Chapter 1------ Author: Starlet
The door to the great hall opened and a lone figure walked in. He was a very close image to that of Duo Maxwell, a butt length of chestnut brown hair, tall and lean body wise. Yet there was some key differences. His eyes, instead of being the pools of amethyst, were dark depths of a shining gold, their shape narrow and pointed. His mouth was more stern and he was far more serious then his counterpart, his bangs, instead of being messy and thick were actually thin and pushed to side of his handsome face. He sported black jeans and, a shirt with gold buttons down the front. He also wore brown boots and a gray vest, his hands also bore an archer's wrist band and biker gloves.
"You called for me?" He said with a bow.
"I did, I have a new assignment for you." The god of the sun said plainly while sitting high atop his throne, the goddess life at his side. She opened her hand and a small photo appeared, she then threw it down to him and he caught the photo carefully. He examined it for a moment then raised an eyebrow looking at them.
"Is this supposed to mean something? There's a resemblance but-" he began when the boy was interrupted by a hyper little fairy with glowing wings.
"I see you got stuck with the job Soa." She said grinning with an evil touch.
"What do you want Garda?" The braided boy asked irritably.
"It's simple, you've been given the toughest job. Your task is to awaken Shinigami, the death lord!" Garda said with a gleeful smile and fled out the door.
"What?!" He said turning to the two high gods "is this true?!" he demanded. The sun god sighed and nodded his head. While his wife gave the reply.
"Yes, it is time to wake up our eldest sun; death. If he is not awakened then everything in his realm will vanish and Death will disappear." She said sadly.
"But why me? I've only been a god for 17 years! I'm far too young to go and do this!" Soa protested.
"Only in your human time Soa." The god of sun replied. "In truth you are over 17 million years old. After all, you are Shinigami's twin brother."
"And a whole shit load that's done." He murmured.
"Er- yes, well anyway the other reason is that all the other gods stand out. You're the only one who resembles a human. And besides that, its only been 12 years since you were taken off earth. You know the most about the planet. And another thing, when was the last time you went to earth? You are required to visit it every 10 years. You've overshot your limit by 2 years. We only allow exceptions for you because you are new to this. Enough of this! You are the god of DESTRUCTION! It's time you take your job more seriously!" He said with a tone that clearly marked the end of this debate. But Soa (being Shinigami's twin) was daring.
"But you know how I feel about him! I hate this guy's guts! I'd rather stick him into a tornado and leave him there rather then save him from total oblivion!"
"SoA" his mother said warningly rising the volume of the last letter in his name
"Fine! Fine!" He said despaired and walked out in to hallway throwing down the picture of Duo Maxwell.
"Heard you go the big job Chrysaetos" jeered one of the servants. Soa just gave a curt reply;
"Shut up"
"And then-" Duo said with a laugh "He began choking!" Duo then burst into hysterical tears and laughed his head off. The other's laughed too but didn't quite reach the point of tears. Only one of them remained stern faced. (One guess who) Heero just kept typing at his laptop and ignored the joker's game. Duo noticed this and walked over and draped an arm over Heero's shoulders. "Come on Heero! Laugh a bit!. Huh? Whatcha workin on?" He said peering over Heero's shoulder and looking at the screen.
"Nothing." Heero said quickly and closed the screen. Duo just looked surprised at the pilot, then shrugged and took another gulp of his drink and sat down. Quatra was smiling and talking with Trowa while Wufei eyed Duo carefully. When Duo drank he became dangerous. He didn't beat anyone, but he did start singing and that could be just as lethal. Duo just giggled like a school girl and began to sing as if hearing Wufei's thoughts.
"99 bottles of beer on the wall hiccup 99 bottles of beer! Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall. hiccup" Wufei cringed and even Heero flinched. Duo's voice could kill.. Heero shook his head and picked up the drunk braided pilot by the arm and steered him to his room. There he threw Duo down onto the bed covered him up and left. After all, even though Heero acted like a jerk, he and Duo were best friends. Which was also the only reason Heero didn't just punch Duo in the face to shut him up. Going back to the room Heero sighed. It had been. what? 12 years since he had least seen his childhood friend. They were separated when Heero was orphaned, after the doctors took him in at the age of 7 he hadn't thought about Yojii until the Final war ended. The boy reminded him of Duo. Messy brown hair and unique eyes. Were they amethyst? Like Duo's? Or were they gold? Silver? Or green. He couldn't remember anything about his friend except that his name was Yojii. He sighed miserably and opened his computer again. 'Enter search name' Heero sighed and thought. His last name was. Maxwell? Dammit! Why couldn't he think of anything about his old friend? All that kept coming to him was Duo's things. Obviously Duo was a very close match to Yojii. Was Duo Yojii? No impossible. He would have known. Still.ARGH! Why can't he stop thinking of Duo? Did he love his friend. Heero thought for a moment then shook his head. No, he didn't. 'Thank go for that' He thought silently.
