Yay....the Second Chapter...all hail it. And I'm too lazy to
repeat the full disclaimer, but it's not like that really matters at
this point, right?
Chapter Two
It was another dark night, the moon shining overhead with brilliance unseen for many a year. It was a special night, and everything that could was taking full advantage of it, humans and Demons alike.
For example, an Imp, one of the lowest Demon classes, was chasing a young couple through a wooded park, cackling insanely as it grew closer to them effortlessly, anticipating the slaughter with great joy. The sound picked up as more Imps joined in the chase, their high-pitched cackling equaled only by
However...
Just because it's dark, doesn't mean someone isn't watching...
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The next day, the Sun was shining brightly overhead, and there were no signs that anything was out of place. In short, just another day...except there was a sense of something dark and foreboding hanging in the air.
Rumors and missing person reports were spreading around, and there was talk of a curfew being put in place.
And there was even talk of something red visible near a dilapidated church...
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The night was drawing near, and yet another couple was in the park, where something inhuman lurked amongst the trees and bushes, chittering quietly with evil intent.
However, unlike the last night, there was a significant difference...and a fateful meeting, though not the one expected.
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The couple was insensate at the sight of the creature before them, hunched over and with its horned skull and blood-covered hide. Its small eyes watched them, and it skittered closer and closer, until...
"Stop right there, Negascum! I am a guardian of love and justice. I right wrongs and triumph over evil. And anyone who tries to destroy the harmony of a peaceful date is the worst kind of evil there is! I am Sailor Moon, and on behalf of the Moon, I will punish you!"
The creature turned to look at the Sailor Senshi and their leader, with something like complete confusement.
"You know that's an old one, right?" Mars poked Sailor Moon in the side of the head. "I mean, well, you know what I mean."
"Owwww...." Was her answer.
The Imp just blinked at them, still with a stupid look on its face.
"Something's wrong here..." Sailor Mercury slid her scan visor down, and examined the creature. "This can't be right...according to its brainwaves, it's no smarter than an average dog..."
"That's why they're so useful to us," a voice came from behind them as more Imps dropped onto the ground from the trees and a tall man of Schwartzenegerian proportions wearing camo pants and a dark tanktop walked out from the shadows. His face was a dark green, with a black borderline marking where the normal flesh-tones started, and his eyes a glowing red. "After all, what's the sense of having intelligent, reasoning beings as your first line of attack?"
Looking somewhat indignant, Sailor Jupiter glared at him. "And just who are you, pal?"
"I...am the Vandalizer...these are my pets." He placed his hand on one of the misshapen creature's head and ran it along the horns, almost lovingly.
"Just what exactly are you up to, if you don't mind sharing?" Sailor Venus attempted to contribute to what was beginning to look like a hopeless situation.
"We are looking for the Silver Crystal. We know you have it, my brothers and I, and we are going to take it from you." The Vandalizer looked up, but not at them. "It appears we have company," he said to no one at all, sniffing the air cautiously. Then he frowned. "Damnation...It's him..."
The Imps moved around in a circle around the Senshi, as a pair of grappled chains shot out and dug into the ground across from the Phlebiac, and a sound like winching picked up, leaves and branches scattering and falling to the ground as something dark and red blurred forwards...
With a loud slam and a shower of dirt and grass, Spawn landed in a crouch five feet from the Vandalizer, his cape swirling like a tornado was pulling at it, and the green glow from his eyes was as bright as the Sun itself. His chains pulled out of the ground and pulled closer to him as he stood, realigning with the skull on his waist. He crossed his spiked arms over the white M on his black-covered chest, and stood upright, the slight downturn on the mask indicating a frown on his 'face'.
"Spawn...a pleasure...as always..."
"Can it."
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At this time, the meeting that would change the fate of this encounter in the park was just about to take place.
The Outer Senshi that served as the Guardian of Time itself was about to meet the man with the plan himself.
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Sailor Pluto was standing atop one of Tokyo's landmarks, a certain tower of familiar design, waiting. A light breeze caused her hair to flow about her, and sent a small chill working along her spine, but still she waited.
Until...
"It's a pleasure to see you again," the cultured voice of Spawn's guide lilted from beside her. She turned, and saw Mammon leaning against the metal iron of the tower's safety railings.
"Is it? That's not what you said the last time..." Pluto remarked, looking down at the sprawling city lights below. Mammon moved closer, a little half-smile on his face.
"Well, that was a long time ago...and a different matter entirely."
"I presume you're here about..."
"The Crystal? Yes, I am. And so is my protégé." Mammon walked in a half-circle around Pluto, his eyes glowing in the darkness. "I'm sure you understand my concern, yes?"
"I do, but..." The tall green-haired Senshi fixed the man's eyes with her own. "If any harm becomes my friends..."
"I am well aware of the ramifications of this event, but I see no other way to protect the world, and keep the status quo the status quo...do you?" the mysterious man pressed the elevator call button, and waited with his hands behind his back.
He received no answer, even as he entered the elevator and left Sailor Pluto to herself.
