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Darien's Quest
Chapter Six
Winds pounded Darien's face as he hiked up the barely
visible path leading into the High Mountain. With every
step he took, it seemed after the wind became harsher and
the mountains more foreboding. He thought back to when they
left Mina's home a week ago, '"who, my dear prince, are
you?" I wish I knew.' As their number of companions grew,
so did Darien's feeling of loneliness. 'These four girls
have each other and whom do I have? No one,' he answered
himself. Yet, in some deepest part of him, he knew that
this was not true. 'Her…I must find her. She is the key…'
Soon, rain fell unmercifully upon the shoulders of the
prince. He could barely make out the tall frame of the
Amazon. 'Left, right, left, right. Must we keep climbing?'
Darien thought. 'How can they keep this up? We have been
climbing since daybreak yesterday.' Darien was out of
breath due to the thickness of the mountain air. The air at
Gaea was always thick and humid due to the warm wet climate.
Most humans stayed where it was warm and crops would
survive. Not too many people would venture into the colder
climates. In the legend, it was told that the people of
Earth lived all over, even in the frigid north. However,
that secret in conquering the cold climate was lost in the
Great War. Only the fabled soldiers know of its secret and
their lips have been sealed for a thousand years.
Darien was so deeply in his thought that he did not
notice that the group had stopped. "The wind is getting to
strong to struggle against and the rain has turned to snow.
We are not going to get there any faster in this storm. I
think that we need to stop and rest for a few hours," Ami's
soft voice carried over the harsh wind.
"Finally!" Darien breathed.
"Ami, how long until the shelter is ready?" Mina yelled
over the wind.
"It should only take about a half hour."
"Good. I am going to scout a head and see if there are
any obstacles that we need to be aware of," Mina yelled.
"Mina, I'll join you," Lita volunteered. Mina nodded
her confirmation.
"Rei, try to contact Haruka to tell her we will be
meeting up with her soon. You remember the last time we
came unannounced," Mina giggled.
"Right," Rei laughed. "Come back soon guys. I don't
want to be out in the cold more than I have to." Mina and
Lita smiled. They turned and disappeared in a cloud of
snow.
Darien stared after the women then shook his head. He
then glanced over and looked at Rei and Ami. He wondered
how so completely different women could get along so well.
'But, then they do sometimes have their disagreements,'
Darien thought as his eyes glazed over.
'A beautiful girl with long silver hair was strolling
along in the gardens. It was dark out, so the silent
observer could only see the stars' reflection off her lovely
hair. "Princess! What are you doing here! You know that
it is forbidden to stepping foot on Earth! You could be
kidnapped or even killed! Then your mother would come after
me!" Venus lectured.
"You should know better considering your position! You
need to be more responsible!" Mars fumed.
"Venus, Mars, you do not have to be so harsh! I can
take care of myself, thank you!" a low voice sobbed and the
silver hair woman stomped off into darkness.
"No, angel, don't go!" the silent observer whispered
into the night.'
"No, angel, don't go," Darien whispered to himself.
His eyes where still out of focus.
"Hello, Darien, are you okay?" Rei asked. His eyes
were still dazed and did not respond to her question. Rei
grabbed his shoulders and shook him while repeating her
question getting louder each time.
Darien blinked a few times and looked down to the
petite woman. His eyes hardened as the found himself too
open and vulnerable. 'I must stay closed to these women,
but for some reason, I feel like I can trust them.' "Rei,
if I may ask, what are you doing to me?" Darien asked in a
harsh voice.
Her cheeks flushed in both embarrassment and in anger.
"Trying to wake you up from your little daydream. You have
been standing there grinning like an idiot for the past ten
minutes. Now that you are awake, you can help Ami and I put
up the shelter," Rei bit out. Darien flushed in anger and
nodded slightly as if granting permission from a vassal at
court. He walked over and grabbed a pole while mumbling, "As
you wish."
About a half-hour later, the shelter was up and Rei was
by the fire. Mina was sitting on the floor with a great
blade on her knees. She gently stroked the beautiful blade
slowly as if it was bring every memory associated with it at
once. At points, he fact would light up like the sun and
then it would fade. Darien watched Mina through his
eyelashes, feigning sleep. Then Mina's face changed into a
new color, deathly pale. Her face was filled with horror.
She took the blade and held it up, inches from her face.
"Why, my dear princess, why?" Mina breathed. Her eyes
watered up and the sword fell to the floor. She leaned down
and covered her face, sobbing quietly.
A few moments later, the other girls walked in. They
did not even glace at Darien's shocked face. The women
gathered around Mina, hugging her, telling her everything
will work out and that they will find her.
"Besides, we have to focus on what we are doing and not
what was passed," Rei stated.
Darien played the silent observer once more.
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"Haruka seems to be angry with us. She is barely
letting us pass," Ami stated. Her blue hair was whipping
all around her. She had her mini-computer out again and
seemed to be calculating the distance to their destination.
