#Chapter Thirty#
" They are here!" Sally said.
The group of twenty barbaric-looking soldiers charged at them. Sally and Lady Une had to fight back. The gate was half-open, but as soon as the two left, it closed by two inches. Treize was trying his hardest to keep it open. Sweat trickled down his furrowed brows and his breathing became even more intense.
The two women could not break free from their attackers. " You can do it, Treize!" Lady Une yelled.
" Hurry up!" Sally urged.
It all depends on me, Treize thought to himself. He hardened his already rigid body and with a thunderous roar from deep within his soul, released all the Gate-Keeping magic he has ever learnt and acquired just to open the gate of OZ.
The gate opens slowly, steadily. Under Treize's gigantic spiritual force, the gate opened its sharp, menacing jaws. Treize pushed on. He bit his tongue in an effort to control the overwhelming force. A narrow, red line of blood flowed down the side of his lips.
More soldiers appeared to fight Lady Une and Sally, much more than they can handle.
" Fireball!" Lady Une called out and a flaming ball of fire flew towards five soldiers. Behind the human soldiers, MDs stood in a straight line, ready to defend and attack.
Outside, Zechs held up a hand as he watched with bated breath at the now fully visible Treize through the gate. It was a signal to get ready. The five boys clutched their tablets. Relena closed his eyes to say a short prayer. Noin stepped up beside Zechs. Rashid glanced around him. This will be a bloody battle.
Dorothy was smiling.
The gate was fully open.
Zechs fledged down his hand and the forces of good charged in for an onslaught. Treize high-five Zechs as he enters and moved aside to witness the war of a new era. His chest heaved but he was calm at heart. He wiped the blood from his mouth with his sleeve. The compounds of OZ were strewn with courageous soldiers. The high walls surrounding the headquarters marked the boundaries to an unknown dimension. The walls were so thick and tall that he could not see its top. And the atmosphere enveloping this place has always been gloomy and suffocating. Looking carefully now, he saw that OZ is actually more of a prison, no, hell, than a place of living.
" Treize, are you all right?" Lady Une asked worriedly as she ran towards him.
" I'm fine. Lead them in, my Lady." He nodded at Zechs, who nodded back at him from a distance.
" I'll be back soon," she said with confidence.
The MDs joined in the fight within seconds.
" Out of my way!" Duo shouted as his Twin-beam Scythe sliced through the robotic MDs. Quatre's Cross Crushers were just as sharp and swift. The other three boys were just behind them. Quatre stole a private smile at all of his friends. That's how we should be. We should be together.
" Angel's Fury!" Lady Une formed a W-shape from her forefingers and middle fingers and sent out an earth-shaking force at the MDs. " This way in!" she called to the five boys.
They ran to her, following her lead. However, before they could reach the main building, something strange happened to Une. She bent over in pain, fists pressed onto her temples, making silent screams.
" Lady Une, what's wrong?" Quatre asked as he knelt down to help her up.
" Don't touch me!" she ordered sternly and pushed him away.
Quatre knocked onto Heero who steadied him.
" What's the matter?" Duo asked but he dare not touch her. All five were bewildered with her sudden change of behaviour and condition.
Une felt like banging her head against the wall. The pain was unbearable. It was messing up her mind, her sanity, and her hold in life. Stop it! Stop it! I can't stand it…Can't stand it…who…who is it…you? The sensation was like a cold tidal wave hitting her straight in the face.
She gasped. The pain was gone.
The five boys observed her. No one dared to leave her behind, no matter how much they wish to proceed on. Their eyes followed her every movement as she gradually stood up, back facing them.
" Lady Une?" Quatre said in a cautious tone.
She turned around. Her eyes were clouded.
" Something's not right," Wufei said.
She took a step nearer to them, seeing and not seeing them.
Heero's Beam Saber glowed incandescently.
The battle noises in the background drowned out her soft speech as she walked towards them.
But Trowa was no stranger to lip-sync. " Down!" he shouted out as the first wave of her attack flew over their heads and hit three human OZ soldiers instead.
You cannot live.
In a flash, she was in front of the boys. Duo, been the nearest, was her first target. Her pincer-like hands reached out for his throat. She lifted him up from the ground, eyes seeing and not seeing. She portrayed no expression or feeling.
Duo struggled for his life. He thrashed his feet, and raised his Twin-Beam Scythe but Une anticipated his move and snatched his weapon away. She threw it aside. Duo was choking. He used his fists to hit her but it was futile.
