Gun X Sword: The Adventure Continues
Chapter 30: The Battle for Everything
(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Gun X Sword because it belongs to the likes of Geneon and FUNimation. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for violence, adult content, and adult language.)
Edoras and the rest of his team were facing a group of Armors as they were another Armada in the making. They had never seen them ready on the front lines as they were standing towards the city gates. With Armos making the first move, it attacked the first wave as Brownie came in and blew away all the rest. The combined efforts of both Armors had been unstoppable as they were doing some damage to some of the Armors that were on the battlefield. It wasn't long until they had some backup as the second wave had come in the form of tanks. With Nenya leading the charge, Tinuviel had piloted it into battle as it sliced some of its enemies with its fans. Along the way, there came Galadriel as it threw its chakram at its enemies. It was a long battle as the Armor pilots lead by Edoras were going up against another Armor Armada in the making.
It wasn't long until Gil-Galad and Faramir had stepped in as they were going up against the second wave. The battle was starting to get intense as the second wave was firing at the heroes in their Armors. Taking minimal damage, the team, lead by Edoras, had stood back as they were in one tough battle to liberate Zetsuei from its cruel masters.
"This isn't going anywhere," said Edoras.
"They're intense out there," said Priscilla.
"This is one hell of a battle out here," said Tinuviel.
"It's gonna be hell," said Tzippio worriedly.
"No one is gonna die here," said Edoras. "We've made it this far, so we have no other choice but to finish what we have started."
"Tell that to what's happening in the city," said Pavel as he noticed the danger coming from it.
"There's an Armor fight in there," said Thessaline. "Looks like that Van's going up against Zetsuei's watchdog."
"We'll deal with that later," said Edoras. "First, we have to finish mopping up the Armada before we do anything."
It was agreed that the battle had to be finished as the Armor pilots were still fighting against the Armor Armada that the House of Feanor had sent in. This was no ordinary battle as the heroes of the battlefield were going up against something that is close to the House of Feanor's territory, for a much bigger danger is waiting for them in the Lost Region. With the third wave coming, Gilraen and Cupcake had stepped in as they were ready to join up with the rest of the team. All eight Armors had come together as they were ready to put a damper on the Armor Armada. Little did they know was that some of them were on their way towards the city as they were about to meet a big surprise coming from the rest of the allies there. It would only be a matter of time, but there would be a huge reunion on the battlefield in the guise of Armor pilots on the side of an extinct bloodline.
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Ithilien and the others were staring at the remains of the generator as it was blown to pieces. Even though the mission was a success, there were much bigger problems coming as they heard fighting sounds from the surface. Ithilien himself wanted to prove himself worthy as he saw a ladder that lead upwards to where the surface should be. When he finally reached it, he saw Dann going up against Commodus as it was being overpowered by it. This was no ordinary duel to the death as Dann was trying to hold on to the upper hand in this battle. Ithilien wanted to help, but he didn't want to endanger any of the citizens as he was most likely to be on the sidelines in this battle.
"Come on, Van," he said. "Don't lose this one."
"Hey," said Guofeng as he was holding Hydrangea in his arms. "This isn't a good time to be watching the battle right now."
"It's Brego that we need to be worried about. He's dangerous with his Armor out in the battlefield."
"I hate to break it to you, but Brego's a loose cannon. He's a spoiled brat who gets pissed off whrn he doesn't get his way."
"Wait, have you seen him before?"
"He's the one who violated and killed my mother. It also seems that I've got an ally in that guy who's ready to take out that spoiled son-of-a-bitch."
CRASH! BOOM!
"What the hell's going on?!" yelled Ithilien.
"Looks like Commodus didn't get its way this time," said Guofeng.
Both Ithilien and Guofeng had found that Commodus was out of control as it was slashing things right and left. Even Dann was no match for it as it was trying to attack it with all of its strength. Brego was simply exuberant as he was mopping the floor with Dann by using Commodus' weapons with such gusto. Van was starting to get worried as he felt the same kind of fear that engulfed him since his battle with William Will Woo five years ago. He had to keep it together as he felt the sting of defeat looming over his head. He couldn't let that happen as he was thinking about Wendy and the twins back at the airship.
"So, how does it feel to have a taste of fear, Van?" said Brego as he was relishing in his conquest.
"You're insane!" he yelled as he was trying to get Dann up on its feet.
"Oh, am I? Come to think of it, I have a lot more morals than anyone here on this backwater planet, including you!"
"You've kidnapped those people from some of the cities on the trail, didn't you? It all makes sense when you wanted more than just to become a watchdog, didn't you? You were also interested in taking some of the women that you have captured towards Eomer to produce more Feanor children for your pathetic little workforce."
