Warnings: Violence and Adult language, lots.
Pairings: usual
A/N: Heero, Treize, and Zechs' kingdoms have been destroyed; it's time for some serious ass kicking. This chapter may get a little jumpy so asked any questions you want, I won't answer any that will be explained in the story….
Chained
Chapter Thirteen: The War Begins
Just as the group where riding there horses full speed towards a clearing Wufei, Heldi, and Sally cut across there path, on horses of their own.
"We lost some of them, this way!" Wufei called out. The others didn't hesitate and turned there horses in that direction without messing a beat. Heero nudged Anubis into catching up with Wufei. Anubis snorted in irritation, and Heero apologized.
"I forgot." He said, Anubis just snorted again. "What do you mean you lost some?" Heero asked Wufei.
"We all saw what happened on the beach, when you guys took off they followed so we lead some astray in the woods, but some are actually smarter then they seem, if we don't keep movie they'll gain ground on us." Wufei explained, he eyed Duo with a side glance. "How's he doing?"
"Good, I think." Heero said, the black flame had gone out just as they entered the wooded area.
"I saw what he did, that is enough to give him my trust." Wufei said. Heero nodded but didn't say anything. Wufei's trust was a hard thing to earn.
"Heero take care of Duo, I'll meet up with you as soon as I can." The voice came from Anubis, and before Heero knew what was happening he was thrown from Anubis' back and rolling on the ground. He looked up to see Anubis roll onto the ground changing from horse to god within one roll and landing on his feet. The small group galloped past him. Heero picked Duo up and handed him up to Quatre as they pasted and at the same time grabbed Trowa's hand swinging himself up behind his brother.
"Anubis wha-." Apollo started to say but a spear shot towards them, Trowa caught it and threw it to the floor kicking his horse to go faster. Heero watched over his shoulder at Anubis as a large weapon with a twist of metals as a blade appear in his hand. Heero watched, as Anubis faded into the distance, as he sliced down horse and elf alike in a complicated maneuver that Heero had a hard time following with his eyes.
-----(Anubis' ass kicking time)-----
Anubis swung his large, heavy weapon around to strike down three horses and there riders at once. He shot forward towards a few more. They were getting smarter, staying back and taking aim with there arrows, some still charged forward they where taken care of quickly. A single blow from his weapon bringing them to there deaths.
Anubis ignored the pain as an arrow pierced his side. He swung the elf down. Another arrow shot into his leg and another in his arm. Anubis jumping into the air and swung at a trio of elves bringing them to the ground dead. Another arrow stuck into his shoulder. He growled out and swung is blade at the horse, cutting it's head, and the elf in half. Three arrows sank into his back, he staggered forward but kept his ground, only seven more to go.
He jumped into the air, smashing an elves head in with the side of his blade, changing it's direction to his other side to decapitate the second elf, and while still in the air swung it up over his head and down onto a third elf. Four more left. An arrow shot into his stomach as he landed. Blood was spilling from his body with no signs of stopping.
Anubis charged forward and stabbed and elf threw the gut singing his blade upward and out, ripping the elf in half, and in the same motion swung his sword around and sliced the heads off from the other two. He landed and jumped quickly to the last elf, just as his blade slide into the elves chest the elves arrow shot into his forehead. Anubis smiled and landed hard on the ground. Now he could go back. Anubis heard rather then saw the hooves of more elves running past him. He had taken out at least seventy, Apollo would be able to protect them. Anubis' body faded from the ground, just as the last of the horses passed him. (1).
-----(Duo's thoughts)-----
"Wow, what a landing you had there Grim." Duo opened his eye and found a man dressed in white, gold, and silver robes, with two sets of wings one set black, the other white. His eyes where every color Duo could think of, and his hair seemed to change colors smoothly, like water running down it's length. He was tall, slender, and well built for battle.
"Who are you?" Duo asked the man standing before him.
"Kyr os Kyr. You can call me Kyr." He said with a happy smile. Duo gasped and fell to his knees in front of the man, bowing low to him. "Duo Kings don't bow to Kings." Kyr said, Duo stood though he was nervous about it. To stand in the presence of the God of Gods was unthinkable. But to disobey him was even more unthinkable.
"May I ask what you are doing in my head, sire?" Duo asked. Kyr smiled and him, Duo felt like he wanted his heart to burst with the happiness he felt.
