The Demon Gundam

By Quicksylver

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Chapter Seven

Two Oz guards stood under the dim light of the small bulb above the door, the smoke of their cigarettes swirling in the hazy yellow light. They had taken this time to take a drag. No one ever came around so their absence would hardly be noticed. Suddenly they felt a chill. Quickly they both outed their smokes and stood alert but it was to late. A large clawed hand sprung from the thick shadow, gutting the first guard. The second could only watch in terror as the first man's insides were shredded before him. Blood squirted onto his face and he wiped his eyes, desperate for it to be gone.

His scream was stifled as the claw clasped his neck, slowly crushing the delicate bone. The gasping guard transformed, hoping that in his demon form he would be able to break free. He was wrong. There was a sickening crunch then silence but for the sound of the corpse falling. Even the crickets had stopped their nightly song.

A young raven haired boy emerged from the darkness, licking the still warm blood from his fingers. He looked over at the bodies strewn in the dim light and smiled maliciously. He would not tolerate slackers, he didn't bring them to this world to enjoy human pleasantries like cigarettes and the whores they had been frequenting. Pathetic creatures, he sneered, at least in death they will serve a purpose. Those human hosts would make for a fine meal... and I need the energy if I'm going to defeat those guardians. Damos grinned wickedly. This time he would be ready.

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Andromeda wiped her forehead with the back of her hand. Another Oz base destroyed. They had split up at first light, targeting Oz bases that had strong horde presence. The demons had not expected such a full force attack on such short notice and the absence of their High Commander threw them into chaos. It was easy taking them out while they scrambled to defend themselves. She had kept the gundams on earth while Tarin had gone into space. His main mission was to destroy Fortress Barge. Such a large weapon in Horde hands could mean the needless deaths of many.

Lisaan had been sent to disable Oz's main marine core along with Wufei in the Nataku. If they cut off the head of the beast, the body would die soon after. She veered south; another major horde base was two hundred clicks away. Lisaan had been right, for too long they had digressed when they should have just handled the situation the old fashioned way, they had been too arrogant. She would have to be careful to avoid this behavior in the future if she wanted to remain a good leader.

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Duo brought his scythe down, slicing through two Leos. He screamed into the cockpit of his gundam, bringing the thermal weapon around to mow down three more suits. Oz had been totally unprepared for the world wide systematic attack on their bases. Duo laughed as he destroyed two more suits. He was truly Shinigami, reaping the fields of Tartarus, leaving in his wake a harvest of burnt and shredded mobile suit parts. This was his third base for the morning, he thought back to just before they all headed out.

*Flashback*

Skye stood watching as Duo checked the systems of his Gundam. Duo was so beautiful, dressed in all black as he squatted over the open cockpit. Duo looked over and blushed to see the blonde staring. He quickly jumped down.

"What's up?" he asked, coming to stand in front of Skye.

The Sunfire pilot caressed Duo's cheek.

"I just want you to be careful out there" he answered.

He kissed his lover tenderly, nibbling on the bottom lip. Duo sighed. He looked at Skye, there was something he wanted to say. He tilted Skye's chin up to face him.

"What is it?" he asked, "...are you unsure about facing Damos again?"

Skye shook his head."It's not that. There's something you have to know."

He paused and Duo held his breath.

"I love you so much Duo and you know that I'll stay with you as long as you'll have me but you have to understand something. When you die I won't be able to join you. I've lived longer than I care to remember and I'll probably go on living for a long time. You have to understand."

Duo bit his lip. "Does that mean you won't age like I do?"

Skye chuckled."I can age Duo, I'll grow old with you. We can even go to a nice retirement home together. I can do all that? everything except join you on the other side."

Duo nodded. "I can live with that I guess"

Skye kissed him again, this one deeper and open mouthed. Duo leaned in closer, his head in a haze. Skye pulled away.

"Be careful now" he said turning away, " ... and show those bastards what ole Shinigami can do!"

*Flashback*

Duo laughed again as the base went up in flames. He would go now and join Quatre as Andromeda had planned. Soon the war would be over. Duo 's heart raced. It was almost over.

