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AU, Fantasy, Action, Yaoi, Angst and Violence
R
3x4 and 1x2
Plot: - Heero, Duo, Trowa, and Wufei, are all warriors in a mythical world full of danger, monsters, and gods. They embark on a journey to capture the Golden Phoenix and rescue the Prince of Sandrock.
“Talk”
‘Thoughts’
//Flashbacks//
The Rise of the Golden Phoenix Part 5
by Markanovanlink
Heero, Duo and Wufei watched as Trowa clutched his head and screamed no. Duo reached out to his friend but was pushed aside. Trowa had pushed pass him and made a mad dash towards the temple. The other warriors ran after him. “What the Hell is wrong with him?”
“I don’t know Duo, but we have to stop him.” Wufei said as he quicken his run into a sprint. He threw his sword into the sand so it wouldn’t weigh him down. He focused on not letting the sucking action of the sand slow him. Something was telling him they should take cover immediately. Something deadly was about to happen. He felt himself scream Trowa’s name as he tackled him down onto the sand.
Trowa never felt rage towards his friends before, but there is a first time for everything. Why couldn’t they understand he needed to get inside that temple pronto? Laying face down in the sand he twisted his body so he could face Wufei. He fought the urge to punch him so he struggled against his comrade’s hold.
“Hold him down!” Wufei shouted as Duo and Heero caught up. They both held the green-eyed warrior down on his knees as Wufei got up on his feet. He stood in between the other warriors and the temple. Without warning, the temple started to erupt with explosive flames that sent stone and sand careening into the desert.
“Nataku, I need you.” The long light green and yellow dragon emerged from his medallion. She coiled her body around the warriors protectively as the temple exploded.
Trowa had stopped struggling and hung his head in the darkness that was caused by Nataku’s body and wings. ‘I am too late.’ Heero had let him go, but Duo still had a hand on him. He laid his back against the cold scaly fortress that was protecting them from the fiery explosion. ‘Quatre.’
The explosion was followed by more explosions. The noises from the explosions seem to echo in their heads. Wufei turned towards Trowa with anger written on his face. “What is wrong with you? You knew that place was going to blow and take everything with it. Why would you risk your life like that?”
Trowa sighed. “I am sorry. I wasn’t thinking.”
Heero huffed angrily. “You are damn right you are sorry. Your life is your own to do with as you please. But ours are another matter. Duo and I are semi-gods not gods, we can be killed the same way a mortal can. How could you endanger us and Wufei? Do you have any loyalties left?”
“That is enough.” Duo whispered as he pulled Trowa into his arms. He could feel his friend’s despair. ‘Why are you in such a rush my friend? What forces have enchanted you?’
“And you. You continue to pacify this mortal. Why? At least with Wufei I know where his loyalties lie. He has been a trusted servant to my father and I for centuries. What of him, what of Trowa. You still coo over him even after he put your life in danger. He cares for no one but himself. You are the only person on this planet that cares whether he breathes or not but he chose not to return the fervor. You could have been killed.”
Trowa remained quiet as he broke away from Duo’s embrace. He got up to his feet and approached Heero. He stood 2 inches away from him and tilted his head down. Green orbs stared down fiercely into dark blue ones. “Don’t you ever question my loyalty to Duo. I would risk my very soul if it meant it would save his own.” He shifted his eyes towards Wufei. “I did not know the temple would blow. The question should really fall on you. How did you know it would?”
Wufei sighed and looked at the sand that stained the bottom of his white pants. “I don’t know. It was like something was warning me.”
Trowa backed away from Heero and knelt beside Duo on one knee. “I am sorry if I have caused harm to befall on you. I been having these strange sensations that I can not fight. Please forgive me.”
“Do not bow down to me. I am not your master, nor your king. I am your friend. It is okay. We all do or say things we don’t mean.” Duo turned his eyes on Heero and narrowed them. “Aren’t I right Heero.” Heero stiffen and said nothing. “So Trowa, can you tell me what this strange sensation is.”
Before he could respond, Nataku started to unwind herself from the warriors. Wufei thanked his old friend and let her return into his medallion. They all looked around and saw black soot all over the sand. The black residue spread out for miles around. Even the scorpions were reduced to ash. Wufei cursed under his breath as he thought about his sword.
Duo remembered that Wufei threw his sword down so he could catch up with Trowa. “Don’t worry Fe Fe. I will find your sword.” He took out his medallion and called Shinigami. When Shinigami emerged, Duo whispered into the ear of one of his three heads.
Wufei nearly jumped out of his skin when the horse sized dog began to sniff him. Wufei watched as Shinigami spread his huge bat wings out and wagged his bobbed tail as he sniff around the sand. He began to jump around the sand leaving golden paw prints in the black ash. He took off running and stop dead in his tracks so he could sniff around. Soon he began to dig up sand and soot and barked with excitement. The three heads fought over an object until the middle one won out. Shinigami raced back and dropped a long double edge sword at Duo’s feet. He pick up the weapon and watched as Shinigami wagged his little round bump for a tail. He threw the sword as far as he could and watched Shinigami run after it.
“What the… Why did you do that? My sword is not a toy for your mutt.”
“Aw, Fe Fe lighten up. He just wanted to play.” Shinigami brought back the sword to Duo. He picked it up and handed it back to his comrade.
“That is nasty, now there is dog drool all over my sword.” He huffed as he wiped his sword off with his tunic. “Stupid dog.”
“I don’t go around disrespecting your snake.”
“She is a dragon and he is a mutt that will chase anything.” Wufei threw his canteen in the direction the temple use to be in order emphasis his point. Shinigami took off running after the canteen. “See.”
Shinigami ran back to Wufei and handed him an ax. “I will admit that he isn’t a dumb mutt.” He patted Shinigami’s heads and handed the ax to Duo. Shinigami took off running again as Duo gave Heero his battle ax back.
“You shouldn‘t leave your toys lying around. Someone could have tripped over it…” Loud barking caused Duo to divert his attention to Shinigami. “What is it boy? Did you find something?”
Shinigami began to dig into the ground and bark wildly. Duo sighed and started to walk towards him. ‘What could he be digging up? I hope it’s not that phoenix. I am really hungry and I hate to fight on an empty stomach. A nice long bath would be nice too. I am really sticky after all this heat and sand…what the…’
Duo’s thoughts froze as he looked at what had Shinigami so excited. “Guys!” He yelled as he fell to his knees beside Shinigami. He began to franticly dig through the sand and soot. His hands clawed at the sand that was covering the face of a young man. ‘He must have been in the temple when it exploded. Lord of Light, don’t let my Father claim him.’
Trowa was the first to reach him. “Duo, what’s…” His words caught in his throat. It was the Golden Prince. It was Quatre. Trowa fell to his knees beside Duo and helped him to pull the Prince out of the sand and soot. Wufei and Heero arrived just as Duo started to check for a pulse.
All was silent as Duo stopped checking for vitals. He bit down on his bottom lip slightly as he shook his head. “I think he’s dead.”
Trowa took off his cloak and covered the pale naked body. All the warriors stood, except him. He moved closer to the man’s face. He wiped away some soot that was on the man’s face with his hand. “I am sorry my Prince. We were too late.”
Duo felt his chest tighten as he watched Trowa tend to the dead man. ‘My Prince? Who the Hell was this man? Where does he know him from?’ Questions began to ring in his head as different emotions swam around his heart. He cleared his throat and said, “Who was he?”
“The Prince of Sandrock.” Never taking his eyes off of the Golden Prince, he spoke again. “His name was Quatre.”
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