Act 6: The Sadness of Life
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Sailor Moon: A Retelling
Act Six:
The Sadness of Life
Sailormoon opened his eyes and he was laying in the arms of Sailormars. Moon had never realized how well toned the other man was until he was being held by the man. Clearing the fog that was surrounding his mind he pushed himself away from Mars. The bigger man looked a little confused as Moon struggled to get away from him.
“This is your fault!” Moon spat as he slowly got to his feet. Mars followed, standing a few steps away. Mercury appeared from behind Mars and stopped by his side. She looked at Mars and then at Moon who was holding himself and slightly crying. “What happened?” She asked putting a hand out to comfort Moon. Mars stopped her, feeling her in on what happened.
“She was taken because of you! If you hadn’t -” Moon couldn’t finish his sentience, he was over come with grief. Luna had walked up behind Mercury and the three were discussing what had gone on. Moon was off in his own world trying to figure out what he could of done to change the out come, if he could of done anything. He was to busy blaming Mars.
“If you hadn’t been so -!” Mercury walked up to the distraught man and slapped him. Moon reached up to the burning mark on his face. Mercury stared at her friend, she understood how he was feeling, to lose someone you love. “This isn’t helping Sakura!” Mercury looked into Moon’s red-rimmed eyes. “We work together now, we can fix what…” She stopped to look back at Mars, clearly she meant him, but she wouldn’t come out and say it. Sniffing, Moon nodded, they could work together, for now.
* * *
Sakura was asleep floating in the air at waist height to Kohaku and Shinju. Kohaku’s waist length hair, usually in a tight French braid, was lose and a disarray going every which way. She stared hungrily at the girl sleeping before her, this was going to be her salvation. She had lost all hope till Shinju contacted her with this plan, a plan that could change everyone’s future.
Shinju was in her perfect manner as always. Even her pearl white straight shoulder length hair hung with purpose. Her body armor glowed in the false light as she held a hand over the sleeping girl. Dark energy was pouring from her hand into the girl.
They both continued doing the operation in silence until another man appeared behind them. In purple energy ripples Onikisu appeared, his well muscled body loomed over both of them as he approached.
“The Queen will not be pleased when she finds out about this.” He said looked at both women, smiling and his beloved, Kohaku and shooting a heated glare at Shinju. The two never got along and things started to get worse since Kohaku was on the run.
“Our Queen will not now!” Shinju said as a matter of fact. “The energy I’m using is some that I gathered myself.” She smiled, showing a row of neat white teeth, but the smile never reached her eyes. Onikisu crossed his arms and smiled back at Shinju. “I’m sure the Queen will be most pleased that your gathering energy for personal enjoyment.” Shinju jerked her hand back and stopped the flow of energy from her body to the unconscious girl.
“I’m helping Kohaku. I would not test me.” The woman said with heat in her voice and went back to pouring more dark energy into the girl. Letting the verbal battle go Onikisu walked up to stand next to the two women, staring at the girl before them. “What’s your plan.” His voice seemed to take on a more deep and caring voice, everything that evolved Kohaku was in that deep voice.
“We turn this girl into one of us.” Shinju said simple. Onikisu looked at to woman in complete shock. His mouth opened but nothing came out. Kohaku out a hand on her lovers shoulder and the man seemed to gather himself. “We are the Shitennou! You can’t make us.”
“I’m not making one of us, you fool!” Shinju snapped and the energy pouring into the girl seemed to brighten at the retort, but it flared down as soon as it was seen. “I’m infusing her with dark energy… Think of a superhuman.” Shinju was trailing towards the end, as if she really didn’t understand what she was making, but she knew it was something.
Bells chimed in the air to announce the coming of the last General. Stopping the flow of energy to the girl and waving a hand, the girl disappeared. As one body disappeared another appeared. Jetto, wearing his black and gold armor and blood red cape, walking towards the three he smiled at what he saw.
