Jurassic Park: Gundam Wing
Chapter 13 - The Final Battle
VTEEN
D's Note: Well finally the last chapter has begun! We'll finally get to see if Duo and company will finally triumph over evil!! But, I'll also be writing an epilogue to this because 13 is THE UNLUCKY NUMBER!!!!!! Also, in this chapter, you will find out all the secrets about why Shinigami had so much power, and why he had lead them to this place, in the first place.
Shinigami is in a place of nowhere talking to himself about the certain virus he put on all of them. "The final battle has begun. We will see now, who will triumph over evil. But about that virus, yes that virus, it should be having its most dire effects right about now. But about HIS virus, that will have a most different effect indeed. In fact, it should be in about its 4th or 5th stage right about now. That should be very interesting, indeed. He will soon be mine without even knowing it. He will not even be able to resist the temptation. It will be so strong inside him, stronger than all of the other times I've tried to tempt him. He won't remember anything, and it will force him to kill everyone he knows. Yes, this should prove to be very interesting."
Hilde looked around her. This place was not what she had expected. In fact, she knew that it was Shinigami's hell. But there was something strange about it. It wasn't the kind of hell that you would usually depict. It was actually a very calm, serene place. And that was what scared her.
Duo was lying in her lap, still unconcious, but breathing. It was very quiet. A quietness that smelled like death. In fact, the place did smell like blood, but it wasn't filled with roaring flames or screams of misery. "Hilde..........bring.......me." Duo suddenly spoke, but couldn't finish his sentence. "What, is it? What do you want me to bring you?" "Bring..........me that sword over there." Hilde looked to her left, but saw no sword. "Duo, what are you talking about? There's no sword over there?" "Yes, there is. Just pull it out of the ground, right there." Feeling stupid, she reluctantly crawled over to the spot, and reached her down. As it hit the ground, it sunk through. "That's odd," she thought. As her hand sunk more, she felt it rest on the handle of a sword. She pulled her hand out and was surprised to find a sword in her hand. But before she could go back to Duo, Hiro grabbed her hand.
"How is he feeling?" Her face sunk. "I don't know Hiro, I really don't know if he's going to be able to take any more of this." "But, he's got to. Our lives are resting on his shoulders. He must beat that demon that's living inside him, and the one that is torturing him outside as well." He winced as the virus took over. "Please, this virus is killing us, all of us. Give him the confidence that he needs to succeed. You are all he has left." She nodded. "Thank you, Hiro."
She crawled back to Duo, to await the arrival of Shinigami. But they didn't have to wait long, because in the distance, they could see his shadowy figure standing there. Duo noticed him immediately. "Give me the sword, Hilde." "Are you crazy! Your going to fight him in this state!" "This is my personal battle, that I must fight! I am also fighting for the lives of all of you! We need to finish this! If we don't do this now, I may never have the strength that I have now to fight him again." He sat up in her lap. "Look, don't worry about me, I'll call for you when I need you. You need to stay here and protect the others." "But you'll forget about me! You're all I have left, Duo. I can't afford to lose you! It feels like you're walking to your death." "Maybe, I am...." "Don't say things like that, or they will come true!" He kissed her cheek. "Hilde, I would NEVER ever forget you. I love you too much to even think about leaving you." She was the one that kissed him back.
"Maybe, I should make a stop to this!!!" He forcefully shoved Duo off Hilde, who rolled over to the side. Shinigami was now on top of her. "Now, I get to have the fun with her that I was supposed to have!" He had raised a very large knife above her. Hilde looked terrified. She stopped it from coming towards her with her hands. "He's so strong! How can he have so much power? Where is he getting it from? There has to be some power source he's getting this energy from. But where?" Quatre had ran up to them, and had started to help her get Shinigami off of her. But he was too strong and flung him off, hurling him towards Duo. But Duo deflected him off with his sword, letting him land safely on the ground.
"That is the last time, Shinigami..............that you ever touch her again." He had stopped his attempts at trying to kill her. "Oh, and why is that?" "Because I know why you want all of us." His expression changed from malice, to surprise, to immediate anger.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" He lunged at Duo, furious that he had found out his secret. He grabbed the sword out of his hand, and plunged it into the wound that had already been ripped open. "THAT IS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU CAN EVER OUTSMART ME!!! BECAUSE AFTER THIS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY ANY MORE TRICKS ON ME!!!!!" His face was malicious, and he was pushing so hard, that Duo felt he was dying right there. He loved the look on Duo's face. "Maybe, I should push harder, huh, DO YOU LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUH, TELL ME!!!!!!" The sword was digging into his side. His screams of agony echoed across the walls. Duo felt every nerve in his body on fire. He kept on pushing harder and harder. Duo was sure if he pushed any harder the sword would go right through him. Shinigami spoke again. "Scream, Duo. Scream louder than your screaming now. SCREAM!!!! I WANT TO HEAR IT!!!!!!!" "I.................won't do it. I won't scream for you. NEVER WOULD I SCREAM FOR YOU!!!!!" "If you won't scream, I'll continue to push this sword through your body, until it comes down to cutting your insides open!!!!!" "I'd.......................................rather..................resort to that............than ever give myself up to you!!!!!!"
Shinigami was ecstatic. "All right then, lets see how this feels to you!" He didn't let the sword leave his body, but sliced quickly across his abdomen. Then he turned him over and sliced him across his back. Continuously, constantly he tortured Duo, until he was too weak to even resist himself. He sliced him across the face, the legs, the chest, anywhere he could think of, but always after each one, he went back to the wound that had already broken some of his bones, and had already cut his insides open. After he was done, he threw him aganist the wall, using his powers, leaving him for dead.
