Demon Seed

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     Chapter 2 of Demon Seed. No
lemon here folks, just some angst.

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     Relena silently groaned again, tossing
in her bed for what seemed to her the one-hundredth time.  She wiped her
sweaty bangs from her eyebrows, her blood seeming as if it was on fire, even
though she felt quite cool externally. Giving up on even attempting any more
sleep, the just that day turned seventeen year-old sat up in bed, her eyes
catching the still form of the girl on the cot next to her.

     "What's wrong Eena?"

     The blonde turned to her friend. 
"I'm surprised you're even talking to me Hildie...after, this
afternoon."

       Hildie was not
sitting up on her own cot but was looking at Relena with a small smile. 
"No big deal, though it did scare me, but I know you'd never really hurt
me, would you?"

     "I would hope to not hurt
any of my friends, which I suppose only includes you and Duo, but still you are
the only two I have."

     Relena jumped a little bit
feeling Hildie's warm hand on her cool wrist.  "Friends forever,
right?"

      "Right." She
returned the dark haired girl's smile, though it was only on her face a mere
second before becoming worrisome once more; Hildie again inquired.

       Relena hastily rose
out of bed and slipped on her shoes, though still dressed in her shin length
cotton gown with long sleeves and a high button-up color.  It was the
standard night attire for all of the children, boys and girls alike. "I
don't know, Hildie, I just know I can't stay here tonight. I have to, get out.
Something's going to happen. Don't ask me how, I just know."

      The young girl padded her
way quietly to the door so as not to wake anymore of the girls. Feeling
Hildie's presence she turned to face her.  "Hildie, I don't think you
should..."

      "I can't let you go
out there alone, so don't argue with me, okay? And then there's Duo. He'll
never forgive us if we go with out him."

     Relena sighed somewhat
exasperated but glad as well that she had such loyal friends. She only hoped
the girl who was like a sister to her and the boy she thought of as a brother
more then her blood brother wouldn't get hurt.  "Okay, I won't
argue."

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        From his
hilltop lookout Milliardo saw the Demon Stalker mounting his horse and begin
his way up towards him and his army. He ordered his captain to take a small group
of men around and ambush the village from behind, while he would keep this
supposed slayer of demons preoccupied.

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     Meanwhile a trio of friends, to
old to be children, yet to young to be adults were slinking their way through
the yards of the monastery. The tallest of the trio, a girl, took a running
leap, and as if she was running on the air itself she effortlessly scaled the
ten-foot high wall. Once on top she threw down a long rope they had stashed
there, so that her two friends could climb up it as well.

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       "So you must be
Prince Milliardo, son of Count Peacecraft?"

     "He is a king now."
Milliardo spoke haughtily as he began to circle his steed around that of the
unknown assassin.

     Heero turned his horse as well,
so that he and the prince and their equines remained face to face with each
other. "Oh yes, his new title, just another thing he has stolen. The
great, powerful Lord, excuse me, King Peacecraft a mere thief."

      Milliardo clenched his jaw
at the tenacity of the Stalker, yet he kept his calm.  "Better to be
a thief, then a warrior whore who sells his body and weapons for profit."

     Still facing, they and their horse's
circled one another in an awkward waltz as Heero smirked continuing to leer at
the young count.  "And being who your mother was, you would know a
thing or two about whores."

       Millardo then lost
his cool reserve and charged at Heero with full force and sword raised. The two
men's weapons clashed together in a spark of steel on steel, but neither one
fell from their horse. After a few more swipes they parted for a minute.

       "You are
stronger then the other Slayers I have fought, you should be dead by now!"

       With a smug look
still etched into his features Heero replied.  "It is because I am
different from all other Slayers!" This time it was him who attacked and
once again blades met.

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       "Reginald told
me women were nuts but I never really believed him 'til now." Duo shook
his head while he spoke. "It's almost sunrise and you guys got it in your
heads there's something gonna happen."

       Hildie scrunched her
face in anger.  "Would you rather have us left you behind?" She
saw him shake his head no. "Then stop grippin'.

     "I don't gripe I just tell
people how it is." So into the disagreement they were having they failed
to notice Relena had stopped walking and subsequently ran into her.

     "Stop fooling around will
you and be quiet I hear something."

      The three hunkered down in
silence underneath an overhang to the side of the road and within seconds they
heard the clomping sound of horse's hooves and marching feet; a deep male voice
telling the others with him their exact plan of attack. Once they had gone the
trio emerged from their hiding spot.

       "Oh my God
they're going to attack the village!" Hildie gasped in a loud whisper.