The other four were soon on their feet to save their partner. Heero attacked her from the back with his Beam Saber, not intending to hit her deeply. To his amazement, his Beam Saber only cut through air, and not her body. It was like Une was a ghost. Using Duo as her weapon, she swept Heero away.
You cannot live.
Wufei and Quatre attacked from the sides but got the same result as Heero. Suddenly Une's powers have increased tremendously. She repeated the same move to them as what she had done to Heero. Trowa knew he could not show mercy when he witnessed this. His continuous firing of Gatling Cannon's bullet rays was met with no response from her. This time, Une's body was as hard as steel.
You cannot live.
Duo was suffocating in her hand.
" What happened to her?" Quatre said. " She's killing Duo!"
" It's him," Heero said knowingly. His eyes were like that of an experienced slasher's. " The Master of OZ. He's playing with Une."
Duo's movements were now less vigorous. Can't breath…
" Duo!" Quatre leapt and threw his whole weight on Une. She only moved slightly. Wufei swept out a leg to trip her. She fell and lost her grip on Duo. The God of Death rolled aside, coughing.
" You okay?" Heero knelt by him.
" I almost… saw Hades," he answered, in a lame attempt to joke.
Une was up on her feet quickly and they were engaged in a tough fight with her. Heero's Twin-Beam Buster and Trowa's Gatling Cannon injured her in a round of speed. But it was still not enough to make her fall. She was injured, but her body felt no pain at all. She continued to fight relentlessly.
" She'll die if this goes on," Duo said.
Right then, Treize and Zechs reached them and Treize held Une from the back.
" Leave her to me," Treize said. " You go on in."
Lady Une tried to kick him but he blocked her sneak attack.
" Can you handle her?" Zechs asked.
" I promise her I would go through anything with her. Now go!"
" Thanks!" Duo said and the group of six hurried into the building.
Lady Une bit Treize's arm and he let her go in pain. She pointed a finger at him and Treize, not wanting to injure her, merely blocked her magic. Une then tried to punch him. Treize, being soft-hearted, could not bear to hurt her.
" Une, stop! It's me."
She hit him with a bolt of magic. Treize could not fight back, not when she is the opponent. He caught her wrists and held the wriggling Une tightly.
" Une, look carefully. It's me, I'm Treize."
She fought for her freedom furiously, eyes seeing and not seeing. Treize willingly took one forceful kick and another from her.
" Une, you can wake up now. It's me. Come back, my Lady."
She stopped kicking. Her eyes were glazed at first, seeing and not seeing. Who is this person?…His image filled her mind. I…know him…She could not take her eyes off him. He is…She blinked once, twice. What is his name?…She felt her limbs relaxing under his familiar grip. Her mouth parted in an attempt to say his name. He is…
" Treize," Lady Une whispered his name.
" Une," he whispered her name too.
" What…what have I done? What happened?"
" He controlled you. Be more careful, my Lady."
" Yes. Thank you."
He shook his head. " It's my duty to take care of you."
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Noin cast a curious glance at Relena's direction. Relena was frowning. She was apprehensive, not because of her limited magical abilities, but because of her reluctant to kill any of the OZ soldiers, including the MDs. So Noin took care of the MDs for her. She's such a kind girl, Noin thought with a smile.
So far, there were no deaths on both sides. It is an extremely tedious battle for both sides, especially for Noin and her side of the soldiers ______ how to defend yourself and not kill the enemies at the same time when the other party is bent on destroying you.
" Be careful, Miss Relena," Noin said.
" You don't have to worry about me, Noin. I'm as strong as any of you." Relena gave her a thumbs up.
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Zechs and the five boys ran. " You sure you know this place well, Zechs? This place is like a maze!" Duo said aloud.
" If you have stayed here for as long as I have, you won't get lost. To your right!" he said.
Zechs stopped abruptly and Duo almost knocked into him. " What the ___"
Six MDs stood in the narrow path between them and the corridor. Behind them, another group of MDs block their passage.
" Don't they know that this passage is going to be even narrower if we all fight?" Duo commented with a mock sigh of exasperation.
" Which is why I can take down all of them at one go," Zechs said.
" I was waiting for you to say that," he said, grinning with gratitude. " Saves me some energy. MDs sure are baboons."
" Leave those at the back to me," Trowa said monotonously.
