Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ For Love of Darkness ❯ Break Point ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4

Break Point

 

October 31st, AC 198

Wufei walked up to the lone woman sitting at the back of the restaurant eating a large steak. The slim Chinese woman didn't even glance up as he approached. “Chang.”

“Mai.” The woman motioned for him to sit down.

“I never would have imagined a Magician from the Dragon Clan, even the last one, coming to me for help,” she said calmly. “My condolences for your loss. I highly respected the Dragon Clan. It is a shame that it was nearly wiped out.” Wufei shrugged. He had heard the words from most of the Magicians he spoke to in the past three years. Personally he was sick and tired of it. “I know you need my help in finding the person who stole Duo Maxwell. I have people out looking for your Vampire. He is somehow vital to the balance of this world. It has already been agreed that he shouldn't have been changed; it breaches the cease-fire we have with the Vampires. Some of the more… aggressive Elders are calling for war.”

“I don't understand why he was taken. He's far too young to be a threat to most Magic-users, Dark and Light alike, and he's only been drinking my blood.”

Mai glanced at him. “Chang, there are far more things that require a Vampire to be present than you think, and not all of them are good.”

Wufei felt himself pale. “You don't mean…” She nodded grimly. He quickly thanked her for her time and rushed out of the restaurant.

 

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Treize looked up when he heard the door slam shut. Wufei stormed into the room. He grabbed a book off the shelf and stalked back to the table. Slamming the book down, he collapsed into his chair. Treize stared at him. “What's wrong?” he asked Wufei.

Wufei didn't answer him. The Magician found the page he was looking for. “Dear Gods… What are they planning?”

Treize drifted to look over Wufei's shoulder. “A spell?”

“To travel between worlds, no doubt.” The two men turned towards the voice. Yuko smiled at them from the couch in the attached living room. “A very old and very costly method.”

“Why are you helping us?” Wufei demanded.

The long-haired woman laughed haughtily and shrugged. “I want to keep the world in balance, and I must admit I've grown rather fond of the young Vampire.”

“You make it sound as if we haven't tried,” Treize said cautiously.

Yuko laughed again. “There's more than one way to find something. Although some are not as pleasant as others.”

Wufei frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Come with me, Chang Wufei,” the Wish-Granter said coldly. She got up and walked upstairs to Wufei's room. The Chinese Magician followed silently. “Did you know, Wufei, that Vampires are notorious for having trouble releasing the energies needed for a tracking spell? In fact… The only times they can do it naturally is either when they're feeding or otherwise extremely excited, and here, I can feel a lot of that energy. I take it he's gotten over that night?” Wufei turned beet red. “Well, it's good for us that you two are so… passionate. Give me your hand.”

The Magician followed her instructions. She poked his pointer finger. “What are you doing?” he asked as blood began to pool.

“It's the cost for this spell,” she said simply, pulling out a square piece of paper. She pressed it against his finger. “There we are…” She folded the paper into the shape of a small crane and set it on the bed.

“Two targets have been located,” the bird chirped. “Target 1, five feet away. Light alignment. Specialty: fire magic, A-rank. Target 2, seventy miles north by northeast. Neutral alignment. Specialty: wind magic, S-rank. Warning! Thirteen Vampires located in the immediate area.” The bird went silent. Yuko picked up the paper creature and unfolded it. A map was drawn in Wufei's blood showing the locations of the two “targets”.

“I think you have your answer.”

 

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Wufei slipped through the door into the dimly lit room. He could barely see the cages standing in a circular pattern. He moved over to them. Duo stood up and grabbed the bars of his cage. “Fei?!” The Chinese man rushed over to the braided Vampire. “How'd you find us?”

“I got help from some very powerful people,” he said simply as he worked to get the lock open. It was locked with several Magical seals far stronger than most Vampires could cast. He quickly broke through the first four, but just as he was beginning to work on the last 3, he felt the familiar tingle of Magic behind him. He dove to the left, and a lightning bolt struck the cage's barrier, causing Duo to yelp in pain.

Wufei launched a spark of fire at the Vampire. The stranger moved out of the way. Wufei jumped to his feet and sent a few more spells in the Dark creature's direction. He smirked as the Vampire cried out in pain. He was just about to strike again when something hit him in the back. Wufei immediately felt drained, weak and collapsed to the ground. “Fei!” Duo yelled.

“A child?” a deep voice grumbled. “You're getting careless, Nikolai.” An older Magician, a human, stepped out of the shadows.

“Don't patronized me, Erik,” the Vampire growled. The Magician shrugged. “I thought you said no one would be able to find us.”

“It doesn't matter now. We've got enough Magical energy to get to the other side.”

“Finally!” Nikolai cheered. “What should we do about out little guest?”

Erik looked down at Wufei. “We'll use him too. Throw him in with that one.” The Magician pointed to Duo's cage. The Vampire picked up the weakened Chinese pilot and carried him over to Duo's cage. After unlocking the door, he threw Wufei in. The door clanged shut, and the locks reinforced. The Vampire walked back over to Erik and smirked. Erik frowned at his Dark counterpart. He bent down to brush his hand over a pattern carved into the ground. It flared to life. “With this sacrifice, we'll travel to a new world!”

The world around the two captive pilots blurred, and they suddenly found themselves standing in front of a large, black gate. Duo shivered slightly. Nikolai and Erik stepped forward. “We use these people to pay the toll to cross into another realm.”

A translucent child appeared in front of the small group. “Very well… You may go.” The gate creaked open, and the two madmen walked through.

As the gate began to close again, Wufei, finally recovered from his weakness, grabbed Duo's hand and pulled him up. They rushed through the gate, ignoring the disembodied hands reaching out to claim the other prisoners.

 

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All over the world, Magical beings felt something tear. Mai and Yuko, being Elders, bore the pain in silence, but many weaker and untrained people immediately fell unconscious.

Trowa rushed to Quatre's side as the blond heir curled into a tight ball, his face pale and distorted by pain. “Quatre! What's wrong?”

Glazed aquamarine eyes opened and focused on Trowa's face. “It feels like something's breaking… I… I can't feel Duo or Wufei anymore… It hurts, Trowa…”

 

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Alone in an empty house, no one heard two children crying.