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Flashback
Patrick use all of his strength and cut all of Rau Le Crusetts fingers including the one that hold The Ring. After Rau's implosion Patrick grasp the Ring on the palm of his hand. A unknown voice spokes out to him with words saying his people are the dominant species. Before the voice could say anything a hand grabbed his shoulders. Patrick turn around and saw the recently turned Elvan Segal Clyne.
"You got the Ring Patrick! Good hurry, follow me..." says Segal as he leads Patrick to the fire pits of Mt. Doom.
"I led Patrick Zala into the heart of Mount Doom, where the Ring was forged, the one place it could be destroyed."
Segal stood near the cracks of Mt. Doom. The exact spot where Rau use his dark power to shove the ability of the Seed. Making his strength tenfold. Segal turn around and face Patrick who just stood there.
"Hurry cast it into the fire!" Segal yells at Patrick. "Destroy it!" but it already too late. The Ring has now consumed him. He look at Segal and grin.
"No." Patrick closed his palm. "with this power the Coordinator's will finally earn there rightful place as the new mankind!" Patrick turn around and walked away from the pits.
"Patrick don't be foolish" Segal continue to yell but to no avail . "Patrick!!"
end flashback
"The evil should have ended that day, but it was allowed to endure."Segal says being brought back to the present and looks at both Mu and Murrue. "Patrick kept the Ring. The line of the kings is now broken. There is no strength left in the world of Humans. They're scattered, divided, leaderless."
"There's got to be a way?" Mu stepped forward in front of Murrue.
"There is Murrue." Murrue look at Mu's face in a scattered of confusion."The one person that can unite both of them. One who can claim the throne and united as ZAFT."
"He turn away from that path long ago." replied Segal in negative agreement . "He chosen exile." Somewhere in the open fields of the Plants with a luscious background viewing the mountainous waterfalls a blond girl practices her swordplay alone.
"Well You seem to have been training hard after I left!" the blond girl stop her strikes and brought her sword down and look at the direction of the black haired boy with blue eyes. "I had a good teacher. Aegis or should I call you in your proper name?!" before she can say any more Aegis grin unsheathe his sword and went into battle stance "Names can get a person killed ,princess!" she rush and struck him with a powerful strike after he called her princess which she didn't like even though it's her official title.
It didn't faze him as he continue to counter attack on every strike she unleash. It continued for almost two hours.
"Even all that time I train I still couldn't get one inch closer to you" she patten as she knelled down grasping for air.
"Well you should know that Coordinator's have high endurance capability. Second only to Elves of course. The council meeting is tomorrow so you better rest up" Aegis left the blond girl lift herself up and unsheathe her sword back to her scarab. But before she could walk back an old man with a walking stick and holding a huge red book.
"Is there something I can help you with?" the old man just stared in a gaze and whispered one name "Cagalli." fortunately she heard.
"Wait how did you know my name?" she was surprised as an old man know who she was and gave chase till she lost the old man in the gardens ahead. "Who was that old man?" later that night the black haired blue eyed boy who fought Princess Cagalli a while ago laid down on a terrace and was reading a book. Sound of footsteps began to echo on the stone floor. As it came closer Aegis could see who it was. It was the long green haired boy from the Atlantic Federation and currently he was staring at a portrait of Patrick Zala raising A broken Sword against Rau LaCrussie. The Atlantic Fed boy regards the painting intently, then, consciously focus is attention to another presence. Namely Aegis.
"Your not an elf?" he said sternly
"I'm from the south. All people who are Natural or Coordinator that exist there are welcome in these grounds" said Aegis simply.
"So what species are you?" the long green haired boy said with a curious brow.
"Coordinator, but I'm a friend of Mu Laflaga?" Aegis replied but steadily kept himself defensively, just in case, since some Atlantic feds are not that kindly to Coordinators. Even with past treaties that span almost 1000 years.
"I was just curious.? It seems that we both have a common purpose here." he smirk softly, "friend." Aegis still kept a watchful eye over at the green haired boy as he turns toward a statue that was opposite of the portrait. Which was holding broken pieces of a sword.
"The shards of Infinite Justice !" Picking up the broken half that was still attach to hilt. Shifting the broken weapon with both hands the green hair boy recognize what it is as he quickly glance back at the portrait then to the weapon again. "The famous sword that cut the Ring from Rau's hand" grinning madly as he runs his finger at the broken blade until some of the edge's cut one of his fingers. "It still sharp." He look back at Aegis who was still watching him. "It's nothing more than a broken heirloom anyway." he carelessly drops the sword to the ground and leaves. As soon as he was out of site Aegis got up and walk towards the statue and place the broken blade back to it's place. Taking a step back he places his hand to his heart as he looks on to the statue.
"Tell me Coordinator?" Aegis turn around to see Lacus behind him. "Why do you fear the past? You are the heir of Patrick Zala. Not Patrick himself. Your not bound to his fate."
"But I am. The same blood as Patrick flows in my veins. The same deteriorate weakness?" Aegis gripped his hand hard after hearing that name. Lacus saw this and hold his hand in comfort and face him with a smile on her face. "Your time will come Athrun. I know it. You'll face the same evil and defeat it." "影はまだ揺れません。 あなたの上でも私の上でも." On the watery bridge in the Plant gardens Aegis and Lacus stood looking towards each other with a beautiful moonlight shining down below.
"あなたは、私たちが第一にいつAthrunに会ったかを覚えていますか?" Lacus ask.
"私は、あなたが夢であると思いました." Athrun replied and Lacus passionately touch his cheek.
"長い数年パスを持っていてください。 あなたはとても育ちました。 もはやあなたが今運ぶ心配を持っていないでください。 あなたは、私が何をあなたに話したかを覚えていますか？"
Athrun ran his fingers around the jeweled pendant Lacus was wearing. Tracing it down near the top of her breast. "You said you'll bind yourself to me. Forsaking the immortal life of your people."
"And to that I hold. I would rather share one life with you. Than face all the ages of this world alone." Lacus then remove her palm from Athrun's hand revealing her jewel pendant.
"You can not give me this?" Athrun says questioning on why his lover gave her pendant to him. She just calm and spoke again with truthful words. "It is mine to give to whom I wish. Like my heart" Lucus puck her lips closer to Athrun's and kiss passionately. Athrun while not struggling return the favor under the brightness of the shining moonlight.
Translation
Lacus: The shadow does not hol sway yet. Not over you. Nor over me.
Lacus: Do you remember when we first met Athrun?
Athrun:I thought you were a dream.
Lacus: Long years have pass. You have grown up so much. No longer have the cares you carry now. Do you remember what I told you?
AN:Well theres the chapter. The long green haired boy you'll probably know. This chapter could've been done soon but I was busy writing down new stories and updating chapters on my old ones. The next chapter will focus the meeting at the Council and forming of the fellowship. Until then later...