Beyond Heaven
Author: ForeordainedDestiny
Category: yaoi… adventure… supernatural angel, demon and monster stuff…
Rating: R… For now… *laughs evilly*
Pairings: 1x2… And the rest will come out in their own good time…
Warnings: yaoi… YAOI… Y-A-O-I… Get it? Got it? Good.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing characters and universe are the property of the
copyright owners. They're not mine!!! *sniffs*
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your reviews and really appreciated them! And now, for a scheme on what's going
to be happening this chapter: We meet the Beasts… And another main character
that one of you (Tisha Chang) was waiting for! Enjoy!
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"Over there… I sense a creature…" Announced a quiet, male voice close to where 01 knelt. He had jumped up into a tree just before the Beasts had come and would hide until his strength had returned. Stealing a glance at the crowd, the Angel-creature saw a group of about ten beastly monsters. Half were big and burly, their beady eyes and keen noses searching out, and the others were not as muscular and spindly, crouched low to the ground and sensing what had come before them from dirt.
The Beast race was ugly and mean. They took pride in their bones of previous victims, violated the Demons and cut off the wings of Angels for trophies, if they could catch them. As far as looks, each was different in their own way, eye and hair color, size and shape. The ones who were known for strategy, not their fighting skills, were basically tall and lanky with various hair lengths, not taken care of and greasy. Their fighters, as most Beasts were, had big muscles and carried weapons that could cleave off a creature's head with one swipe. Their appearance was even more horrible, striking fear in the hearts of lesser beings.
01 frowned. There was one, in the middle, that was different. He was the one who had spoken out loud, sensing that he was still in the area. In the company of Beasts, it was strange to have looks like this one did. Light greyish-blue breeches were worn on his long, slim legs and a long-sleeved tunic of forest green accompanied it. He was tall, but not ugly like the others, with short auburn/brown hair and a long bang down one side of his face, covering one eye. It reminded him of a certain rouge Demon, but 01 pushed that aside. Noin was a Demon and Demons definitely did not hang out with Beasts… Or did they?
Like a falling shadow he descended from the tree, deciding that his current amount of strength was enough to handle this crowd. The Beasts jumped and growled, seeing their prey that had come out of hiding.
"Its an Angel!" one shouted.
"Let's get its wings!" said another.
"You shall get nothing from me but pain and suffering once I'm through with you," the demigod said dangerously.
"Well, well, well… Looks like we have a young one who doesn't know who he's dealing with, boys…" remarked a rather large Beast, swinging his axe perilously.
"… I believe that it is the other way, fools. It is you who do not know who you are dealing with," 01 replied curtly.
Suddenly the group broke in the middle, making way for the strange one among them. The Angel-creature was now able to see his eyes, which were the same color as his tunic, boring into the shadows of his hood and trying to see what was there.
"I find it strange that an Angel would leave its precious fortress and mingle in the Demon forests…" The brown-haired being's voice was calm, but with a razor blade edge to it.
"It is not your business. Now tell me your race so that I may mock you with the title… I know not what to call you." 01 kept his voice at the same level, so that they were battling to see who would lose their cool first.
A light smirk crept upon the face of his to-be opponent,
"So you wish to know what I am? Who I am to be with Beasts?" He paused for the emphasis of suspense. "My true race is unknown to me but, Foolish Angel, I am a Beast Tamer, serving under Lord Treize himself."
'Treize…' 01 repeated in his head with a frown. He had heard that name before, but from where he was not sure.
The group of Beasts shuffled restlessly at the announcement of the title. They seemed to be acting oddly, as if they weren't exactly happy at having to serve under this person.
"Can't we just kill him already, Master Trowa?" Grunted a Beast.
The Beast Tamer looked undecided, then threw a glance to his companions,
"Sure, why not?"
In a flash, all of the Beasts were upon him. They slashed and cut at him with their deadly weapons and 01 barely made it out of the skirmish, lighting to the air. Red substance dripped down his shoulder from a large gash and the Beast who had done it examined his now red sword.
"What the hell?! His blood is red!" The large creature sniffed the liquid in amazement. "His blood is neither Angel, Demon or Beast!"
The Master Trowa stepped up quickly, grabbed the sword, and looked at it for himself. He stared up at the Angel-creature wonderingly.
"Now, it is my turn to ask you your identity, Angel… Or is that what you really are?" He said smoothly.
