Rau Le Creuset's Decision

Faced with the tidal, nearly overwhelming assault of ZAFT's massive mobile suit forces, the Orb Army—the small nation they had looked down upon—rapidly assembled a surprisingly disciplined, highly coordinated defensive line in an extremely short time, launching an almost frenzied resistance with an attitude of "at any cost"!

Among this extraordinary resistance, the most troublesome were undoubtedly the three Gundams—especially that crimson Blaze Gundam, with its high-mobility close-combat capabilities!

Like a crazed Red Comet, Xia Ya single-handedly and resolutely blocked ZAFT's greatest fighting force on the Izanami Coast—the crimson Justice Gundam, personally piloted by Athrun Zala, which had just landed and was about to ravage Orb's defensive line!

Relying on extraordinary piloting skills and precise predictions, the Blaze Gundam's pilot miraculously succeeded in sealing off the Justice Gundam's absolute advantage of overwhelming performance and NJC nuclear power, preventing it from advancing at will or unleashing a broader massacre!

That restraint was like using a single thread to hold back a roaring beast. It struggled, yet it was truly bound.

-----But who knew how long this deadlock could last...

On the bridge's main screen, the two machines were clearly displayed: the Blaze Gundam and the Justice Gundam, repeatedly clashing at high speed in the air.

Every slash burst into dazzling sparks, every collision came with the piercing sound of tearing metal. Without pause, at a blinding pace, they performed a dance belonging to the two of them alone within the confined battlefield space—yet one that tugged at the entire war.

At first glance, the fierce confrontation seemed evenly matched, as though neither side held the upper hand. Yet Rau Le Creuset's cold gaze could clearly and precisely grasp what the "parties involved" at the heart of the battlefield—the pilots inside their cockpits, enduring immense physical and mental strain—were feeling. Especially Xia