Gundam EXARE

Gundam EXARE Author: Mercury Ai

The iron giant composes a lament of blood and fire, and the chaotic battlefield is intertwined with death.

Rei, who met Gundam, got the final answer - only by forcing the world to be reasonable can it become reasonable

"Come, come, come, come, come! You lowly creatures, lowly creatures, all die under my dragoon!"

Chapter 1 Dream Butterfly

In the 24th century, humans have mastered solar energy, a semi-permanent energy source. However, human civilization has not entered a new era of heading into the universe. To this day, the Earth is still torn into three parts.

The UNION, the People's Revolutionary League, and the AEU, the three major countries occupying the earth regard each other as opponents and continue to engage in a zero-sum game with no end in sight.

Even in the 24th century, humans have not been able to escape war, and today countless people still die in the game between major powers.

The black-haired man in the room scanned the last page of the book with his sky-blue eyes.

Rei held a paper book in his hand, the weight of which was insignificant compared to the knowledge recorded in it.

Various books are piled up in different corners. Are there really correct answers among them?

Rey Rhodes, a former AEU soldier, closed the book in his hand, stood up, walked to the window and looked down. People lived in this country and worked hard to make a living, but in some corners of the world, people could not even guarantee their survival.

Everyone wants to live a good life, and no one wants to suffer misfortune.

However, the reality is not so rosy. The three major powers involved in the game are secretly controlling countries that have no autonomy. How many people have lost their lives in the proxy wars they have launched?

It is an honor for soldiers to defend their country

When Rei joined the army, he was extremely proud of this propaganda slogan, but it was also the army that shattered his pride.

Why do soldiers fight on the battlefield? Isn't it to protect the country and its people?

It is unknown when this belief turned into a mere slogan. The three major countries regarded each other as demonic aliens and fought each other openly and secretly.

One day, Rey suddenly realized that his mission was not to defend his country, but to harm others and benefit himself.

Rey received a sound education since childhood, and both teachers and books emphasized that harming others for personal gain is immoral behavior.

At the higher level of the country, there is no need for morality, only focus on interests, safety, and survival.

It is the job of the upper echelons to look at things from a national perspective, but in the end it is the military who are responsible for carrying out the tasks.

Every country pursues a better future, but the chaos in the Middle East that continues to this day is the result of the game between three major countries.

It turns out that the beautiful future has a limited number of places just like Noah's Ark.

Fighting for one's country is just and noble. However, the struggle between the three major powers has brought countless oppression and suffering to the weak countries. It turns out that justice and nobility are also so one-sided.

Rei thought about it for a long time, and as a promising MS pilot, he voluntarily retired from the army.

Rey studied for a long time and finally found that the truth was only within the range of cannons and dignity was only on the edge of swords.

Justice, fairness, faith, who is qualified to define these? The strong.

People are taught that all beings are equal, but the most basic rule is still the survival of the fittest.

The mouth and the hands are two different things. Rey wondered how these two completely opposite sides came into being.

But even if you know, what can you do?

He was not so arrogant as to think that he was the only one in the world who could think of these things. He only knew that he had neither a cannon to shatter the world nor a sword to break the rules.

It was the higher-ups who had always pointed out the enemy to Ray, but Ray began to think:

"Who is the real enemy?"

Rey wanted an answer, staring at the computer he had forgotten to turn off.

The three major countries each built their own solar power generation systems, relying on energy to expand their influence, and thus an energy war that sometimes rises and sometimes falls continues to this day.

They teach people about peace and friendship, yet they do the exact opposite. They say war is a continuation of politics, and politics is about seeking profit. But who are the ultimate beneficiaries? Is it the people?

Rey thought he was about to find the answer, but suddenly the latest email reminder popped up on the screen in front of him.

The sender of this letter is unknown, you can read it in one glance at the preview—Do you want to change the world?

Under normal circumstances, Rei would have dismissed it as boring spam.