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Zechs Marquise looked at the burnt remains of the Lawrence Base. It had been completely destroyed, he was too late. Noin's desperate mayday had been the last transmission to come from the base. They had been under attack by the gundams. And from the looks of it no one had survived. He bristled with anger. How could the demon horde be so easily defeated. Treize had assured him that even though the High Commander's whereabouts were still unknown that Oz would continue to function. That he, Treize, would assume temporary command.

Bullshit, the demon horde was nothing without Damos. They couldn't even remain in this dimension if Damos were to die.His scanner beeped, bringing him out of his thoughts. A mobile suit was fast approaching. It was gundam 01, the Wing gundam. He swerved to face the oncoming threat but was caught off guard as the white gundam tackled him head on, sending them both to the charred ground.

Heero gritted his teeth at the impact. Those extra jets Tarin had installed in Wing Zero were what gave him the extra boost he needed to tackle the Tallgeese the way he did. Though it hurt to clash the suits in this way, he knew that grounded, the Verniea System that gave the Tallgeese it's speed would be severly hindered. It was his only chance to kill Zechs. Using the new jets he charged the fallen Tallgeese and slashed with his beam sabre.

The blue suit swerved to avoid the full frontal blow but the sabre sliced through the suit's left leg, severing it completely. Zechs cursed, how did he move so quickly. Wing Zero was now charging from above. Zechs aimed his beam cannon, he only had one shot. He fired the weapon's full charge, hoping to destroy the white gundam but his effort proved in vain. Heero swiftly flew around the beam and drove straight for the Tallgeese.

"You son of a bitch!" Heero screamed, " all you fucking demons will die for what you did to me!"

He threw back his head and laughed as he brought his beam sabre down into the Tallgeese, piercing directly through the cockpit. Zechs screamed as the suit exploded around him. The demon inside him fought to escape but it was too late. Both demon and host perished as flames engulfed the cockpit.Heero watched in satisfaction as the flames rose high into the sky. He would not stop until every last demon was dead. They would pay for what they did, he would make them pay.

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Treize Khushrenada stood in his huge office and looked on at the battle being waged out side his window. Colonel Une was piloting one of the Taurus suits in a battle against the gundam 05, the Shenlong gundam. It was truly a magnificent sight. The two suits clashed with the might of gods. He knew that either way, Oz would be victrorius. Une would defeat the Gundam in battle. If not he would kill the pilot in a duel. He knew that the young chinese would demand a rematch and this time he would kill him quickly.

He had been toying with the boy when he saw him last, laughing as the boy retreated in shame. He had hoped that that one would provide a welcome diversion to the boring humans that walked this pitiful planet but it seemed that he would have to be disposed of now. Honour...ch, he shrugged. He tirned his attention back to the battle just in time to see the 05 gundam's dragon claw rip through Une's cockpit. He smiled, I never liked that bitch anyway.

He was about to withdraw his sword when he heard a soft whining. He looked up. A red stealth missile was bearing down on him. Wufei watched in horror as the projectile slammed into the office, demolishing the entire building in a huge ball of fire. He spun around to see Red Claw land softly behind him.

"You bitch!" he screamed. "Have you no honour? He was mine!"

He made as if to charge the Red Claw but Andromeda's harsh voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Get over it Chang. This is war, plain and simple. There is no honour in mass murder. We do what we have to do to win. Treize is dead, doesn't matter how he died... he's dead. You think that you could have defeated him? All because you had justice and honour and right on your side? Give me a break. He was playing with you, you would not have survived a duel with him if he didn't let you. What would be the use of you dying? ... would it bring you honour? That's just selfish bullshit. What about the people who need your protection? They need you honourable or not. This is not about you alone so get off your high horse and join the real world or go home. "

Wufei watched in shock as she flew off. He squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting her words to be true. In his quest did he forget the people who needed him, the people who were alive and not those who were dead and gone. He had been so caught up in pleasing Nataku that he had neglected his people, his colony. A tear escaped and rolled down his cheek. He couldn't hold back any longer, he clutched the controls of Nataku and sobbed.

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Damos stalked up the gangplank to the cockpit of the second Scorpio. He had been wise to have two made. A technician came running as he climbed in.

