"M'lady! M'lady! The crystal orb is glowing!" A small goblin knocked furiously on a door. "M'lady! We need your guidance! What should we do?"

A gruff voice came from inside, along with the sounds of ruffling sheets. "I'm coming, Liore. Hold on." The wood parted to reveal the lovely visage of a blonde vixen, clad only in a thin robe. "Now, what is it that got you all worried about, hmm?"

The imp bowed down to his mistress. "Princess, a while ago, Sir Venanta was heard screaming for help from his laboratory. A few guards came to his rescue, but they were too late, they found him dead. He suffered a direct hit to his chest, caused by a stray laser, probably from the crystal orb itself."

"I understand. Inform his family. And see to it that his remains get the proper respect he deserves. Leave the rest of the matter to me." The blonde twirled in her place, her robes fading to be replaced by a long flowing dress. Her white cloak swished behind her as she made her way to her family's heirloom.

I must waste no time, the Annointed is in trouble…

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"What would you do now, dear samurai?" The mercenary scorned at her from afar. "Could you kill them all? Again?" With that last word of his, the creatures lunged towards Haruka.

"Wind's blaze!" The blonde thrust her sword forward, sending an army of sharp invisible daggers flying at her enemies. A few of them dropped down dead.

"Cyclone tower!" She summoned a huge tornado, taking in a large mass of bodies, tearing them apart in mid-air.

"Storm breeze!" A chilly air surrounded the arena, turning everything it touched into a block of ice.

"Is that all you can do?" Haruka taunted the bald man.

He was shivering due to her area spell. He gritted his teeth in annoyance. "You think you've succeeded, huh?"

Haruka raised an eyebrow, just as when an apparition appeared before her.

"So…we meet again, Kaze."

The blonde was in shock. She couldn't move. Her eyes seem to have lost focus as her mind could not accept the image that stood in front of her. "Umi…" Haruka released her sword and dropped down on her knees.

"Will you kill me again, my love?"

"Iie…Gomen kudasai. I did not intend to hurt you."

"But you did, and now I'm back…" The girl raised her axe. "…for revenge…" She grinned wickedly.

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Michiru was trembling from too much cold. She regained awareness for a while already. She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. She was still at the arena, along with the bald man…but instead of just two, there was now a new person, a blonde-haired guy, standing on his knees just a few steps away from her.

And he was bowing his head in a dejected stance, while the mercenary was rushing forward, swinging his large axe wildly in the air. He seem to be dazed, hypnotized. He didn't even notice the impending doom approaching him.

"Look out!"

A second later, and the guy could've been killed. Michiru didn't know what prompted her to risk her life for that stranger, but something within the deepest, darkest corner of her heart had stirred her to take four steps forward and push him out of harm's way.

But the mysterious force behind it, she would have to deal with on a later time, for exhaustion has once again claimed her consciousness…leaving nothing but a pair of entrancing teal eyes to carry her towards oblivion.

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Umi…I didn't mean to…forgive me…

Haruka bowed her head, feeling misery coursing through every vein in her body. Of course, she did not intend to kill the one she loved…who in their right state of mind could?

"Be with me…" The mirage of Minahime Umi suddenly vanished into thin air, only to be replaced by the image of the bald mercenary, aiming his axe at Haruka's head. "Die!"

"Look out!"

Then, out of nowhere, someone appeared from behind and knocked her down on the ground. It was only out of impulse that Haruka managed to catch the person in mid-air to prevent them from being swiped by her opponent's weapon.

The soldier's helmet fell off, and Haruka found herself staring into familiar blue eyes…

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"Kaioh Michiru!"

The people of Kamakura heaved collective gasps. They could not believe, even when they were there to see it, that the precious green-haired girl of their town had participated in the bloody duel for her own honor.

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Kakora, the mercenary was struck speechless. His expression of disbelief was priceless. His mouth was hanging open, wide enough for even a cat to pass through.

"Mi…chi…ru. No. No. No!"

He shook his head, throwing his axe carelessly in the air. He stepped backwards, not noticing that he was treading on the direction where his golden spear was pointed at.

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"Shield of judgment!"

Her attack was delayed because she was holding Michiru with her left hand. But the wind wall could not turn back time, it could only form a force barrier around a being. It was already too late to prevent the mercenary from stepping onto his own death.

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Everyone cheered for the swordsman's eminent victory. They were wary at first, but not after little Hotaru had run into him to give him a crushing hug.

Setsuna bowed in front of him and expressed her gratitude.

While Ami and Makoto offered medical assistance for both him and Michiru.

The crowd applauded the handsome hero.

All was well in the town of Kamakura.

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"That was so…disgustingly…foolish. Don't you think so, my love?"

"Mmm…" The second only nodded, not removing its eyes from the samurai and the girl in her arms. "They make a good pair."

"Ah, but we're better, ne?" The first claimed the lips of its beloved, but not before pulling its dark cloak around them, making them disappear into a thin white smoke, unnoticed by the people around them.

Author's Note:

I'm tired. I'm sick. I'm cold. -cough cough-

References:

Gomen - A statement of apology or admission of fault; "I'm sorry." Gomen kudasai is the more formal term. Minahime - Just a madeup word, putting together 'mina' (beautiful) and 'hime' (princess).
Umi - Means water.
Annointed (Messiah) - A man who will be chosen by God to put an end to all evil in the world, rebuild the Temple, bring the exiles back to Israel and usher in the world to come.

Disclaimer:

Haruka, Michiru, and the rest of the BSSM gang belong to Naoko Takeuchi. I'm just borrowing them for a little while.
The japanese translation came from The Anime Cafe (abcb dot com).
The annointed definition came from barmitzvahs dot org /judaism /defs /messiah dot php
I don't own them either.