JC: Sweet moment between Fllay and Rey in the last chapter and a little bit of Kira and Lacus. But enough about that… Let's deal with some action here.

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Gundam Seed: Mythical Legends

Phase 47: A Decisive Battle

It was dismissal time and Kira was on his way to Cagalli's classroom. He felt that his seal was getting weaker and he needed to cast a spell again. It would be bad if Cagalli loose control in front of her classmates and teachers. It was rather fortunate that nobody else was in school when Cagalli attacked Fllay.

He arrived in the classroom and saw his sister packing her notebooks into her school bag. He also noticed her smiling. She seems to be in a good mood, he thought as he walked over to her. "Cagalli, you ready to go?"

Cagalli looked up at Kira and nodded. "But we have to find Athrun first, okay?" she said.

"Sure. He's probably at his locker as we speak."

"Let's hurry." Cagalli put on her bag, grabbed Kira's arm, and exited the classroom in a flash. While they were running, Kira sensed something different in her aura. She seemed fine to his eyes, but his senses were telling him of something ominous.

"Cagalli, let's stop here for a minute." Kira halted, pulling Cagalli to the side. He looked straight in her amber orbs and concentrated. He saw a mysterious spark in her eye, meaning her power was wakening again. "I have to cast the seal now."

"Why? I don't feel anything yet, Kira."

"No, it's coming. You just don't know it."

Then her lips curved into a smirk as her eyes narrowed. "Hmph… Seems like I couldn't hide it from you," she said, her voice growing deep. She unleashed half of her power and blew Kira away to the wall.

"I didn't think my seal would wear off early." The brunette stood up weakly and carefully. He eyed his sister and prepared himself to cast a spell. "I'm going to seal your power again!"

"Sorry, brother, but I won't let you." Cagalli raised her hand and formed a ring above her. As she swung her arm forward, the ring flew towards Kira, locking his body and his power completely.

"Freya, let me go!" he demanded, struggling to get free.

"If you tell me where my necklace is, I promise I'll let you go."

"The Brisingamen?" he muttered, clenching his fists. "Have you forgotten that I was not the one who sealed it away?"

"I just thought you might know." She crossed her arms and approached Kira. She cupped his chin with her hand, leaned forward, and kissed him on the cheek. "You're lucky that you're my brother or else I would have killed you in this spot," she then whispered in his ear.

"Freya, snap out of it."

She used her telepathy to pin Kira on the floor. She dropped her bag beside him and knelt down. "I think I'm going to visit an old friend who happens to be the goddess of the underworld."

Kira quickly lifted his head as she said that. "No, don't! Don't you dare harm Hel!"

"Why not? She's the only one who knows where the necklace is. Though she refused to reveal its location the last time, I'll make sure she'll spit out the information I need now."

"She will never tell you no matter what you do!"

"We'll see about that," she said as she stood and turned around. She began walking away from him and teleported from sight.

"Damn it!" shouted Kira, gritting his teeth. "If I don't do something quick, Hel would—" He slowly stood by supporting himself on the wall. His arms and power were still restricted from use due to Cagalli's ring. Despite his situation, he was able to run and reach the lockers where he saw Athrun.

"Kira?" the blue-haired mortal muttered upon seeing the brunette god. "What's with the ring around you?" He pointed out.

"This ring was created by Freya in order to restrict my power," Kira promptly replied.

"Why? What happened?"

"Freya's power went berserk again. This time, I wasn't able to stop her."

Athrun's eyes grew wide. "Then that means…" He grew worried for Cagalli's sake and for the students' sake in school. "We have to find Shinn and the others."

"I couldn't agree with you more."

Hallways

"Since we're here in the Human Realm, why don't you take me out on a date?" Fllay asked her new boyfriend as she winked an eye. She was walking with him to her classroom, with her hand intertwined with his.

Rey blushed at the sound of a date. From what he gathered about the humans, a date is something done by a couple. "Are you sure it's okay if we do that?"

"Unless you have a problem with me…" Fllay sternly said looking pissed off.