Unsure if Duo could even hear him, he said, "You were a fool to give yourself up to me, to even try to believe in me! It was that foolish idea that caused you and your family this pain! After the people at the Maxwell Church were dead, you swore to yourself that you would commit yourself to death. IT WAS YOUR FAULT THAT THIS HAPPENED!!!! YOU KILLED ALL OF THEM!!! AND YOU ALSO CAUSED ALL OF WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW!!!!!!!" Duo's eyes snapped open. "My power grew to a point that I couldn't stand to keep myself in your body any longer. That is why I was able to cause all of this!!! That's why I wanted all of you to have slow deaths!!!! BECAUSE I HATE ALL KINDNESS!!!!! My soul lived for the smell and feel of death. And yes, you do know my secret, because I would expect a human to find it out sooner or later. I've been putting all of your good energy to my use. I've been feeding on it, and turning the energy to evil. That was what that virus was for!!! I was weak and starving, and needed more energy, so I feeded on all of you........" Duo had had enough. "ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He tried to stand up as much as he could, but his injuries were keeping him back. Tears were streaming down his face. "I never asked for them to be killed!!!! They were my only family!!....." But what about the death of your parents, and Jason?!! Were you responsible for their deaths too?"
Duo was ready to face what was coming towards him. He was confident in what he was about to say. "No, I didn't kill them, YOU did!!! That was not part of my deal, and neither was all of this!!!" "But what you did ask, was for me to take over you and let you feel pure terror and hate!!! And that is what I am doing here!!!" "But why did you have to lead all of them into this?!! It wasn't their battle!! It was all mine!! Mine and mine only!!!"
"Well I'm sorry Duo, but I do what I have too, in order to eliminate YOUR happiness. The fact is I am a part of you and I only do what your heart tells me to. You wanted me to enshroude you with hate and death, and that's what I did." Duo knew that was a lie.
"Now, lets continue where we left off! He again lunged at Duo, who was too weak and feeble to dodge him, let him pin him against the wall, where he began to choke him. He threw the sword over to the side. "It's time I showed you what I've been trying to get at for all this time!" Duo could feel his breath leaving him, as he slowly started to lose conciousness. But Duo used his own hands to begin choking him as well. "Well, I'm going to show YOU what I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR ALL THIS TIME!!!!" He didn't notice that something horrible was happening. Duo threw him off, but Shinigami had wanted to be thrown off.
But Shinigami didn't want Duo to see what he had did, so he threw an enormous ball of energy at him. But Duo felt renewed strength in him, and he fought as hard as he could, trying to avoid the energy. But he was forcing it down upon him, so it was terribly hard for him to get through. But eventually with enough strength he was able to force himself through the barrier. What he saw before him, made his blood curdle, his heart stop, and a pang of immense fear shoot through him. It wasn't him that was standing in the shadows this time, it was someone else. Someone very dear to him.
Everyone watched in horror as Hilde emerged from the shadows. But she wasn't her normal self. Shinigami had succeeded. He had successfully turned her towards the dark side. Shinigami came by her side, and she put her arm around his shoulder. "You actually, made her....................made her yours!" "Why, yes, this is what I had been dreaming of for a long time. A very long time." "You used everyone here, to get to me?" "Yes, that was the initial plan. The ORIGINAL plan."
Duo was dumbstruck. He turned to face the others. They also had the same exprssion on there faces. Shinigami motioned for Hilde. He sneered at Duo. "Now, my sweet, why don't you show him how much fun you can have with him. Go and make him happy, like you always do." "Certainly."
She sauntered over to him. He backed aganist the wall as far as he could go. She just stared at him, with her menacing glare. Then she spoke. "Duo." He jumped when he heard his name. "Have you ever heard of this certain spell that evil people put on others to swipe their souls away?" Duo gulped. "I see. So you have heard of it, no?" Duo nodded very slightly. "Good. Now, lets see if you can answer this question. Do you happen to know who I'm going to put that spell on?" Duo looked from the sword, to her, to the sword again. "Oh, don't even think about touching that. I don't even think you'll be able to, because I AM going to perform this curse on you." Duo started to become very afraid.
His breaths came in short, erratic gasps. She came closer to his face. "I think I should enjoy this pleasure that I'm going to have on you. I will finally be able to fufill my masters wish in killing you. Don't even think about fighting back, or disobeying my orders, because no one, and I mean no one can escape this curse that I will put on you." She got closer and closer and when she touched his lips, he took the sword and..............................................................................................................................................
A long silence followed, in which no one spoke. It took a few minutes for everyone to realize what had happened. It had happened so fast, hardly anyone had noticed it. Duo, however, stared at what he had just done. He saw blood everywhere and wondered where it had come from. He looked at his hands and noticed that they were also covered in blood. Fresh blood. The sword was protruding from her. Blood that was coming from the sword, which was thrust inside...............................................Hilde.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" He saw what he had done. He sat pulling the sword out of her, letting her collapse to the ground. In the background, Shinigami was laughing. Laughing. "YES, IT HAS BEEN DONE!!!! YOU HAVE KILLED HER!!! WITH YOUR BARE HANDS YOU HAVE KILLED HER!!!"
"How....how could I?" Oh, what have I done!! WHAT HAVE I DONE!! I've killed her! I'VE KILLED HER!!!! How could I have killed the person that had wanted me to stay alive till the end!! Why! Why!" He began sobbing on top of her, his sobs wracking his body, his moans of anger and frustration filling the room, until he realized what he had to do. With his tear-stained eyes, and blood soaked clothes, he had now found the courage that he had been hiding forever. He slowly rose from the floor, taking the bloodied sword with him.