"Human life by forced labor and rape is good for business when it comes to conditioning them to become a part of the Armor Armada that Eomer has perfected."
"You bastard! Human life should live freely, not become slaves to people who don't give a rat's ass about them!"
"I don't have to care about them if I don't want to! They're just fodder for the House of Feanor to use."
"I can't believe that you'd stoop so low in not caring about the people here in Zetsuei! Well, I care because I have a wife and two children to protect!"
Van made his point clear as he piloted Dann back to its feet. Once again, he was facing Brego as he was destroying things in the city with his Armor, Commodus. Many people were fleeing the city surface as they were going directly into the underground sanctuary. Van was grateful that the people were getting out of harm's way as they were reaching for safety below. He was still facing Commodus in full fury as he was piloting Dann towards a moment of victory. Even Ithilien and Guofeng were rooting for him as he was still fighting onward against his enemy out in the open.
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Nancy and the others had made it to safety as they were in the underground sanctuary with the citizens and freed slaves. The place itself was different from the sterile environment that housed the generator as it had many sophisticated tunnels that once housed some of the House of Telfer's descendants many centuries ago. It was an ancient place as it had many murals of Siegfried and Arwen all over the walls. There was even a mural of them as they were holding their newborn baby boy, who had the same black hair and red eyes as his mother. Nancy had examined the mural carefully as she had seen some of the ancient writing that had been all over the obsidian mines near Jade Creek. It was more different than before as the mural of the fallen family had stayed after centuries of withering and neglect.
"What do we have here?" said Dulkas.
"This mural is old," said Nancy.
"What does it look like?" asked Dana as he set down the backpack full of grenades.
"These people here are Siegfried and Arwen Telfer. They were part of the House of Telfer as they prospered with such a kind hand over what was known to be Tir Andurinar. After the downfall, they were killed by Eomer in which the land had turned to ice and snow."
"Who is that little baby in the picture?" asked Zira.
"That baby is none other than Van. It seems that he was once here centuries ago by the scores of books and pictures on the wall."
"It looks like that he was lucky to hide away from the House of Feanor all those years ago," said Undomiel. "I guess that someone must have taken care of him here."
"Van may have luck on his side, but it is Allah's will that he would be destined to turn the Lost Region back into a place where life blooms," said Ghazim.
"I bet that Mr. Van must have been popular here," said Rajiv.
"By the way, where's Ithilien?" asked Marta.
"He's out there with Van," said Nancy. "Come to think of it, he's most likely to sit on the sidelines in battle, but he better stay out of the way."
The concern for Ithilien had gotten to be serious as Marta decided to go after him. Going towards the surface, she saw him and Guofeng as they are taking cover from the gunfire from outside, along with Hydrangea. It was an awkward reunion as Ithilien got punched directly by Marta in the face for worrying everyone down in the underground sanctuary. She was angry at him for wandering off as she wanted to attack him some more.
"What were you thinking?!" she cried. "You know that it isn't safe out here!"
"Van told me about being slapped around by a woman if I wasn't careful," said Ithilien.
"You're lucky that you weren't hurt, but-"
CRASH!
The ground had quaked as the battle had become intense all over with Dann and Commodus still fighting in the city. The laser fire and flying debris had scattered everywhere as Ithilien got Marta out of harm's way from the falling shrapnel. That act of good will had him on top of her as he was starting to get a little uneasy. He was a virgin as he never had any sexual experience before. He even found Marta beautiful as he was torn between wanting to marry her and getting her out of harm's way. Now wasn't the time to think about sex as he got off of her and helped her up to her feet. Even Guofeng was curious to see them together as he was holding Hydrangea in his arms.
"So, you got yourself a girlfriend, don't you?" he said.
"She's not my girlfriend," said Ithilien defensively.
"She sure looks like it."
"Hey, we're not exactly a couple, you know," said Marta.
"You two lovebirds better take cover because we've got more than just the two prizefighters out in the open."
"What's going on?"
"There's some Armors coming to destroy the city," said Ithilien. "We have to do something quick before something bad happens."
Ithilien was right on the money as he saw some Armors coming towards the city. It wasn't long until he summoned Artros as it came from the sky. Even Marta pressed on a watch on her wrist as she saw her Armor, Custard, fly towards her. It wasn't long until they got into their Armors as they went up against the ones that were entering the city. Both Artros and Custard had advanced against the invading Armors as they destroyed as many as they could muster. It wasn't long until they saw Lorien and Isildur appear out of nowhere as they were helping in the fight. All four Armors were going up against an invasion of foes as they were slashing them left and right. The battle for the city has intensified as it was starting to get too monotonous out there. It was also starting to get more dangerous in the long run as the fighting was starting to intensify by the minute. Just as the battle was heating up, there was Evenstar as it was being accompanied by Anarion and Este as all three had joined in the fight to defend the city from the Armor Armada. There were seven Armors in the city itself as they were going up against a plethora of enemies as they came from the House of Feanor.