       "Why don't you
say it louder, I don't think the soldiers could hear you, plus you swore, so
don't ever get on my case about it again."

      "Then, Duo, I swear
I'm gonna clobber you one of these days."

       Relena twirled
around glaring at both of them.  "Don't you two see what this means?
If they attack the village our home will be next and I doubt the townspeople
have any means to defend themselves."

      "Then what do we do
oh, wise, leader." Duo huffed, throwing his hands up in the air. "You
don't expect us to actually fight them do you?"

     A spark lit in Relena's eyes as
she placed her hands on her hips.  "That, my good sir, is exactly
what I have planned to do. Follow me." She twirled back around on one foot
and began walking towards the direction of the soldiers.

     "Then what are we waiting
for?" Hildie smiled wide as she rubbed her hands together and took off
after Relena.

       Duo groaned
somewhat.  "Reginald also said women will be the death of all
men...hey wait up guys." He huffed again in a quickened space to try and
catch up with the two girls.

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     They broke the lock on each
other's swords and once again withdrew, both of them still atop their steeds,
though Heero could tell that Milliardo was waning somewhat and with a few more
calculated hits he would go down.  Just about as Heero was to charge again
he heard screams that the army was advancing quickly on the village from the
back.  "Holy Mother!" Heero cursed as he yanked his horse on
it's hind legs and in an almost one hundred, eighty degree turn changed the
creature's directions, running the beast full force towards the village.

       Milliardo swallowed his
desire to laugh aloud knowing now was not the time to get overconfident and
sloppy, for the Stalker could still prove quite dangerous. He raised his hand
signaling the rest of his army to attack and rode forward ahead of them; the
battle cry that roared from his throat could be heard above those of his men.

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       "Remember,
there's only ten of them and only the captain is on horseback. Okay, you two
understand my plan?"

       "Yea, you'll jump
their leader from behind on his horse and while they're distracted me and Duo
will jump up from the bushes and begin stoning them."

       Duo nibbled his lips
nervously as the words Hildie spoke slowly began to sink into his mind.
"Your plan is pure insanity Eena. I mean even if we succeed in attacking
we will most probably end up getting our throats slit...and I kinda like my
throat the way it is."

       "Friends for
all time, Duo." Hildie frowned at the young man's silence. "Fine. You
stay and hide and Eena and I will do this. Besides, you know how strong she is.
She'll take the guy out in no time."

       Duo curled his fists
and shook his head. "No. I'm not leaving either of you and I ain't a
coward. I'm in all the way."

       Relena smiled and
kissed the boy's cheek, a slight pink rosy tint covered his entire face as she
spoke.  "You're as brave as any knight, Duo."

      The brown haired boy
shrugged shyly. "Yea, yea, yea, Duo the fearless, that's me." He
sighed deeply and raised his head, a devious smile crossing his lips. 
"Then what are we waiting for? We need to do this before it's to
late." He sprinted off ahead of the girls.

      Hildie furrowed his brow
and twisted her lips. "That boy amazes me sometimes, ya know?&;

       Relena smiled, her
grin wide as she tugged lightly on the other girl's arm motioning for her to
move. "You really do like him, don't you?"

     Hildie's mouth gapped a little,
"You're touched in the head Eena."

     "Whatever you say,
Hildie." 

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       "Hide all the
women and girls and any boy or man able to fight...stand your ground!"
Heero yelled the orders as he skidded his horse to a quick halt, once again rearing
back the creature.

       "But we've
hired you to fight for us?" Screamed Korenth.

      "Bloody
cowards!" Heero growled in his outburst.  "Your village is not
worthy of saving!"

     The Stalker turned his stallion
once again and poised his sword in a defensive stance, knowing this fight would
take all of his skill. The army only consisted of a small number no more then
fifteen, for to bring down a small village with no resistance needed hardly any
force at all.

     His mind quickly began to form a
plan as he looked at both sides of the army. Five were advancing, but the ten
ambushing from behind were much closer, just a few feet. He locked his sight on
to them to stare them down but his eyes suddenly widened in shock.

     He saw a figure dropping from a
tree onto the back of the Captain. Then two other figures popped up by the side
of the road and began to hurl good-sized rocks at the soldiers. At least three
of them dropped immediately while the first figure he saw had promptly knocked
the Captain off of his saddle and hit him savagely. The man's body ceased
moving and Heero wondered if the man was dead. He watched the stranger begin an
attack on another soldier, realizing for the first time, the figure he was
watching was a person, no more then marrying age

 in nothing more then a night shift. He stood
immobile, in shock, but not for long as he felt a heavy weight falling down on
the back of his neck causing him to slide off his horse and onto the ground.