“Now, this is interesting.” Jetto said crossing his arms, a smile that never touched his eyes appeared on his face. “What would the Queen think of two of her followers helping a… reject.” Onikisu growled and put a fist in the air, Shinju threw up an arm to try and block the angry man. Jetto just laughed at the thought of the tiny man before him and waved him away.
“Don’t fear, my dear comrade.” Jetto said walking closer to Onikisu, reaching a hand to his chin and cupping it. Jetto’s smiled actually deepened, and this time it almost reached his eyes. Scowling Onikisu jerked his head away, slightly blushing. Jetto always seemed to take control of any situation in any manner possible.
“The Queen has summoned us. All of us.” He clearly intended to bring Kohaku along. Kohaku cowered behind Onikisu who huddled over her protectively. “It seems the Great Mistress’s is not pleased with any of us.” The other three gasped, there could only be one Great Mistress and if she was awake…
“Our Great Mistress! She wakes?” Shinju said in aw.
“Impossible!” Onikisu cried. Kohaku just whimpered, her mind nothing longer with the world around the “normal” people. Jetto just sighed, these two were trying the hardest to save a woman who was no longer worth saving. Smiling, Jetto snapped his fingers and disappeared, the other three quickly followed.
* * *
Mika was sitting on the white couch that she had purchased with her second apartment in the downtown area. Masao and Akihito were standing at opposite ends of the living room, glaring at each other. Luna was sitting on the white carpet in the center of the room, trying to calm things over. “If you want to find her, this is not helping!” She yelled at the two. Masao sighed and walked over to sit next to Mika. Akihito inched a little closer to the group.
“I fear we have a slightly bigger problem.” Luna said. The three teenagers stared at her. Mika, full attention on the black little cat, Masao looking as if anything could be more important then saving Sakura, and Akihito, well, being Akihito. “My contact’s tell me that Metalia is stirring.” She said that as a definite ending, the three just stared at her.
“Metalia is all consuming evil! She will destroy everything on this earth and bring nothing but darkness!” Luna said with a gasp of breath. Mika looked a little confused, her ice blue hair falling in folds over her eyes. Pushing them back she said, “Metalia? How do you know this?” The other two nodded with agreement.
“I… Not everything is clear right not. My mind seems to be foggy of some of the subjects, and others you are not ready to know fully yet. But trust me when I say, we are not ready for this.” Akihito sat next to Mika with a thud. This was to much for any of them, something that could and would destroy the world? “How are we suppose to stop it?” He said finally.
“We don’t. We must find the Princess and protect her till she can destroy this evil.” Luna said. Luna looked at Masao who hadn’t said anything the entire meeting. She looked at him and crawled over, putting a paw on his pant leg. “What about Sakura?” Was all he said. Luna and Mika looked at each other and Mika put a hand on his leg.
“Well find her, but is the world really worth one girl?” Masao looked at Mika and then Luna. “Clearly, the world is in better hands now that you can sacrifice people so easily.” Masao said, getting up and walking out of the penthouse apartment. Akihito watched as Masao left the three of them in the living room alone. “Wow.” Akihito said getting up and walking over to the floor to ceiling windows, looking out over the city.
“Maybe if you used a little remorse for what you did!” Mika said jumping to her feet and walking to a table with her mini computer on it. Akihito turned to look at the girl and glared at her. “People show remorse in different ways.”
“Pick one!” Mika said.
* * *
The Shitennou all bowed down with their faces touching the ruff rocky surface. Two spaces in front of them Queen Beryl was in the same position, all five of them were facing a floating ball of energy, trapped in some kind of casing that could not be broken by normal means.
The five of them had been in that spot for to long to count and they started to feel uncomfortable. But no one stirred, to afraid of what might happen to the first one to make themselves noticeable.
“The energy of humans has revived me from my long sleep!” A voice that boomed around all of them seemed to be coming from the glowing energy in front of the five. Beryl half stood up to face the ball of energy. “I have long awaited this day, my Master!” He red hair, which was held back by a black crown, making a pile all around her.
