Cruze and Flaga's Destiny

General

Unilateral

Neuro-Link

Dispersive

Autonozhuanc

Maneuver...

Inside the Colony Assault Gundam, Kira stood in the rear of the cockpit, his eyes reflexively reading the six flashing red letters on the screen.

"GUN...D,A,M...?"

As if granted life, the MS's eyes lit up, and its fingers began to fly.

The engine roared a low growl, and the giant limbs began to move stiffly.

Immense power broke free from the towing steel bars on the maintenance seat, snapping open and flying away amidst the sounds of disintegration.

"Bang~ Bang~"

The MS walked out of the hangar doors like a toddler taking its first steps, swaying forward with extremely ungraceful movements.

But even so, the MS still stood up amidst the explosions.

The firelight shone on the gunmetal-gray armor, reflecting its crimson, towering majesty.

The battle continued in the space near "Heliopolis."

Mu La Flaga, piloting his dedicated MA, the "Moebius Zero," confronted three "Ginns."

As if surrounding its streamlined red body, the attached "Wire-controlled Gun Pods" agilely deployed, sweeping targets from different angles with unique movements.

"Boom~"

Suddenly, a wingman MS was hit next to the "Zero" and, as if sucked in, crashed straight into the mining area of the colony.

Mu sensed the explosion out of the corner of his eye and pulled the trigger simultaneously.

A shot that seemed to have missed hit the "Ginn's" shoulder.

The Ginn had no choice but to turn back to the battleship for repairs. Seeing this, Mu immediately seized the opportunity, turned, and struggled to break free from the attacks of the two Ginns.

However, as he turned back, three mobile suit silhouettes appeared on the screen, flying away from the port.

"Is that!?"

Three unfamiliar mobile suits were now flying towards Z.A.F.T.'s La'Lia-class battleship.

Flaga immediately recognized these three mobile suits. They were the Earth Alliance Military's treasured new MS, the 'G'--X series.

Their development was supposed to be a top secret, yet now they were being stolen so easily. There was no other explanation than an intelligence leak.

"Orro's unit is hit! Return to base immediately!"

At the same time, the hit Ginn also returned to the Vesalius.

Cruze raised an eyebrow upon hearing the voices from the maintenance crew.

"Orro was hit in a battle like this!?"

Captain Addis raised his voice in surprise.

Z.A.F.T.'s pilots were generally highly skilled, and those assigned to this unit were the elite of the elite. Their combat capabilities should not be inferior to the military equipment of neutral colonies.

However, Cruze, with a distant gaze as if looking into the sky, chuckled softly and said, "Perhaps there's an annoying fly buzzing around there..."

"A fly?" Addis looked at Captain Cruze in astonishment.

"I'll go out to provide support as well."

Cruze said, drifting towards the elevator, and continued, "After I deploy, recall all MS and equip them with D Equipment."

"D... D Equipment!?"

Addis was startled by Cruze's words. D Equipment was the heaviest armament for fortress assault battles. This...

"Everyone must pay the price for their actions."

After speaking, Cruze boarded his beloved "Gou."

Unlike the Ginn, the Gou's pearl gray body had a more refined appearance, and due to the addition of an accelerator, its propulsion had also been significantly enhanced.

Just as Cruze left the mothership, the Zero, which was about to return to "Heliopolis," flew back as if sensing something.

Seeing this, Cruze muttered in the cockpit of the "Gou," "Just as I can sense you, can you sense me too? What an unfortunate fate, Mu La Flaga..."

Cruze's tone seemed to carry infinite hatred, yet it was also filled with a strange, inexplicable joy.

Soon, the MS piloted by Cruze approached Flaga's MA.

Flaga, who had already sensed the "Gou's" approach, narrowly dodged the rifle's sniper shot.

After maneuvering, he quickly circled behind the opponent.

The red "Moebius" deployed its wire-controlled gun turrets, attacking Cruze's machine from all directions.

But every shot was easily dodged by Cruze.

"You're always in the way, Mu La Flaga! Though I'm the same to you!"

"Damn it..."

"Rau Le Creuset!"

Flaga cursed from inside the cockpit of his Moebius.

Though it was unbelievable, he could clearly sense who his opponent was.

This was his archrival, ZAFT's ace pilot Rau Le Creuset, with whom he had clashed lives multiple times on the battlefield.

While he was already aware of this person's reputation and combat style, he felt an extraordinary sensation deep within his heart.

It was like a cold blade sliding up his spine, a shiver accompanied by displeasure.

This fated feeling made it impossible for his heart to remain calm.

In an instant, the two machines engaged frequently.

Rifle rounds scattered in the darkness, and wire-controlled gun pods searched for attacks from all directions.

The two sides traded blows, each shot deadly, yet narrowly avoided by the other.

Suddenly, the moment Flaga's attack ceased, Cruze surprisingly turned and flew towards the port of Heliopolis.

"Bastard!"

After Cruze flew into the port of Heliopolis, Flaga retracted his wire-controlled attack pods and pursued him closely.

In the blink of an eye, Cruze had passed through the port and flown towards the colony's spine—the central main axis.

In the zero-gravity axis, the Gou used the factory equipment as cover to fire at the approaching Zero from behind.

Flaga had also aimed at the opponent multiple times, but he was afraid of damaging Heliopolis's main axis, so he could never attack freely and could only passively take hits.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Cruze's MS shot down Zero's wire-controlled gun pods one after another.

Flaga gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do, only desperately dodge amidst Cruze's full counterattack.

"This is bad!"

Suddenly, Cruze's attack slowed down abruptly. The slow-realizing Flaga fearfully discovered that the opponent's rifle was actually aimed at the inner wall of the main axis.

"Boom~"

Cruze's MS was an enhanced unit. Under the attack of the rifle, a huge hole was blasted open in the main axis. Without any hesitation, Cruze drilled into the satellite's interior, enduring the burning flames above.

"Shit!"

Flaga cursed and chased after him.

Cruze's combat power was incomparable to other Ginns. Once he entered the interior and no one could restrain him...

Passing through the hole, Flaga's MA also entered Heliopolis's internal space.

The landscape inside the colony was immediately revealed in its entirety.

Soon, his gaze was drawn to a place where the black smoke was particularly dense.

At a glance, he saw a white MS standing on the ground.

"Is this the last one?"

Cruze had probably also noticed the MS.

The Gou flew straight towards this last X-series unit.

"Stop, Cruze!"

Flaga discovered Cruze's unusual movement and attacked Cruze with his MA, which had lost its linear attack pods.

This was the last MS, and also the strongest performing among all MS. It absolutely could not be destroyed like this.

"You fell for it, Flaga~"

However, just as the two machines met, Cruze's lips curled slightly. Thanks to the improved thrusters, he performed a backward flip at a speed far exceeding the MA.

He directly pierced Flaga's machine with a single shot.

Thanks to "No Dream Salted Fish" and "Seven Bright Moon" for their rewards.

So, I'll continue with three chapters today.

By the way, I'm not a full-time writer, just a part-timer.

Three chapters a day is a bit too much for me