JC: Let me say thanks first to all my reviewers. Hugs and kisses for ya all! I now present chapter 34. More exciting fight scenes! I'm glad that everyone enjoys the fight scenes. I actually had a hard time putting the actions into words. Well, reading different books about action really helped me a lot. Please do read on and enjoy the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED.

Gundam SEED: Mythical Legends

Phase 34: The New Power

Shinn and Stellar sensed a strong yet familiar aura just a while ago. The both of them, together with Athrun, went to check outside to find the source of the aura. But they spotted no one around, which was very strange.

"Where are Cagalli and Kira?" asked Athrun, darting his eyes from left to right. He had a bad feeling something might have happened to them.

Stellar knelt down and touched the ground. Her hands began glowing and streams of light spread out on the ground. The blonde goddess felt Jean's aura. "Oneesama!" she uttered, standing up. "Verdandi Oneesama was just here. She unleashed a powerful force, which took Kira-san and Cagalli-san to another place." She looked at Shinn with great concern.

"Jean is under the control of Odin now," added Athrun, thinking if Cagalli was all right. He knew she could use her powers, but he was still worried because Jean is no ordinary goddess.

"Cagalli and Kira might be in trouble. We better go save them!" Shinn eagerly formed a magical seal under his feet. He was trying to locate the exact location of the siblings' whereabouts and hoping that they were safe.

Stellar heaved a sigh, feeling tormented inside. If she were to face her sister at this moment, she would surely fight her. But she couldn't handle seeing Shinn fight her sister as well. What should I do? Can't I think of something to resolve this? She thought bitterly of herself, knowing how helpless she became.

The Siblings

Kira grabbed Jean's arm and tossed her to the ocean. Splash! He fired energy orbs at the water to further disable Jean. "That should be enough," he said. He stopped his assault and went down to check on the goddess.

A strange light emerged from the surface of the water and blinded Kira for a moment. Jean took the chance and came out to attack Kira. "You're finished!" she shouted, piercing a lance of light through his heart. Jean grinned evilly at her success.

Cagalli pushed Miriallia to a corner with her power and constricted her movements with a binding spell she learned personally from Stellar. "You're really tough. I don't know if I can keep up with you." Cagalli panted as she felt her knees getting weak from the fighting. She checked on Kira only to see a terrible sight. Her brother was pierced through his heart, and he was slowly falling. She screamed his name in fear and pain, as tears formed in her eyes. She released her captive from her spell and quickly flew to Kira.

Jean saw her coming and immediately pushed her away with an energy sphere. "I'm sorry, Freya-sama, but your dear brother is now gone." She laughed sinisterly.

Flinching in pain, she plunged into the water with tears flowing out of her eyes. She was slowly sinking into the depths, depressed of what happened to her brother. She opened her eyes to see her brother sinking with her. It was an aching site, for her brother had blood gushing out of his chest. Cagalli wept more as she tried to reach out to him and call his name.

"Kira…Kira…Freyr…Freyr!!" she yelled out in her mind, tightly shutting down her eyes. She couldn't stand to see more.

"Freya, don't be sad."

"Huh?" Cagalli opened her eyes and wondered if it was her brother's voice.

"Freya, I'm still here with you…" She saw Kira's lips move and curved into a smile. What a relief! He was alive! Cagalli was so happy that she wanted to hug him.

Kira placed his hand over his pierced chest and started healing it. "You know, this is like old times. We used to swim a lot in the ocean when we were kids." He spoke slowly, giving importance to every word he said. He looked at the blonde with kindness in his amethyst eyes. "You love the ocean, right?"

"Freyr…" More tears came out of her eyes. "Yes, I love it so much." She nodded her head.

"And I'm sure you wanna view the ocean again with your brother, right?"

Cagalli smiled and nodded once more. "There's no doubt about it!" Gaining new hope, her body began glowing in bright yellow color. She swam towards Kira and hugged him. "Let's go, Freyr…" She bestowed her powers on Kira, healing his wound in the process.

