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Footsteps was heard near Yamato End as a gate and front door open and closes by it's lonesome. And like magic Ulen re-appears; he laughs as he flips and catches the ring. He grabs a few belongings and put it on his travel pack then raced to his study and grabbed his uncompleted book and a sealed enveloped. "I suppose you think that was terribly clever." Mu says as he appeared out of thin air when Ulen walked into his parlor.

"Come on Mu! Did you see their faces?" Ulen says trying to stifle his last few chuckles

"There are many magic items in this world, Ulen Yamato, and none of them should be used lightly."

"It was just a bit of fun! Oh you're probably right, as usual. You will keep an eye on Kira, won't you?"

"Two eyes — as often as I can spare them. But you must understand that I'm going to be a father soon?"

"Yes I know" Ulen paused for a few seconds before continuing to pack. "I'm leaving everything to him. I also wrote down a confession letter. Telling him everything about his mother and why she left and took his sister with her" Ulen showed the letter to Mu as he placed it in his stool table.

"What about this ring of yours, is that staying too?" Mu asks in consideration while Ulen continues packing various items in his travel pack.

"Yes, yes it staying as well. It's in a envelope over in the mantelpiece" Mu was about to reach the area Ulen had told him but in a last second he corrected himself. "No it's right here in my pocket." He looked in glee as he fidgeted the ring in his fingertips.

"Isn't that weird though? Yet, after all why not? Why shouldn't I keep it?" Mu noticed that something was not right in the way he talked "I think you should leave the ring behind, it can't be that so hard?"

"Well no… and yes! Now it comes to it, I don't feel like parting with it, its mine, I found it, it came to me. Via never understand. She never did, thats why she left with my daughter an cursed me in raising a brat boy!" he growled as he spit there names venomously as he still glares at the ring.

"There's no need to get mad and pointing blames?"

"Well, if I am , it's your fault!" Ulen exclaims as he continues to caresses the ring. "It's mine! My own, my pretty."

"Pretty? It's been called that before, but not by you." Mu said in a calm demeanor

"Argh! What business is it of yours what I do with my own things?"

"I think you've had that Ring quite long enough."Mu'svoice got into a hard edge

"You — want it for yourself isn't it!" Ulen scowled at Mu as he hold the defensively.

"ULEN YAMATO!" the room then got darker as Mu showed his full fury of his power as lightning came from his hands which scared Ulen senselessly "Do not take me for some conjurer of cheap tricks! I am not trying to rob you! I'm trying to help you." Mu then revert back to his normal chatty self . As do Ulen when he came closer to Mu and cried in his arms.

"All your long years that we've been friends. Trust me as you once did, hmm? Let it go Ulen. Let it go" Mu says as he released his embraced.

"You're right Mu; the Ring must go to Kira as it should be. It's late, the road is long." Ulen collected his travel packs and assorted cooking utensils and hocks them onto his back. He takes up a walking stick and prepares to go out the front door. "Yes, it is time." Ulen opened the door.

"Ulen…" Mu said stoping Ulen

"Hmm?"

"The Ring is still in your pocket."

"Oh, yes…"Ulen pulls out the Ring from his pocket. He stares at it for a second and then slowly allows it to slip off fromhis palm. It lands on the floor with a heavy thud. Ulen runs out the door, goes a few paces, then stops and lifts his head. As he looks relieved

"I've thought up an ending for my book." Ulen turns to Mu at the door, "and he lived happily ever after, to the end of his days."

"And I'm sure you will my friend." Mu says giving his old friend a good bye hug.

"Good bye, Mu."

"Good bye, Ulen."

Ulen departs out by the gate, and started down the road, he began singing a tune he knew. "Anna ni issho datta no ni yuugure wa mou chigau iro..."

"Until our next meeting." Mu says before he re-entersYamato End, as he picked up the Ring, but stops short when a seed poped in his mind and something else the Eye's of Rau Le Crusett flashing in his mind.

