JC: Thanks goodness! I managed to edit this! Well, I had nothing to do in my spare time. And I saw so many errors in this one. Damn, I can't help to proofread it over and over again. I do hope you enjoy reading this.
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Gundam Seed: Mythical Legends
Phase 05: You're a god?
The battle between Shinn, Stellar, and Verdandi, was reaching a critical stage. They were all heavily injured from various attacks, making it more difficult for them to move.
"Your power is really amazing, Verdandi. I don't know if I can keep up with you," Shinn said as he dropped on his knees. He was starting to feel weak.
"Loki-sama!" Stellar uttered, looking worried, as she groaned in pain. She faced her sister with an angry face. "Verdandi Onee-sama!"
Verdandi narrowed her eyes at her sister. "I can't believe you attacked your own sister. I was left with no choice but to attack you. I really didn't want to hurt you, dear sister."
"But you did!" Stellar retorted. "I didn't expect this to happen. I don't want to fight you, Onee-sama, but I want to protect Loki-sama!"
"You're so naïve! Protecting Loki-sama is not your mission!"
"Even so, I still want to protect him."
"Skuld..." Shinn muttered, as he stood. "I'm really grateful that you're on my side." He glanced at Verdandi and grinned. "Verdandi, this isn't over by a long-shot. I can still fight you."
Verdandi merely shrugged. "Hmph! With your current state, do you really think you can defeat me?"
"Yes, with the help of Stellar!" He turned to Stellar. "Let's go, Stellar!"
Stellar nodded. "Okay, Lo- Shinn!"
They combined their powers and created a giant ball of energy. "Here we go!" both of them shouted in unison. They released the energy ball, sending it towards Verdandi.
Verdandi felt the massive aura. During this, she knew she had no chance against it. I have to escape. She chanted a spell and teleported away.
Suddenly, the surroundings changed back to the school lobby.
"I'm glad that's over," Stellar said as she leaned on the wall. "I'm exhausted."
"You're not the only one. If everyday is going to be like this in school, I rather stay at home." Shinn chuckled, scratching the back of his head.
"Let me heal you now, Shinn."
"Before that, heal yourself first."
"Um... okay... if you say so..." Stellar's face flushed lightly. It was nice of Shinn to think about her welfare before himself. Stellar was really pleased. She clasped her hands and started healing herself with her power.
Library
Kira was looking for a book for his homework. He was having a hard time finding the right one, because he was constantly being bothered by a bunch of girls who happened to admire him. In other words, they were his fan girls.
Don't they have other things to do? Kira complained in his mind. Luckily, he was a guy with patience. He turned to the girls, showing them a faint smile, but it was enough to make the girls giggle.
"Kira-sama!" screamed the girls. "You're so handsome!"
Unfortunately for them, their compliments reached the librarian's ears. Silence was always important in the library, and it was the librarian's job to maintain the silence. She stood, went to them, and started reprimanding them. She wanted to give them a warning, but judging from Kira's pleading expression that was saying, "Make them go away..." she sent them out instead.
Kira sighed in relief. "Now, I can do my research properly." He resumed his search for the book. He tried a different aisle, located at the left side of the room. There, while walking backwards, he managed to bump into a ladder, causing some soft-bound books to fall on his head. He then heard a soft shriek, a voice belonging obviously to a girl. He gazed up to see a girl wearing a mini-skirt on top of the ladder. She was presently trying to maintain her balance. During her struggle, Kira caught a glimpse of her pink undergarment, making him blush madly. What followed next gave him quite a surprise. The girl eventually lost her balance, but she was saved by Kira.
The girl was trembling a bit, feeling scared about the incident.
"Miss, are you all right?" Kira asked.
The girl looked at Kira with her crystal blue eyes beaming with radiance and clarity, as she showed him an innocent face.
Kira was astounded by the beauty and glamour she possessed.