Shinigami stared in awe as he looked at Duo. "The 5th stage has begun..............." And indeed it had. Duo stood up and stared at him with his gleaming crimson eyes. He felt all his anger, coursing through his blood. His anger had built up so much that it did not matter if being like this affected him. He let the darkness come freely. He wanted it to, so he could finally free himself of this burden that had been torturing him and the others for all these months. He wanted something else to believe in.
Shinigami sniggered. "What could you do?" "Do you think you can defeat me, even though you are now full of my power? Look at you. You are on the brink of death, yet you still stand! How can that be?" "Because, my anger is only partly for you, the other is for here, which you deliberately tricked me into killing. So, no, it wasn't my fault!! It was yours!! All yours!! And now you have to pay MY consequences. He said this last sentence with a vengeance.
"WITH THIS SWORD, AND MY WILLPOWER TO LIVE, I WILL AVENGE HER DEATH BY KILLING YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He started towards him, in a mad dash, the sword up above his head ready to slam down upon him. Shinigami evaded the attack. He then began to fight on his own, using his own poisonous claws. The darkness inside both of them was driving them mad. "Like I told you before, I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing it for her!! AND NO ONE ELSE!!!!! Duo plunged his left claw into Shinigami's stomach. He sank to the ground, holding it. "The energy that you're taking from us is making you mortal!" Shinigami was stunned. But how can that be! I had turned it to evil energy!" "It found its own way to evolve." Shinigami was now lying face up on the ground. Duo fixed him with a glare.
"And so did I." The claw was right next to his chin. "These are my last words to you." A long pause followed, in which Duo did nothing but stare at him. Shinigami was breathless. He didn't know what Duo was going to next. "You.....chose a sorry-ass person for a pawn." His right claw came slashing down, cutting across his chest, which opened a wound, spilling blue mist out. A shrilling cry was heard thoughout the room.
Duo let him lie there, to die in his own misery. "This is for EVERYTHING that you have done to us. You deserved it, and you also saw what can happen when you don't take everything in. Some things will find there own way to justice." The dark energy left him. But he wasn't shocked as some people would've been after doing something that was so mental. He left his side and joined Hilde's.
It had been close to two hours since he had mortally wounded Shinigami, and two hours since Hilde had "died". He sat there on the ground, mourning over her. For the last two hours he had been doing that. The others kept their places at the other side of the room, watching. The low moaning sound across the room, was Shinigami, spending his last moments. Duo didn't give him any looks of disgust or tried to kill him in any other way. He wanted him to suffer, so he could feel the pain that everyone did.
Duo sat there, his heart breaking, silent tears streaming down his face. "Why did I do this? I didn't really have to go that far, but somehow I had to, because all that rage and fury was driving me towards that goal. But accidentally killing her, that was too big of a mistake to make. And now I can never have her back." Just as he said those words, she stirred. He was awestruck. "Hilde.......how can....how can you be alive?!" It was extremely hard for her to speak, because the virus was now controlling her. "I.....I don't know? Maybe, it was a miracle." Duo's eyes flickered. "Miracle? What's that? I don't believe...." But he was cut off when Hilde pointed something out. "What's that over there?" They both turned in Shinigami's direction. Something unusual was wrong with him. He was sprawled across the floor, but an eerie blue mist was coming out of his body.
"What is that blue mist that's coming out of him?" Duo recognized it immediately. "It's our energy......." "What? How can that be?" "I'll tell you later." The mist then slowly spanned the room, swirling around them. All of them including Hilde, felt their energy returning to them. But Hilde sank back to the ground, panting. "What's wrong?" "It's that virus. It's growing stronger." Her vision started to become blurred. "Oh somebody hurry up and cure me, before I pass out." Just then, the mist changed its course. It began swirling around Duo the most. "Hey, why is it doing that?" Hilde picked her head up and saw. A bright white light shooted across the room, and they were transported to a VERY unusual place.
When they both awoke, both of them felt something hard pressing against their backs. It almost felt like they were lying in a tree. (can anybody guess what part in the movie I got this from? It's one of my favorite parts too) Hilde felt her legs dangling. They were definitely in a tree. She couldn't open her eyes, because a very bright white light was shining in their eyes. She felt around for Duo, he was lying in the tree next to her. She slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw what the light was coming from, she grabbed Duo's hand tightly. "Ouch, Hilde, what are you doing? Let go!" "Shhhh." "What, what is it?" "Look up there." They both looked up and saw what was in the tree. A car. It's headlights were shining in their faces. But no one else was there except them. Duo laughed sarcasticly. "What is this? A last ditch effort for Shinigami to try and kill us!" "Jesus Christ Duo, don't jinx it!!"
But it was too late. They heard a horrible crunching sound. They both knew what was coming. The tree broke faster and faster. "Um, I think that this is a really good time for us to leave," said Hilde. "That's just what I was going to say." Then they both hurried down the branches, as the final branch snapped and the car came tumbling down after them. "GO, GO, GO!!!!!!,"Duo screamed after her. Hilde was losing her breath. The virus was getting too strong inside her. "HURRY UP!!!!!" The car was closing in on them.