All seven of them were on the defensive as they were standing their ground in not only protecting the city, but the citizens as well. With the robots still coming, the heroic Armors had found that they had a new ally as a strange Armor appeared out of the blue. To the surprise of the Armor pilots, they saw that Dana was there as he was piloting an Armor that was built like Volkane. The Armor, named Donut, was built more like a military machine as it transformed into a tank complete with gatling guns. It was a sight to see as Donut had made short work of the Armors that were invading the city.
"Look what I've got!" cried Dana as he was piloting Donut on the frontline. "Hey, you Feanor bastards have got another thing coming to you if you don't leave the citizens alone!"
Dana had finally made his point clear as he was going for the throat on the battlefield. He wanted to protect everyone as he was there to defend the city. When he joined up with the rest of them, the number increased to eight as they were there to protect and liberate Zetsuei.
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Wendy was staring out the window as she was seeing the resonance wave still over the embattled city of Zetsuei. With the twins fed, cleaned, and sent to bed, she watched over them as she was waiting for Van to come back. She was worried about him as she also wanted to be in his arms once again. With the twins sleeping, she went out of the room as she was going towards the kitchen to get something to eat. When she went into the fridge, she noticed that there was a pumpkin cheesecake that was untouched as she got it out of there. When she set it on the counter, she saw a note that was stuck on top of the plastic cover as it read the words, "For Wendy," on it. She saw that it was Van who made it as she took off the cover and grabbed a knife in order to slice at it. When she grabbed a saucer, she placed a slice of cheesecake on it as she took out a fork and tasted it.
The cheesecake was very delicious as she found it to be made by Van before he left for the mission to liberate Zetsuei. She thought about him as he was in his Armor, for he would come back to her as soon as the mission was completed. She loved him with all her heart as she was also worried for him as well. The pumpkin cheesecake was tasty after she finished up that slice. Just as she was about to get a little bit more, she saw Carmen and Shinichiro walk into the kitchen as they were also worried for the rest of the crew's safety. Even they were aware of the battle for Zetsuei as they were looking after the children on the airship.
"It's too quiet here," said Shinichiro.
"I see what you mean," said Wendy.
"I'm hoping that Master would return."
"I'm hoping that he would be safe, too, along with Van and the others."
"Van is no stranger on the battlefield," said Carmen. "He has Dann of Thursday to pilot in this cause to uproot the House of Feanor and their evil activities."
"I hope that he's okay. There's no telling what could happen when he's there fighting over there."
"What is that?" Carmen had noticed the pumpkin cheesecake sitting on the counter.
"It's a pumpkin cheesecake. Van made it before he left for Zetsuei."
"I guess that he thought about you when he decided to go on this mission," said Shinichiro as he grabbed a saucer and fork when he got a slice of cheesecake. "This is a good cheesecake. If only Master would come and taste a slice of it."
"Your master will come back just like Van," said Carmen. "Besides, he's an Armor pilot and he never flees from danger."
And so, all three were getting into the cheesecake as they were also keeping their minds off of the battle for now. In a dangerous debacle like this, there was no telling where or when they would come back, but they were still fighting for the freedom for all who want the House of Feanor to fall, no matter what.
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Van was trying to hold on to the edge in battle as he was piloting Dann to confront Brego while inside of Commodus. Both Armors were fighting with such intensity as they were in the middle of the central square. It was a ring of death for whoever came out as the victor of the fight as both Dann and Commodus were still fighting to the death. It wasn't long until Dann finally got the upper hand as it knocked down Commodus onto the ground. Unfortunately, Dann's flighty opponent had gotten back up as it was ready to fire off its special attack. Brego was exuberant as he used his Armor's special power to immobilize Dann as it fell onto the ground. Van was powerless as he was trying to break Dann free from Commodus' power.
"Well, well," said Brego. "It seems that you've gotten pinned."
"It sucks," said Van.
"You'll never break free from Commodus' special power. Soon, you and that pathetic little tin can are gonna disintegrate into dust and blood by the time I'm finished with you."
"You're nothing but a monster in sheep's clothing!"
