Chapter 15: War of Broken Hearts III
Legend
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February 11, C.E. 71
Eurasian Federation, Border, 4:15 P.M.
"What do you mean stole!" Shigen's commanding officer cried.
"I'm sorry…he just knocked me over and I went tumbling off the mobile suit. I got up and he was boarding the machine saying he'd return it when he came back for his machine. He was just too strong for me." Shigen answered as shamefully as he could make it sound.
"ARGH! You idiot! How are we going to explain this to Erica Simmons and Lord Uzumi?" He spat back at him.
"The truth I guess…besides, we 'do' have his machine. He'll come back for it…I'm positive of it." Shigen responded again.
The commander gripped his head and began stomping around the area ranting and raving about the trouble he was in. Shigen sighed to himself and regarded Revolution as it was being loaded up into the trailer to be transported back to Orb. He smiled to himself as he looked to the direction that Scion left in. Somehow he had a feeling that letting him go was the right thing.
It would have been something his brother did.
:Flash Back:
May 23, C.E. 69
Orb, 4:15 P.M.
"So you are really leaving Orb, big brother?" fourteen year old Shigen asked his older brother.
"Yeah, the way things are going I can't see war being avoided and I'd rather get some training before the war starts so I have better chances of surviving combat." The older sibling stated.
"But, why? Why leave! You have me and Yumi here! Why do you have to fight?"
His older brother smiled down at him and got on one knee to be on eye level with his brother. Three years set them apart and while his brother was of normal height, Shigen had been very short until he finally started growing later on in his fourteenth year.
"Because little brother," Shigen grunted as his brother put a hand on his head, "Because I believe that I can do something. I don't know what it is but I can't just sit here and do nothing. If I go to war maybe I can find a way to stop it too, find that something that will end the war. I love this nation and because I love this nation I'm going to fight and hope that by fighting I can protect this nation, you and Yumi too." His brother smiled again at his younger counterpart.
"But..but.." Shigen sniffed softly.
"Hey, now, don't cry. Remember what I always told you?"
"Yeah, if you love something then protect it."
"That's right, and to protect something you love you have to do everything in your power to protect it. If you ever got the chance to do that, wouldn't you do it?"
Shigen nodded and his brother, Nobunari, stood on his two feet. He gave a pat on the head again and then a thumbs up.
"Protect Orb while I'm gone brother. Protect it however you see fit, never let this Land of Peace be lost. Even if you have to break the rules of our nation, even if you have to be branded a traitor! Protect this Land with everything you have. Live with no regrets, so that when you die, by the gun or of old age you will have no parting sorrows."
Shigen smiled and promised that he would do everything he possibly could to protect this nation, this Land of Peace. He waved as his brother smiled once more and boarded the flight that would take him to the Moon and to the Military. It was the last time he saw his brother.
:End of Flash Back:
And he kept his word, a year later he joined the Orb Military and began doing everything he could to make Orb safe. And as he looked down the path Scion took he believed that he did the right thing by letting Scion go with Clarity. Perhaps, one day, when Scion returned he too would help and protect this nation.
But even if he never came back, Shigen would continue to protect Orb, because that was his dream. Just like Scion's dream, Shigen dreamed of Orb, the Land of Peace, being ever lasting. He would do anything to see it become reality.
He had a list of things to do as soon as he returned to Orb. First he would find that upgrade for the Revolution and then began looking into the Yumi incident. If she was really alive then Shigen wanted to know why and what she had been up to until the present. Knowing the old Yumi he couldn't see her as an aid for Scion and his war machine. There had to be something else behind it. It was then that Shigen truly regretted losing touch with her after his brothers death.
If he saw her again he'd have to apologize.
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February 13, C.E. 71
Equatorial Union, Deserted Island, 5:30 P.M.
"Well, I guess I'll camp here tonight. No point in going in the dark." Scion said as he hid his borrowed machine away in the jungle on a small deserted island. He left his machine and made a small camp in a cave that he found near the southern end of the small land mass.
After he had a small fire going and he had fed himself the last of his food rations he decided to go to bed early and start again at first light. His hope for finding the Archangel were getting thinner with each passing day. Sure, he had just reached the islands that the Archangel would pass through but he didn't know if the ship had already passed, or if it had been shot down.
