Disclaimer: See chapter one

chero666- Yep, it's the war scene. But the actually fighting won't be until the next chap.

Aki Kitsune- True, I don't use decoy that much either, but it still looks cool so I figured I'd use it more often. Oh, and here's the next chapter!

AN: Short chapter ahead

Chap.20

The vast desert expanse loomed before me as I soared through the clouds. Leaving the lofty battlefield of the sky, I dove close to the ground. There was nothing but a barren desert wasteland. At least in the battle to come, there will be no innocents to be hurt. Speaking of which, up ahead were several moving objects. The LEV soldiers. I almost missed them due to their sand-colored armor. They were skimming the desert sands heading in the left direction. Heading for Aumaan no doubt. But why would they? Even if their numbers were tripled, they stand no chance again the BAHRAM army. I guess I'll find out.

As I flew closer, I noticed that the LEV's had stopped and turned to look in my direction. That didn't surprise me. What surprised me is that they all raised the weapons and aimed them at me. 'What are they doing?'

"Frame Warrior Jehuty. Surrender at once."

I continued toward the ground and landed before them. Despite their numbers, I wasn't afraid of them. Aside from the fact that I've pretty much went through much worse in the past several days, LEV's were pretty much under-classed when it came to Frame Warriors. But still, why were they turning on me?

"What's this all about?"

"Stop right there, Jehuty."

'Hey, I recognize that voice.' "T?"

One of the LEV's stepped forward. It was him. I don't know how, but he survived...again. T then raised his rifle at me along with the others.

"Don't trust him. He's one of them."

I was taken aback slightly. What is he saying?

"T, what are you talking about?"

The soldier glared, "It all makes sense now. You want to destroy us from the inside."

I shook my head incredulously, "Look. That is enough. We're on the same side."

I took a step closer, but that was a mistake. All of the LEVs took aim as T continued.

"On the same side. Excuse me if I don't believe you, brother of Anubis."

Oh, great. I should have figured that would get me into trouble. Not just from BAHRAM, but also from those who oppose them.

"T..."

T ignored me, "On my mark, bring him down!"

"Wait."

'Another familiar voice.' The LEVs stopped and some of them parted away as Vic Viper strode through them. From the looks on some of their faces, it seemed they had some respect for the falcon warrior. However, that didn't stop the others from aiming at me.

"Put your weapons down. He's on our side."

T snapped his head to Vic, "Stay out of this, Viper. You're still a renegade as far as I'm concerned."

Vic seemed to have ignored the last comment, "That doesn't matter. What matters is that we're all against BAHRAM. We shouldn't fight each other."

I decided it was time to ask my question, "Are you all serious about going up against BAHRAM? No offense, but you don't stand a chance."

T narrowed his eyes at me, "If you knew anything, you wouldn't be asking that."

"Enlighten me."

"Don't you think that we know what we're up against? That the odds are against us? But we must. It's our duty."

I blinked, "You're doing this because someone ordered you?"

"No. Our duty as survivors. We have all fought and lost friends in this conflict. Comrades that have fought and died in this battle so that we would continue. We will honor them."

I remained quiet for a moment. I understood what he said. Many have fought to get me this far. Mostly humans. Leo, Rock, Ken, even Celvice. They had all done what they could to keep me going. If they were gone, then I would continue to honor them as well.

"I understand."

T suddenly raised his guard again, "No. You don't. You're just here to destroy us."

I sighed openly, "T. If I wanted you dead, then we wouldn't be here talking now. Think about it. You've seen me in action and you know what I could do."

T growled, but I continued, "I saved your life."

T began to tense up, but slowly he sighed and lowered the gun. The others followed suit.

"So what now?" he asked.

I turned around to look at the desert expanse, "You really want to go to Aumaan?"

"Yes."

I turned back, "Then let me lead you. We all want to see Anubis go down. So we'll all go in and one way or another, we'll end this."

Vic nodded, "Yes. One way or another."

T nodded in agreement and turned to his men, "We end this."

The men all cheered in agreement and flew across the sands once again, with Jehuty in the lead. Vic flew through and beside him.

"Do you think we can really make it?" he asked.

I looked over at my winged comrade. Comrade, hm.

"We'll make it." I answered. "This is what we all survived for, right? This is our chance to make a difference."

Vic looked back ahead and gave a small smile, "Right. Go for broke."

We all swarmed over the sandy landscape, ready to face whatever there was up against us. It would be a fierce, bloody battle, I know. Many will not survive. But this is what we have to do to.

"Vic. We are the only ones strong enough to fight without too much of a problem. Let's make sure we get as many in as we can."

Vic swooped off to the side, "Roger that."

Soon in the distance, a long plain began to come close on, stretching across the horizon. 'That has to be it.'

Suddenly, a beam of energy zapped out and hit one of the LEVs. The soldier screamed as he fell back to the ground. A few turned to look at him, but none of them stopped in their charge. As more beam flailed out, the horizon before them became filled with numerous objects. Raptors and Leopardos. A swarm never seen before, even by me. They were everywhere, moving like a cloud right at us. Vic flew back a reverted into his falcon form while I charged my body with Metatron. This was going to be a long battle.

"Let's go!!!!!!"