"I am going to give her a piece of my mind," Mina
stated angrily. "HARUKA! I COMMAND YOU TO STOP THIS! YOU
ARE WASTING TIME. TIME THAT WE DON'T HAVE!" As soon as she
finished shouting, the wind stopped. A second later her
echo returned mockingly. "Now, that is much better." Mina
had a pleased look on her face, one that occurs on a mother
after scolding her child.
"He is not welcome here," a deep feminine voice stated
behind them. The company turned swiftly around. Standing
behind them with her arms crossed in a menacing manor was a
tall woman. She had dark blonde hair that was cut short
above hear ears. Her legs were long and thin, and she
looked very powerful. "He is not welcome here," she
repeated. Her dark blue eyes were boring into Darien's.
When he heard her voice, it took all of his power not
to seem alarmed. 'How could I have not hear her or even
feel her. The wind shields her from my senses.' When she
threatened him with her eyes, Darien met her stare for
stare. He knew this woman, and he knew that they never got
along.
'A tall woman with short blonde hair pulling his love
away from him. "Princess, you know the law." The tall woman
glared at him one more time, and then both of them
disappeared in a flash of light.'
"Uranus," he greeted flatly. He didn't know where that
came from but it fit correctly. She just stared at him.
After a few moments of the staring contest, Darien
remembered four gasps. He broke his gaze from the woman and
turned his hard eyes to the Inner Soldiers. Shock was
written on their faces. In response, Darien just lifted an
eyebrow.
"So the gathering has finally come to pass. Good, I
wish to see my beloved Michiru again. Why has the Earthling
returned? Has his race caused enough trouble?"
"The Queen visited him first and charged him to seek us
out. He was chosen first," Rei stated. Her dark eyes
flashed as the wind played with her hair. "It was foretold
through the centuries."
Haruka's eyes drifted away from Darien and onto Rei.
Her only response was a slight nod of understanding. She
then turned and started to lead them back down from the
mountains. The others rushed to follow her. 'Great, now I
have another one to look out for. At least the other girls
were a little nicer to me.' All of a sudden, there was a
flash.
'He saw blood all around him. He could feel himself
dying. He knew that the Silver Millennium would fall, all
because of a demon on his planet. He should have protected
Moon Kingdom better. He should have protected her better.
As he felt his heartbeat slow, he turned his eyes on his
love. Her face was stained with tears and she was reaching
for his sword. "Selenity," he whispered with his last
breath.
"Selenity," Darien breathed, as tears were falling from
his face. As he closed his eyes, he fell to his knees and
wept.
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Darien's Quest
Chapter Six
Winds pounded Darien's face as he hiked up the barely
visible path leading into the High Mountain. With every
step he took, it seemed after the wind became harsher and
the mountains more foreboding. He thought back to when they
left Mina's home a week ago, '"who, my dear prince, are
you?" I wish I knew.' As their number of companions grew,
so did Darien's feeling of loneliness. 'These four girls
have each other and whom do I have? No one,' he answered
himself. Yet, in some deepest part of him, he knew that
this was not true. 'Her…I must find her. She is the key…'
Soon, rain fell unmercifully upon the shoulders of the
prince. He could barely make out the tall frame of the
Amazon. 'Left, right, left, right. Must we keep climbing?'
Darien thought. 'How can they keep this up? We have been
climbing since daybreak yesterday.' Darien was out of
breath due to the thickness of the mountain air. The air at
Gaea was always thick and humid due to the warm wet climate.
Most humans stayed where it was warm and crops would
survive. Not too many people would venture into the colder
climates. In the legend, it was told that the people of
Earth lived all over, even in the frigid north. However,
that secret in conquering the cold climate was lost in the
Great War. Only the fabled soldiers know of its secret and
their lips have been sealed for a thousand years.
Darien was so deeply in his thought that he did not
notice that the group had stopped. "The wind is getting to
strong to struggle against and the rain has turned to snow.
We are not going to get there any faster in this storm. I
think that we need to stop and rest for a few hours," Ami's
soft voice carried over the harsh wind.
"Finally!" Darien breathed.
"Ami, how long until the shelter is ready?" Mina yelled
over the wind.
"It should only take about a half hour."
"Good. I am going to scout a head and see if there are
any obstacles that we need to be aware of," Mina yelled.
"Mina, I'll join you," Lita volunteered. Mina nodded
her confirmation.
"Rei, try to contact Haruka to tell her we will be
meeting up with her soon. You remember the last time we
came unannounced," Mina giggled.
"Right," Rei laughed. "Come back soon guys. I don't
want to be out in the cold more than I have to." Mina and
Lita smiled. They turned and disappeared in a cloud of
snow.
Darien stared after the women then shook his head. He
then glanced over and looked at Rei and Ami. He wondered
how so completely different women could get along so well.
'But, then they do sometimes have their disagreements,'
Darien thought as his eyes glazed over.
