Kazu grabbed Lacus and hugged her close to him as he jumped over the cliff into the rapids underneath.

Gundam Seed: Endless Conflict

Unexpected Betrayal

The assailant, holding down his rifle, emerged from the woods. Peering down the extreme height, onto the level 5 rapids, he thought, "No one can survive that."

Shielding the pink haired head, he risked himself a concussion as they plunged into the water surface head first. (brruuhss) The current's force barely enables him to open his eyes, let alone finding a way to resurface and get away from the deadly force of nature. After a moment of struggling, they were caught in another waterfall. Luckily, it was not as severe as the previous one. Strange enough, when he gashed his right forearm into a sharp rock trying to protect her, no pain was felt. Lacus gasped a great amount of air when she realized he's using his body as a shield against a boulder in their way. (crack)

Just when it seems that he was getting quite a bit of control in their movements, her grip around his lower back loosens and air bubbles escaped her mouth and nostrils at a rapid rate with her eyes closed shut. Although tired out, he instinctively kissed her to give his remaining portion of oxygen. The moment he touched her lips, he felt the familiar soft-smoothness and warmth despite the cold water all around them. (End SEED) He passed out after parting the oxygen transfer, feeling the water current calming down drastically and his wounds starting inflict their pain.

"Milliaria!" called Yzak as he chased after her.

"Oh, hi" she replied, smiling.

"I want to give you this" he said as he handed her a bouquet of flower.

She was surprised but took the flowers nevertheless. "Thanks," she said while sniffing the gift, "how do you know I like lavenders?"

"Uh, I guessed" he replied, showing one of his cocky faces.

Unknown to them, that in the next corridor a figure was listening to their conversation with anger; to be precise, anger and jealousy boiling up inside him. He slammed both of his clenched fists against the steel, cold wall which emits quite a loud bang that shocks Yzak and Milly. He then dashed off. Milly tried to find the cause of the commotion while Yzak stood there, frowning.

"Whaaattt!! You ordered to kill him?" roared William.

"I beg to differ, General Reavode. It was accidental," answered Geory, "our backup sniper meant for the target."

"Damn," said William, feeling this strong emotion inside him, "so, any evidence yet?"

"We didn't have a chance of look into it."

"Look into it, then!"

(beep, beep)

"2 unidentified heat sources...scanning structure...It's the Nazca-class!"

"All hands! Battle stations level 1!" ordered Waltfeld, "launch mobile suits!"

"Hmph..." growled Dearka.

"Launcher 1. Resistance...equipping Assault pack" said Milly as the MS on the catapult is being loaded with a pair of 'Niag' 350mm hyper impulse cannon, and several other bombardment armaments. All three red ABORT signals remained unchanged.

"Launcher 2. Countenance...ready for launch," said she, "be careful, Dearka."

No vocal response came from the latter as he merely nodded, not showing his face, while flexing his fingers on the control sticks. Milly frowned at his unusual action and tried to address him but the connection was cut off abruptly by Dearka. Post exiting the tunnel, Countenance blasted off head on to meet the enemy.

'"Come out, bastards...I'll kill you all"' he thought, feeling full of rage.

Judgment and 6 GedAons launched from the 2 Nazca-class. They charge full speed while forming a barrier in front of the Nazcas.

"Yzak Joule launching!" he said as the red signals turned green LAUNCH. Zechiel took cover behind rocks and debris in an attempt to circle round the Nazcas and pincer them.

The ZAFT units broke formation when the Nazcas started to fire their main weapons from their rear.

Murrue ordered the countermeasure to be deployed before Waltfeld commanded Ariel to take evasive maneuvers among the debris.

The beams harmlessly dissipated on contact with the particle barrier. Countenance locked on Judgment and fired the sniper linear gun.

"There's only two of them. Yelster, Kenihi, go for Resistance. Bluer, Ateale, get Countenance. Hendros, you search for the smaller ship. Trezze and I will handle the main ship. Go!" commanded Shute after blocking the shot.

