Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy 4/Gundam Wing ❯ The Paladin ( Chapter 6 )

Trowa groaned as he pulled himself up off the sand."Where am I...?"

He looked around and found nobody."Quatre!! Edward!Yang!What happened to them...?" he called out but heard no answer. Quatre...I promised...I'd protect you...I failed...please be alright...

Trowa had no choice but to continue on his way, but to where? He had no idea where he was. He wandered and walked on fighting off whatever monsters attacked but no sign of his friends yet he noticed a familiar village ahead of him....

Mysidia....would they even welcome him...? What choice did he have left...?

He entered Mysidia, the town of mages, being threatened and cursed at by the villagers. His presence in the village was not accepted at all. Well thats more less what he had expected. After stealing the crystal from the village, and killing off defenceless mages.....what would he of expected?

He decided that he must speak with the elder and try and talk reason with him. He hoped dearly for their forgiveness.

"Knight of Baron...What do you want this time?"The elder demanded Trowa as he approched him.

"My name is Trowa...I can't begin to forgive to ask you to forgive me for what I've done."

"Apologies will not bring the dead back to life."

Trowa was silent.

"So...you have mourned and suffered as we have...you are not the mindless killer you once were. What brings you here?"

"A sorcerer named Golbez now commands Baron's forces, and took my friends captive. While en route to Baron to rescue her, my companions and I were attacked by Leviathan. I was shipwrecked here, and I don't know what's become of the others."

"I sense your trials are just begaining. But while you depend upon the dark sword, you cannot overcome true evil. More over, you might be consumed by its darkness someday. If you wish to fight evil with righteousness, go to Mt. Ordeals, which lies to the east of Mysidia."

"But my comrades....Quatre..."

"Therei is a time for everything. First, you must climb Mt. Ordeals and renounce this evil sword for a holy sword. Only then can you recieve light and become a holy knight--a Paladin, but none have ever returned. Will you risk your life as well and go to Ordeals?"

"Yes."

"You face heavy odds by going alone. I will assign two mages to accompany you. Palom! Porom!"

A small girl stepped inside."You called for us?"

"Where is Palom?"

The girl sighed."Palom! Come out this minute!"

Suddenly a cloud of smoke poured out from nowhere and a small boy appeared."Man. I can't believe I'm helping this Bastard."he sighed."Be grateful that Mysidia's prodigy Palom will accompany you!"

Trowa looked at the two children. One was a small girl with black shoulder length hair with a small pony tail on her left side she had a red and green mages cloths the red cape covering the small body. The other was similar looking. This boy had the same type of hairstyle as his sister, except the pony tail was on the opposite side and he had same cloths yet opposite colors.

"...These are the mages you spoke of?"

The elder nodded."Yes. Porom and her twin brother, Palom.They are still students, but I am certain they will be of great help."

"That'll be a thousand Gil per hour for my services, starting now."Palom grinned.

"Palom!Consider this a part of your training."said the elder.

Porom smiled and shook Trowa's hand."My name is Porom. I'm pleased to meet you, sir."She then turned to her brother."Palom! You must greet him!"

Palom gave Trowa a high five."S'up, dude."

"Now go to Mt. Ordeals. Palom,Porom, do everything in your power to help Trowa."

The nodded and headed out the door.

So they were on their way, Trowa being helped by Palom, the black mage and Porom, the white mage ,and on to Mt. Ordeals to becoming what ever knight dreams of becoming--a Paladin.

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"So this is Mt. Ordeals?" asked Trowa as they arrived at the mountain path ahead of them.

"Yes."Porom nodded.

"Ya! Ready for some action!?" Palom exclaimed grinning.

Trowa noticed somethign strange ahead of them."Hey look there." He pointed at a wall of fire.

"Well, what are you waiting for?"Porom asked her brother.

"Yeah, yeah, keep your hair on." He muttered sarcasticly as he approached the flame."Ice!" A blast of ice shot out and the flames were easily put out."Too easy!"

Porom sighed and watched her brother and hit him over the head."Palom! The elder taught us not to submit to arrogence!" She then turned to Trowa."Please forgive him for his antics."

Trowa smiled slightly and nodded.

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Meanwhile...

"Milon, come forth!"

With a red flash of light a hooded creature appeared."Milon of Earth, at your command."

"Trowa aspires to too much. He ascends Mt. Ordeals as we speak. I shall clip his wings now."

"So he desires to become a Paladin..."

"Dispose of him before hand. His dark sword should be all but useless against your undead."

"I shall return with his head shortly." With another red flash Milon was gone.

"This should be intresting..."

"Trowa might still prove quite a formidable opponent, Master Golbez."

Golbez turned."You dare question my judgement, Heero?"

"No sire."

"Milon is one of the four Fiends of Elements. He will not fail. Duo will watch all his friends die." Golbez laughed and turned to the figure in the back of the room tied up tightly and was trying to get away.

"Sire, please grant me a second chance! Allow me the task of slaying him, instead of Milon!"

