Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Her Battle ❯ It Just Doesn't Get Any Easier ( Chapter 8 )

I guess it's time again for the next installment of my story. This chapter is a little bothersome, since I didn't quite know where I'm going with yet. There has only been one chapter that actually had something written down beforehand, and I ended up changing most of it anyway. All the other chapters came to me as I sat in front of the computer. I don't know if this is good or bad, because sometimes I just get stuck and have to stop for a day or two to think. I really do try to get these chapters done as quickly as I can, but I can't compensate the quality in order to churn out chapters quickly.

fan-rei - Pretty much Setsuna has `limited foresight' into the future. In other words she knew there was going to be an attack on Neptune and Uranus, but she didn't know exactly when it was going to happen. That is why she tells Rei she thought she could talk to her first. And believe me when I say I understand it is difficult waiting for the next chapters to come out (I still read a lot of fanfics that take several months to update or worse fics are that are just abandoned), but do my best.

Well on ward to the my ramblings about the story, I thought that's time to finally learn more about this enemy that the Sailor Senshi have to deal with, since I've only made vague hints about the group of demons that have been attacking. I even decided to give the Sorcerer of Chaos a name, I'm sick of typing sorcerer, I think I did that over a dozen times. The other reason I'm giving him a name now is because I didn't realize as I was writing the last chapter that he was going to be sticking around for a chapter (or more) longer. I had originally intended for him to be killed, but it's no funny if all the enemies die in their first encounter, right? And now I have someone who is bent on getting revenge for the humiliation he suffered.

I didn't think I write so much before that actual story, but I do it to explain what I'm going to do in that chapter and to say a couple things about how the story is coming together in my head. I know none of it is necessary, but it helps me to think when I'm typing this stuff out. I'll shut up now though, since the story is why you came here right? So, on with Chapter 8…

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Chapter 8 - It Just Doesn't Get Any Easier

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The Sorcerer finally recovered enough energy to open a door to his `home'. Though he was still limping the Sorcerer of Chaos dragged himself to a mansion-like estate, which could be considered the central headquarters of their faction. The sorcerer ignored the comments he was receiving about his condition. `They are all ones to talk; they haven't even faced the Sailor Senshi yet. Good for nothing bastards, once I get my revenge on Mars I'll come back and kill all of them for their worthlessness.' the sorcerer thought as he kept his cold stare pointed forward towards a double-door entrance just ahead.

"You don't honestly expect to see my lady looking like you do?" the youma guarding the doors chuckled as he scrutinized the Sorcerer's appearance. The youma guard looked like a humanoid dragon: he was a brownish red color, with a tail, a tough hide, sharp nails, and teeth that looked like they could tear anything apart. Oddly enough the creature carried a Naginata with him, though he appeared to be skilled enough with his bare hands.

"Stand aside Ryuji! I need to have a word with her!" the sorcerer growled angrily.

"Not as you are! Do not speak so disrespectfully of her, or I will slice you down where you stand!" Ryuji countered viciously as he took a step towards the sorcerer.

The two youma prepared to have it out with one another, only to be stopped by a voice behind the double-doors. "Calm yourself Ryuji, allow him entrance. I wish to hear how the confrontation went."

"As you wish, my lady." Ryuji said bowing to the doors. Ryuji stood up slowly after bowing from a minute or so, only to irate the sorcerer more. He opened the doors and allowed the sorcerer to pass, but gave him a cold and deadly stare which was returned with an equally dark stare by sorcerer.

Ryuji, the personal bodyguard of their leader, never liked this `Sorcerer of Chaos', and could not understand why their leader would bring in a traitorous bastard like him. He always looked at their leader with hatred in his eyes; something that Ryuji, the most loyal follower, could not tolerate. If he were to ever make any move to hurt their leader, Ryuji would not hesitate in killing the deceitful demon.

Ryuji followed the sorcerer inside and began closing the doors once again, only to be halted by his mistress again. "You needn't stay, Ryuji. Kyoji has no intention of harming me today." she said calmly looking at Ryuji, unconcerned about the sorcerer.

"But…" Ryuji started by felt his mistress' features harden; he could not see her for she was shrouded in darkness. "My apologies, I will leave you now." Ryuji corrected himself and left the two alone in the room.

With the door closed the leader turned her attention on the beaten and bruised sorcerer. "I take it you didn't fare as well as you assumed you would." The leader said after looking over Kyoji's battered body.