Yzak joined both his saber and switched Resistance to close-combat mode. Countenance disengaged sniper mode after firing a shot at the incoming GedAons. '"Come get me"' The MS took cover behind the debris as its enemy started to open fire.

"Dammit, the debris is frustrating" said Louis as his radar is riddled with faint heat sources, making it difficult to distinguish the target, especially if it has turned off its own radar and communication systems so as not to emit any radio waves. "Whoa!" he exclaimed as a stray beam shot crossed his monitor screen.

Since the start of the battle, Dearka noticed that a unit had broken off from the others in the direction of Zechiel. While engaging the two units, he maneuvered Countenance between the chunks of space waste in attempt to get a clean view and shot at that MS. Since Zechiel has turned off its radar, it would be in for a surprise attack should it be found.

Whacking Worelt's GedAon's head using the rifle's butt, he slid the spread shell gun from its back to under its arm and aimed it at the enemy MS. Fortunately, due to the MS's improved maneuverability, the shot only took off its left forearm as well as the beam rifle. After acquiring a view of Louis' GedAon, Countenance threw its shell gun, full of ammo, towards Vancou's MS and fired a shot at it to create an explosion cover. He engaged sniper mode at the enemy MS, which has found Zechiel and was about to fire at it. At first, Worelt had no idea what the enemy was aiming at due to the distance, but somehow, through a bond of friendship, he realized who the target was.

Dearka clicked on the trigger just as Worelt alarmed "Louis!! GET OUT OF THERE!"

Louis had successfully delivered a shot at one of Zechiel's engines when he received the frantic yell of his friend. "H...u...h...?" He watched as a perfectly fired shot streaked toward his right monitor, enter through the right side cockpit, and...him. (BOOM)

"Zzzztt..." transmitted the signal out of Worelt's radio.

"LOUIS!!...(breathing heavily)...damm you!" he cursed Countenance. He drew the beam javelin; spread the MS wings past their limit to improve mobility; and charged while screaming like a mad man.

"Captain, Louis was downed" informed Vancou, as he tried hard to get a clean shot at Countenance due to Worelt blocking him.

"What,that explosion...darn it!" said Shute, finally getting shot by a missile due to the distraction.

"Armor has exceeded its heat limit. We cannot take another hit!" informed Milly.

"Engines 1 and 2 down. I can hardly avoid another close range shot" said Sai.

(Beep) (Beep) "Captain! Incoming MS. Registration...CSGP-X048! Please advise!"

Ardvil snatched his phone and ordered any MS to come back and assist. Charging like fearsome porcupine, Intrepid slashed the right side of Belurius' hull.

"Damn! Seal all bulkheads. Fix that damage!" he ordered.

As Lowe turned for a second assault, a shield appeared out of nowhere and slammed into Intrepid's side.

"What the..." said Lowe as the attack forced him to be in defensive side, dodging Belurius' beam shots.

A mobile suit Phase-Shifts in the area from where the shield came from. "!!! Gai. What are you doi-" asked Lowe but was cut off when Riddance fired a shot at it. Knowing that he's no match for the professional mercenary, he retreated towards his allies' position.

"Gai Murakumo! Explain yourself!" demanded Waltfeld when Riddance appeared on the sub monitor.

Lifting his head up, he replied, "Simple. I'm a mercenary. My allegiance belongs to the highest bidder."

"Go to hell, you S-O-B!!" cursed Waltfeld, "shoot him down."

Meanwhile, Worelt's aggression really pushed Dearka to his limit and making him forget the hurt in his heart. The GedAon pushed the supposedly stronger MS back over quite a distance. Dearka was forced to give up his rifle so that its long length will not hinder the movements of Countenance.

"Dearka! Don't go out too far!" advised Murrue.

"You want it this way? Bring it on!" shouted Dearka as he fired all Countenance's leg and shoulder missiles launchers. He didn't expect the enemy to charge right into those missiles, as if attempting suicide. However, amongst the blast, the MS emerged through it, limbless, for it had used its waist as a shield.

