Love and Destiny Chapter 9
By Sailor Draco
Rating: PG13
email: HimeNoDraco@aol.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its original characters.
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It was time. The final battle was upon them. The out come would choose
the fate of the world. Will the light triumph over the dark or shall
the dark finally over take the light?
A chill ran through Usagi's spine. There was some thing not right, she
could feel it in her bones. They should have seen the dark generals
by now, but so far not a trace. Daemon, now transformed into his knight
form, Dracon, stood at her side, awaiting the signal.
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Energy surged deep in a huge dark crystal under the city. It was time,
time to release his kingdoms power and take back the rule that was
rightfully his. Not to mention to finally avenge his wife's death and
kill that moon brat. Aethus looked at his son Endymion who seemed to
be in deep thought, the scar on his cheek still there.
"Endymion, what's wrong?" he asked.
Endymion quickly snapped out of his thoughts. "Nothing father, just
thinking."
"Of what?" Aethus.
"Mother."
"Yes, she was a good woman Endymion. She would be very proud of you
and how you turned out son."
'Would she?' thought Endymion. 'Would she really be proud of what
we are about to do?'
"My lord we are ready, the crystal is at full power," announced Chaos.
"Good, launch the attack," ordered Aethus.
"As you command."
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The wind started to pick up, blowing Sailor Mars hair in her face.
She cursed under her breath, then it hit her. A negative force was
gathering power, she could feel it. "This is it people, their attacking!"
she shouted. The others took their fighting stances, all but a few who
were hiding, waiting for the signal for a surprise attack. Calvin and
Saturn in one place, Dracon and the new Sailor Solar Star in another
place. There was a ear piercing howling sound, worse then a jackal.
The wind picked up, piercing their skin, the sound threatening to break
open their heads. Suddenly there was a explosion of black light, taking
the senshi and knights by surprise, blowing them away. The earth was
suddenly covered in darkness, like a black fog.
"What the hell is this?!" demanded Jupiter.
"The power of the dark Kingdom, they have released it!" Mercury.
"Oh shit, don't look now but we have company!" shouted Haruka.
There, pouring out of a crater in the center of the city, were armies
of dark creatures from earth's myths. Ogres, giants, cyclops, dwarves,
goblins, hydras, upon hundreds more. The ones portrayed in children's
fairy tales were saints compared to these blood thirsty creatures.
They were all coming straight at them. "GET READY!" Shouted Haruka
who was directing the attack. The creatures where only 10 feet away,
the senshi and knights all lined up, 8 feet.... 6 feet.... 5 feet....
"NOW!" shouted Haruka. Everyone threw their hardest attack, sending
the creatures in front slamming into those behind them. They spread out,
trying to make their way to the crater. They were half way to the
crater when Calvin and Saturn jumped from their hiding place, joining
the others. "SATURN DEATH DESTRUCTION!" shouted Calvin, killing what
monsters were left. Just as they suspected three generals came out, Katra,
Ryo, and Chaos. "Well well well, what do we have here? Senshi brats and
wanna be knights?" laughed Katra. "Shut up dirt bag and fight!" shouted
Mars, throwing her strongest fire attack. And so the battle had truly
begun. Dracon and Sailor Solar Star watched from the hiding place,
waiting till the exact moment when the three dark generals were fully
distracted. Then they made their move, going into the crater, disappearing
into the place of dark power. The others were to keep the generals
distracted as long as possible while they searched for the dark power
force and stopped it before it was too late.
The two ran town the dark hall side by side, sweat already beginning to
form on Dracon's brow but Solar Star didn't notice, focused on the mission
in front of her and the choice she knew she would make, the choice that
would change everything.
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Endymion watched as his father channeled their families power. The only
way to restore the power and rule that was once theirs King Aethus had
to channel what they had through him and let it spread over the entire
earth. However during that time he was completely vulnerable so Endymion
and Demoness had to stand by encase trouble showed up.
Suddenly the door burst open briefly filling the room with a illuminating
light. "Hold it right there!" shouted a female voice, but not just any
female voice noted Endymion. Usagi's voice. 'But that's not Usagi!'
Endymion screamed in his mind. 'That can't be her!' Dracon rushed into
the room along with a sailor senshi he had never seen before! Dressed
in gold and black with a renaissance hair style. "Who the hell are you?!"
he asked. "I'm Sailor Solar Star, the formal Sailor Moon," she replied
evenly.
"They got the dagger!" shrieked Demoness.
"Bingo," Sailor Solar Star. Endymion became enraged. They actually went
into his mothers tomb and stole the dagger! He knew it wasn't her who
took it because he was pounding her at the time, so he took out his rage
on Dracon. With no warning what so ever he raised his sword and struck at
Dracon, taking him slightly by surprise. However Dracon barely managed to
dodge out of the way and brought out his own sword, determined to defeat
Endymion. Sailor Solar Star looked at King Aethus in horror, he stood
in the center of flaming black energy, letting it surge through him.
"What's a matter moon brat? Too much for you to handle?" taunted
Demoness. Anger flared in her eyes as she drew at the dagger, transforming
it into the sacred sun sword and turned on Demoness.
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Dracon and Endymion moved faster than most human beings, their moves
barely catchable by the normal human eye. Both of them swift and deadly
with the sword, one a man of light the other a man of darkness.
The question was which one would win? Beams of sweat started to form on
Dracon's brow, his breath quicken, there was a stab in his chest near his
heart. The poison was taking effect again, it wouldn't be long...
Endymion noticed Dracon starting to weaken, a evil smile crept on his
face. He quickly spun away, powering up for a attack. "DARK BEAM CANNON!"
she shouted throwing the attack at Dracon before he had time to realize
what was going on. It struck him head on, knocking him to the floor,
sending pain through out his entire body that felt like hundreds of bolts
of electricity pounding through his body. He screamed in complete agony,
his hand flew to his chest, grasping his heart which felt like it was on
fire.
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Usagi, or rather Sailor Solar Star, fought Demoness with the fierceness
of a lioness going for the kill. She was gracefully, her moves flawless,
swift, and beautiful. Her flowing golden hair flowed in the air along
with her as she spun away from one of Demoness's blows. There was nothing
in her way, nothing that could stop her. She was the ultimate weapon.
After Demonesses sword passed her she quickly spun in towards her and
in a instance transforming the sword into the dagger and stabbing
Demoness in the rest then ripping it out. Demoness never saw it coming.
She gasped for breath, shock written all over her face. She never expected
of all people to be beaten by her, the peaceful moon princess she once
knew. She fell to her knees, her hands pushing on the wound, trying to
stop the dark crimson blood from pouring out, then slumped to the ground,
defeated. Sailor Solar Star spun around to see Dracon caught in one
of Endymions attacks, screaming in agony. "NO!" she screamed herself,
running to her lovers side.
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I know, I know another short chapter ending in a cliff hanger.
I promise the next and final chapter will be better! Finally your
questions will be answered in the next and final chapter, Who will
Usagi end up with? And does the poison take Dracon's life? Stay tuned
to find out.