"That's a fucking understatement! I had soundly beaten the outers, I'm pretty sure one is dead, but Mars was there too. And she is the reason my appearance is how see!" Kyoji shouted.

"Ah…Ah…Ah, such a temper. Let me warn you right now, if you dare to raise your voice when speaking with me again, I *will* kill you. Don't forget you are only alive now because you agreed to aid me against the Sailor Senshi." the leader said.

"I remember." Kyoji answered simply.

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Flashback - 4 years ago

A slightly younger Kyoji laid on the sandy plane a bloody mess. His left arm was broken; he had a deep gash on his forehead which allowed blood flow down his face and into his eyes obscuring his vision. He had a stab wound on his side which caused him to loss a considerable amount of blood, his right leg seemed to be broken or at least fractured because couldn't seem to use it.

`How could this little slut have beaten me so easily?' Kyoji asked himself.

The woman wore black pants and a black shirt. She also wore a long black cape with a hood to completely cover her face. She moved over to the fallen sorcerer and held her katana in front the youma and prepared to deliver the final blow to the fowl creature, but…

"Please, I beg you spare me! I'll do what ever you want!" Kyoji pleaded.

She halted her blade just centimeters away from his throat, "What ever I want?" she asked curiously.

"Yes, anything!" Kyoji pleaded.

The warrior in black held her katana in the same position a few moments longer, before sheathing it. "Very well, I shall spare your life for now. In return you must aid me in fighting the Sailor Senshi. Your oath will not be fulfilled until you are dead, by my hands or by one of the Senshi. Train until I call for you, for if you remain as weak as you are now you will be useless to me and I will kill you the next time we meet."

"I accept your offer and am grateful." Kyoji bowed so low to the ground his face was in the sand. He looked up after his statement to find that he was alone; the mysterious black clad woman had left as soon as he said `accept'.

End Flashback

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Kyoji had trained, for two reasons he would destroy the Sailor Senshi like he agreed, but once that was done he slay that bitch had met on his home planet. This woman sitting in front him seemed to know that he planed to kill her, but didn't seem bothered by it at all. `I will *never* be humiliated like I was back then ever again.' that was a promise he made to himself when he began his training. That promise was broken today, he was not beaten as badly as before, but if it was possible he was more irritated by this latest defeat than the one on his home planet. Mars had used *his own* attack against him, something he could not let stand. If he wanted to kill this bitch sitting in front of him he would have to kill the Sailor Senshi first.

"So tell me how it was you were defeated, Kyoji?" she questioned. Kyoji went on to explain what happened as he was asked to.

"So it was Mars was it?" she said simply and paused to think for a couple of minutes, "And you say you want some of my youma at your disposal to fight the senshi." She sat in her chair and taped her finger on her chin for a little while longer, "Kenjiro!"

Suddenly youma, dressed similar to a ninja, stepped out of the shadows. His emergence startled the sorcerer, though he tried not to show it. It appeared that he was in the room the entire time. "Yes. My lady." he said bowing to her.

"I want you to fetch me two dozen strong youma, they will be assisting Kyoji in his effort to defeat the Sailor Senshi." The youma nodded in response and disappeared into the darkness again.

"You know what it means to fail again, don't you?" she asked the youma.

"I will not fail!" Kyoji said confidently.

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Michiru arrived at the hospital in what the doctors called `critical but stable condition'. Haruka fought with doctors to try and stay with Michiru, but she needed to get medical attention as well. It took a while, but Rei and Setsuna finally convinced Haruka to get treatment after a long argument; Haruka blamed herself for what happened. "I was the one who should have been hurt like that." Haruka kept insisting. There was nothing either senshi could do or say that would get her to understand that it was that youma's fault and no one else's.

Once things calmed down a bit at the hospital Rei had no choice but to contact all the senshi that were not at the battle. Everyone needed to about what had happened, with the youma and the condition Michiru and Haruka were in. Rei decided it best that she contact everyone at once over their communicators, rather than each individually. "Attention all Senshi a battle has just occurred and Michiru is in pretty bad shape and Haruka isn't doing to hot either. We are currently at the hospital. I repeat, Attention all Senshi a battle has just occurred and Michiru is in pretty bad shape and Haruka isn't doing to hot either. We are currently at the hospital."

