VIII: APOCALYPSE
AU: The song Key of the Twilight is not mine!
SPAIN, MADRID
Duo walked through the cobbled steps of the destroyed palace of Spain. Duo was now with Sese in Spain, Madrid and at that moment he is climbing the awfully long steps of the ruined palace of the Deo Brado's. Duo in his white shirt and black pants and black blazer coat, he peered through his shades looking at the burned paintings along the walls.
"Fascinating! Most of these pictures are of Da Vinci's or Rembrandt!" Duo thought. He then finally reached a room, the doors weren't burned, only chipped and battered. He entered the room, it was dark and creepy. Little sunlight passed through the broken, tattered windows.
The sunlight shined upon a painting, which amazingly not torched or destroyed. Duo took off his shades and noticed that it was painting of a young girl. A young girl about in her young teens, she has this long curly red hair, and amazingly enticing emerald green eyes. She was a tiara on her head and her dress is of a princess.
"Sese..." Duo whispered touching the painting. It was a painting of Sese when she was 13 years old. She was amazingly beautiful, well of course, she is until now. But Duo can see that the Sese before has happy and cheerful eyes. The Sese he knew now have eyes of s sorrowful young woman who seemed to be crying in pain in inside.
"I look different didn't I?" Sese asked as she entered the room. Duo shook his head and answered, "Not really... it s just your eyes here are so happy and cheerful and your eyes now are sad..." Sese sighed and replied, "That's because I was never meant to be happy!"
Duo gave her a look and exclaimed, "Everyone deserved happiness, even those who loves war deserved happiness! heck, even a wretch like me deserved happiness!"
Sese exclaimed, "You're not a wretch Duo. You're a hero, you're a savior, you're an angel in black wings, you fight for peace! How a person like me, deserve happiness? I who caused the war? Because of my powers, war was created because of those who longed for that power of mine! I have my faults of this Spain's ruin!"
She said those words like she meant it. Obviously she was fighting back the tears. Duo pointed his finger at the painting and exclaimed, "You know what, I think that Sese on that painting is much stronger than the Sese who is infront of me!"
"How can you say that?" Sese demanded. "Simple, because that Sese on the painting has happiness and knowing that life goes on but the Sese in front of me, knows nothing but to blame herself for stupid reasons!" Duo exclaimed sarcasm in his voice.
Sese wasn't able to response. Duo has a point. She was blaming herself for stupid reasons. She was weak! Duo sighed and exclaimed, "Let's get out of here! It's too creepy!"
The two headed towards the throne room. When they reached there Duo asked, "Where do you think Pierre is hiding?" Sese answered, "I don't have any idea, but I know... he'll come... he'll be here!" Duo took out a pad and said, "Lucky I put Susagep and D-Hell in auto pilot. When needed all I need is to push this button!"
"Duo... remember what you told me that we'll create apocalypse together?" Sese asked. Duo nod his head for yes. "Duo if things went out of hand... fly away and let me create apocalypse itself!"
The young shinigami exclaimed, "WHAT?" Sese replied, "Look Duo, I know dying together is great, were partners but still... you have a life to go back! I have nothing! All I live for is to end Pierre's wrath over this world. After this I can rest! So if things went out of hand, fly away and let me create apocalypse alone!"
MEANWHILE IN ST. MICHAEL
Relena ran towards Heero who is going to the underground base. "Heero wait!" Heero stopped and looked at Relena. "I know you and the other's are going after Duo and Sese!"
"You can't come Relena!" Heero replied curtly. "I know, and I'm not forcing myself to come!" Relena exclaimed. She then held Heero's hand and said, "Promise that you'll bring Sese and Duo back!"
Heero nod his head, he was about to leave when Relena grabbed him by the arm saying, "And promise me you'll return alive as well... promise me that... onegai!" Heero looked at Relena, he moved closer to her and whispered in her ear, "I promise you... Relena..."
BACK IN SPAIN, MADRID
Duo playfully kicked a stone. The stone hit a wall, as the stone hit the wall, the wall cracked and shattered. Duo raised an eyebrow and exclaimed, "What the fucking hell?!?" he approached the shattered wall and noticed an MO disk sticking from it.
"An MO disk..." Duo whispered as he picked it up. He noticed that the MO disk is not damaged, he quickly took his laptop and ran the diskette. He found it that the MO diskette is a music player. He noticed that the titles of thes ongs were rather strange.
Track #1: Key of Twilight
Track #2: the world
Track #3: Salva Nos
Track #4: New Day's Dawn
Track #5: Kanaete
Track #6: Voices
Track #7: Ningen no Kodomo
Track #8: Ongaku
Track #9: Message #9
Track #10: Obsession
"Weird song titles..." Duo commented. Then he noticed that he was being watched. He took out a gun and exclaimed, "Stop spying you idiot! If someone whose good at stealth operation here! That's me!" as he said this 15 to 30 people appeared.