On top of all that was the plan, what was he going to do after he joined with the Archangel? He had to get off at Orb to get his machine so would he just abandon them? How would he get to Orb anyway? Annouce himself? He'd have to somehow get in contact with someone from the inside.
And then what would he do after that! He was beginning to think that his dream was just too far off to be gained. It seemed that all he did was fight, fight, and fight some more. First, fighting for himself and now the Archangel, and it appeared that he would owe Orb his services as well for repairing his machine. He couldn't keep up like this…but what choice did he have? He still had no clue as to what would bring this war to an end….not yet anyway.
The sad part was that…Scion enjoyed the fighting. Not because he wanted to kill things, but because, in the midst of battle. When all he could see, hear, and taste was fighting…when he was entirely engulfed in the flames of war he could finally forget his tragic life and his horrible loses and broken promises. Scion began to wonder if he was losing sight of his dream and falling into a dark abyss…maybe he was just a mercenary now and not an avenger for Axle, Takashi, Violet, his father, his mother, and everyone else who had died for him.
He wrestled with the idea until he fell into a rocky sleep, which lead to images of Junius Seven, Takashi's Lab, and of Axle and Violet. The dream would have gone on until dawn had he not be awakened by a loud crash and a huge splash that followed.
What! An Enemy!
Scion was instantly on his feet and went for his gun, he looked to his side when he found nothing with his hand and discovered that his gun must have been left on Revolution when he sat down to talk to Shigen and his commander. He spat on the ground before going off to find the source of the crash. At least he had a knife meant for food, better then nothing Scion supposed.
He slowly trudged towards the source of the crash, through weeds and trees, and other manner of growth. When he was about half way over the island the sounds of gunshots came to his ears from the other end. Shigen quickly turned and darted for the other side of the island, worried that enemies were indeed on the island.
He stopped at the edge of the forest, where the beach began, and slowly peered down. They was a blonde person below, he had a gun and was walking over to another gun on the sand. He kicked the gun away and then Scion saw another in a Red Zaft Uniform charge out and attack the other. Scion bolted into the situation and just as the ZAFT Soldier had pinned the other and raised his knife to strike Scion tackled the red clad soldier to the ground.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A high pitched and terrible sounding cry screeched out. Scion froze as he sat on top of the Zaft soldier who also froze. They both looked at the man and discovered it was a female.
"A girl?" They both muttered at the same time.
The girl sat herself up and looked at them both, "Yes, I'm a girl! What is it with you men!" She spat at them. She then looked at Scion and suddenly froze. It was at that time that the ZAFT solider and Scion realized they should still be fighting. Their heads quickly turned to one another.
A short pause ensued as the two men registered each others faces.
"ATHRUN?"
"SCION?"
"UGH!" They both retorted as they pushed themselves away from the other.
"Scion? SCION KAZUMA!" The girl called out as they looked at the other blonde.
"Who.." Scion looked from Athrun briefing to look at the female, "…CAGALLI!" He yelled again as he looked at Cagalli and Athurn twice before shaking his head madly, "You've got to be kidding me!"
"What are you doing here, Kazuma!" Athurn asked as he readied his knife.
"Yeah, what are you doing here, Scion!" Cagalli asked also.
"What am I doing here! What are you two doing here?" Scion spat back at the two.
The three stood warily and regarded the others. Scion had now gone for his knife and in response Athrun held his up in a combat stance. Cagalli ran between the two quickly.
"Wait! Let's not fight! There's no point in us fighting each other!" She pleaded to the two men.
A silence fell over the group as both Scion and Athurn eyed each other. Athrun with a mild hate and Scion with a great sense of guilt that wouldn't allow him to look him in the eye. How horrible it would be for Scion to admit to him that he was largely guilty for his mothers death.
"Well!" Cagalli protested further.
"Very well, then. If Scion and you promise to discard your weapons I will too." Athrun said as he lowered his guard.
"..Yeah, a truce then." Scion spoke, all to thankful that he didn't have to fight Athrun under these conditions. He tossed his knife to the ocean and Athrun did the same with his. Cagalli seemed very happy with the arrangement.
"I've got a base camp set up a little ways into the jungle. We should go...it looks like its going to rain." Scion spoke as he looked up at the sky for a moment and the dark clouds gathering..
"I've got to send out an S.O.S first. It will only take a second." Athrun said as he ran off to the Aegis that was just in view.
