Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Death Becomes Her ❯ Heero to the Rescue ( Chapter 9 )

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

Heero could feel that he was slowing down, then to a complete halt. The wind blew him so abruptly that he didn't have enough time to adapt to the extreme velocity of the force. Once he felt some stable ground beneath him, he opened his cobalt eyes and inspected his current location. He was overwhelmed by the building's massive structure as Relena had been. Heero had never encountered something so extravagant.

He could see a shadow from a distance and the shadow grew closer to him. A bright light from the ceiling began to shine on the mysterious figure, first the head, then the eyes, and the entire face. As the layers of her face was gradually revealed, he couldn't believe who it was standing before him. It was Relena, although there was something different about her. Her eyes drew the most attention to him but not as they had before. This time, they felt bitter and distant.

"Relena…"

"Trespasser… our master will deal with you yet." Relena exclaimed and she pointed a finger directly at him.

"What are you talking about? Relena, we must leave this place. You are not safe." Heero responded with some annoyance in his voice.

"I.. I don't want to leave. This is my home." She whispered while backing away from him.

"No it isn't. Please listen Relena. Your home is so much better than this place." He explained, now with more determination to win her over. The soldier was confused with Relena. How could she say those things? "Think of all the people you will leave behind, think of your work. We need you. …. I need you."

Before Relena could respond, Daemonicus appeared from behind and he wrapped his arms around her, then his large wing span surrounded them both in an embrace, which caused Heero's blood to boil. For some reason, Relena didn't budge nor resist. She stood there motionless, as though she had no emotion. He didn't know who that creature was but he suspected that this was the unknown element whom Wufei and Madame L'avenir have been speaking of. He was it, that heartless creature with nothing to express but his demonic ways.

"I am here for Relena." He yelled at the demon.

"Yes, yes I know you are but unfortunately you are too late. She is under my control and no one can break the trance that I have empowered over her." He explained wholeheartedly.

"I am not going to lose her without a fight." He hollered.

"I know you won't. You may take her with you once you defeat… me!" Daemonicus grinned evilly as he reached behind him and presented a sword with an intricate design of geometric shapes. The handle possessed a dragon-like frame that he held with dignity, facing Heero.

"Surely you know I cannot kill you without a sword of my own." Heero implied.

"Ha ha" he cackled. "Nicely said! Soren, please supply my adversary with the finest sword you can grab onto in the weaponry chamber." Daemonicus called. "Go now!"

The servant bowed and went quickly to retrieve what was demanded. Moments later, he returned with a sword quite similar to the demon's himself. Only it was lacking the designs and of course, it didn't look as sharp or dignified.

"Shall we begin?" Heero asked.

"It's your move."

Heero leaped into the air and gained several feet above Daemonicus. He pounced onto his enemy with a striking force as his sword clashed with the demon's. Both men jumped and twisted, to gain the upper hand but they were both well matched. For every move that Heero landed, Daemonicus forced a counterattack, which sends Heero back to square one. Every strike that Daemonicus attempted to slash Heero with, he dodged them with excellent timing and precision as how he was trained. There was no question that he was the perfect soldier.

Relena witnessed the entire fight and she saw how evenly matched they were. A few minutes later, Daemonicus gained the upper hand as he slashed the sword towards Heero's left shoulder. He retreated a few steps back, and tried to regain his focus. Traces of his blood flew into the air and Relena could see that her master's opponent was losing. However, she couldn't bear to watch Heero lose. She didn't understand what she was feeling. Everything about the struggle seemed so wrong to her.

Suddenly, a wave of images flashed through her mind…



~*~ FLASHBACK ~*~

Relena finds herself on a pier, standing in front of a boy, protecting him. In fact, he looked strikingly familiar to the man that Daemonicus was in combat with.

"Why are you shooting him for?" she yells towards another boy, one with a long braid, wearing a black ball cap.

She could feel that she cared for the boy that she was protecting. Who was he? ….

(more images)
Relena saw herself holding that same boy close to her body. He seemed unconscious and she looked undoubtedly worried about his health. How she was so incredibly concerned about his life and future.

~*~ END FLASHBACK ~*~



"Who is that man?" Relena kept asking herself. However, the same rhetorical question pounded in her thoughts.

She became extremely confused by the entirety of the situation. Regardless of her unanswered questions, she continued to think and to process everything going on in her mind.

The two men continued the ongoing battle as Relena felt more perplexed watching them. Moments later, a flash of lightening entered her mind and all the images came together, like the pieces of a puzzle building itself. From her eyes, the haze and the fog-like appearance slowly disintegrated as she forced out the evil spirits that enraptured her body before. Everything started to make sense… and that man was… he was…

"HEERO…" Relena suddenly screamed.



TO BE CONTINUED …