Chapter 1 --finished--
Brothers No More
Just as the Shining Gundam's saber hit the metal shell of the Dark Gundam, Domon immediately realized he had made a huge mistake. He tried to free his saber from the shell, but the evil located within it continued to draw energy from the sword to complete its transformation.
As soon as it drew its last amount of needed energy for the transformation, the shell released the saber causing the Shining Gundam, and its fighter within, to be thrown backwards into the shattered remnants of once proud and tall buildings of Shinjuko City in Japan on Earth.
Having only been temporarily stunned, Domon struggled to one knee to look straight at the Dark Gundam and the man he once called brother.
"Kyoji…" Domon struggled to whisper that one solitary word as he stood upon his legs. With Domon within, guiding his every move, the Shining Gundam too stood up. Kyoji regarded the Shining Gundam, and its fighter, with utmost distaste. He knew that Domon was his brother, but he also knew that Domon was the only one who could stop him - a problem he was to soon rectify. Raising his left arm, he commanded the Dark Gundam to fire at Domon Kasshu and his Shining Gundam.
"Domon, look out!" Neo-Germany shouted out. However, shouting to Domon wasn't going to do any good as he had been transfixed with horror at the fact that his own brother was about to shoot at him. Neo-Germany quickly knocked Domon and the Shining Gundam down with his own gundam as the devastating blast intended for the Shining Gundam, passed over their heads. After the dust and debris had settled from the explosion that had occurred some distance behind them, Domon looked back at Kyoji we a gaze horrified at his brother's betrayal of his family, his country, and the Earth. Kyoji returned the gaze with a sneer as he commanded the Dark Gundam to rise. Soon after, he and Master Asia disappeared into the cloud covered night with their gundams, never to be seen in Shinjuku City, Japan again.
His eyes wide with disbelief, Domon tried running after Kyoji and his former master, but he stopped a short distance away after realizing that trying to catch up with them would be futile. It was then that he collapsed to his knees tears streaming down his face in un-controlled rage.
Not too far away, Rain stood watch over the four other gundam fighters for whom the remaining Shuffle Alliance members gave their lives to protect from the Dark Gundam's cells that were over taking their bodies and their minds. I stood their with her. I knew she couldn't see me, but I had to see for myself - had to make sure that, George, Chibodee, Sai Saishi, and Argos were still alive.
"George?" I whispered to the Gundam fighter from Neo-France. "Stay with me…" Trailing off my thought, I Looked towards the other fighters. "Chibodee… Argo…" Turning my gaze back down to Sai Saishi, I spoke yet again. "My little gundam warrior… stay with me..." As I held Sai Saishi in my arms, I let my eyes wander again over the other fighters. Their bodies were battered and torn nearly as bad as their gundams had been from the fight that they had to endure against the Shuffle Alliance. As I, yet again, focused my attention back towards Neo-China's gundam fighter, tears began streaming down my face as I felt all things were now hopeless. The Shuffle Alliance had failed in it's attempts to save Sai Saishi and the others. Their bodies were still ravaged with the DG cells, even though the alliance tried desperately to reverse the dark cells evil power. Regardless of how hopeless it seemed now, I knew what I had to do. Tilting my head back, I let out a piercing cry of the golden eagle, summoning my five guardians to my side. They were five birds - the red tailed hawk, the white phoenix, the yellow canary, the blue jay, and the green calliope hummer. Like me, they could not be seen by Rain or anyone else and they could also not be heard.
"My five guardians, you are aware of what I must do. Please guard the Neo-Shuffle Alliance with your own lives. I shall return when I have regenerated."
After I had spoke, the five birds flew off towards their respective gundams to await the time in which the gundam fighters awoke. After they had reached their perches, I too transformed into my golden eagle form before being consumed by a bright golden light, which temporarily blinded Rain.
Domon turned back towards where Rain stood and saw a brilliant flash of golden light. He knew not what the light signified, but somehow he felt at ease. Turning back to face the direction in which his brother, and the Dark Gundam, disappeared, he whispered these words: "I am sorry you chose this path Kyoji. From this moment on, we are brothers no more.