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The Fellowship decided to rest near a rocky outstretch, after traveling for miles. Mu sat down in one of the outstretches huge rock's with his magical staff close by his side.

Sai walk next to Kira holding two meal plates in both hands and handed one to Kira. Nicol stood on top of the outstretch e's boulders. Foreseeing out into the wilderness using his elvish eyesight to watch for any sign of approaching enemies.

Cagalli & Shanti both decidedly agree to begin training Tolle, Kuzzey & Mir in swordsmanship combat since they both knew that the road towards Versalius is dangerous, and these lessons would give the three Orban Naturals some advantage against any upcoming foe.

"One, two, three. Yes thats very good Koenig very good" Shanti told Tolle making him blush with pride. " Watch your footing Buskirk" Athrun added while sitting down on a giant rock close to the practice area with his weapon at the ready, just in case they get ambush by forces from Versalius or Messiah ."Not bad Miss Haw. Not bad at all. Seems you have experience with using weapons before?" Cagalli tells Milly as both girls use powerful sword strikes in their practice.

"It was thanks to my grandfather your highness!Since he was a captain in Orb's Royal Guard when he was young." Cagalli ended with another hard strike. Causing Mir to almost drop her sword. "Lets take a break!" Mir dusted herself off and place her sword back into it's sheath before bowing to Cagalli. Unknown to the girls Dearka was watching from high above more specifically he was looking at Milly and the way she grace herself with her elegance. "Seeing what you like?"

"It's not what you think Master Mu, honest?" Dearka said stubbornly . "You know she's taken right. Even if you had a chance Dearka I doubt that your clansmen would allow you to be fully engaged to a female who outside from your lands or her excepting to embraces?" Dearka knew Mu was right at a peak and decided to dropped the subject and talk about something else. " Hey Master Mu I have an idea?" Mu raised an eyebrow and listen of what Dearka wanted to ask of him "we could take the route towards the mines of Moria. It's owned by my clan and it is much safer and my cousin Balin would gave us a royal welcome?"

"I seriously doubt that would be a good idea unless there was no other choice."

Cagalli and Mir rested down next to Kira as Sai approach them with two plates of food. "You girls must be starving after that practice, here" both girls took the plates without any congestion. As Cagalli ate she look at Kira. Reminding the Orb princess how important this mission is. Not just for Kira's sake but for all of Cosmic Earth. Cagalli then saw something sticking out of Kira's pocket for just a brief moment. Not the Seed Ring Of Power but a piece of cloth with a image. before Cagalli can say anything, "Crebian crows from the Dunlands!!" Nicol shouted. Athrun then yell at everyone to hide.

They quickly gathered all there belongings and hide themselves underneath huge jagged stones as hideously looking crow like birds swoop right pass them before disappearing towards the east. "Damn it; our passage south is being watched by spies of my former master" Mu says cursing himself knowing now the path they were going was no longer optional for them "we've got no choice . We have to take the mountain pass of Aussieland."(AN: Don't know if it's an actual name from the series or made up by another fanfic writer. Either way I don't own it.)Back in December City at the Plants, Murrue stared up at the night sky with a worried fickle at her face.

"You have been starring at the sky since the newly formed fellowship departed on their quest. This is not healthy for you and the baby?" Murrue turn her head around, starring at Lacus who was standing at the doorway, looking at her with worrying concern. "I'm sorry Lacus it's just that-"Murrue touch her impregnating stomach. "Well it's Mu. I'm just now afraid of his well being. Like he won't return alive. Alive to see our child get born into this world. ?"

"Have some faith Murrue. Even in these darkest hours that were living at. A smallest hope can turn into something vast!"

The Crebian crows return to Messiah and inform Durandel (who continued to observed on the progress of the growing demon army) about the current location of the fellowship . He wave his hand signaling them that they were dismiss but before he could head back to the tower Kosshu yelled out his name. "Gilbert explain why didn't you use the crows to attack the fellowship?" Durandel grin "because first my dear they're my forces not yours, and secondly the crows need to be prepare to join the other demons on the upcoming invasion of Minerva but don't worry. I know exactly where the fellowship are heading off too" Durandel turn around and walk back to the tower. The fellowship struggles through the snowy mountain steeps of Aussieland. The fresh snow that came down recently made the pathway not easy for them to walk over. Kira brought his left foot down in the icy snow but soon lost his footing and tumbled down the hill. "KIRA!!" Cagalli shouted luckily Athrun who was watching their rear gracelessly catches Kira and help pick him back up.