"Rrahh!!" roared Worelt as his MS's power indicator decreased rapidly. Dearka was caught off guard as the MS successfully scraped Countenance's chest that a small crack appeared on the front monitor. It then firmly hooked its remaining arm and the off-line javelin around Countenance's midsection. Worelt punched in a passcode and a timer appeared on the main monitor as the rest switched off. The GedAon's cockpit hatch opened and he jumped out. Vancou kicked the immobile MSs back before picking up Worelt.

Dearka was about to fire its remaining 'Devor' plasma beam gun when suddenly the cockpit switched off, and then he felt a sharp jerk. The digits on the GedAon's monitor hits zero and...

(BEEEEEPP) Countenance's signal was lost just as a large explosion occurred quite a distance away. Everyone's head turned in response to the high-pitched warning over the CIC desk.

"Countenance, respond! Dearka! Dearka!!" tried Milly.

"Ready Heremin," ordered Waltfeld," target: the assisting Nazca-class. Fire when ready."

Ariel's positron blaster guns charge themselves up before firing. Riddance and Intrepid, which were going at each other, had to move out of the way of the blast. Unfortunately for the target, although it managed to avoid a direct hit on bridge, the beam blasts vibrations were to powerful for the ship's port engine to handle. That attack, however, did go retaliated as Ardvil, who is an experienced warfare expert, ordered to fire Belurius' main weapons almost at the same time and scored a hit on Ariel's deck, the port side 'Zerien' guns and severely damaged one of the three launchers.

"Recall all units. Abort mission" said Ardvil just as his enemy, the Ariel discharged the three colors withdraw flares.

"Wait! What about Dearka?" asked Milly, jumping out of her seat. Waltfeld looks at her sadly, without saying anything. Murrue joined her side when she noticed her about to break into tears, remembering the similar incident where both Strike's and SkyGrasper unit 2's signals were lost.

"I'll go look for him" transmitted Yzak.

"What's your status?" asked Waltfeld.

"Right main thruster damaged but not a problem."

"Come back in an hour regardless. That's an order."

"Roger."

"Everything's like clockwork, just like you said, but is this the right thing to do?" Gai said.

"To accomplish something greater, we have to sacrifice another"

"I agree, keep me informed of any changes of Ariel's battle plans"

"Affirmative."

"By the way, Revolution was stolen during a raid on Yakin Heatch's hangar by an unknown MS during the time of battle"

"Oh? That's vexing. Alright, I will find out more about that"

"Dammit! Where the heck are you, Dearka?" he exclaimed as he scanned through the wreckage of mostly intact Countenance, except the chest area which looks as if a huge javelin has been driven through it, leaving a large hole on the cockpit opening and severely damaging the inner consoles.

He jumped out of Resistance and approached the cockpit to get a first hand view.

"You cannot be dead. I refuse to accept it! I will find you no matter what"

Back abroad Belurius

The moment the remaining pilots returned to the bridge, they were informed that Reavode has issued an emergency assignment to L5. It's imperative that all able ships take part. Hardly any personnel had time to catch their breath. Although most of them were given a quarter day rest, none could really make use of it.

Soon, the pilots were back gearing up in their MSs. Already, in a distance; explosions can be seen around the PLANT colonies, but the most significant and shocking one is a huge blast, made from a thermonuclear ignition.

"God...nukes?" asked Shute, not believing his eyes, "where is it coming from?"

"All unit, hurry up and launch! Some of our guys are struggling to keep those pieces of shit away" ordered Ardvil.

Judgment and the 5 GedAons joined the remaining 15 MSs, a third of the Geory battalion sent by William, in fighting of the endless pour of Moebius mobile armor carrying nukes. Furthermore, the enemy appeared to have a good amount of CAF's ENFORCER units.

"What happened to the defense unit here?" asked Shute, engaging several ENFORCERs, "why are they doing this?"