Despite how late it was all the senshi made it to the hospital within a half hour. Ami arrived first, followed by Minako, Usagi and Makoto. All of them were surprised to see Setsuna there, but their greetings were more subdued than they would have been normally for obvious reasons. Rei quietly explained the battle she had with the youma to her friends, in the near empty waiting area.

"So he seemed to know a lot about the Sailor Senshi in general?" Ami asked and received an affirmative nod from Rei.

"Did he say who he was or what he was doing here?" Makoto asked.

"He called himself the Sorcerer of Chaos and said he was here to do as his name said `cause chaos'." Haruka said as she walked up to her friends with a shadow over her eyes.

"Haruka!" all the senshi said in unison and Haruka gave a weak smile.

"I came down here to tell Rei and Setsuna how Michiru is doing, I didn't expect everyone to be here too." Haruka said, but without her usual bravado.

"Rei called all of us and told us what happened. All of us came as soon as we heard. How is Michiru doing?" Usagi said and got up to give Haruka gentle hug.

"The good news is that Michi is awake now." Haruka said and the group let out a sigh of relief. "But she has third-degree burns over various parts of her body and she doesn't remember anything that happened tonight, but the doctors say that it may only be temporary though."

"But she's going to recover, right?" Usagi asked cautiously

"Yes bunny, but she is going to need time." Haruka said and the group let out another relived sigh. "It's my fault she is in that condition." Haruka said quietly, but not quietly enough for her fellow senshi members not hear.

"Stop it. You can't blame yourself for what happened. The youma was one who did that to Michiru, not you." Rei reasoned.

"You weren't there!" Haruka said a little too loudly which caused a few heads to turn in her direction. "I should have been hit with that attack, but he targeted Michiru instead. I was the one who wanted a fight, I was the one who charged him, I was the one to attack him, but he attacked Michiru when he should have attacked me." Haruka said quieter than before, but with just as much pain in her voice.

"Haruka, you can't do this to yourself. Does it help Michiru for you to act like this?" Makoto asked, but Haruka didn't respond.

"If you want to blame anyone blame the youma that did this. He's still out there." Rei added.

"He's still alive! I thought you destroyed him!" Haruka said angrily.

"I did the best I could against him. I forced him to hit himself with his own attack and I thought that would be the end of him, but he wasn't destroyed and escaped somehow. I didn't go after him because you and Michiru needed help. I have a feeling we are going to see him again and you need to stop blaming yourself if you want to pay him back for what he did to Michiru." Rei said.

"You're right. I need to be stronger than this. I will be prepared when that youma shows up again, thanks everyone." Haruka said sincerely.

After Haruka's statement Minako couldn't suppress a yawn, "Sorry." Minako apologized.

"All of you should really go home and get a proper rest. Thanks for coming, but I'll be fine here." Haruka said after she noticed how tired everyone looked.

"Are you sure?" Ami asked.

"Don't worry. If what Rei feels is right, all of us need to rest up. I'll be fine alone here." Haruka assured them.

At that time all of the senshi got up except for Setsuna, "I'll stay here a little longer and keep Haruka company." Setsuna answered the questioning glances she was getting from her fellow senshi. Rei didn't say anything in response, but she felt that Setsuna was staying there for other reasons than the one she gave.

"Ok, that's a good idea Setsuna. Haruka, tell Michiru to get better soon and that all of us wish her the best." Usagi said and hugged Haruka one more time.

"Sure princess, I'll tell her." Haruka assured her. "Now get going before all you loss anymore sleep, I'm fine here with Setsuna."

The senshi followed her advice and began leaving, even though they wouldn't admit it all of them were tired and really needed the rest. Before leaving they all said their goodbyes to Haruka and Setsuna and left the hospital.

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Once outside the five gathered together again to discuss when they should met tomorrow, since it was Sunday and they didn't have school. "I say we meet at noon tomorrow." Rei said.

"Noon? Shouldn't we meet earlier than that?" Usagi asked.

"I don't know about you Odango, but I need to get a good amount of sleep to rest my body. Combined with the little sleep I got last night and my third night of fights, I'm pretty exhausted from it all." Rei admitted. "Besides there would be little to do if the meeting were earlier, these youma like to work under the cover of darkness."

"I don't have any complaints about the time." Makoto said.

"Nor do I." Ami agreed.

"Same here." Minako said as well.

"All right, I'll make it unanimous. We meet tomorrow at 12 o'clock at the Hikawa Jinja. One of us should tell Setsuna and Haruka the plan for though." Usagi said.

