Chapter 424
"So Guardian Scouts, you actually are willing to face me?" Ircanite said.
"We don't back down from a challenge," Guardian Mars said. "Uh..right?"
"Of course," The others snapped.
"Well then," Ircanite said. "I assure you this will be enjoyable. I have been observing you, learning how you react, how you fight. It's not very impressive I must say. However we'll still see just how good you are."
"You bet you will!" Guardian Earth said. "Underestimating us is your first mistake."
"I may make mistakes from time to time, but I assure you, I make up for it!" Ircanite said. He split into eight parts.
"Oh..look at what he did.." Guardian Neptune snapped. "Like we haven't seen that happen before?"
"Yes I suppose you have," Ircanite said in unison. "However, that is the least of your problems. This is war! And now I will destroy you!"
"Hah..that's where you're wrong.." Guardian Neptune said.
"Here it comes," the others muttered.
"Because we've got a secret weapon!" Guardian Neptune shouted. "We've got..me!"
"We knew it," The seven shouted.
Guardian Neptune laughed.
"Interesting how you're spirits are high before what shall be most definitely your final battle, but very well..I can accept that!" Ircanite said. "Oh and might I add..these eight figures you see before you are not just copies of the same mind. Now these are all specially created to deal with each of your skills."
"Thanks for the announcement," Guardian Earth said. "But are you going to keep talking or are we going to fight?"
"Actually keeping him talking isn't a bad idea," Guardian Saturn said.
"Now we fight!" Ircanite said.
"Good call Earth!" The others snapped.
"No, this is a good sign," Neptune said. "We're acting more and more like the Sailor Scouts, this is good."
"We're acting the same!" The others muttered.
"Never mind that!" Ircanite said. "It's time for battle."
Their focus turned to him.
The two sides stood off. The Ircanite's attacked. The scouts scattered.
"Can't this plane go any faster!" Sailor Moon snapped.
"No it can't," the pilot said.
"We're in a hurry."
"I know that, but it just can't go any faster."
"Why not?"
"It just can't!"
"Well...why doesn't anyone build good planes anymore!"
"What are you referring to? This is one of the fastest passenger jets in existence."
"Ah..but it's not the fastest is it?"
"No, well not really..but.."
"HAH!" Sailor Moon said. "Now come on..let's move it."
"I'm doing my best."
"Stinking planes.." Sailor Moon said. "I could probably walk faster."
"Not up this high you couldn't," the pilot said.
"Oh..shut up!" Sailor Moon said.
"Ehh..I thought you were a hero."
"I am a hero, a very good hearted and kind hero, but one who is in a big hurry!"
"Ehh..so you are."
Guardian Neptune leapt over the roof of Raye's temple. Ircanite followed.
"Neptune Golden Triton Impale!" he shouted.
Ircanite grinned and caught it.
"How do you catch it!" Neptune snapped.
"You try!" Ircanite snapped and threw it at him.
"Uh..not today!" Neptune shouted and leapt out of the way. As it hit the ground. He raced into the surrounding forest.
"I'm going to have some fun with you," Ircanite said landing.
"Really? Well I'm not your type."
"Hmm..you're annoying words will have no effect on me?"
"They won't? Bummer, but really...what have you got against me anyway?"
"Nothing really...but then again..I'm trying to take over the world you know."
"Yes, but you can do that without killing me."
"Yes..but I like to get rid of all the loose ends!" Ircanite shouted letting a barrage of spikes fly from his hands.
"Oh you're a spiky one are ya!" Neptune shouted and flipped out of the way of them and drew his sword.
"Why do you even bother with the sword?" Ircanite muttered. "You have no skill at using it."
"En garde!" Neptune said.
"Oh..I see..very well," Ircanite said forming a spike in his hand.
"This shall be at the very least entertaining."
And I won't have to waste much energy, which the rest of me can utilize for more worthy targets. He thought advancing.
"Hah hah hah you know they call me the forty seventh musketeer," Neptune said swinging his energy sword awkwardly.
"They do do they!" Ircanite shouted lunging forward. Neptune jumped out of the way.
"Now that's hardly good swordsmanship!" Ircanite said whirling.
"Perhaps," Neptune said. "But I am a man of limited means, and when I need to jump, I jump!"
"Avoid this!" Ircanite shouted charging at him again. Neptune swung his sword. They met.
"WHAT?" Ircanite said.
"I also have been practicing sucker!" Neptune said swinging his sword across Ircanite's stomach. Ircanite stepped back and jabbed his sword at him.
"No..no..that would be too easy!" Neptune shouted and leapt into the forest.
"I'll skin him alive!"
"Gotta catch me first!"