"Freya, thank you." Kira brushed his fingers through her golden locks, as Cagalli tightened her grip around him more. He felt the warmness his sibling was giving and it felt so good.

Miriallia and Jean were hovering above the water, waiting for them to come out. Knowing their power, the Norns had to be careful of them. The siblings, Freyr and Freya, were not to be underestimated. Individually they are strong, but together they are invincible.

"Oneesama, I'm sure Freya-sama's memories will finally be unlocked." Jean folded her arms in front as she faced Miriallia.

Miriallia nodded and grimaced. "And Odin-sama's plan of Ragnarok will succeed at last." Nevertheless, she was concerned if Gilbert could take control of Cagalli. Freya-sama has limitless power inside of her. It would be impossible to overcome such a power.

Out of the blue, two figures emerged from the water, giving the Norns quite a surprise. The sisters back away and raised their guard. Clearly, they saw Kira and Cagalli floating side by side, while their eyes were darting straight at them.

Jean checked Kira for his wound and found out that it was already healed. "The healing power of Freya-sama is a wonder… am I right, Oneesama?" She turned to her older sister.

Miriallia nodded in agreement, folding her hands. "Shall we continue this farce?" she asked the two.

"Miriallia, Jean, let's stop this." Kira offered his hand to them. "Deep down, I know you don't want to fight us."

"You are terribly mistaken, Freyr-sama!" retorted Jean. She formed an energy sphere on her palm as she gritted her teeth. "We are fighting you for the sake of Odin-sama!"

Cagalli, this time, landed her two feet on the water surface. She walked towards the Norns slowly as she opened her arms. Her face was kind and gentle, which made the Jean more mindful. "Odin is just using you two. He's only controlling you to make you fight us."

"Please stop talking, Freya-sama," Miriallia butted into Cagalli's speech, looking concerned. "No matter what you say, we will still follow Odin-sama." She sounded hesitant as she said this.

Cagalli knew her words were getting to them. "Urd—no, Miriallia, we're good friends, aren't we?" She smiled.

"Freya-sama…"

"Don't tell me you're going to deny our friendship? My memories of you and your sisters are very clear now. I remember us being friends before."

Miriallia recalled her past life with the blonde goddess. There were so many blissful memories she had of Cagalli and she considered them priceless. She thought of how wrong it was to go against Cagalli to capture her for Odin. But she was a Norn Goddess, so she had to obey the high god. However, for some reason another conscience of her was telling her not to fight with Cagalli anymore. It was getting confusing that it was starting to hurt her head.

"Oneesama, what's the matter?" Jean noticed how pale and baffled Miriallia became.

The goddess of the past held her head. "Freya-sama… I…" she stuttered as the image of Cagalli flooded her mind.

Jean was getting worried for her sister. She got angry at Cagalli, thinking it was her fault why Miriallia was in pain. She quickly threw the energy sphere at her, but the blonde easily deflected it to another direction with her hand. "I don't believe this. You've actually gained some new skills now?"

"Thanks to the memories I've gained." Cagalli believed her powers were strong enough to take Jean on. Talking some sense into Miriallia was actually working and she hoped to do the same thing with Jean. But Jean was a stubborn girl who doesn't want to listen to word she says.

"Why can't you give yourself in? Why can't you follow Odin-sama?" Jean performed multiple attacks on Cagalli. She was taking her on in a reckless manner. She was blinded by frustration, which wasn't a good thing for her.

Cagalli evaded every attack Jean gave. "You can't win in this state, Jean. You're not focused anymore." She grabbed the red-head by the shoulder, placed a hand on her abdomen, and blasted her with a bright yellow beam. "I'm sorry for being rash."

Jean regained balance and flew up to regenerate. She held her sore abdomen. "Odin-sama is not going to like this."

"I don't care about him. All I care about is getting you and Miriallia back."

"We'll break Odin's spell and return you to your normal states," Kira said. He was preparing his mind and body for dispel.