“But at times my consciousness is drawn back to the deep slumber that was forced upon me!” The voice said to the now kneeling Beryl. The other four Generals still held the faces to the floor, Kohaku itching to get up and run from what might happen to her. “You must find the Illusionary Silver Crystal! The Crystal is the only think that will let me revive fully!” All four general jerked at the shout that filled the hall, Beryl seemed to be frozen in place, not even a hair moved.
“But my Queen, we know nothing of it’s whereabouts!” Beryl said in a frantic worried voice. The woman feared that Metalia would pick someone more closer for energy if the crystal could not be found. The deep feminine voice that was feeling the hall seemed to laugh.
“When the Great Seven Youma have been revived, along with the rainbow crystals, the Illusionary Silver Crystal will shine!” Beryl’s face lighten with joy. A step in the right direction, finally! With this new information she would surely be free of that awful presence that freed her.
“Until that time comes…” The voice continued and Beryl stiffened, something was going to happen, she just didn’t know what. “I will need energy. Kohaku! You have failed me more times then I care to remember. Even in the past you were purely useless!” Kohaku shot up to her feet and tried to back away, but something was stopping her.
“I fear I have a better solution for your incompetence…” The voice did laugh this time. The laugh of a mad woman filled with the screams of another woman. The other Generals all shot quick glances at the floating Kohaku, dark energy forming around her.
The girls eye’s went wide as the energy slowly left her body. Onikisu shot up to run to her aid, but Beryl held out her arm, blocking the man’s path. Kohaku slowly crouched into a ball, her skin going tight across her bone structure. Not only was her energy being drained, but everything started to waste away.
Her beautiful amber hair slowly thinned and fell out of her head, the skin across her face growing tighter and tighter till you could see her skull. The scream finally died as all that was left was a skeleton body and it to slowly turned to dust, drifting away in a slight breeze.
Onikisu held his head low, tears slowly began to appear at the corners of his eyes. Beryl let her arm fall and walked away from the three remaining General. They were better to her alive then dead, there was no point in making her Great Mistress kill him too. Shinju covered her open mouth with a gloved hand and tears openly ran down her checks as well.
In the open the four were always competing for their Queen’s affection, but somewhere deep down, Shinju knew that Kohaku was a friend, one time very long ago. And now she felt something she hadn’t felt in a long time, pain, for a lost one. She could only imagine how Onikisu felt.
Jetto had a single tear run down his cheek and he flecked it off with his hand, almost annoying like. He turned to flow his Queen, he had a job to do and standing here waiting for their Mistress to kill them all were solve nothing.
* * *
In another room of the Dark Kingdom’s palace the three remaining Generals gathered at the foot of the throne that their Queen was sitting in. Beryl seemed to gather herself quit nicely since meeting with her Mistress the first time in many years. Her long voluminous read hair covered her shoulders and hid her hands on the arm rest.
The ever floating crystal ball seemed to glow with a new vaguer that had not been there before the awakening of Metalia. Shinju and Jetto were standing close together watching there Queen, waiting, for the meeting to start. Onikisu was in a state of pure and utter shock, staring at nothing. But yet seemingly taking everything in for the first time.
“When the Seven Youma have been revived along with the Seven rainbow crystal, the Silver Crystal will appear!” Beryl was repeating what her Great Mistress had told all of them. She wanted to take control, make it feel like she still had a little power left.
Jetto took a step forward, placing a hand over his heart, “I seem to recall that from a long time ago, our allies, the Great Seven Youma, were sealed away by our old enemies.” Beryl smiled, Jetto seemed to be remembering some of the past, or at least a version of her.
“Our strongest soldiers of legend, the Seven Youma! Our enemies were foolish! Thinking they could seal them away forever. In all their glory, our enemies, sealed the youma away in the seven fragments of the Silver Crystal and sent them to earth. And those seven fragments are now called the rainbow crystals.”
“The Rainbow Crystals… Shinju said, sounding a little confused. “What of the Youma?” Beryl laughed and Jetto picked up were she left off. “Clearly they were reborn as human beings and have lost their memory as youma.” Beryl narrowed her eyes at Jetto, he was gaining much of his memory, very quickly.
