The Gathering of The God Chapter 1 |
Flames licked his face, burning into his flesh as he screamed in pain. He had to get out; he had to escape, to get free of this billowing smoke of death. Coughing and hacking, he used his shoulder to slam down the door, tumbling out onto the moist ground, gagging on the smoke that had filled his lungs during his time in the building. "Father Maxwell!" He screamed, waiting for a response. "Sister Helen!" He yelled, his heart beating loudly as he waited for some sign that they were alive. It was then a figure crawled from the building. "Sister Helen!" He screamed in joy, running over to the woman. "Duo..." She gasped, struggling to breath. "Father Maxwell and I.... We can’t take care of you anymore. Our time has come." "No Sister! I won’t let you die! I’ll get you to a healer! I’ll make you better! I won’t let you die!" Duo cried out, tears streaming down his face in torrents, as he clutched the woman’s head to his chest. She smiled faintly. "Duo, my time has come." Duo shook his head, trying to ignore the welts and burns that covered her entire body. "No! You aren’t going to die!" She sighed. "Duo, just promise me one thing..." The boy listened closer. "You have a brother. A twin. Go to him, find him. He’s all that is left for you." "I have a twin? How will I find him?" Duo asked in confusion. " When you see him, you will know. Now Duo, remember that I love you." She stated as she began to cough, blood trickling out of her mouth. "Duo, we all love you, and you have to get over this. You have more important things to do with your life. Be blessed by the gods, young one." And then, she took her last breath. All Duo could do was scream out in heart wrenching agony at the loss of his family. Duo Maxwell jerked up in his sleep, sweat beading his forehead, tears staining his cheeks. He sighed, rubbing them away. Why did he always have to have that dream? He didn’t want to remember what had happened, he wanted to move on. That was months ago, and now he had to find his brother. He sighed. How was he supposed to find this boy? What if they weren’t identical? How was he to find his twin if he didn’t know what he looked like? Sister Helen had said that he would know, but he wasn’t sure if that was true. Well, people did say that twin’s could sense each other. Sighing, he stood up, and walked over to the basin of water that had been supplied to him during his stay at the inn. Taking a washcloth, he rinsed his face of all traces of his tears, as he decided to wash his hair and body as well. Taking out some vanilla smelling oils, he lathered up his hair, as he dipped it in the basin. After he felt clean enough, he pulled his clothes back on. Grabbing his bag of clothes and needed utensils for his long trip, he headed out of the building, running straight into another person. "Sorry!" He exclaimed, turning to get a good look at the person he had rammed into. The boy had short indigo hair and depressed blue eyes, his head hung, his black silk clothes clinging to his form. The boy said nothing, as he continued walking. Duo shrugged. "That was rude." Setting off at a leisurely pace, he took an apple out of his pouch and continued walking, munching away on it. He trudged through the forest, void of thought, as he heard a startling scream. Perking alert, he hunted for the source of the cry. It was then a shadow cast over him, as he turned towards the sky, and was shocked to see a large emerald dragon soar over him, maneuvering through the trees. "What the hell?" He asked himself, staring in shock at the magnificent creature above him. And that was when he noticed that there was someone on the animal. He couldn’t tell what the person looked like from his view, but surely it wasn’t possible for a human to ride a dragon! It was then that he noticed that the dragon rider was not alone. Five other men were pursuing him. "Leave me be! I will never give it to you!" The boy on the green dragon yelled, as the men in pursuit of him laughed. Duo noted that they were not on Dragons, which may have very well been why they wanted this boy. Quickly the animal swooped to the ground, then disappeared from site, going into a stone around the boy’s neck. The boy continued running, his black hair streaming behind him, his breathing staggered. Duo watched as the boy ran towards him. "What are you doing? If you get in the way they will kill you!" The boy screamed at him, as he took Duo’s hand and dragged the boy with him. Duo simply followed, having no idea where this boy was taking him. Finally the boy stopped in a clearing, as he placed his hands around the fiery red stone, his eyes shutting. "Gods of the wind, here my plea! Send to me the watcher of all life!" The boy screamed, as a bright light flashed from him, his body being engulfed by a blinding light. Duo covered his eyes until the light faded, and in its place was an honest to goodness angel, it’s feathery wings sprayed out around it, it’s body glowing still. "Please! Stop them holy one!" The boy cried out, as the angel nodded, running off to engage in combat with the hunters who had been after him, astride their large birds. "Come on! This is our time to escape!" Taking Duo’s hand in his own once more, they took off running. "Gods, I really should work out more!" Duo huffed, as he tried to keep up with the energy filled boy. Finally, they reached a cave as the boy ran in, then collapsed against the wall, clutching his chest. "I have to call him back." The boy stated, closing his eyes as his pendant flashed once more. Duo watched as the angel flashed before them once more, then disappeared into the stone. "What are you?" He asked as the boy slumped against the wall, and then opened his eyes. "I’m a Summoner. The last free one to be