Vandread Fanfic - Slayer of God Duology Part 2: Together Forever
Chapter 6 - To Forgive...
Rating - G / Romance / Sci-Fi
Yes, I'm flying for your desire
A wing of fire
I control my body
Living in the sky
Supersonic fire
Is a danger for me babe please set me free
Take my flame and my desire
Supersonic fire
Is the game that I need
Let me fly let me be
And my body is on the higher
Supersonic fire
Supersonic Fire by Atrium
Axel and Kahlua were on their way to the medical room when they saw smoke came out from the room.
"What happened? Ax-chan, let's go!"
Axel nodded and followed Kahlua. They were about to enter the room when a man in red ran past them. However, they couldn't see what he looks like as the man was running at a breath taking speed. They entered the room. The smoke already gone and they saw Rick lying in bed,
using the life support system. Aya and Raymond looked at each other, blinking a few times.
"Onee-san?"
Aya turned to Axel.
"Oh, Axel."
"Is he...going to be okay?"
Aya flashed a smile.
"Of course he will. I'm sure your mother thinks that way too."
Kahlua held Axel by his shoulder.
"Don't worry. Your father will be okay. Aya onee-san, who was that man we saw?"
Aya shrugged.
"I don't know. But I'll get the answer when my father wakes up."
"The battle is getting intense. They can't even form a Vandread. If this continues..." BC looked at the battlefield. Both sides were evenly matched.
"Vanguard X is entering the battle." Ezra informed BC.
"What? Rick is still in the medical room. How could that be?"
"How long are we going to be like this?" Anton said.
"Stop whining, will you? If only I can..." Hibiki couldn't finish his sentence when he saw Vanguard X approaching the enemy's mother ship.
"Rick? Rick, is that you?" Meia asked.
There's no reply. Then, the Vanguard X undergone a transformation. It turned from white into flaming red in a matter of seconds. Finally, the pilot said,
"Do I have to do everything myself? Step aside and watch the master in action."
Everyone, especially Barnette was stunned when they heard the voice.
(Erick...)
"Hey, what are you doing here? Where's Rick?" Hibiki gave a shout.
"Don't worry. He's fine. Right now, I'm gonna settle this battle for him."
"You...want to fight all by yourself? That's suicide." Dita protested.
"Whatever. Anyway, that big ass ship is mine."
With that, the Vanguard X expanded its wings and sped towards the mother ship. Suddenly it formed into a ball of fire, burning everything in its path. Everyone watched in amazement as it advanced inexorably towards the mother ship.
"HAHAHA. BURN'EM ALL!!"
"Boss, we have received confirmation from the doctor that Rick is still unconscious in the medical room. The one that using the Vanguard X is...Erick." BC told Magno regarding the current situation.
"Hmm. I thought they shared the same existence."
"I hope that he will explain everything after this."
"I hope you're right, BC."
"Erick had cleared almost all of the enemies. He is now going for the mother ship!" one of the crew exclaimed.
"He's nuts." Bart muttered.
"Hahaha! Come on! I'm gonna kick yer ass!!" Erick screamed in excitement as he approached closer to the mother ship. Then, he heard a voice.
"You are not the Slayer of God. But you are powerful than he is."
"Shut up! What if I'm not? I'm gonna kill you anyway."
"So be it."
With that, the mother ship. Started to gather a large amount of red energy. Hibiki, Dita, Meia, Jura and Barnette were stunned.
"That..." Hibiki muttered.
"The red flash..." Dita continued.
"Erick! What are you doing? Get away from it!" Meia screamed at Erick.
"It's too late..." Jura said.
However, Barnette remained silent.
(Erick...)
Erick didn't move an inch. He simply watched as the red flash coming at him. He grinned.
"Hm. It's true that this red flash is a bane to any life form that is connected to the Paeksis. But to me, this kind of attack is utterly USELESS!!"
The Vanguard X then produced two blades in each hand. It then crossed its arms and the red flames around it were getting intense. The red blast just a few moments away from hitting its target. Erick then swung the blades and to everyone's astonishment, the blast was divided in two by the blades. It then disintegrated harmlessly into the vacuum of space.
"That's...impossible..." Hibiki muttered.
"Sugoi!" Dita shouted.
"How the hell..." Anton muttered.
Everyone else was speechless.
"Is this some kind of magic show?" Jura wondered.
Erick grinned evilly.
"Ha. As I said, it was useless. Now it's my turn. TWIN HELLS BLADE!"
The two blades were absorbed into each arms and protruded underneath both arms.
"Aren't that a pair of tonfas?" Hibiki asked.
"More like 'bladed tonfas' to me." Meia said.
"Hm. Call it whatever you like. But don't watch the next scene. It ain't pretty."
With that, Erick closed in towards the mother ship. The ship tried to counter with another red flash but it was easily dodged. The Vanguard X spun its body to form a huge red tornado. It then engulfed the ship and the loud sounds of hacking and slashing can be heard. Moments later, the tornado was gone and Erick flew away from the ship. Everyone started to look at each other, as the ship seemed to be unscathed.
"What are you waiting for? Let's get outta here."
"But..." Barnette stammered.
"Don't worry. I already take care of it."
"Hey, are you sure? There seems to be no damage on it." Jura asked worriedly.
"You want to wait here? Fine, be my guest."
"I don't believe you. Let's go Anton. Let's take down that behemoth!" Hibiki said.
"Ah...roger that." Anton reluctantly replied.
Suddenly, the ship exploded with a mighty boom. Erick grinned in satisfaction.
