TM: Well, here's the next chapter. Out quickly, ne? So...let's get this story underway. First, I'd like to thank the following:
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Chapter Twenty Two
The Long Awaited Battle Pt. 1
(AN: Kaji is here, but it stunned by what's going on. So, that's why he is not attacking during their transformations. And, they are shielded.)
Rei looked at Pluto. "Pluto, the Twins of Death have been united. I think it is time." Pluto nodded. Heero looked at Rei. "Time for what?" Rei looked at him. "The time of uniting the Twins of Fire, Water, Thunder, and Time. And time for the long awaited battle for the fate of the universe." Mars said as she approached him.
Heero gave her a questioning look. Rei touched his forehead. "It's time to unite the Twins of Fire." Heero closed his eyes and his entire outfit changed. He now wore a black and red outift that looked almost exactly like Duo's. Only, the top was red and the under-parts were black. And the sleeves were torn off. He had black angel wings on his back with red irridescense. The bright, red, symbol of Mars appeared on his forehead. On his arms were black arm cuffs with red serpants for decoration. He had a pair of swords with the symbol of Mars on them. The hilts were decorated with red dragons, while the blade was black.
Rei underwent her transformation as well. She had a red bra-like shirt on. Around her waist was a decorative black chain that was held together by a ruby. A red skirt appeared on her bottom. It went down to her ankles, but the slit was up to the top of the skirt. She wore a pair of black bikini-like underwear. She also wore flat, black shoes. And on her arms were arm cuffs that were all black except for a red serpant on each. On her forehead was the blazing symbol of Mars. And on her back, were black wings that had red irridescense. Rei had the same weapons as her twin., only the blade was silver.
Pluto walked up to Wufei. "It is time we underwent our transformation, brother." Wufei stared as she too touched his forehead. He now wore exactly what Heero was wearing, only the top was black and the under-parts were maroon. On his forehead was the bright sympol of Pluto. On his back were large, black, angelic wings. His sleeves were torn off as well. Now, he too had black arm cuffs with maroon decor. He held his long katana in hand, but now the symbol of Pluto remained in it's hilt.
Setsuna now wore a long black dress. It wasn't high in decoration, but it was beautiful. It was large at the top so it draped over on shoulder and fell off the other. A black armor was on her stomach and ended at her hips. The black gown went down to her ankles, the slit appearing the front, but a maroon under-layer lay underneath. She wore flat, black shoes. On her back were black angelic wings. In her hands was her Time Staff.
Ami walked up to Quatre. "Now it's our turn." She touched his forehead. Now, he wore a long sleeved, puffy blue shirt and a pair of blue pants. The shirt was decorated with gold. He held a long, gold rod that had a medium-sized blue gem at the top, in the middle of a pair of leaves. On his forehead was the blue symbol of Mercury. On his back were white angelic wings that gave off a light blue color.
Ami now also wore a puffy blue shirt, but it showed her stomach. On her bottom was a long blue skirt that went to her ankles. It's slit was all the way up her leg. Underneath was a darker blue skirt. She wore dark blue, flat shoes. On her head was the symbol of Mercury. In her hands was the same staff as Quatre, only the gem was slightly darker. On her back were white angelic wings that also gave off a light blue color.
A sparkling light hit Jupiter's chest and she was now swirling in lights. Her outfit became another. She had a black bra-like top. Underneath it was a see-through green, puffy shirt that went down to her wrists. It ended at the bottom of her bra. On her bottom was a pair of black, bikini underwear. She had see-through, green, genie-like pants that went down to her ankles. She wore a pair of black, flat shoes. On her neck was a long golden necklace with a gem on it. It was two-sided. One side had an emerald and the other was a black gem. On her forehead was the symbol of Jupiter. In her hands was a medium-sized black rod. It had a green dragon swirling around it. And, what the dragon was heading up to was a green stone. On her back were a pair of black angelic wings with green irridescense.
Trowa immediately began his transformation. He wore the outfit that Duo wore, only his top layer was green and underneath was black. He had black, angelic wings on his back with green irridescense. He had the symbol of Jupiter on his forehead. In his hands he had the same rod as Makoto, only the dragon was black and the holder was green.
(AN: I will have a few pictures I drew of them up on my web site...as soon I get finished with this story and get my site situated.)
All of them turned towards Kaji. He too had gone under a transformation. Now, he was large and pulsing with energy. Hotaru stood next to Duo. Rei stood next to Heero. Setsuna stood next to Wufei. Ami stood next to Quatre. And now, Makoto stood next to Trowa. "Just, who are you?!" Kaji asked.