"Sir, You can't take the Scorpio!" he gasped.

Damos seethed."How dare you tell me what I can or cannot take!"

The tech trembled."I would never do that sir but... but the Scorpio... it's not complete." he stammered.

Damos was furious. Not complete. He took it a gun and shot the tech between the eyes, the beast inside crying out before dying with its host. Incompetent fools, he fumed, how could he defeat the hunters in an unfinished suit. Huge explosions suddenly rocked the base. It has begun, he had no other choice. He fired up the Scorpio.

"For the glory of the horde!" he screamed, boosting off to confront the enemy.

Sunfire hovered above the blazing inferno that was the base. Damos was near, he could feel him. Skye watched as Dragon's Flight set off the last set of explosions. Soon the base would be smoldering rubble. A flash on metal caught his eye. The Scorpio had emerged from a thick column of smoke, his beam sword ready. Skye activated his sun staff and assumed battle stance. They stood there each waiting for the other to make the first move. Soon Dragon's flight came to hover nearby.

Damos sneered and lunged toward the green suit. Skye reacted instantly, charging forward to slash his sun staff across the chest of the Oz suit, leaving a great gash in the metal. Damos cursed as his control panel sparked. Unfinished indeed, the suit was hardly functional. He crashed to the ground, landing on top of a mountain plateau. The Scorpio skidded unhindered across the flat expanse with out signs of stopping. Damos tore off his straps and jumped off the moving suit before it fell off the edge of the plateau. The huge black suit teetered on the edge before finally slipping off, exploding as it hit the jagged rocks below.He watched as both guardians landed, he could not leave now.

All that effort, tolerating this rock of a planet, serving those filthy demons. All destroyed by these blasted hunters. He was once on of them, so much power. But they stripped him of it. He had barely gotten away with his life. That was why he joined the Horde. They had promised him power, power like he once possessed. But he could never regain his true power, what he had now was a mockery of his past strength. He fumed as the two pilots disembarked. They'll pay for this, he swore, they'll pay for making me what I am.Skye and Iria stood near their suits.

Skye wondered why the Scorpio went down so easily. Almost too easily. Damos stood near the edge of the plateau. This was it. Damos took the initiative and charged, brandishing a large dark blade. Skye countered the attack with his own blade while Iria attacked from the back, their movements so quick it seemed a blur. For some time they battled, Damos weakening from the constant onslaught from both of them. He felt himself losing. He couldn't lose, he had to do something. With a barbaric cry he threw off Skye and charged Iria, hoping to get her out of the way first before dealing with the Sunfire pilot.

Iria flew back but brought her sword up in time to clash with Damos' blade.He sneered as they tested their strengths, his threatening to overcome hers. Just then Iria kicked him in the groin, springing up onto her feet as he stumbled back. She swung her sword and it caught him in the neck. Blood squirted unto the rocky ground as Damos grasped at the bleeding gash. He grinned wickedly as the cut began to heal itself. Iria cursed, he could regenerate. She motioned to Skye, they had to kill him before he healed fully.

Skye nodded. His golden sword split in two before their eyes to form two identical blades. Holding one in each hand he attached them at the hilt creating a double-edged staff. Holding the swords above his head, he spun them around, faster and faster until they became a disk of energy.Drawing all his power into the swords he cried out:

"Super Nova"

He brought the staff down, the energy in it shooting out. Damos screamed as the energy pierced him, burning right through his body with the heat of a thousand suns. He could feel the demon power fading as he fell to his knees. He couldn't believe that he had lost. Iria watched as Damos' body disintegrated into nothing. She exhaled the breath that she had been holding. He was dead, finally. They had won.

She turned and ran to Skye who kneeled slumped on the ground, his sword the only thing holding him up. She took him in her arms and held him while his breathing evened. The Super Nova (tm) had drained most of his energy and he was tired. He looked up at her face and smiled weakly.

"Did we win?" he asked and Iria laughed.

She nodded and he rested his head on her shoulder with a sigh.

"Good" he said before passing out.

Notes: I know that people die quick but i wanted to finish this fic!

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