. With a hiss of steam the giant of gray
coloration slowly began to move towards the open door of the docking bay.
Gaddis rushed to the feet of the giant to somehow hope to stop the prince.
Halting beside the foot of the giant the officer shouted at the top of his
lungs, "Prince Chid, please stop! You'll get killed out there!"
The young cat~girl smiled victoriously when she noticed the rest of the
group was busy worrying over the young royal. Turning her head of hot pink
hair towards the world outside she decided she would go to her foster-
brother and his fiancé. They would never leave her to die so she wasn't
about to do that to them. With a growl the cat took off just as Celena took
notice. The pair of lavender eyes grew wide as the woman call out, "Merle!"
The blonde queen realized of this and felt as if the world was falling
apart. The cat had already disappeared into the battlefield and there was
absolutely no way for them to find her now. It was like looking through a
haystack for a needle. Turning back to her nephew she decided she couldn't
allow him to leave, too.
Pale hands of the royal child played with the controls making the guymelef
exit the docking bay. Stepping into the sun the light washed over the metal
suit of army causing it to gleam brilliantly. Seeing the battle Chid set
his face into a determined scowl. Carefully working the controls the boy
got the giant to pull forth a large double-edged sword. The light caused a
reflection on the blade that showed the giant's chest. If you looked
closely enough you would have seen the face of a child staring through the
door of glass and metal frame. Chid stared at his face for several moments
before whispering, "I have to do this..... I can never be a true king if I
can't defend my own country...... I will prove to my father that I can do
it......"
With that the boy pulled hard at the controls and the guymelef broke into a
run through the raging blazes and fighting bodies. The two blonde women and
the brunette man rush over to the opening, stopping just as they emerged
into the sunlight. Their hair shone in the light as they stared in fear
while the gray guymelef disappeared into the crowd of warriors.
Tears stung Millerina's blue eyes as she cried, "CHID!!!!!"
~Dark Fortress~
Hitomi's brown locks whipped around her face as she soared towards the
black fortress shrouded in death. Beating her wings in powerful strokes the
girl flew through the air like a rocket at incredible speed. Her eyebrows
were set together in an angry scowl as she clenched her teeth together in
burning rage. Two pale hands were tightly formed into fist as the rush of
air swirled around her trying to pull her down. Feathers of pearly glow
were tossed into the wind as the powerful currents pulled loose ones from
their holds. Emerald eyes that no longer held the familiar sparkle of life
glared at the large ship that held her target.
The seeress was on a suicide mission...... To infiltrate such a well
guarded ship was an impossible task. To just get pass the cannon fires was
unthinkable while this young woman was determined to do just that. For the
angel woman the errand wasn't something she had to do..... it was something
she wanted to do...... All she desired was the death of Kusari and once
that was done she could give little consideration for own life. What was
left for her?..... Her world was gone..... her friends and family were
dead..... And her bit of happiness left had been shattered when her love
had died....... At that moment she wanted death...... and would have taken
her own life if she did not have one last desire...... that one goal in her
life that kept her going...... She wanted revenge for all that she had
suffered......
As the girl angel neared the dark ship that loomed in the clouds Hitomi
noticed that no one tried to stop her. No guns were fired and no guymelefs
were sent out. The seeress automatically knew that Kusari was waiting for
her and wanted no one to intervene.
With an turn of her wings the angel changed directions by a few degrees and
headed for the center of the fortress. Flying through the twists and turns
of black metal that ran outside the ship the woman let her senses flow out
into the air searching for her murder. It didn't take long for Hitomi to
sense the dark man's presence. She would forget the deadly feeling got from
the man...... Looking down the woman saw a blue circular window that was
broken below her. Seeing her way in the girl smiled and dove for the
opening.
Never did the seeress noticed that the gash that laid on her forehead had
never healed like before. The wound laid open while the blood began to dry
and clot the gash. No light shined and closed it though..... for it
remained open..... and made no attempt to even close.....