"God has nothing to do with this." Soa said silently as he perched on a branch reading Heero's mind. He was in the form of a Golden Eagle. That was after all the reason why he was named 'Aquila Chrysaetos.' The scientific name for a golden eagle. He thought it was the perfect form for him. After all a golden eagle ate rabbits, mice, and young sheep, goat or deer. He bore sharp claws and beak. His eyes were sharper then a normal bald eagle. And he also had the ability to tear flesh. With this form causing destruction was easy. He gave an ear piercing whistle and took off into the night which signaled he was unusual. Any bird would have been blind and would crash into a building. Soa however had night vision as well, (what'd you expect? He IS a god after all.) he liked the night. All in all, he was a nocturnal creature. (Nocturnal means a night flyer, any creature like owls, bats and such) and the rats usually came out at night. Spotting a highway below him he would've grinned if he could. He swooped down right in front of a car and screeched. The driver panicked and swerved, Soa got out of the way and the car crashed into others causing a blockade of smoking car trash. No deaths though. As the god of Destruction he wasn't allowed to kill with his powers. The consequences would be most.severe. Only Duo, the god of death could kill. He however couldn't cause Destruction to do his job. Which is why the two where a perfect team. Soa could cause a wreckage, and Duo could kill with the accident to take the blame. However Soa would not join. In his mind Duo was a traitor, and a useless person. He flew away from the wreckage and while doing so he brought up a thunder storm. The lighting would strike a few human structures and cause them to burn. He flew away thinking what he should do about waking up his twin brother's spirit.
"I wouldn't wish this head on anyone!" Duo moaned the next day in one of his hangovers. Then he noticed a small cup next to his table. He picked it up and it was still slightly warm which means it must've been recent. He put the cup to his lips and drank, then stiffened.
"So.familiar." Duo muttered. He shook his head and regretted it as the room shifted. Drinking some more of the red juice he drained the cup and set it down. Amazingly his hangover was gone and he felt fine. "Must get that recipe from Quatra" he muttered as he stood. It was unlikely Heero made it. Duo just couldn't see that cobalt eyed pilot cooking. He couldn't envision Wufei, or Trowa either. The only one left was....well you know. Duo stood up and grimaced. He was a total mess! His hair, while done in a braid was just awful looking, his clothes were wrinkled. He picked up and towel and some spare clothes and went for a shower. While the water ran Duo blessed the man who had come up with the idea for a conditioner. It got rid of most of the knots in his hair. Done he stepped out and gave a cheerful good morning to Quatra and Trowa who sat in the kitchen.
"Thanks for that drink cure Quatra." He said cheerfully. Quatra looked at him shocked.
"What drink?" The Arab asked eyes wide.
"Didn't you put that red juice thingy on my table?" Duo asked eyes narrowed. When Quatra shook his head Duo panicked. Had he been poisoned?! Trowa quickly stood up and went to Duo's room. He returned with the cup and passed it to Quatra. He stared at the cup for a moment and then said
"Maybe Wufei would know." They nodded and went into the living room where Wufei was sitting with his nose in a book.
"Wufei, do you recognize this?" Trowa asked the black haired boy. Wufei looked up startled and took the cup. Observing it for a moment he said nothing, then his eyes went wide and he looked at them accusingly.
"Where'd you get this?!" He demanded. Duo jumped back at the roughness of his friend's voice.
"It was just on my table when I woke up!" He said backing away.
"You just found it on your table?" Wufei said awed. Duo nodded and Wufei just stared.
"Well, what is it?" Trowa asked. Wufei sighed and answered wearily.
"It's a juice made from Heaven's rose. The flower was supposed to be a myth but I'd heard the story so many times that I could tell right off. The smell is like a rose, but 100 times as strong and pure. The liquid is red like blood but clear and smooth. The drink can cure all ailments. Regardless of what they are. It's also supposed to be able to awaken your true spirit inside. That's pretty much all I can tell you." He said eyes narrowed and concentrated.
"That's...weird." Duo whispered.
"There's one more thing." Wufei continued.
"What?" All three asked in unison.
"When it's drunken by mortals, they are chosen to become gods, because only gods can drink this without dying." Duo stiffened.
"Are you saying that I'm a-?" He never finished.
"Yes Duo." Wufei said sighing. "You're a god."