"Oh I will!" Ircanite shouted and raced after him.
"Venus Star Burst!"
"Please.." Ircanite muttered and shielded himself. "Care to try again?"
"No.."Venus said drawing his energy sword.
"Hmm.. So you really are going to use that?"
Venus fired. Ircanite blocked it again.
Venus fired two more times. Ircanite blocked it.
Venus leapt into the air swinging the sword.
"Irrational!" Ircanite said and took aim.
Venus fired his sword. It slammed into a tree, which fell right towards Ircanite.
"I'm not that simple to fool!" Ircanite shouted blasting apart both the tree and firing at Venus knocking him to the ground.
Ircanite built up his energy for another attack. Guardian Venus launched another attack.
Ircanite avoided it.
"I grow weary of you!" Ircanite shouted. The ground exploded tossing Venus into a tree. He winced and stood up.
"I really can take more then that," Venus said.
"So you can.." Ircanite said. "Let's see how much!"
"Pluto Storm Fist!"
"Yes..it is interesting isn't it!" Ircanite shouted knocking it away with his fist and throwing an energy punch of his own.
Pluto faced him down, his own fists glowing.
"I'm all for a little contest of that nature," Ircanite said rasing his fists. "Let's see just how well you fight!"
Pluto charged forward. Ircanite met him. The two threw punches, blocking each other in the process. Pluto went for the gut. Ircanite stepped back and hit him in the face.
"I'm faster then you!" Ircanite shouted.
"Not for long!" Pluto said throwing a right. Ircanite slid back.
"All right, I'll step it up too!" he shouted and threw another punch. Pluto blocked it and swung his fist yet again.
Ircanite avoided it and went for an upper cut. Pluto blocked it and punched him in the face.
Ircanite scowled and hit Pluto several times knocking him backwards.
"You see..I will win this one," Ircanite said.
"Say that after you've won!" Pluto said charging back at him throwing a right and a left. Ircanite stepped back and winced.
"I can take that!" He shouted throwing a massive punch. Pluto was knocked to the ground. Ircanite moved to punch him again. Pluto rolled out of the way.
"Fights over!" Pluto said and fired his sword. Ircanite stepped back.
"Now come on..I'm waiting," Ircanite said.
Pluto bolted up and winced.
"Yes..you're in pain..well come on..I'm waiting..." he said.
Pluto took in some more breath.
"No..I'm waiting," Pluto said.
Ircanite raced forward.
Guardian Jupiter had not had the time to do much but avoid. His enemy seemed to be convinced and rightly so, that by keeping him on the defensive like he was, it would keep him from thinking up some sort of strategy. What his enemy didn't know, was that was rarely his first course of action. His sword flashed out and he fired.
Ircanite blocked it.
Guardian Jupiter stepped back and waited as Ircanite sized him up.
Ircanite constructed an orb of energy and shot it Jupiter's way. Jupiter dodged it and charged forward.
Another orb flew at him.
He dodged it and fired his sword. Ircanite blocked it. Jupiter charged forward and leapt into the air. Ircanite took aim. Jupiter spun.
"Jupiter Star Inferno!"
His attack hit Ircanite's energy attack and they exploded knocking Ircanite back. Jupiter landed on the roof awkwardly. He fired his sword anyway. Ircanite through up a shield.
Now he's on the defensive. Jupiter said and launched another attack. Ircanite blocked it.
Just fight a war of attrition. Drain him, don't try for the easy kill. Because that's probably impossible.
Ircanite fired a bolt of energy. Jupiter leapt forward. The roof exploded.
Jupiter hit the ground and charged shooting energy as he did so. Ircanite leapt out of the way and spun firing back.
The two were soon shooting energy bolts at a rapid rate across the ground.
This will do. Jupiter thought. At least temporarily.
Ircanite let loose a large attack. Jupiter avoided it. A tree exploded.
"Come on Jupiter!" he shouted launching more energy.
Jupiter fired back and dived into the brush.
"Oh don't turn this into a fox hunt," Ircanite muttered. A tree exploded. Ircanite whirled.
Jupiter leapt out of nearby brush.
"JUPITER!"
The attack hit point blank and knocked Ircanite back.
"Fine! We'll get serious!" Ircanite shouted. The ground exploded trees fell. Jupiter fell back.
"Now...you want to fight!" Ircanite shouted. Jupiter winced but stood up and readied himself.
"If all you can do is uproot trees, you're in no position to rule this planet," Jupiter said.
"Perhaps, but I can do far more then that!" Ircanite said. "Which I will show you!"
"Well?" Jupiter said.
"You'll regret saying that!"
"So you think you're hand to hand skills can rival mine!" Ircanite shouted. "I'm fully prepared to see!"