'A beautiful girl with long silver hair was strolling
along in the gardens. It was dark out, so the silent
observer could only see the stars' reflection off her lovely
hair. "Princess! What are you doing here! You know that
it is forbidden to stepping foot on Earth! You could be
kidnapped or even killed! Then your mother would come after
me!" Venus lectured.
"You should know better considering your position! You
need to be more responsible!" Mars fumed.
"Venus, Mars, you do not have to be so harsh! I can
take care of myself, thank you!" a low voice sobbed and the
silver hair woman stomped off into darkness.
"No, angel, don't go!" the silent observer whispered
into the night.'
"No, angel, don't go," Darien whispered to himself.
His eyes where still out of focus.
"Hello, Darien, are you okay?" Rei asked. His eyes
were still dazed and did not respond to her question. Rei
grabbed his shoulders and shook him while repeating her
question getting louder each time.
Darien blinked a few times and looked down to the
petite woman. His eyes hardened as the found himself too
open and vulnerable. 'I must stay closed to these women,
but for some reason, I feel like I can trust them.' "Rei,
if I may ask, what are you doing to me?" Darien asked in a
harsh voice.
Her cheeks flushed in both embarrassment and in anger.
"Trying to wake you up from your little daydream. You have
been standing there grinning like an idiot for the past ten
minutes. Now that you are awake, you can help Ami and I put
up the shelter," Rei bit out. Darien flushed in anger and
nodded slightly as if granting permission from a vassal at
court. He walked over and grabbed a pole while mumbling, "As
you wish."
About a half-hour later, the shelter was up and Rei was
by the fire. Mina was sitting on the floor with a great
blade on her knees. She gently stroked the beautiful blade
slowly as if it was bring every memory associated with it at
once. At points, he fact would light up like the sun and
then it would fade. Darien watched Mina through his
eyelashes, feigning sleep. Then Mina's face changed into a
new color, deathly pale. Her face was filled with horror.
She took the blade and held it up, inches from her face.
"Why, my dear princess, why?" Mina breathed. Her eyes
watered up and the sword fell to the floor. She leaned down
and covered her face, sobbing quietly.
A few moments later, the other girls walked in. They
did not even glace at Darien's shocked face. The women
gathered around Mina, hugging her, telling her everything
will work out and that they will find her.
"Besides, we have to focus on what we are doing and not
what was passed," Rei stated.
Darien played the silent observer once more.
****************************************
"Haruka seems to be angry with us. She is barely
letting us pass," Ami stated. Her blue hair was whipping
all around her. She had her mini-computer out again and
seemed to be calculating the distance to their destination.
"I am going to give her a piece of my mind," Mina
stated angrily. "HARUKA! I COMMAND YOU TO STOP THIS! YOU
ARE WASTING TIME. TIME THAT WE DON'T HAVE!" As soon as she
finished shouting, the wind stopped. A second later her
echo returned mockingly. "Now, that is much better." Mina
had a pleased look on her face, one that occurs on a mother
after scolding her child.
"He is not welcome here," a deep feminine voice stated
behind them. The company turned swiftly around. Standing
behind them with her arms crossed in a menacing manor was a
tall woman. She had dark blonde hair that was cut short
above hear ears. Her legs were long and thin, and she
looked very powerful. "He is not welcome here," she
repeated. Her dark blue eyes were boring into Darien's.
When he heard her voice, it took all of his power not
to seem alarmed. 'How could I have not hear her or even
feel her. The wind shields her from my senses.' When she
threatened him with her eyes, Darien met her stare for
stare. He knew this woman, and he knew that they never got
along.
'A tall woman with short blonde hair pulling his love
away from him. "Princess, you know the law." The tall woman
glared at him one more time, and then both of them
disappeared in a flash of light.'
"Uranus," he greeted flatly. He didn't know where that
came from but it fit correctly. She just stared at him.
After a few moments of the staring contest, Darien
remembered four gasps. He broke his gaze from the woman and
turned his hard eyes to the Inner Soldiers. Shock was
written on their faces. In response, Darien just lifted an
eyebrow.
"So the gathering has finally come to pass. Good, I
wish to see my beloved Michiru again. Why has the Earthling
returned? Has his race caused enough trouble?"
"The Queen visited him first and charged him to seek us
out. He was chosen first," Rei stated. Her dark eyes
flashed as the wind played with her hair. "It was foretold
through the centuries."
Haruka's eyes drifted away from Darien and onto Rei.
Her only response was a slight nod of understanding. She
then turned and started to lead them back down from the
mountains. The others rushed to follow her. 'Great, now I
have another one to look out for. At least the other girls
were a little nicer to me.' All of a sudden, there was a
flash.
'He saw blood all around him. He could feel himself
dying. He knew that the Silver Millennium would fall, all
because of a demon on his planet. He should have protected
Moon Kingdom better. He should have protected her better.
As he felt his heartbeat slow, he turned his eyes on his
love. Her face was stained with tears and she was reaching
for his sword. "Selenity," he whispered with his last
breath.
"Selenity," Darien breathed, as tears were falling from
his face. As he closed his eyes, he fell to his knees and
wept.
***
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