“Our enemy had a soft heart, that’s why I could kill her so easily.”
“I see.” Shinju said, “So if we recover the rainbow crystals from those humans, we can get control over the Silver Crystal, correct?”
“Yes, and the strongest soldiers, the Seven Youma, will also be revived.” Beryl confirmed, rising a hand to the glass orb that was floating atop her staff it began to glow. A black crystal, more long than narrow came out of it and shot towards Shinju. She quickly moved her hand to grab it as it flew towards her head.
“This crystal was made by our Mistress, it will only respond to the rainbow crystals.” Shinju looked at the crystal she was holding and nodded. Beryl dismissed Shinju and Jetto. Onikisu hadn’t said a word the entire time.
“Onikisu, I have a job for you.” Beryl smiled a deep and evil smile as she related words lost of the man before her. She knew he was a lost cause now, she should of let her Mistress take him along with the girl, but this was going to be just… fun.
* * *
Masao woke up to the sun shinning into his room. Someone had pulled the curtain back to make sure that he would get out of bed. Damn Luna! He rolled over and put a pillow over his head, but it was to late, the sun had a weird effect over him.
He felt a small creature jump up onto the and then jump onto the pillow that was over his head. “Masao!” Luna said in a high pitched voice. He could feel her paws beating the side of the pillow. “W-A-K-E- UP!” She said with a pounce she must of put her entire body into.
“You slept all day Sunday and I will not let you miss a day of school!” Masao rolled out of the bed, not even looking at the cat. He wasn’t going to miss a day of school, but he still didn’t have to be happy about it. Luna followed him down the hall talking away.
Mika went to northern Japan for a concert on Sunday and Akihito went as a bodyguard, but Luna suspected that the man secretly like her music, maybe even her, although she felt something odd around him. She continued with the past days events till Masao slammed the bathroom door on her face, wanting to take a shower in peace.
That didn’t seem to stop the talking cat though. As soon as Masao opened the door fully dressed and ready for school, Luna seemed to not of missed a beat. Picking up right were she left off and continued her parade of the events. The only think that stopped the yapping was when Masao slammed the door again, this time the front door, and left the cat in the apartment for the day.
He walked to the school not really paying attention to anything around him, he didn’t even realize that Umi had walked up to him and followed him for two blocks. “Is everything okay, Masao?” She asked in a concerned voice. Masao finally looked down at her and gave off a small smile, the first since Saturday.
“Everything is fine Umi, I just have a lot to think about right now.” Umi smiled and wrapped an arm around her friend. She knew something was bothering him, but she wouldn’t push him, that’s how you lose people after all.
They both continued their walk to the school in quite bliss. The day was going to be beautiful but all that was lost of the young man I so much pain about a lost love. The two made their way through the building and to the door to the class room. Masao stopped, not knowing if he could go in and face the empty chair where Sakura should be sitting.
Umi looked up at him and opened her mouth to ask again, but changed her mind. She let go of him and just patted him on the back. “If this is about you and Sakura!” She began and Masao shot her a look and Umi stepped back, confused and scared. “What do you know?” He said quickly, grabbing at her arm and her eye went even wider.
“Um, I was just going to say that it’s okay if you like her, Masao.” Masao looked a little confused and let go of his friend, he knew this was going to come sooner or later. Umi had had feelings for Masao for quite some time now, but Masao just didn’t know how to let his best friend down easily. It seemed over the past couple of Umi had been trying to find a way to let Masao down easily.
“You’ve been so busy, I didn’t know how to tell you. I’m seeing my Senpi.” Masao smiled and told her that everything was fine and he was happy for her. He breathed one deep breath and opened the door to the class room.
Umi walked in to great her friends in the far corner and left Masao in the opening gapping at what he saw. He could move, he couldn’t believe! Standing before him was none other then Sakura! She looked even more beautiful than before, if that were even possible.
Sakura looked up from the desk and smiled at Masao. “Hello Masao.”