Kira dust the snow off himself and then check to see if anything was missing from h that was where he felt that the Ring he was holding as a necklace piece was missing. He franticly search for the cursed heirloom till finally seeing The Ring lay far in front of him. He was about to walk forward to get it? When someone beat him to it as a hand pick up the Ring. That hand turns out to be Shanti's.

Everyone looks at Santi's direction in fear as he dangles The Ring around in his fingertips, with his eyes glaring at it in greed.

"Shanti?" Athrun aggressively yells his name but unfortunately to no avail.

"It's quite strange fate don't you think? That we all have to suffer so much fear and doubt... For over a small thing. Such a little thing?" "Give The Ring back to Kira!" Cagalli growled gripping her gloved hands in a fist as she walked down in a few paces but kept her distance in case he starts to attack.

" I suggest you do what she ask Shanti?" Athrun said growling in a angered tone. Shanti somehow got out of the trance he. looking at Cagalli on his right who seem ready to ponce on him at a moments notice, and then at Kira and Athrun on his left. Grinning in sigh he did something unknown of his characteristic. He brings the Ring back to Kira, "As you wish milady! I care not" Kira quickly snatches the Ring out of Shanti's hand. He playfully ruffle the Coordinator's hair and return climbing up the mountain like this incident have never happened.

Athrun release his gripping of the hilt from his sword hidden behind his cloak while still glaring at Shanti before he and Kira continuing walking up the mountain. Cagalli was about to do the same thing till her eyes spotted something. a object which turns out to be the old bromide picture was laying on the snow. "Kira must have drop this?"being honest she picks up the bromide so that she could just return it to the seed bearer. However she ended up into a surprising shock when she look at the right side of the picture of a woman holding twin babies, "that's a picture of me. but Why would Kira?"

"CAGALLI; HURRY UP!!" hearing one of the other fellowship shouting out her name decided to put this new situation on hold for now until a appropriate time could be made. She put the bromide into her pouch . On the top of Mesiah tower Durandel stood. Looking at the mountains in front of him as he prepares to cast a spell. "If the mountainous terrain of Aussieland does not defeat you, my former apprentice? Will you and your companions risk going to a more dangerous road?" Deep snow along with a heavy blizzard around them was giving The fellowship a hard time moving forward once they reach the top cliffs of Aussieland . Mu trudges a pathway with his staff in an effort to ease the others as they too were struggling to get through. Nicol lightly sprinted forward past them to see if he could help by being their eyes. What he didn't expect was to hear a voice.

"Guys! I'm hearing a faint voice in the air?"Nicol says, Mu started to listen intently on the voice and realize who the voice was.

"IT'S DURANDEL!!" Mu shouted. He and the others quickly hugged the mountain's wall as a fell down at them.

Athrun who was holding Milly and Tolle with his arms shouted at Mu "He's trying to bring down the mountain! Mu we must turn back!"

"No!"

Mu raise his staff and spoke out a spell to counter Durandel's but to no avail as his was stronger. lightning strikes the tip of the mountain. Causing a second avalanche to land right at them. Burrying them completely.

Nicol emerges his head up and broke himself out. Followed by Cagalli, Kira, Kuzzey, Dearka and the rest of the fellowship.

"We must get off the mountain! Make the gap to Menerva then take the west road in the Atlantic Federation towards my city!" Shanti yells as the snow blow around them.

"Too risky! The gap would take us too close to Masiah!" Athrun yells as he pulls himself out.

"Hey, if we can't pass through these mountains then why don't we just go under it. Let us go through the mines of my clansmen . Let us head to Moria?" Mu's eyes was now full of fear and conflict after he heard of Dearka's suggestion. "Moria... Your afraid to go to these mines." Durandel voices himself in Masiah's study room as he reads an ancient book written in a strange language.

"The Elsman's foolishly delved too greedily and too deep" back in Aussieland Mu started to feel afraid. Something he rarely felt but tries to show a strong face in an effort to not worry the others.

"You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad – dûm:"

Durandel turns the next page revealing a picture of a mysterious creature wearing a mask along with the rest made entirely out of fire.

"Shadow and Flame!"

AN: It's been close to a year since I put out anything but I was busy with a lot of things going on in my life plus I had to rewrite this chapter a lot so I won't end up with grammers, anyways I'm going to finish this fan story before releasing a sequel. The Mercenaries fanfic story is officially dead since I have no way in coming up with a chapter story. Ranma/Full Metal Panic crossover is on hold. New chapter of Gundam Seed/Macross will be rewritten from scratch, also I'll be releasing another crossover fic! Possibly by next month. Well thats it for now.