Chapter 7
Something was wrong. Heero scowled and threw the sheets off him, stood up clad only in black shorts and a white shirt, he slapped his hands together, palm to palm, and closed his eyes, as if praying. His lips moved wordlessly as they chanted an ancient phrase. Upon opening his eyes again, he stood in the Ethereal lands. Heaven. He walked forward, ignoring the glares he received and headed straight down the hall. A dozing guard snapped to life as Heero walked past.
"Wait a sec-!!" Heero thrust the doors open angrily. As he stepped through, his clothes changed, he wore a deep black overcoat that reached his ankles in a flowing action. His black shirt was slightly see through and his jeans had a loose belt hung over them. His neck was ornamented with a black string running down and ending in a silver pendant shaped like a cross. A golden head band told of his true name. Tern glared.
"H-Heero?!" Duo gaped out. Heero growled.
"What's going on Tern?" He spat. Tern scowled.
"Do not take that tone with me Gallantry!" He snapped. Heero's scowl deepened, his eyes roamed around, missing nothing. Duo who was shocked, Kouga who was leaning against the wall breathing in shock, Tern who was sitting atop his throne.
"Where's Lila?" he asked, his eyes narrowing. Tern looked away. The pilot of wing Zero stiffened.
"She didn't-!"
"I'm afraid that Cyprus took her by surprise and . . . ." Heero clenched his fists.
"Go after him." Heero said quickly. Tern gaped.
"What?" He asked.
"Go after Cyprus!!" Heero repeated. Then he looked around, his eyes fell onto the shattered crystal in the pool of blood, it had once been a bright blue. His eyes widened.
"Oh no . . . . . . Soa?" Duo nodded miserably.
"I have no clue how but- he just wouldn't listen and . . . . ." Heero heard nothing more. He suddenly looked up at Tern.
"He became mortal?! But that means-!!" Tern nodded, his eyes anguished. Heero fell to his knees.
"What?! What?!" Duo yelled. Heero didn't hear him.
"Soa . . . . ." The oak doors banged open once more.
"Tern!!" A servant bellowed as he stumbled in. "It's the cell! It's breaking!!" Tern rose to his feet, the on looking gods all began to talk in panicked voices.
"Wait a minute, WAIT A MINUTE!!" Silence filled the courtroom. "Someone mind explaining things to the clueless GOD here?!" Duo screamed pointing at himself. Kouga leaned against the wall, broken hearted by what had happened to Soa.
"Years ago, after defeating Jepson, we sealed him in the Earth. You know those Earth quakes you feel? That's him trying to get out. If Jepson gets out, then the entire Earth will be destroyed and that's the end of it all."
"And that's not all!!" The servant screamed.
"No, it isn't." A calm voice said carefully. Everyone turned to find Garda sitting there, on top of a pole.
"You're friends are in danger." She said looking Heero squarely in the eye. Heero gaped. Then stood.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, lost me again!" Duo muttered annoyed. "First off, what happened to Soa?!" Kouga sighed.
"Soa became a mortal, and ONE side effect is that, automatically, all mortals are sent to Earth and-"
"Well then what are we WAITING for?! An INVITATION??" Duo screamed. "Soa could DIE! We have to go NOW!" No one moved, Tern looked at him with thoughtful eyes. Duo scowled, rage building into his very soul, then, a force filled his lungs. His voice boomed across the silent courtroom.
"My name is Aquila Shinigami. I am the son of Aquila Tern and Aquila Lila. I am the god of death and ruler of the afterlife. I COMMAND you to obey my orders!" The force left, leaving a very awed Duo. Heero stared at his friend in silent thoughts, then nodded.
"My name is Falco Gallantry! I am the son of Falco Madera and Falco Setae! I am the god of courage and I choose my path, even if it means exile. I choose to follow Lord Shinigami!!" He called out, his voice echoing. Duo turned to his friend.
"It's time." He whispered. Both vanished.
