Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Revolution Prophecy ❯ Fire Soul - Part Two ( Chapter 14 )

Fire Soul - Part Two

 

"Moon Cosmic Power! Make Up!"

She transformed into Sailor Moon, but didn't account for the fact that she was in plain sight. The daemon didn't even wait for her to introduce herself as it charged at her...

Sailor Moon held out her hand and the Spiral Moon Heart Rod appeared in it. She clutched it and leapt out of the way of her oncoming adversary just in time. "Sheesh, one battle with Sailor Mercury helping me, and I'm already dependent on her. Time to shine, Usagi."

She twirled the weapon in her hands as the daemon rushed her. She quickly dodged and pointed the Spiral Rod at the daemon. "You have no respect? You would attack the defender of justice before you give her a chance to properly introduce herself? I won't allow it! In this time of darkness, let the light shine near. I am Sailor Moon, the Revolution is here! Your time is now."

The daemon turned, it's fangs reflecting the moon's rays. "You think you'll defeat me alone, sailor girl? You are sorely mistaken. You're just as human as every other I've ripped apart, but I shall delight in devouring the audacity in your soul."

Sailor Moon gasped as the daemon split into two monsters. "I am One of Twelve. The lightning fast warrior of Gemini, Astro Warrior of the Black Lady. I shall hit you from all sides."

Gathering her resolve, Sailor Moon readied the weapon in her hands.

"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"

The twin warriors ran at her from opposite directions. She only had time to choose one, and so she aimed at the one running from her left as she leapt forward to escape. The twin shattered as it was crushed by her attack. "Not so tough, are you?", Sailor Moon taunted. "Don't worry though, I have enough for you as well", she said to the remaining one.

It laughed evilly as it split into another double. "Did you think that Gemini would be defeated so easily? Time to step up and die, sailor girl."

Sailor Moon fell to her knees and rolled out of the way, barely missing Gemini's dual charge. She looked up to see the attack coming again and she jumped straight into the air, pointing down.

"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"

The twins jumped into the air and slammed into her. Sailor Moon cried out in pain as she was sent sailing, finally crashing into the remains of one of the burnt temple walls. She crumpled to the ground, the air coming to her in short, painful gasps.

Each Gemini twin split into another pair, and Sailor Moon felt the despair rise up as she was surrounded by the Enemy. "Well, you were right about one thing, sailor girl. My time IS now.", they all sounded in eerie unison, laughing.

They began to charge her. Summoning all the strength she had left to move her battered body, Sailor Moon somehow called upon enough strength and leaped over them, barely escaping.

But that was all she had left. In one desperate measure, she depleted the rest of her willpower and crumpled to the ground, fighting for breath.

Four Geminis surrounded her, one lifting her by her neck and producing a jagged blade from out of nowhere. Sailor Moon struggled to no avail as her assailant placed the blade at her neck. "Time to say goodbye to this world, hero."

"Shining Aqua Illusion!"

Sailor Moon's attackers turned as a blast of freezing liquid struck the one holding her, knocking them both a distance. Sailor Mercury stood there, flanked by Hiro and Jamin.

"Awfully rude of you boys to start the party without us.", stated Sailor Mercury.

"Don't you know that you're on sacred ground?", Hiro called out, holding his staff behind his neck. "As guardian of this shrine, I'm going to send you back to the Hell from where you came."

"Now it's time for the fun to begin.", Jamin finished, fitting a pair of studded gloves over his hands. He cracked his knuckles with a malevolent smile.

Sailor Mercury turned to face the boys standing behind her. "Don't forget, Hiro. Sailor Moon came here to try and find the power that your mother left for you. That is our number one priority. None of us can save her without it. Hiro nodded, and the three jumped into action.

Jamin rushed to the assailant coming back to consciousness and jumped on him, securing the Gemini's neck with his legs and promptly snapping his neck. He jumped back to his feet and turned his neck slightly, smiling with satisfaction as it popped. "One down!", he called out. "Sad that normal humans like us are a match for you pitiful bastards."

All of the enemies returned back into the single Gemini. "No use splitting my power when I can take care of all of you by myself. Time to feel the power of the Zodiac Warriors, fools!"

Jamin looked over at Hiro. "Hey, boy, let's show him some double team action of our own! You ready?"

Hiro nodded, letting Jamin's reference to him slide for the moment. They rushed Gemini from two sides, Jamin leaping and aiming a kick to the head, and Hiro aiming for a body blow with his staff.