"Don't ask me that question!" shouted Geory desperately, "by the time we got here, the whole November block had been wiped out, with no CAF defense units in sight. Those bastards!"

"Colonel! Our left flank is open!" informed a unit, when he noticed a number of Moebius units approaching the nearest target. The damaged Nazca ship broke formation from Belurius, send a message to its leader ship, and steered itself in the way of the nukes fired by the ship. Ardvil was about to stop them, but most of the ship's crew had already left ship, leaving only the captain. The whole Belurius crew saluted his courage.

The evacuees and survivors of the massacre watched on the monitor the situation outside; the sacrifices made by ZAFT's units; the absence of CAF's units, and the effort of the dwindling number of the remaining fighting force.

"Are there going to be reinforcements?" asked Shute.

"Our base is being attacked right now by CAF!" replied Geory, "don't get your hopes high."

Worelt, continuing his fight, managed to find the ships where the enemy units are sourcing from. He boldly raided the fleet, only to find the most shocking insignia; CAF's symbol was on the ships although they were painted over but still recognizable.

"These, these are all CAF units! They are the ones responsible for this!" he shouted.

However, hardly anyone was surprised by that information.

"Ardvil! Get your guys and destroy those ships. I will keep the nukes away!" ordered Geory.

Judgment led the way, destroying one Agamemmnon at first contact. Their task was not going to be easy for the ships are guarded by ENFORCERs.

Meanwhile, civilians broke into Maius City's restricted hangar and boarded the stored away GINNs and GuAIZs, before joining Geory's remaining 8 units in battle. With their help, the enemy units were forced to withdraw after losing all of their Moebius units. Right about the same time, Belurius received a message that CAF has withdrawn from ZAFT's home base. That further increased everyone's suspicion and resent against CAF.

Shute observed the cluster of PLANT. "November is gone...why? How many people died today......." he covered his face in his palms, "who am I? So empty..."

That massive L5 incident at January 1st, CE 74, turned the world upside down. In absence of CAF's large defense unit, the nuclear assault has wiped out the whole November sector, which is PLANT's industrial center.

1,028,943 people died; mostly being Coordinators. If it not has been civilians assisting the supposedly renegade ZAFT rebels under Reavode, more casualties would add up to the total.

This marked a significant turning point in the history of man. That 2 short lived year of peace had already been shattered. At first, the Coordinators were too stunned to comment about the tragedy, but after word leaked out that there's connection during the attack of ZAFT base being carried out by only CAF Coordinator soldiers, totally excluding the larger number of Natural units, suspicion grew and tensions mounted against CAF.

Meanwhile ZAFT continued to attract many Coordinator sympathizers since their effort on defending PLANT despite under heavy attack by CAF at their home base. General William Hibiki Reavode's true honorable intent quickly spread within the Coordinator populace and some peace-loving Naturals; in that he formerly appeared as the bad guy in order to lure those wanting to destroy the peace, especially organizations such as Blue Cosmos, so as to destroy their weaponry. As a result the whole PLANT committee unanimously welcomed him, making L5 and various strategically placed Yakin fortresses his new home base, despite the hidden truth that he's a clone. Thus, PLANT reinstated its Superior Council, and Reavode is offered the position of Council Chairman.

Many people, both Coordinators and Naturals, feared the repeat of incidents similar to that a couple of years ago, and tried their best to reduce the tension between PLANT and CAF. The High Senate, when asked about the mastermind behind the vicious attacks, denied that they have anything to do with it, saying that it may have been the coalition of terrorist, most probably Blue Cosmos, trying to ruin the reputation of CAF. They also promised to bring whoever responsible. That initially worked well among the public, but after the sudden death of Ezalia Joule, one of the 3 Coordinator members of High Senate, situation deteriorated again. The other 2 members, Yuri Amalfi and Tad Elsman, fled to PLANT.