Hilde had to stop, in the middle of a branch. She couldn't take it. It was too strong. The sweat stuck to her. She felt like passing out. Another horrible crack sounded. The car had broken through another set of branches. Duo was already at the bottom, shouting at her to come down. She could hear the car rumbling behind her, as it broke through branches. She turned around, and saw the streaming headlights, blinding her view. She could hear the engine, CRACK, she saw the grille, CRACK, the humming of the motor, CRACK...............
They were both sucked out of the porthole and back to where they had been before. They both lay on the ground, exhausted. Finally, Duo spoke. "Don't ever do that again. I had to save you because of that." "Sorry, it's the virus. I had to stop because it's draining me of my energy, and I thought I was going to pass out." Duo laughed. "But, I don't get it. Why in the hell would he try to kill us with that last ditch effort?" "I dunno, maybe you were right. It did seem like it was a last effort." Suddenly, the blue mist was surrounding him again. "Now what." This time it didn't transport them to a different place. Duo was lifted up into the air. Hilde tried to grab him once again, but missed. He was being lifted higher and higher, until................
An enormous flood of light broke through the ceiling, bathing Duo in its warmth. He felt like he had been lifted up by the hands of god. As he was being lifted up even higher, a cross necklace formed around his neck. It was glowing a bright gold. Duo looked up at the heavens that had opened before him, and suddenly his body was filled to the top with warmth, he threw his head back and was transformed into an angel.
He was settled onto the ground. As he looked up his eyes had changed to a pure white. Hilde was amazed at this power. He then spoke in a booming voice.
"Behold, I am an angel of the Lord. I have come from the kingdom of heaven to right the wrongs that have taken place over the past few months. Do not be afraid for I have come. The glorious Lord has sent me to inhibit this man's body, so that he may become a child of the Lord. I have also come to dispose of this unholy demon inside of you, him, and Shinigami himself. He has no right belonging in this world, for I shall perform yet another miracle for all the world to see! I will make you and him believe that through me, wonderous things shall and will happen. Now, be still for I will now place upon you The Kiss of Life, which will rid you of his unholy doings and make room for my amazing ones. Do not be frightened for your husband is not gone, he is still here, and has made a new change with his life. This kiss is also from him."
Hilde couldn't believe she was actually being kissed by an angel. But she let it happen, and almost immediately she felt the cleansing effects of God's glorious wonders. When he had finished, everything disappered as quickly as it had come. Duo was lying on top of Hilde staring wide-eyed. He couldn't believe what had just happened. When he was finally able to get control of himself, he said these amazing words. "I believe in him." "Who? What?" "God. Because bringing you truly back to life was truly a miracle." She gasped, and when she looked down upon his neck he was still wearing the same cross, but it was silver instead of gold. Duo looked back up at Shinigami, who was barely alive, after being drained of all of his energy. Then he took a glance at the others, they were all appalled at what had just happened from the looks on their faces.
Duo felt he had something else to do. And he did. He had to finish the job that God had started. A funny noise began to form in the background. "Why does it sound like a choir of boys is singing?" Indeed they were singing. Somehow Duo knew the words to the song, even though he hadn't heard it before.
Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
Duo heard a voice say, "Finish the job that I have started, my worthy brother."
And was the Holy Lamb of God
The light broke through again, and protruding from it was an enormous golden sword. "Right, I must finish this."
on England's pleasant pastures seen?
Duo glared at him with his crimson eyes, showing him a face that was probably the last he would ever see. The darkness filled him once again, but he was fighting not for lust, but for love and God's kingdom.
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Duo pointed the sword upward and outward, leading an imaginary army, to defeat the warriors of hell.
Among those dark Satanic mills?
He began to walk slowly towards him, letting him take in every single inch of what was happening.
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
He stopped in front of him, pointing the tip of the sword at his neck. He then raised in in a sweeping motion, and
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of Fire!
swept it across, in front of them, making a ring of fire form around them. He began to raise the sword above his head.
I will not cease from mental light;
With both hands the sword was raised above his head. Shinigami stared horrified, as Duo sung the words that would be his last to hear.
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
He brought the sword down, slicing it through his abdomen, to his head, throwing it across the room afterwards. He then faced the choir and let the warmth flow over him, as he told the heavens that he had finished the deed.
In England's green and pleasant land.
The choir faded and everything stopped. The light was gone and so was the power. Duo was now back at Hilde's side and all of them took in the sight before them. The last of the energy had formed into a blue ball, that was rising out of Shinigami's now dead body. It hovered for a moment, then the light spread across the room, hitting the floor and walls, making them disappear. Another flash of blinding light came. When they were able to see again, all of their hearts leaped for joy at what was in front of them. The park had vanished, and what replaced it was what they had been searching for these past two months. The resort where they had spent their first few months there as one family, was finally in their sight.
Hilde turned to Duo and said, "It's finally over. No more of this fighting will we ever have to endure ever again." Duo smiled down at her, and pulled something out of his pocket. It was their rings. She smiled gingerly as she held out her hand for him to put the ring on. "You know, it almost feels like that day that you proposed to me Duo. But you did some amazing things back there, and I'm glad that you decided to make this change in your life." "You also did too. You were probably the person that made me change. I can finally put the past behind me." They watched the sun set into the sky, reveling in their happiness. "I wish Jason were here to see this. He would've been very happy." "I know, but you will have to learn to put that behind you someday." "You can help me." "I will help you no matter how long it takes."
Hiro, Relena, Quatre, Emily, Rachel, Hilde and Duo then set off for the romantic getaway that had been waiting for them.
End of Chapter 13.
End Note: I will be writing an epilogue to this. The song "Jerusalem" was from the movie soundtrack Chariots of Fire. I only used the song for entertainment purposes.