"Arrogant men...", Sailor Mercury sighed. "Well, here's my contribution!"

"Shining Aqua Illusion!"

Gemini stood motionless as Jamin landed a kick to his forehead. He remained still as Hiro connected with his solar plexus with a home-run swing. He merely raised his hand and blocked the rushing blast of liquid. Then... he laughed. He laughed and grabbed Hiro by the neck and threw him like a rag doll. Hiro soared, arms flailing wildly, towards the woods near the temple. Falling from what seemed like a mile in the air, he struck the ground, hitting his head on his own staff... and lost consciousness.

Jamin stood and stared as he watched Hiro travel over 500 feet in the air. Sailor Mercury screamed...

Feeling rage spring up inside of him like a geyser, Jamin's fists began to shake. "As much as I dislike the boy, I'm going to derive MUCH satisfaction out of ripping you apart for doing that. You'll be twins because I'll split you with my bare hands."

Gemini looked at him in disdain. "Don't worry about all that, I'll send you on a similar journey momentarily.", he stated with a sneer. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he began to smile evilly. He teleported and picked Sailor Moon's motionless body from the ground, holding her aloft by the neck.

"Hey sailor girl. How about I slice your friend's throat open right here?", he inquired with an evil laugh, producing the same jagged blade out of nowhere. Sailor Mercury jumped forward, stopping short as her movement brought the blade closer to Sailor Moon's throat.

"No! Please!", Sailor Mercury squealed. Gemini laughed as he brought his hand and and plunged it down towards her throat...

Hiro opened his eyes. He was standing in the meditation room of the Hikawa Jinja... staring at a younger version of himself meditating alongside his mother. "Am I dead?", he wondered to himself. He was quiet, listening to the conversation he himself couldn't seem to remember for the life of him.

"Mama...", younger Hiro started. "What is that you have in your hands?", he asked, looking at the star henshin wand of Mars.

"It's what allows me to assume my power and fight to protect Queen Serenity, honey.", Rei said quietly. "It's what will allow you to take the power inside of you and become a guardian someday. Just like me."

"Really?", her son asked with a huge smile. "I could be a guardian just like you, Mama?"

Rei nodded. "One day, I won't be able to protect our world anymore. It will be up to you, Hiro."

"But what if I want to become a guardian now?", he replied.

Rei laughed. "Hold out your hands, honey...", she said.

Hiro watched as his younger self faded away, and his mother stood and faced him. "You have always had our power inside of you, my son. Small Lady needs you now, Hiro. You must awaken the power of Mars."

Rei held out the Mars Star Wand and placed it in his hands... As it touched his palms, Hiro fell to his knees. The wand faded away as it absorbed into his hands... and Rei faded away. His mind rocked as images and memories of the past flooded him.

He watched every fight that his mother battled through all pass through him and embed themselves in his memory in the passing of a second, and he fell to the floor of the Jinja... unconscious once again.

"No! Please!", Sailor Mercury squealed. Gemini laughed as he brought his hand and and plunged it down towards her throat...

"Love-Me Chain!"

The blade stopped less than an inch from Sailor Moon's neck as Gemini's hand was restrained. Startled, he let go of Sailor Moon.

Sailor Mercury and Jamin shifted their vision to the nearby rooftop where Sailor Venus stood, holding her chain of hearts. "Venus?", Mercury called out.

"Assume nothing.", Venus stated flatly. "You are all involved in something that you have no idea of the magnitude. I am merely here to defeat the first of the twelve Astral Warriors that are the real power. You can feel free to leave now. I'll probably kill Small Lady when I'm done."

Jamin retrieved Sailor Moon from the ground and stood over her. "You will have to kill both of us first, you bitch.", Jamin replied.

"What says I wasn't going to anyhow?", Venus said. "But you'll have to excuse me for a moment. I have a mess to clean up that you can't handle."

Sailor Venus turned to Gemini. "I've been seeking you, Astral Warrior. Time to bend to my power.", she said simply.

"You're one of them?", Gemini asked.

"No, but the better question is this: Does it matter?", she replied. "You're going to die at my hands whether your so-called `vigilante warriors' assist me or not."

Gemini disappeared, the Love-Me Chain suddenly clutching merely air. The chain of hearts disappeared as Gemini reappeared in the same spot. "You do realize that it will take more than just your pitiful whip to best me...", he said.

Sailor Venus smiled. She reached behind her, and pulled a long sword from out of nowhere. "That's why I brought a friend.", she said, tonelessly and without emotion as ever.