Duo frowned and exclaimed, "Looks like apocalypse is coming to soon! Where's my partner?" Sese replied, "I'm here Duo!" with she appeared behind a pillar. Duo then clicked track number one saying, "Music is good during apocalypse!"
Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile
Tell me of a story never ever told in the past
Rain of bullets pelted towards the two. Duo took cover behind a wall while Sese used her powers stopping bullets in mid-air. Sese reciprocate the bullets killing 5. Duo went out of cover shooting 10 people dead. Sese then thrust her hand towards Duo creating a barrier around him.
"Thanks Sese!" Duo exclaimed.
Take me back to the land
Where my yearnings were born
The key to open the door is in your hand
Now fly me there
Sese smiled. She then took out her gun and started to fire. She shot 15 people dead. Duo shot 10 people and ran towards the cobbled steps, he then pushed the button on his pad. Sese ran towards him.
Soon, D-Hell and Susagep arrived. The remaining enemy disappeared within their mecha. Duo and Sese disappeared within their mecha too. Mecha versus Mecha. There was fire and explosion. Susagep and D-Hell looked like angels of death sent from hell to bring apocalypse.
Amidst the fire, it was Susagep and D-Hell who stood still unscathed. They were giants, giants of destruction! Then suddenly, a pang of pain attacked Sese's head.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Sese screamed. Duo turned D-Hell around and saw Susagep kneeled to the ground. "SESE!" Duo cried, Sese's image appeared in his vid screen. Sese is holding her head, cringing in pain. Duo exclaimed, "Sese! What's wrong?"
Sese replied through the pain, "P-Pierre.... he's here... he's... trying to control me..." Duo clenched his fist and cried, "COME OUT YOU BASTARD!"
Pierre appeared floating in the air. He has this wicked smile on his face. "You can't do nothing about this Duo Maxwell! Sese is mine!" Pierre exclaimed.
Fanatics find their heaven in never ending storming wind
Auguries of destruction be a lullaby for rebirth
Duo exclaimed, "In your dreams bastard!" with that D-Hell hurled the scythe at Pierre. Pierre held out his hand and stopped the scythe saying, "It's no use... You will never compete with a New Type!" with that the scythe's blade turned out.
"What?" Duo exclaimed in his mind in disbelief. Sese then replied in his mind, "Fly away Duo!"
Consolations, be there
In my dreamland to come
The key to open the door is in your hand
Now take me there
"Fly away!"
"NO! I will not!" Duo exclaimed with that D-Hell aimed it's cannon at Pierre and blasted it at the guy. Pierre blocked the blast with his shield and exclaimed, "Stop fighting! It's futile!"
"FLY AWAY DUO!" Sese's voice screamed in Duo's mind. "I refuse to leave you!" Duo exclaimed in his mind.
"Please fly away...."
I believe in fantasies invisible to me
In the land of misery I'm searchin' for the sign
To the door of mystery and dignity
I'm wandering down, and searchin' down the secret sun
With that Sese went out of her cockpit, she held out her hand at Duo's mecha and cried, "FLY AWAY D-HELl! SAVE YOUR FRIEND! SAVE DUO!"
With that D-Hell's boosters lit up. "No Sese! Don't do this! Stop it!" Duo exclaimed taking control. He found it useless, at that moment, D-Hell is flying away from the place by seconds. He banged his fist on the controls and cried, "SESE!"
Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile
Tell me of a story never ever told in the past
Sese looked at the flying D-Hell and replied telepathically to Duo, "Forgive me... but let me do apocalypse myself! Fly away Duo!" Tears appeared from Duo's mind. He knew Sese would be captured. Pierre is trying to control her, and Pierre is more powerful than she was. He knew at that moment... he would lose Sese... his partner... to an apocalypse called Pierre.
Seeing that D-Hell is far away, Sese cringed in pain once again. Pierre laughed, "You can't stop it my dear! I have your brain now! You are mine!"
"NEVER!" Sese exclaimed gathering a large amount of energy. She aimed it at Pierre and cried, "DIEEEEEEEEE!" the blast hit Pierre.
Pierre emerged unscathed, at that moment, the pain took over Sese and she fainted. Pierre caught her and carried her.
Take me back to the land
Where my yearnings were born
The key to open the door is in your hand
Now take me there
to the land of twilight
"Time to return Princess Seomi!" Pierre whispered, with that he disappeared along with Sese.
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To be Continued