Guardian Uranus tensed. His sword at the ready.
Ircanite formed an energy sword of his own.
Uranus' eyes narrowed. He starred at Ircanite and tried to size him up.
I have no idea of what his true skill is, what he's capable of..whether he's just going to use energy on me the second I get close to him. Nothing. He gets to make the first move. I'm no full.
Ircanite smiled.
"Scared?" he asked.
"Come over here and see.." Uranus said.
Ircanite grinned.
"If I remember correctly you died here."
Uranus' focus broke for a second.
"Yes...struck down in front of your girl..how tragic..a pity that she gets to return to find your bloodied mangled body lying here."
"Do you think I'm going to be intimidated by mere words?" Uranus snapped.
"Perhaps not!" Ircanite said. "But I just wanted you to consider what fate awaits you."
"Oh I know. I'm going be a happy husband someday...or at least be living with a girl somewhere..and..that it's going to be great now matter what happens. Of course first things first."
"You humans," Ircanite muttered. "What a pathetic race!"
He shot forward. Uranus flew forward as well and leapt over him.
"Oh..now Ircanite...the energy hidden in the hand trick isn't going to work," Uranus said.
"Hmm...worth a try," Ircanite said.
"Well come on.." Uranus said.
"No you can lead."
"Not interested."
"Hmm..then I'll wait.." Ircanite said.
"Me too.." Uranus said.
"So what did it feel like to be killed?"
"Ircanite..I've come to terms with it! You're wasting your time. In fact, when I kill you it's just going to mean more satisfaction."
"Perhaps..perhaps not!" Ircanite shouted and raced forward.
"Earth!"
"Oh I'm all for it!" Ircanite shouted.
Two large attacks flew across a clearing. Guardian Earth strained as he pushed energy at Ircanite. Ircanite responded by matching it.
"So how long do you think you can keep this up?" Ircanite asked.
"Depends," Earth said. "On how long it takes you to die."
"Oh..cute..but those kind of words are best left to formidable opponents."
Earth pushed harder. Ircanite matched it.
"Hah...tried to scare me there did you?" Ircanite asked.
"Scaring you is unimportant. Killing you, much higher priority."
"Yes..well...you'll come up empty today!" Ircanite shouted pushing more energy forward. Earth blocked it and pushed at it.
"Oh..a reserve yourself," Ircanite said. "But I'm afraid I am more then capable of beating you with my reserve!"
He pushed it.
Earth let go and leapt forward sword in hand. He drove it at Ircanite.
Ircanite leapt backward and spat energy orbs straight at him.
"You're not that clever!" he shouted.
"Clever? I was just being annoying!" Guardian Earth shouted avoiding the energy orbs and firing his energy sword.
Ircanite blocked it and unleashed a wave attack. Guardian Earth was thrown several feet. Ircanite raced forward energy built in his hands.
"I'm not done!" Guardian Earth shouted throwing out his energy attack. Ircanite met it. It exploded in front of them. Guardian Earth leapt forward swinging his sword. Ircanite knocked him back to the ground and fired. Guardian Earth rolled and leapt upwards spinning to face him.
"All right..we can do it that way," Ircanite said and threw out another energy wave. Guardian Earth met it and pushed at it.
"I really don't think you're a match for me!" Ircanite shouted.
"So you think!" Guardian Earth said.
"Mars Star Laser!"
"Accurate but relatively useless!" Ircanite said and blocked it with a hand.
"Mars!"
"Oh don't be that blatant!" Ircanite shouted and knocking it away.
Mars charged forward and tackled him.
"That's foolish!" Ircanite shouted.
"Unexpected!" Mars shouted vaulting up.
"Mars Star Laser!"
Ircanite rolled out of the way and threw out an energy orb. Mars ducked it and swung his energy sword into Ircanite's leg before jumping away and spinning. Ircanite unleashed a rain of bolts.
Mars dodged them.
"MARS!" he shouted firing.
Ircanite blocked them.
The two unleashed their attacks with rapid speed. It exploded in the center of the forest.
"Mars!"
"No!"
Another explosion.
"I can do this all day!" Mars shouted.
"You cannot!" Ircanite said and through out his own attack.
Mars matched it and changed position opening fire as he did so. Ircanite
returned it and leapt at him. Mars slid under him and spun firing as he did so.
Ircanite leapt over him firing in the air. Mars dived away and turned letting
loose his own attack. There was an explosion throwing them both back.
"Guardian Saturn.." Ircanite said. "Yes..their true leader...at least for the time being."
"I'm not interested in talking."
"Yes I suppose you might not be. But..I wonder how it must feel to be responsible for all the lives that are about to be lost."