Without another word, Zechs threw a huge ball of magic spell at the MDs, swallowing all their lightning and fire spells, and them as well. Trowa didn't even need to use any of his special Gundam magic. A simple explosion from a fiery spell and they vaporized into thin air.
Now it was Duo in the lead as they ran ahead into a huge room with four doors leading to the different cardinal points, excluding the door that they had come in. All of a sudden, a myriad of magical arrows shot out from each of the four doors and came whooshing in their direction. They barely had time to duck down and with the unpredictable flying arrows, all six were kept busy.
Heero immediately put on his commander's hat. " Zechs, you take the north door! Trowa, you take the east! Wufei, the west and I'll go for the south door! Quatre, you and Duo act as backups!"
" Aye Captain!" Duo said readily and everyone got into their positions. They trust Heero, for he is a natural born leader. Years of friendship with him had taught them never to go against him and his wise judgement. Zechs, even though he had only known him for a few months, had already seen the talent in Heero Yuy. And he was deeply impressed.
" Have a taste of my Vulcan!" Duo declared heroically. He threw out his ten fingers, palms down, pointing at the approaching batch of flying arrows. Bullet-like green rays shot out from the tips of his nails and seven arrows vanished under his powers. Duo jutted out his chest ostentatiously. Quatre chuckled when he saw Heero passing Duo a strange glare.
Under Wufei's Flamethrower, the arrows vanished one after another. Trowa hardly bat an eyelid as his Gatling Cannon spell from his palms burnt arrows after arrows. He was as calm and unwavering as the cold morning air. Zechs used his Heat Rod from his Epyon tablet to ward off those arrows while Heero chose to do it with his Beam Saber. He was saving his energy for that Master.
" How many more are there?" Duo said impatiently.
As soon as he finished his question, the arrows ceased to appear.
" Was it something I said?" Duo blinked.
The whole place turned dark.
" It is something you have said," Wufei answered him.
" Stick close," Zechs instructed them.
The six formed a rough circle, each feeling the other's body heat. Their eyes soon adjusted to the darkness. They peered at their dark surroundings, high on alert. Quatre squinted his eyes.
" There's something glowing from the west door," he told his buddies. " It's coming nearer."
" I see two from the east door," Trowa said.
" There's one from the north," Zechs said.
" Two from the south," Heero said.
" A total of six," Quatre concluded. " What is it?"
" Ghosts," Wufei replied matter-of-factly.
" Ghosts!?" Duo repeated hoarsely. He didn't know why he was whispering" Are you very very very sure?"
" 100%. Call it sixth sense. I can just feel them."
" So is there, um, any amulet or yellow papers with red ink to ward them off?" Duo asked, in a very hopeful voice.
" Shan't the God of Death be superior and unafraid of such things?" Zechs chipped in, raising an eyebrow in the darkness.
Duo cleared his throat dryly. " Yes, I AM superior to them. I just want to save my energy on dealing with those little rascals for the master here."
" Little rascals?" Wufei snorted. " You are making a big mistake."
" How powerful are they?" Quatre asked.
" They are immune to all amulets."
Quatre had never come face-to-face with a ghost before. Neither have the rest, except Wufei who had had some small encounters. " Any tips?" Duo asked him.
" Say your prayers," he answered truthfully.
" It disappeared," Heero said suddenly as the glowing ghosts disappeared from his naked eye. He thought he heard Duo gulped.
"Ahhhhh……!" Quatre yelled as he was suddenly being lifted into the air and thrown back. There was a resonant thud as his body crashed onto a wall. Everyone was stunned. What had just happened? It was too swift for any of them to comprehend the situation.
" Quatre!" Heero shouted out.
Just then, the same thing happened to Heero. An invisible pair of hands grabbed him and flung him forcefully across the air.
" It's those ghosts!" Zechs said through gritted teeth.
" Come on out you cowards! It's no use hiding! You can't run away from us!" Duo cried into the darkness. A low, rumbling laughter sounded, sending a sharp chill down their spines. Wufei felt a brush of cold wind passed him. His Twin-beam Trident formed in his hand and he swung it around him. It knocked onto something and that invisible being flew back onto Duo.
" Catch it!" Wufei said.
But before Duo could react, it was gone. Then, Duo felt the ghost's cold palms on his left wrist and he was carried into the air, his whole human body being used as a turning fan against all his friends. He yelled for it to stop.
" Gatling Cannon!" Trowa called out his magical power and aimed it at the empty air below Duo. It sent the ghost flying back and Duo falling flat on the ground.