"...Just be grateful I let you live after that blunder."

Heero was silent and turned to Duo tied in the back of the room.

"Heero..."muttered Duo."How could you...."

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Back at Mt. Ordeals things were going qite well with the strong team of fighters Trowa was suddenly begaining to wonder if he could do this. He mind was a mess. All he thought of is Quatre and if he was alive. He felt much more confident knowing that blonde was around him... He was begaining to feel a love for the summoner.

As they continued their way up the mountain a familiar figure approached them."Tellah!" exclaimed Trowa.

"Trowa!" He made his way over to the group."What brings you here? Wait, you seek Meteo as well?"

"Meteo?!"exclaimed Porom.

"Hey! You're Tellah right!?"questioned Palom.

The two children went over to him.

"Palom! Behave yourself. You stand before the great sage."she remminded."It is an honor to meet you, sir. We came here from Mysidia under the orders of our elder."

"Yeah, we're spying--" Suddenly Porom hit Palom over the head and corrected him.

"Excuse me. As I was saying, we're just serving as guides for sir Trowa. My name is Porom, and this is--"

"Palom! Mysidia's most exalted Mage! I've heard alot about you even in my neck of the woods."

Tellah stared at both children then at Trowa."What noisy brats...Trowa where are Quatre and Edward?"

Trowa lowered his head."We were attacked by Leviathan on our way to Baron, and..."

Tellah looked at him in shock."What!? Are they...dead?!"

...I only hope not...If anything were to happen to them all.....Quatre....I'd rather die than know he was dead..."I'm afraid so." he mutterd not knowing what to say."...Quatre..."

"I'll bet that's his boyfriend!"Palom whispered to his sister.

"Hush!"she said.

"I thought you 'd headed straight to Baron to confront Golbez." Trowa said.

"Against the likes of Golbez, my spells still lack power. So I've traveled here to seek the legendary spell Meteo.I sense a strong aura on this mountain. I believe it holds some secret."

"But that spell is much too dangerous! It requires tremendous vitality, and for a man of your age..."muttered Porom.

"I admit, I am old. But I will make Golbez pay even if it costs my life!"

"Geez, why are adults so pigheaded?"muttered Palom.

"You don't understand because you're still a kid. Now hush."replied Porom.

"Trowa, you have yet to answer me. Why did you come here?"asked Tellah.

"I came here in hopes of becoming a Paladin. I cannot defeat Golbez with the dark sword...and I have longed to renounce this hateful thing."Trowa explained eyeing the dark sword in his hand.

"Who's Golbez?"asked Palom.

Porom sighed."Don't you know anything? He's the man controlling Baron."replied Porom.

"Not just an ordinary man, but a powerful sorcerer brimming with evil."Trowa added.

"So you've come here to become a Paladin? Then, this mountain must hold some secret, just as I suspected. I shall accompany you." said Tellah.

The group then continued up the mountain and towards the summit, but suddenly they heard a creepy, eerie noise.

"Bsssr"

Porom blinked."Palom, stop that!"

"What!? I didn't do anything!"

They then heard the same noise again.

"Palom!"

"It wasn't me!"

Then as they crossed the bridge the noise become even loader and more eerie, like something evil.

"I sense evil nearby..." Tellah said cautiously.

... .....

"I will enjoy killing you all."

Trowa pulled out his sword and looked around the area but seeing nothing."Who'd there!? Show youself!"

The sky flashed black and a hodded figure confronted them.

"Under , Master Golbez's orders I Milon of Earth, will deliver you to the gates of hell. But first--my undead hunger for your flesh!"

"Shit!"exclaimed Palom backing up slightly.

"Palom! .. Sir Trowa and Master Tellah can not beat this alone!" Porom said to her brother.

"Yeah, yeah!I know!"replied Palom.

Milon raised his arm and a black light emited from it and zombies emerged from the ground.

"Palom!"

"ICE 2!" A strong blast of ice shot towards the zombies.

"Ugh.."graoned Tellah as Milon blasted fire at him.

"This is ridiculous! My dark sword will not penetrate anything!"

"FIRE 2!" yelled Palom, killing off two of the four Zombies."Take that you lousy undead shits!"

"No Palom stop!" exclaimed Porom.

"What?!"

"We mustn't fight the zombies!"

"Why not!?"

Just then two more Zombies came up from the ground.

"That's why! You see if we kill Milon off first as well as the zombies all together then we'll be alright, so com'on, Twin Magic ok?"

"...Alright!"

They both stepped forward chanting numerous words exactly at the same time.

"What are...they doing?"asked Trowa, defending himself from a zombie.

"...Get down!"Tellah yelled falling to the ground to guard himself.

"What?!" Trowa looked back at the twins as they cast, and emitted a bright red light around them.

The twins raised their arms in the air and shot off beeams of red, lava liquid.

"Sh--" Trowa threw himself down onto the ground to avoid the blast.