Gemini nodded. "Well, looks like you didn't learn your lesson the first time we met. Come and embrace death, foolish warrior girl..."

Hiro opened his eyes groggily. He was surrounded by trees. He immediately looked at his hand, and there it was. The henshin Star Wand of Mars. The stars dancing in front of him and the spinning inside his head vanished as he held the wand high. "I guess the time to accept my destiny is now."

"Mars Star Power... Make-Up!"

Nothing happened.

Hiro looked up at the Star Wand in his hand. He felt agitation well up from within him. He thrust the henshin wand higher into the air.

"Mars Star Power... Make-Up!"

Again, nothing happened. Suddenly, he was aware of three figures surrounding him.

He quickly grabbed his staff from the ground, looking around anxiously. "Who is out there?", he called.

"Only friends, Sailor Mars.", a feminine voice responded. "Don't you know that boys don't use makeup?"

And as fast as they appeared, Hiro could not sense their presence any longer. "Boys don't use makeup?", he said to himself. "How did they know I'm Sail... That's it! Boys don't use makeup!"

A third time, Hiro thrust the henshin wand into the air.

"Mars Star Power... uhh... well... Transform!"

Flames burst from the symbol of Mars etched into the wand and surrounded him. He watched with eyes wide as his clothes burned away from his body, and fire covered him in their place. He held out his arms and marveled at the Sailor Senshi top that was almost the same as Sailor Moon's, but then he paused.

"Will I be wearing a skirt like hers?", Hiro thought with alarm. As his mind was dominated by those thoughts, he felt the fire forming around his waist. He looked down and sighed in relief as knee-length shorts formed instead of a skirt. He felt tentatively around his forehead as the golden band circled around it.

His staff was consumed by the flames around him, but instead of burning, the flames etched the symbol of Mars all over the wood. As his transformation completed, he stood in his new Senshi fuku, holding his staff. He tightened his grip on the weapon, and the symbols etched into it burst into flame.

He was Sailor Mars...

"Come and embrace death, foolish warrior girl..."

Suddenly, a voice was heard from behind one of the ruined shrine rooms. "Not so fast, Sailor Venus."

Sailor Venus turned to see a shadowy figure holding a staff. She sighed. "It's you.", she said plainly.

"Of course it is, Venus.", the voice responded, shifting the staff from hand to hand. "Did you actually think you could take one of the Astral Warriors by yourself?"

"I certainly don't need your help.", Venus replied, her golden blade reflecting in the light of the moon.

"Excellent.", came the response, the owner stepping out into the pale evening sky. It was a female Sailor Senshi, holding an ornate crystalline staff in her hands. Long, flowing silver hair ran down the length of her back, and her bright blue eyes nearly shined with a light of their own. "If you don't need my help, we should both be able to handle this with no problem."

Venus sighed with irritation. "Whatever. Let's just get this done."

Gemini backed away from the mysterious Sailor Warrior. "You're one of them, aren't you? Well, it is of no matter. My power far exceeds yours."

Gemini ran full-out at the girl, who deftly stepped to one side, slamming her staff into Gemini's back with one fluid motion. Sailor Venus leapt into the air, holding her golden blade out in front of her. She held out her other hand and called out...

"Crescent Beam!"

Gemini turned around to see the golden beam flying at him. Just as he was going to dodge, he was restrained by the unknown Sailor Warrior. "Don't leave...", she whispered in his ear. "The party is just starting."

"Your soul will rot in Hell, Altima.", Gemini spat as he teleported out of her grasp. "You'll regret making enemies this day."

The Sailor Senshi blocked Venus' Crescent Beam with her staff and pointed it at Gemini. "Maybe so, Gemini...", she began, finishing with...

"Judgment Blast!"

A purple orb formed at the tip of her staff, and flew at Gemini. He disappeared just as the orb flew through where he was standing, and the only thing left was echoing laughter.

Sailor Venus screamed. "You let him get away! If you wouldn't have interfered, I could have destroyed him. You incompetent..."

The girl turned to face her. "While you're upset at me and my `incompetence', you should remember the times I have saved you from yourself, THIS being one of them.", she said plainly. "Now stay with your friends."

The girl disappeared into the shadows from where she came as Sailor Mars came running out of the trees. He looked around, seeing Sailor Venus walking away into the distance. He looked as Jamin was helping Sailor Moon to her feet. "What happened?", he asked.

Jamin looked him over. "Looks like you were late again, boy."