~~~
Trowa sat on the couch, his face seemed calm, but behind the mask was a range of crazed emotions, so many puzzles, yet very few ways to solve them. There weren't enough pieces. Where the hell was Duo and Soa?! Rya was out of her mind with worry, Quatra was pacing, and Wufei, let's just say he was muttering, not a good sign. Suddenly, the ground started shaking madly. Trowa leapt to his feet.
"What's going on?!" Wufei screamed. Rya nearly fell over, before someone caught her arm. She looked at him. Then paled.
"Are you alright Miss?" The youth asked. Trowa gaped as the Earth calmed. It was Soa.
~~~
Heero and Duo slammed the doors open, Wufei stared at them in shock.
"Heero? DUO?? What on earth are you wearing?! And where in hell have you been?!" Wufei demanded. Quatra was speechless. Duo blushed and looked down, realizing what he wore, he flushed.
"Oh yeah . . ." Then he looked back up.
"Never mind that! We have to find Soa! He's vanished and-!"
"Soa? He's right there." Duo turned and gulped. Soa was indeed standing there with a confused expression. It was if the last hour hadn't occurred at all.
"Soa? Thank god!" Soa was dressed normally, he wore faded jeans, a white shirt with a black jacket over his shoulders.
"Soa?" Heero asked concerned. Soa tilted his head curiously.
"You guys okay?" Soa asked. Duo stared.
"We should be asking YOU that. Are YOU okay?" Soa shrugged.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Duo smiled, ran up and reached his arms out to hug his brother, when Soa stepped away.
"What are you doing?!" He demanded. Duo stared awed. Heero gulped as he recalled the last side effect of a god becoming mortal. Soa must not have known when he did what he did. Tern and Lila would have wanted to keep the thought of death away from him, and he couldn't blame them, after what happened last time. Instantly he thought of the second side effect.
*'When a god becomes mortal, the mortal that was once a god-'*
"Hugging you, is that a problem?"
"What are you? A homo?"
"What?!"
"Seriously." Soa said astonished. "Who the HELL are you guys?!"
*'-loses his memory.'*
Disclaimer: Not mine, I own plot, Rya, Soa, and all the gods.
Something was wrong. Heero scowled and threw the sheets off him, stood up clad only in black shorts and a white shirt, he slapped his hands together, palm to palm, and closed his eyes, as if praying. His lips moved wordlessly as they chanted an ancient phrase. Upon opening his eyes again, he stood in the Ethereal lands. Heaven. He walked forward, ignoring the glares he received and headed straight down the hall. A dozing guard snapped to life as Heero walked past.
"Wait a sec-!!" Heero thrust the doors open angrily. As he stepped through, his clothes changed, he wore a deep black overcoat that reached his ankles in a flowing action. His black shirt was slightly see through and his jeans had a loose belt hung over them. His neck was ornamented with a black string running down and ending in a silver pendant shaped like a cross. A golden head band told of his true name. Tern glared.
"H-Heero?!" Duo gaped out. Heero growled.
"What's going on Tern?" He spat. Tern scowled.
"Do not take that tone with me Gallantry!" He snapped. Heero's scowl deepened, his eyes roamed around, missing nothing. Duo who was shocked, Kouga who was leaning against the wall breathing in shock, Tern who was sitting atop his throne.
"Where's Lila?" he asked, his eyes narrowing. Tern looked away. The pilot of wing Zero stiffened.
"She didn't-!"
"I'm afraid that Cyprus took her by surprise and . . . ." Heero clenched his fists.
"Go after him." Heero said quickly. Tern gaped.
"What?" He asked.
"Go after Cyprus!!" Heero repeated. Then he looked around, his eyes fell onto the shattered crystal in the pool of blood, it had once been a bright blue. His eyes widened.
"Oh no . . . . . . Soa?" Duo nodded miserably.
"I have no clue how but- he just wouldn't listen and . . . . ." Heero heard nothing more. He suddenly looked up at Tern.
"He became mortal?! But that means-!!" Tern nodded, his eyes anguished. Heero fell to his knees.
"What?! What?!" Duo yelled. Heero didn't hear him.
"Soa . . . . ." The oak doors banged open once more.
