That voice stopped the teen and his blinded eyes snapped back into focus.
Gundam Spiegel stood in his path, blocking him from the Devil Gundam.
Hiroji relaxed slightly in Domon's grip. "Father."
Though the Neo German mobile suit shook a little, it remained firm on its feet. Kyoji looked at his son full. "Hiroji, you cannot win a battle with your anger alone!"
The crackling blue flames engulfing the Glowing Gundam began to fade. Everyone lifted his or her heads to watch. Hiroji became a child again, his body shaking with sobs. "D-Dad."
Anya was the first to appear beside him. "Let us help you, Hiroji. We can win a s a team."
The Shuffle Alliance and its heirs formed a semi circle behind him, like loyal soldiers behind their commander. Hiroji could feel their powers radiating and burning, similar to his own. They all had the same goal: to defeat the terror of the giant gundam. They were all there to help him. His father, uncle, aunt, cousin, his friends.they were all there!
Sensing it was safe to do so, Domon let go of his nephew and stepped back. Glowing Gundam looked up at the monster that loomed overhead, creating the ultimate horror scene against the dark skies. By now, the entire Death Army had united with its core and the remaining Gundam Heads snaked menacingly about the perimeter of the battle-charred valley. The Devil Gundam was the Ultimate Evil, the devil itself in mecha-form.
Glowing Gundam made a fist and peered back at the others. "I understand now.I know how Uncle Domon defeated this thing! It was because of them.Dad, Aunt Rain, Argo, George, Sai Saici, and Chibodee.It was because he had them!"
Hiroji could see the faces of his new friends: the powerful Anya, the knightly Mason, and the fiery Angie. He could see his cousin Keiji as well, along with Sai Lin, who he knew was rooting for them back at camp. "I may not be the King of Hearts.and they may not have crests of their own.but I still have a team of my own!"
To everyone's amazement, Glowing Gundam clasped its hands together. Hiroji closed his eyes, welcoming a new power.one that didn't come out of a terrible, uncontrollable anger. Instead of being caught unaware, he embraced it. A blue fire began to light up the cockpit and the gundam itself, much bigger and brighter than before. This was the true power of Glowing Mode.
Kyoji nodded. "That's it, you did it Hiroji."
Sensing the massive energy signals that radiated up into the skies, the Devil Gundam opened fire down on the line of gundams, sending down a rain of blasts.
"Look out!" Chibodee yelled.
POOM!!!
Glowing Gundam had jumped in front of its comrades, using a great shield of ki to cancel out the explosions. Hiroji grunted at the force of the impacts. "Uncle Domon!" he yelled. "Take the Shuffle Alliance and destroy the Gundam Heads!"
Sure enough, sensing the predicament of their life source, the mecha serpents came charging, blasts building up in their fang-lined mouths.
Domon spun around to face his crew. "Shuffle Alliance! Let's go!"
"Right!" came the reply in unison. Burning, Maxter, Dragon, Rose, and Bolt Gundams charged to meet their targets. Within minutes, the Gundam Heads began to fall.
Gundam Spiegel slipped to its knees, too weak to stand up any further. Hiroji, still holding up the shield to defend the others, cried out. "Aunt Rain! Help my Dad!"
Rising Gundam jumped from the group to kneel beside the Neo German mobile suit. "Kyoji, we have to get out of here!" Rain yelled over the firing.
Gundam Spiegel looked up at Glowing Gundam. "Hiroji!"
"I'll be fine, Dad!" Hiroji responded determinedly. "You two get going! Now!"
Kyoji gazed up at his son for a long moment, even as Rising Gundam picked up the Gundam Spiegel. He didn't want to leave him alone on the battlefield, but knew he would be nothing but a burden in his defenseless state. He nodded. "You can do it, Hiroji! I know you can win!" he said. With that, the two gundams departed.
Though the Neo German mobile suit shook a little, it remained firm on its feet. Kyoji looked at his son full. "Hiroji, you cannot win a battle with your anger alone!"
The crackling blue flames engulfing the Glowing Gundam began to fade. Everyone lifted his or her heads to watch. Hiroji became a child again, his body shaking with sobs. "D-Dad."
Anya was the first to appear beside him. "Let us help you, Hiroji. We can win a s a team."
The Shuffle Alliance and its heirs formed a semi circle behind him, like loyal soldiers behind their commander. Hiroji could feel their powers radiating and burning, similar to his own. They all had the same goal: to defeat the terror of the giant gundam. They were all there to help him. His father, uncle, aunt, cousin, his friends.they were all there!
Sensing it was safe to do so, Domon let go of his nephew and stepped back. Glowing Gundam looked up at the monster that loomed overhead, creating the ultimate horror scene against the dark skies. By now, the entire Death Army had united with its core and the remaining Gundam Heads snaked menacingly about the perimeter of the battle-charred valley. The Devil Gundam was the Ultimate Evil, the devil itself in mecha-form.
Glowing Gundam made a fist and peered back at the others. "I understand now.I know how Uncle Domon defeated this thing! It was because of them.Dad, Aunt Rain, Argo, George, Sai Saici, and Chibodee.It was because he had them!"
Hiroji could see the faces of his new friends: the powerful Anya, the knightly Mason, and the fiery Angie. He could see his cousin Keiji as well, along with Sai Lin, who he knew was rooting for them back at camp. "I may not be the King of Hearts.and they may not have crests of their own.but I still have a team of my own!"
To everyone's amazement, Glowing Gundam clasped its hands together. Hiroji closed his eyes, welcoming a new power.one that didn't come out of a terrible, uncontrollable anger. Instead of being caught unaware, he embraced it. A blue fire began to light up the cockpit and the gundam itself, much bigger and brighter than before. This was the true power of Glowing Mode.
Kyoji nodded. "That's it, you did it Hiroji."
Sensing the massive energy signals that radiated up into the skies, the Devil Gundam opened fire down on the line of gundams, sending down a rain of blasts.
"Look out!" Chibodee yelled.
POOM!!!
Glowing Gundam had jumped in front of its comrades, using a great shield of ki to cancel out the explosions. Hiroji grunted at the force of the impacts. "Uncle Domon!" he yelled. "Take the Shuffle Alliance and destroy the Gundam Heads!"
Sure enough, sensing the predicament of their life source, the mecha serpents came charging, blasts building up in their fang-lined mouths.
Domon spun around to face his crew. "Shuffle Alliance! Let's go!"
"Right!" came the reply in unison. Burning, Maxter, Dragon, Rose, and Bolt Gundams charged to meet their targets. Within minutes, the Gundam Heads began to fall.
Gundam Spiegel slipped to its knees, too weak to stand up any further. Hiroji, still holding up the shield to defend the others, cried out. "Aunt Rain! Help my Dad!"
Rising Gundam jumped from the group to kneel beside the Neo German mobile suit. "Kyoji, we have to get out of here!" Rain yelled over the firing.
Gundam Spiegel looked up at Glowing Gundam. "Hiroji!"
"I'll be fine, Dad!" Hiroji responded determinedly. "You two get going! Now!"
Kyoji gazed up at his son for a long moment, even as Rising Gundam picked up the Gundam Spiegel. He didn't want to leave him alone on the battlefield, but knew he would be nothing but a burden in his defenseless state. He nodded. "You can do it, Hiroji! I know you can win!" he said. With that, the two gundams departed.