"Don't worry. I'm sure Setsuna already knows, she is the senshi of time after all." Makoto assured her.

"I guess you're right. See everyone tomorrow." Usagi said and turned around to head back to her house.

"I need to get going too, bye." Ami said and left as well.

"I'm going home too, I'm tired. So see both of you later." Makoto said and walked off in the same direction Ami just went.

"I thought you were tired Minako; I figured you'd be the first go back home." Rei said after she watched Makoto disappear into the dark night. Rei was a little surprised that Minako had stuck around as long as she had.

"I am tired, but I wanted to wait until everyone was gone to ask you something" Minako said.

`Ask me something?' Rei thought, "I don't know why you assumed I would be the last to leave, but what did want to ask me?" Rei questioned.

"Come on Rei, I know you well enough to know that you would be the last to leave." Minako boasted. "I just wanted to know if I could come over a half hour or so early to talk to you about a couple things."

"Sure, but I don't see why we can't talk about it now." Rei asked curiously.

"It would take too long, plus it's really getting late. So would that be ok?" Minako asked.

"I guess so." Rei responded, but was still a bit confused by Minako's behavior.

"Great, I'll see you latter then!" Minako called as she walked off.

"Yeah latter." Rei said in much more subdued tone. Rei watched Minako leave just as she did her other friends. `It's funny sometimes how much she resembles Usagi' Rei thought as she let her mind wander. `They could pass for twins or sisters at least. Even their personalities are similar and yet they are still distinctly different from one another. Usagi likes different things, Usagi smiles differently, Usagi walks differently, Usagi smells different…' Rei closed her eyes and shook her head to try and rid herself of thoughts that would only hurt, but she was too late. `Damn I'm so weak, even when I try not to think about her, she always invades my mind. My façade will fail if I continue to let her affect me, even in thoughts. I'm sure Setsuna knows, but that's as far as it can go.'

Rei lowered her head and turned to leave the hospital. As she gazed down and the shine of her wristwatch caught her eye, so she looked closer at and saw the time. "Oh crap!" Rei yelled and began running home. `Grandpa probably thinks I got lost or left the country or something.' Three hours had past since Rei left the shrine to walk Usagi home, but that should have taken no more than a half-hour. Rei sped up her pace hoping her Grandfather hadn't gotten too worried.

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"So Setsuna what have you been doing? I know you're not just staying here to keep me company. What do you want to talk about away from the inners?" Haruka said.

"Straight to the point as always, Haruka. I'll try to take up as little of your time as possible, so you can go back to Michiru." Setsuna said knowing that Haruka's forthrightness was due at least in part to Michiru still being in a hospital bed upstairs. "I may be leaving for a short time and I want you to watch over Rei and Usagi and make sure nothing happens."

"What do you mean, `make sure nothing happens'?" Haruka asked curiously.

"I really can't go into specifics, I'm sorry. But since I may be gone for a little while I need you to do this" Setsuna said seriously

"Sure, I guess I can do it. It would help if you told me exactly what you are talking about." Haruka said and Setsuna gave her a look she knew well enough, "Right, right, can't interfere with the timeline. If that's all you wanted to tell me; I'll be going back to check on Michiru."

Setsuna nodded her head telling Haruka that that was all she wanted to talk to her about. Upon receiving confirmation Haruka got up from her chair and went back to the elevator she originally came down in, to go back to Michiru. Setsuna sighed sadly once Haruka was gone, `To be in love….I'm sorry Rei.' Setsuna thought and turned to leave the hospital.

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"Kyoji, there is one more piece of information I wish to pass along to you." the woman shrouded in darkness said as the sorcerer prepared to leave.

"What is it?" the youma asked.

"The human name of Sailor Mars. You see all of the Sailor Senshi attempt to keep their identities secret, but I will pass along the name of Mars to you." the black clad figure said.

"You knew her name all along and you are just now telling me!" Kyoji said trying to control his anger.

"If you do not control yourself, I will not tell you anything." she said and after she saw him regain his composure she continued, "Good. Her name is Hino Rei; that should be enough to get you started. I expect better results this time, since I've given you all you need. Do not return if all the Senshi aren't dead." Kyoji shook his head in response.

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The following morning…

"Finally a good nights' sleep. Maybe it's a good omen for day." Rei said as she got up and stretched, her shoulder felt much better and ribs didn't seem to be as tender both of which she was happy about. She looked over to her clock to make sure she didn't sleep-in too much. "Good it's only ten I've still got plenty of time."