"You've been a thorn in our side since you fled with that Sezorin whore centuries ago! You've been under the radar so far until you met up with Gadoved and Elena. Well, Elena did something that went against God's law when she donated her eggs just to get some cash in order to get by. In her sin, a bunch of by-products were born: two from a fag couple, one with different colors of eyes, and an angry chef. When I heard of something like this, I consorted to Eomer about Elena's dirty little secret in which he hired the notorious Kroo Kring Koo, otherwise known as the Claw, to take her out along with you in the mix."
"What?! You were the one who had a hand in Elena's death?!" Rage had boiled in Van as he was starting to get angry. "I'll take you out here and now for aiding and abetting in the Claw's handiwork when he killed her on the day of our wedding! Do you think I can let you get away with that?! It's horrible...; no, it's extremely despicable for what you've did! Elena may have donated some of her livelihood just to have some income, but she is never a sinner! I won't let you defile or dishonor her memory like that!"
Van's fury was more than Brego can handle as he used Dann to get up and break free from Commodus' special attack. Up on its feet, Dann pulled no punches as it went up against its enemy. It wasn't long until the resonance wave had surrounded Dann as it was gaining more power than usual. Even Brego was outmatched as he was cowering in fear inside of Commodus' cockpit. In a blaze of righteousness, Dann fired off a huge energy blast as it blew straight into Commodus. With the duel nearing to a close, Dann was victorious as it saw its enemy fall into many pieces. It wasn't long until Van jumped out of his Armor as he surveyed the damage that was done to Commodus. Just as he was about to view more of the wreckage, he noticed that Brego was long gone as Commodus' cockpit was empty. Exhausted and tired from such a long battle, Van was ready to meet up with the rest of his teams as he was also starting to get a little hungry for a steak with lots of condiments and a tall glass of milk on the side.
When he was ready to make his way back towards the underground sanctuary, he turned around as he saw Brego emerge from the wreckage as he had his katana in his hand. Van had never expected Brego to attack after a defeat as he defend himself with his sword. Anger still brimmed from him as he wanted to do away with his enemy out in the open. Both men continued to fight in the open until the sound of approaching Armors were coming towards the city. Defeated and with Commodus destroyed, Brego fled as he took his katana with him while disappearing in the shadows. Van, however, had found that his group were going out of the city as they were on the prowl to help out with the reinforcements on the outside. It was a godsend that the battle was ready to come to a close as the city of Zetsuei is now free from the House of Feanor's cruel tyranny.
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The battle on the outside was still raging as Edoras and his team were going up against the Armor Armada that was all over the city. One by one, the Armor Armada was starting to dwindle as half of the Imperium Twelve was mopping the floor with them. Victory was at hand as Edoras and his team had seen the rest of the Imperium Twelve emerge as they were all together, along with Brownie, Cupcake, Custard, and Donut. The Armors had finished off what was left of the Armada as there were nothing but scrap metal on the battlefield. It was a well-known victory as all of the Armor pilots were heroically victorious in their efforts to liberate Zetsuei and give the people here the freedom that was denied from them all those years.
Even though that the city was in shambles, everyone who fought to liberate it from the House of Feanor was most likely to take part in its restoration as it would be good as new again. Zetsuei was freed, but it would take a while to fix the city as there would be a pledge to fix it in the long run.
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Eomer became furious as he was sitting on his throne. After hearing about Brego's failure, he didn't pull no punches as he drew out his scythe. He was also aware that Brego was also nowhere to be found as he didn't report back to him. A quiet anger had filled the throne room in winter as Eomer went outside into the frozen courtyard. He noticed that the barrier to his domain is being lifted as he saw the fresh snow fall from the sky. It wasn't long until he was joined by Eowyn and Eothain as they all watched the snow become a blizzard. They all cherished the winter as they had it for so long. After many centuries of controlling the Lost Region, they were in a crisis as they had heard a lot about Van and his heroic efforts in defeating some of the House of Feanor's forces for the past few months. They were also being tested in a time when the hold of winter was about to slowly diminish here in the Lost Region.
"What troubles you so?" asked Eowyn as she had some concern for her brother.
"Eovanuus is near," said Eomer.
"You mean Van of the Dawn?" said Eothain as he was slowly revving up his chainsaw. "He's no match for us because he'll never take down the House of Feanor."
"You fool! That drifter in the tuxedo has already liberated all four bordering cities in which the barrier to our lands is slowly lifting as we speak!"
"If you want me to, I'll shred him with my little toy."
"It won't be easy," said Eowyn. "He's already gotten stronger and he's also a father as well."
"So, that small whelp that aided him on his travels has given birth to his litter. This miniscule brood won't be tolerated by the likes of us. As for Eovanuus and his followers, let them come, for they will face a long cold winter here in the Lost Region."