She remained watching, and waiting...
Chapter Two
It was another dark night, the moon shining overhead with brilliance unseen for many a year. It was a special night, and everything that could was taking full advantage of it, humans and Demons alike.
For example, an Imp, one of the lowest Demon classes, was chasing a young couple through a wooded park, cackling insanely as it grew closer to them effortlessly, anticipating the slaughter with great joy. The sound picked up as more Imps joined in the chase, their high-pitched cackling equaled only by
However...
Just because it's dark, doesn't mean someone isn't watching...
-------------
The next day, the Sun was shining brightly overhead, and there were no signs that anything was out of place. In short, just another day...except there was a sense of something dark and foreboding hanging in the air.
Rumors and missing person reports were spreading around, and there was talk of a curfew being put in place.
And there was even talk of something red visible near a dilapidated church...
----------------
The night was drawing near, and yet another couple was in the park, where something inhuman lurked amongst the trees and bushes, chittering quietly with evil intent.
However, unlike the last night, there was a significant difference...and a fateful meeting, though not the one expected.
-----------
The couple was insensate at the sight of the creature before them, hunched over and with its horned skull and blood-covered hide. Its small eyes watched them, and it skittered closer and closer, until...
"Stop right there, Negascum! I am a guardian of love and justice. I right wrongs and triumph over evil. And anyone who tries to destroy the harmony of a peaceful date is the worst kind of evil there is! I am Sailor Moon, and on behalf of the Moon, I will punish you!"
The creature turned to look at the Sailor Senshi and their leader, with something like complete confusement.
"You know that's an old one, right?" Mars poked Sailor Moon in the side of the head. "I mean, well, you know what I mean."
"Owwww...." Was her answer.
The Imp just blinked at them, still with a stupid look on its face.
"Something's wrong here..." Sailor Mercury slid her scan visor down, and examined the creature. "This can't be right...according to its brainwaves, it's no smarter than an average dog..."
"That's why they're so useful to us," a voice came from behind them as more Imps dropped onto the ground from the trees and a tall man of Schwartzenegerian proportions wearing camo pants and a dark tanktop walked out from the shadows. His face was a dark green, with a black borderline marking where the normal flesh-tones started, and his eyes a glowing red. "After all, what's the sense of having intelligent, reasoning beings as your first line of attack?"
Looking somewhat indignant, Sailor Jupiter glared at him. "And just who are you, pal?"
"I...am the Vandalizer...these are my pets." He placed his hand on one of the misshapen creature's head and ran it along the horns, almost lovingly.
"Just what exactly are you up to, if you don't mind sharing?" Sailor Venus attempted to contribute to what was beginning to look like a hopeless situation.
"We are looking for the Silver Crystal. We know you have it, my brothers and I, and we are going to take it from you." The Vandalizer looked up, but not at them. "It appears we have company," he said to no one at all, sniffing the air cautiously. Then he frowned. "Damnation...It's him..."
The Imps moved around in a circle around the Senshi, as a pair of grappled chains shot out and dug into the ground across from the Phlebiac, and a sound like winching picked up, leaves and branches scattering and falling to the ground as something dark and red blurred forwards...
With a loud slam and a shower of dirt and grass, Spawn landed in a crouch five feet from the Vandalizer, his cape swirling like a tornado was pulling at it, and the green glow from his eyes was as bright as the Sun itself. His chains pulled out of the ground and pulled closer to him as he stood, realigning with the skull on his waist. He crossed his spiked arms over the white M on his black-covered chest, and stood upright, the slight downturn on the mask indicating a frown on his 'face'.
"Spawn...a pleasure...as always..."
"Can it."
------------
At this time, the meeting that would change the fate of this encounter in the park was just about to take place.
The Outer Senshi that served as the Guardian of Time itself was about to meet the man with the plan himself.
------------
Sailor Pluto was standing atop one of Tokyo's landmarks, a certain tower of familiar design, waiting. A light breeze caused her hair to flow about her, and sent a small chill working along her spine, but still she waited.
Until...
"It's a pleasure to see you again," the cultured voice of Spawn's guide lilted from beside her. She turned, and saw Mammon leaning against the metal iron of the tower's safety railings.
"Is it? That's not what you said the last time..." Pluto remarked, looking down at the sprawling city lights below. Mammon moved closer, a little half-smile on his face.
"Well, that was a long time ago...and a different matter entirely."
"I presume you're here about..."
"The Crystal? Yes, I am. And so is my protégé." Mammon walked in a half-circle around Pluto, his eyes glowing in the darkness. "I'm sure you understand my concern, yes?"
"I do, but..." The tall green-haired Senshi fixed the man's eyes with her own. "If any harm becomes my friends..."
"I am well aware of the ramifications of this event, but I see no other way to protect the world, and keep the status quo the status quo...do you?" the mysterious man pressed the elevator call button, and waited with his hands behind his back.
He received no answer, even as he entered the elevator and left Sailor Pluto to herself.
She remained watching, and waiting...