At this time, Reavode still didn't take any hostile actions, instead focusing his efforts into rebuilding PLANT. He lived up to his true intent, and that as a result, wins the trust of other undecided Coordinators. Various major political figures such as Father Markio, Lacus Clyne, and Cagalli Yula took advantage of the passive stance of the PLANT Superior Council to hold the bond between earth and space.

By the end of January, ORB Union is the only major power on Earth still consisting of both Coordinators and Naturals; the rest being significantly leaning towards one status. The political figures could hardly maintain that path of friendly negotiation when Azrael Industries, a military contractor long thought to have been disbanded, appeared alongside the High Council. The present chairman's term in office ended, only to be replaced by the chairman of Azrael Industries, Jerusa Azrael, step cousin of Mureta Azrael. Then, CAF is replaced by TARC (Terrestrial Alliance for Revolutionary Cooperation) under the plea of reinstating the peace.

Although somewhat half-hearted, PLANT agreed to cooperate with TARC but their committee meeting in Heliopolis, which the Superior Council returned to ORB Union as a sign of goodwill, was sabotaged, causing PLANT and one of TARC representatives being killed. Both sides blamed each other for the attack.

PLANT Council announced its official name as GAIS (Galactic Alliance of Independent Sovereignty) while its military force remained ZAFT, guaranteeing freedom and justice to all. As a result, TARC felt threatened in losing support from the people.

The state of tension is beyond the verge of war, but neither side dared to openly declare battle as they are aware of the other nuclear capabilities. One wrong move could result in the end of mankind. With the statemate of the cold war, the outcome of yet another chapter of human history could very well be in the hands of one...

(Birds singing)

He flinched as his eyes were abruptly exposed to the blinding white light. After getting adjusted, he noticed several figure amidst the strange white background. Instinctively, he started to approach it. As he gets nearer, he managed to make out a tree, a beautiful but simple wooden garden table, a couple of armchairs, one of which is occupied by someone whose back is facing him.

"Have a seat" the person said.

Somehow, hearing that voice made him feel excellent, complete, but at the same time strange. As he passes the white-dressed man, he tried to steal a glance at him but the man's face was bowed down as he took a sip out of his cup.

As he placed himself on the seat, the man started, "How are you feeling, child?"

The moment he set his eyes upon the man's eyes...

(Birds chirping, waves rushing)

His eyes sprung open from that strange out-of-the-world experience. Unlike nightmare, which causes heavy breathing, he wakes up perfectly calm.

"Birdy!" the mechanical bird flew down to his chest and started to peck at him.

Kira reached out his finger towards it, prompting the bird to jump onto it. He gazed at it for some time, thinking about the events that happened. He followed Birdy's movements as it flew round the room. How easy life is if everyone could life in peace. Birdy perched on his shoulder again as he got up to leave the room.

"hmm? Kira? You're up. That's great. How are you feeling?" asked a very familiar voice.

"Father Markio...thank you, I'm fine."

"Big sit down" said a little girl, tugging on his sleeve.

He smiled as the kids surrounded him and guided him to the sofa.

"Now for world news;" as newscaster reports, "the uneasy tension between GAIS and TARC has made many believe that war is inevitable. Meanwhile, PLANT has managed to reconstruct part of the November City after purging the nuclear contamination a couple of months ago. If they should be fully completed, GAIS would gain the upper hand despite the ratio of overwhelming number of Natural to the Coordinators, who lost many of their fellow races during New Year's Massacre. Also...(beep)"

"(sigh)...a lot has happened since the past 4 months" started Markio, "history is repeating it's sad self."

Kira is able to deduce the incidents that happened.

"It's that obvious, huh?" asked Markio, "but that's not all-" (Rat-tat-tat) "Who could that be?"

Some of the kids rushed to answer the door.

"Thank you, kiddos" said a person.

"Ah, Mr. Flaga, I presume? Welcome back" greeted Markio; with phrases which startled Kira. "He has visited you countless times. It's no surprise he's here today" he said to Kira.