With Athrun gone Scion looked at Cagalli and then turned his back to her. Truth be told this was not how he wanted to see her again. The last time they met she pretty much dragged him around like a dog on a leash, and there was no way he was going to let that happen with Athrun around.
"So….Cagalli…" Scion began as he looked up at the sky and the gathering storm clouds over head.
"Thanks, Scion." She responded.
"Huh? For what?" Scion asked, still not looking at the blonde female.
"For telling me about Heliopolis. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have been happy."
"Oh, no problem." Scion said quickly.
"But, I still have a few--"
Cagalli stopped as the rain began to fall on their heads. Scion looked up as well as the rain soaked their bodies. Both people fell silent and just kept their faces up towards the sky. Scion wished that his sins could he washed away just like the sand on his body was being washed away by the rain. He lowered his head to the beach and stared out towards the Ocean. Until he was away from Athrun, he silently wished this rain would carry his guilt away….just for the moment.
"I've sent out the S.O.S. Lets head to that camp.." Athrun interjected as he came back to the group. He eyed the two blonde's warily as Scion suddenly took off towards his small set up camp site. Not wanting to face the Coordinator. Cagalli and Athrun exchanged looks before following.
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February 13, C.E. 71
On route to Onogoro Island; 9:45 P.M.
"So you are certain he will return Clarity?" Erica Simmons questioned Shigen over a transmission. She was obviously upset though she seemed calm.
"Yes, ma'am. I could tell he was very attached to the machine. It seems to have some sentimental value to him. He said he was only taking Clarity so that he could go save a number of crew members who take control of the repairs to his machine. If he was going to save the crew, even after losing Revolution, then he must intend to return for it." Shigen responded as formally as he could, without showing any sign of nervousness. He was after all, lying to a degree."
"I see…well. At least we have one machine to show for this. I've been wanting to see Doctor Takashi's infamous machine for sometime now. I hear it was thought to be unusable because of the systems loaded into it. I can't want to get to see its combat data and see what it is capable of." She responded curtly.
"Yes. We should arrive in a couple of days. We are just passing outside of the Equatorial Unions Borders," the Commanding officer piped up. He glowered at Shigen maliciously for making him look bad.
"Very well then, make sure it arrives in as good condition as you retrieved it. I've already received the data found from the remains of the laboratory and we believe we can repair it to its normal state. Please, hurry." The communications cut after that brief exchange.
"I hope you're happy Shigen. I could have sworn you'd be put into detention or something for this kind of thing. Erica must want that machine real bad to have her pardon any punishment. Not to mention that the council members involved didn't say anything about punishment either." The commander stated as the two were left in a private section of the carrier they were currently on.
"Yeah…but, isn't it strange? How they don't seem concerned they lost Clarity at all? Like they…were expecting it." Shigen muttered thoughtfully.
"Now that you mention it." The commander spoke, looking at his terminal to his side.
"What if… they wanted this to happen, or something along these lines."
"Why would Orb want something like this."
"The machine is one thing…but the pilot is the most important part of the mobile suit. Without him it wouldn't run."
"Yeah, so?"
"So, if he had just returned with us all we could do was repair his machine for him in exchange for his cooperation. But…since he stole Clarity….we can use that as well. Or maybe, we want to test Clarity's combat ability using him as a pilot. Or perhaps his machine was just more important then Clarity…" Shigen theorized a number of cases that could be true.
"If any of those are true then I don't like it. Orb is getting its hands too involved in matters. But, what could be so damn important about this machine. For that matter, why was it deemed unusable?"
"I don't know…" I've seen it fight before, it didn't seem so astounding at the time. Could it be that it was deemed unusable when all the upgrades were attached? If so, then what is waiting for me in Orb? I'm starting to think that joining up with Scion was good for more then just one reason.
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February 13, C.E. 71
Equatorial Union, Deserted Island, 7:00 P.M.
The three, Cagalli, Scion, and Athrun, all sat around a fire in the middle of a small save. Neither seemed very eager to speak as they all sat in silence with a food ration that Athrun had passed out. Scion nor Cagalli had anything to eat and while Cagalii was reluctant at first, Scion gorged it down quickly.