But this time was different. He subconsciously clicked on the email, and suddenly everything was dark, and everything was far away from Rei.

Dividing line

Rei's body suddenly twitched, and he opened his eyes as if awakened from a dream.

His cheeks pressed against the floor felt cold. He seemed to have just woken up from a coma after sitting in front of the computer and reading a strange email.

Rey Rhodes, a member of the Aurora Society, and other members of his team came to Heliopolis, the space colony of Orb, to develop the most advanced mobile suit.

One year ago, on February 11, C.E. 70, the Earth Federation, composed of various countries on Earth, officially declared war on the PLANTs in space. However, no one could have imagined that the Earth Federation, which had a huge advantage in both manpower and material resources, would be dragged into the quagmire of war.

The cutting-edge weapon MS developed by PLANT has overwhelming advantages. That is why the Earth Federation is cooperating with the neutral country Orb to carry out Project G in an attempt to develop a more powerful MS.

One of the two sides in the war is the Earth Union, whose main body is natural humans born through normal reproduction.

On the other side are the PLANTs, whose citizens are almost all adjusters who have undergone genetic modification before birth, or children born to adjuster couples.

This has gone beyond the conflict of skin color; the adjusters may be a completely new race.

Humans can attack each other simply because of their different skin colors, not to mention the Adjusters, a group of genetically modified monsters.

Rei stood up again. His reason told him that everything in front of him was wrong, but he had a feeling that it should be this way.

Information naturally emerges in my mind, so what is AD that is different from CE?

"Well?!"

A strong shaking forced Rey, who had just stood up, to lean on the control console beside him. How could there be an earthquake in a colonial satellite floating in the universe?

Today is the day when the Earth Federation comes here to inspect the results of Project G, but ZAFT, the army to which PLANT belongs, receives the information in advance and they come to seize the five machines.

However, neither the Earth Federation nor ZAFT knew that there were five other mobile suits hidden in this colony satellite. Orb, who was cooperating with the Earth Federation, secretly stole the Earth Federation's technology and developed a mobile suit named Heretic.

The five heretics are distinguished by their paint jobs, and the one currently sleeping quietly in front of Ray is the golden one.

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Its head has a V-shaped golden antenna, and its camera-like eyes also use a binocular structure that is different from previous MS.

Compared to ZAFT's main MS, the Kin, the entire Heretic gives people a slender feeling. Its armor even has an unfinished and defective feeling, exposing its golden frame directly.

If Jinn is a warrior wearing heavy armor, then the heretic can't even put together a complete set of armor.

The above is of course just the perception generated by the appearance comparison. In fact, as a new MS developed by Orb, the Heretic has performance far exceeding that of Jinn. Its unique armor structure is also designed to reduce weight and increase mobility to the limit.

There was another shaking, which made Rei feel annoyed.

If it weren't for the heavy firepower pouring down on the colony satellite, how could such an earthquake have occurred?

But there are many people living here who know nothing about the war and are unlikely to help with MS development.

If the universe is compared to the ocean, then the colonial satellite is a submarine. If the submarine is destroyed, how can the people inside survive in the deep sea?

"We're all space dwellers, yet we don't even consider civilian casualties. Are all ZAFT insane?"

Rei vented his anger through words, and his hands quickly operated the computer to import all the data of the Aurora Society into the body. Fortunately, the emergency power supply in the factory was still operating normally.

Just as he had no intention of condemning the people of AEU as ignorant, he would not denounce the people of Orb as fools.

At least now Rey knows who his enemy is. If he continues to let ZAFT fire at the colony satellite, it might really disintegrate. How many people will die then?

The enemy is ZAFT, who seems to have gone mad.

Ray boarded the golden machine's body, and the empty cockpit was waiting for him to enter.

No matter how powerful a weapon is, it cannot exert its power without someone to operate it. The originally dark cockpit was illuminated by the light of the instrument panel.

The mechanical mechanism that fixed the golden machine was unlocked, and the bright green mechanical eyes dispelled the darkness.

