Gundam Steel
Chapter 8
A World of Darkness
The monstrous worm lunged at the desperate Trowa. But Trowa wasn't a Gundam pilot for nothing. Quickly dodging from the worm's attack he made a leap over the things "head." Raising the ax high, he brought it down with all the strength he had in his body. The ax connected, flesh and muscles tissue was severed as the blade cut down. Orange, sludge like, blood flowed like a geyser from the wound, covering Trowa from head to toe. Some of it got into his eyes. He screamed in burning agony as the blood melted his eyes, rendering him blind. Trowa could feel the remains of his eyes fall out of his skull.
The worm didn't far too well either; Trowa had been lucky and had hit the creature's heart. It died, instantly, before it realized that it had missed its target. It was over, but Trowa had paid the price for victory. He was plunged into permanent darkness. As he lay on the ground, recovering from the pain, he felt 5 figures approach him.
"Who's there?" Trowa asked, but he then came down with a splitting headache and fell unconscious. As Trowa slept, one of the figures picked him up as the other 4 surrounded him.
Meanwhile:
"TROWA!" Quatra suddenly called out.
"What's wrong?" Heero asked in his monotone voice.
"Nothing…I thought that Trowa….never mind." Quatra sat on the ground under a tree, the elf girl was still unconscious, but the color was returning to her face. Meaning that she would be awake soon.
"There's the city." Heero pointed to the town gates no 50 yards ahead of them. Heero then turned to Quatra only to find him fast asleep. Heero just turned his back away and waited for one of them to awaken.
However:
Duo and Wufei had managed to come to the moat and the lowered drawbridge that separated the town from the large stone castle. Next to the moat, on their side, was a barracks. In front of the barracks was stood a human. Well it would've been a human if it hadn't been 12 feet tall and with only 1 eye. Apparently, the giant Cyclops was being instructed by a thin elf figure, in a white robe, to fix a small rupture in the castle walls. A large stack of stone blocks confirmed this. The Cyclops gave a few grunts of approval and proceeded to pick up the stone blocks and carry them across the moat.
"What now?" Duo asked Wufei.
"Nantaku would've loved to see this." Wufei said while watching the Cyclops.
"That's all good and well, but what DO WE DO NOW!" Duo yelled in Wufei's ear to get his attention. Duo, not only got the attention of Wufei, but also brought the interest of the white robed elf, who walked gracefully over to them. It almost looked as If the elf was floating since they never saw his feet.
The elf regarded them with a level stare that didn't betray any emotion.
"Uh..Hello nice to meet you." Duo said a little nervously.
"Humph," Wufei snarled, "he looks weak to me." It was true, the elf had the look of a really old man, but he was the same size as the Gundam pilots with, his arms and face were also thin and pale. The elf started to lecture them in a foreign language. Both pilots shook their heads.
"We don't understand the language of the weak." Wufei huffed.
"Just speak English!" Duo was annoyed with the lack of English speaking skills around this place. He ran his hands through his hair in an aggravated fashion. The elf just watched them with interest. He then motioned for them two follow him across the bridge.
Chapter 8
A World of Darkness
The monstrous worm lunged at the desperate Trowa. But Trowa wasn't a Gundam pilot for nothing. Quickly dodging from the worm's attack he made a leap over the things "head." Raising the ax high, he brought it down with all the strength he had in his body. The ax connected, flesh and muscles tissue was severed as the blade cut down. Orange, sludge like, blood flowed like a geyser from the wound, covering Trowa from head to toe. Some of it got into his eyes. He screamed in burning agony as the blood melted his eyes, rendering him blind. Trowa could feel the remains of his eyes fall out of his skull.
The worm didn't far too well either; Trowa had been lucky and had hit the creature's heart. It died, instantly, before it realized that it had missed its target. It was over, but Trowa had paid the price for victory. He was plunged into permanent darkness. As he lay on the ground, recovering from the pain, he felt 5 figures approach him.
"Who's there?" Trowa asked, but he then came down with a splitting headache and fell unconscious. As Trowa slept, one of the figures picked him up as the other 4 surrounded him.
Meanwhile:
"TROWA!" Quatra suddenly called out.
"What's wrong?" Heero asked in his monotone voice.
"Nothing…I thought that Trowa….never mind." Quatra sat on the ground under a tree, the elf girl was still unconscious, but the color was returning to her face. Meaning that she would be awake soon.
"There's the city." Heero pointed to the town gates no 50 yards ahead of them. Heero then turned to Quatra only to find him fast asleep. Heero just turned his back away and waited for one of them to awaken.
However:
Duo and Wufei had managed to come to the moat and the lowered drawbridge that separated the town from the large stone castle. Next to the moat, on their side, was a barracks. In front of the barracks was stood a human. Well it would've been a human if it hadn't been 12 feet tall and with only 1 eye. Apparently, the giant Cyclops was being instructed by a thin elf figure, in a white robe, to fix a small rupture in the castle walls. A large stack of stone blocks confirmed this. The Cyclops gave a few grunts of approval and proceeded to pick up the stone blocks and carry them across the moat.
"What now?" Duo asked Wufei.
"Nantaku would've loved to see this." Wufei said while watching the Cyclops.
"That's all good and well, but what DO WE DO NOW!" Duo yelled in Wufei's ear to get his attention. Duo, not only got the attention of Wufei, but also brought the interest of the white robed elf, who walked gracefully over to them. It almost looked as If the elf was floating since they never saw his feet.
The elf regarded them with a level stare that didn't betray any emotion.
"Uh..Hello nice to meet you." Duo said a little nervously.
"Humph," Wufei snarled, "he looks weak to me." It was true, the elf had the look of a really old man, but he was the same size as the Gundam pilots with, his arms and face were also thin and pale. The elf started to lecture them in a foreign language. Both pilots shook their heads.
"We don't understand the language of the weak." Wufei huffed.
"Just speak English!" Duo was annoyed with the lack of English speaking skills around this place. He ran his hands through his hair in an aggravated fashion. The elf just watched them with interest. He then motioned for them two follow him across the bridge.