Chapter 13 - The Final Battle
VTEEN
D's Note: Well finally the last chapter has begun! We'll finally get to see if Duo and company will finally triumph over evil!! But, I'll also be writing an epilogue to this because 13 is THE UNLUCKY NUMBER!!!!!! Also, in this chapter, you will find out all the secrets about why Shinigami had so much power, and why he had lead them to this place, in the first place.
Shinigami is in a place of nowhere talking to himself about the certain virus he put on all of them. "The final battle has begun. We will see now, who will triumph over evil. But about that virus, yes that virus, it should be having its most dire effects right about now. But about HIS virus, that will have a most different effect indeed. In fact, it should be in about its 4th or 5th stage right about now. That should be very interesting, indeed. He will soon be mine without even knowing it. He will not even be able to resist the temptation. It will be so strong inside him, stronger than all of the other times I've tried to tempt him. He won't remember anything, and it will force him to kill everyone he knows. Yes, this should prove to be very interesting."
Hilde looked around her. This place was not what she had expected. In fact, she knew that it was Shinigami's hell. But there was something strange about it. It wasn't the kind of hell that you would usually depict. It was actually a very calm, serene place. And that was what scared her.
Duo was lying in her lap, still unconcious, but breathing. It was very quiet. A quietness that smelled like death. In fact, the place did smell like blood, but it wasn't filled with roaring flames or screams of misery. "Hilde..........bring.......me." Duo suddenly spoke, but couldn't finish his sentence. "What, is it? What do you want me to bring you?" "Bring..........me that sword over there." Hilde looked to her left, but saw no sword. "Duo, what are you talking about? There's no sword over there?" "Yes, there is. Just pull it out of the ground, right there." Feeling stupid, she reluctantly crawled over to the spot, and reached her down. As it hit the ground, it sunk through. "That's odd," she thought. As her hand sunk more, she felt it rest on the handle of a sword. She pulled her hand out and was surprised to find a sword in her hand. But before she could go back to Duo, Hiro grabbed her hand.
"How is he feeling?" Her face sunk. "I don't know Hiro, I really don't know if he's going to be able to take any more of this." "But, he's got to. Our lives are resting on his shoulders. He must beat that demon that's living inside him, and the one that is torturing him outside as well." He winced as the virus took over. "Please, this virus is killing us, all of us. Give him the confidence that he needs to succeed. You are all he has left." She nodded. "Thank you, Hiro."
She crawled back to Duo, to await the arrival of Shinigami. But they didn't have to wait long, because in the distance, they could see his shadowy figure standing there. Duo noticed him immediately. "Give me the sword, Hilde." "Are you crazy! Your going to fight him in this state!" "This is my personal battle, that I must fight! I am also fighting for the lives of all of you! We need to finish this! If we don't do this now, I may never have the strength that I have now to fight him again." He sat up in her lap. "Look, don't worry about me, I'll call for you when I need you. You need to stay here and protect the others." "But you'll forget about me! You're all I have left, Duo. I can't afford to lose you! It feels like you're walking to your death." "Maybe, I am...." "Don't say things like that, or they will come true!" He kissed her cheek. "Hilde, I would NEVER ever forget you. I love you too much to even think about leaving you." She was the one that kissed him back.
"Maybe, I should make a stop to this!!!" He forcefully shoved Duo off Hilde, who rolled over to the side. Shinigami was now on top of her. "Now, I get to have the fun with her that I was supposed to have!" He had raised a very large knife above her. Hilde looked terrified. She stopped it from coming towards her with her hands. "He's so strong! How can he have so much power? Where is he getting it from? There has to be some power source he's getting this energy from. But where?" Quatre had ran up to them, and had started to help her get Shinigami off of her. But he was too strong and flung him off, hurling him towards Duo. But Duo deflected him off with his sword, letting him land safely on the ground.
"That is the last time, Shinigami..............that you ever touch her again." He had stopped his attempts at trying to kill her. "Oh, and why is that?" "Because I know why you want all of us." His expression changed from malice, to surprise, to immediate anger.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" He lunged at Duo, furious that he had found out his secret. He grabbed the sword out of his hand, and plunged it into the wound that had already been ripped open. "THAT IS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU CAN EVER OUTSMART ME!!! BECAUSE AFTER THIS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY ANY MORE TRICKS ON ME!!!!!" His face was malicious, and he was pushing so hard, that Duo felt he was dying right there. He loved the look on Duo's face. "Maybe, I should push harder, huh, DO YOU LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUH, TELL ME!!!!!!" The sword was digging into his side. His screams of agony echoed across the walls. Duo felt every nerve in his body on fire. He kept on pushing harder and harder. Duo was sure if he pushed any harder the sword would go right through him. Shinigami spoke again. "Scream, Duo. Scream louder than your screaming now. SCREAM!!!! I WANT TO HEAR IT!!!!!!!" "I.................won't do it. I won't scream for you. NEVER WOULD I SCREAM FOR YOU!!!!!" "If you won't scream, I'll continue to push this sword through your body, until it comes down to cutting your insides open!!!!!" "I'd.......................................rather..................resort to that............than ever give myself up to you!!!!!!"
Shinigami was ecstatic. "All right then, lets see how this feels to you!" He didn't let the sword leave his body, but sliced quickly across his abdomen. Then he turned him over and sliced him across his back. Continuously, constantly he tortured Duo, until he was too weak to even resist himself. He sliced him across the face, the legs, the chest, anywhere he could think of, but always after each one, he went back to the wound that had already broken some of his bones, and had already cut his insides open. After he was done, he threw him aganist the wall, using his powers, leaving him for dead.