"You are all saying gibberish! Why can't you just face it? Odin-sama is too great for you to handle. Odin-sama will rule Midgard and nobody can stop him!" Jean was absolutely under Gilbert's heavy spell. Nothing was getting through to her head. It was like the real Jean had been shut down permanently.

Odin-sama will rule Midgard if Freya-sama is at his side. He needs Freya-sama's power and influence. She is the key to his success. Miriallia, finally resuming composure, thought deeply as she glanced at the siblings. I've managed to return to my normal self, but this won't last. I don't have to power to break Odin's spell and I must ask Freyr-sama for help. She tried to stand up, but the spell was preventing her to do so.

The battle between Cagalli and Jean went on, as Miriallia helplessly watched them in desperate attempt to get help from Kira. The spell also bounded her voice, so she couldn't call his name. She was afraid that if she doesn't do anything soon, the spell would take over her again.

Kira noticed something strange about Miriallia. He approached her cautiously, thinking it would be the best opportunity to dispel her. But he didn't expect a dark aura to cover Miriallia in an instant. He could neither touch nor go near the dark aura. "What should I do? I must help her."

The dark aura is shielding me from him… How typical of Odin to place such a thing. Nevertheless, she knew Kira would come up with a plan to overcome the dark aura.

And she was positively correct…

Kira performed a cleansing spell to wipe out the dark aura out of Miriallia's body. Unlike with Fllay, the dark aura wasn't a part of Miriallia, therefore making it easier to cleanse. "Just a little more… Hang on, Miriallia." He was doing his best.

Jean fended off Cagalli's recent attack with a barrier. "I have to defeat Freya-sama, so Odin-sama would be pleased." She panted as she looked down to see her sister with Kira. In her point of view, it appeared that Kira was sucking the life out of Miriallia. She got furious at this. "Stay away from my sister!" she shouted, swooping down to launch an attack on Kira.

Moving swiftly, Cagalli managed to grab Jean by the arms and locked her in barrier. "This will hold you until Kira's done," she said, smiling at Jean.

"Release me this instant!" demanded Jean.

Cagalli sadly shook her head. "If I did that then you would go wild again. It's best if you stay here and do nothing for a while, okay?"

Jean fumed with rage as her aura burst like flames. "I won't let you do as you please!" A powerful force gushed out of Jean's body which was enough to break her out of the barrier. She grabbed Cagalli's hand and sent painful waves to her body.

"Ahh!! I…can't… use… ah!!"

"Freya!" Kira was about to help her until he saw Cagalli shook her head. "But why?" he asked her, and Cagalli looked at Miriallia. With that, Kira got her message and went back to the Norn to dispel her completely. Even so, he was gravely worried for his sister.

"Will you give up and join Odin-sama now?" Jean questioned seriously, narrowing her emerald-green eyes.

"Whatever… y-you do or say, I-I will…never…join Odin." Cagalli barely spoke because of the pain.

Then Jean had to deal with her with more force. She maxed out her power, giving Cagalli more pain. She didn't want to torture the goddess, but she was left with no option. "If you don't want to die, reconsider your decision."

At this time, Cagalli's body began glowing in a bright yellow color. The pain she felt was disappearing and it was replaced with relief. "Jean, it will never change. How about you? Ever considering leaving Odin to join-up with your friends and sisters again?" She looked up at Jean and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"How did you?!" Jean found it impossible for Cagalli to withstand her power.

"Let's end this and go home, Jean." Cagalli placed a hand on Jean's temple as she concentrated her energy. She unleashed a blinding light which covered the whole area and engulfed Miriallia and Kira as well. In a split second, the light disappeared and the immortals were nowhere to be seen.

To be continued…

JC: Well, that's the end of chapter 34. Cagalli remembers a lot now! Next chapter will be a treat for the Kira/Lacus and Auel/Meyrin fans. Auel and Meyrin make one good and cute couple. I just love them. Stay tuned, okay? I'll update soon. Please review and no flames.