~Battlefield~
As the fighting grew and metal giants fell a single guymelef of gray armor
fought his way through the battle. Within the small chamber of the chest
sat a young boy only thirteen rotations. His jaw was set and his fingers
grasped the controls fiercely as he fought in his first battle. Sweat
poured from his brow, not from effort, but from being nervous. The child of
royalty had never killed and had never wanted to kill,...... but he knew
had to. His eyes of blue violets stared at the war of bodies wondering what
he should do. He didn't want to jump in...... yet he knew he would
eventually have to......
Chid decided after several moments of deliberation that the best course of
action was to find his father. He knew the knight would probably order him
back to the Crusade, but he didn't care. Royalty or not, Allen was his
father...... And he wanted to be by his side in this battle...... to fight
along side him like father and son...... not king and bodyguard....... Chid
wanted to make new memories of his family..... and he would......
Taking great care to be wary of on coming fighters the royal child of Freid
plunged into the mass of warriors in search of his father......
Merle dove between two black metal legs just as gray suit of armor came
crashing down. Without even a second's notice a huge sword came crashing
from the skies just barely missing the cat by a hair. Her dark claws forced
her to halt just as a giant of black coloration fell backwards and tumbled
to the ground a few feet in front of her. Growling in anger the cat~girl
climbed over the giant and race between more fighting bodies.
The young cat~girl was making excellent progress as she went through the
battlefield on all fours. Though the battle was a mess of metal suits
clashing against one another somehow Merle had been able to direct herself
through the fray towards the temple's ruins. The foster~sister of Fanelia's
King was a determine being who refused to let such small barriers stop her.
She hissed at her obstacles and tore through them fiercely. Nothing would
halt her urgent call to her two dear friends.......
A small gleam of success reflected in the cat's mud eyes as she spotted the
ancient temple through the mass of metal giants. With a squeal of happiness
the cat~girl put more energy into her efforts as she ran towards the gravel
path that laid at the edge of the battlefield.
Unfortunately for the rogue cat~being the wildfire had snuck up on her. The
terrible enemy of dancing flames ran passed her on both sides and merged
before her creating a wall of orange and yellow flames. Smoke and fire
bulged before the cat of black stripes to keep her from her goal. Sliding
to a halt the girl of bronze fur stared at the blazes in surprise as the
tongues of gold flames reflected in her eyes. Smoke filled her nostrils
making the poor cat snort as her hot pink hair bounced. Rubbing her nose
the foster~child glared at the new barrier. The dancing wall of fire seemed
to laugh at the young cat, for it was the only thing that seemed able to
hold her from her destination. Merle smirked as she decided she would
merely go around the stupid blazes.
Turning to do just that the cat suddenly noticed the flames had quietly
sunk around her again and had formed a circle of fire around her. Placing
her ears down the cat~girl glanced in all directions for an exit. Embers
and ash floated in the air around her landing on her fur. She shook it off
violently as the small items began to light up her fur. Turning from the
glowing objects that blew through the breeze she again searched for an
opening. Finding none the young cat backed away to very center of the
circle as she realized the terrible truth of her situation. She was
trapped.....
Her mud eyes sparkled with the light of the flames as the cat~girl of
bronze fur stared at her golden enemy and whispered, "Oh no......."
~Crusade~
Gaddis turned to the two women of flowing blonde sun after several moments
of deliberation. Looking at their frighten eyes he shouted over the noise
of battle, "We need to get to the control room and notify Allen about the
matter!"
Both women nodded and the three adults raced for the metal door, but after
a few quick steps one of the beautiful women stopped. Neither of the two
remaining people noticed the sudden stop of the woman and continued towards
the control room without even looking back. Turning her head swiftly
causing her sunshine locks to twirl the young woman, Celena, searched the
air with lavender eyes. The lady had suddenly gotten a feeling that someone
she knew was coming........ If it was a gut feeling...... instinct..... or
woman intuition it doesn't matter. All Celena knew was someone was
coming........