Unsure if Duo could even hear him, he said, "You were a fool to give yourself up to me, to even try to believe in me! It was that foolish idea that caused you and your family this pain! After the people at the Maxwell Church were dead, you swore to yourself that you would commit yourself to death. IT WAS YOUR FAULT THAT THIS HAPPENED!!!! YOU KILLED ALL OF THEM!!! AND YOU ALSO CAUSED ALL OF WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW!!!!!!!" Duo's eyes snapped open. "My power grew to a point that I couldn't stand to keep myself in your body any longer. That is why I was able to cause all of this!!! That's why I wanted all of you to have slow deaths!!!! BECAUSE I HATE ALL KINDNESS!!!!! My soul lived for the smell and feel of death. And yes, you do know my secret, because I would expect a human to find it out sooner or later. I've been putting all of your good energy to my use. I've been feeding on it, and turning the energy to evil. That was what that virus was for!!! I was weak and starving, and needed more energy, so I feeded on all of you........" Duo had had enough. "ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He tried to stand up as much as he could, but his injuries were keeping him back. Tears were streaming down his face. "I never asked for them to be killed!!!! They were my only family!!....." But what about the death of your parents, and Jason?!! Were you responsible for their deaths too?"
Duo was ready to face what was coming towards him. He was confident in what he was about to say. "No, I didn't kill them, YOU did!!! That was not part of my deal, and neither was all of this!!!" "But what you did ask, was for me to take over you and let you feel pure terror and hate!!! And that is what I am doing here!!!" "But why did you have to lead all of them into this?!! It wasn't their battle!! It was all mine!! Mine and mine only!!!"
"Well I'm sorry Duo, but I do what I have too, in order to eliminate YOUR happiness. The fact is I am a part of you and I only do what your heart tells me to. You wanted me to enshroude you with hate and death, and that's what I did." Duo knew that was a lie.
"Now, lets continue where we left off! He again lunged at Duo, who was too weak and feeble to dodge him, let him pin him against the wall, where he began to choke him. He threw the sword over to the side. "It's time I showed you what I've been trying to get at for all this time!" Duo could feel his breath leaving him, as he slowly started to lose conciousness. But Duo used his own hands to begin choking him as well. "Well, I'm going to show YOU what I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR ALL THIS TIME!!!!" He didn't notice that something horrible was happening. Duo threw him off, but Shinigami had wanted to be thrown off.
But Shinigami didn't want Duo to see what he had did, so he threw an enormous ball of energy at him. But Duo felt renewed strength in him, and he fought as hard as he could, trying to avoid the energy. But he was forcing it down upon him, so it was terribly hard for him to get through. But eventually with enough strength he was able to force himself through the barrier. What he saw before him, made his blood curdle, his heart stop, and a pang of immense fear shoot through him. It wasn't him that was standing in the shadows this time, it was someone else. Someone very dear to him.
Everyone watched in horror as Hilde emerged from the shadows. But she wasn't her normal self. Shinigami had succeeded. He had successfully turned her towards the dark side. Shinigami came by her side, and she put her arm around his shoulder. "You actually, made her....................made her yours!" "Why, yes, this is what I had been dreaming of for a long time. A very long time." "You used everyone here, to get to me?" "Yes, that was the initial plan. The ORIGINAL plan."
Duo was dumbstruck. He turned to face the others. They also had the same exprssion on there faces. Shinigami motioned for Hilde. He sneered at Duo. "Now, my sweet, why don't you show him how much fun you can have with him. Go and make him happy, like you always do." "Certainly."
She sauntered over to him. He backed aganist the wall as far as he could go. She just stared at him, with her menacing glare. Then she spoke. "Duo." He jumped when he heard his name. "Have you ever heard of this certain spell that evil people put on others to swipe their souls away?" Duo gulped. "I see. So you have heard of it, no?" Duo nodded very slightly. "Good. Now, lets see if you can answer this question. Do you happen to know who I'm going to put that spell on?" Duo looked from the sword, to her, to the sword again. "Oh, don't even think about touching that. I don't even think you'll be able to, because I AM going to perform this curse on you." Duo started to become very afraid.
His breaths came in short, erratic gasps. She came closer to his face. "I think I should enjoy this pleasure that I'm going to have on you. I will finally be able to fufill my masters wish in killing you. Don't even think about fighting back, or disobeying my orders, because no one, and I mean no one can escape this curse that I will put on you." She got closer and closer and when she touched his lips, he took the sword and..............................................................................................................................................
A long silence followed, in which no one spoke. It took a few minutes for everyone to realize what had happened. It had happened so fast, hardly anyone had noticed it. Duo, however, stared at what he had just done. He saw blood everywhere and wondered where it had come from. He looked at his hands and noticed that they were also covered in blood. Fresh blood. The sword was protruding from her. Blood that was coming from the sword, which was thrust inside...............................................Hilde.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" He saw what he had done. He sat pulling the sword out of her, letting her collapse to the ground. In the background, Shinigami was laughing. Laughing. "YES, IT HAS BEEN DONE!!!! YOU HAVE KILLED HER!!! WITH YOUR BARE HANDS YOU HAVE KILLED HER!!!"
"How....how could I?" Oh, what have I done!! WHAT HAVE I DONE!! I've killed her! I'VE KILLED HER!!!! How could I have killed the person that had wanted me to stay alive till the end!! Why! Why!" He began sobbing on top of her, his sobs wracking his body, his moans of anger and frustration filling the room, until he realized what he had to do. With his tear-stained eyes, and blood soaked clothes, he had now found the courage that he had been hiding forever. He slowly rose from the floor, taking the bloodied sword with him.