"Kyr." He said. "Call me Kyr." Duo nodded. "And I'm here because I think your ready for your powers. You have pleased me very much Duo, Son of Anubis and Mórrígan, My grandson. Well many greats grandson. You've kept your promise to Helen; you have only killed when your life was in danger. You protected Quatre from potential harm. You even learned to trust an elf who could have been your enemy. You saved him and a child. Saved countless children, and adults alike. Your selfless and honest. Though you are too young to take your place as the official King of the Dead, I will still grant you your powers." Duo smiled.
"Why would you do that? All I did was do what I thought was right." Duo said. Kyr laughed.
"My point exactly Duo." Kyr motioned for Duo to look Duo. He did and saw his friends and himself on horses running as fast as they could, a thousand of elves, at least, giving chase. Then the image changed to his father and his last attack, his falling to the ground and disappearing. Duo sighed. "Don't fret Grim, this can easily be taken care of, but I have a favor to ask you?" Duo looked up at Kyr
"And that would be?"
"To take your place as Grim on Kelas. I need you to take the souls of a lot of creatures." He said. Duo frowned and looked away.
"I would be breaking my promise to Helen."
"Now you see, I found a way around that. These creatures that you will kill are a threat to the very lives of Kelas, and as a God you have swore to protect them." Kyr said with a smile. Duo smiled too, then nodded.
"Then I guess I can do it with no remorse." He said, Kyr nodded in agreement.
"Grim remember this and remember it well. These two pieces of advise will serve you well will all seems to go to hell, no pun or rhyme intended." Duo laughed, Kyr's was making as weird face, but continued anyway. "Not a soul can enslave or control death, the only thing higher then death is life and life can control death, don't let anyone control you but life." Duo nodded. That meant he was not a slave to Heero and that he was a free soul. "No, in fact that only strengthens the bond between you and Heero, unfortunately the chains must stay, for you are also chained to life." Duo frowned.
"I don't get it." Kyr smiled.
"You will." He said. Duo swallowed. He didn't know if that was good of bad.
"Next, it takes blood to kill. If you do die you can be returned, but your body has to be livable, it not then you will have to wait until it is reborn and start It's growing process all over. In situations like your father, once you truly are King of Death, then your body will come and go with you. Like his did. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, don't loose my head until I become a King. Got it." Duo said with the thumbs up.
Kyr nodded.
"Good now that you have that I'll continue what I want you to do. You need to get caught by the Tholi Jhyl and pretend like they have control over you. Wait until all there subjects are together then wipe them out together. It'll be easier then that way and less stress on you and your friends. Do not tell your friends this, and try to keep them away when it happens. The Tholi Jhyl will not hurt you, they need you too much." Kyr said, Duo nodded. He would do this to protect Kelas. It was his job. "Time to go back." And before Duo could say anything else his eyes were opening to find himself on Apollo just in front of Quatre.
"Stop." He said, to there surprise they did, rather quickly. Heero got off of Trowa's horse.
"What's going on, are you okay?" He asked. Duo nodded, he looked around them and started barking out orders.
"Sally, take Heldi and the child somewhere safe. We need to prepare there's more then a thousand gaining on us, my father was able to hold off about a hundred (70) but there's more and there fast. Apollo let Sally use you, you'll get them away faster then these horses."
"Did Kyr come and see you Duo?" Apollo asked, as Quatre got off his back and help Heldi and the child onto his back. Sally mounted behind them. Apollo grew a little to allow there weight.
"Yes." Duo said simple. "No go!" Duo turned to Heero, when he put a a hand on his shoulder.
"What happen?" He asked. Duo smiled wickedly at Heero.
"All hell has just been set loose on Kelas." And with that Duo swung his Scythe out of nowhere and got into a stand, and black flame wrapped around his feet. Heero pulled out his sword next to Duo. Trowa got his knives ready, Treize with sword, Zechs with his own hands, and Wufei with his own sword. Quatre stood next to Duo to with his curved blades in hand, mumbling Maganac under his breath, a small group of desert soldiers appeared behind him.
Duo rushed forward just as the first rider broke into the clearing…
-----(End Chapter) -----
Sorry it's a short chapter but if I put what's coming next here it would be two long. Lol…Review please
(1) He's death remember