Suddenly the wind picked up and sent clouds of dust everywhere causing the
young maiden of golden hair to bring both of her arms over her eyes. A
hissing sound sizzled through the wind and Celena removed her pale arms to
see the source of the disturbance. Her pair of lavender jewels grew wide
with fright as she noticed a familiar red guymelef towering over her.
Slowly the suit of armor knelt down and opened the metal entrance of its
cockpit. Her rosy lips dropped open as she watched in shock as the chest of
the red giant unfold to reveal a soldier of silver hair wearing black and
red armor. A familiar smirk which had haunted her nightmares was on his
twisted face as he yell down to her, "Looks like we meet again, Lady
Celena....."
Jumping down from the control seat his cape fluttered up into the air as
the slayer landed safely onto the ground only a few feet in front of the
beautiful woman. His identical eyes of purplish tint stared at the woman
with evil glinted in his pupils. Taking a step forward he withdrew his
gleaming blade causing the woman to step back in her growing fear. His
gloves clenched the hilt of his weapon with anticipation of what was to
come. The slayer sneered happily as he hissed, "I came back to finish what
we started......"
Millerina gasped for air as she and Gaddis finally arrived in the large
control room. The poor queen placed a pale hand to her chest as she tried
to take in the air her lungs demanded. She usually never got winded so
easily by such a small bit of exercise, but it was from the side affects of
her pregnancy. Though she was only pregnant by one moon it was enough to
get her slightly out of breath.
Straightening up and walking to the control panel where Gaddis now worked
at she stood behind him waiting for the communication link to be
established. The officer's tan fingers worked with a few dials as he tried
to find the right frequency. After several moments of fooling with the
controls there was a small beeping noise and the sound of a clear link was
heard. Gaddis placed his tan face to a device resembling a microphone and
spoke loudly, "Sir Allen?"
After several seconds of static a response was heard over the intercom,
"This is Allen. What is it, Gaddis?"
The officer glanced at the blonde queen before speaking into the device
again, "We have a bit of situation."
"Like what?" the knight demanded sharply. He was far too busy to be talking
while the battle raged around him.
Gaddis swallowed the lump in his throat and said, "Merle has gone to the
temple..... and Prince Chid stole a gray guymelef and gone into the
battlefield......"
"What?!" the knight shouted so loud into the intercom that it was almost
not audible. Before the assistant commander could answer Allen quickly
asked, "How about Celena and Millerina?"
The queen swiftly stepped forward in front of the officer and put her mouth
to the com, "I'm here, Allen, and so is---" The beautiful royal stopped in
mid-sentence when she suddenly noticed the sister of the knight was no
longer with them. She felt the energy within her drain completely. A deep
sigh came from the blonde maiden as she closed her blue pools and realized
they had all been separated. Now what were they to do?.......
~Battlefield~
Allen felt his life going down to the pits of Hell. Three of the most
important people in his life had suddenly disappeared into the heat of
battle. His heart was crumbling as his worst fears began to race through
his mind. Shaking his head of blonde strains violently his hair whirled
around his face as he squeezed his eyes closed.
'Calm down, Allen!' he shouted in his mind, 'They aren't dead yet. You can
still save them.' Opening his sky blue eyes back to the clashing guymelefs
surrounding him the glimmer of hope began to fade. Sighing lightly he
wondered how in the world he would be able to find them in all this
mess.....
The knight was suddenly startled from his thoughts as the gleam of a sword
came in his sight. A moment before Schezard's head met the sharpness of the
blade the gray giant ducked and brought his own sword through the enemy's
chest. The blonde warrior pulled the weapon out as quickly as it was sent
in the black chest causing the sound of metal to ring. With a great crash
the enemy giant fell to the ground in a cloud of dust making Allen
recognize he was still in the mist of battle and had to keep sharp.