Shinigami stared in awe as he looked at Duo. "The 5th stage has begun..............." And indeed it had. Duo stood up and stared at him with his gleaming crimson eyes. He felt all his anger, coursing through his blood. His anger had built up so much that it did not matter if being like this affected him. He let the darkness come freely. He wanted it to, so he could finally free himself of this burden that had been torturing him and the others for all these months. He wanted something else to believe in.
Shinigami sniggered. "What could you do?" "Do you think you can defeat me, even though you are now full of my power? Look at you. You are on the brink of death, yet you still stand! How can that be?" "Because, my anger is only partly for you, the other is for here, which you deliberately tricked me into killing. So, no, it wasn't my fault!! It was yours!! All yours!! And now you have to pay MY consequences. He said this last sentence with a vengeance.
"WITH THIS SWORD, AND MY WILLPOWER TO LIVE, I WILL AVENGE HER DEATH BY KILLING YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He started towards him, in a mad dash, the sword up above his head ready to slam down upon him. Shinigami evaded the attack. He then began to fight on his own, using his own poisonous claws. The darkness inside both of them was driving them mad. "Like I told you before, I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing it for her!! AND NO ONE ELSE!!!!! Duo plunged his left claw into Shinigami's stomach. He sank to the ground, holding it. "The energy that you're taking from us is making you mortal!" Shinigami was stunned. But how can that be! I had turned it to evil energy!" "It found its own way to evolve." Shinigami was now lying face up on the ground. Duo fixed him with a glare.
"And so did I." The claw was right next to his chin. "These are my last words to you." A long pause followed, in which Duo did nothing but stare at him. Shinigami was breathless. He didn't know what Duo was going to next. "You.....chose a sorry-ass person for a pawn." His right claw came slashing down, cutting across his chest, which opened a wound, spilling blue mist out. A shrilling cry was heard thoughout the room.
Duo let him lie there, to die in his own misery. "This is for EVERYTHING that you have done to us. You deserved it, and you also saw what can happen when you don't take everything in. Some things will find there own way to justice." The dark energy left him. But he wasn't shocked as some people would've been after doing something that was so mental. He left his side and joined Hilde's.
It had been close to two hours since he had mortally wounded Shinigami, and two hours since Hilde had "died". He sat there on the ground, mourning over her. For the last two hours he had been doing that. The others kept their places at the other side of the room, watching. The low moaning sound across the room, was Shinigami, spending his last moments. Duo didn't give him any looks of disgust or tried to kill him in any other way. He wanted him to suffer, so he could feel the pain that everyone did.
Duo sat there, his heart breaking, silent tears streaming down his face. "Why did I do this? I didn't really have to go that far, but somehow I had to, because all that rage and fury was driving me towards that goal. But accidentally killing her, that was too big of a mistake to make. And now I can never have her back." Just as he said those words, she stirred. He was awestruck. "Hilde.......how can....how can you be alive?!" It was extremely hard for her to speak, because the virus was now controlling her. "I.....I don't know? Maybe, it was a miracle." Duo's eyes flickered. "Miracle? What's that? I don't believe...." But he was cut off when Hilde pointed something out. "What's that over there?" They both turned in Shinigami's direction. Something unusual was wrong with him. He was sprawled across the floor, but an eerie blue mist was coming out of his body.
"What is that blue mist that's coming out of him?" Duo recognized it immediately. "It's our energy......." "What? How can that be?" "I'll tell you later." The mist then slowly spanned the room, swirling around them. All of them including Hilde, felt their energy returning to them. But Hilde sank back to the ground, panting. "What's wrong?" "It's that virus. It's growing stronger." Her vision started to become blurred. "Oh somebody hurry up and cure me, before I pass out." Just then, the mist changed its course. It began swirling around Duo the most. "Hey, why is it doing that?" Hilde picked her head up and saw. A bright white light shooted across the room, and they were transported to a VERY unusual place.
When they both awoke, both of them felt something hard pressing against their backs. It almost felt like they were lying in a tree. (can anybody guess what part in the movie I got this from? It's one of my favorite parts too) Hilde felt her legs dangling. They were definitely in a tree. She couldn't open her eyes, because a very bright white light was shining in their eyes. She felt around for Duo, he was lying in the tree next to her. She slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw what the light was coming from, she grabbed Duo's hand tightly. "Ouch, Hilde, what are you doing? Let go!" "Shhhh." "What, what is it?" "Look up there." They both looked up and saw what was in the tree. A car. It's headlights were shining in their faces. But no one else was there except them. Duo laughed sarcasticly. "What is this? A last ditch effort for Shinigami to try and kill us!" "Jesus Christ Duo, don't jinx it!!"
But it was too late. They heard a horrible crunching sound. They both knew what was coming. The tree broke faster and faster. "Um, I think that this is a really good time for us to leave," said Hilde. "That's just what I was going to say." Then they both hurried down the branches, as the final branch snapped and the car came tumbling down after them. "GO, GO, GO!!!!!!,"Duo screamed after her. Hilde was losing her breath. The virus was getting too strong inside her. "HURRY UP!!!!!" The car was closing in on them.