The door to the great hall opened and a lone figure walked in. He was a very close image to that of Duo Maxwell, a butt length of chestnut brown hair, tall and lean body wise. Yet there was some key differences. His eyes, instead of being the pools of amethyst, were dark depths of a shining gold, their shape narrow and pointed. His mouth was more stern and he was far more serious then his counterpart, his bangs, instead of being messy and thick were actually thin and pushed to side of his handsome face. He sported black jeans and, a shirt with gold buttons down the front. He also wore brown boots and a gray vest, his hands also bore an archer's wrist band and biker gloves.
"You called for me?" He said with a bow.
"I did, I have a new assignment for you." The god of the sun said plainly while sitting high atop his throne, the goddess life at his side. She opened her hand and a small photo appeared, she then threw it down to him and he caught the photo carefully. He examined it for a moment then raised an eyebrow looking at them.
"Is this supposed to mean something? There's a resemblance but-" he began when the boy was interrupted by a hyper little fairy with glowing wings.
"I see you got stuck with the job Soa." She said grinning with an evil touch.
"What do you want Garda?" The braided boy asked irritably.
"It's simple, you've been given the toughest job. Your task is to awaken Shinigami, the death lord!" Garda said with a gleeful smile and fled out the door.
"What?!" He said turning to the two high gods "is this true?!" he demanded. The sun god sighed and nodded his head. While his wife gave the reply.
"Yes, it is time to wake up our eldest sun; death. If he is not awakened then everything in his realm will vanish and Death will disappear." She said sadly.
"But why me? I've only been a god for 17 years! I'm far too young to go and do this!" Soa protested.
"Only in your human time Soa." The god of sun replied. "In truth you are over 17 million years old. After all, you are Shinigami's twin brother."
"And a whole shit load that's done." He murmured.
"Er- yes, well anyway the other reason is that all the other gods stand out. You're the only one who resembles a human. And besides that, its only been 12 years since you were taken off earth. You know the most about the planet. And another thing, when was the last time you went to earth? You are required to visit it every 10 years. You've overshot your limit by 2 years. We only allow exceptions for you because you are new to this. Enough of this! You are the god of DESTRUCTION! It's time you take your job more seriously!" He said with a tone that clearly marked the end of this debate. But Soa (being Shinigami's twin) was daring.
"But you know how I feel about him! I hate this guy's guts! I'd rather stick him into a tornado and leave him there rather then save him from total oblivion!"
"SoA" his mother said warningly rising the volume of the last letter in his name
"Fine! Fine!" He said despaired and walked out in to hallway throwing down the picture of Duo Maxwell.
"Heard you go the big job Chrysaetos" jeered one of the servants. Soa just gave a curt reply;
"Shut up"
"And then-" Duo said with a laugh "He began choking!" Duo then burst into hysterical tears and laughed his head off. The other's laughed too but didn't quite reach the point of tears. Only one of them remained stern faced. (One guess who) Heero just kept typing at his laptop and ignored the joker's game. Duo noticed this and walked over and draped an arm over Heero's shoulders. "Come on Heero! Laugh a bit!. Huh? Whatcha workin on?" He said peering over Heero's shoulder and looking at the screen.
"Nothing." Heero said quickly and closed the screen. Duo just looked surprised at the pilot, then shrugged and took another gulp of his drink and sat down. Quatra was smiling and talking with Trowa while Wufei eyed Duo carefully. When Duo drank he became dangerous. He didn't beat anyone, but he did start singing and that could be just as lethal. Duo just giggled like a school girl and began to sing as if hearing Wufei's thoughts.
"99 bottles of beer on the wall hiccup 99 bottles of beer! Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall. hiccup" Wufei cringed and even Heero flinched. Duo's voice could kill.. Heero shook his head and picked up the drunk braided pilot by the arm and steered him to his room. There he threw Duo down onto the bed covered him up and left. After all, even though Heero acted like a jerk, he and Duo were best friends. Which was also the only reason Heero didn't just punch Duo in the face to shut him up. Going back to the room Heero sighed. It had been. what? 12 years since he had least seen his childhood friend. They were separated when Heero was orphaned, after the doctors took him in at the age of 7 he hadn't thought about Yojii until the Final war ended. The boy reminded him of Duo. Messy brown hair and unique eyes. Were they amethyst? Like Duo's? Or were they gold? Silver? Or green. He couldn't remember anything about his friend except that his name was Yojii. He sighed miserably and opened his computer again. 'Enter search name' Heero sighed and thought. His last name was. Maxwell? Dammit! Why couldn't he think of anything about his old friend? All that kept coming to him was Duo's things. Obviously Duo was a very close match to Yojii. Was Duo Yojii? No impossible. He would have known. Still.ARGH! Why can't he stop thinking of Duo? Did he love his friend. Heero thought for a moment then shook his head. No, he didn't. 'Thank go for that' He thought silently.