Just as the knight barely had time to turn his head a swift punch came into
contact with the metal warrior causing the guymelef of gray armor to
stumble backwards. Steading himself Allen turned to his attacker in time to
see a shot of liquid metal come straight for him. Quick reflects caused the
man of sun locks to jump aside as the metal shot brush against his suit of
armor giving it a deep scratch. Glaring at his new opponent the hansom
knight began to size up the situation. This warrior was obvious an ace and
was deadly with his liquid metal attacks. The knight knew he would have to
keep on his toes for this one.
Taking a fighting stance the gray guymelef held his giant sword ready as
the two warriors went into a stand off. Schezard and the black guymelef
stood hundreds of yards apart watching each other carefully. It was blade
against liquid metal. Either could win at this point since neither held any
dangerous scars from the battle. Fire licked at the metal giants' ankles as
the smoke and dust swirled around them. Schezard's blue cape fluttered in
the growing wind as sweat brimmed on Allen's brow. The fighters beyond
their area of battle were forgotten in the two warriors' minds as they
waited for the other to attack.
Finally after what seemed like eternity the dark enemy shot his liquid
metal in a single shot at the gray chest of Schezard. With good timing the
giant of the hansom knight sidestep just as the liquid metal came into
close range. Once the shot passed the gray giant it continued and ripped
part of the blue cape that swept down gracefully from Schezard's shoulders.
Before the pilot could retract the attack the mighty sword of the gray
guymelef came down and sliced the liquid metal into two pieces. The warrior
of the black suit made a terrific leap into the sky and came into the path
of the sun. When the blonde knight turned his eyes to follow his opponent
he got blinded by the sun's rays and automatically closed his sapphires.
Growling Allen rubbed his eyes in annoyance, "Blast! I should have known
better!" Removing his hand from his blue eyes the knight desperately tried
to regained his vision, but before he had a chance the black guymelef hit
him hard in the chest with a strong punch. Schezard stumbled backwards and
nearly fell over the side of the cliff that had somehow gotten behind the
famed warrior. Chunks of rock trembled from their lodgings within the old
wall of earth and fell to the bottom of the valley's floor with a cry.
Using all his energy the knight steadied himself and removed Schezard from
the close proximity of the sheer drop.
Taking a glance at the deadly cliff the knight groaned upon seeing that his
chances of winning this fight was growing slim to none..... Turning his
summer sky jewels to the towering black form of his enemy the knight saw
the gleam of the opponent's metal gun. Allen knew he had finally lost the
battle of life as he saw his adversary point the weapon at his giant's gray
chest......
~Dark Fortress~
Hitomi dove for the opening of blue shattered glass feet first. Her honey
brown locks flapped loudly as she went at great speeds towards her
entrance. The seeress brought her arms over her face to better protect
herself from the sharp edges of the blue glass below and closed her emerald
jewels. Carefully surrounding her body with her glorious wings at the last
moment to shield herself better the lovely maiden allowed herself to drop
through the remaining pieces of the window's blue glass and tore the rest
of beautiful material from its position in the roof.
It was a rather breath taking scene to see an angel of glowing white wings
to be surrounded by shards of sparkling blue glass in midair. The sight was
even more beautiful was when the angel woman unfurled her wings to their
full extent to slow her descent.
Hitomi landed softly to her feet as the twinkling blue diamonds fell onto
the floor. The tiny shards of aquamarine glass falling to the floor sounded
much like rain clattering on a metal roof. The girl's green eyes glanced
around the dark room curiously. There was barely any light and so most of
the room was wrapped in darkness. The only source of illumination came from
a large blue sphere that floated in midair above a large gray metal table.
The strange object was at least a yard diameter and seemed to be more
liquid than solid as its smooth surface swirled beneath an invisible
shield. The globe brought enough illumination to create a sapphire
spotlight causing everything within its reach to be lined by a bluish hue.