      He looked up, seeing that
it was non other then the prince that had demounted him.

       "So it seems
our Demon Stalker is not as perceptive as he appears to be." The left
corner of Milliardo's lips was curled in a smirk.  "Normally, I'd
kill you right away, but this time, I think I'll take you back to my father and
you can die a slow, agonizing death."

       "Mn. Killing me
may prove harder then you think for as I stated earlier I am different from any
other you have fought."

     "I think not." With those
words the dark prince sunk his long nails into Heero's throat, piercing his
jugular. The half-breed Stalker began gagging on his own blood, fighting
desperately for transformation and the added strength he needed.

     Milliardo's eyes widened slightly
as he saw his foe's eyes begin to turn the slightest bit yellow and his evil
smile grow even more menacing looking as fangs slowly inched down below his
bottom teeth; he knew then that the Stalker was not just a vampire but half
human as well, just like him. No matter. He had killed his own kind before.
With a calming grace the vampire prince raised his silver bladed sword in
preparation to serve a final strike.

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     "Eena! Eena! Stop it!"
Hildie cried out along with Duo as they stood by and watched their best friend
taking on the remaining seven men and killing them, along with the three they
had knocked unconscious.

     "She's like she was the
other day." Hildie whispered.

     "What do you mean?"
Asked Duo. "Something's wrong! We have to help her!" Hildie reached
out wat was to late to stop him as he sprinted over to where Relena was. He
grabbed her around the arms from behind.  "Stop it Eena!"

      But his strength was
futile against her as she threw him across her shoulder; he slammed down onto
the dirt road, conscious but winded. He groaned and slowly opened his eyes to
see a blood covered Relena standing over him looking anything but human with her
yellowish eyes and veined forehead and neck. She was breathing heavily, a low
growling sound coming from her throat as she poised herself to take a deadly
blow to her childhood friend. He saw her draw back her fist and noticed her
nails were at least two inches long. Though scared out of his wits he was able
to find his voice.  "Eena! It's me! Duo! Stop!"

     He squinted his eyes shut seeing
his brief life flash before him, but the expected blow never came.  He
inched open his eyes to see Relena's fist just barely touching his nose and her
eyes and face were back to normal. 

      "Duo?" She
jumped away from him shaking and turned to look at Hildie who had paled with a
shocked look of her own.   Relena then twirled; unsteady on her feet
looking at the fallen, mutilated bodies. She then noticed her own cloths and
skin splattered with blood. Had she done this?  "I am a demon”, she
whispered, "I am evil."

     Her eyes continued to look
around and as she raised them to look forward she saw a man on the ground with
another man atop him, hand on his throat, blade raised to strike a deadly blow.
Her sea blue orbs scanned both men; she caught her breath as she stared at the
flaxen haired man.  "Milliardo."

     Rage and hate once again took
over her body and in a trance controlled by that of blood she picked up a sword
of a fallen soldier. She raised the deadly piece of metal above her head.

       Hildie had slinked
her way over to Duo and was helping him to his feet.

     "It's a long story...but, she's...I
don't know! Sheiffeifferent."

     "One of the father's called
her a demon." Duo shook himself out of his shock and hearing a yell of
temper both he and Hildie's head turned in the direction of the girl they knew
as Eena taking off in a full force run into the village itself.

     "If you've forsaken any god
then I suggest you make amends to it right now as you will now most certainly
meet it!"

     "Don't touch him!"

       The cry of the
unfamiliar voice startled Milliardo before he could administer the final blow.
His sword was intercepted with another and he was thrown back stumbling to his
knees. As he shook himself out of his daze he felt pain in his left shoulder;
the sword that had knocked him off balance had now penetrated his left
shoulder.  "Who the hell...?" He raised his field of vision and
locked onto wide blue eyes filled with anger, eyes that would be the color of
his if not for the hint of green. "Is it...you?"

       His shock filled
mind knew not what to do so he grabbed the girl by the face and flung her to
the side where she smashed against the stable door. Extracting the weapon from
his shoulder he jumped to his feet and sprung up on his horse ordering his few
remaining men to retreat.

     On his own power Heero staggered
to his feet, clutching his bloody throat, feeling extremely weak. He knew he
was far from death but he also knew if he did not drink even a little, it would
take to long for him to heal. He looked to the side and down towards the ground
seeing the person who had saved him lying there unconscious; he realized that
it was in fact, a young girl. "No matter, blood is blood."

TBC...