"Oh... how clumsy of me." The girl spoke in a naïve tune. "I'm very sorry about this."
He shook his head. "I was the one who bumped into the ladder, so I should be the one saying sorry." He showed her a well toothed-smile.
As she was placed down, she thanked him for his help by slightly bowing her head.
"You're welcome." He extended his hand to shake hands with her. "By the way, my name is Kira Yamato. What's your name?"
She gladly took his hand and mentioned her name. "My name is Lacus Clyne."
Park (Night Time)
Shinn walked into the park for some fresh air to clear his mind. Apparently, he was still exhausted from his battle with Verdandi and at the same time, he was worried about Stellar. Stellar is forced to fight her sisters just for my sake. I don't know if I can live with that. I also can't believe that the kind-hearted Verdandi attacked her own sister. He placed a hand on his temple, looking rather troubled, as he deeply sighed. If Odin wants to kill me so badly, why can't he do it himself? Why does he have to force the Norns to do it?
In the midst of his thinking, he suddenly felt a familiar aura around the area. It was an eerie aura that belonged to only one god. "Heimdall!" exclaimed Shinn with seriousness in his red eyes.
The blonde-haired god appeared before him as a black light enveloped his body. He stared at Shinn, with deep-hatred and disgust, and smiled. "As expected, Verdandi failed to kill you. If Skuld wasn't there to help you, you would be dead by now," he said as his smile turned into a malicious grin.
"I'm really grateful that Skuld is on my side," Shinn replied.
"Unfortunately, Skuld isn't here to help you now."
"But I can still take you on!"
"Let us see..." Heimdall slightly raised his arms and a bright light of gold appeared. The light formed into a shape of a girl. And when the light disappeared, the face of the girl was now visible to Shinn.
"Cagalli!" yelled Shinn. He clenched his fists hard until blood came out. "Let go of Cagalli this instant!" He glared at Heimdall.
"I'll take the pleasure of torturing her, because I want to see your reaction."
"Please don't hurt her, Heimdall! I'll do anything, just please don't hurt her!" Shinn said without hesitation.
Heimdall glanced at Cagalli and placed a kiss on her temple.
Shinn got even angrier. "What the hell are you doing?!"
Heimdall faced him again with eyes narrowed. "You know, I can see why you really like her. She's really beautiful. Maybe I should make her mine."
"I won't let you!"
Athrun was walking by the park, trying to contact Cagalli through his cell phone. He kept on doing it for 10 times and still no answer. He wondered if Cagalli left her cell phone in her locker again. He gave up after his 12th attempt to make a phone call. "Maybe I should call her again once I get home."
As he entered the park, he saw Shinn and an unknown guy carrying a familiar blonde girl. He quickly hid himself in a nearby bush, where he could clearly see the girl. He was so shocked to find out that the girl was Cagalli. "What is that guy doing to her?" Athrun said as his expression turned serious. He got even more surprised when Shinn called out Heimdall's name.
Isn't Heimdall a name of a Norse Mythology God? he thought silently, wondering about the situation.
"Loki," spoke Heimdall. He turned around and gently settled Cagalli under a tree. After this, he faced Loki again, looking sinisterly, as his hands glowed radiantly. "I will kill you."
Athrun gasped in surprise. Loki... Loki is the god of mischief, but I thought his name was Shinn. Wait a minute, Loki and Heimdall... As I recalled, those two were enemies in the Mythology. This is kinda crazy, but from what I'm seeing now, it's no myth. Although he didn't want to believe it, he was now looking at two gods. But what concerned him the most was Cagalli.
"Loki, take this!" He fired bolts of lightning at the red-eyed god.
Shinn jumped up and landed on a tree branch. He gathered up his own power, creating a ball of fire. He leaped into the air again and threw the ball at Heimdall, but it was easily blocked.
"Do you really think your power could beat me?" Heimdall boasted. He kept on firing lightning at Loki until he hit him on the right shoulder.