Mu rises and sits himself at the fireplace holding two envelopes, referencing that thing he saw and what Ulen had just said."Its mine, my own, my pretty!" Ulen's voice echoes in his mind as he stares at the fire blankly.

"Riddles in the Dark..."

"Dad? Dad?Are you here?" Kira opens the door and sees the Ring on the floor. Kira then notices Mu sitting by the fireplace, he picks up the ring approaches him.

"He's gone hasn't he? He talked for so long about leaving. I didn't think he'd really do it." Kira says. He notices that Mu seems to be lost in his own world so he shakes his shoulder. "Mu?"

"Hmm?" Mu says before he smiles at Kira, noticing the Ring in the palm his hand. " Your father's ring. He's gone to stay with the Elves , Kira!. He's left you Yamato End, along with all his possessions!" Mu then gave an envelope to him "he also apologize for not telling you about your past that he wanted to tell you. It's all written here!" Mu then took out an empty envelope and Kira slips the ring inside and Mu sealed it. "Put it somewhere out of sight." Mu then grabbed his staff and hat as he gets up to leave.

"Where are you going?" Kira asks as he followed him.

"There are some things that I must see to."

"What things?"

"Questions, questions that need answering.

"But you've only just arrived! I don't understand.Mu stops his hurried exit and looks back at Kira.

"Neither do I," Mu responds. "Keep it secret. Keep it safe."'

Mu said as walked out the door , before he could go to wherever he need to go Murrue halted him in front of the gate of Yamato End.

"Mu whats wrong?" saying with a concern in her eyes. Mu only hold his hand out to her shoulder.

"Murrue I need you to stay in Aprilius for awhile!"

"No,Mu, no." she began pounding in his chest in frustration"we made an oath to each other. I'm going with you where ever you go!"

"I know about the oath. But I'm also concern for our unborn child" he placed his hand unto her stomach before setting his eyes back to Murrue's "and to you. I won't be long . I'll send a familiar to you as soon as I finish with business." says Mu as he comfort her. "Trust me Murrue. I can make the impossible, possible!"

Elsewhere in a far away land a huge tower appears rearing up the nightly sky with a nearby volcano pouring close to its foundations. A screaming voice of a female being tortured could be heard inside. It continued for an hour or so when two words were heard.

"Heliopolis,Yamato!"Huge door gates in a different tower began to open slowly outward and nine blacked cloaked robe people with blood red slits in there eyes ride out.

Mu halted his horse when he looks at the fiery sky behind the black mountains and sense something was not right an proceeded to the white towered city of Carpentaria. Once inside he dismounted ignoring the Atlantic Federation troops which were proceeding there daily maneuvers.

A boy wearing a Atlantic Fed. Volunteer uniform guided Mu to a giant library full of books and scrolls. Mu shuffles through all of them till he found the one he was looking for. He took a sip of coffee and sat down to began reading the scroll document in his hand. "Year 3434 of the second age of the Cosmic Earth, here follows the account of Patrick Zala, high ruler of the ZAFT nation and head leader of the nation's alliance's and the finding of the ring of power." "It has come to me, the One Ring. Which will become a great weapon for my family's destiny. An heirloom for my kingdom. All those who follow in my bloodline shall be bound to its fate for I will risk no hurt to the Ring. It is precious and valuable to me!"

"Though I am buy with a great pain. I see a seed pop into my mind once I held it. Infusing onto me power I have not known. The markings upon the band began to fade. It's writing, which at first was clear as red flame, has all but disappeared. A secret now only fire can tell." Mu set the document down on the table. Looking horribly mortified after reading it.

It all made clear sense to him. The seed power he felt and the evil eye. He now knew what to do.

AN: I'm stopping right there. You could burned me with gestures all you want. The next chapter Kira begins his journey with Mir and Tolle following later. Plus more surprises after Durandel's betrayal as well. I also want to know about an opinion on a Superman/Gundam Seed story?. Well thats it for now.