"Pyro!!"The twins yelled out and beams of lava shot at all the enemies, and puddles of sticky purple liquid oozed out from the monsters and from Milons now stiff corpse.

"Whoo!" Palom cheered."I am the man!"

"Palom, please let's just go ok." Porom sighed.

They then walked across the bridge when they head Milon's voice fill the air.

"Bshrr.. Fools. My true strength lies in death. Join me in hell!"

They turned around to see a enormous horned creature, with a massive body, it's skin rotten and dead, and giving off a horrid stench.

"Oh God....no." muttered Porom her voice frightened and shaky.

"Get ready!"

"My name is Milon Z. You shall all perish. Fire 2!!" The spell hit them all."This is my true form! Die!"

"Fire 2!" Palom slung a fire ball towards Milon Z."Fire seems to be affective!"

Suddenly Milon Z charged forward hitting them all with a poison attack.

"Ugh!" Trowa winced as poison was affected to his body.

Porom ran over to him."Drink this!" She handed him a antidote.

"Thanks.." Trowa drank the green liqiud and the poison was soon lifted form his body.

"Fire!" Tellah sent a weaker yet affective fire spell at Milon Z.

"Ice 2!" Milon hit the group with a powerful ice attack.

"Argh!" Palom groaned in pain.

"Palom! This'll help! Cure 2!" a sparkling light surrounded Palom recovering his wounds.

"Thanks sis. Now for this bastard to go to hell and stay! FIRE 2!!!." Palom concentrated all his power in that one spell and on Milon Z.

The fire surrounded him burning the rotten flesh blinding him."H-how..could I possibly lose to...?....See you in hell!" He stummbled backward loseing his step on the cliff and falling over to his death.

"Bye.Bye."said Palom.".... Oh Man did you see that!?"

Palom looked back to see that the others already went across the bridge to the mysterious stone up ahead.

Trowa looked up at the stone and put his hand onto it, and a voice filled the air.

"My son..."

Trowa looked around."Son...?"

A yellow light surrounded them and they were then brought inside. The room was made totally of crystal their images reflected all the way around the room.

The same voice ecohed through the room."Though much sorrow have I longed for your coming. I shall now entrust you with my power. By doing so my pain will only grow. But there is no other way."

Trowa stepped toward the large mirror ahead of him and a sword came through the other side, though the mirror then towards trowa. He grabbed it and a yellow light shone around him, removing the dark armor and being replaced with light shining armor, suitable for a Paladin.

"Break from your past and overcome your darkness. Only then will you recieve the holy power."

The voice faded and the mirrored image of the dark knight Trowa walked out from the other side of the mirror.

Tellah gasped.

"What's going on?!" Palom asked confused.

"There are two of them!" muttered Porom.

Tellah stepped forward as the dark knight Trowa pulled out his sword and walked forward."Trowa!"

"Geez!" gasped Palom.

"Look Out!" called Porom.

The Paladin Trowa turned to them."Stay back! This is my battle, to atone for my wrongs." he stepped towards the Dark Knight Trowa.

Trowa then ran forward engadging in a sword fight with his evil side, the dark knight."This is for all the people who have suffered from me! For all of those helpless people that have no reason to suffer! For love, prosparity, and for peace. I will protect and help other epople! This dark sword shall not take over my body, I will distroy that side...that side that causes hate!" The swords clanged together violently. The sounds ecoed in the room. Both giving it their all. The final swing of Paladin trowa's sword made the victory as it slashed easily through the dark armor of his opponent, which quickly turned to dust.

Trowa sighed shakily and the same voice echoed through the room."Well done. Now recieve my spirit of light, and remember: Golbez must be stopped. Farewell, my son."

"Please wait!" Trowa called out, but the room went silent and the voice was gone.But as if instantly the room flashed a bright light blinding the room and it then faded and now the power of the true paladin was now within Trowa.

The twins stepped cautiously over to him.

"Are you alright?" Porom asked her voice full of concerned.

"Dude, look at you! High Five!" Palom said with a grin and holding out his hand.

"Palom!" Porom slapped Paloms hand down.

Trowa looked himself over."This feeling... I can't explain it. It seems...so familiar. What was that voice?"

They then heard a pained groan come from behind.

"Master Tellah?"

"...My spells! I remember them now!!" Tellah said surprised."... ...!?... Me.... Meteo? That light! Some how it broke the seal upon Meteo!"

Porom gasped."My goodness..."

"Hey, Porom..."muttered Palom pulling his sister away from them where they started chatting lowly with one another.

"Um..."

Palom turned to Trowa."To tell you the truth we--"Palom started to explain but Tellah inturupted.

"Golbez is doomed!!Huah ha ha! Come on Trowa to Baron!"

Trowa was silent then looked at the mirror."I still don't understand. That light...It called me..my son...and why did it mention Golbez?"

Tellah then left the room.

"Hey, wait up!" Palom followed.

Porom turned to Trowa."Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah..."muttered Trowa in reply heading out with Porom.

*tbc*