"Darn it!" Shinn yelled, wincing in pain. He landed safely on the ground and quickly held his damaged shoulder. I can't fight him seriously knowing that he's holding Cagalli hostage. What should I do?
During this time, Cagalli was waking up from her slumber. She slowly opened her eyes and saw two figures fighting head-on with one another. She recognized one of them, bringing fear and surprise into her heart. She stood and called out his name, "Shinn!"
Immediately, Shinn and Heimdall paused at the sound of her voice.
"Cagalli, are you all right?!" Shinn asked as he ran towards her.
"What's going on? Why are you fighting him?" Cagalli questioned, concern etched on her face.
Shinn couldn't find the right words to answer her. His identity as a god must be kept a secret, even from his best friend.
"Hey! Answer me!" She was looking seriously at Shinn.
"Cagalli, you see I got into trouble again and..."
"If that's the case, why am I here? How the hell did I get here?"
"Um... well... this is what happened..."
"Loki, just tell her the truth!" Heimdall spoke, as he slowly approached them. "She has the right to know."
Shinn turned around to face him and extended his arm sideward. He was shielding Cagalli from Heimdall.
Cagalli stared at the blonde guy. She felt like seeing him before. Suddenly, she remembered who he was. "You're that guy... You're Rey Za Burrel, right?"
Heimdall nodded his head. "But Rey is just a fake name... My real name is Heimdall."
"You can't be serious." She raised an eyebrow at him. "That's absurd. Heimdall is a name of a god."
"That's because I am one."
"You must be joking, right?"
"Cagalli, he's not joking. He is a god who was sent by Odin to kill me," Shinn said with hesitation.
Cagalli shrugged, thinking absurdly of Shinn. "What are you saying? Gods don't exist."
"But they do, Cagalli-san... They really do... Take Shinn for example." Heimdall smirked as he crossed his arms. "Shinn Asuka is really Loki."
Cagalli rapidly shook her head. "Are you guys trying to confuse me with nonsense?!"
"If you want proof..." Heimdall raised his hand as a black sphere formed. He chanted a spell, which summoned a strong wind. He gathered the wind into the sphere. "I'll give you proof right now." He threw the sphere at Shinn.
Athrun, who couldn't stand watching anymore, came out running towards Cagalli.
"What are you doing here?!" Cagalli asked, looking surprised.
"Let's go!" Athrun said. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to safety.
Meanwhile, Shinn stood firm, preparing himself to shield from the attack. He formed a barrier before the sphere made contact.
Heimdall flew up and fired a sphere again. "Die, Loki!"
Shinn instantly noticed it, so he jumped out of the way. "Heimdall, we should stop this now!"
"Then give my right eye back!"
"I don't have it!"
"Then you leave me with no choice!" Heimdall was about to attack when a flying creature injured his right arm. "Where and how?!" he exclaimed.
"Heimdall-sama!" called Stellar as she flew closer to him.
"Skuld, I should've known."
"I am sorry for hurting you, but it was necessary to protect Loki-sama."
"You're a real pest!" He turned to Loki and said, "You got lucky again, Loki!" A blue aura enveloped his body, causing him to disappear from sight.
Stellar sighed in relief. She flew down and landed on the ground. She called the monster and sent it back to its dimension. After that, she walked up to Shinn to see if he was okay.
"I'm okay, Stellar, thanks to you," Shinn said. Gradually, he shifted his eyes to Cagalli and Athrun, who were staring at him with confusion. "I know that you guys have a lot of questions to ask me, so bring it on..."
"Shinn, why didn't you tell me about this before?" Cagalli spoke in a low voice, looking depressed.
The god sighed. "Because I thought it would be best if you didn't know about my secret..."
To be continued...
JC: Busted! Cagalli and Athrun found out Shinn's real identity! How will Shinn explain his god-status to them? This is getting more interesting, right? Please tell me what you think. Go on and review. No flaming!