"Ah—no… It's just that—"

"It's your first time?" She finished his sentence for him. She could see that Rey was pretty nervous with the whole date thing, but Fllay was not going to back down on it. She wanted to experience what the mortals do and she wanted to do it with Rey. She was not going to take no for answer from him.

"All right," said Rey. "Let's go on a date."

Fllay giggled lightly and hugged him. "Thank you, Rey!"

"Well, isn't this a cute moment?" a voice suddenly caught their attention. The couple turned to the person in front of them, which was Cagalli. "Sorry for interrupting."

"Nah, its okay." She released Rey from her arms and walked over to the blonde. "So, is there something you want from us?"

Cagalli placed one hand on her hip as she casually patted Fllay's shoulder. "It looks like you guys are a couple now. I'm happy for you both." She took one quickly glance at Rey and smiled back at Fllay. "By the way, I'm here to apologize for what I did to you."

"Oh no… You don't have to. You weren't yourself back then."

"My power really took advantage of me. Lucky for me, I have a brother like Kira who could temporarily seal off my power." She sighed deeply, pulling a long face.

"But the seal won't last for long."

"I know. That's why I'm so afraid. I don't want to hurt anyone again."

"Isn't there anyway to stop your power?"

"Well, Kira did tell me that my Brisingamen necklace can seal my power."

"The necklace? No way, it's too powerful."

"There's no other choice left. I'm even willing to take a risk with that necklace."

Rey motioned himself to Fllay's side as he sensed a disturbance in the air. He could not quite make out what he was feeling, but he could see Cagalli's aura oozing gradually from her body.

"If that necklace can really help you, then I might as well tell you its location."

"Are you sure about that? How about your promise with your father?" Cagalli reminded Fllay.

"I'm sure Oto-sama will understand. It's important for you to retrieve the necklace in order to stop you power." Fllay clasped Cagalli's hands together. "Besides, it was yours to begin with." She kindly smiled.

Rey felt more auras coming out of Cagalli. It was not right anymore. Something was definitely wrong with Cagalli. Before anything else happened, Rey pulled Fllay away from Cagalli and went in front of her. "Hel, this isn't Freya anymore."

"What are you talking about?" Fllay questioned him. "Freya-san looks fine to me."

"She's right, Heimdall. You don't need to be jumpy," Cagalli assured him, growing a worried expression.

"Don't try to deceive me, Freya. I can see right through your act because my right eye has returned."

"I should've known," Cagalli said coldly. "Truly you are the watchman of the gods. Nothing can pass through your eyes." She plastered a malicious grin on her face. Her aura grew more invincible as she spread her arms apart. A strong gust of wind blew on Rey and Fllay, making it hard for them to maintain balance and sight on Cagalli.

"Heimdall, what should we do?" Fllay asked, clutching onto Rey's shoulders.

"We can neither run nor hide from her," Rey replied, touching her hand. "But I can fight her."

"You're not serious, are you?"

"If I can knock her out, her power will stop."

"No, it's too dangerous."

"You better listen to your girl, Heimdall," Cagalli blurted out. She formed an energy sphere with her right hand and directed it toward them.

"Your power has seriously taken over," Rey said, forming his own sphere with both hands. He was confident that he could take Freya on since his eye and all his powers were back again. He just hoped he could take down Freya quickly.

Cagalli tossed the sphere to them, jumped up and tossed another one. Rey managed to block the first one but the other one hit his arm badly. When he fell down to his knees, Cagalli skidded towards him immediately and blasted him away along with Fllay. She burst out laughing and then looked over at them who were lying on the floor.

Fllay sat up first, glanced over her shoulder, and saw the blonde god trying to stand up. She stood and helped Rey up. "Are you all right?" she asked with concern.

He groaned with pain and pressed a hand to Fllay's back. "I'm fine." Obviously he was not fine and Fllay could see that. She was getting more worried for him.

Cagalli licked her mouth. "Seems like you want more, huh?"

He peered at her with a serious expression. "I'm not giving up on you just yet."

"Bring it," Cagalli countered.

Just then, Rey moved towards her in a blink of an eye and rammed her to the wall. He grabbed her hand, swung her away, and threw a sphere right at her. An explosion was made and heard, as smoke filled the area. "I hope I got her." As the smoke cleared away, he saw nobody. "Where's Freya?"