Sailor Moon: A Retelling
Act Six:
The Sadness of Life
Sailormoon opened his eyes and he was laying in the arms of Sailormars. Moon had never realized how well toned the other man was until he was being held by the man. Clearing the fog that was surrounding his mind he pushed himself away from Mars. The bigger man looked a little confused as Moon struggled to get away from him.
“This is your fault!” Moon spat as he slowly got to his feet. Mars followed, standing a few steps away. Mercury appeared from behind Mars and stopped by his side. She looked at Mars and then at Moon who was holding himself and slightly crying. “What happened?” She asked putting a hand out to comfort Moon. Mars stopped her, feeling her in on what happened.
“She was taken because of you! If you hadn’t -” Moon couldn’t finish his sentience, he was over come with grief. Luna had walked up behind Mercury and the three were discussing what had gone on. Moon was off in his own world trying to figure out what he could of done to change the out come, if he could of done anything. He was to busy blaming Mars.
“If you hadn’t been so -!” Mercury walked up to the distraught man and slapped him. Moon reached up to the burning mark on his face. Mercury stared at her friend, she understood how he was feeling, to lose someone you love. “This isn’t helping Sakura!” Mercury looked into Moon’s red-rimmed eyes. “We work together now, we can fix what…” She stopped to look back at Mars, clearly she meant him, but she wouldn’t come out and say it. Sniffing, Moon nodded, they could work together, for now.
* * *
Sakura was asleep floating in the air at waist height to Kohaku and Shinju. Kohaku’s waist length hair, usually in a tight French braid, was lose and a disarray going every which way. She stared hungrily at the girl sleeping before her, this was going to be her salvation. She had lost all hope till Shinju contacted her with this plan, a plan that could change everyone’s future.
Shinju was in her perfect manner as always. Even her pearl white straight shoulder length hair hung with purpose. Her body armor glowed in the false light as she held a hand over the sleeping girl. Dark energy was pouring from her hand into the girl.
They both continued doing the operation in silence until another man appeared behind them. In purple energy ripples Onikisu appeared, his well muscled body loomed over both of them as he approached.
“The Queen will not be pleased when she finds out about this.” He said looked at both women, smiling and his beloved, Kohaku and shooting a heated glare at Shinju. The two never got along and things started to get worse since Kohaku was on the run.
“Our Queen will not now!” Shinju said as a matter of fact. “The energy I’m using is some that I gathered myself.” She smiled, showing a row of neat white teeth, but the smile never reached her eyes. Onikisu crossed his arms and smiled back at Shinju. “I’m sure the Queen will be most pleased that your gathering energy for personal enjoyment.” Shinju jerked her hand back and stopped the flow of energy from her body to the unconscious girl.
“I’m helping Kohaku. I would not test me.” The woman said with heat in her voice and went back to pouring more dark energy into the girl. Letting the verbal battle go Onikisu walked up to stand next to the two women, staring at the girl before them. “What’s your plan.” His voice seemed to take on a more deep and caring voice, everything that evolved Kohaku was in that deep voice.
“We turn this girl into one of us.” Shinju said simple. Onikisu looked at to woman in complete shock. His mouth opened but nothing came out. Kohaku out a hand on her lovers shoulder and the man seemed to gather himself. “We are the Shitennou! You can’t make us.”
“I’m not making one of us, you fool!” Shinju snapped and the energy pouring into the girl seemed to brighten at the retort, but it flared down as soon as it was seen. “I’m infusing her with dark energy… Think of a superhuman.” Shinju was trailing towards the end, as if she really didn’t understand what she was making, but she knew it was something.
Bells chimed in the air to announce the coming of the last General. Stopping the flow of energy to the girl and waving a hand, the girl disappeared. As one body disappeared another appeared. Jetto, wearing his black and gold armor and blood red cape, walking towards the three he smiled at what he saw.