Hilde had to stop, in the middle of a branch. She couldn't take it. It was too strong. The sweat stuck to her. She felt like passing out. Another horrible crack sounded. The car had broken through another set of branches. Duo was already at the bottom, shouting at her to come down. She could hear the car rumbling behind her, as it broke through branches. She turned around, and saw the streaming headlights, blinding her view. She could hear the engine, CRACK, she saw the grille, CRACK, the humming of the motor, CRACK...............
They were both sucked out of the porthole and back to where they had been before. They both lay on the ground, exhausted. Finally, Duo spoke. "Don't ever do that again. I had to save you because of that." "Sorry, it's the virus. I had to stop because it's draining me of my energy, and I thought I was going to pass out." Duo laughed. "But, I don't get it. Why in the hell would he try to kill us with that last ditch effort?" "I dunno, maybe you were right. It did seem like it was a last effort." Suddenly, the blue mist was surrounding him again. "Now what." This time it didn't transport them to a different place. Duo was lifted up into the air. Hilde tried to grab him once again, but missed. He was being lifted higher and higher, until................
An enormous flood of light broke through the ceiling, bathing Duo in its warmth. He felt like he had been lifted up by the hands of god. As he was being lifted up even higher, a cross necklace formed around his neck. It was glowing a bright gold. Duo looked up at the heavens that had opened before him, and suddenly his body was filled to the top with warmth, he threw his head back and was transformed into an angel.
He was settled onto the ground. As he looked up his eyes had changed to a pure white. Hilde was amazed at this power. He then spoke in a booming voice.
"Behold, I am an angel of the Lord. I have come from the kingdom of heaven to right the wrongs that have taken place over the past few months. Do not be afraid for I have come. The glorious Lord has sent me to inhibit this man's body, so that he may become a child of the Lord. I have also come to dispose of this unholy demon inside of you, him, and Shinigami himself. He has no right belonging in this world, for I shall perform yet another miracle for all the world to see! I will make you and him believe that through me, wonderous things shall and will happen. Now, be still for I will now place upon you The Kiss of Life, which will rid you of his unholy doings and make room for my amazing ones. Do not be frightened for your husband is not gone, he is still here, and has made a new change with his life. This kiss is also from him."
Hilde couldn't believe she was actually being kissed by an angel. But she let it happen, and almost immediately she felt the cleansing effects of God's glorious wonders. When he had finished, everything disappered as quickly as it had come. Duo was lying on top of Hilde staring wide-eyed. He couldn't believe what had just happened. When he was finally able to get control of himself, he said these amazing words. "I believe in him." "Who? What?" "God. Because bringing you truly back to life was truly a miracle." She gasped, and when she looked down upon his neck he was still wearing the same cross, but it was silver instead of gold. Duo looked back up at Shinigami, who was barely alive, after being drained of all of his energy. Then he took a glance at the others, they were all appalled at what had just happened from the looks on their faces.
Duo felt he had something else to do. And he did. He had to finish the job that God had started. A funny noise began to form in the background. "Why does it sound like a choir of boys is singing?" Indeed they were singing. Somehow Duo knew the words to the song, even though he hadn't heard it before.
Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
Duo heard a voice say, "Finish the job that I have started, my worthy brother."
And was the Holy Lamb of God
The light broke through again, and protruding from it was an enormous golden sword. "Right, I must finish this."
on England's pleasant pastures seen?
Duo glared at him with his crimson eyes, showing him a face that was probably the last he would ever see. The darkness filled him once again, but he was fighting not for lust, but for love and God's kingdom.
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Duo pointed the sword upward and outward, leading an imaginary army, to defeat the warriors of hell.
Among those dark Satanic mills?
He began to walk slowly towards him, letting him take in every single inch of what was happening.
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
He stopped in front of him, pointing the tip of the sword at his neck. He then raised in in a sweeping motion, and
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of Fire!
swept it across, in front of them, making a ring of fire form around them. He began to raise the sword above his head.
I will not cease from mental light;
With both hands the sword was raised above his head. Shinigami stared horrified, as Duo sung the words that would be his last to hear.
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
He brought the sword down, slicing it through his abdomen, to his head, throwing it across the room afterwards. He then faced the choir and let the warmth flow over him, as he told the heavens that he had finished the deed.
In England's green and pleasant land.
The choir faded and everything stopped. The light was gone and so was the power. Duo was now back at Hilde's side and all of them took in the sight before them. The last of the energy had formed into a blue ball, that was rising out of Shinigami's now dead body. It hovered for a moment, then the light spread across the room, hitting the floor and walls, making them disappear. Another flash of blinding light came. When they were able to see again, all of their hearts leaped for joy at what was in front of them. The park had vanished, and what replaced it was what they had been searching for these past two months. The resort where they had spent their first few months there as one family, was finally in their sight.
Hilde turned to Duo and said, "It's finally over. No more of this fighting will we ever have to endure ever again." Duo smiled down at her, and pulled something out of his pocket. It was their rings. She smiled gingerly as she held out her hand for him to put the ring on. "You know, it almost feels like that day that you proposed to me Duo. But you did some amazing things back there, and I'm glad that you decided to make this change in your life." "You also did too. You were probably the person that made me change. I can finally put the past behind me." They watched the sun set into the sky, reveling in their happiness. "I wish Jason were here to see this. He would've been very happy." "I know, but you will have to learn to put that behind you someday." "You can help me." "I will help you no matter how long it takes."
Hiro, Relena, Quatre, Emily, Rachel, Hilde and Duo then set off for the romantic getaway that had been waiting for them.
End of Chapter 13.
End Note: I will be writing an epilogue to this. The song "Jerusalem" was from the movie soundtrack Chariots of Fire. I only used the song for entertainment purposes.