The Gathering of The God Chapter 3 |
"Who are you and what are you doing in our forest?" "Trowa, be nice." The boy behind the leader scolded, as he leapt off the horse, walking over to the group. "Are you hurt?" He asked in concern as he walked over to Duo, tilting his head to the side. "I was just bit by a vampire. Nothing too bad." Quatre’s body began to glow a pale green, as the wound on Duo’s neck faded. "Love, you shouldn’t have wasted your strength on him." "He deserved it. There’s something about him Trowa..." Trowa said nothing as he beckoned with his eyes for Quatre to come back. "In a minute Trowa." He stated as Ryo and Wufei exchanged glances. Obviously, Quatre knew Trowa for far too long. "What are you boy’s doing in these parts?" He asked as Duo grinned. "We’re trying to find my long lost twin! Isn’t that cool sounding?" Quatre nodded brightly. "This is Trowa and his army of black knights! I’m the healer! I’ve been with Trowa for so long." Reaching back, Quatre kissed Trowa sweetly, before turning back to the three boys. "Well, you know who I am, now who are you?" Duo grinned. "I’m Duo Maxwell, This is Chang Wufei, and this is Ryo Sanada." Quatre smiled, shaking each of their hands. "So, why are you two traveling with Duo?" "I’m a shapeshifter being hunted down, and Fei is the last Summoner." Quatre smiled brightly at them all. "That’s neat! Why don’t you guys stay with us for today, and then you can go to search for your brother and anything else that you need to do." Duo grinned. "Well, is it Ok with your little boyfriend?" Trowa began to speak as Quatre interrupted. "Of course he won’t mind." Trowa placed his hands on his hips, but Quatre chose to ignore him. "We have some extra horses and blankets! You can stay with Trowa and I!" Trowa looked on in horror with the thought, as Quatre smiled and covered Trowa’s mouth to keep him from speaking out against the idea. With a glare at the three boys, Quatre simply smiled at Trowa. "Be nice. Just because you’re the big leader boy, doesn’t mean that you have to be mean to anyone else." "But..." Again, Quatre covered his mouth. "They’re staying with us." Quatre stated firmly as Trowa sighed in annoyance. "Don’t mind him, he’s not partial on having company." Quatre stated, as he flipped onto the horse, landing perfectly behind Trowa. "The others will bring you some horses while Trowa and I go and prepare for your stay." "Sometimes I wonder who runs this army..." Trowa muttered as Quatre smiled sweetly. "Oh, you don’t mind." Trowa smiled. "Yes, you’re right." Quatre smiled, wrapping his arms around Trowa’s waist and kicking the horse to move on. "Well, they’ re an interesting pair if I do say so myself." Duo stated, as he turned to the knights. "What was his name?" Duo asked as the second-in-command stepped forward. "Hello, my name is Mukara. I’ll be taking you back to our hideout." Duo nodded as three horses were presented to them. Ryo shook his head. "I don’t need a horse." The men gave him a confused look. "You could never keep up with us on foot." He pointed out as Ryo grinned, shifting into a horse. Wufei grinned, hoping on Ryo’s back and pulling Duo up too. "See, we make due." Wufei stated at the gawking men. "We prefer Ryo as our horse, he won’t rear on us." Ryo neighed, as Wufei pet his nose. "Now, are we going or not?" The men shook their heads out of their shock, as they nodded. "Yeah, just follow us." Duo and Wufei nodded, along with their "horse" as the men led them to their campsite. It was then they heard a piercing scream as Ryo froze. "Solo..." He thought to himself, fear rushing over him. With a burst of speed, he raced ahead of the other horses and men, following the voice. "Let go of me you bastards!" Ryo’s heart beat faster, as he raced to the voice. He had said that... It was all happening again. He couldn’t let anything happen to someone again! Bursting through the clearing, Wufei leapt from his back, racing over to Where Quatre was being held against another man. "Let me go you insolent fool! I am going to kick your ass so hard my boot will be stuck up it!" Quatre screamed, bending his knee and slamming his foot into the man’s groin, watching him crumple to the floor. "Trowa!" Quatre cried out, noting that he boyfriend was being restrained by three men. "Damn it!" Trowa