It was in these moments that the tension in the cave rose ridiculously. All three of them kept their distance from the others. Scion sat opposite of Athurn and Cagalli sat to the back of the cave where she could keep an eye on both of the men. So far no one had spoke a word since they left the beach.
"The air waves are jammed. It will probably be morning before we get anything through." Athrun stated, probably trying to relieve some tension so everyone could try and sleep, by starting conversation.
"You guys are at fault for the airwaves!" Cagalli retorted.
"Those measures were taken because the Earth Alliance used Nuclear Weapons on the PLANTS." Athrun shot back.
Scion's body tensed at the mention of the nuclear attack on the PLANTS. But he was so tired from being up all day that he couldn't really bring himself to say anything in response. He just sat silently and watched the fire in front of him dumbly. The rain hadn't stopped yet either and the sound of the rain kind of soothed Scion over, he was reminded that it had been supposed to rain in Junius Seven the day of the attack. Somehow, that fact made his entire mood rather mellow.
"Yeah, well,….you guys attacked Heliopolis!"
"Because Heliopolis, a neutral nation was making Mobile Suits for the Earth Alliance! It wasn't like Junius Seven who got hit with a large scale nuclear missile assault!"
Cagalli seemed defeated at that point. She lowered her head and stared at the fire in front of her.
"Actually…" Scion began unthinking, being so out of his thoughts, "It was only three missiles, there was only three left in Alpha squa….."
The tension in the cave suddenly rose to immeasurable proportions as Scion suddenly came crashing back into the real world. His eyes opened wide as he glanced over at Athrun who stood in shock, staring dead at Scion. Cagalli too stared at Scion with a surprised look on her face.
"What…did you say!" Athrun said, as he took a step forward towards Scion.
"No, Athrun!" Scion quickly sprang to his feet. Still wearing his pilot suit, not wanting to expose himself like Cagalli who was dressed in her undergarments but was hidden under a blanket.
"You…were there. You aren't a coordinator?" Athrun spoke again with a little more rise in his voice.
"No, Athrun! Listen to me!" Scion pleaded as he began backing out of the cave. Cagalli rose to her feet as she stared blankly at Athrun and Scion.
"You were there…AT JUNIUS SEVEN!" Athrun yelled finally before charging Scion, assuming the worst possible, but truthful, scenario.
Athrun collided into Scion hard and the two rolled out of the cave and into the wet and damp jungle. Athrun held unto Scion as they slammed into a tree with Scion pressed to the bark, his head banging hard into the truck of the tree, and Athurn in front of him, dazed by the spinning. Athrun get a loud yelled before slugging Scion with his right arm. The rain ran down their pilot suits, making footing and grip hard to keep, and their matted hair quickly for into their faces.
"ATHURN! SCION! STOP IT!" Cagalli yelled from inside the cave.
"ANSWER ME!" Athurn yelled as he punched Scion again. Scion refusing to admit his sin to Athrun tackled the young man back to the ground where they proceeded to wrestle. The mud clang to their clothes and faces and rocks clawed and their bodies inflicting several minor scratches.
They two combatants rolled until Scion won the top position and tried to pin the Coordinator's arms down and keep the fight from progressing. But Athrun in a fury pushed forward towards Scion, the Perfect Coordinator's strength being overcome by the rage of another Coordinator, Scion unable to keep a secure footing in this situation fell backwards unto his back hard, Scion could tell the back of his head was bleeding mildly.
Cagalli continued to rain down screams and shouts to the boys as Athrun punched again with his right arm which Scion dodged by moving his head to the side. Scion then got enough leverage to bring his knee up and hit Athrun in the back, launching him off of his body.
"Calm down Athrun!" Scion yelled as he ran after the tumbling Coordinator.
"YOU KILLED THEM! DIDN'T YOU!" Athurn yelled as he came to his feet. Scion froze at the questions and found himself unable to move.
The two stood in perfect silence as the rain around them fell. Scion's hair was completely in his face and he had to push it aside to make any sense of the scene before him. Likewise, Athrun too was a dripping mess, muddy, cut up, and watered down just like Scion. Lightning had also begun to sound around them as they stared at each other, small amounts of blood.
Damn it, move, move, move, move, MOVE DAMN IT! Scion demanding pathetically at his legs who refused to budge. His eyes opened wide as Athurn came at him again. The two instinctively brought back their right fists and attempted to punch the other only, each boy caught the others blow with their left hand. From here it was a struggle of brute strength and will power, their feet ground in the wet mud as their hands struggled to keep their grip on the other.
