Warnings: Quatre kicking ass ahead.
Chained
Chapter 18: Wings of War
"Those men are fools…do you really think they'll be able to control death?" One of the guards asked. The other guard laughed out and shook his head.
"No way is man, Death, the ultimate weapon. He will kill the Tholi Jhyl." He said looking a little smug and way to confident.
"Yeah, well, that makes me glad I'm out here and not in there. At least I have a better chance at survival." Said the first guard. Quatre almost felt bad about killing them, but held his emotions at bay and sliced the men down before they even knew he was there. Quatre's wings folded into his back and he sank into the shadows, not an easy task for him, was always better off leaving the stealth to Duo, but he managed and continued his way from guard to guard.
-----(Heero/group)-----
Heero, Wufei, Trowa, Treize, and Zechs sat on there horses a few feet away from Tholi Jhyl castle. They were hidden in the dark shadows of the forest behind, watching in awe as the blond demon, or god, or whatever he was made his way from guard to guard, slicing them down with his curved blades.
"He's good." Trowa said with approval.
"Yes, but he can't take on the entire army that is waiting within those wall." Treize said. Heero starred at the seen with thoughtful eyes.
"Come on, if we can't defeat them, then at least we can try." Heero said quietly.
"So know we 'are' going to help Kyr, and kill them?" Zechs asked.
"Hn."
"Why the change of heart, Sir?" Wufei asked.
"It'll be the only way to get Duo out alive." He said. The others nodded and they kicked there horse into a fast gallop. The already tired animals mentally cursed their riders, but obeyed the orders.
-----(Tholi Jhyl)-----
G turned to the scared creatures of his army. They were all looking at Grim with terrified expressions and their bodies physically shock in the presence of such a god. He smiled to himself. Fear was a good thing. If they feared him, then they would do whatever he told them, or they would pay for it with their lives.
"Yes, fear him, he is your god. You will obey me and he will not-." A large amount of blood dripped onto G's shoulder. He looked up and found more dropping down from where the mouth would be under the Grim's hood. He side stepped away from the red drool. "Stop that!" He ordered. There was a loud rumble form the Grim, which sounded like a growl that would scare even the best predator of Kelas.
"No one controls death, Gyle." Grim growled out. There was a gasp amongst the crowd. G's own heart was pounded slightly more then it had been earlier.
"I'm no longer Gyle, my name is G and you will obey me, Grim." G motioned to J. J grabbed one of the chains and passed an electrical shock to Grim. The large god didn't so much as flinch or make a noise. G turned back to the crowd. No one noticed the small figure moving behind them.
-----(Quatre)-----
Quatre was almost laughing at how easy this all was. He would have been worried if it was obviously easy, but it wasn't. The guards truly thought they were performing their duties to the fullest. And on the other hand, Quatre really felt bad that he was killing them behind their backs. But he really couldn't afford to let anyone know he was there.
The cherry to top it all was some fool had left the door open to the room that everyone was in. And to make it even better, it was the door directly to the side of what Quatre knew was Grim. He had to take a moment to catch his own thought and nerve back as his eyes fell to Duo. Who was slumped over in the chains, a knife in his heart, and blood dripping on the floor. His eyes trailed over the blood and followed its trail. It was flowing under Grim. Quatre smiled. /Maybe Duo would be okay after all./
Quatre slipped into the room, without anyone noticing. They were all to busy watching the Grim. He made his way to Duo, who was completely covered from everyone's view by the Grim, and Quatre noticed that the Grim was personally trying to hide Duo. The Grim was protecting him. /Look, there I go again, thinking of Duo and Grim as two separate people./ Quatre shook his head and sneaked around the grim.
"Yes, fear him, he is your god. You will obey me and he will not-." Quatre really had to hold back laughing now. He watched as the Grim purposefully moved over slightly so that his blood red drool would land on the old man. Quatre watched as G comforted Grim about it.
"Stop that!" He shouted. Quatre heard the laugh in the Grim's throat, and also noticed that G was frightened by it. /Probably thinks he's growling./ Quatre thought to him self. Then Grim spoke and Quatre stood still.
"No one control's death, Gyle." He said. Quatre was happy to note that Duo's voice was still there, though it was much deeper, and almost seemed to echo.
"I'm no longer Gyle, my name is G and you will obey me, Grim." Quatre watched G motion for J to do something. He was still well hidden from his position and watched J send a shook to Grim, which did nothing. Then he smiled and narrowed his eyes. Grim couldn't move because of the chains.
Without anyone noticing Quatre was able to sneak up to H, S, and O, knock the out, unhooking the chains from the ground. He then proceeded to sneak back up to where J was standing. At the last moment J saw Quatre, but it was too late, Quatre punched him across the face, sending J to the ground. He quickly grabbed J's feet and pulled him behind Grim, just as G turned to see J sliding across the floor.
G growled out and started in that direction. He pulled his sword out and was going to bring it on to Quatre's head. Quatre looked up and was shocked to find G there. How the hell had the old man gotten there so quickly. He grabbed his blades, but knew he was too late. Quatre closed his eyes for the blow….but then opened them again when it didn't come. What he saw there was Grim's bone hand around G. (Yes he's that big, how the heck do you think Quatre is walking 'around' him).
"Grim, put me down at once." G ordered. Grim just laughed and crushed G in his fingers. The blood and bones, squishing through the white bones and dripping to the ground. Then to the horror of everyone in the room, even the five new members in the back Grim turned on them, Scythe in hand and ready for blood.
-----(Heero and Group)-----
They dismounted from their horses and entered the castle. Every few feet there was a dead guard. They all had their weapons ready for a fight.
"Which way did he go?" Treize asked.
"It's hard to tell." Wufei said.
"This door's open." Trowa said peeking threw the crack in the door. Then his eyes widened and he took a step back. "Maybe we should wait this out." He suggested.
"What do you mean?" Heero pushed him away and looked threw the crack. "That's the Grim." He said in awe.
"That's why I think it would be best to wait." Trowa said. Heero almost laughed when he saw a huge glop of red drool run down one of the Tholi Jhyl's shoulder. That's when he noticed Quatre in the back. He watched as Quatre slipped out of view only to appear on the other side of Grim and take out three of the Tholi Jhyl.
"We can't let Quatre have all the fun." And with that he entered the room as quietly as possible. Not that they really need to be quiet. Everyone's attention was on the god in front of them.
They watched from the back as Quatre knocked J in the face, and drag him away. Heero had to hold Trowa back as G followed him behind the Grim, sword in hand. Then to their surprise Grim turned and grabbed G, crushing the screaming man in his fingers. And the seemed to break whatever trance had taken over the other creatures in the room, and now they were all screaming and trying to get away. To everyone's horror, the doors slammed shut and locked themselves as laughter filled the room.
That was when Heero noticed Duo's chained body on the wall, and the silver blood stained knife in his chest. He felt his own chest grow cold.
-----(End Chapter)-----
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