The iron giant, who had finally waited for his master, roared with his whole body, and the sound of the machinery operating echoed in the empty factory.

Rey gripped the joystick, and the pedals his feet touched felt familiar to him.

A man who once served in the AEU army recalled the past. He just followed orders to fight and kill, and finally realized the contradiction.

The three great countries are gods that allow countless people to live and work in peace and contentment, but they are also demons that make countless people displaced.

What about the Earth United? What about the PLANT? Why is there a larger war going on here? Why did things get to this point?

Don’t think about these for now.

Rey didn't have time to think here, he had more important things to do.

He didn't intend to gild his own behavior, but a long-lost enthusiasm still surged up in him - this time he really wanted to do the right thing in order to let more people survive.

The vehicle I was riding now was a MS, and even the name was exactly the same.

However, this golden machine is very different from the Thug-type and is a completely different model.

"Of course I can control it. It's also a humanoid mobile weapon, so there's no reason why I can't control it."

Rei's eyes scanned the various information displayed on the machine's panel once again, and then a soft pink light appeared before his eyes.

The golden machine drew out the beam saber from behind its right shoulder, roaring as it tried to break free and destroy the small space.

As the pilot, Ray never forgot the instinct etched into his body and mind. He spoke to himself and the golden machine:

"Rey Rhodes, the Golden Secret is about to attack."

Crouching down, the golden machine holding the beam saber left behind a blue tail flame and rushed towards the zenith.

Chapter 2 MS Battle

The once peaceful colony satellite was engulfed in flames of war. The white battleship Archangel continued firing to force back two MSs armed with large anti-ship missiles that were about to approach for a bombing. At a further distance from the battleship, three more MSs were entangled.

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The fierce battle left no time to pay attention to other things, so no one noticed the pink light piercing through.

The seemingly lovely colors are full of destructive power, and the heretics hidden in the factory break free from the darkness.

At that moment, the people on the battlefield noticed an extra symbol on the radar, and the light from inside the satellite reflected the ostentatious golden color of the mobile suit.

"what?"

"Aren't there only five machines?"

"No, there's no information about that MS in the database. What's going on?"

The sudden appearance of the MS caused confusion among the Earth Army and ZAFT, but Ray, who was inside the machine, had no way of knowing what others were thinking. He only felt that the machine felt light and fluttery.

The gravity inside the colony satellite is maintained by the centrifugal force of rotation, but the thrust of the Golden Heretic overcomes this false gravity, thus creating a weightless feeling that is almost like floating in space.

It was at this time that Rey was finally able to accept the reality that he was now actually driving a peculiarly styled MS in a low-gravity environment.

"Lighter than being in the sky, this is what the universe feels like."

Rei's limbs coordinated with each other, and the golden heretic, who had almost no equipment, accelerated with the posture nozzles on his calves and the thrusters on his back, allowing the golden heretic to climb to another height.

"So fast."

He didn't even accelerate the Golden Heretic and flew directly into the air. This feeling of lightness was not just due to the low-gravity environment.

"It's a humanoid form, but it's stronger than the thug form."

In Rei's cognition, the bipedal MS is a mobile turret, but this Golden Heretic is...

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A warning sounded inside the cockpit. The normally functioning Golden Heretic easily detected the enemy's attack and prompted the pilot to evade it as quickly as possible.

With Rey's control, the Golden Heretic easily dodged the falling emerald green beam to the side. The blow dug a deep hole in the ground, and the heat that spread out caused the green plants to burn.

The one attacking Rei was a King armed with a heavy cannon. It was a mass-produced machine that ZAFT had equipped in large quantities and could choose from a variety of equipment.

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The Golden Heretic raised his head, and his emerald green mechanical eyes reflected the two entangled new machines. The Holy Shield, who should have been a friendly force, and the Assault, who had chosen a sword outfit, were keeping their distance and guarding against each other.

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