“Now, this is interesting.” Jetto said crossing his arms, a smile that never touched his eyes appeared on his face. “What would the Queen think of two of her followers helping a… reject.” Onikisu growled and put a fist in the air, Shinju threw up an arm to try and block the angry man. Jetto just laughed at the thought of the tiny man before him and waved him away.
“Don’t fear, my dear comrade.” Jetto said walking closer to Onikisu, reaching a hand to his chin and cupping it. Jetto’s smiled actually deepened, and this time it almost reached his eyes. Scowling Onikisu jerked his head away, slightly blushing. Jetto always seemed to take control of any situation in any manner possible.
“The Queen has summoned us. All of us.” He clearly intended to bring Kohaku along. Kohaku cowered behind Onikisu who huddled over her protectively. “It seems the Great Mistress’s is not pleased with any of us.” The other three gasped, there could only be one Great Mistress and if she was awake…
“Our Great Mistress! She wakes?” Shinju said in aw.
“Impossible!” Onikisu cried. Kohaku just whimpered, her mind nothing longer with the world around the “normal” people. Jetto just sighed, these two were trying the hardest to save a woman who was no longer worth saving. Smiling, Jetto snapped his fingers and disappeared, the other three quickly followed.
* * *
Mika was sitting on the white couch that she had purchased with her second apartment in the downtown area. Masao and Akihito were standing at opposite ends of the living room, glaring at each other. Luna was sitting on the white carpet in the center of the room, trying to calm things over. “If you want to find her, this is not helping!” She yelled at the two. Masao sighed and walked over to sit next to Mika. Akihito inched a little closer to the group.
“I fear we have a slightly bigger problem.” Luna said. The three teenagers stared at her. Mika, full attention on the black little cat, Masao looking as if anything could be more important then saving Sakura, and Akihito, well, being Akihito. “My contact’s tell me that Metalia is stirring.” She said that as a definite ending, the three just stared at her.
“Metalia is all consuming evil! She will destroy everything on this earth and bring nothing but darkness!” Luna said with a gasp of breath. Mika looked a little confused, her ice blue hair falling in folds over her eyes. Pushing them back she said, “Metalia? How do you know this?” The other two nodded with agreement.
“I… Not everything is clear right not. My mind seems to be foggy of some of the subjects, and others you are not ready to know fully yet. But trust me when I say, we are not ready for this.” Akihito sat next to Mika with a thud. This was to much for any of them, something that could and would destroy the world? “How are we suppose to stop it?” He said finally.
“We don’t. We must find the Princess and protect her till she can destroy this evil.” Luna said. Luna looked at Masao who hadn’t said anything the entire meeting. She looked at him and crawled over, putting a paw on his pant leg. “What about Sakura?” Was all he said. Luna and Mika looked at each other and Mika put a hand on his leg.
“Well find her, but is the world really worth one girl?” Masao looked at Mika and then Luna. “Clearly, the world is in better hands now that you can sacrifice people so easily.” Masao said, getting up and walking out of the penthouse apartment. Akihito watched as Masao left the three of them in the living room alone. “Wow.” Akihito said getting up and walking over to the floor to ceiling windows, looking out over the city.
“Maybe if you used a little remorse for what you did!” Mika said jumping to her feet and walking to a table with her mini computer on it. Akihito turned to look at the girl and glared at her. “People show remorse in different ways.”
“Pick one!” Mika said.
* * *
The Shitennou all bowed down with their faces touching the ruff rocky surface. Two spaces in front of them Queen Beryl was in the same position, all five of them were facing a floating ball of energy, trapped in some kind of casing that could not be broken by normal means.
The five of them had been in that spot for to long to count and they started to feel uncomfortable. But no one stirred, to afraid of what might happen to the first one to make themselves noticeable.
“The energy of humans has revived me from my long sleep!” A voice that boomed around all of them seemed to be coming from the glowing energy in front of the five. Beryl half stood up to face the ball of energy. “I have long awaited this day, my Master!” He red hair, which was held back by a black crown, making a pile all around her.