"The Imperium Twelve are always on his side, my brother. They also bear the Telfer crest on their bodies as if they were chosen by the righteous hand of God Himself."
"I will not be played by that group of clowns!" he raised his scythe up in anger as it slashed against a wall. "Eovanuus is a threat! He is the product of Siegfried and that whore, Arwen. I wanted Arwen to myself because of both her beauty and her power to control the resonance. I could have had that power if Siegfried hadn't gotten in the way! Oh, Arwen chose him over me because of those bitches in the dog kennel! Because of their courtship and union, they produced a son that ruined things! After five years of being rejected, I chose to strike them down, but the Mother Superior took their boy away to places unknown!"
"It'll be easy pickings when I get the chance to upset Van," said Eothain.
"No, I'll be the one to finish him off!"
Eomer's anger was clear in a blizzard of falling snow. He wanted to get rid of the biggest obstacle that was wandering all over the Endless Illusion as he wanted to strike with his scythe. He saw the barrier slowly falling away as he was aware that Van was somewhere near the Lost Region.
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It had been six days since the liberation of Zetsuei as everyone in their Armors had been fixing the city to looking brand new. Everyone took part in the restoration as they were also known as the saviors of the city by the people. With some of the people returning home to their home cities, the rest of them stayed here as they returned to their homes and businesses. Life was blooming again as the people were cheering all over the place here. Even Van was grateful that the city was free from tyranny as he was hard at work. It wasn't long until he saw Wendy and the twins as they were all dressed in autumn clothes. Even though it was nearing the end of October, there were celebrations of Halloween as every child in the city were dressed in the most unusual costumes. Van and Wendy were also being accompanied by little Hydrangea as she was riding in one of the children's Halloween pails.
It was a joyous celebration as both Van and Wendy had seen all of the pilots of the Imperium Twelve and the spare Armors as they were standing humbly in front of them. They were the guard of the future king and queen of the Lost Region as they would also be willing to lay their lives on the line to protect them from harm. They were here and all accounted for as they started from the first pilot to the last. It was a lineup of the ages as it was also a mode of defense in times of danger. Van was also impressed of the bravery that the Imperium Twelve and the spare Armors had displayed as they were there to be on guard in times of battle.
"I see that you're all here," he said. "All of you had a lot of spunk and bravery when it comes to protecting and liberating those who needed it the most. All sixteen of you had sported a lot of bravery out on the battlefield as I am proud to be the man I'm supposed to be. I may have come a long way, but I have a lot more to go when I'm about to face the House of Feanor. The power of tyranny is slowly slipping, for righteousness will prevail and justice and prosperity will enter into the Lost Region. This is my reason to fight and I will always be willing to put my own life on the line, for the Elite in the House of Feanor will fall in the snow of their own making."
Everyone had cheered as they saw Van become more of a leader than just a man in a tuxedo as he was ready to cross into uncharted territory. After delivering that speech, he was starting to get a little hungry as he wanted to get some lunch. With Wendy and the twins following him, they sat down beside him as they were ordering some lunch. It wasn't long until Van finally got his steak as he used the condiments to slather them all over it. With one bite, he was in heaven as he even had a tall glass of milk on the side.
"DAMN, THAT'S GOOD!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Van, not so loud," scolded Wendy as she was watching over the sleeping twins.
"Sorry, but it's been a long time since I had one of these."
"New outlook, new kingly raiment, same old Van."
"By the way, after lunch, we'll go back to the airship in order to get to where we need to go."
"It's also gonna be cold up there and inhospitable, too."
"I see what you mean. Besides, we did make it to our goal after all."
Wendy giggled at that sentiment as she also noticed that Guofeng was staring from outside of the window with Hydrangea and her sisters. There were also Shinichiro's horses with him as they were alive and in one piece. Even their owner was overjoyed as he saw them for the first time in a couple of weeks, for they had help from something that was divine in the trail to the Lost Region. It wasn't long until he saw Yutaka coming towards the inn as he was here to collect the retainer and his horses. Even Carmen was watching in the distance along with the Sezorin Sisterhood as she was grateful that Zetsuei was free from harm. Unbeknownst to anyone here in the city, there were two turtles in the shadows as they were watching the progress of our heroes.
It was Kameo and Bluebell, along with the rest of their offspring, as they were watching over Van and Wendy. They had come a long way, but they were also watching over them in a place that they needed to go in the long run. Both the future king and queen were on their way to the Lost Region as they were about to face new dangers and more perils ahead in their quest to overthrow the House of Feanor once and for all.
The End..., well, sort of...