The metal table, the only visible furniture, laid about fifty feet away. On
it laid several wrinkled parchments along with a large map that was covered
by several small metal figurines. The seeress didn't even noticed how much
the 'chest pieces' resembled several of her friends and enemies, for her
senses had her focus at the moment. They where screaming at her to be wary
of the darkness.....
The girl's green pools could not penetrate the black void and it made her
uneasy...... She could feel the presence of another being....... something
far darker than the shadows that concealed the form..... It soul was
gripped within the depths of evil and Hell...... Though the seeress had
lost all emotions once her beloved had died, the darkness seemed to spark
feelings back into her soul..... and fear was one of those emotions that
now seared through her heart.......
The seeress felt her nerves go numb as her sight focused on a pair of
glowing red eyes that hid within the shadows. Taking several steps back
from the two floating orbs the girl began to fall closer to the rim of
darkness. Her eyes locked on the glowing coals as she heard a deep growl
emit from behind the black void. Green jewels grew wide as the outline of
the hidden beast became evident. Large bat-like wings arched within the
blackness as the demon crouched on all fours and emerged into the light.
Once the dark being completely entered the circle of blue light it reared
on its back legs making it look even more intimidating. The beast's wings
stretched cynically as a blue shadow ran over its features. Scars of their
earlier confrontation became evident and Hitomi gasped once she realized
she was dealing with the same creature that had attacked her and Merle
earlier during the week. Akuma roared loudly causing his angry cry to echo
throughout the vast room of darkness and caused the angel's blood to run
cold.
The sudden sound caused the seeress to back up quickly into the shadows.
Her glowing white wings produced enough light so that it penetrated the
darkness. Soon a figure which had been concealed within the darkness was
suddenly revealed. The light played over the pale man's face as his evil
sneer became visible. The locks of silver hair became highlighted by the
glowing brilliance of the angel woman's wings as she grew closer to him.
Ice blue eyes glinted with evil intentions as the man brought a small metal
object to the seeress's slim neck.
The girl let out a small cry as a needle pierced her pale skin and a strong
arm took a hold of her body. Before the beautiful maiden could act her eyes
rolled to the back of her head as the serum was injected into her blood
stream. At the moment the needle and limb removed themselves from the
angel's frail body Hitomi fell to her knees and collapsed to the floor in a
heap.
The poor angel's wings went limp as they spread across the surface of gray
and white marble. Her pale fingers relaxed as they brushed up against the
waist of her leather pants. Locks of silky mahogany washed over the stone
floor like streams of honey. Slowly Hitomi's sight grew fuzzy and her
sparkling pools of green slid shut as the medicine did its work. Within
moments of the injection the seeress was soon unconscious.
Kusari stepped into the light and his features were trailed in a blue hue.
The man of destruction sneered as his pet demon got on all fours again and
prowled to the limp body. Growling eagerly the beast opened his rows of
daggers so he might begin with his revenge,...... but a pale hand signaled
him to halt his actions. Akuma growled angrily in his throat at the man as
the commander in black dropped to one knee while holding another metal
instrument containing a needle.
Blue eyes of sharp coldness glanced at the dark creature as he ran his pale
hand through chestnut strains while indulging in the woman's beauty. If the
two angels had not met on such bad terms perhaps the dark man would have
been taken with the maiden's beauty, but all he wanted to do at that
moment, when he ran his cold fingers through her hair, was pull every
strain of curls from her scalp.
The dark angel's face twisted in ghastly features as he whispered to his
pet, "Do not worry, Akuma. I promise you will have the seeress for yourself
after I finish with her."
The beast's red tongue ran over dark lips as he watched a pale hand place a
needle into one of the woman's veins. Slowly red liquid was extracted from
her blood stream and appeared within the glass container. Once the
instrument was full of the desired item the shadow man removed the object
from the pale neck and smiled evilly. Bringing the tiny instrument to the
light you could see the red liquid swirling within the glass.
The man never took his eyes off the item as he whispered in a dead voice,
"Now I can fulfill my destiny....."
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