" You okay?" Trowa asked.
" Next time…give me a warning…" Duo coughed and painfully picked himself up. His mortal shell hurt a lot.
The ghosts cleverly separated the six humans from each other, and so each of the five boys and Zechs were left to deal with one ghost each. It was no easy task, trying to subdue the invisible ghosts.
After at least a hundred bruises each, they were all frustrated, though neither of them showed it except Duo, who was constantly hurling curses at his invisible opponent. This, however, only made his ghost hit him harder.
" What are ghosts afraid of?" Zechs asked no one in particular.
" Amulets," Heero said.
" Like the cross," Duo answered.
" Talisman," Trowa replied.
" Don't bother, they are immune to all these," Wufei reminded them again and then fired a magic ball at his ghost, which threw back the ball at him. Wufei ducked.
" Sunlight," Heero said all of a sudden.
" But how do we get sunlight here?" Duo asked him.
" Sunlight," Quatre mumbled to himself. A bright idea struck him. " I know!"
" What do you know?" Zechs asked as his ghost sent him a punch on his stomach.
" I know how to make sunlight!" he said excitedly. Quatre held his tablet tight for a moment, muttering a quick spell under his breath and threw his tablet high into the sky. " Show it to them, Sandrock!"
Sandrock spun in the air, growing brighter by the minute. A gigantic, orange-coloured ball materialized in the air, lighting up the whole room. It looked like the sun had fallen from the vast universe right into this room. The boys shielded their eyes.
Deafening screeches rose into the air and one by one, the ghosts appeared, attempting to escape. The boys sprang into action immediately, wasting no second. Duo's Twin-beam Scythe sliced his ghost into four parts and Zechs cut his into two parts with his Heat Rod. Heero's Twin-buster Rifle served as a deadly ghost-vanquishing tool; Trowa destroyed his with a simple spell; Wufei decided to use a Yang magic spell he had learnt from his own private lessons; and Quatre subdued his with a Vulcan magic spell.
The 'sun' disappeared as soon as all the ghosts were destroyed and Sandrock flew back to Quatre's palm. The room light up again. " Thank you," Quatre whispered to his Sandrock.
" That was brilliant, Quatre," Duo complimented him.
" I just thought of it suddenly when Heero said that ghosts are afraid of sunlight," he said modestly.
" Credit goes to you," Heero said and turned to Zechs. " Where do we go from here?"
" The west door," he said and then added, " The west stands for death." (Author's note: In case you are confused, let me explain. In Chinese saying, if someone says he will send you to the west heaven, it means he wants you dead. Often in martial arts story, the villain will challenge the hero by saying that he will definitely send him to the west heaven.)
Zechs led the gang to the west door but before they could step out of that room, barbaric shouts echoed from every wall, forcing the six to retreat back again. Top OZ soldiers streamed out of the four doors, sealing off all their exits. Unlike those that they usually fought with, these soldiers wore dark green uniforms, resembling a ninja suit. Once again, they were forced to stand in a circle, shoulders against shoulders.
" Looks like they really intend to make this place here our cemetery," Zechs said with a slight grin.
" Confident, aren't they?" Duo said.
" Remember, we are the best."
"Needless for you to say."
" Same battle strategy as the previous one," Heero said. " Only this time, take them down faster."
" You are even more confident," Wufei told him.
" Because…" Heero began.
" WE ARE THE BEST!!!" all six yelled out in unison, as if they were singing the same national anthem.
The two sides attacked at the same time, each not intending to let the other free until he is dead. These secret soldiers of Master were stronger, faster and more powerful. Neither side was willing to budge. There were about 100 of them, by a quick estimation. More just kept streaming in from the doors. These soldiers have no leader, they found by instinct, and instinct told them to fight merely for survival, which is what make them powerful.
They will need time to conquer all of them. But the six were running out of time. The longer they stay here, the more they worried about the world. Will that nameless Master seized this opportunity to release something harmful upon the realms? Just the thought of it make them fought harder. But they have one problem __________ they had promised Relena not to kill any living beings.
" Damn it! Why don't they just fall down?!" Duo shouted impatiently.
" Don't get impatient," Trowa said. " If you do, you are falling into their trap. They are out to kill us."
A thunderous explosion blast at the west door stole their attentions for a while. Together with a troop of thirty soldiers, Noin dashed in with Sally and Relena, injuring the soldiers at the west door as they came in.