“But at times my consciousness is drawn back to the deep slumber that was forced upon me!” The voice said to the now kneeling Beryl. The other four Generals still held the faces to the floor, Kohaku itching to get up and run from what might happen to her. “You must find the Illusionary Silver Crystal! The Crystal is the only think that will let me revive fully!” All four general jerked at the shout that filled the hall, Beryl seemed to be frozen in place, not even a hair moved.
“But my Queen, we know nothing of it’s whereabouts!” Beryl said in a frantic worried voice. The woman feared that Metalia would pick someone more closer for energy if the crystal could not be found. The deep feminine voice that was feeling the hall seemed to laugh.
“When the Great Seven Youma have been revived, along with the rainbow crystals, the Illusionary Silver Crystal will shine!” Beryl’s face lighten with joy. A step in the right direction, finally! With this new information she would surely be free of that awful presence that freed her.
“Until that time comes…” The voice continued and Beryl stiffened, something was going to happen, she just didn’t know what. “I will need energy. Kohaku! You have failed me more times then I care to remember. Even in the past you were purely useless!” Kohaku shot up to her feet and tried to back away, but something was stopping her.
“I fear I have a better solution for your incompetence…” The voice did laugh this time. The laugh of a mad woman filled with the screams of another woman. The other Generals all shot quick glances at the floating Kohaku, dark energy forming around her.
The girls eye’s went wide as the energy slowly left her body. Onikisu shot up to run to her aid, but Beryl held out her arm, blocking the man’s path. Kohaku slowly crouched into a ball, her skin going tight across her bone structure. Not only was her energy being drained, but everything started to waste away.
Her beautiful amber hair slowly thinned and fell out of her head, the skin across her face growing tighter and tighter till you could see her skull. The scream finally died as all that was left was a skeleton body and it to slowly turned to dust, drifting away in a slight breeze.
Onikisu held his head low, tears slowly began to appear at the corners of his eyes. Beryl let her arm fall and walked away from the three remaining General. They were better to her alive then dead, there was no point in making her Great Mistress kill him too. Shinju covered her open mouth with a gloved hand and tears openly ran down her checks as well.
In the open the four were always competing for their Queen’s affection, but somewhere deep down, Shinju knew that Kohaku was a friend, one time very long ago. And now she felt something she hadn’t felt in a long time, pain, for a lost one. She could only imagine how Onikisu felt.
Jetto had a single tear run down his cheek and he flecked it off with his hand, almost annoying like. He turned to flow his Queen, he had a job to do and standing here waiting for their Mistress to kill them all were solve nothing.
* * *
In another room of the Dark Kingdom’s palace the three remaining Generals gathered at the foot of the throne that their Queen was sitting in. Beryl seemed to gather herself quit nicely since meeting with her Mistress the first time in many years. Her long voluminous read hair covered her shoulders and hid her hands on the arm rest.
The ever floating crystal ball seemed to glow with a new vaguer that had not been there before the awakening of Metalia. Shinju and Jetto were standing close together watching there Queen, waiting, for the meeting to start. Onikisu was in a state of pure and utter shock, staring at nothing. But yet seemingly taking everything in for the first time.
“When the Seven Youma have been revived along with the Seven rainbow crystal, the Silver Crystal will appear!” Beryl was repeating what her Great Mistress had told all of them. She wanted to take control, make it feel like she still had a little power left.
Jetto took a step forward, placing a hand over his heart, “I seem to recall that from a long time ago, our allies, the Great Seven Youma, were sealed away by our old enemies.” Beryl smiled, Jetto seemed to be remembering some of the past, or at least a version of her.
“Our strongest soldiers of legend, the Seven Youma! Our enemies were foolish! Thinking they could seal them away forever. In all their glory, our enemies, sealed the youma away in the seven fragments of the Silver Crystal and sent them to earth. And those seven fragments are now called the rainbow crystals.”
“The Rainbow Crystals… Shinju said, sounding a little confused. “What of the Youma?” Beryl laughed and Jetto picked up were she left off. “Clearly they were reborn as human beings and have lost their memory as youma.” Beryl narrowed her eyes at Jetto, he was gaining much of his memory, very quickly.