Thankfully Grandpa Hino bought her story about why she was so late. She told him that she had run into one of her friends and they ended up talking for a while. Rei said that she had lost track of the time and didn't realize it was so late, but came home once she did. The story was at least partially true so Rei didn't feel as bad about lying, but Grandpa Hino told her if she was going to be so late she should really call because he was getting worried. He didn't as upset as Rei thought he would be, he seemed to be more relived than anything. Grandpa Hino surprised Rei even more by telling her she didn't need to worry about her miko duties Sunday, instead he told her she needed her sleep more, but he also added that she should not to expect this to happen often.

Rei was thankful that she could relax today and went over to her dresser to decide on the clothes she wanted to wear today. After looking through various drawers she finally decided on jeans and a long-sleeved red tee with matching red bra and panties, red is her favorite color after all. With her clothing for the day selected she put on her futon and headed to her private bath.

After a nice and refreshing soak Rei returned to her room and changed. After glancing at her clock again and realized there was still time before Minako said she come, so she decided it would be best to apologize to Yuuichirou for how she acted yesterday, she had promised her princess she would do it after all. Rei finished tying her shoelaces on her black boots and went to where she figured Yuuichirou would be. Sure enough Yuuichirou was sweeping outside the front entrance when Rei made her way to him.

"Hey Yuuichirou!" Rei called as she reached him.

Yuuichirou stop his sweeping and turned his attention to Rei, "Oh, hi Rei I didn't see you coming. How are you today?" Yuuichirou asked

"I'm fine. Yuuichirou…about yesterday, I'm sorry I snapped at you. I wasn't in the best of moods and I took it out on you, I'm sorry." Rei said honestly.

Yuuichirou couldn't believe he had just heard Rei apologize. `Whatever Usagi said to Rei must have worked. There is no way Rei would have done this without Usagi convincing her to, because she had never done it before.' Yuuichirou was brought out of his thoughts by Rei, "Are you going to just stand there and look shocked?"

"Sorry, apology accepted." Yuuichirou said when found his voice again, Rei merely nodded her head. A blond haired girl behind Yuuichirou caught Rei's attention. Focusing better on the girl Rei realized it was Minako, but without Artemis oddly enough.

"Ohayo Minako!" Rei called.

"Hi Rei, hi Yuuichirou. How are you doing?" Minako asked Yuuichirou

"I'm doing well" he responded

"Let's go inside Minako, it's a little chilly out here." Rei said.

"Yeah, I didn't think it was going to cool with how sunny it is." Minako agreed. "Ja ne Yuuichirou."

"Ja ne Minako." Yuuichirou responded and went back to sweeping.

Rei lead Minako into the shrine, "Do you want anything to drink?" Rei asked casually.

"No thanks, I'd prefer to start talking before anyone else comes." Minako said.

"Ok. I have to say I'm curious about what you want to talk to me about Minako." Rei said as she sat down on a couch.

"Well, first I'd like to know how you're feeling today. I know you in the worst condition to fight last night and you still ended up having to fight." Minako asked somewhat postponing the real reason she came, that's not say she wasn't concerned for her friends' well-being as well. Minako just wanted to approach the subject cautiously; this was Rei she was talking to after all.

"Thanks for you concern, but I'm really feeling a lot better; a good nights' was all my body needed. Michiru needs your concern more than I do. How are you doing though Minako? Still got any headaches?" Rei asked.

"Oh, I'm fine. No headaches to report today." Minako said comically.

Rei just shook her head at her friends antics, "Now, what did you really come here to talk to me about? I know it wasn't about how I'm feeling, you could have done that outside the hospital last night."

"Actually it does have to do with how you're feeling." Minako noticed the curious look on Rei's face, "Let me explain, recently I've been sensing from you. Really I've always sensed this from you, it's just been stronger recently and especially around Usagi." Rei's eyes widened as she realized what Minako was saying, she dreaded what she could tell was coming, "Rei, do you have anything you would like to tell me about Usagi?" Minako asked carefully.

Rei said the first thing that came to her head, "I don't know what you're talking about Minako?"

"Rei, you know perfectly well what I'm talking about. You can't hide this forever. I can see it and I'm sure the other senshi can as well" Minako said

"Please stop." was all Rei could get out.

"Listen I can't force you to say anything, but please it will help you to say it out loud." Minako implored.