" Noin!" Zechs said in astonishment.
" Relena and I sensed you people are in trouble and so we came to help," she said briefly. " Now go! Leave them to us!"
" Be careful, Noin. And thanks," Zechs said softly.
Zechs lead the boys away from this battleground to a new one.
" Heero," Relena said as she watched him go.
Heero turned. " Relena," he spoke her name fondly.
With hope glistening in her eyes, she gave him a firm nod. You can do it, I believe in you.
Heero opened his mouth to say something, but then decided against it. He turned and ran down the west door. Relena watched the back shadow that she had grown to treasure and love. He's so thin, she thought with a brief wrenching in her heart.
" Relena!" Noin shouted. " Behind you!"
Relena spun about quickly and released a fire spell at her approaching attacker. I will grow even stronger. For myself, for my brother, for the kingdom… for Heero.
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" Fight!!! In the name of the Maganac people! Fight!!!" Rasid's deep, throaty voice carried lucidly across the bloody battlefield. He stole a curious glance at Dorothy who was standing opposite him. He did not know what she was thinking. He thought she was with them. Yet, she did not do anything. She just stood there, watching the entire battle, a huge smile hanging on her lips. Occasionally, she turned to look at the building, as if she could see what was happening inside there right now.
Rasid frowned. What is she up to?
Dorothy caught his eyes. She smiled widely at him, tilting her head to a side. She flicked her silky blond hair behind her shoulders and placed her hands behind her back. On this battlefield, she felt like a queen. A Queen of Wars. This excitement, this exhilaration, the unexpected, and the emotions…she can feel them all. Her lean body quivered. This is war! Thank god for letting me live in this world, born at the right time.
A piercing scream from behind her made her turn around. An OZ soldier collapsed at her feet, seriously injured. One look at him and Dorothy knew for the rest of his life, he could no longer fight. No, he was not crippled or anything like that but this war had made his soul weak. So weak he could barely stand up.
His weary eyes stared up at her. He said nothing to her, yet he seemed to be saying something to her. Dorothy stared back at him. Suddenly, she felt giddy. She was still smiling, but the joy that was inside her had vanished without a trace. Instead, a dark cloud had shrouded her. Something is not right.
Her fingers moved. It was calling up a spell. Her left palm was aimed at the pilot's heart. She cannot stop herself. What…he wants to die?…You want to die?…I'll let you die…
Her breathing hastened. A kind of recklessness rose in her. What is it? Is it also fear I feel? The OZ soldier continued to look at her. A small smile lit on his lips. He was resigned to fate. He has to die. And he was willing to die at Dorothy's hands.
The spell in her palm became a brighter red. It glowed like fire and it felt like fire.
" Dorothy Catalonia!" a voice yelled at her and shoved up her arm roughly, so that the red-coloured spell fired upwards into the sky at nobody, instead of the despondent soldier. The person was none other than Rasid.
Dorothy glared at him for a moment. " What are you doing, you foul man?!" she screamed at him.
" Why don't you ask yourself what you are doing!" he spat back at her. Then, he turned at the injured soldier, an expression of contempt and disguise in his eyes. " How dare you…how dare you even think of using this girl here as a weapon for your suicide? What kind of a man are you?"
He was in too much pain to laugh. " I have lost…I am in…pain…so I die…" he said with a wince.
" You have no rights to put manipulate this innocent girl into killing you! Your mother who has gone through pain to borne you, people who love you, you think of them! Don't you dare tell me no one cares for you because somewhere out there someone do care for you!"
He started to cry, a shameless act for a defeated man.
Rasid turned to Dorothy. " And you ______ if you think war is a game, then let me tell you: It is not. If you love war, if you love to see people dying, why don't you just go to hell yourself?"
" You shut up! You don't know anything! You don't know anything at all!" she screamed, her body quivering with…what? Cold? Fear?
" True, I may not know how you feel, I may not understand you but I know one thing: You are one girl who is seriously in need of care and love. I don't have more time to knock sense into your head now. I have things to do." With that, Rasid turned and left her to continue fighting with his comrades.
For a moment, Dorothy could not think. His words kept replaying in her mind. You are one girl who is seriously in need of care and love.
" Are you going to war again, Daddy?"
" It is where I belong."
" I don't want you to go!"
" Go away, Dorothy. Our family has always been fighters. You will understand someday."
" Dorothy, my father told me your father is the one who started the last two wars, is it true?"
" Come Dorothy, let's go."