growled, struggling in their hold. "Love!" Quatre exclaimed, knowing that without his hands being free, his lover had no use of his black magic. Quatre yanked out the sword that had been hidden under his cloak, brandishing it for all the others to see. "Let him go or you will die." Quatre growled through gritted teeth, as Duo crept behind the men, along with the stalking tiger known as Ryo. "I’m not letting the love of someone’s life die like mine..." Ryo thought, as he lunged, knocking the men and Trowa to the ground. It was at that moment that chaos ensued. Blood flowed, weapons were brandished, and the rest of the knights arrived... from both sides. Wufei stepped back in horror. He had never seen... death. What was this? Why was there bloodshed? Why must people be hurt? Why must the people that were willing to help them be killed? And where was Quatre? "Stop this useless fighting!" He screamed, though no one listened. Wufei hung his head. He didn’t want to see his friends hurt. They were the only one’s that he had left. "Stop! Please! Ryo! Duo! Quatre! Trowa! Where is everyone?" Wufei fell to his knees, tears falling freely. What would he do without them? It was then an idea hit him. The Phoenix! Your enemy will perish, and your friends revived! Immediately, his hands wrapped around the fiery gem chained around his neck. "Oh might fire god! Please, lend me your powers!" He screamed, as he began to glow a fierce orange, as flames burst around him, and out emerged the bird of flames. The forest filled with fire as agony filled screams filled the room. And then the bird was gone, the tiny pendant reflecting a picture of the phoenix, as Wufei opened his eyes. And promptly fainted at the death he had caused. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Quickly, Ryo shifted into his normal form as he ran over to Quatre, who had fallen not long before. "Quatre! Are you alright?" He asked as he fell to his knees by Quatre. "Stupid bastards..." Quatre muttering, clutching his left leg, blood dripping through his fingers. It was then he abruptly stopped cursing, and turned to Ryo. "Where’s Trowa?" "I don’t know, but first we have to send you to a healer. I have a friend in the forest; I’ll take you to him and get that fixed up. I know that you can’t heal yourself right now." Ryo pointed to Quatre’s hand, which had also been cut up rather severely. It was then Quatre’s good hand snaked around Ryo’s shirt collar, yanking him to be face to face. "Answer my question, where is my Trowa?" Ryo gulped. "I don’t know." It was then Duo walked over, cleaning his throwing knifes with his hem. "He’s doing a head count. Making sure all his knights are in tact." Quatre nodded. It was then Duo finally noticed that the blood covering Quatre was his own. "Quatre! I’ll go get Trowa..." Quatre nodded as Duo glanced at him once more. "Go." Duo nodded as he bolted off to get the leader of the Black Knights. Ryo glanced down as Quatre, holding the wound to try to stop the flow of blood. With a worried look on his face, he glanced around for Wufei. He hadn’t seen the boy since they had attacked. Well, Wufei had to be Ok if he summoned a phoenix, but he still wanted to check up on him. It was then that Trowa ran up, kneeling next to Quatre. "You fool! You’re the healer, you’re not supposed to battle!" Trowa exclaimed, pulling Quatre into his arms. Quatre blushed. "Well, I had to help you love... I could never have forgiven myself if something had happened to you." Ryo smiled. "I’m going to go find Wufei, and then we can take you to my friend. He lives in a nearby forest. And you can meet my best friend Solo too!" Ryo exclaimed with a serene smile on his face. Taking off in a run, he bolted off to find Wufei. Glancing around, he finally noticed the limp form of his friend. "Fei!" He cried out, running over and noticing that Fei was merely unconscious. "Heh. You must have fainted. Poor thing." Carefully, Ryo pulled Wufei into his arms, and then carried the limp body over to Quatre, Trowa, and Duo. "Duo, hold Fei. He can’t summon something, so I’ll take us there." Duo nodded as Ryo transformed into the dragon that Wufei had summoned a few days earlier. Quickly, Duo climbed on with Wufei in his arms, as Trowa did the same with Quatre. Immediately, Ryo took to flight, towering over the trees as he flew towards the home of one of his few friends. Landing in a small clearing, the others climbed off as Ryo glanced over at the figure in the doorway. "Hi Ryo." The person stated, as Ryo changed back with a smile. "I’m back!" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Crap! That boy’s a shapeshifter!" "Man, Darkness really knows how to pick his friends." "Yeah. He’s got a healer, a black knight, a Summoner, a shapeshifter, and he’s a god." Noin stated as she turned to Zechs. "Now, how are we supposed to follow him? He’s on a freaking dragon!" Noin rolled her eyes. "We’re gods. We teleport you moron." Zechs hung his head. "Oh yeah..." Noin rolled her eyes as she disappeared from site. "Wait up!" Zechs cried out as he teleported after her. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "So, Knowledge, what do you have to report about Beauty and Wisdom’s progress?" Mia shrugged. "So far Wisdom is doing everything. And they lost Darkness then found him, and they still don’t have Light yet..." Treize sighed. "Can’t they do anything?" "I’m starting to doubt that myself..." Mia stated with a laugh. Treize smiled at her. "Well, watch over them for me. And if they do anything wrong, tell me, alright?" Mia nodded. "Yes sir." Treize nodded. "You’re dismissed." He stated as she nodded, disappearing with her books in hand. Treize watched her depart, as he turned back to the book he had been reading. As much as he hated to admit it, he was missing his blonde idiot. No matter how moronic Zechs could be, he was a load of fun to be with. Kind of like that Duo child. Sighing, Treize decided that he really needed a drink. It was no mystery that all Gods and Goddesses drank their full share. Rising to his feet, he decided that for the first time in years, he was going to go out and see just what all his people were up to. Silently, he made his way down the stairs of his home. His large, towering home. And carefully he walked out of the door, and into the rather foreign sun. "I’m a moron, I really shouldn’t be doing this. Zechs is rubbing off on me." He muttered, as he continued walking towards the great city. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "You mean to tell me that you’ve found them?" the man nodded softly. "We saw a dragon, and there’s only one person that can summon them. It had to have been that boy we were hunting for! And Darkness is with him." Dorothy smiled. "Then go get them! I mean, now! We can’t risk having the Summoner there when I have the boys. Take care of him. Kill him, take the stone, and then bring me Darkness. And while you’re at it, take out that other boy. The Shapeshifter. Nothing good can come from him, except his fur." Dorothy laughed hardily. "See to it that they’re taken care of." "And their other friends?" Dorothy sighed. "Terminate them as well. I have no use for them. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go check on Light." They nodded as they filed out of the room. Dorothy sighed, glancing at her reflection in the mirror of her office. Gods she was beautiful. Smiling to herself, she walked out of the room and down the hall, only to run straight into Light once more. "Damn it boy! How many times do I have to tell you to get back into your room?" Sage glared at her. "Miss Dorothy, I want to leave! I’m tired of you and your people locking me in my room! Or, trying to anyways..." his voice trailed off for a second, as he focused back on her again. "Why is it that you keep me? What is this power I have that you always talk about? I want to know! If it means that much to you, then take it! I don’t want it if I’m stuck here because of it!" Dorothy laughed, bringing her fist across his face as he crumpled to the ground. "You are of no use to me until your brother arrives. And then I will take the powers you hold. And your lives." Kneeling down, she smiled at him, as he gasped at the hardness in her eyes. "I hope you’re ready to die." She stated as she laughed, walking away, ignoring the fact that he wasn’t in his room. Whimpering in fear, Sage crawled back into his room, pulling the door closed behind him, as he collapsed on the bed with tear-filled eyes.
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End of Chapter 3... |
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