"Weakling." Cagalli came running out from his back, followed by two rings. The rings bounded Rey and drained his energy. "Face it, Heimdall; you're no match for me." She folded her arms.

He dropped to his knees because he was getting weak. His energy was slowly drifting away due to the rings' effect. He could neither use spells nor do anything at that point.

Cagalli chuckled. "Looks like the watchman of the gods had become a dud."

"Go away!" Fllay shouted then brushed pass Cagalli to Rey.

"Do you want to fight me too, goddess of death?"

Fllay shrugged. "Yes, I'm going to fight you—for Heimdall!"

"I doubt you'll give me much of a fight." Cagalli let out an exasperated sigh. "If you'll just tell me the location, I would've been long gone by now."

"As far as I'm concerned this is just what Odin wants," retorted Fllay.

"I don't care about him. All I care about is my necklace!" Her amber eyes shot daggers at the red-head.

Fllay swallowed hard. With the amount of patience Cagalli has, she was surprised that she didn't blow up the school yet. She glanced over her shoulder to look at Rey who was struggling to stay awake despite the energy drain. Her face registered hurt before she turned back at Cagalli again. "Freya-san, let's fight!"

"Are you sure?" Cagalli mocked her. "You were easily defeated last time."

Still, she took a deep breath and told her that was ready. "But let's take this fight some place else, shall we?"

"Oh, yeah? And that place would be?"

Fllay closed her eyes and let her hands do the work. "I'm inviting you to my world!" She put her hands up in a stopping motion. A dark light appeared under her and embodied her and Cagalli. After that, the two goddesses disappeared.

"Hel!" Rey shouted out. "This is not good. Hel couldn't possibly be a match for Freya. It's suicide." He could feel his energy rising again. The rings around him vanished since Cagalli was not around anymore.

"Heimdall!" A familiar voice called from afar. Rey turned to see Shinn, Kira, Athrun, and Stellar approaching him.

"Loki, I failed to stop Freya," Rey said with an apologetic face. "I wasn't nearly as powerful as her."

"Don't say it like it's your fault, Heimdall," Shinn reprimanded him. "Now tell me where did she go?"

The blonde gritted his teeth to avoid hissing at himself. Through clenched teeth he said, "Hel decided to fight Freya so she brought Freya to Niflheim."

Shinn's eye grew wide. "Why didn't you stop her?!"

"I couldn't. Freya placed a spell on me which drained most of my energy."

"Hel!" Shinn slammed his fist hard at the wall.

"Loki-sama…" Stellar spoke softly. "We must go to Niflheim to help Hel."

He shook his head rapidly. "No, I should go alone. It's far too dangerous for you guys to come."

Stellar offered a pained expression but remained strong anyway. "Loki-sama, I want to help you."

"I want in as well," Kira told him. "My sister's there and she's my responsibility."

"And you're not leaving me behind," Rey reminded them. Though he did tell Shinn or anyone else about his new relationship with Fllay, he just informed them that he just wanted to help out.

"Persistent, aren't we?" Shinn shrugged. "Okay, you guys can come."

"Wait!" said Athrun, stepping forward. He gazed at Shinn gravely with determination. "I want to come as well. Just like Kira, Cagalli is also my responsibility."

"Athrun-san, have you forgotten what happened to you the last time? You almost died in the world of darkness." Stellar explained.

"I'm aware of that but I don't care." Athrun clenched his fists and stared down. "I'm tired of being useless all the time for Cagalli. I always have you guys to save her all the time."

"Athrun-san…"

"I want to fight as well. I want to help. I want to save Cagalli."

The gods all smiled at what he said as they felt the strength of mind in Athrun. Shinn pretended to be skeptical and said, "Just don't get in my way, got that?"

Athrun nodded. He knew it was going to be dangerous but he was willing enough to take the risk for the one he loved. He was not going to back out.

To be continued…

JC: End of chapter 47. Next chapter will be the Underworld Event. Please review and no flaming, okay? See you soon.