"Fine, I love her god damn it! I-I'm so in love with her…it hurts…it hurts." Rei said as her tears flowed unbridled down her cheeks. Minako sat down next to her friend and wrapped her arms around Rei. Minako hugged her gently, but Rei clung on to her as if her life depended on it. Rei's body shook as she sobbed on Minako's shoulder, "H-How can l-loving someone h-hurt so much?"

"You really should tell her." Minako said softly

Rei pulled abruptly pulled away from Minako, "I can't do that!"

"Rei, love is an emotion that if kept bottled up inside it will tear apart your very soul." Minako said as she put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"And what exactly do you expect me to do! I can't tell her. She has Mamoru…her prince…her destiny." Rei said dejectedly.

"Rei, do you honesty think that you can hide this from her forever! Usagi is not stupid, she will figure it out or she will find out somehow eventually. I know you think you're doing what is best for Usagi, but how can say that if she doesn't know how you really feel. Do you think you are being fair to Usagi?"

"Don't…" Rei began but a knock on the main shrine door stopped her.

"Are you going to make me stand out here all day? I'm cold and I even got here early for once." Usagi joked from the other side of the door. Rei's eyes widened upon hearing the voice of other side of the door.

"I can't do this right now." Rei said and ran out the back door of the shrine before Minako could do anything to stop her. `Damn, why does this have to be the one time Usagi decides to come early' Minako thought as she went to let Usagi in.

When Usagi saw who opened the door, she couldn't really hide the shocked expression. "Oh hey Minako, I didn't think you would be here already. I thought I would surprise Rei by showing up early for a change." Usagi said as she walked into the shrine. Once inside Usagi looked around and turned back to Minako and gave her a questioning look, "Where is Rei? I could have sworn I heard her while I was waiting outside."

Minako quickly thought of something, "Oh, well she wanted to go for a walk before the meeting started to clear her head."

Usagi gave her a look that made Minako think she didn't quite believe what she just said. "If you say so…I just wanted to see the look on Rei's face, since I arrived so early and now she probably won't believe it." Minako laughed softly at Usagi, but all she was thinking and hoping was that Rei was ok.

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Rei ran as fast as she could away from the shrine, `What the hell is going on, first Setsuna and now Minako. I can't even keep my most important secret a *secret*! What hell is wrong with me?' Rei whipped her eyes with her sleeve because her vision was blurring. Rei rounded the street corner she was approaching without dropping her speed, but suddenly she was forced to stop when she felt a familiar evil aura. Rei slowly turned around, knowing what she would see standing before her. The same youma from the night before was standing in the middle of the street with his arms folded across his chest.

"Surprised…to see me? I know I would be, Sailor Mars." Kyoji said arrogantly

Rei was shocked to hear him call her by her Senshi name, but she couldn't worry about that now. Rei brought circular object out of her pocket and typed in a few numbers and prepared to speak into it when…a small black energy ball knocked it out of her hand.

The sorcerer shook his head at Rei, "You didn't think I'll let you call any of your senshi pals to help you, did you?" Kyoji gauged Rei annoyed reaction and continued, "This is between you and me now hurry up and transform already. I do not wish to kill you as a pathetic human, I could have done that since you left that shrine of yours. You were probably too caught up in crying over some stupid human problem to notice me, am I right?" Kyoji sneered and Rei reached into her other pocket and pulled out her henshin pen.

MARS CRYSTAL POWER, MAKE-UP

After a few moments it was no longer Rei standing in front of the sorcerer, it was Sailor Mars. "I am not in the mood to converse with you, but if it's a fight you want I will be happy to oblige you." Mars said as she clenched her fists at her sides.

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This chapter is filled with story elements that will be important later, that's all I will say, but I hope everyone paid attention to this chapter, because if you did you could probably guess some things that will happen. Since there was no fighting in this chapter, the next will most likely be fighting galore, I'm sure that was obvious by the ending. This is progressing faster than I imagined it would, but there still a ways to go yet.

Can anyone who saw `Spiderman 2' tell me the line I used from there? I modified the wording slightly to fit my needs, but overall it's the same thing. I'm just curious if anyone does know, this can be ignored if you don't care.

I almost forgot, the weapon the youma guard has which is called a Naginata is a pole weapon with a curved blade at the top, sort of like Saturn's Silence Glaive. I think that's all I got to say so until next time, Ja ne!