exact." "Free one?" Duo asked in confusion as the boy nodded. "Those men, have been after us for so long. They took my father when I was 10. My mother when I was 15. And now they have come for me." Duo stared blankly at the boy, still not truly comprehending the boy’s situation. "Ok, so you’re a Summoner. And you’re the only one that they don’t have yet. They’ve taken all the other Summoners. So, if they have so many, why do they need you?" The boy sighed. "My family was the head of the Summoners. The stone is passed down in our family, and I got it. It lets me summon anything, even gods if I must. And without being near the stone, a Summoner can do nothing. They need me before anyone can summon. So I ran away, so that no one could summon and their powers would not be abused. And now I am the only one left who can summon. Meaning I have everyone’s powers. It hurts sometimes, I feel their sorrow, their pain, but it’s worth it. I’ll save them all someday, and then we can go back to how we were." Duo nodded. He still didn’t fully understand, but that was ok. "Well, I can help! I’m Duo Maxwell, and I’m on a quest to find my twin brother. Never met him before, but he’s my only family left." The boy nodded. "I’m Chang Wufei. Wufei if you must." Duo grinned. "I’ll call you Wu-man." "No." "Uh, Wuffie." "No." "Fine, Fei." Wufei nodded. "That’s Ok. Everyone called me that before they were taken." Duo nodded. "Well, how about you stick with me until you have a time to strike, and then I can help you and get your clan back." Wufei smiled softly. "Thank you Duo. And I’m sorry for dragging you around. Just, they would have killed you had you staid and seen their faces." Duo nodded. "Yeah, thanks about that." Wufei nodded. "So, you’re looking for your twin. Why do you have to look for him? Did something happen?" Duo shrugged. "I have no idea who he is, where he is, or what he looks like. He could be dead for all I know, but it’s not like I have anything better to do. My adoptive parents died a few months ago in a fire and told me that I should go find him, since he’s the only family I have left. So I’m looking for him. Sister Helen told me to, and since they were her last words I’m going to do it." Wufei nodded. "We both have rather sad stories to tell." Duo nodded. "Yeah, you know, I wonder what he’ll be like." "Who?" Wufei inquired, as Duo laughed. "My brother of course! I mean, will he be a jerk? Will he be like me?" Duo laughed. "With my luck, he’ll be a jerk." Wufei shook his head. "I’m sure he’ll be nice." Duo shrugged. "Well, a guy can hope. So, Wufei, when was the last time that you ate?" Wufei shrugged. "I lost track of time long ago." Duo shook his head. "Depriving yourself of the goodness that is food. You’re insane." "Well, when you’re running for your life, food isn’t the top priority on your mind." Duo shrugged. "I wouldn’t know. Though now I’m wondering if I should be. I mean, why would someone burn down my home?" Wufei shrugged. "Maybe it was an accident." He mused, as Duo rolled his eyes. "They used gas and everything." "Duo, you just answered your own question." Duo thought for a second. "So I did." Silent ensued between the two, until finally Duo removed an apple from his backpack. "Eat Fei. You’re getting really skinny. Now, I don’t know if it’s natural for you, but it’s really creepy to me." Wufei glanced at the apple, and then took a bite, letting the sweet taste fill his mouth. "Thank you." He stated as he continued to eat. Duo smiled, leaning back against the rocks in the cave, trying to think of what his next move would be. Now he had Wufei to think of, so his direct approach of checking each town one by one was no longer an option. Given, it hadn’t been a very good one in the first place, but it was better then nothing. "Fei, why don’t we stay here for today, and then tomorrow we can set out for Elanaria." Wufei nodded. "Sounds like a good enough plan." The boy stated, as he curled up in a ball on the chilled floor of the cave. "So, Fei, wanna play truth or dare?" "Maxwell, go to sleep." "Damn, I’ve been demoted to Maxwell. Oh well, I was waiting for that one." Wufei said nothing as he listened to Duo copy his motions as the boy curled into a ball for sleep. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Darkness and Light are on earth! Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?" Wisdom hung her head. "I’m sorry sir, but it wasn’t my place to inform you. I just recently found out myself from Knowledge." Treize was not a happy camper. Receiving the word from Noin that his gods had played a rather idiotic joke and sent the two youngest gods down as humans to Earth was not a nice experience. "Who did it?" He demanded as Noin shrugged. "No clue. Sorry sir." The man sighed. "Knowledge! Get in here!" Quickly the woman materialized in the room, bowing to him. "Yes sir?" She asked, her voice trembling. She was never called before Treize. What had she done this time? "Who was in charge of the "incident" 17 years ago where Darkness and Light were sent to Earth as children?" Mia hung her head. "There were many men sir. They were sharing drinks and it just... happened." "Who was the main man then?" She hung her head. "He’ll hurt me if I tell..." "Beauty!" He called out. Mia’s reluctance was enough to tell exactly who it was. It was then Zechs appeared, muttering something on the lines of "look hot and sexy, look hot and sexy". "Girls, you are dismissed." Noin and Mia nodded, as they both disappeared from site. "Zechs, what is this about you being the one who sent Darkness and Light down to Earth 17 Earth years ago?" Zechs hung his head. "I’ll get that woman." Treize rolled his eyes. "She didn’t tell me. I figured it out myself." He stated as Zechs nodded numbly. "Well, since there’s nothing that we can do about it until they die and come back, why don’t we do something else?" "As much as I’d enjoy that, there is more to it then you could imagine." Zechs hung his head in displeasure. "That doesn’t sound too good..." He muttered as Treize nodded. "It isn’t. Have you ever heard about the prophecy of the twins?" Zechs shook his head miserably. He was in deep trouble if Treize didn’t let him off the hook like he always did. "Well, maybe you should go hear it from Knowledge before I send you on your next mission." Zechs nodded. "You have 10 minutes. Go to Knowledge; hear it, and then return. And don’t be late." Zechs nodded as he teleported from site. "If he weren’t Beauty...." Treize muttered as he shook his head, waiting for the boy to return. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Twin eyes of violet "Sounds lovely." Zechs muttered as Mia nodded. "I told you not to do it Beauty. But you didn’t listen." "Why didn’t you stop me?" Mia sighed. "Because I am no match for you, and I know that. I’m not going to try to stop a drunken man. Especially when there are over twenty drunk men." Zechs sighed. "Well, It’s time for me to return back." She nodded. "Good luck Beauty! You’re going to need it!" He sighed, as he disappeared. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "You failed? You mean to tell me that you didn’t get me that Summoner? You morons!" Dorothy was not happy at the moment. Not only did her men fail in getting her the Summoner, Light was causing trouble to the women again. "How could you NOT get him? I put you on our best birds! I sent out my best men!" The men hung their heads. "We’re sorry ma’am. Though we saw another boy too. He took this other boy and ran, then sent an angel after us." She sighed. "What did the other boy look like? Could he have been any use to us?" The boy’s shrugged. "Well, he had a really long braid that ran down his back, kinda like that Light kid you have. And he had these really big purple eyes." Dorothy gasped. "God Damn it! You MORONS! That was the other boy! That was his twin! That was Darkness! I could have had it! I could have had them, and not even needed that Summoner boy!" She growled, as he yanked out her sword, neatly slicing the man’s throat. "Do NOT mess with me! I can’t believe you men!" She ignored the bleeding man on the floor, clutching his neck. "If you must, take him to Light. The boy can heal him." Quickly, she stalked away. Sage gasped when he noticed that she was coming to the door. Quickly he pulled away from the door and fled, but not fast enough. "Light! What are you doing out of your cell?" Sage hung his head. "I picked the lock." He stated in a matter of fact way, as War sighed. And Darkness had always been the troublemaker of the two. "Get back to your room, now." Nodding, the boy took off, racing down the stairs. "Hey! That’s not the way to your room!" Sighing, she took off after him. After hunting for the hidden god for about 20 minutes, she finally cornered him. "Get back to your room before I have to hurt you." Sage nodded, slowly walking in the direction of his "room". A twin? He had a twin? The blonde walked into the room, then turned back to Dorothy. "What is my brother like?" He asked as the woman shut the door. "Doesn’t matter. I’m not letting you see him anyways." "But you don’t even have him! I just want to know what he looks like." She sighed. "Come here Light." The boy rose to his feet, walking over to her. Quickly she slapped him through the bars, as he was flung back against the wall. "Don’t ask questions." She stated, walking off, her head high. Sage rubbed the mark on his cheek, attempting to glare at the woman, and failing. "I have a twin. I wonder what he’s like?" Shrugging Sage curled up on his bed, taking to rest. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "We made it Fei! We’re in Elanaria!" Wufei sighed. That had been the most agonizingly annoying day of his life. Maxwell would not shut up! "Thank the gods!" He exclaimed, as Duo placed his hands on his hips. "I was not that bad!’ "Your singing could have raised the dead!" Wufei exclaimed as Duo laughed. "Yeah, that’s what Sister Helen used to tell me." Wufei winced as Duo shook his head. "No reason to be upset. She’s in Heaven, a much better place then here." Wufei nodded. Maxwell handled things much better then himself. "Well, why don’t we find an inn, and then go shopping!" Duo exclaimed as Wufei sighed. "One of these days I’m going to kill you and your enthusiasm..." He muttered as Duo grinned. "Yeah, you kill me. That’ll be the day!" Wufei said nothing as he trudged along the bouncy Maxwell. You could tell that the boy had been alone for too long. Unlike himself, Maxwell did not appreciate solitude. Taking Wufei’s hand in his own, Duo bounced up to the inn, bounding in through the front door. "Hi! We need a place to stay!" Duo stated as he began to talk to the inn owner. Wufei sighed. Maxwell could strike up a conversation with a tree. Which he actually had when Wufei had refused to talk to him. That had been a site to behold. Finally Duo returned. "Well Fei, we got ourselves a room!" Grabbing the bag he constantly had with him, Duo headed to the stairs, climbing them at an unbelievably quick pace. Wufei sighed, and began to follow Duo up, but he had already put his stuff away and locked the door. "Come on Fei! Time to go into town." Hanging his head, Wufei reluctantly let Duo drag him out of the building. "Ahh! Beast! Kill him! That boy isn’t human!" Duo gave Wufei an odd look, as Duo shrugged. Both immediately bolted at the same time towards the source of the commotion.
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To be continued ... |
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