"Heh. Told ya."
Erick got out from the cockpit and the Vanguard X returned to its original white color.
"Next time, I won't do this kind of dirty work for him."
He walked out and was met by Hibiki, Dita, Meia, Jura and Barnette.
"Hm? What do you guys want?"
"Where is Rick? What have you done to him?" Hibiki asked.
Erick looked at him. Then Dita, Jura, Barnette and Meia. He smiled.
"Don't worry. He's still in the medical room. Check with the doc, okay?"
"How did you..." Barnette asked the question but was cut off by Erick.
"How did I return? Well, it's a little too complex to explain. Suffice to say that I don't have a physical body."
"Then, what are you? A...ghost?" Jura stammered.
"Umm...I prefer to be called specter. Ah, gotta go now. I can't appear this long or Rick will...you know..."
With that, Erick threw himself at Barnette. Barnette couldn't avoid him. She readied for the impact but to her astonishment, he simply went through her. Erick smiled mischievously and said,
"Ha. Be seein' ya, cutie."
Then, Erick disappeared into thin air.
"I'm worried about Rick..." Meia said.
"Let's go, Leader!" Dita said as she pulled her hand and others followed suit. Barnette wondered for a while and a slight blush appeared on her face. Jura, who was already at the end of the corridor called out to her,
"Barnette! Hurry!"
Aya, Raymond, Axel, Kahlua and Anton were standing beside Rick while Duero and Paiway continued their examination on him.
"His condition is improving but he's still in a coma..."
Suddenly, a red light illuminated the room and Erick stood beside Duero.
"That's coz I was away, Doc. He'll be fine once I disappear."
"Who are you? You're not my father..." Aya stammered.
Erick looked at Aya, Raymond, Axel and Kahlua. He flashed a smile.
"Yeah. That's right, girl. I ain't your dad. We are one but we aren't the same."
"So, you're like his dark ego or something?" Raymond asked.
"Ha. You can put it that way, old man. Um? Dang, she's here."
Meia and the others entered the room. She hurried to Rick's side.
"Rick!"
"Don't worry. He'll be fine once I'm gone."
Meia looked up at Erick and asked,
"What will happen to you?"
"I'll be fine."
Erick looked at Barnette. Then Jura. He smiled.
(We're not meant to be together...)
He then winked at Barnette. She blushed once again but tried to hide it. Erick grinned.
"Ha. See you later, cutie."
"Hey, stop calling her that!" Jura said, almost shouted. Erick backed away.
"Oh, okay, okay. Anyway, be seein' you guys later."
Erick touched Rick by the forehead.
"Hey, Rick. You hear me? I'm not gonna do your dirty work again, understand?"
Then, Erick faded away into thin air. Moments later, Rick opened his eyes and saw Meia's beautiful face full of tears. He reached out his
hand and wiped the tears away.
"I'm back."
"Rick, we're so worried about you. Don't do that again, please..."
"I'm sorry. But I assumed Erick get the job done?"
"Yeah, a single handed victory." Jura replied.
"Ha. He still have the edge after all these years."
"Dad? Why do you never tell me about him?" Aya asked.
"Aya..."
"You're hiding so much from me! Why? I hate you! I HATE YOU!"
With that, Aya stormed out of the room.
"Aya, wait!" Jura was about to follow her when Rick held her wrist. Rick shook his head.
"Please leave her alone. She needs to cool down for a while..."
"But..."
"Please...all these happened too fast for her. She needed more time..."
Rick rose from his bed. However, Duero prevented him from getting out of the bed.
"You need to rest. You suffered serious injuries."
"I'm okay, Doctor. Now I understand about those dreams. I...was Kay in that training sim. You all saw how the dark figure crushed me to
pieces. I think that's how Kay met his end..."
"But why these dreams?" Anton asked.
"Kay was referred as the Slayer of God and those earth bastards called me the same thing..."
"So, you were Kay during your past life?" Raymond speculated.
"I don't know, old friend. I just don't know..."
"Boss, here's the battle records for the Vanguard X." BC showed the data on the screen.
Magno examined the data.
"Hmm. That's quite a statistic. How can a Vanguard single handedly destroy the whole enemy forces?
"We still working on it. But in my opinion, Vanguard X and Rick/Erick never have any contact with the Paeksis. That's why Erick can face the red flash without any problem."
"That's a good explanation, BC. But if he never exposed to the Paeksis, why his Vanguard could merged with Meia's Dread seven years ago?"
"I've been wondering about that myself, Boss. Unfortunately, we still don't know the reason behind it. Maybe the answer lies in the Vanguard X itself?"
Magno leaned on her seat.
"Aaah..." she sighed.
Aya was standing alone in the park, thinking about his father. She thought she knew all about him but in the end, she knew too little about it.
(Mom, dad had so many secrets. Did you know about it..?)
Then a soft, yet clear voice echoed. It was Sara.
"Like you, I know too little about him. Even though he told me all that he knew, I always felt that there are more than meets the eye. But that's why I found him attractive..."
(Mom, what should I do?)
"You have to accept things as they were. Life has infinite possibilities. You have to prepare to accept the worst..."
(Mom...)
"Forgive your father. He never meant to hurt you whatsoever. Please forgive him..."
Then a cold wind blew her face. The wind wiped her tears away. She smiled.
(Thank you, mom. Thank you...)
I want to belong to your little paradise
and be your lucky angel, darling!
up in the sky a falling star:
I can express my best desire!
Norma Sheffield- Maybe Tonite