Flaga walked closer to them, using his walking stick, which some of the kids pulled, as a guide.

ORB Union, southern Pacific Ocean...

"What's wrong, Lacus? You look down" asked Athrun, approaching her on the observation deck.

"...oh, nothing...It's just that...everything that's been going on...Kira in coma for so long...I feel so useless..." she confessed, on the verge of tears.

Athrun immediately embraced her saying, "I know...but be strong for his sake and ours. Cry if it will make you feel better."

Lacus gently pushed him away and said, "thank you, Athrun. I'm glad to have friends like you."

"Thank you for everything, Father" said Kira.

"You're not waiting for Lacus?" he asked.

"I'll be returning soon."

Kira followed Flaga towards the beach, with feelings of a strange heavy burden pressing down on him. When they got close to the water edge, a plane, the Murekaze which he fought against, materialized on the sands. He remembered it well for its impressive agility, Phase-Shift, and Mirage Colloid. As they took off in the two-seater VTOL plane, he realized that Flaga is not piloting it at all. The control sticks and throttle lever is AI controlled.

"Do you want to involve yourself in this pathetic war again?" he asked.

Kira jump-started. He didn't really think about it until Flaga asked.

"Is the Massacre not enough for human race?" he asked back.

"I don't know. Why it is our history must be riddled with endless conflicts? Is it God's Will?"

They were both silent until Murekaze approached a small mountainous island. A side of the steep cliff opened, granting entry to plane.

"Welcome to Messiah, kid" informed Flaga.

Kira took in the awesome view of the huge ship hidden inside the island. When they landed inside the ship's hangar, which is occupied by Axiom and Revolution only, Kira was met by a familiar face.

He respectfully bowed before greeting the elderly man, "Uncle Phowert. It's nice to meet you again"

"You too, laddie" he replied with this heavy British accent, "come now."

They then proceeded to the bridge of the ship, which overall structure is similar to Ariel. On the way, Kira bumped into a purple-haired boy wearing glasses around his age but looks younger. The boy didn't say anything, but Kira couldn't help but feel something extremely familiar about him.

"I'm sure Flaga had told you about the purpose of you being here?" Phowert asked.

Rlaben Phowert Hibiki is the source of Kira's CSGP-X project. He contacted him a short while after the establishment of the Institute. Kira agreed to his request in order to meet the suspected threat of Reavode, but in reality, the project was planned to be in Reavode's possession so as to fulfill his mission. That's the reason why Kira and Athrun were 'kidnapped'. Ariel and Zechiel were designed based on former EA high performance battlecarrier Messiah, which is meant to replace Dominion towards the end of the battle, while the CSGP-X MSs were based on Axiom, the improvement of Forbidden, Calamity, and Raider. Unfortunately for EA, a group of pacifist long realized the existence and feared the capabilities of the ship should it fall into the wrong hands, so therefore, the ship was hijacked by Phowert and his group of loyal followers, under the support of late Siegel Clyne and Uzumi Attha, Reavode, and several other pacifists.

Hoping to use the units to lure in insurgents, like radical coordinators and Blue Cosmos, he attempted to 'invade' the Institute's hangar. His plans failed miserably as only two units were successfully secured. Fortunately, he had Gai Murakamo and Rondo Sahaku as backup operatives who managed to deliver the Interdict and Riddance to him. However, the attack on PLANT, which was barely repelled due to last moment intel, forced him to change his course of action. The act of being the bad guy is no longer effective.

Reavode didn't want to disclose the existence of the ship should it entice more conflict within the public, but since the mounting tension due to New Year's Massacre, Phowert and Reavode lost contact with each other and the ship is forced to stay low so as not to worsen the cold war that's being going on.

"That's all I want to tell you; the truth," the old man sighed, "now you are free to do as you wish."

