Sailor Moon 2040
Chapter 4: Femme Fatales
"Alright Michael, tell us everything that you know about the Hunters." Rini said, hands folded on the table in front of her. The group had moved from their church base in order to throw off their remaining adversaries. Now they were in an abandoned warehouse, the former Hunter sitting across from the Queen with his hands behind his head, the Knights standing behind Rini.
" The Hunters have been around for over a millennia, the founders were very wise, and made a list of very strict rules. The first rule being that when hunting a human target for sport, you are to never kill them. Lucifer went against that rule, and I went against him. The very first were Genias, Orichalum, Arachne, and Duma, who was called 'The Angel of Silence'. Years went past and the Hunt went on peacefully, until Duma vanished mysteriously. The three that were left made their own small groups. Each group had a Leader, a Lieutenant, and Grunts, like an army. We don't know the identity of our Leader, but Lucifer is the Lieutenant. Each Hunter has their own weapon and elements. Dantanian had the Tomoe of Destruction, his element being Darkness. Caim had the Broadsword of Corruption and had the element of Earth. Belial has the Daggers of Betrayal and the element of Water. Lilith has the Snake of Disobedience, along with the element of Metal. Lucifer has the Katana of Rage, and his element is Air. I am the wielder of the Sword of Courage, with my element being Fire. Our leader wanted the Knights due to what Alex had achieved; Galaxy Soldier Mode. He tapped into his full potential, and went even farther by becoming what you call… What was it again?"
"Super Saiyan." Kain said.
"Right. Our leader wanted.. Maybe even still wants, that power. We have to go through three more Hunters in order to fight him. Sailor Knights, we must stand together. I've witnessed your power first hand and believe that all of you, and you too, Rini, can defeat the Hunters."
"Beat three more? You talk as if we're weak, Michael. You should know better than that." a woman's voice echoed, and appearing in a wall of water would be Belial. Her hair was wood brown, sparkling green eyes and red armor. In her hands were multiple daggers, teeth shown in a malicious grin.
"You know we can track you down due to your Hunter status. Our leader is most disappointed with you, as is Lucifer. However, you killed Caim. You shall die a traitor."
"Better a traitor than a murderer." Michael said, shooting up from his chair.
"Hold on, hot head, let me have a shot at her." Tatiana walked around the table, holding her hand up.
"Knight Titania Power!" She transformed, her orange uniform adoring her body, the hammer in her hands.
"A femme fatale fight hmm? Fine with me." Belial said, raising her hands up and sending forth two daggers, which Titania blocked with her hammer.
"You guys fight dirty, hurt others, and caused our parents to vanish, so I will bring down the hammer of justice on you!"
"You make it sound so easy, little girl. Datanian might have been the wisest of our group, but he was also the weakest. Caim was too overconfident in his powers. I, however am the third strongest Hunter, and do not let my power go to my head."
"You also talk too much." said Rini.
"Zing!" said Michael, giving the queen a thumbs up.
"Hmph. Keep running your mouth while you can; after I finish with Ms. Orange-Glo, you're next."
Titania brought her hammer back and swung it full force at Belial, who dodged the attack, a hole appearing in the wall beside them. The two warriors jumped out, staring each other down.
"Ding." said Belial, rushing forward with her daggers. Titania ran forward with her hammer, the women bringing their weapons back and clashing them together, the force sending out a small shockwave.
"Unreal, Titania has grown more powerful than from when I fought her." said Michael, hand over his eyes to see the fight better. The two kept attacking each other, Belial summoning more daggers and flinging them, while Titiana slammed her hammer down onto the ground, a small wall shooting up and blocking them.
"You're a good warrior, I'll give you that, but you're still a little girl." Belial's face became a contorted into a hideous snarl, multiple daggers surrounding her body.
"And now it's time for you to be put to rest." The daggers shot forward, Titania knew she couldn't block all of them, there were dozens upon dozens!
"Hang on, Titania!" Sailor Knight Larissa called, playing her violin. Streams of water shot out from the notes, deflecting many of the daggers. Standing beside Knight Titania, Larissa would smile at her friend, then look at Belial, who was furious.
"How dare you interrupt our battle you insolent little brat!"
"I'm starting to think that you're all hot air. All you have are daggers, yet you haven't used your element yet. What do you say, Water Vs Water?"
"I'll show you the true power of water then!" Bringing her arms up, a large ball of water would form in front of Belial, she weaving her arms around it. Larissa placed her bow on the violin and glowed an aqua marine color.
"Larissa Tidal…WAVE!" A surge of water shot forth from her violin, aiming for the Hunter.
"DIE!" Belial shouted, shooting her own water attack. The two attacks met at the middle, both warriors struggling to gain the upper hand.
"TITANIA HAMMER!" the Sailor Knight slammed her hammer onto the ground, lightning shooting forth to join Larissa's Tidal Wave. The extra attack acted as a boost; the combination move overpowering Belial's sphere, electrocuting her and soaking her at the same time. Titania then threw her hammer in the opposite direction, running forward to their enemy, who drew another dagger. The hammer had traveled the opposite way and the Knight caught it, leaping into the air and bringing it down; however she was stopped.
"I'd rather die by my own hand, then to a pair of brats." she then thrust her own dagger into her cracked armor, letting out a loud shriek before turning into water, vanishing.
"She killed herself.." Nina said from the building, having watched the battle.
"She may have been the third strongest, but she was also extremely vain, that was her weakness." Michael said.
Larissa and Titania would look at each other, smiling. Then, Larissa would kiss her friend on the lips. Titania at first blushed, then returned the kiss.
"Like mothers, like daughters." Rini would say, smiling. Drake would look through his fingers that he had held up, embarrassed to watch.
"Yea!!" Kain said.
"I'll pay you five bucks for more!" Michael said.
"PERVERTS!" Nina would yell, hitting them both on the head with a paper fan.
"Sorry." the two said in unison.
Back at Hunter HQ, Lucifer and Lilith would be standing in front of the shadowed leader, who spoke in an irritated tone.
"We've lost three Hunters, and we have a traitor. How do you explain yourselves?"
"We're sorry, Your Excellency." Lilith said, head bowed.
"I shall fight next, and bring victory to the Hunters, along with the Queen."
"You shall fight with greatness." the shadowed man said, then spoke to Lucifer.
"I will tolerate nothing less than complete victory. I've also received word that Duma has reincarnated. If he joins the Knights, our way of Hunting is doomed. Seek him out and destroy him."
"Your will is my command, Your Excellency." Lucifer said, vanishing.
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What will happen? Will Lilith be able to destroy the Knights? And what of Duma, one of the original Hunters? Will he join our heroes, or will he be an enemy? Read on to find out.