"Ircanite..fight..or shut up..one or the other."
"Oh..yes..I see..you want to get to the point. I'm in no hurry," Ircanite said. "You're not going anywhere."
Saturn took aim and fired at him. Ircanite blocked it.
"That was not nice," Ircanite said. "I am interested in having a conversation."
"Saturn...."
"Oh..don't build up for an attack, I'll only disrupt it...."
"Blade..of..."
"All right..fine..let it rip..."
"Galaxies!" Saturn shot it straight into the ground. As Ircanite fired. The blast shot a cloud of dirt and debris into the air and in all directions. Saturn leapt into the air and fired again.
Ircanite was hit and thrown back into the ground.
"You fool!" Ircanite shouted. "Now I will cause you undue pain!"
"SATURN BLADE OF GALAXIES!"
"Not even close!" Ircanite shouted and unleashed his own attack. Saturn stood still and let the attack fly. The two met and strained as they kept it up.
"Now...I end it!" Ircanite shouted. Saturn's attack fell through. He was blasted back into the brush, and slammed through a tree.
He winced.
Ircanite built up his power..I will destroy him. I will destroy all of them.. But he's first.
A tree exploded. He whirled. Another Ircanite leapt by him. Guardian Earth raced after him.
"Fool!" Ircanite shouted and whirled.
Guardian Mars charged into the area.
"Mars!" he shouted and threw Ircanite back. Another Ircanite pursued him.
"Not today sucker!" Neptune shouted leaping out of a tree. It exploded.
"This isn't right!" Ircanite said. He leapt back. The other Ircanite's joined with him. The Guardian Scouts battered and bruised joined up.
Ircanite jumped onto the roof.
"Come on! We're ready for ya!" Guardian Earth shouted.
"Retreating are you?" Guardian Uranus said.
"I am doing nothing of the sort!" Ircanite shouted shooting a disc of energy at them. They leapt out of the way and threw out their attacks.
Ircanite leapt off the roof as they exploded around him.
"I won't lose..no..this is not a loss..I just need more time.."
"EARTH!"
He whirled. Sailor Earth and Maverick jumped to the ground.
"So Ircanite..you still live.." Sailor Earth said. "Not for much longer!"
"Yeah!" Seven of the Guardian Scouts shouted. Guardian Saturn painfully followed.
"You're all still alive?" Maverick said in shock.
"Yep!" the guys shouted.
"Hmm...this isn't over!" Ircanite shouted and vanished.
"He ran away.." Saturn said in surprise.
"HEY! WE WON ONE!" the Guardian Scouts shouted.
"They really shouldn't be celebrating this much," Sailor Earth said.
"Well..actually when you're them, this is one of their great moments," Maverick said.
"Wait till the girls here about this one," Guardian Pluto said.
"They probably won't believe us," Guardian Venus said.
"We'll vouch for you," Maverick said.
"They still probably won't,"Guardian Jupiter said.
"We should call them and tell them we're all right," Guardian Uranus said.
"Are we getting any closer?" Sailor Moon asked.
"We're ten minutes away, but there's not exactly anywhere to land you know," The pilot said.
"Oh come on you just have to get low enough that we can jump out," Sailor Moon said.
"Ehh..this is a bad idea!"
"Hey Sailor Moon! We just got word, the Guardians won against Ircanite..he retreated though," Sailor Pluto said.
"You gotta be kidding," Sailor Moon said. "Keep moving they may be just delirious and he's at the moment blowing the city up.
"Sailor Moon! We've got another problem!" Sailor Mercury shouted.
"What..what!" Sailor Moon said hurrying back.
The scouts all looked out the window.
"It's Malachite, Zoisite, and Nisiran."
"They can fly!" Sailor Moon snapped.
"Apparently now they can!" Sailor Jupiter said.
"We have to do something!" Sailor Uranus said. "Pilot! Get this plane down now."
"NOW?" We're in the mountains!" the pilot said.
"Well we're a sitting duck here!" Sailor Moon said.
A blast of energy smashed into the plane.
"This isn't good at all," Jasen said.
"Sailor Moon, Sailor Scouts, you must use more of the crystals!" Sailor Pluto said.
"How will that help!" Sailor Moon said.
"Trust me it will!" she said.
"All right, all right..how many..." Sailor Moon said.
"Take out the engine will you!" malachite said.
"It's moving very quickly!" Nisiran said.
"Fine, we'll just blow up the entire thing!" Malachite said building his energy.
A door swung open.
"What are they doing!" Zoisite said.
Sailor Moon leapt out and to their shock flew upward. The other scouts followed all wearing angel's wings.
"Eternal Sailor Moon is going to punish you!" Sailor Moon shouted.
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