Kira left the bridge, stunned, unable to say anything. He slumped over the bed in one of the rooms, still feeling the pain from his unhealed wounds. Then, he just broke, crying just like a little boy after being bullied. Many things raced through his mind until he pictured a child running back to his parents for protection from bullies. He thought about it for some moment. Since he took the center stage, he purposely ignored his existing parents so that they would not come to any harm by those would disagree with his views. But now...he doesn't care, he just wants to see them again.

Kira gathered himself together, and at Phowert's agreement, took Murekaze out to ORB, where his parents reside at. The moment he was just outside ORB radar coverage, Murakaze activated its Mirage Colloid. Kira landed on forested bank, overlooking the southern city of the volcano island, in the early times of the day. His parents live on the outskirts of the city, just on the borders of the woods, as it's more peaceful.

He approached the door of the cottage with hesitation, and with shaking hands, moved his finger to the door bell. He has never been as nervous as this in his life before. What would his parents look like now? Would they recognize him? It's been several years.

A short while after he heard bell rang, the door suddenly opened. There before him is the same purple-haired woman he recognized. She gasped, and covered her mouth with her hands.

"M, mom?" he started, falling to his knees.

"Who is it, dear?" came a voice.

Mr. Yamato dropped his newspaper the moment he caught sight of Kira. "Ki, Kira," he said, "it, it's good to see you again. Come here, my son"

Kira is extremely moved and honored to be still considered a son to them. His mother hugged him, weeping, and later joined by his father. The three could not help but to let out their share of tears there at the entrance of the house, as the sun started to rise. They then settled down and started to commune for the first time since their separation at Heliopolis. And also for the first time, he felt at a real home. Every worries and troubles just seemed to wash away. There's just pure joy and satisfaction he had in his heart. He felt as it to never leave this place; to stay with them forever.

However, that hope was short lived as suddenly, an emergency siren sounded all over the island. Mr. Yamato turned on the television.

"Our nation is currently under threat of an invasion by TARC forces. All civilians are to evacuate immediately to the nearest escape facility" reported a voice as the scene of a fleet approaching over the horizon is shown on the screen.

"Tch! I guess it's sooner than we've expected" said Mr. Yamato, "We need to go over to Morgenroete HQ right now."

"What for? We need to get to safety" replied Kira.

"We are part of the representatives for the Board, Kira. We need to be there" replied Mrs. Yamato.

"Then, let me go with you"

"Come on! We can't afford to waste more time!" said Mr. Yamato, grabbing his hat and cloak.

When they exited the house, vibrations from explosions can already be felt. As they ran across the woods for a shortcut, a missile cruised low past them and exploded against a rock face. Then a MS, which to Kira's dismay to be the Resistance, flew past them, firing its Assault pack armaments towards its enemy ahead. Then, what happened next will change his life forever. A beam cannon shot which missed, blasted a huge piece of rock from the face of the nearby volcano. Suddenly time seemed to slow as he watched the rock, assisted by a massive explosion from a MS, landed on the path of his parents.

"Father! Mother! Watch out! No!!!" he warned them, sprinting ahead towards them, with his hands reaching as far as he could. (crash) (boom) He was thrown backwards due to the explosion of Resistance's victim. The moment he regained himself, his heart seemed to stop, seeing a leg and an arm under that huge pile of burning earth and wood.

Something in him just snapped right there. (SEED) He staggered towards the wreckage, fell to his knees, and touched his mother's arm. He did not cry. He did not feel anything at all. But in his eyes were this eerie calm, with the words coming out of his mouth, "they...will...perish..."

Next on MS Gundam Seed: Endless Conflict.

Dawn of a New Era

Struck by the deaths of his parents in front of his very eyes, Kira set himself in course of revenge. Blinded by it, he forgot all about everything else that's still worth loving for. What will the fate of the mankind be? Demise or survival?

A/N: Thanks one of my readers (sorry I forgot your name) for mentioning about the Langrange 1-5. I understand now. SEED Destiny is airing in Japan now, huh? I will have to wait about 2 years for the series to come to US. Oh well! Must have patience. Thanks.