"Tern!!" A servant bellowed as he stumbled in. "It's the cell! It's breaking!!" Tern rose to his feet, the on looking gods all began to talk in panicked voices.
"Wait a minute, WAIT A MINUTE!!" Silence filled the courtroom. "Someone mind explaining things to the clueless GOD here?!" Duo screamed pointing at himself. Kouga leaned against the wall, broken hearted by what had happened to Soa.
"Years ago, after defeating Jepson, we sealed him in the Earth. You know those Earth quakes you feel? That's him trying to get out. If Jepson gets out, then the entire Earth will be destroyed and that's the end of it all."
"And that's not all!!" The servant screamed.
"No, it isn't." A calm voice said carefully. Everyone turned to find Garda sitting there, on top of a pole.
"You're friends are in danger." She said looking Heero squarely in the eye. Heero gaped. Then stood.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, lost me again!" Duo muttered annoyed. "First off, what happened to Soa?!" Kouga sighed.
"Soa became a mortal, and ONE side effect is that, automatically, all mortals are sent to Earth and-"
"Well then what are we WAITING for?! An INVITATION??" Duo screamed. "Soa could DIE! We have to go NOW!" No one moved, Tern looked at him with thoughtful eyes. Duo scowled, rage building into his very soul, then, a force filled his lungs. His voice boomed across the silent courtroom.
"My name is Aquila Shinigami. I am the son of Aquila Tern and Aquila Lila. I am the god of death and ruler of the afterlife. I COMMAND you to obey my orders!" The force left, leaving a very awed Duo. Heero stared at his friend in silent thoughts, then nodded.
"My name is Falco Gallantry! I am the son of Falco Madera and Falco Setae! I am the god of courage and I choose my path, even if it means exile. I choose to follow Lord Shinigami!!" He called out, his voice echoing. Duo turned to his friend.
"It's time." He whispered. Both vanished.
~~~
Trowa sat on the couch, his face seemed calm, but behind the mask was a range of crazed emotions, so many puzzles, yet very few ways to solve them. There weren't enough pieces. Where the hell was Duo and Soa?! Rya was out of her mind with worry, Quatra was pacing, and Wufei, let's just say he was muttering, not a good sign. Suddenly, the ground started shaking madly. Trowa leapt to his feet.
"What's going on?!" Wufei screamed. Rya nearly fell over, before someone caught her arm. She looked at him. Then paled.
"Are you alright Miss?" The youth asked. Trowa gaped as the Earth calmed. It was Soa.
~~~
Heero and Duo slammed the doors open, Wufei stared at them in shock.
"Heero? DUO?? What on earth are you wearing?! And where in hell have you been?!" Wufei demanded. Quatra was speechless. Duo blushed and looked down, realizing what he wore, he flushed.
"Oh yeah . . ." Then he looked back up.
"Never mind that! We have to find Soa! He's vanished and-!"
"Soa? He's right there." Duo turned and gulped. Soa was indeed standing there with a confused expression. It was if the last hour hadn't occurred at all.
"Soa? Thank god!" Soa was dressed normally, he wore faded jeans, a white shirt with a black jacket over his shoulders.
"Soa?" Heero asked concerned. Soa tilted his head curiously.
"You guys okay?" Soa asked. Duo stared.
"We should be asking YOU that. Are YOU okay?" Soa shrugged.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Duo smiled, ran up and reached his arms out to hug his brother, when Soa stepped away.
"What are you doing?!" He demanded. Duo stared awed. Heero gulped as he recalled the last side effect of a god becoming mortal. Soa must not have known when he did what he did. Tern and Lila would have wanted to keep the thought of death away from him, and he couldn't blame them, after what happened last time. Instantly he thought of the second side effect.
*'When a god becomes mortal, the mortal that was once a god-'*
"Hugging you, is that a problem?"
"What are you? A homo?"
"What?!"
"Seriously." Soa said astonished. "Who the HELL are you guys?!"
*'-loses his memory.'*
Disclaimer: Not mine, I own plot, Rya, Soa, and all the gods.