"STOP IT YOU GUYS!" Cagalli yelled as she ran out into the ran to attempt to stop them.
"Admit it! You are an Earth Alliance soldier responsible for killing my Mother!" Athrun yelled at Scion demandingly.
"I…I…" Scion stuttered with tears welling in his eyes, that were washed away by the rain.
"ADMIT IT!"
"Argh…AHHHHH!" Scion yelled madly as he began to push Athrun backwards, his feet sliding in the mud. The two warriors continued to push the other in the pounding rain and lightning that lighted the area periodically. Athrun intent on killing his assumed mother's murder and Scion fighting to keep his secret hidden, to keep his disgusting sin hidden from Athrun and himself.
"SCION KAZUMA!" Athrun yelled back before launched his forehead at Scion's own. Scion was hit squarely and his eyes dilated from the shock as he slipped in the mud and fell backwards, holding unto Athrun as they tumbled down a steep hill, Scion down on the ground and Athrun straddled on top of him as if Scion was a sled. The two smashed through branches, vines, bushes, and mud as they slid down the ditch into a small grove causing both boys to have multiple scratches, pricks, and thorns in their bodies.
There Athrun in a mad rage put his hands around Scion's neck. The look in his eyes shown briefly as a flash of lightning streaked by and illuminated the area. It was obvious that both boys were crying and both were fighting against each other and themselves.
"You…killed her!" Athrun forced himself to yell as he fought against his own tears.
"…..Yes…" Scion said pathetically, as he was now in violent sobs, "Yes, I did. …And you have every right to hate me. I'm…so sorry, Athrun…" Scion admitted finally as Athrun began to tighten his grip on Scion's neck. Scion face gave a pained expression as his legs began to thrash around madly.
"But…I can't die yet…." Scion's continued as he gripped the wrists of Athurn's hands, holding them as tightly as he could in the rain, "Not yet, there is so much I have to do first. So much to make up for. Not until I make up for my sins!" Scion began to pulled Athrun's grip away form his neck as Athrun continued to try and force them down.
A cycle ensued then. Scion would push Athrun's hands away from him until the rain forced him to slip and loose his grip, allowing Athrun to gain the advantage again until Scion started to fight back again. The lightning came down more frequently now and the rain had started to come down in larger and heavier drops.
"Axle died because of me, Violet, Doctor Takashi, my Father, that recruiter, Flay's father. And everyone in Junius Seven! I have to make it up to them! I HAVE TO!" Scion pleaded to Athrun as a raindrop caught him in the eye, forcing the both eyes shut out of reflex for a moment.
It was then that Cagalli appeared and grabbed Athrun's wrist, "Please, Athurn! Is this what you mother would want? Look at yourself!" Athrun continued to try and strangle Scion before suddenly stopping. The boy slumped back and pushed himself away from Scion before breaking into violent sobs. Scion followed soon after.
Cagalli, not knowing what to do, sat dumbly for a while before helping the two battered cry babies back to the cave. She helped Athrun to his feet and then went to help Scion, but he was already on his feet.
To Scion, he thought he deserved no such help. He was a man that deserved no sympathy from anyone. And so he walked by himself as he bleed from the back of the head slightly and lead the way back to the cave where they would hopefully be safe….from each other.
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February 13, C.E. 71
Equatorial Union, Deserted Island, 10:00 P.M.
It had taken some time for Scion to stop crying. Athrun had fallen asleep in his fit but for Scion, sleep would never come. The fear of nightmares continued to keep his fears at bay. So he sat staring at the fire in front of him, dripping wet and pitiful.
Cagalli was awake as well and still without clothes, and her blanket was also wet so she didn't have that anymore either. But at this point neither person really cared. Cagalli sat next to Scion as she finished a putting a band aid on the left side of his forehead where they he had got scratched by a branch. She had tended to Athrun first, since he was asleep, and then came for Scion who at first refused to let her help him but slowly gave up. He didn't have the strength to argue.
With he task down Cagalli returned the first-aid kit to the edge of the cave incase she needed it later. She then sat down next to Scion near the fire and did so in silence. She would chance a glance at him every once in a while but each time she did so she was more sure that she didn't want to look at him. He looked pathetic, wet, muddy, bandaged, and still sniffling back small tears.