"God has nothing to do with this." Soa said silently as he perched on a branch reading Heero's mind. He was in the form of a Golden Eagle. That was after all the reason why he was named 'Aquila Chrysaetos.' The scientific name for a golden eagle. He thought it was the perfect form for him. After all a golden eagle ate rabbits, mice, and young sheep, goat or deer. He bore sharp claws and beak. His eyes were sharper then a normal bald eagle. And he also had the ability to tear flesh. With this form causing destruction was easy. He gave an ear piercing whistle and took off into the night which signaled he was unusual. Any bird would have been blind and would crash into a building. Soa however had night vision as well, (what'd you expect? He IS a god after all.) he liked the night. All in all, he was a nocturnal creature. (Nocturnal means a night flyer, any creature like owls, bats and such) and the rats usually came out at night. Spotting a highway below him he would've grinned if he could. He swooped down right in front of a car and screeched. The driver panicked and swerved, Soa got out of the way and the car crashed into others causing a blockade of smoking car trash. No deaths though. As the god of Destruction he wasn't allowed to kill with his powers. The consequences would be most.severe. Only Duo, the god of death could kill. He however couldn't cause Destruction to do his job. Which is why the two where a perfect team. Soa could cause a wreckage, and Duo could kill with the accident to take the blame. However Soa would not join. In his mind Duo was a traitor, and a useless person. He flew away from the wreckage and while doing so he brought up a thunder storm. The lighting would strike a few human structures and cause them to burn. He flew away thinking what he should do about waking up his twin brother's spirit.
"I wouldn't wish this head on anyone!" Duo moaned the next day in one of his hangovers. Then he noticed a small cup next to his table. He picked it up and it was still slightly warm which means it must've been recent. He put the cup to his lips and drank, then stiffened.
"So.familiar." Duo muttered. He shook his head and regretted it as the room shifted. Drinking some more of the red juice he drained the cup and set it down. Amazingly his hangover was gone and he felt fine. "Must get that recipe from Quatra" he muttered as he stood. It was unlikely Heero made it. Duo just couldn't see that cobalt eyed pilot cooking. He couldn't envision Wufei, or Trowa either. The only one left was....well you know. Duo stood up and grimaced. He was a total mess! His hair, while done in a braid was just awful looking, his clothes were wrinkled. He picked up and towel and some spare clothes and went for a shower. While the water ran Duo blessed the man who had come up with the idea for a conditioner. It got rid of most of the knots in his hair. Done he stepped out and gave a cheerful good morning to Quatra and Trowa who sat in the kitchen.
"Thanks for that drink cure Quatra." He said cheerfully. Quatra looked at him shocked.
"What drink?" The Arab asked eyes wide.
"Didn't you put that red juice thingy on my table?" Duo asked eyes narrowed. When Quatra shook his head Duo panicked. Had he been poisoned?! Trowa quickly stood up and went to Duo's room. He returned with the cup and passed it to Quatra. He stared at the cup for a moment and then said
"Maybe Wufei would know." They nodded and went into the living room where Wufei was sitting with his nose in a book.
"Wufei, do you recognize this?" Trowa asked the black haired boy. Wufei looked up startled and took the cup. Observing it for a moment he said nothing, then his eyes went wide and he looked at them accusingly.
"Where'd you get this?!" He demanded. Duo jumped back at the roughness of his friend's voice.
"It was just on my table when I woke up!" He said backing away.
"You just found it on your table?" Wufei said awed. Duo nodded and Wufei just stared.
"Well, what is it?" Trowa asked. Wufei sighed and answered wearily.
"It's a juice made from Heaven's rose. The flower was supposed to be a myth but I'd heard the story so many times that I could tell right off. The smell is like a rose, but 100 times as strong and pure. The liquid is red like blood but clear and smooth. The drink can cure all ailments. Regardless of what they are. It's also supposed to be able to awaken your true spirit inside. That's pretty much all I can tell you." He said eyes narrowed and concentrated.
"That's...weird." Duo whispered.
"There's one more thing." Wufei continued.
"What?" All three asked in unison.
"When it's drunken by mortals, they are chosen to become gods, because only gods can drink this without dying." Duo stiffened.
"Are you saying that I'm a-?" He never finished.
"Yes Duo." Wufei said sighing. "You're a god."