“Our enemy had a soft heart, that’s why I could kill her so easily.”
“I see.” Shinju said, “So if we recover the rainbow crystals from those humans, we can get control over the Silver Crystal, correct?”
“Yes, and the strongest soldiers, the Seven Youma, will also be revived.” Beryl confirmed, rising a hand to the glass orb that was floating atop her staff it began to glow. A black crystal, more long than narrow came out of it and shot towards Shinju. She quickly moved her hand to grab it as it flew towards her head.
“This crystal was made by our Mistress, it will only respond to the rainbow crystals.” Shinju looked at the crystal she was holding and nodded. Beryl dismissed Shinju and Jetto. Onikisu hadn’t said a word the entire time.
“Onikisu, I have a job for you.” Beryl smiled a deep and evil smile as she related words lost of the man before her. She knew he was a lost cause now, she should of let her Mistress take him along with the girl, but this was going to be just… fun.
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Masao woke up to the sun shinning into his room. Someone had pulled the curtain back to make sure that he would get out of bed. Damn Luna! He rolled over and put a pillow over his head, but it was to late, the sun had a weird effect over him.
He felt a small creature jump up onto the and then jump onto the pillow that was over his head. “Masao!” Luna said in a high pitched voice. He could feel her paws beating the side of the pillow. “W-A-K-E- UP!” She said with a pounce she must of put her entire body into.
“You slept all day Sunday and I will not let you miss a day of school!” Masao rolled out of the bed, not even looking at the cat. He wasn’t going to miss a day of school, but he still didn’t have to be happy about it. Luna followed him down the hall talking away.
Mika went to northern Japan for a concert on Sunday and Akihito went as a bodyguard, but Luna suspected that the man secretly like her music, maybe even her, although she felt something odd around him. She continued with the past days events till Masao slammed the bathroom door on her face, wanting to take a shower in peace.
That didn’t seem to stop the talking cat though. As soon as Masao opened the door fully dressed and ready for school, Luna seemed to not of missed a beat. Picking up right were she left off and continued her parade of the events. The only think that stopped the yapping was when Masao slammed the door again, this time the front door, and left the cat in the apartment for the day.
He walked to the school not really paying attention to anything around him, he didn’t even realize that Umi had walked up to him and followed him for two blocks. “Is everything okay, Masao?” She asked in a concerned voice. Masao finally looked down at her and gave off a small smile, the first since Saturday.
“Everything is fine Umi, I just have a lot to think about right now.” Umi smiled and wrapped an arm around her friend. She knew something was bothering him, but she wouldn’t push him, that’s how you lose people after all.
They both continued their walk to the school in quite bliss. The day was going to be beautiful but all that was lost of the young man I so much pain about a lost love. The two made their way through the building and to the door to the class room. Masao stopped, not knowing if he could go in and face the empty chair where Sakura should be sitting.
Umi looked up at him and opened her mouth to ask again, but changed her mind. She let go of him and just patted him on the back. “If this is about you and Sakura!” She began and Masao shot her a look and Umi stepped back, confused and scared. “What do you know?” He said quickly, grabbing at her arm and her eye went even wider.
“Um, I was just going to say that it’s okay if you like her, Masao.” Masao looked a little confused and let go of his friend, he knew this was going to come sooner or later. Umi had had feelings for Masao for quite some time now, but Masao just didn’t know how to let his best friend down easily. It seemed over the past couple of Umi had been trying to find a way to let Masao down easily.
“You’ve been so busy, I didn’t know how to tell you. I’m seeing my Senpi.” Masao smiled and told her that everything was fine and he was happy for her. He breathed one deep breath and opened the door to the class room.
Umi walked in to great her friends in the far corner and left Masao in the opening gapping at what he saw. He could move, he couldn’t believe! Standing before him was none other then Sakura! She looked even more beautiful than before, if that were even possible.
Sakura looked up from the desk and smiled at Masao. “Hello Masao.”