"Scion…did you really…you know.." Cagalli asked as he sat next to him by the fire. She pulled her legs up to her chest and looked at the fire closely, not expecting the man to answer. Even though he didn't seem to be in the mood to talk she had to know…if it was true.
"When I was a child…." Scion began, obviously not caring about secrets anymore, "I hated Coordinators. They were so good at everything…I was jealous of them." Scion then took the same position as Cagalli, pulling his worn legs to his chest and staring intently at the fire.
"So, when the call for war came I jumped at the idea. I was so ready to fight…I didn't think I was killing anyone. I was sixteen, when you shoot something down you don't think about the person inside. You just think of it as a destroyed machine. It was easy…" Scion carried on, in a solemn and slow voice.
"I was ordered to escort the Roosevelt as it entered the battle. I assume that if the Alpha squad had been destroyed I would have been ordered to commit the actual act….but.." Scion stopped himself as he began to shake slightly.
"So you didn't do it! You were just protecting the Roosevelt!" Cagalli whispered in an attempt to cheer him up.
"…I wish…I had done it…" Scion said, to Cagalli's great shock, "Cause then…I wouldn't have had to watch it happen!" Scion said as he buried his head in his arms and began to sob again.
"..Scion…" Cagalli muttered before leaning against him, she stared at the fire while silently listening to the man cry beside him. After a while she passed out and feel into a light sleep. Scion though, remained aware and awake and would remain so the entire night.
I'm so sorry…Athrun…when this is over. You can have my life. Scion thought as he brought his face back up from his knees and looked out at the rain…..
It hadn't stopped.
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((The Next Morning))
"Cagalli, wake up. Get dressed." The blonde hair girl woke with a start and looked around briefly to asses her surroundings. She was on the ground in the cave.
"Athrun says his allies and your are coming. I didn't know you were with the Archangel?" Scion said.
"We…never got a chance to really talk." She said sheepishly, choosing to avoid the subject of the night before. She was very worried though about the two men that had almost killed one another.
The two grabbed their things and walked out to meet a returning Athrun. The three stopped and regarded one another, unsure of what to say at this point in their little fiasco.
"There is another group from the sea, probably your allies, Cagalli…Scion." Athrun spoke quietly, "You should get out of here, I don't want this to turn into 'another' battlefield."
Cagalli nodded and then thanked Athrun for something she wouldn't mention. She then waited for Scion and Athrun to say their farewells.
"Well…" Scion said unsure of himself.
"I'll let you go today, Kazuma. But when next we meet, I'll shoot you down…on the battlefield." Athrun proclaimed with an icy look in his eye.
"Yeah…on the battlefield." Scion responded softly. Cagalli and Scion waved their goodbyes before heading to the other beach.
On reaching the other beach the two could see the approaching Strike and Sky-Grasper. Cagalli waved to the two allies and Scion stood behind her staring off in the direction of Athrun Zala, his now mortal enemy. As he turned his attention to the landing Strike he wondered briefly, if a man like him who incited such hate could bring peace to such a world as this.
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A/N: Okay, so woah. This was a pretty cool chapter I think. Once it got into the thick of it anyway. So anyone see this outcome? Hmm? I'm sure some of you saw Scion getting into this canon meeting but I bet you didn't expect it to turn out the way it did. I'll give you a cyber cookie if you did….not really.
I've just received the entire Gundam SEED series from my awesome mother, props for my mum, and I'm hoping that since I no longer have to rely on my friend to review the episodes I can get these chapters out quicker. But with school starting I may end up slowing down a bit. I'll do my best to keep the updates fairly regular.
But, I've recently noticed as I read other GS fics that I'm interested in that my character, Scion, seems to be the only person who doesn't have a butt load of information, money, or help. XD I'm starting to wonder if I missed the trend of the well informed, rich, and the cool and calm character that other fics have. Ah, well, I kind of like the dramatic flaws in Scion's character anyway.
Anyway, as always, review please! Thanks to Warp for reviewing and I hope that all my other readers are enjoying the enfolding story, though it may seem like there are a lot of loose threads at the moment, think of them as food for thought. Lol!
Alright, I'll get out of your way, Enjoy! As always, forgive me for typos.
-Arc.