01's hand twitched in anger. He didn't have time for stupid questions that could endanger himself and the Angels position… With a mighty beat of his black wings, he took to the air, higher than he was before.
But something was wrong… He could feel a strange object rushing at him with speed that brought the wind with it. There was a small explosion and his body was enclosed in a metal-woven net before he realized it.
01 allowed himself a small display of pain, more than he had ever shown before as he fell to the ground quickly. The metal cut into his body and wings, the red liquid spilling out once again.
'I have failed…' The demigod closed his eyes, submitting to unconsciousness as he hit the ground with a loud thump. Only in his dreams could he imagine what the Beasts would do to him now.
Duo listened to the whoops and yells of victory, coming from the Beasts. He felt some remorse, but it was in a very small quantity. That Angel had wrecked his coming home and turned it to disaster.
"Well, I guess they got him…" he said to Quatre dryly. The blond shuddered and wrapped his arms around himself.
"What do you think they'll do with him?" he whispered.
The ex-slave shrugged,
"… Bring him back to their forest, torture him, cut off his wings and use his bones for silverware, I guess… It's what they do to most Angels, so I've heard…"
Quatre gasped, hand flying to his mouth in shock. His blue eyes were sad,
"But Duo… I felt something special about him… Can't we just…"
"Quatre, what the hell are you thinking?! We are just two Demons… What do you think we could possibly do against a whole herd of Beasts?!"
Something stirred behind those blue eyes and his voice dropped to an even lower whisper,
"Well… I… The new Beast Tamer is… was… my… koi…" Quatre admitted, his face reddening.
Duo almost fell over. His innocent little cousin was cozy with the Beast Tamer?
"You're kidding?!" Quatre lowered his head, blushing a deeper red. His face fell as he realized Quatre wasn't kidding. "You're not kidding… Jeez… Your koi was a Beast?"
The blond Demon looked up, shaking his head wildly,
"No, not at all! He's a Demon! One day the Beasts ransacked the Lair and he was one of the few that stood up to them. Seeing that he had no chance against them, they knocked him unconscious and took him away," Quatre explained. " I didn't see him till four months later… When he… He led the Beasts to destroy the gates and half the village… I tried to stop him but it was if he didn't recognize me at all…" The blond's eyes grew wet and he wiped the would-be tears away.
Duo bit his lip, undecided on what to do. He wrapped an arm around Quatre,
"Look… I'm sorry about what happened, but I don't think we can do it."
Quatre turned and grasped Duo by the shoulders,
"Please Duo! I know I can get him to recognize me this time! And, we can save that Angel too! He doesn't deserve what they're going to do to him, you know that!' he cried.
Duo shook his head in defeat,
"God, Quatre… You are so hard to refuse…"
The other Demon let out a small smile.
"Heh-heh… Look at this one… He's mighty pretty…" Came a deep chuckle as a gnarled, disgusting hand caressed the Angel-creature's face.
They had tied 01's ankles and wrists to a pole, carrying that pole between the shoulders of two large beasts. His dark black cloak had been ripped off and only a simple pair of black breeches and a tunic of the same color covered his cut and bruised body. The black wings dragged limply on the ground, mixing with dirt and the red blood, dripping from the gash on his arm. With his body exposed, they could see all of the tattoo-like mysterious markings and exotic looks.
"Don't touch him, Garfon," came a clear, commanding voice. It was the Tamer.
"But why not, Master Trowa? Do you want him for yourself?" the hulking Beast known as Garfon sneered, but drew back his hand just the same.
"Hold your tongue. I have no use for a damned Angel," Trowa retorted. "We are merely bringing him back to Lord Treize and seeing what he wishes to do with him."
Another Beast spoke out his own protest as well,
"But why does this particular Angel go to Lord Trieze? We usually keep the Angels for ourselves? What's so special 'bout this one?" he protested.
The Beast Tamer was beginning to get very angry with his subordinate's behavior,
"Shut up you blithering fools! You know not of what you speak! This Angel goes to the Lord and that's it!" he yelled.
The monsters cowered. It was rare that their Tamer raised his voice and it was clear that their fates determined on their behavior from here to the Forest.
"Lord Treize, the Tamer and his troops are back. The Tamer wishes to speak with you immediately, Sir…" a female voice wafted through a chamber.
"Send him in."
TBC…
Author's Note: Sorry to end it there, but that conversation is for another chapter! Beware of Lord Treize… He's a bad, bad man… *bursts out laughing* eheheh…