" No! I want my mother and father!"
" They are dead! Don't you understand? It's the war! Let's go!"
" Then I will go and be with them!"
" Dorothy!"
" War can be very beautiful…"
" Beautiful?"
" To die for a cause you believe in, that is what any honourable person should do."
" But war…it has killed many innocent people too. I saw it on television."
" We are all born to die. Come, let me tell you some stories."
" Okay!"
" Mother…Father…" Tears fell. Dorothy felt weak. She could not stop her tears, her sorrow, her anguish. It has been a long time since she had cried. A very long time.
Rasid saw her crying. The tears just flow down her face. Her body was shaking. She was staring straight ahead in a daze. Most girls and women he had known and seen would have dropped to the ground by now, sobbing uncontrollably in huge gulps. But not her. She was looking at something that was not there. Something from her memory, perhaps. She has suffered much, Rasid thought to himself.
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Zechs found the secret compartment. Together with Heero, he pushed it open and the six of them went in. The passage was dark at first and they thread their way down the stairs carefully, not knowing what lie in wait for them. As they walked further in, they noticed that the walls emitted dim light just enough for one to see a few feet in front.
" After all this is over, I'm going to open a bottle of champagne and celebrate," Duo said.
" You have said that before," Quatre said.
" I know. But this time, I want it to be an expensive bottle of champagne."
Then, they had come to the end of the stairs into the grand room that is the secret abode of the Master. There, with the throne chair covered in white cloth, sat the ultimate figure of evil: The Master. In front of him was the mute girl. Upon seeing them, she walked down the steps and greeted them in the middle of the room. Zechs eyed her.
" Welcome, welcome to my humble abode," Master said, voice lined with heavy sarcasm. " I hope you like it here."
" It's nice, no doubt. Very cozy and pleasant," Duo replied easily. " But don't you find it a bit too hot and stuffy since it's underground? I would very much prefer the beach to this so even if you had begged me to stay here because of my manly stature, I would have to turn it down. On account of all my friends, thank you very much."
In a time like this, no one would be able to laugh. And no one did.
" How did you ever stand sitting beside him in class, Quatre?" Wufei asked.
" I had no choice. No one else wanted to sit beside him," Quatre answered.
" But you still scored the highest for your exams," Trowa commented.
" Well, after a while, you can just shut him out. It's just like meditation."
" Then you have attain the highest level," Heero concluded.
" Hey, give me a break ok?" Duo said to them.
Master started laughing. There was something very, very familiar in the way he laughed. Everyone of them frowned. The mute girl got ready to fight.
" Don't be rude, Len," Master told the mute girl. " They are after all the chosen ones. I am hoping to get a closer glimpse of their Gundam tablets and witness it's oh so terrifying power."
" Who are you exactly?" Heero stepped forward.
" Does it matter?" he asked.
" Since you know who we are, we have a right to know who you are," Duo said.
Master stood up and the white curtain that was concealing him vanished. He was covered from head to toe in a black cloak. He did not seem as gigantic anymore. When that white cloth disappeared, he seems to have shrunk too. The others realised that the cloth had acted like a smokescreen.
" Coward! Show yourself!" Duo taunted. " Don't think you can hide from us just by covering yourself up!
From behind his cloak, they could picture him smiling. Master held the hood of his cloak, ready to reveal himself. All six waited. Who is he exactly? What does he look like? The mute servant smiled. She has long known who Master is, his real identity.
Master removed his hood.
They could not believe their eyes.
It is not true, is it?
Master began to laugh at their stunned, incredulous expressions. It was too hilarious.
The laugh rang loudly in their ears and it travelled out of the secret room to outside, throughout the whole place. People stop fighting.
Master's illusion formed in the sky for everyone to see. None of the OZ soldiers could believe it either.
" That's…Master?" they asked each other.
" How can it be?" Rasid asked himself. He had never seen anything like this.
Dorothy gasped. Oh my god…She had not expected it either. She did not think it would be like this.
Treize and Lady Une looked up in the sky. It had turned dark now, very dark and gloomy. The face continued to laugh.
" Treize…that's the Master?"
"… Let's go!"
Sally, Noin and Relena rushed to the compartment. This laughter…could it be? No one was prepared for it.
It does not seem possible.
But the unexpected has happened, the unpredictable.
Master is not the man whom they had thought to be.
Master is not a man at all.
Master is not a woman either.
Master is a girl.
Master is Sylvia Noventa.
