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Titanium Showdown: Tale of the Zero Clones

Interlude: A Hunter's Line

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Slowly, he came to. As his sensors adjusted to his new environment, he rose to his feet. All around there was an inky blackness, no light at all.

'Dark-light.' His voice sounded odd somehow, as if he hadn't really spoken, but he had heard himself speak.

As his vision restored itself to see in the blackness, he was struck by a scene that would have terrified any reploid –but not Heero. An endless field of countless reploids sprawled out from him. Each was dead and only minutes so. There had been a slaughter. He stood there, atop the bodies, wondering who had done all of this.

Suddenly, a light from behind him shocked his sensors. It was very bright, and his eyes were adjusting to accommodate it. As he turned around, he thought of who may be with it.

If there was only one thing that could terrify Heero, it was the reploid that confronted him now. Standing in the center of the light –no, exuding the light –was Heero's father. The black and orange battle armor was frightening to behold. It had been many years since Heero had seen his father, and yet it was not enough.

'Wicked son of mine! You behold your vileness and show no remorse, yet you see me and you cringe!' Immediately, Heero realized who had slaughtered the reploids on the ground. He had, over many years of serving Sigma. 'Insufferable wretch! I should have killed you long ago. You discard even your own name!'

'Your name is a joke!' He spoke angrily, but internally, he was frightened beyond imagination. 'A name like Forte Wily II is no name for a hunter!'

'You are right, Forte Wily II is not the name of a hunter; it is the name of a demon! Now I ask you once more, fight the evil that plagues the planet. Join my brother and his friends in combat against the malignance that grips people with terror.'

Heero had heard those same words before. He had heard them the day his father died –the day he had taken Sigma's honor of being lead hunter. His answer would be the same.

'Why won't you just stay dead!?' Heero readied himself for battle.

'I had hoped it would not come to this again. Now, I'm afraid I cannot let you live.' Forte's hand changed into a buster in a flash.

The two of them fought for a long time, taking much damage, and dodging many shots. Heero felt he was just toying with his father, weakening him. Heero thought he could win.

'Enough of this! This game has gone on long enough. It is now time for you to die.' Forte suddenly leapt into the air, and transformed into an even more powerful reploid. If Heero was terrified before, he was now glued with fear. Forte drifted back down to the ground, wings fully spread, and light shining brightly. 'This is a reflection of who I am. I doubt if you ever mastered this form, yours could be so powerful or divine.'

'Oh father, but I have mastered that technique, and mine is so much better!' Heero performed a similar move, though he became a monster like version of his former self. He let the power run through him; it was euphoric.

'Foolish boy. You have become so evil, that do not even resemble a human!' Just as Heero was about to raise his buster and attack, Forte had already fired three times. Heero died with contempt and evil. Forte was content; he had rid the world of another menace, and he could now rest knowing his son would cause no more harm.

As the battle of father and son raged within Heero's final dream, a battle had been raging outside. Soon, that battle would end, and another would begin.

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Well, another chapter for you all! I'll try to keep updating as much as possible, but school is starting again soon (finally) so it'll probably be another set of long waits between the chapters.

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Warp da Warp Liger – Thanks for your support, I'll try to update some more soon. I think my writer's block is finally going away again!