Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Death Becomes Her ❯ The Power of the Spirit ( Chapter 5 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Relena suspended her exposed body in a marble bathtub surrounded by elegant roses that spurred the scent of honey and sugar. Bubbles swayed back and forth against the gentle waves of the water and covered the surface of the clear liquid as well as her pure, untouched bosom. Daenon remained silent by the doorway holding one lit vanilla candle with both hands as he kept guard of the newcomer. She felt so relaxed in her present state, yet she feared for what will to come. Daenon's presence didn't help the situation for she sensed an eerie aura from him. The young woman wrapped her arms around herself for warmth and comfort.

"Excuse me, um.. Daenon is it? I'm sorry to disrupt you but why are you standing there? I do not mean any disrespect but don't you have some other place to be at the moment?" Relena questioned. "And so you can leave me in peace…" she thought in her mind.

"Many apologies Miss but my orders are to remain at your side until I am relieved of my command from our master." He answered monotonically.

"Your master? Oh you mean Daemonicus. Who is he anyway?"

"I'm sorry. I cannot answer any of your questions. My only duty is to keep you from harm."

She sighed by his reply but decided not to say anything else. Beside her left shoulder, she found a sponge and started cleaning her arm with the enriched material. At the same time, she thought about home, about Heero. She wondered what he was doing at that instant. Did he realize that she was missing? Will he search for her?

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(Back on Earth)

The next day approached with confidence as sunlight poured into the darkest of all places even shadow demons feared the radiance. Heero left his apartment shortly after gathering a piece of toast and turning off his monitor, which remained on all night. Within half an hour, he reached the hospital where he left Relena to the doctor's care not too many hours ago. His fear for the Vice Foreign Minister's safety began to deteriorate upon entering the facility.

He walked in and felt a cold draft escaping from the building's air-conditioning system. Then, he reached the front desk and requested for Relena Darlian's room.

"That's room 627 Mr. Yuy. Oh by the way, we kept Miss Relena's current situation well hidden from public view as you've requested." Replied the nurse with a friendly nod.

"Thank you."

From the moment Relena was transported to the hospital, he ensured that her safety would be maintained and called some trust-worthy individuals to look after this issue. Since then, the media has absolutely no idea that their Vice Foreign Minister was in the sickbay struggling from a chronic coma diagnosis.

Room 621, 623, 625, … and finally 627. Once Heero entered the room, the former Gundam Pilots were already awaiting for his arrival just like the night before. He really needed to correct his habit of tardiness. The plainness of the room was indescribable with white plastered walls, a couple of chairs, and a simple television set hanging from the ceiling. Situated in the center of the room was Relena's bed and of course the young woman lying motionless.

Duo stood by the window on the far side, staring off into the distance while Quatre sat by Relena's side, attempting to witness any signs of life, but there were none. Trowa stood near the foot of the bed, greeting Heero. Wufei was surprisingly also in the room, leaning against a wall with arms crossed, in deep thought.

"Wufei finally decided to join our little gathering here Heero." Trowa informed while looking at the Chinese pilot.

Heero simply nodded. He walked over to Relena's right side and admired her elegance and beauty. How he desired to touch her face and have her reawaken in their presence, and return back to where she belonged. Everyone maintained their solemn attitude and once again, silence overpowered them. A few minutes later, Wufei finally broke the silence.

"You know what the problem is Heero?" he started. "There's nothing wrong with Relena. That's not her body. She's gone. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Wu-man, you don't make any sense." Duo said, turning to face them. "What are you talking about? Guys what is he talking about?"

"Calm down Duo before you give yourself a stroke. Now Wufei, what did you mean by that exactly? Of course it's her body. Relena is right there." Quatre suggested as he waved an arm towards Relena's direction.

"No, I remember undergoing specialized training techniques in the L5 colony where they emphasized the power of the mind and spirit. There is this theory about escaping the physical realm of one reality and jumping to the next. Of course, your body cannot sustain the transition and shuts off temporarily. I'm afraid Relena's no longer with us. Don't take me wrong, she's not dead. Her spirit is simply not in this reality anymore." Wufei replied with no emotion. "Heero, the guys filled me in before you arrived and they mentioned something about black fog that you witnessed in her room and round the vicinity of that location. Is that right?"

"Affirmative. It was something I have not encountered before." Heero stated.

"So, what are you saying exactly?" Trowa asked.

"I'm saying that Relena's spirit is somewhere else and it was taken from her body, from an unknown entity. We must retrieve it if we want her to safely return to our world since the body cannot sustain long periods of time without its spirit." Wufei replied.

Everyone in the room stared at him with perplexed gazes.
"Look, I know this sounds ridiculous but if you want to save her, there are no physical means in doing so. You must use something more, much more."

"Which is what?" Heero questioned Wufei with a deathly stare. "If what you say is true, we are wasting time."

"You're absolutely right Heero. Therefore, I propose that we get to the bottom of this and reach for her before it's too late." Wufei commented with confidence.

TO BE CONTINUED …





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