"I am the Shinimegami." Hotaru replied. "The Shinigami." "Okibi no Kami." Heero replied. "Okibi no Megami." Rei introduced. "Raiu no Kami." Trowa said. "Raiu no Megami." Makoto said along with him. "Mizu no Kami." "Mizu no Megami." Quatre and Ami replied. "Toki no Kami." "Toki no Megami." Wufei and Setsuna answered.
"No matter! You shall die by my hands! For now, I too have transformed into my ultimate being." Kaji informed. He brought out a red beam and destroyed the building around them. Another red beam went straight towards the group.
Hotaru put the Glaive in front of them and a purple shield fended off the red beam. "He's strong. I don't know how long this shield will last." Suddenly, the shield grew stronger. Hotaru turned to see her brother helping her. "Right. I think it's time we attack." She said in her brother's direction.
"Good. I have a little business to continue with the bastard." Heero said behind her. She looked up into his eyes. "I understand." She kissed him sweetly on the lips as he walked out of the shield and in front of Kaji. He brought out his two swords. "Let's dance, you and I." He told the raging maniac.
Kaji grinned. "Finally. I get the chance to defeat the Okibi no Kami." He two brought out two swords. Immediately, they dueled. Heero brought down his two swords, but only to be blocked. He stepped back and the two circled one another. Then, Kaji went in for the attack. He brought the swords towards Heero's side. Heero blocked them just in time. But, Kaji flipped one of Heero's swords from his hands and far away. Heero grasped the one sword in both of his hands. Kaji threw away the second sword he was using. "Now, let's be fair about this."
Heero lunged in. Kaji only managed to block from getting hit in the side. Then, Heero maneuvered it so that he sliced across Kaji's stomach. Kaji madly brought his sword upon Heero. But, Heero blocked, facing towards Kaji, up close. "Hm, I guess demons bleed as well." He said with a smirk. Kaji clenched his jaw and broke off the attack and as Heero went to raise his sword upon Kaji, Kaji stabbed him in the heart. He stopped dead in his tracks and looked down on the sword. Carefully, he removed it. Resulting to that, he now was bleeding like mad.
"NO!!! HEERO!!!" Hotaru screamed from the shield. Heero looked back at Hotaru. "Goodbye, my love." He whispered as he turned back towards Kaji. "You...will not...get to hurt...my firefly." He managed to speak. He held out his hand as the other sword flew back to it. He raised the swords and crossed them. "Now, you will die." He whispered. A red fire began growing from the tip of the swords.
Rei knew what was happening. "He's using...his final attack...Heero! No! This is irreverseable once used!" Rei cried. "I know." He said to her. "You don't have enough strength!" Hotaru cried at him. "You won't survive!" Heero nodded. "I know." Tears began streaming down the girls' faces.
The fire was now blazing, and true to his name (Okibi means "blazing fire"). He brought the swords down and the giant fireball engulfed Kaji. Kaji screamed in burning pain as each inch of his skin now was being slowly turned into ash.
But, the fire quickly died down, blowing Kaji's ashes into the wind. Hotaru ran from the shield and caught Heero as he began to falter. "Rest now. You used too much energy..." Hotaru whispered at him. He stared up at her. "F-firefly..." He whispered. Tears from his firefly dropped onto his face. "Hm?" "I-I love you." She nodded. "I love you." She answered back at him. He gave a smile before tensing up and finally relaxing for the last time. "Heero? Heero...oh God...no!" She burried his face into his chest and began sobbing uncontrollably.
The group approached the couple and began to comfort the crying Shinimegami.
Now, they heard a distant, evil laughter...made by a woman. "Hotaru." Setsuna spoke. Hotaru didn't listen. "Shinimegami." Hotaru's head whipped around. "What?" "It is time for the final battle. She has arrived." Setsuna replied.
Hotaru nodded. She stood over Heero and crossed his swords over his heart. She then brought down her Glaive. It stopped just a few inches above him as a purple light began to emit from the tip. Slowly, purple sparkles began to engulf his body and it began to disappear. "Goodbye, my love."
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Hotaru immediately snapped her head in the laughing woman's direction. "Now, you shall pay for the death of Heero Yuy, the Okibi no Kami."
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TM: Well, there's chapter twenty two. Sorry about Heero's death. It hurt me a lot to write it, as Heero is my favorite gundam pilot. (Duo: Hey! I thought I was your favorite! TM: Well...Heero's more of my type...and I like him more... Duo: Oh. TM: Yeah, you're like a brother to me. Duo: Oh, okay! I can deal with that! TM: *smile*) I love happy endings, but I hate them. They're expected and I don't like to be predictable. I don't know whether this is a happy or sad ending. But, don't hate me! Heero just may make a comeback...Review!
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~TM~